 This week on
Sunday, June 7th we will begin our Summer Worship Schedule with two services. The first at 8 a.m. in the Lady Chapel and the second at 9:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary. We will head to our lakefront location for the second service beginning in July.
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Worship
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In the baptismal covenant, we are asked, "Will you continue in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers?" and we respond, "I will, with God's help."
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Second Sunday after Pentecost: 1 Samuel 8:4-20, 11:14-15; 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1, Mark 3:20-35
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you keep me safe; you stretch forth your hand against the fury of my enemies; your right hand shall save me. The LORD will make good his purpose for me; O LORD, your love endures for ever; do not abandon the works of your hands. - Psalm 138:8-9
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Chapel and Sanctuary Flowers
If you would like to donate 
money toward chapel and sanctuary flowers on a Sunday, a flower chart is available in the Parlor. The minimum suggested donation for one week is $25. Instructions for completing the form and envelopes for payment are next to the chart. This is a lovely way to remember or give thanks for a loved one.
Contributions which exceed the funds needed for altar flowers will be set aside for the ongoing landscaping needs of the church.
If you would like to join the dedicated team of volunteers who prayerfully select and arrange the flowers for Sunday services, please speak with any member of the Flower Guild - Virginia Beatty, Ellie Bergman, Dorothy Laudati, Michael Schoen, or Dale Seifert or send an e-mail to Coty at [email protected].
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Worship Retreat - June 13th St. Mark's Worship Life Ministry Team is reshaping and reforming. Instead of holding monthly meetings, we will be holding quarterly retreats. We hope that this will encourage wider participation from the congregation. With this in mind our first retreat will be held on Saturday, June 13 from 9 - Noon. Prior to our gathering, participants will be asked to prayerfully read the gospel texts that are assigned for the Sundays from September 6 through November 1. When we gather we will discuss both the shape and the tone of the liturgy we would like to experience this fall. Pastor Debra will guide us through the texts and choices we have around prayers during this time. David Plank will guide us through musical considerations for the season. If you would like to be a part of this retreat, please send an e-mail to Pastor Debra at
[email protected] so that the gospel readings can be sent to you in advance. Everyone is welcome to take part.
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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 847-732-9564 or [email protected].
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Lectors: Byron Scott, Joanna Greene
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Eucharistic Ministers: Liz McElhatton, Lynette Murphy
- Altar Guild: Trish Barr, Rachel Easton
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Altar Flowers: Ellie Bergman
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Vestry Persons of the Day: Motoko Maegawa, Nathan Waller
- Ushers: Marion MacBeth, Dorothy Laudati, Richard Forst
- Coffee Hour Snacks: Last names beginning with
A - C
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Welcoming New Worshipers: All the People of St. Mark's
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Christian Formation
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Lifelong Christian faith formation is important for lifelong growth in the knowledge, service and love of God as followers of Christ. Regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey, no matter what season of life you are in, you are invited to enter into a prayerful of continuous learning.
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?? Music Night??
Thank you all for making Music Night such a success this year. We are now going on a summer vacation... stay tuned for what might come next!
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Social Justice & Outreach Opportunities
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St. Mark's continues its commitment to our community through its many social justice and outreach activities. Following are ways in which you can get involved with the St. Mark's community in helping to create a better world.
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Producemobile - Tuesday, June 9
On the 2nd Tuesday of each month, Interfaith Action of Evanston teams up with the Greater Chicago Food Depository to bring free, fresh produce to our neighbors in need. The distribution takes place from 9:30 - 11:30 at the Robert Crown Center. Volunteers are needed from 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. If you are able to help on May 12, please send an e-mail to Pastor Debra, [email protected] or sign-up at http://bit.ly/ProduceMobile
Thank you to last months volunteers -- Bruce Gaede, Andrea Nowack, and Chris Schultze! |
 Donations for Midweek Lunch Program
On the first Sunday of each month, St. Mark's fills our red shopping cart with groceries for St. Mark's/St. Matthew's Midweek Lunch program, which provides sack lunches for those in need. Our needs for June are:
- sandwich bread
- ground coffee
- individual packages of chips
- cookies
- books/newspapers/magazines (for people to read while they eat)
Please place all items in the red shopping cart in the sanctuary on June 7th.
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This Week at Saint Mark's
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Sunday, June 7
8:00 a.m.
Holy Eucharist,
Lady Chapel
9:30 a.m.
Holy Eucharist
with Music,
Sanctuary
Tuesday, June 9
8:30 a.m.
Producemobile,
Robert Crown Center
6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Lunch Packing,
St. Mark's
Wednesday, June 10 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Lunch,
St. Mark's
7:00 p.m.
Evanston Creative Writing Group Meetup,
St. Mark's or Panera
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| June 2 Danny White, David Najem, Jr., Joseph Najem June 3 Betsy Johnson June 4 Louise Beem June 6 Tony Campise June 7 Bruce Gaede, Raymond Lettner June 8 Mary Pat Buckley, Pren Sawyer June 9 Jenni Suvari June 10 Trish Barr, Lori Goede, Paul Lettner June 17 Bernard Rocca, III June 18 Kesleigh Lettner June 21 Mike Johnson June 22 Neville Allen, Jr. June 24 Skip Benz June 26 Ted Richardson June 28 Adam Brooks, Coty Colson June 29 Laura Burnham
June 30
Catherine Forst
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June 7
Bruce and Lee Gaede
June 10
Bob and Rachel Easton
June 15
Steve Gaede and Jenni Harrell
June 22
Compton and Lindsay Chase-Lansdale
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Lunch Packing Volunteers Needed
Temperatures are on the rise, and so is the need for healthy lunches! Come spend a Tuesday evening packing sandwiches for our neighbors in need.
Click here to sign up! We will pack lunches on Tuesday nights at St. Mark's from 6:00-7:00 PM.
We still need volunteers to serve lunch on Wednesdays as well, but are experience a special need for lunch packing volunteers. Volunteers to serve Wednesday lunch are asked to arrive by 10:45 a.m. and stay until 1:00 p.m.
To sign up to serve, click here!
Contact Jacqui Zeng at
[email protected] if you need to cancel or if you have questions.
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Pastor Debra on Vacation
Pastor Debra will be out of the office from June 1-5 to attend her niece's graduation and spend time with family in Wisconsin. During her absence, Dn. Martha will be covering for pastoral care emergencies. She can be reached at [email protected] or at (312) - 909-8771.
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New Landscaping for St. Mark's This Spring!!
Now that spring is here, the building improvement work begun during the 150th anniversary to make our parish a more welcoming, beautiful and safe place for worship can shift outdoors. Nature's Perspective, a well-known Evanston company, will implement a plan to dramatically improve the landscaping in front of St. Mark's and the area around the new sign and the St. Francis garden. The St. Mark's Landscaping Committee, Dale Seifert, Carol Martin, Lola Himrod, Nancye Kirk, and Joanna Greene, requested bids from three companies, received two bids and the vestry approved the committee recommendation to select Nature's Perspective for our landscaping work. Work will begin in the next couple of weeks.
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Social Media and St. Mark's
 If you have your mobile device it would be good if you put it on silent when in worship. But if anything in Sunday's service - a prayer, reading, hymn or the sermon-moves you, please feel free to tweet it or post it to Facebook #StMarkEvanston. While you're at it, "check-in" with us on Foursquare!
St. Mark's website has up-to-date information on all that's new at St. Mark's - including a current calendar of events - check it out at http://www.stmarksevanston.org. Also, we are on Facebook and Twitter! Find us at http://www.facebook.com/StMarkEvanston and follow us @StMarkEvanston.
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In The Community
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God calls us to love our neighbors as ourselves. Loving finds all of its meaning in relationship. The following are opportunities to be in relationship with one another and with the community of Evanston.
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Adult InterPlay Group 
InterPlay is an easy to learn creative process that invites adult participants to express themselves through storytelling, movement and vocalization. Through well-established methods of play participants can simply have fun. They can also discover new things about themselves and others. InterPlayers across the world are celebrating its 25th birthday this year. You can be part of the party! No Prior Experience is Necessary. The cost is $5 per session. Contact: Christina Ernst (847)899-5329. The next classes will be held on June 9th and June 23rd.
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 Evanston English Country Dance Group
This group meets every other Wednesday in Cunningham Hall. All dances are taught and prompted. We learn English Country dances devised from pre-1650 to the present. Jane Austin would recongize much of the dancing we do. Once a month, we have live music performed by Putting on Aires; the other Wednesdays, the music is from an extensive CD collection. You are welcome to come with or without a partner. Wear comfortable shoes (the type you would use to walk a mile) and casual clothing. We ask for a $5 ($3 for students) admittance fee to cover the rent and to buy music for the band. For further information, contact Tom Senior 847-606-8704, [email protected].
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 Evanston Creative Writing Meetup
If you like to write and want a supportive environment in which to write, join us! Each week, a member volunteers to provide writing prompts to spark our creativity. It can be a first line, an object, a picture, a situation. For about 10-15 minutes we write and if we feel like sharing we read our creation aloud. This is not a critique group - only positive feedback is encouraged. We usually fit in 3-4 prompts in an evening. Member ages range from young adults to octagenarians. You do not have to be a serious or professional writer to participate. The group meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month in the Old Library at St. Mark's or Panera. For more information go to http://www.meetup.com/Evanston-Creative-Writing-Group/
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Altar Guild Conference
The Episcopal Church Women (ECW) is pleased to announce the Diocese of Chicago Altar Guild Conference on Saturday, June 6 from 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church in Wheaton. Altar guild members and anyone with an interest in the history of our church are invited to attend. Registration is $15 in advance, $20 at the door including lunch. Details can be found on the ECW website, http://www.ecwchicago.org.
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 March with the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago on June 28 Join the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago on Sunday, June 28 to march in Chicago's Annual GBTQ Pride Parade. With nearly 1 million people in attendance, the parade is an amazing opportunity to deliver our message of hope in Christ, of complete love and acceptance in God, and of changing the world through the Holy Spirit to a massive audience. This year's parade is approximately 2.5 miles long, beginning at Montrose and Broadway and ending at Diversey and Sheridan. If you've never marched before, it is an amazing experience. We'll have signs, streamers, music, and even a minivan if you get too tired. All you need to do is show up -- and wear a blue t-shirt! To march with the diocese, please email Matthew Zaradich at [email protected] and put "Episcopal Pride" in the subject line. We need an accurate count of marchers, so please email as soon as possible. If you'd like to commute in with Pastor Debra, send an e-mail to [email protected]. |
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The Volunteer Lay Chaplain's Training Program
is now accepting Applications for Enrollment in their Fall 2015 training program which will meet at Christus Victor Lutheran Church, 1045 S. Arlington Heights Road, Elk Grove Village on Saturday mornings September 5 through December 5. For more information and an application form, please see Pastor Debra.
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Parish Prayer List
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If you would like your loved ones added to (or removed from) the prayer list, please send an e-mail to [email protected]. Thank you.
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We bid your prayers for: Helen Baker, Veronica Braithwaite, John Burnham, Tony Campise, Walter Clarkson, Karen Cornelius, Bob Easton, Hal Griffith, Mary Hair, Charlie and Judy Kopp, Grace Lettner, Kathy Lettner, Ayden Lettner, Ann Lettner, Janet Mack, Jake Morris, Mary O'Dowd, Jan and Jeri Offutt, Danny White, Char Wiss, Jane McCarron, Betty Augustinos, Carol Albertson, Diana Austin, Carol Beatty, Roger Cain, Susan Murrell Castaneda, Kim Duffy, Virginia Ferguson, Vicki Garvey, Marilyn Goede, Patricia Gosling, Susan Greene, Dave and Jan Gurniak, Jeff Heiting and his family,
Andre King, Allison King, Marc King, OJ Mabwa, Carl Messier, Garrett Moody, Scott Moody, Tricia Moody, Aaron Rawley,
Barbara Rosenbloom, Helen Snow, Leo Stuyt, Tim and his family, Jill Vannatta, Richard Walsh, Jardan White.
We pray for those who have died: Chris Kadota, son of former parishioners Ruth & Paul Kadota. We pray for the people in: the Diocese of Southeast Mexico and in the Diocese of Renk. |
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