October 2016
St. Mark’s News Volume 20/Issue 9
Your Money Will Not Go By David W. Peters A Poem to be Read Aloud Before Filling Out A Pledge Card Your money will not go to our electric bill It will go to something more holy Than keeping the lights on So I can see the face of the Man who is telling me about his wife's death Four years, seven months, and three days ago Your money will not go To buy the cookies for coffee hour It will go to something more holy Than these small sugary crumblies that just might be In the top three reasons A five year old boy Is excited to come to church today Your money will not go to fix that leaky spot on the roof It will go to something more holy Than that heavy set of timbers above our heads, oft unnoticed The only thing marking the division between God and the people of God And even that division is one we have made Your money will not go to God It will go to something more holy Than my mental image of the One on the golden throne Bedecked with diamonds and strobe lights It will go to the community his son died for Who gather here to tell and live the story
In this Issue From the Assistant Rector ......... 1 Vestry Highlights ....................... 2 Mission and Ministry Meals ....... 3 Outreach.................................... 4 Parish Life ................................. 4 Christian Formation ................... 7 Caffeine Ministry ........................ 9 Parishioner Highlights ............. 10 Celebrations ............................ 11 ROTA ...................................... 12
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October 2016 When we make financial contributions to an organization or charity, we give so that needs might be met. Sometimes those needs include what might seem to be mundane: the electric bills, the butter cookies, and the leaking roof. So of course your pledged money goes towards meeting those very real needs. But in offering this poem I pray that you will be able to recognize that which is holy in what might otherwise seem to be mundane or less essential. The lights on in the church enable us to see the faces of one another; the butter cookies may be what our children most look forward to on Sunday mornings; and the repaired roof provides shelter and hospitality to this wonderful community of faith.
Vestry Highlights The St. Mark’s Vestry met in the Bennett Wing classroom at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 20, 2016. Elizabeth+ opened the meeting with the Collect for St. Matthew, whose feast day is September 21. Elizabeth+ gave the Rector’s and Facilities report:
Rally Day was August 28. Our ministries were well represented, and at the 10:00 service we blessed backpacks, distributed crosses to students, and instituted the St. Francis chapter of the Jr. Daughters of the King. Congratulations to our first Jr. Daughters: Bonnie Brode, Clara Bogard, and Ellise Johnson. Also on August 28 we were tagged by a graffiti “artist” outside the Common Room. The following week we discovered the same tag on the Meditation Trail sign, on the bell tower cross bar, and on benches at the outdoor classroom. There was a different tag on one of the dumpsters. We reported it to our area police officer who appreciated being alerted since a number of businesses along So. Lamar were hit in the same time frame. The yard sale went well despite predictions of rain, and a brief shower on Saturday. On Friday we sent an email to the neighborhood inviting them to a presale Friday from 5-7 p.m. We netted @ $4,000. Many thanks to co-chairs Jill Collins and Margarita Moreno and to everyone who donated items and to everyone who worked at setting up, selling, and cleaning up! Oliver Roofing will work on repairing the leak along the seam in the Parish Hall. The cost will be $2,248. There was also discussion about the possibility of putting a gate at the entrance to the parking lot, given recent events like furniture being dumped by our dumpsters in the middle of the night during the summer, the graffiti, etc. The gate would only be closed at night to prevent auto access to the parking lot. There was also some discussion about the possibility of cameras. The vestry agreed that we should see what the cost and design of a gate might be. We are in the process of choosing new Church software to manage membership, finances, and contributions.
David+:
Thanked everyone for their loving concern about his bicycle accident the day before (he was hit by a truck on Barton Hills Drive and Cresthaven Drive). Thankfully nothing was broken, but he is sore and bruised. Gave the “elevator talk” description of Missional Communities – which will be the topic of discussion for the program portion of our Mission and Ministry meals.
David Randle gave the Finance Committee report: pledge payments are slightly below budget so if you are behind in your pledge it would be helpful if you would catch up on it! Overall, we are at 100.30 % of budgeted income (pledge payments, plate offerings, and non-pledge income). Elizabeth+ distributed copies of the proposed 2017 budget. We are still waiting to hear from the Diocese what our Assessment amount will be – a figure we will have in time for presentation at the Mission and Ministry meals. Other reports included Outreach, Parish Life, Newcomers, Families with Young Children, and the Day School. The meeting ended with Compline.
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Mission and Ministry Meals – October 2016 The fall semester is well on its way, football season has started, and we are all waiting for the first real cool front to blow in! Fall also means the beginning of St. Mark’s Stewardship Drive and the Mission and Ministry Meals, scheduled on three Sundays in October: October 16, 23rd, and 30th after the 11 am service. Have you signed up? This is our time to gather together to talk about how we can all be better stewards and participate more fully in the Mission and Ministries of St. Mark’s (with the added bonus of catching up with your St. Mark’s community)! Tasty main dishes will be provided: BBQ Brisket (Oct 16) Beef & Chicken Fajitas (Oct.23) Fried/Roasted Chicken (Oct. 30) You only need to bring a side dish or a dessert. Babysitting will be provided! The Stewardship Committee will present the financial report and the expected Budget for 2017 and you will be given your pledge card to return on November 6, for In-Gathering Sunday. This year we are very fortunate to have Rev. David Peters, our Assistant Rector speak to us about what it means to be “missional” in Austin, informed by the teachings of Jesus and the writings of Bishop Doyle. How do we continue to build a parish that is attractive (for all the right reasons) to newcomers and people in our community while going from this place to bring God’s love to people who will likely never enter the doors of our building? How can we be an “attractive church” AND a “Missional Church?” These are the questions that Bishop Doyle addresses in his 500-page book entitled Church. David will sum it up for us in just a short presentation and as an extra he will also talk about a very famous cat! Hope we see you there!
Mission & Ministry Sunday Meal Program: Missional Communities Our Mission and Ministry meals are scheduled for October 16, 23, and 30. This is always a wonderful time to share a meal together as we look forward to a new budget year, and Mission and Ministry priorities for our life together as a parish. This year David Peters+ will be talking to us about Missional Communities. I would suggest that you might want to read the September 2016 issue of the Diocesan publication Dialog, the theme of which is Missional Communities. The Diocese of Texas is investing considerable time, talent, and energy into their formation. Here is a succinct definition: “A Missional Community develops when one or more people are sent our or are called to leave the traditional church to gather others in Christian community. They immerse themselves in a local neighborhood to try something for the sake of God’s mission.” The immersion might also happen with a specific population of people – for example the work that David+ is doing with veterans. We have yet to fully know how we will be involved in the Community First Village, but that may well become for us another missional opportunity. The faithful stewardship of St. Mark’s parish enables us to serve our parish community, as well as those beyond our walls. “Send us out into the world in peace, to love and serve the Lord.” Amen!
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Outreach It’s Time To Make Hunger Take A Holiday! Twenty percent of Central Texans have trouble putting food on their tables, and their food insecurity affects every aspect of their lives – from health to work and school. A quarter of children in Texas live in households that struggle to afford food. Imagine how hard it is not knowing where your next meal will come from, or how you will take care of your children. El Buen Samaritano’s annual Hands for Hope Thanksgiving meal distribution event is Saturday, November 19. Each year at Hands for Hope, more than 1,000 low-income families receive Thanksgiving care packages that include a frozen turkey, a pie, stuffing and all the trimmings to prepare a delicious meal at home. Hands for Hope is an extension of the year-round food pantry operated by El Buen. Here is how you can give hope to families in need this Thanksgiving: GIVE. Starting on Sunday, October 23, look for Hands for Hope donation posters at the church. Each gift of $20 provides a Thanksgiving turkey to a family in need. How many families can you help? VOLUNTEER. Join volunteers from other area Episcopal churches to help assemble and distribute Thanksgiving meal packages to more than 1,000 families on Saturday, November 19, from 9am to noon at El Buen’s campus. Volunteer sign up begins on October 23. Do you speak Spanish? You can also volunteer to help register families. If you would like to volunteer or have any questions about Hands for Hope, please contact Cathy Nelson at cnelson@stmarksaustin.org or Laurie Mayor at laurie.mayor@yahoo.com. El Buen Samaritano is an outreach of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas committed to helping Latino and other families in Central Texas lead healthy, productive, and secure lives.
Trick Or Treat For UNICEF: October 23 & 30! The children and youth of St. Mark's will have the opportunity to support children in need all around the world this Halloween by participating in Trick or Treat for UNICEF. They are invited to dress in their costumes and collect money from parishioners after the 9am and 11am service on Sunday, October 23rd and 30th. There will be extra collection boxes in the parish hall for those that wish to Trick or Treat for UNICEF on Halloween night. This tradition began at UNICEF in 1950 and the money collected helps pay for medicine, nutrition, clean water, emergency relief and education for children worldwide.
Parish Life First Friday Book Group Join us on the first Friday of each month at 11:00 a.m. in the Bennett Wing classroom for the St. Mark’s book group. Here is what we are reading for the remaining months of 2016: October 7 November 4 December 2
Still Alice The Last Runaway Dead Wake
Lisa Genova Tracy Chevalier Erik Larson
The November Newsletter will include a list of books for the first six months of 2017.
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Music Notes Make your celebration of Christmas more beautiful and support the St. Mark's Music Ministry at the same time—The Annual Music Ministry Poinsettia and Wreath Sale Is About to Begin! Members of the St. Mark’s choirs will be selling poinsettias and wreaths in the Parish Hall following the 9:00 and 11:00 services on the following Sundays: October 9, 16, 23, and 30. The gorgeous poinsettias come in 6" pots wrapped with decorative green foil. Red, white, and pink poinsettias are available. Each poinsettia is $12. The premium mixed green wreaths with cones are handmade to order in the Pacific Northwest. These fresh and fragrant wreaths will be a stunning addition to your home decorations and are available in 20" or 24" diameter sizes. These elegant wreaths are $27 or $35. Please pay by check or cash (exact change) when you place your order. (If you are unable to place your order directly during coffee hour, you may arrange your order and make payment directly with Mark Reed by emailing music@stmarksaustin.org.) The poinsettias and wreaths will be available for pick-up beginning on Sunday morning, December 4th. Proceeds from the sale are used to further the ministry of the Choir, Choristers, and Youth Ensemble. Your support is greatly appreciated!
Daughters of the King News On August 28th, the St. Mark’s Junior DOK St. Francis Chapter was officially formed as Diocesan DOK President, Renate Walker, Diocesan Jr. DOK Directress, Brandi Antley, presented the charter to Elizabeth+. Clara Bogard, Bonnie Brode, and Ellise Johnson took their vows as the first members and were presented with their crosses. Jonea Raney was installed as Jr. Daughters Directress for St. Mark’s. There was a reception after to honor the girls and welcome our diocesan guests. Daughters of the King is an international group of women who vow to pray and serve Christ in their daily walk. If you are interested in membership in our Junior or Adult DOK group, please contact Judy Elkins at 512-312-9690 or judyelkins@me.com for more information. This fall, we are sponsoring a children’s coat drive. Please bring gently used or new coats and jackets and place in the tub provided in the Parish Hall during October and November. Adult coats that would be appropriate for teens are also acceptable to donate.
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Women's Group
More about the Weimary
ECW Annual Retreat for Women at Camp Allen, October 15-17. This year’s theme is “Jesus is a Girl’s Best Friend.” Come for worship, workshops and relaxation! Online registration is open through October 7: www.epicenter.org/ecw-annual-retreat. The Keynote Speaker is Jan Bethancourt, motivational speaker and author of Eat Chocolate with Breakfast! A sampling of workshops offered include: Holy Yoga, Prayer Journaling, Connecting the Dots: women, health, sustainability. Since Halloween is the last Monday in October, the Women's Group will meet for their dinner/bunco night on Monday, October 24. Mark your calendars and plan on joining us in the Parish Hall for some food, fellowship and fun. All women of St. Mark's are invited, and bunco is an easy game to learn, so come and join in on the fun! Bring a dish or drink to share and $3 for bunco. See you at 6:30 p.m.
The Weimary is located on Grohmann Farms in Weimar and is owned by Elizabeth+’s good friends, Sue and Pat Gibson. Two varietals of grapes are grown on the property: Blanc du Bois and Lenoir from which they make their own wine. Additional grapes are acquired from all over the United States, from which they are able to provide many varietals under the Weimary label. In addition, they maintain relationships with small boutique wineries throughout the U.S. that enables them to sell wines we may never have been able to taste elsewhere. The Weimary offers wines for enjoyment by the tastings, by the glass, or by the bottle. Sue and Pat are looking forward to welcoming the Women of St. Mark’s.
The Women are Day Tripping to LaGrange and Weimar in November! Upcoming event - Saturday, November 12, is our next day trip excursion! We will be traveling by bus to La Grange first for some shopping and lunch, with a couple more stops scheduled on our way to The Weimary, a vineyard located in Weimar. If you are interested in going on this trip, please contact Susan Willis: 512-441-8391 or susancwillis@gmail.com. Cost per person will be determined after we have a general idea on the total number of attendees. More information will be provided as the event gets closer. Shower Ministry. We welcome two new volunteers who signed up on Rally Day - Bradley Johnson and Vanessa Joyce. Quilting. The Quilters will get together on Friday, October 28, starting at 10 a.m. Sarah Bancroft, Dean Denny, and Jennifer Jones signed up on Rally Day, and we look forward to welcoming them to our group.
Youth Events Youth Group meets in the kitchen following the 11 a.m. service. All youth, grades 6-12, are invited to attend! Below is the October Schedule: Oct. 2 Trinity Center: Lunch @ St. Mark's at noon, then depart for Trinity Center at 1:30 p.m. Youth will assist with a Worship Service and prepare and serve lunch to the Trinity Center Neighbors. Oct. 9 Paddle boarding on Lake Austin Oct. 16 Care Packages for the Alumni Oct. 23 Bowling: location TBD Oct. 30 Craft Project for Community First! Village
Happening . . . a weekend retreat for teenagers The Diocese of Texas Happening is a great opportunity to go to Camp Allen and take off your mask and be yourself for a weekend. It is filled with awesome opportunities to worship and have fellowship with like-minded teenagers. The next Happening is November 18 – 20. For more information, and to register, go to http://www.epicenter.org/happening/.
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Christian Formation for Children by Cathy Nelson, DRE The Value of Godly Play St. Mark’s children are invited to one of the three Church School classes offered each Sunday to hear the stories of the Bible. Unlike the lectionary heard in the church services, the younger children in the Godly Play class have the opportunity to hear the whole story and often in sequence, so that over time, a picture of the epic story of God’s people takes form in their hearts and imaginations. Godly Play is a curriculum created by Jerome Berryman, which includes sacred stories, parables, and liturgical actions told in language that allows children and their storytellers to recognize the presence of God in the story. It is centered on telling the stories from the Bible with no interpretation and no object lessons to tell the children how to know God or how to be a Christian. In order to allow the children to interact with the story in a personal way, storytellers memorize the stories and keep their eyes focused on the 3-dimensional storytelling materials rather than on the children. As the children watch the movement and placement of the materials, their imaginations are engaged and they are free to absorb the story in a personal way. And they begin to recognize “clues to profound experiences and insights.” (Dr. Rebecca Nye, http://southwell.anglican.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Quick-Guide-Godly-Play-and-ReflectiveStorytelling.pdf). At the end of the stories, conversation is opened with wondering questions to which there are no correct answers: “I wonder which part of the story you like best?” “I wonder which part of the story you think is most important?” “I wonder where you are in the story or what part of the story is about you?” “I wonder if there is any part of the story we can leave out and still have all the story we need?” As a Godly Play storyteller, I hear and tell some of these stories over and over again in both the Church School Godly Play class and the Day School classes. Like the children, I have been formed by these stories as I share them with St. Mark’s children. The format of Godly Play, the language and storytelling techniques have awakened my imagination and deepened my desire to know God. This fall when I retell the stories of Noah, Abraham, Jacob and Moses’ encounters with God, I will put a cupped hand over the character represented and say “God came so close to Noah, and Noah came so close to God that Noah knew what God wanted him to do.” And in that movement, I know that somehow God really did come close to these people and in some mysterious way God will come close to us. According to Berryman, the religious language of these stories “helps us come closer to God and the whole network of self, others, nature, and God. This is a language of mystery. It asks us to discover a presence at the edge of our being and knowing, but it is not a presence we can look at directly. What religious language invites us to do is to enter into its actions, symbols, narratives, and parables to play at the edge of our existence. It is then that the presence of God may come to be with us.” And, although other kinds of languages that express other aspects of our lives have value, the “ultimate standpoint” is expressed by religious language. “The ultimate standpoint is at the edge of our existence, where we sense the presence of God.” Another Godly Play storyteller, Kim McPherson, wrote in The Storyteller, a publication for the Center for the Theology of Childhood, that the words of the Godly Play Baptism story came to her as she passed a gutter pipe with water cascading and splashing on the pan below. “As I watched, the thoughts came into me with the rhythm of the water hitting the stone.” The waters: The waters that the people of God
Went through to freedom – The waters of Baptism!
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October 2016 She said the realization came to her that this is how our children one day will “get it.” “They will be full of the stories, because they have heard them over and over. They have wondered about them, responded to them, and heard the thoughts of others about them. And one day they will get it. All the stories will surround them in that moment, and they will understand how the stories fit together to give us a map of how to live and a lens through which to see God’s presence in our lives.” St. Mark’s will be bringing the Godly Play storytelling to more of our children. Our storytellers, Scott Forrest, Pam Johns, Henry Olivas, and I are excited to be able to offer the stories during Chapel at the 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. services for 4 to 6 year olds. Following the story and time to process the story in play, the children will join their families as usual during the peace to celebrate the feast with the congregation. May we all be given the opportunity to “come close to God” and “get it” as we come to hear the stories together.
In Church School Classes… Classes began last month and children and teachers are getting to know each other better. Our Godly Play teachers, Scott Forrest, Pam Johns, Henry Olivas and I, and 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Class teacher David Genet have been enjoying sharing stories with the children. Neal McGowan and Brian Prall have been meeting with the junior confirmands. Thank you all for your hard work and commitment! And thank you parents, for substituting where needed and assisting with the classes. Godly Play classes for Pre-Kindergartners through 2nd Grade will continue to hear the sacred stories from the Old Testament: The Great Family, The Exodus, The Ten Best Ways, The Ark and the Tent and The Ark and the Temple. Along with the stories, the children are learning how the Godly Play space is a place for them to experience the sacred beliefs and practices of the church. The 3rd, 4th and 5th graders will continue following the lectionary using Lesson Plans that Work. The Gospel readings from the book of Luke are the primary focus of their discussion and activities. The Youth Class for 6th - 12th graders will meet in Classroom B with their teachers Henry Olivas, Danielle Adkins and Mary Smith. They will continue to work on Godly Play stories about the Saints of the Church to share later with the younger classes. The Confirmation Class will meet with Neal McGowan and Brian Prall in the Bennett Wing classroom through October 23. The class is preparing for Confirmation on January 29. October is St. Mark’s Mission and Ministry month. The whole congregation will be focusing on stewardship. Children can be included in the family conversation about sharing time, talents and money with the church and the larger community. St. Mark’s will celebrate the Mission and Ministry ingathering on Sunday, November 6. At 10:00, the St. Mark’s Youth Group will continue what has become an All Saints/Mission and Ministry Sunday tradition: cooking and selling the most delicious of all breakfast tacos! There is no Church School that morning so adults and children can enjoy breakfast together between the services!
Safeguarding God’s Children Training In October, there will be a Safeguarding God’s Children training for parents and volunteers who work with our children, or just want to learn more about how to protect our children. Please email cnelson@stmarksaustin.org or call the church at 512-444-1449 for more information.
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Christian Formation for Adults Pilgrimage is the theme of our Adult Formation classes through December. The adult class meets in Grace Chapel at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings. October 2 – Carol Oppel will conclude her three-week series on the poet T.S. Eliott, and his pilgrimage/journey to the Anglican church, as reflected in his poetry. October 9 – David Peters+ will just have run his first 100 mile Ultra Marathon, and he will talk to us about his preparation for, and experience of, that personal pilgrimage. October 16 and 13 our topic is “The 2016 Journey to the White House.” October 16 Ross Ramsey will begin our discussion of the Presidential campaign: what role has the media played, how has this election cycle been unique, what do the polls indicate now that the election is only 3 weeks away? October 23 Rich Oppel will be joined by former Dean Rod Hart* of the UT Moody College of Communications, who is an expert on politics and the media, to continue the discussion of the last days of the campaign. The format will be Q & A with Rich asking, and Dean Hart responding to, a series of questions. October 30 is close to Veterans’ Day, so David Peters+ will be talking about his ministry to Veterans: “Post Traumatic Pilgrims.” Sometime before the end of October you might want to order and read his most recent book: Post-Traumatic God: How the Church Cares for People Who Have Been to Hell and Back. *Roderick Hart received his B.A. degree from the University of Massachusetts and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the Pennsylvania State University. His area of special interest is politics and the mass media and he is the author of twelve books, the most recent of which is Political Tone: How Leaders Talk and Why (University of Chicago Press, 2013).
Caffeine Ministry The parishioners assigned for Caffeine Ministry are asked to do two things: replenish cookies, if needed and wash the coffee pots and counters after the 11:00 service (and put away any extra cookies) October: Vestry Contact – Ryan Marquess
November: Vestry Contact – David Randle
2 9 16 23 30
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Robin Bridgewater and Lee Wagner Bill and Susan Willis Ann and L.A. Williams Sallie and Bill Yeager Ginny Acker and Deen Denny
13 20 27
Dan Aja and Nicole Flores (Mission and Ministry) Jennifer and Glen Baumgart Cecily Bennett and Nancy Bachschmid Melissa and Chris Blanding
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Parishioner Highlights Even though I attend the same service that Stephen White does, I would not have guessed that he led such an adventuresome life growing up! I also felt that his psychology and communication degrees could not have been more perfect since he has worked for the IRS for 30 some years! He and Ed Shipsey have some pretty serious and interesting discussions related to recent sports scores as well as current events while drinking coffee after the early morning service. We thank you Stephen for your contributions to our early service and for helping Austinites with their IRS concerns.
Beth Chenoweth
Stephen White I was born and baptized in the Episcopal Church in the territory of Anchorage, Alaska, before Alaska became a state. I have one brother, Daniel and one sister, Anita. They are both like me, single and living in Austin. I also have a brother Richard who is married with a family of three sons in Houston. After my parents left Alaska, our father—an Air Force pilot—took our family first to Kansas, then France and England in the 1960s. In France we saw the Louvre as well as other museums, and visited Notre Dame and vacationed in Germany where we saw a variety of castles, to include Frankenstein’s. In England we visited Coventry Cathedral, the Tower of London, and Stonehenge. We also spent one summer living on a houseboat in Salcombe Harbour. We moved to Austin in 1969 and I went to junior high and high school in Austin at Porter and
Crockett. My first year at a university was in Canyon, Texas, at West Texas State University. I then received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Masters in Communication at U.T. Austin. I got a job at the IRS in 1984, and then transferred to Washington, D.C., from 1987 through 1989 working as a Computer Systems Analyst. In Washington I spent most weekends at the Smithsonian especially at the National Gallery of Art or viewing other historic sites around town. I came back to Austin in 1989 and have been here as a Customer Service Representative with the IRS or teaching there since that time. I started going to St. Mark’s in 1996 and was confirmed May 1997 at St. Mark’s with Father Bennett officiating. In the past I have been a lector or LEM at the early morning service and currently am an usher. I live in South Austin off of Stassney Blvd where I enjoy movies, going to the gym, walking, hiking and reading my favorites which are non-fiction, poetry, and theology.
Pet Blessing on Saturday October 8 at 10:00 a.m. The Feast of St. Francis is October 4, so in honor of the Patron Saint of Italy who was known for his life of poverty and love for all creation, we will bless pets on the lawn outside of Grace Chapel at 10:00. Bring your creaturely family members for a blessing!
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October Celebrations Birthdays Paisley Dew Darlene Sullivan Mai Rogers Jim Sherrard Ariston Awitan IV Mandalyn Castleberry James Hartline Kathy Ramsey Sonia Rudy Christine Brunson Ellise Johnson Bennett Johnson Nora Kelly Clara Baumgart Amelia Sondgeroth Carol Todd John Stephenson Betty Anderson Joseph Sondgeroth Dave Elkins Katherine Romero Boston Sanders Nancy Middlebrook Marie Peterek Carson Buckner Sarah Loyd Louis Spindler Shelly Botkin Diane Brewer Ronnie Lee Marilyn Mazac
10/01 10/01 10/02 10/02 10/03 10/03 10/03 10/03 10/03 10/04 10/04 10/04 10/04 10/05 10/05 10/05 10/06 10/08 10/08 10/10 10/10 10/10 10/11 10/11 10/12 10/12 10/12 10/13 10/13 10/13 10/13
Stephen White Kelsey Hicks Tina Stonebarger Alicia Barker Judy Elkins Randy McNair Liam Yeager Nancy Kibler Castle Smouse Linda Crannell Isabella Sepos Julian Webb Pamela Castles David Chun Abigail Goff Francisco Sondgeroth David Johns Julie Rush Susan Bonnen Kate Bryant Emma Kloninger Shirley Carter Winston Baxter-Harwell Joan Chapmond Darcy Goff Joe Bullock Avery Li Vanice Severn Randa Stephenson David Peters
10/13 10/15 10/16 10/17 10/17 10/17 10/17 10/18 10/18 10/19 10/19 10/19 10/20 10/20 10/20 10/20 10/22 10/22 10/24 10/24 10/24 10/26 10/28 10/28 10/28 10/29 10/29 10/29 10/29 10/30
October Anniversaries Jordan & Francisco Sondgeroth Sallie & Bill Yeager Melissa & Chris Blanding Ashley & Philip Denniston Lindsey & Michael Gehrig II Margaret Schlankey & Bill Pugsley Shirley Sullivan & Bradley Strahan Laura Merritt & J.P. Kloninger Mary Ann & Michael Huston Kimberly Katner & Jennifer Ritter Marsha Topham & Terry Dempsey Sarah Bancroft & David Peters Christie & Adam Stockstill Cecilia & Ray Smith
10/02 10/08 10/10 10/12 10/16 10/16 10/17 10/19 10/20 10/20 10/23 10/26 10/27 10/30
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October ROTA Choristers @ 9 a.m.
October 23 Youth Sunday
October 30
Amelia Sondgeroth
Jill Collins
Jon Dullnig
Jonea Raney
Pattie Rose
Wes Raney
Jonea Raney
Pattie Rose
Margarita Moreno
USHERS
Ed Shipsey Al McKinney
Beth Chenoweth Mary Smith
Jon & Judith Dullnig
Danielle Adkins Stephen White
LECTORS
Christine Brunson (1) Dodie Wells (2)
Jonea Raney Jill Collins Abbe Kelly Will Kelly Nora Kelly
Lynn Edgerton (1) Michael Brown (2)
Claudia Janes Henry Janes Emma Kloninger
Cindy Bogard (1) Sherrie Johnson (2)
LEMS
Becky Janes Bill Kibler
Bill Kibler Pam Castles
Neal McGowan Mike Thomasson
Becky Janes Brian Prall
Carol Oppel Kim Buckner
ACOLYTES
Claudia Janes Michael Meigs Karen Milton Henry Janes Kim B, Carol
Abbe Kelly Will Kelly Mairin Bachschmid Nora Kelly Kim K., Carol
Aidan Brady Clay Buckner Hunter Rogers Beatrice Reshetnikov Kim K., Carol
Ariston Awitan IV Emmaline Baxter Harwell Matthew Awitan Luke Breen Kim B., Carol
Abbe Kelly Will Kelly Nora Kelly Mairin Bachschmid Kim B., Carol
USHERS
Mark Breen Dee Ann Thomasson Dodie Wells Amalia de la Rosa
Mike Brode Phil Aboussie John Edgerton Stephanie Young
Ken Whalen Michael Brown Barbara Wilson Stephen Wilson
John Edgerton Lynn Edgerton Kevin Cromack Wade Buckner
Mark Breen Mike Brode Ken Whalen John Edgerton
GREETERS
Yvette Webb Evelyn McMillen
Kevin Cromack Meredith Childs
Laura Merritt Ellie Reshetnikov
Michael Meigs Diana Stangl
Laura Merritt Ellie Reshetnikov
LECTORS
Kevin Childs (1) Meredith Childs (2)
Beth Holmes (1) Dave Elkins (2)
Suzann Dvorken (1) Michael Meigs (2)
Andrea Michael (1) Sarah Bancroft (2)
Chris Blanding (1) Melissa Blanding (2)
LEMS
Brian Prall Ann Seyler
Neal McGowan Barbara Dody
Liz Davis Brian Prall
Dru Cabler Brian Prall
Neal McGowan
ACOLYTES
Matt Forrest Luke Thiessen Ben Forrest Sam Forrest Jay
Jay Brown/Jennifer McGowan Evan Overstreet Xander Stockstill Morgan Dew Jay
Luke Thiessen Max Genet Josef Genet Ryan Dempsey Becky
Bonnie Brode Claire Cabler Emma Kloninger Meredith Shaw Jay
Jennifer McGowan Jay Brown Michael Meigs Karen Milton Jay
USHERS
Carolyn Wier James Wier JP Kloninger Bo Overstreet Rick Tennant John De Marines
Charles Brewer Bob Peterek Manuel de la Rosa Jim Nolan Ryan Marquess
Henry Olivas Yvonne Chavez Darlene Goodnight Debbie Thornal Sandy Sterzing
GREETERS
Jean & Frank Severn
Jay Doran
Shelly Botkin Ryan Marquess
Frank Severn Jean Severn Jodi Doran Jay Doran Pam Johns David Johns Steve Niemeyer Barbara Dody
Dee Ann Thomasson TC TBD Carolyn Wier Debbie Thornal
Jonea Raney -TC Lynn Edgerton Karen Milton
Millie Casparis -TC Tina Stonebarger Henry Olivas
Meredith Childs -TC Helen Anderson Judy Elkins
Diana Stangl-TC Darlene Goodnight Debbie Thornal Susie Baxter-Harwell
Depositor
John De Marines
Bo Overstreet
Jim Nolan
Shelly Botkin
Al McKinney
WED. 6 p.m.
October 5
October 12
October 19
October 26
November 2
Lector
Pattie Rose
Ann Seyler
Jonea Raney
Jill Collins
Rex White
ALTAR GUILD
11:00
9:00
7:30
TIME
MINISTRY
October 2
October 9 Youth Sunday
LECTOR
Margarita Moreno
LEM/ ACOLYTE
Sat. 9:00
October 16
Carolyn Wier Jim Casparis Henry Olivas Frank Severn Shelly Botkin Ryan Marquess
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October 2016
Vestry Diana Stangl, Sr. Warden Clarence Bonnen, Jr. Warden
Vestry members: Melissa Blanding, Clarence Bonnen, Michele Bonner, Mark Breen, Mike Brode, Jill Collins, John Cooper, Suzann Dvorken, Ryan Marquess, Laura Merritt, Karen Milton, Becky Poynot, and David Randle
Committees Acolytes: Jay Brown, Carol Oppel, Cindy Cabler, Kim Kiplin, and Kim Buckner Altar Guild: Millie Casparis Building Committee: Amelia Sondgeroth Christian Formation: Cathy Nelson Communications: Pattie Rose Daughters of the King: Judy Elkins Women of St. Mark’s: Pat Bullock Facilities: Ray Smith
Deadline for the November 2016 St. Mark’s News is Friday, October 14, 2016. Please submit your article by email as an attachment to: office@stmarksaustin.org.
Finance: John Edgerton Outreach: Laurie Mayor
Rector The Rev. Elizabeth Zarelli Turner Assistant Rector The Rev. David W. Peters Director of Religious Education Cathy Nelson Organist/Director of Music Mark Reed Seminarian Neal McGowan Brian Prall Head of Day School Anne Wingler
Parish Life: Brenda White Pastoral Care/Health Ministry: Jonea C.S. Raney Stewardship: Amelia Sondgeroth Ushers: Henry Olivas
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 2128 Barton Hills Drive Austin, TX 78704 512.444.1449 www.stmarksaustin.org office@stmarksaustin.org
Staff
Parish Administrator Joanne Foote Newsletter Editor Becky Janes
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