Summer Worship Schedule   

 

 

All Summer	8 a.m. Worship, Lady Chapel
June 21 & 28	9:30 a.m. Worship, Sanctuary
July 5	Lakefront Worship**  9:30 a.m.
July 12	4-Church Lakefront Worship** 10 a.m., Bishop Lee preaching
July 19, 26, August 2, 9	Lakefront Worship** 9:30 a.m.
August 16	4-Church Lakefront Worship** 10 a.m., followed by Picnic
August 23 & 30	Lakefront Worship** 9:30 a.m.
September 6	Return to Sanctuary for 9:30 a.m. Worship

Annual Pledge Reminder

As summer approaches and travel plans begin to expand, we want to thank you once again for your ongoing financial support of St. Mark's mission and ministry in and around Evanston.  All of us together ensure the health and viability of our ministries.  If your summer plans involve weekend travel or if your pledge has fallen a bit behind, we want to take this moment to encourage you continue to be faithful in your giving during the Summer months.  If you will be absent, pledge payments can be mailed to the church.  You might also want to consider setting up an automatic payment through your bank.  This not only helps us with cash flow but also helps us to have a more accurate picture of our finances when we do our mid-year budget review.  Thank you again for your support.  See you in church --- or in photos posted online!

This Sunday's Lay Ministers

Thank you to the following parishioners for sharing their time and talent with the congregation this week. If you would like to become involved, please contact Pastor Debra at [email protected]. 

• Lectors:Dorothy Szczepaniak, Cas Szczepaniak
• Eucharistic Ministers: Lynette Murphy, Milner Seifert
• Lay Eucharistic Visitor: Andrea Nowack
• Acolytes: Mickey Loewenstein, Leela Gaede, Wesley Urbanowski
• Altar Guild:Pat Bent, Evelyn Russell
• Altar Flowers:Dale Seifert
• Vestry Persons of the Day:Joanna Greene, Dale Seifert
• Ushers:Fred Lewis, Susan Lewis, Lisa Montgomery
• Coffee Hour Snacks: Last names beginning with J-N
• Welcoming New Worshipers: All the People of St. Mark's

Fourth Friday Faith by the Firepit

Pastor Debra and Andrea invite you to join us in the backyard of the Rectory on the Fourth Fridays of the Month this summer. Our first gathering will be on Friday, June 26 beginning at 7 p.m. Bring a chair, bring a beverage and a snack to share.  To enter the backyard, come up the driveway from the alley and enter through the gate that says "Beware of Dog" (sounds much more ominous than it is).  From 7 - 8 p.m. we will have informal conversations about the intersection of life and faith and then, you are welcome to just hang out until you feel called to go home. Children are welcome --- but please bring something for them to play with outside if you think they might not be inclined to just sit around a fire.  Our dog Gabby will be joining us; so, we are sorry that no other pets can attend.  If it rains, we will gather inside around the fireplace (not quite the same, but it will have to do!).  We hope to see you for our first Fourth Friday Faith by the Firepit event.

Third Sunday Food Drive: A Year's Worth of Jam!

On the third Sunday of each month, St. Mark's will collect non-perishable food items to be shared with local food pantries. This Sunday June 21, Interfaith Action of Evanston's Hospitality Center at St. Mark's is our recipient. They have asked us to provide them with a 3-month supply of jam. Each month they go through 4 large jars of grape jelly, 4 large jars of any other kind of jam or jelly. We would like to collect at least 12 large jars of grape jelly and 12 large jars of other jams or jellies. Please bring your jars and bottles with you to church. If at all possible, we would prefer plastic containers.  The big red shopping cart will be waiting for you at the back of the sanctuary.