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Messenger A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FROM ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SAN ANTONIO MARCH 2011

VOLUME 100

ISSUE 3

Spiritual Growth

By The Rev. Mike Chalk, Rector

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on a committee or ministry mean that I am growing spiritually? How can I understand the path of spiritual growth as I seek to go deeper?

he season of Lent is often associated with spiritual growth. Most of us are in favor of spiritual growth but the concept is often hard to define. What does it mean to grow spiritually? How do you know if you are growing in your faith in Christ?

One primary purpose of the church is to attend to the issue of ones faith development of its members. The Episcopal Church has been particularly good at becoming a place where people can explore faith in Christ, to ask hard questions and express doubts. Creating a safe space for exploration is vital to spiritual growth. But, there is also a need for a place that challenges and nurtures us to deepen our faith.

As we grow it can become difficult to gauge the next steps in our faith development. Does increased involvement in church activities promote spiritual growth? Is attendance at worship enough? Does working

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There are many models for spiritual formation.

One that I came across recently offers four steps worth considering: exploring Christ, growing in Christ, close to Christ, and Christ-Centered.

Those “exploring Christ” do not have faith as a significant part of their life, but are willing to know more. People who are “growing in Christ” have a basic belief system, and are working on what it means to be in relationship to Christ.

Those “close to Christ” depend on Christ’s presence for guidance and comfort primarily through the difficult challenges of life. Those who are “Christ-Centered” find Christ to be integral to their daily lives, guiding their decisions, behavior, and interactions with the community and creation.

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The Messenger is published monthly and is available in magazine format online at www.stmarks‐sa.org

Parish Clergy The Rev. Michael D. Chalk Rector The Rev. Jonathan Wickham Assistant Rector Assis ng Clergy The Rev. Dr. John Lewis Co‐director, The Work+Shop The Rev. Dr. Jane Pa erson Co‐director, The Work+Shop Making a Gi of Their Service

During the season of Lent you might consider two questions:

Where are you in your spiritual journey?

Where do you want to be?

If you feel there is a gap, this Lent may be the season to make a step in faith. The issue then becomes what the first steps might be as you seek to close the gap.

There is no simple plan to become more like Christ for the next forty days of Lent.

Depending on where you find yourself, a step in faith might include a Bible study, a new prayer discipline, or serving in the community.

In my Sunday class I will explore the model I have mentioned and some others that give us a vision for growing in the spiritual life. In my experience, energy in a congregation increases as people feel movement in their spiritual life. I expect that you will find a renewed energy as you make a step forward in your spiritual life, a step may entail some risk and adventure. If you do decide to take this journey, the celebration of New Life on Easter Day could become a celebration of a new spiritual life within you!! May God bless you on your way!

The Rev. Mary Earle Assis ng Priest The Rev. Cliff Waller Assis ng Priest Staff Jennifer Allison Children’s Ministries Co‐Director Todd Allison Youth Director Priscilla Briones Accoun ng Janet Carrizales Nursery Coordinator Bill Edwards Parish Administrator Elaine Enloe Clergy Execu ve Administrator Database Manager Sandy Falkenberg Cherub Choir Conductor Emmet Faulk Community Forma on Director CAYA Worship Coordinator Dr. David Heller Interim Organist Heather Herschell Children’s Ministries Co‐Director Melanie Lizcano Communica ons Director Ruby Merrill Facili es Manager Pat Hutchison Noble Community of Care Kris n Roach Interim Director of Music Sara Talley Asst. Director Youth Ministries

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Planned Giving and Endowments

By Bill Edwards, Parish Administrator

As your Parish Administrator, I am excited to inform the St. Mark’s Parish that a subcommittee of the Finance Committee has accepted the oversight of the St. Mark’s endowment program.

This sub-committee is chaired by Stephen Walker and he is assisted by Colleen Goff and David Morgan. The recommendations for how the endowments should be invested are approved by the Finance Committee and forwarded to the Vestry for final approval.

Most of the information used by the sub-committee to make their recommendations on the endowments has come from the parish administration office. The administration office has used wills and other legal documents for instruction. This information is

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important for the Parish since endowments are a major component of Planned Giving. The Parish Administrator is the staff contact for information about the St. Mark’s Planned Giving Program. Darin Digby has provided legal advice for fifteen years in regard to the Planned Giving Program and continues to advise the sub-committee and the Parish Administrator.

A brochure is currently available for the St. Mark’s Planned Giving Program and is available upon request. An updated brochure is planned for the summer of 2011. Please contact Bill Edwards at 210-226-2426 or by email (bedwards@stmarks-sa.org) if you have any questions or need more information about Planned Giving at St. Mark’s.

Outreach News St. Paul’s Episcopal Montessori School Creates a Unique Community for Students

By Kathleen Weir Vale and Anne Connor St. Paul’s students presenting a poetry reading.

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his is a story about the synergy that can occur when members of one congregation become engaged in a sister parish’s project. Six short years ago, friends Doug Earle, Rector of St. Paul’s, and Kay Mijangos, a member of St. Mark’s, discovered they just might have a fit. Kay was looking for a place to start a school ministry for underserved inner-city children, just as Fr. Doug was pondering how to fill the newly renovated education building at St Paul’s. The answer to that question was St. Paul’s Episcopal Montessori School.

The next steps fell into place: Bishop Folts gave the new school his blessing – with the stipulation that it serve the children of the church’s near-downtown lower income neighborhood, that it offer a first class education to a diverse student body, and that it provide at least 20% of the students with financial assistance. The St. Paul’s Vestry approved the formation of the school. In January 2005, the school opened with five students.

Bishop Scott Field Bailey, founder of St. Andrew’s in Austin, spent hours counseling the founders on the

challenges of starting a church school, as did St. Mark’s member Ann Thayer. Kay had spiritual direction from Fr. John Lewis over the course of a year in a small discernment group on walking in faith with confidence in starting the school. Mike Chalk also gave Kay his blessing and encouragement.

Kay Mijangos’ reputation as a fine Montessori educator brought students from all over the city, as well as contributions from former students and their families, and generous gifts from St. Paul’s and St. Mark’s parishioners. Our Diocesan Chancellor, Drew Cauthorn, a St. Mark’s member, helped the school draw up organizational documents.

The passionate founding board was made up of members from both parishes, including Kathleen Weir Vale, now St. Mark’s Senior Warden, who served as Vice Chair of the school board for six years. St. Mark’s member Anne Connor set up the school’s fundraising approach and helped secure grants to start the school off in the black.

The goal was to create a truly unique community, one in which children develop a love of learning that will last them a lifetime; one in which

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children of mixed racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds play happily together and learn from one another; and young minds are stretched to reach their potential through a high-quality academic and cultural education.

By making this first rate education available to those who otherwise could not afford it, the school expects to improve the long-term academic success and socioeconomic standing of the children it serves. It is equally important that the children of higher-income families reach their potential and develop love and understanding of others in their community.

Today the school has 70 students, half of whom receive tuition assistance, well above the 20% required in the charter. They range in age from 18 months to 12 years.

About half the children are minorities, so the school has an ethnically and economically diverse student body. In short, the school looks much like the world all American children will grow up in and face as adults. St. Paul’s School (Continued on page 4)

The school also offers an after-school program for parents who need extended hours. Kay brought together instructors of yoga, gardening, dance, bead-making, French, Spanish, painting, music, crafts of all kinds – a really unique enrichment program that the families are thrilled with. There are 10 different modules offered each week.

Budget issues are always a challenge. The school is about $30,000 behind budget on grants for the school year, despite the best efforts of the Advancement Committee, the school’s administrative assistant, and a contract grant writer. Generous donors keep the school going, and the school was recently offered a $10,000 challenge grant, with a May 31 deadline to match it. As with so many things at St. Paul’s School, blessings just seem to keep falling into place.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Montessori School is special not only in the uniqueness of its vision, but in the highly collaborative way that it evolved. This is not just St. Paul’s school, it is the joint venture of several parishes – with St. Mark’s playing a leadership role.

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has realized Bishop Folts’ charge - and exceeded it!

The children in the school learn the “three R’s” and have fun doing it. They also learn important lessons about helping others through the annual food drive, donations of produce from their garden to local charities, and routine participation in St. Paul’s award-winning food ministry. They learn many community-based virtues such as patience, kindness, politeness, and cooperation. They learn not only facts, but how those facts are interrelated, making their own work take on new meaning.

Two years ago, the school had the opportunity to start a music program through a generous grant. Music educator Kathy Kelly, St. Mark’s Choir soprano, came to the school with over 25 years of teaching experience. She holds a master’s in music education with an emphasis in Kodàly methodology. The musicality and purity of tone in the children’s Festival of Lessons and Carols this past Christmas would make any Episcopalian proud. The lucky St. Paul’s students are being given the gift of music, which will remain with them their whole lives long.

Students sing their little hearts out for The St. Paul’s School Spring Musical, “Anchors Aweigh”

While the school does have Episcopalian students from all over the city, most are not Episcopalian. They come from all religious traditions - or none at all. However, all of the children attend chapel 3 days a week. Faculty members are trained in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (St. Mark’s Lou Taylor – now a School Board member - conducted the initial training), and the children are formed in the Episcopal tradition. A curriculum of religious studies emphasizing the commonalities of various world religions is in the planning stage.

Photos submitted by Anne Conner

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Wednesday Nights at Haven for Hope A Testimony from Carolyn Lowery, St. Mark’s Parishioner

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didn’t know it yet, but this was going to be my day for gifts of candy.

When Chef opened the dining room doors for Haven for Hope Members, the impish-looking 6-year old was near the front and had obviously spent the later part of a beautiful day playing in the dirt. The film of mud on his face was cracked by a huge smile and each grimy fist was wrapped around a length of cherry licorice rope as I recorded his Membership ID number and asked Juan if he had had a fun day. Taking a huge bite from one licorice length, his eyes lit up as he seriously nodded a “yes,” looked at his other hand, and shyly handed the red candy to me. “Oh, Juan, this is my very favorite kind! Thank you so much for sharing it with me,” I said as I took an enthusiastic but tiny bite of his red rope. Juan was only one of the 400 people we would serve that night in the hot food line at San Antonio’s Haven for Hope. I enjoy the job of greeting people.

I try to look the members in the eye, welcome them by name as I wand their Membership cards and, if there is time, make some personal comment to them like “Your red hair is glorious” or “I love your tee shirt.” Even those people who approach with a vacant or sad look often respond with a startled

grin and “thanks.” If you have never visited Haven for Hope you might be surprised at the amazing diversity of its residents.

Its members are of all ages, various ethnicities and have experienced a broad range of life circumstances.

There are people who obviously have not held a job in a long time and those who appear to have recently lost their homes. You’ll find individuals, single parent families and families with two parents. There are healthy and handicapped bodies. Some people have mental problems and others have addictions. In short, they represent the broad spectrum of our San Antonio community. Most are grateful to be here. Last night one seriously asked a food server to tell the Chef that the meal was wonderful and he had done a great job. For volunteers there are grace-filled moments when a member looks down the line of servers and declares “God Bless all of you for being here” or when one asks “How are you today?”

Last night Juan stopped after I checked him in, turned around and walked a few steps back to me holding a Tootsie Roll Pop that he silently offered over the counter. He laughed at my surprised expression and waved goodbye as I smiled with thanks. I feel blessed to be a part of a community that wants to do its very best to care for and raise up its hungry and homeless. I want Haven for Hope to be so immensely successful that it becomes a prototype for cities all across our country. As the guard let me out of the complex last night I said, “good night” and he responded with “so how was it?” “It was wonderful – as usual,” I answered. He smiled. And at that moment I realized that I really did believe that that night and every 4th Wednesday night of the month is a wonderful gift that God has given me.

Come to be moved. Come to be part of the solution. Come together to fight hunger.

Please join us for the San Antonio Food Bank’s 6th Annual Interfaith Conference “Hunger Knows No Boundaries”. The event will take place at the San Antonio Food Bank, located at 5200 Old Highway 90 W on Thursday, April 7 at 8:30a.m.-5:30p.m. “Hunger Knows No Boundaries” is an Interfaith Conference designed to encourage all faiths to reflect on issues surrounding local hunger through word, song and dance. This event is free and open to all faith based organizations.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided. RSVP to Paul Stevens at volunteer@safoodbank.org.

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Ministry News St. Mark’s Parishioners Revive The Yarn Group

By Mary Ann Matteson Several years ago St. Mark’s sponsored a Prayer Shawl Ministry in which the love of knitting/crocheting was combined into a prayer ministry and spiritual practice that reached out to those in need of comfort and solace, as well as in celebration and joy. Examples of uses for the shawls include people experiencing an illness or recovery, bereavement, a celebration of marriage or an anniversary, a birth or other special occasions.

would like to learn. We will provide instructions and materials.

The meetings are scheduled for the first Wednesday of every month, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., starting on April 6, 2011, at St. Mark’s Church, Room 305. You may also enjoy supper at the church, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. before the meeting.

We would like to revive this ministry and expand it to include the knitting and crocheting of any types of garments, some of which may be sold in the bookstore or on commission to raise funds for the choir trip to Exeter, England in 2013.

Knitting or crocheting together is often a spiritual, meditative practice that can enhance our community of faith and our life in the church. We invite all knitters, crochetiers, weavers or quilters to join our circle of friends for an evening of fun and fellowship. Everyone is welcome, whether you are an experienced “yarner” or

If you have any questions about The Yarn Group, you may email Mary Ann Matteson at mamatteson1941@gmail.com or call 210-215-1414.

Calling All Casseroles!

By Heather Herschell, Co-director of Children’s Ministries

Although it has now been just over two years, I still recall how much it meant to me to have a delicious homemade lasagna delivered, courtesy of our own Julie VanZandt, just after the birth of our youngest child. Members of the parish and Parents’ Day Out will be gathering to prepare food to freeze and distribute to expectant or new parents. Come and cook with us in the morning on April 8 at around 10:00a.m. in St. Mark’s kitchen! You can sign up with Janet Carrizales at the nursery check-in station or by calling the church at 226-2426. Can’t make it that morning? Feel free to cook in your own kitchen and deliver the goods to the nursery check in station on Sunday, April 10th. Just remember to label your food for “New Baby Ministries”. On behalf of all the young mothers and fathers we will serve-we thank you for your time and contribution to this very worthwhile outreach ministry!

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CALENDAR MEETING Attention Ministry & Committee Chairs!

April 2, 2011 9:00a.m.‐noon Tom Gish Hall

Youth Ministries Give a Helping Hand at the Annual YIA

By Todd Allison, Youth Director & Sara Talley, Assistant Youth Director

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iocesan Council in San Marcos didn’t know what hit it when over a hundred and fifty youth and sponsors from all over the diocese flooded through the doors of the main room bounding down the aisles and singing with guitars. St. Mark’s youth group was proud to attend the annual Youth In Action (YIA) diocese event for young people ages 11-18 for the second year in a row. St. Mark’s was well represented once again with sixteen youth group members excited to have the opportunity to make a difference and take the work of diocesan council outside the walls of the conference room into San Marcos.

The St. Mark’s youth group looked more like a presidential motorcade traveling down I-35 Friday evening on the way to San Marcos. With such a large number of participants, our caravan consisted of a sleek suburban and a fifteen passenger van…the van for most of the youth and the suburban for all of their stuff! We arrived in San Marcos in style and ready to play team-building games and fill up on late night pizza.

Our home base, Christ Church on the campus of Texas State University, provided a nice setting for centering ourselves after late night activity and ending our Friday night with Compline.

Saturday morning seemed to come fast as we all grabbed breakfast on the go, loaded up our motorcade and traveled to Council where the youth were to be commissioned to go out into the city and do numerous service projects. The entire room of churches, delegates, and priests stood in amazement as the youth made their entrance weaving in

and out of tables with a sudden burst of energy that certainly wasn’t present at breakfast time.

All of the participants of YIA filled the front area of the room where everyone sat eagerly awaiting the

Hannah Harvey holds a cat she cared for at PALS. Photo taken by Todd Allison Bishop’s address.

In his commissioning, Bishop Reed explained to the young people that the entire Council has been working around the theme of “sowing the seeds” and said, “Your presence has made this Council that much more of a wonder and blessing. Thanks for doing the unnatural thing of getting up early to join us.” Reed then sent the youth out, telling them, “Go and have a lot of fun and go and be excellent for the

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Lord.”

Due to the size of our group, St. Mark’s split into two groups. Sara took a short drive north on I-35 to Kyle to partner with PAWS, a NOKILL, non-profit animal shelter serving Central Texas. Todd loaded up the rest of our group to partner with PALS (Prevent A Litter Services) at the San Marcos Animal Shelter. PALS is a nonprofit that helps spay and neuter pets and provides it free to families in low-income circumstances.

In Kyle, the group was assigned many tasks including walking dogs, socializing cats, and bathing animals. The group was eager to get started! All of the dogs were walked within the first hour of our arrived, and at the end of the second hour, all of the dogs had been bathed. The staff at the animal shelter was amazed! The group had finished all of the assigned tasks in HALF the time it was supposed to take! By noon, the work was done and we quieted our own growling stomachs with sack lunches outside of the shelter in a big gazebo.

In San Marcos, the group arrived to a pile of materials and the detailed instructions to construct a dog house. These houses would then be donated to families adopting dogs. With a brief introduction of PALS offers the community we quickly got to work. After a couple of technical issues were resolved the team decided to stay true to the theme of the 107th annual council, A Sower Goes Out To Sow. The group completed one dog house (Continued on page 8)

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The guys work together to build dog houses.

Photo taken by Todd Allison but then agreed that the opportunity to provide a working template for other groups to work with would benefit more families. In all, almost 12 dog house kits are ready for the next group to assemble.

All of the youth’s hard work did not

go unrecognized. The group was rewarded that afternoon with time in the local park right by the college campus. A rock climbing wall, video games, and numerous rounds of Ultimate Frisbee kept this group busy until dark. A dinner of hamburgers and hotdogs provided the perfect environment for the St. Mark’s youth group to sit and eat together in a beautiful river setting and really talk as a group. The end of our second night in “San Marvelous” came to an early end when the “lights out” call came from within our own group nearly three hours before the scheduled bedtime.

The Sunday morning sun came early again on the last day. The entire group gathered together for a Eucharist service to end our weekend. Our own Hannah Harvey volunteered to read a lesson during the service and once again demonstrated the leadership of St. Mark’s among the group. The exhausting and rewarding weekend ended when our St. Mark’s

motorcade pulled into the church parking lot right as Sunday formation was ending.

YIA is one of the events that the youth of the church look forward to attending year after year. Sure, the time with friends is fun and staying over in a new place is exciting, but what really draws our youth is the service they do and the difference they make in other people AND animals’ lives. It is amazing to see the bond that the youth of St. Mark’s shares and it is thrilling to see how much closer the group seems to get after serving others together. Todd and I would like to thank Patrice Oliver for all of her time dedicated to our group this and every weekend. We certainly eagerly await next year’s council and YIA and hope to keep up our tradition of representing the Diocese of West Texas with the biggest group and the group with the biggest hearts!

The Youth Serve it Up at the Pancake Supper

By Todd Allison, Youth Director donations to the fund drive will be matched up to $10,000. In the two previous years the youth have been able to present over $35,000 to the San Antonio Food Bank.

The St. Mark’s donations alone, in the last two years, have provided food for almost 500,000 individuals.

On Tuesday, March 8th, the annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper was hosted by the St. Mark’s Youth in Gosnell Hall. In all the youth prepared over 600 pancakes for 250 of our families and friends.

The annual celebration of ‘breakfast for dinner’ before we enter Lent is always a special evening with the funds typically going to support the various scholarships, trips, and other events the youth participate in throughout the year. This year however the dinner took on another meaning and the proceeds will go much, much further.

To kick off the 2011 campaign, your ticket purchases and donations at the Pancake Supper As guests arrive, the youth make sure there are totaled over $1,051. When matched, the over $2,100 will be plenty of pancakes to serve.

Photo taken by Melanie Lizcano combined with the weekly fund drive efforts during Lent by our youth both at church and beyond and a check will be presented to the Food Bank as part of the Summer At the direction of the youth, proceeds from this year’s Outreach Weekend in June. On behalf of all the youth, Pancake Supper will go directly to the 3rd Annual Youth Sara and I would like to thank you all for your continued Ministry Food Bank Fund Drive. This is an amazing event support of our St. Mark’s youth. We are truly blessed to be by our youth that has taken on a life of its own. a part of such an amazing church family.

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Fiesta Concert Featuring Combined Choirs of St. Mark’s and Christ Church In honor of the 200th anniversary of Hungarian composer Franz Liszt’s birth, two concerts will be presented. The first concert will be held at Christ Episcopal Church on April 3 at 4:00p.m. It will feature the “Stabat Mater” and other excerpts from Liszt’s oratorio Christus. The choir from Christ Church will combine with the choir from St. Mark’s Episcopal to present this rarely performed and beautiful sacred work. Faith DeBow and Dr. David Heller will accompany the choirs on piano and organ. For more information please visit the Christ Church website at www.cecsa.org.

The second concert will take place at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on April 17 at 4:00p.m. as part of the Music from St. Mark’s Series. Excerpts from Christus will again be performed, accompanied by an orchestra made up of members of the San Antonio Symphony with Dr. David Heller on organ. In addition to the Christus excerpts, Dr. Heller will play Liszt’s “Fantasy and Fugue on a Theme B.A.C.H.” and Kristin Roach will play the Totentanz piano concerto also by Liszt. For more information please visit the St. Mark’s website at www.stmarks-sa.org.

WHAT’S HAPPENING PALM SUNDAY: Please join us on Palm Sunday, April 17 for a special celebration on the lawn during the formation hour (10:10a.m.) There will be crafts, pony rides and even a donkey. You and your family won’t want to miss this special day. For questions, please contact Jennifer Allison at jallison@stmarks-sa.org.

EASTER PICNIC: St. Mark’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Picnic is on Saturday, April 23 at the Bishop Jones Center at 10:30a.m. Come enjoy crafts, fun activities and a visit from the Easter bunny. We need MANY bags of candy for this event. Candy can be dropped off at the front desk or left on the second floor. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Jennifer Allison at jallison@stmarks-sa.org.

TUCKER COURTYARD MEMORIAL SERVICE: A memorial service for Josephine Tucker Robertson will be held on Good Friday, April 22 at 2:00p.m. Reception will follow in Tucker Courtyard. Friends of St. Mark’s are welcome to attend.

CAFÉ KAIROS: The café is now serving “lighter meals” on Thursday evenings. The lighter menu includes tasty soups, savory sandwiches and crisp salads along with your favorite desserts, tea or coffee at a fair cost.

Join us on Wednesday and Thursday evenings for good food and fellowship. Dinner is served from 5:30p.m6:30p.m. Questions? Call Ruby (210)226-2426 or email rmerrill@stmarks-sa.org.

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News of the Family Memorials ST. MARK’S MEMORIAL FUND Becky Duncan by Nancy Pearson-McArthur, Martin & Lillian Wiede Minos Faulk by Drew & Elizabeth Cauthorn, Bill & Deems Smith Dorothy Friend by Mr. & Mrs. Joe Warren Friend George Judson by Mr. & Mrs. James Fallon Tara Lodek by Bob & Judy Jernigan, Michael & Linda Potts Julia Snow by Mr. & Mrs. Joe Warren Friend

KITCHEN CORPS The Rev. Bert Honea by Elizabeth & Drew Cauthorn, The WorkShop

SPECIAL GIFTS A gift to St. Mark’s in celebration of the baptism of Penelope Galt Allen by Patricia G. Steves A gift to St. Mark’s in celebration of the baptism of Penelope Galt Allen by Lissa & Paul Allen A gift to St. Mark’s in thanksgiving for Margaret McLain Raney by Ben Haney

Mustang Island Family Camp Mustang Island Family Camp, a ministry of the Diocese of West Texas, is around the corner. There are 11 camp sessions for families to choose from. The St. Mark’s church family is going to be filling the Session 8 (July 28-31). Spaces will fill very quickly so register soon! If you can’t attend the St. Mark’s session there are many others to choose from throughout the summer. The allinclusive cost is $625 per family of four for four nights. To register and for additional pricing and camp information go to www.mustangisland.org.

Contact Jonathan Wickham at the church office with any questions.

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Lenten Resource

The Season of Lent at St. Mark’s

This Lent, the WorkShop will be sponsoring a community explora on of living simply, through a blog called simple lent, an online conversa on about experiences of living simply and well: simplelent.wordpress.com. Contributors to the blog are all part of the wider community of The WorkShop, a ministry with its roots in St. Mark’s, whose mission is to help ordinary Chris ans live their faith at home, at work, and in their local communi es. The blog will be ac ve through Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011. The blog is being moderated by Linda Addington and Jane Pa erson. We will discuss simplifying the space we live in, simplifying clothing, simplifying food, simplifying our me, simplifying money, and simplicity from a global perspec ve. Those who are regular par cipants in WorkShop groups and classes will receive a link to the blog in their e‐mail. Members of St. Mark’s may join either by using the link on St. Mark’s website or by going to the blog itself: simplelent.wordpress.com.

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE Palm Sunday, April 17 7:45a.m.

Eucharist 9:00a.m.

Liturgy of the Palms in Travis Park

The Holy Eucharist in the church.

10:15a.m. Children’s Ac vi es Under the Trees 11:15a.m. Liturgy of the Palms in Travis Park

Contemporary Service in Gish Hall

The Holy Eucharist with Parish Choir

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Wednesday, April 20 12:10p.m. Eucharist

Maundy Thursday, April 21 7:00p.m.

Eucharist and Foot Washing

Good Friday, April 22 12:00p.m. Good Friday Service 7:00p.m.

Way of the Cross

Holy Saturday, April 23 10:30a.m. Easter Egg Hunt at the Bishop Jones Center 7:00p.m.

Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday, April 24 7:45a.m.

Eucharist 9:00a.m.

Eucharist with Boy Girl and Youth Choirs 11:11a.m. Contemporary Service in Gish Hall 11:15a.m. Eucharist with Parish Choir No Chris an Forma on

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The Messenger (USPS 514‐020) Published Monthly (3rd Wednesday) ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 315 East Pecan Street, San Antonio, Texas, 78205 Telephone: (210) 226‐2426 Periodicals Postage paid at San Antonio, Texas POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE MESSENGER c/o ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 315 E. Pecan Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205 Rector: The Rev. Michael D. Chalk Editor: Melanie Lizcano Layout & Graphic Design: Melanie Lizcano e‐mail ar cles to mlizcano@stmarks‐sa.org

Ar cle deadline is 2nd Wednesday of each month

EASTER FLOWERS TO ADORN THE CHURCH In memory of: In honor of: Easter flowers to adorn the church may be given in memory of or in honor of loved ones.

$10.00 dona on for each memorial or honor Please complete the form on the right and return to the parish office by Wednesday, April 20, 2011.

On the occasion of: Your Name: Phone: Easter flowers deadline is Wednesday, April 20, 2011.

Please return form to the parish office.

Questions? Contact Pat at 210-226-2426.

Easter Flowers forms are also available in the church building. A PDF printable version is available in the weekly e‐news and St. Mark’s website (www.stmarks‐sa.org). For more informa on contact Pat at the church office.