April 2013 St. Mark’s News Volume 16/Issue 3 Page 1 From the Rector On Sunday, March 17, Pope Francis delivered his first Sunday Angelus prayer and address from his papal apartment at the Vatican. The theme of his address was mercy and forgiveness. He told about meeting a very old woman at a religious festival while he was still archbishop of Buenos Aires. He asked her, “Grandmother, would you like to make your confession if you have sinned?” She said, “We all have sinned.” He then asked her, “What if he should not forgive you?” to which she replied, “The Lord forgives everything.” He then asked her how she knew this to be the case. She replied, “If the Lord had not forgiven all, then the world would not still be here.” Pope Francis used this conversation to illustrate his conviction that the Lord never tires of forgiving us. He said, “Let us not forget this word: God never tires of forgiving us, but we sometimes tire of asking Him to forgive us…. Let us never tire of asking God’s forgiveness.” Francis used as his text John 8:1-11: the woman caught in adultery. While Jesus was teaching in the Temple the scribes and Pharisees brought to him a woman who had been caught in adultery. They said, “’Teacher…in the law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?’ Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. When they kept questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, ‘Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.’ And once again he bent down and wrote on the ground. When they heard it, they went away, one by one, beginning with the elders; and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. Jesus straightened up and said to her, ‘Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?’ She said, ‘No one, sir.’ And Jesus said, ‘Neither do I condemn you. Go your way, and from now on do not sin again.’” Francis said that mercy is the key point of the Gospel account: “Mercy is the Lord’s most powerful message. It is not easy to trust oneself to the mercy of God, because God’s mercy is an unfathomable abyss – but we must do it. He had the ability to forget: he forgets our sins, he kisses you, he embraces you, and he says to you, ‘Neither do I condemn you. Go and from now on, sin no more.’ We ask for the grace of never tiring of asking pardon, for he never tires of pardoning.” The old woman with whom Pope Francis spoke was correct – if the Lord had not forgiven all we would not be here. And that is precisely the message of this Easter season. Rather than stoning or destroying us on account of our sin, our Lord has forgiven and saved us. The message of Easter is that we have a God who never tires of forgiving us. The message of Easter is the message of mercy. God has the ability to In this Issue From the Rector ..................................... 1 Vestry Highlights .................................... 2 Looking Ahead ....................................... 3 Outreach................................................. 3 Parish Life .............................................. 4 Christian Formation ................................ 6 Parishioner Highlights............................. 8 Birthdays & Anniversaries ...................... 9 Caffeine Ministry ................................... 10 ROTA ................................................... 11
Transcript
April 2013
St. Mark’s News Volume 16/Issue 3
Page 1
From the Rector
On Sunday, March 17, Pope Francis delivered his first Sunday Angelus prayer and address from his papal
apartment at the Vatican. The theme of his address was mercy and forgiveness. He told about meeting a
very old woman at a religious festival while he was still archbishop of Buenos Aires. He asked her,
“Grandmother, would you like to make your confession if you have sinned?” She said, “We all have
sinned.” He then asked her, “What if he should not forgive you?” to which she replied, “The Lord
forgives everything.” He then asked her how she knew this to be the case. She replied, “If the Lord had
not forgiven all, then the world would not still be here.” Pope Francis used this conversation to illustrate
his conviction that the Lord never tires of forgiving us. He said, “Let us not forget this word: God never
tires of forgiving us, but we sometimes tire of asking Him to forgive us…. Let us never tire of asking
God’s forgiveness.”
Francis used as his text John 8:1-11: the woman caught in adultery. While Jesus was teaching in the
Temple the scribes and Pharisees brought to him a woman who had been caught in adultery. They said,
“’Teacher…in the law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?’ Jesus bent
down and wrote with his finger on the ground. When they kept questioning him, he straightened up and
said to them, ‘Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.’ And once
again he bent down and wrote on the ground. When they
heard it, they went away, one by one, beginning with the
elders; and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing
before him. Jesus straightened up and said to her, ‘Woman,
where are they? Has no one condemned you?’ She said,
‘No one, sir.’ And Jesus said, ‘Neither do I condemn you.
Go your way, and from now on do not sin again.’” Francis
said that mercy is the key point of the Gospel account:
“Mercy is the Lord’s most powerful message. It is not easy
to trust oneself to the mercy of God, because God’s mercy
is an unfathomable abyss – but we must do it. He had the
ability to forget: he forgets our sins, he kisses you, he
embraces you, and he says to you, ‘Neither do I condemn you. Go and from now on, sin no more.’ We
ask for the grace of never tiring of asking pardon, for he never tires of pardoning.”
The old woman with whom Pope Francis spoke was correct – if the Lord had not forgiven all we would
not be here. And that is precisely the message of this Easter season. Rather than stoning or destroying us
on account of our sin, our Lord has forgiven and saved us. The message of Easter is that we have a God
who never tires of forgiving us. The message of Easter is the message of mercy. God has the ability to
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From the Rector ..................................... 1
forgive. God has the ability to forget. God has the ability to embrace us. And we have only to trust
ourselves to the mercy of God.
Alleluia, Christ is risen; the Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!
EZT+
Vestry Highlights
The St. Mark’s Vestry met on Tuesday, March 19, at 7:00 p.m. in the Bennett Wing classroom. Each
vestry member signed two letters of support for Mary Ann Huston’s ordination to Holy Orders in the
Episcopal Diocese of Texas: The Vestry Letter of Support for Candidacy and the Vestry Letter of Support
for Ordination to Deacon. Among other items discussed:
The Wednesday evening soup suppers and worship have gone well, with good turnout each week.
Philip Turner’s Sunday morning class went well also.
Vestry members were encouraged to help with the Meditation Trail clean up on Saturday, March
23.
The youth are going to fix up one of the two sheds for their own space.
Work continues on the choir loft: we are now waiting for the new pews, shelves, and desk to be
completed and delivered.
The deck has been partially repainted, though they missed a few places.
Our overall income for YTD is at 121.23% which reflects/includes $13,000 in prepayments for
2013.
We have not been billed by Austin Energy since October. New Vestry member, Shelly Botkin,
has been in conversation with them for the past month and will continue to pursue it. We are one
of 20 or so churches that have not been billed since the rate changes.
Re. Outreach: for El Buen we are collecting specific items each month; the Habitat Build is on
May 18; we have requested 3 nights in June to provide dinner for the Ronald McDonald House;
we have requested a Saturday during the summer to sort food at the Capital Area Food Bank; we
have been asked to help with the Sunday meal for Trinity Streets and we are going to involve the
youth on a quarterly basis; we are going to request a blood drive in August; and we have begun a
conversation with Roger Temme of the Care Communities to put together a team of 4-6
parishioners.
Gina Newton, the head of the Day School, has submitted her resignation effective at the end of
the school year. Elizabeth+ and Katie Duffy (the President of the Board) are meeting with
representatives from SAES on March 20.
Congratulations to Mary Ann Huston who has been approved for
ordination in the Diocese of Texas! Mary Ann, and our seminarian
Jeremiah Griffin, will be ordained to the Transitional Diaconate on
Saturday, June 15 in Houston. Mark your calendars and plan on
celebrating this great occasion.
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Looking Ahead to May (and June) The month of April will give us a bit of a respite after the season of Lent in February and March and our
Easter celebration on March 31.
But mark your calendar now for every weekend in May!
Saturday, May 4 Chicken BBQ and Parish Picnic at 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 5 Evensong at 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 11 Men’s Scholarship Golf Tournament
Saturday, May 18 Habitat for Humanity Build
Sunday, June 2 Graduation Sunday and Heifer Project Living Fair
Outreach
The Care Communities
The co-chairs of the Outreach Committee (Laurie Mayor and Becky Poynot) and Elizabeth+ met with Roger Temme,
the Volunteer Recruitment Director for The Care Communities, to discuss the possibility of forming a St. Mark’s team
to participate in this wonderful volunteer opportunity.
The Care Communities provides volunteer Care Teams for persons living with HIV/AIDS or cancer. The Care Team
consists of three to six persons matched with a client. The volunteers provide practical and emotional support, such
as running errands, transportation to medical appointment, food bank, grocery store, yard work, companionship, etc.
From each volunteer they ask four to five hours a month. There is more information on their website:
www.thecarecommunities.org. If this opportunity is of interest to you, please contact Elizabeth+, Becky, or Laurie.
El Buen Samaritano Habitat for Humanity
For April the Outreach Committee is collecting low-sodium canned soup
on behalf of El Buen Samaritano. Help stock the food pantry by bringing your donations to the Parish Hall!
Are you looking for a great way to volunteer as a family? El Buen needs
volunteers of all ages to come by on Friday, April 12, between 9-11 a.m. to spruce up its Community Garden. No need to sign up! Just show up at 7000 Woodhue Dr. 78745.
Save the Date! May 18. St. Mark’s
will participate in a Habitat for Humanity Build. We need 20 volunteers to build and additional volunteers for the lunch crew. Sign up in the Parish Hall.
Shower Ministry at Trinity Center
We are in the process of reorganizing and revitalizing the Shower Ministry for women at the Trinity Center. They need us back! (The problem with the hot water has been resolved, but there are women taking sponge baths in the restroom.) If you can spare a few hours on a Tuesday morning, please call Dodie Wells at (512) 369-3668, email [email protected], or call the church office. It is a wonderful opportunity to serve our community.
St. David’s is Collecting Seasonal Items for Trinity Center
The Trinity Center has an immediate need for seasonal clothing and other items. Please consider bringing donations of the following items to the red barrels in the lobby of St. David's:
Shorts and pants for women, larger sizes preferred.
The Diocesan ECW will be offering a FREE Spiritual Growth workshop to all women and will be held at St.
Mark’s Episcopal Church, on April 20, 2013 from 10:00 to noon. You don’t need to be a member of St.
Mark’s to attend. In fact, you don’t need to be Episcopalian to attend. You just need a desire to be filled by the
Holy Spirit. Please, attend!
The speaker will be Susan Richardson of Love Never Fails Ministry. Susan ministers in churches, women's
retreats and women's prisons, and has traveled to the Ukraine, Africa and Israel, teaching and preaching the
Word of God. She shares her own personal triumphs and struggles of being both a wife and a mother in today's
demanding world. Susan believes that sharing the love of God with others is the ultimate calling and that the
world needs to see that there really IS a God that loves them despite their faults and mistakes! You will laugh
and cry as Susan engages you in the Word of the Lord.
A light breakfast fare will be available. To register please go to http://www.epicenter.org/spiritual-growth-
event/.
From the Garden
This spring’s warmer days and cool nights have nudged the buds on our trees and shrubs to open and bloom recently. It is delightful to see the effect of even a light rain, which is pretty much the norm these days. McKinney Isle is lovely: the roses and salvias there are showing color, and Parish admin Joanne Foote and her mom, Pattie Rose, have been sprucing up the entrance garden again. Pattie is facing hand surgery, but found time to begin cleaning out and reorganizing volunteer plants, transplanting when possible. Joanne’s gift of wood violets can be seen peeping out of the freshened bed near the office door, and snapdragons and dianthus are showing off their colors. Our early Easter was colorful after all!
Look for an announcement for an April work party to spread mulch and do some winter cleanup. In the meantime, Becky Nolan sure needs a partner to help with the corner/sign area. We all miss gardener Roberta Pazdral who transplanted herself back to New Zealand, but working the soil is fun, especially working with others, and Becky needs help! With spring in the air, it is the perfect time to Adopt a Spot!
The earth laughs in flowers, Diane Brewer, Coordinator
Save the Date: Summer Activities for St. Mark’s Children
Sunday, June 2: The annual Heifer Living Gift Market will be held on the lawn at 11:00 a.m. Join us for the fun!
June 17-21: Vacation Bible School for children 4 years through 6th
grade. There will be childcare for young children of parent leaders. Please talk to Cathy Nelson if you are interested in helping with VBS this year. We’d love to share this great experience with both you and your children! The application for children attending and teens working with us is available on our website: www.stmarksaustin.org!
Camp Allen camps and events for children ages 8 through 18 years open on June 9. Check the board in the Parish Hall for applications, or go to Camp Allen’s website. Registration is under way! http://www.campallen.org/summercamp/calendar, for online registration, registration forms, information, and the calendar for campers and counselors.
The St. Mark’s Choir invites you to a Service of Festival Evensong at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 5th. The
Christian tradition of Evening Prayer, or Vespers, dates back through centuries of monastic practice. The
1662 Book of Common Prayer combined elements from the two monastic evening liturgies into the
traditional Anglican service of Evening Prayer. When portions of the service are sung by a choir, the
liturgy is called Evensong. This service is offered weekly in most Anglican cathedrals and collegiate
chapels. It is a service in which the words of scripture are surrounded by songs of reflection and
exuberance, moments of silence and outbursts of glorious sound. It is a time to welcome the close of the
day with an hour of joy and beauty.
Our service of Evensong will feature a variety of choral music—including a traditional British setting of
the canticles by Charles V. Stanford, Anglican chant, an ethereal new work by Houston composer David
Ashley White, a beautiful new rendering of “Amazing Grace,” and a lively Spiritual.
A reception will follow the service in the Parish Hall.
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend!
Christian Formation
For Children and Youth (by Cathy Nelson, Director of Religious Education)
Over the years during the Season of Easter, St. Mark’s has offered an Instructed Eucharist for children and
parents and other adults interested in learning more about this sacrament. This year, Mother Elizabeth will
lead an Instructed Eucharist on Sunday, April 14, following the 11:00 a.m. service.
This informal class is helpful to parents who are introducing their children to the ritual of communion or just
answering those interesting questions that come as children experience it, along with those who would like a
refresher course. Although, as Gretchen Wolff Pritchard writes in Offering the Gospel to Children, it is almost
impossible to explain why we say we are eating the Body and drinking the Blood of Jesus.
The good news is that, as Pritchard says, “Children who have been fed at the Lord’s table since earliest infancy
are like children who have had plenty of hugs and kisses—they hardly need to be taught about God’s love in
bread and wine, because they already know all about it: they feel it in their bones.” Later, when we begin
having conversations that teach about the Eucharist, the “teaching will be an enrichment of the knowledge they
already have, not a substitute for it or a set of adult interpretations that must be grasped before we can trust
them with the experience itself.”
In his book Building God’s People in a Materialistic World, priest and theologian John H. Westerhoff writes
about living into our baptisms as faithful stewards of God. In his chapter called Life as Eucharist: Liturgical
Catechesis, he also says that children need to participate in the liturgy from a very early age, before they can
rationally understand it, in order to experience the Gospel. Westerhoff calls the Eucharist a “family
thanksgiving banquet,” adding, “The way we worship is to be the way we live. If there is any ritual act that is
specifically and essentially Christian it is the celebration of the Eucharist; its purpose is to shape us and
empower us to live eucharistic lives.”
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If that is true, we will want to be present at the table with our children sharing with them the banquet that feeds
us in preparation for living a eucharistic life. As Westerhoff says, “At the close of the liturgy they(we) are sent
forth, as a thankful people to love and serve the Lord, fully aware of what God has done and has empowered
them(us) to do. Thanks be to God!”
Church School classes for children will resume on April 7 at 10 a.m.
Godly Play: This month the pre-kindergartners and kindergartners will hear a Ukrainian Folk Tale about
Easter Eggs; a story about Jesus’ ministry called Jesus and the Twelve; explore how all Christians come
to the altar together in The Good Shepherd and World Communion; and finally The Synagogue and the Upper Room.
Godly Play Two: The class for 1st and 2
nd graders will hear Jesus and the Twelve, The Good Shepherd
and World Communion, The Synagogue and the Upper Room, and the Mystery of Pentecost.
3rd
, 4th
and 5th
Grade Class: The classes will continue discussions on the early Church in the stories of
Saul’s conversion (Acts 9:1-19), Peter’s escape from jail (Acts 12:1-19a), Herod’s death (Acts 12:19b-
23), and Paul in Athens (Acts 17:16-34). More exciting Biblical adventures that the kids will explore
through thoughtful discussion and activities and art.
Middle School and High School: These groups will meet with Travis Smith and teachers Danielle
Adkins, Jay Brown, Kathy Genet, and Harry Lipp for Bible study. The stories this month are Jesus’
resurrection (Luke 24:1-35), Jesus eating with his disciples (John 21:1-19), Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-
31), and Peter disowns Jesus (Luke 22:54-62).
The Easter Egg Hunt was a wonderful event again this year! I’d like to thank the youth for hiding the
eggs and helping guide the hunters. We couldn’t do it so well without you!
For Adults Adult Formation classes resume on the first Sunday of April. On April 7 and 14 we will hear from our
senior seminarians, Jeremiah Griffin and Jonathan Hansen. On April 21 and 28 we will welcome Nathan
Jennings+ back, to talk about the Sacrament of Reconciliation of a Penitent.
April 7 Jonathan Hansen
April 14 Jeremiah Griffin “From Calcutta to the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest”
April 21 Nathan Jennings+ Reconciliation of a Penitent
April 28 Nathan Jennings+ Reconciliation of a Penitent
A Thank-You Note from Elizabeth
Thank you to all of you who made the season of Lent and our celebration of Easter an occasion for fellowship,
faithful Christianity, and celebration: Mark, our choirs, and additional musicians for stunning music; Brenda White
and her faithful Marthas for all the setting up, decorating, and hospitality during the season; the Daughters of the
King for hosting a Lenten Quiet Day; Travis, Mary Ann, and the seminarians for the Lenten meditative readings; Jay
Brown and Jim Casparis for changing out banners and for draping the cross three times; members of the Altar Guild
for the extra work the season involves; Philip Turner for teaching our Sunday morning class; the pancake chefs on
Shrove Tuesday and the soup chefs on Wednesday evenings; the crew who helped with the Meditation Trail clean
up; the office volunteers who had extra bulletins to fold; and of course to the staff for working hard and enjoying
one another’s company during what could have been a stressful time. And a special thank you to Kathy Genet for
her architectural genius and oversight of the choir loft improvements.
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Parishioner Highlights
Lucy says that she and Tom joined the St. Mark’s family in 1978. I know that when John & I
joined the church a few years later that they impressed me as fun, out-going people that I
wanted to get to know better. My first impression was right on and it indeed was enjoyable
getting to know them better and impressive watching their family grow . . . and grow! I salute
Lucy’s many accomplishments (to include parenting) and we thank her for all that she has done
and continues to do for St. Mark’s.
Beth Chenoweth
Lucy Joyce
My family consists of five children: Matt,
now married to Vanessa; Rebecca, now
married to Joe Anthony; Ben; Kathleen; and
Allison. They all grew up in St. Mark’s, and
now I have four grandchildren: Henry and
John Anthony and Corina and Douglas
Joyce. My husband Tom was very active in
St. Mark’s from 1978 until his death from
leukemia in 2001. He was
recruited for the vestry
after a fairly short period
of attendance by the
rector at that time, Don
Raish. Father Raish did
acknowledge that Tom
would have to be received
into the Episcopal Church
before he could actually
serve on the vestry, but
that was accomplished with all due speed.
And they say Episcopalians are no good at
evangelism!
I have been active in St. Mark’s in several
capacities. I helped with Christian
Education when my children were young,
and I did a little work with altar guild and
served on the outreach committee. I have
served as treasurer since 1984. I did have
two years away from the treasurer position,
but I have been in that role steadily since
2003. I never thought my volunteerism
would end up as my career, but it seems to
have done just that.
I have also served as treasurer of St. Mark’s
Episcopal Day School during this time, and
that has brought involvement with that
community. In addition to being part of the
St. Mark’s community, I enjoy running (not
very fast), reading and participating in a
couple of book clubs, and music.
I live very near St. Mark’s, in Barton Hills. If
I could give myself about 18 minutes, I
could just walk to church.
St. Mark’s has been and continues to be a
very important part of my life. It has
provided community, friendship, and
support for most of my adult life. I feel very
lucky to be part of a church with such good
leadership, congregational participation,
history and most of all . . . love.
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Celebrations
April Birthdays
Brian Davis 04/01 Amber Ramsey 04/11
Alyssa Gallardo 04/01 Jack Sullivan 04/11
Nancy McCandless 04/01 Alma Sullivan 04/11
Kathryn Hall 04/02 Mairin Bachschmid 04/12
Clarence Bonnen 04/03 Samantha Harwood 04/12
Kristen Grulke 04/03 Jodi Doran 04/14
Beth Brode 04/04 Patricia Rogers 04/14
Christopher Mitchell 04/04 James Keahey 04/15
George Pazdral 04/04 Andrew Poynot 04/15
Kelly Cromack 04/05 Delda Skinner 04/15
Jaylon Loyd 04/05 Robert Hicks 04/18
Gary Taylor 04/05 Thomas Huston 04/19
Chuck Bryant 04/06 Adelaide Harwood 04/21
Kevin Farley 04/06 Arthur Portman 04/21
Sylvia Fitz 04/06 Dee Ann Thomasson 04/22
Michael Stangl 04/06 Ellie Reshetnikov 04/23
Carlisle Farley 04/07 Mia Green 04/25
Vicenzo Moreno 04/07 Stephanie Clark 04/26
James Pazdral 04/07 Kenneth Hicks 04/26
Jennifer Pollard 04/07 Erin Portman 04/26
Jesse Poynot 04/07 Jack Whalen 04/26
Cole Rudy III 04/07 Michael Alder 04/27
Cynthia Cabler 04/08 Elisa Turner 04/27
Karen Milton 04/08 Emmaline Baxter-Harwell 04/28
Vivian Reshetnikov 04/08 Shirley Schwartz 04/28
Shannon Schulz 04/10 Irma Glover 04/29
Martin Bludworth 04/11 Jason Smith 04/29
Asher Poynot 04/11 04/11 Sara Thiessen 04/29
Bonnie Nolan 04/30
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April Anniversaries
Carol & Rich Oppel 04/01
Jennifer & Reed Shaw 04/04
Amanda & David Lindeman 04/05
Clara & Paul Berndt 04/06
Shannon & Matt Schulz 04/10
Sarah & Philip Tso 04/10
Goerge & John DeMarines 04/11
Cindy & Dan Bogard 04/12
Jodi & Jay Doran 04/16
Greta & Henry Olivas 04/18
Nicole Flores & Daniel Aja 04/19
Bridget & Whitney Bludworth 04/21
Irene & Herschel Carrico 04/25
Vanessa Davila & Jon Green 04/25
Ester & Gary Taylor 04/25
Erin & Michael Portman 04/26
Shelly Botkin & Ryan Marquess 04/27
Danielle & Bill Adkins 04/28
Millie & Jim Casparis 04/29
Mai & John Rogers 04/29
April Caffeine Ministry
April Vestry Contact: Ross Ramsey
April 7
Early Bill and Nancy Kibler
Late Mary Ann and Michael Huston
April 14
Early Mary-Alis and Brian Kelly
Late David and Pam Johns
April 21
Early JP Kloninger and Laura Merritt
Late Will and Sherrie Johnson
April 28
Early Glenn and Jeannie Lightsey
Late Maria and Scott Lubek
Early: Arrive 15 minutes before 9 a.m. service, make lemonade, set out cookies, etc. (Coffee will already be made.)
Late: After 11 a.m. service, replenish cookies, and other supplies. After hospitality time, clean up all containers.
Complete instructions are in the kitchen above the coffee maker. *If you are unable to make your time, contact the
vestry member for April, Ross Ramsey.
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ROTA
TIME MINISTRY April 7 April 14
Youth Sunday April 21
April 28
Youth Sunday May 5
7:3
0
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RV
ICE LECTOR Pattie Rose Jon Dullnig Jill Collins Amelia Sondgeroth Jonea Raney
LEM and ACOLYTE
Jill Collins Nancy Middlebrook Jonea Raney Pattie Rose Jill Collins
USHERS Jonea Raney
Al McKinney Jon & Judith Dullnig
Danielle Adkins
Stephen White
Ed Shipsey
Al McKinney
Beth Chenoweth
Mary Smith
9:0
0 a
.m.
SE
RV
ICE
LECTORS Bill Kibler (1)
Nancy Kibler (2) Youth
Mike Fuhrman (1)
Kim Kiplin (2) Youth
Glenn Lightsey (1)
Mike Thomasson (2)
LEM Carol Oppel
Jeremiah Griffin
Mary Cromack
Vivian Orndorff
Jeremiah Griffin
Mike Thomasson
Bill Kibler
Jonathan Hansen
Kim Buckner
Lynn Edgerton
ACOLYTES
Connor Fuhrman
Davis Fuhrman
Ethan Fuhrman
TBD
Carol, Mary
Carson Buckner
Clara Bogard
Clay Buckner
TBD
Kim B., Mary
Bennett Whalen
Ariston Awitan IV
Matthew Awitan Abigail
Goff
Carol, Kim B.
Abbe Kelly
Will Kelly
Julia Comer
Claudia Janes
Carol, Kim K.
Connor Lightsey
Suzanne Lightsey
Claire Dempsey
Ryan Dempsey
Carol, Kim B.
USHERS
Mark Breen
Dee Ann Thomasson
Dick Wells
Dodie Wells
Glen Baumgart
Mike Brode
Phil Aboussie
Ross Ramsey
Ken Whalen
Ariston Awitan III
Dan Bogard
John Edgerton
Casey Edgerton
Kevin Cromack
Mark Breen
Dee Ann Thomasson
Dick Wells
Dodie Wells
Glen Baumgart
GREETERS Barbette & John Cooper Meredith Childs
Kevin Cromack Cindy & Dan Bogard
Kim Buckner
Michael Meigs Barbette & John Cooper
11
:00
a.m
.
SE
RV
ICE
LECTORS Steve Niemeyer (1)
Barbara Dody (2)
Bill Willis (1)
Mary Ann Huston (2)
Jim Crowson (1)
Liz Davis (2)
Meredith Childs (1)
Kevin Childs (2)
Andrew Poynot (1)
Dodie Wells (2)
LEM Jeremiah Griffin
Dru Cabler
Jonathan Hansen
Liz Davis
Rex White
Brenda White
Vivian Orndorff
Jay Brown
Jeremiah Griffin
Jim Casparis
ACOLYTES
Carey Stangl
Matt Forrest
Ben Forrest
Sam Forrest
Jay Brown (Baptism)
Jay, Mary Ann
Wes Johns
Winston Baxter- Harwell
Emmaline
Baxter- Harwell
Claire Cabler
Jay, Mary Ann
Michael Brode
Bonnie Brode
Elijah Gallardo
Evan Overstreet
Jay, Mary Ann
Sara Thiessen
Katey Orndorff
Asher Eaton
Luke Thiessen
Jay, Mary Ann
Patrick Camp
Max Genet
Josef Genet
Evelyn Eaton
Jay, Mary Ann
USHERS
Carolyn Wier
James Wier
Bo Overstreet
Rick Tennant
John De Marines
Jim Casparis
Charles Brewer
Bob Peterek
Manuel de la Rosa
Jim Nolan
Ryan Marquess
Henry Olivas
Lark Anthony
Yvonne Chavez
Frank Severn
Jean Severn
Jay Doran
Jodie Doran
Carolyn Wier
James Wier
Bo Overstreet
Rick Tennant
John DeMarines
GREETERS Jean & Frank Severn Jay Doran Shelly Botkin &
Ryan Marquess
Lark Anthony
Barbara Dody Jean & Frank Severn
AL
TA
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GU
ILD
Sat.
9:00
Jonea Raney-TC
Jill Collins
Carolyn Wier
Pat Bullock
Cynthia Archer
Dee Ann Thomasson-TC
Millie Casparis
Helen Anderson
Lynn Edgerton
Diana Stangl-TC
Dodie Wells
Tina Stonebarger
Judy Elkins
Susan Baxter-Harwell
Meredith Childs-TC
Karen Milton
Bev Hicks
Henry Olivas
Liz Davis
Barbara Dody
Jonea Raney-TC
Jill Collins
Carolyn Wier
Helen Anderson
Cynthia Archer
Depositor Jim Nolan Shelly Botkin Al McKinney Frank Severn Diane Brewer
WED. 6 p.m. April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1
Lector Rex White Pattie Rose Dodie Wells Jill Collins Jonea Raney
Vestry Committees Staff Andrew Poynot, Sr. Warden Kathy Genet, Jr. Warden
Vestry members: Dan Bogard, Susan Bonnen, Shelly Botkin, Kim Buckner, Lynn Edgerton, Becky Janes, David Johns, Nancy Kibler, J.P. Kloninger Jim Nolan, Bo Overstreet, Ross Ramsey, Rex White
Acolytes: Jay Brown, Carol Oppel,
Mary Cromack, Kim Kiplin, and Kim Buckner
Altar Guild: Millie Casparis
Building Committee: Amelia
Sondgeroth
Christian Formation:
Cathy Nelson
Communications:
Pattie Rose
Daughters of the King:
Jonea C.S. Raney
Women of St. Mark’s:
Yvonne Chavez and Judy Elkins
Facilities: Ray Smith
Finance: John Edgerton
Outreach: Becky Poynot and Laurie
Mayor
Parish Life: Brenda White
Pastoral Care/Health Ministry:
Jonea C.S. Raney
Stewardship:
Amelia Sondgeroth
Ushers: Henry Olivas
Rector
The Rev. Elizabeth Zarelli Turner
Curate
The Rev. Travis Smith
Director of Religious Education
Cathy Nelson
Organist/Director of Music
Mark Reed
Seminarians
Jeremiah Griffin Jonathan Hansen
Vivian Orndorff
Head of Day School Gina Newton
Parish Administrator
Joanne Foote
Newsletter Editor Becky Janes
Deadline for the May 2013 St. Mark’s News is
Monday, April 15, 2013. Please submit your article by email as an attachment
