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This Week at St. Mark's January 28, 2016
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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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Annual Campaign - Building the World We Want to See - Ingathering This Sunday
 Thank you to all who have already submitted your pledge card for the 2016 Annual Campaign. We are currently at 85% of our goal. . . . and this Sunday is the official in-gathering. What does this mean?
- All pledge commitments that have been received by Sunday will be brought to the altar during the offertory and will be dedicated to God's use.
If everyone who pledged last year but has not yet pledged this year, brings their card to the church this Sunday we will meet (or possibly exceed) our Campaign Goal of $278,200. Lost your pledge card or didn't receive one?
Click here to download one (for adults or for children) or simply e-mail your pledge commitment to
[email protected] and we will be sure to include it in Sunday's dedication.
With everyone's help we will be more even more effective in partnering with God to Build the World We Want to See!
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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
[email protected]
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- Altar Guild: Rachel Easton, Beth Johnson
- Lectors: Anne Heinz, Carol Martin
- Acolytes: Betsy Johnson, Leela Gaede, Wesley Urbanowski
- Eucharistic Ministers: Motoko Maegawa, Dorothy Szczepaniak, Betsy Johnson, Milner Seifert
- Lay Eucharistic Visitor: Allison Ashley
- Ushers: Marian Macbeth, Dorothy Laudati, Bob Barr, Richard Forst
- Vestry Persons of the Day: Lori Goede, Motoko Maegawa
- Flower Guild: Virginia Beatty
- Children's Formation: Pat Acha, Tyler Maegawa-Goeser, Anne Heinz, Dorothy Szczepaniak, Debbie Nee, Lori Goede, John Lucadamo, Chad Goeser, Deane Johnson
- Coffee Hour Snacks: Everyone
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Ash Wednesday
On Wednesday, February 10, we will gather at 7:00
AM
and 7:30
PM
to participate in this ancient liturgy. We will hear afresh the call to a holy Lent, and remember our own brokenness before God as we yearn for resurrection in our own lives and in the world. We hope you will come and be part of this powerful service.
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| Formation |
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 life of continuous learning. Following are some upcoming opportunities for your journey in faith.
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Living Well through Lent 2016: Letting Go with All Your Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind
 On Sunday, February 7, copies of this year 's Lenten meditation book from
The Living Compass will be available after worship. This book will also form the basis for our midweek Lenten program offered this year in cooperation with our friends at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church. Watch this space for more details about the date and time of the midweek programming.
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Wholly Men: The Heart and Soul of Living and Leading Well- Men's Retreat 2016
The 15th Annual Episcopal Men's Pre-Lenten Retreat at the DeKoven Center in Racine, WI will begin at 5 PM Friday, February 5th and end around 3:30 PM on Saturday, February 6th. Our retreat leader is
Rev. Dr. Scott Stoner
, Director of the Nicholas Center
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Expect a time of inspiring messages and opportunities to participate in small and large group discussions on issues important men in their lives and faith. We will meditate, pray and reflect, and best of all fellowship with other men as we work through Christ's call to manifest him in our lives, families, and worship.
Registration is $145 made out to Dr. Robert Schenck and sent with a registration sheet. Please contact Dr. Schenck at [email protected] or 312-371-1535 to register or for more information.
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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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CPR/AED Training with Evanston Heart Safe Community Project-
On February 14 from 10 am - 3 pm, St. Mark's will be a host site for the Evanston Heart Safe Community Project sponsored by the American Heart Association. This event is committed to equipping every Evanston resident with the basic skills of CPR for infants, children, and adults and the knowledge to operate an AED (Automatic External Defibrillator). It is free to attend, and you can register the day of the event or by going online here
. Trainings start every 30 minutes between the hours of 10 and 3, and will last approximately 30 minutes. Please come and learn this life-saving skill! Contact Anna Holladay, Community Engagement Director, with any questions at
[email protected]
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Midweek Lunch: Volunteers Needed
There are two weekly opportunities to serve our neighbors who struggle with hunger and homelessness. We pack lunches every Tuesday night at St. Mark's from 6:00-6:30 p.m., and then serve the lunches every Wednesday at St. Mark's. Volunteers to serve Wednesday lunch are asked to arrive by 10:30 a.m. and stay until 1:00 p.m. We have now starting serving hot soup in addition to the sandwiches, and have also started using all compostable products! There are many ways for you to help. You can make this commitment to fit your schedule: weekly, monthly, or every once in a while!
To sign-up, please click these links:
Questions? Contact Anna Holladay, Community Engagement Director, at
[email protected] with any questions.
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"You are my hope, O Lord God, my confidence since I was young."
-Psalm 71:5
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4th Sunday after Epiphany:
Jeremiah 1:4-10; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30 |
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Thursday, Jan 28
7:30 p.m.
Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room
Sunday, Jan 31
8:00 a.m.
Holy Eucharist, Lady Chapel
9:30 a.m.
Children's Formation, Classrooms
10:30 a.m.
Holy Eucharist, Sanctuary
12 noon
Handbell Choir Rehearsal, Loft
3:00 p.m.
Interfaith Action Winter Gathering, Bethany Baptist (Evanston)
6:15 p.m.
Confirm not Conform, St. Mark's
Tuesday, Feb 2
6:00 p.m.
Lunch packing
Wednesday, Feb 3
11:00 a.m.
Midweek Sack Lunch, Cunningham Hall
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January 1
Milner Seifert
January 4
Patrick Furlong
Jay Hayes
January 5
Rima Lockwood
January 9
Gerrit Dangremond
January 10
Carl Furlong
January 11
John Burnham, Jr.
January 14
Soren Alexander
January 16
Susan Lewis
Patrick Nee
January 17
Andrew Howard
January 18
David Himrod
January 19
Beth Johnson
Charlie Kopp
David Forst
January 20
Walter Clarkson
January 21
James Lettner
January 22
Grace Lettner
January 23
Jonathan Greene
January 25
Will Suvari
January 28
Lindsay Chase-Lansdale
Byron Scott |
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January 1
Andrew and Christine Schultze
January 14
Anne and Jack Heinz
January 25
Hardy and Lynette Murphy
January 27
Carolyn and Richard Brooks
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Vision Keeper 2016
Every year Interfaith Action of Evanston holds its annual fundraiser in February and gives each faith community an opportunity to come together and celebrate common bonds of faith and service. At the dinner, each congregation honors an individual or a group as its Vision Keeper, a person or team who embodies values that positively impact both the faith community and the larger community. St. Mark's 2016 Vision Keeper is John Lucadamo for his vision to create St. Mark's lunch program and his ongoing dedication to the ministry. We hope you will join St. Mark's at the Vision Keepers Dinner on Sunday, February 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hilton Orrington Hotel. Please RSVP to Pastor Debra by February 10 (
[email protected]
). The cost is $75 per person (check payable to Interfaith Action of Evanston). In the meantime, please join in congratulating John Lucadamo!
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The Effects of State and Local Budget Cuts on Homelessness
A panel discussion of state, county and local goals and responsibility to provide shelter and services to our homeless neighbors will be moderated by The Rev. Daniel Ruen in Interfaith Action of Evanston's Winter Gathering to be held at Bethany Baptist Church of Christ (1225 Elmwood Avenue, Evanston) on Sunday, January 31 at 3 p.m. Panelists will include Daniel Biss, Robyn Gabel and Larry Suffredin. As a member congregation of Interfaith Action of Evanston, we hope you will make an effort to attend. For more information or questions, please contact Interfaith Action of Evanston Board Member and St. Mark's parishioner, Anne Heinz at
[email protected]
or 847-869-4871.
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Men's Group
The men of St. Mark's will meet for their 5th Saturday breakfast at Walker Brothers on Green Bay Road this Saturday, January 30 at 7:30 AM. If you have any questions, please call Bruce Gaede, 847-274-0541.
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Choir Fun(d)Raiser
All are invited to gather in the church parlor at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, February the 6th for an evening of hymn singing and readings from Mark Twain's
The Diary of Adam and Eve. The suggested donation is $20 per person, with children free. Dessert and drinks, including wine and non-alcoholic beverages, will be served.
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Pancakes for Everyone!
Join Confirm not Conform students, mentors and their parents for an evening of bacon, sausage and pancakes with yummy toppings (including gluten-free pancakes) on Shrove Tuesday, February 9 from 5 - 7 p.m. in Cunningham Hall
. Requested donations are very reasonable: $5 adults, $2 children under 12 with a $12 maximum for families. Bring your children, bring your friends, bring your neighbors! Monies collected will help St. Mark's and St. Matthew's youth programming. Can't come but want to help out?
Click here to see how you can donate food items for the event.
Students, mentors and parents. . . if you haven't signed up for a time slot to work, that same "click here" button will take you to the right place!
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Movie Night at St. Mark's
On Feb. 20th at 7 pm St. Mark's will show "Inside Out" (rated PG). Click to sign up to volunteer the night of the event, or there will be a paper sign up in the parlor during coffee hour. There is one additional way to volunteer this time: put up flyers! We
want as many of our neighbors as possible to know they are invited. You can stop by the parlor to pick up flyers and choose a couple of l
ocations with known community bulletin boards (or even better - think of places not on the list). There was a great turn out at December's movie night, and we hope you can come and enjoy a free movie, eat popcorn, and get to know our neighbors! Contact Anna Holladay, Community Engagement Director, with questions or suggestions at [email protected]
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Giving Envelopes are now available in the Parlor. If you do not see a box with your name on it and would like envelopes, please let Natalie in the church office know,
[email protected].
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Ice-
While we have been diligent in shoveling and salting the walkways to and around St. Mark's, please do remember that with fluctuations in temperature, icy patches can appear despite our best efforts. Please use great care when driving and walking. And, if you notice a particularly icy area, please notify an usher on Sunday or, during the week, let a staff member know.
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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!
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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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Overcoming Unconscious Bias ...What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
On February 10, the Unitarian Church of Evanston, located at 1330 Ridge, will host a workshop on the unconscious assumptions and biases we all have and how to overcome them. The program will be facilitated by the Evanston-Northshore YWCA. Doors open at 6:00 pm for light refreshments. The program starts at 6:30 pm and will end by 9:00 pm. Register to assure refreshments and seating by calling 847864-1330 or emailing [email protected].
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Brent House, the Episcopal campus ministry at University of Chicago,
will be hosting a fabulous event, a night of early 20th Century jazz, on Friday, February 5, 2016 from 6-10 pm. We'll be transforming our space into an old-school jazz club! Enjoy a night of music and fun with tunes from the 20's, 30's, and 40's, with light refreshments and a silent auction. Come dolled up for the era, if you like. We'll be dressed to the nines! Join all the hep cats and frails!
For tickets and more information go to: www.brenthouse.org or call 773-947-8744. Online, tickets are $35 general admission, $15 with University Chicago ID or under 21 Add $5 at the door.
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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 (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 per session. Members range from young adults to octogenarians. You don't have to be a professional (or even a serious) writer to participate. The group meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month in the Old Library at St. Mark's. For more information, go to
meetup.com/Evanston-Creative-Writing-Group/
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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 recognize 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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Tai Chi Chuan is an ancient Chinese martial art that promotes well-being by circulating the chi of the body through a series of slow, relaxing movements. The Human Process teaches the Yangstyle short form each Saturday morning at St. Mark's. Practicing Tai Chi helps replenish energy reserves, improves balance, loosens tight muscles and brings more flexibility to joints and ligaments. It is a cardiovascular and weight-bearing exercise. For more information, contact The Human Process at 847-556-6040.
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Parish Prayer List
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If you have loved ones you would liked added to (or removed from) the prayer list at any time, send an email to Pastor Debra at [email protected].
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We bid your prayers for:
Helen Baker,
Tom Bergman, Veronica Braithwaite, John Burnham, Karen Cornelius, Héctor Cortes and his family, Bob and Rachel Easton, Lynn Erickson, Hal Griffith, Mary Hair, Charlie and Judy Kopp, Grace Lettner, Kathy Lettner, Ayden Lettner, Ann Lettner,
Ted Loda,
George Mitchell, Jake Morris, Mary O'Dowd, Jan and Jeri Offutt, Char Wiss, Carol Albertson, Betty Augustinos, Carol and Margaret Beatty, David Cresap, Janice Dillman,
David and Janet Gurniak, Joan Gurniak, Anne Gurniak, David Gurniak, Jay and Bonnie Lytle, OJ Mabwa,
Ahmed Mahmoud, Carl Messier, Linda Messier,
Susan Murrell Castaneda, Leon Robinson, Helen Snow, Jill Vannatta, Tim and his family, Miriam, Christopher and Jonathan Witmer, Jackson Yancy.
We pray for those who have died:
Ted Gurniak, uncle of Rachel Easton; Janet Mack, parishioner; Diane Miller, friend of Nancye Kirk,
Tyler McCray, Bristol Renaissance Faire colleague of Andy Howard
We pray for the people in:
the Diocese of Southeast Mexico and the Diocese of Renk
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