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This Week at St. Mark's October 6, 2016
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Schubert's Winterreise Song Cycle
will be performed at St. Mark's on Sunday, October 16 at 3 p.m. featuring Wayne Parham, tenor and St. Mark's parishioner and choir member, Andy Howard, bass-baritone and Dr. Charles Smith, piano. Die Winterreise was one of the last major works of Schubert's brief and intense career. The deeply moving text comes from a set of 24 poems written by the esteemed German lyric poet, Wilhem Müller. Of his poetry, Müller wrote: "I can neither play nor sing, but when I compose my poem I sing all the same and play as well." Schubert's masterfully crafted music, fitted perfectly to the text, is an apotheosis of the song cycle genre. St. Mark's will present this historically significant song cycle to you in its entirety. Suggested donation $15. Proceeds go to St. Mark's Organ and Piano Fund Repair Fund.
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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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Holy Eucharist with Blessing of the Animals-
On Saturday, October 15 at 4 p.m. during our regular 3rd Saturday worship service, we invite everyone with a dog, cat, chicken, guinea pig, hamster, gerbil, fish or other pet critter to bring yourself and your animals to church for a special blessing. Dog and cat treats will also be available. Invite your friends and plan to join us!
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Hand Bell Choir:
The Ringing Resumes! - St. Mark's hand bell choir rehearses Sundays from noon until 12:30 under the direction of David Plank. New ringers (ages 5 and up) are welcome to join at any time! For more information, contact David at music@stmarksevanston.org
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This Sunday's Lay Ministers-
Thank you to these parishioners for sharing their time and talent with the congregation this week. If you would like to be involved, contact Pastor Debra at rector@stmarksevanston.org.
- Altar Guild: Sharon Friend, Evelyn Russell
- Flower Guild: Michael Schoen
- Lector: Nancye Kirk, Lisa Montgomery
- Ushers: John Lucadamo, Nancye Kirk
- Lay Eucharistic Ministers: Betsy Johnson, Ted Richardson, Alison Walsh
- Acolytes: Mickey Loewenstein, Betsy Johnson, Abigail Seifert
- Coffee Hour Snacks: G-L
- Vestry Persons of the Day: Alison Walsh, Dale Seifert
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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 life of continuous learning.
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Confirm not Conform News
- Sunday, Oct. 9 from 6:15 - 8 p.m. we will meet at St. Mark's in the SMAC room (enter through the Choir Door and go downstairs).
- Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. we will meet at St. Mark's in Cunningham Hall to assist with the Wednesday lunch program.
- Wednesday, Oct. 12 - retreat registration deadline. Please have all paperwork and payment in to Pastor Debra by this date. If you have misplaced (or never received) a registration form, please contact Pastor Debra at 847-732-9564. (The retreat takes place November 11 - 13).
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Jubi-latte & Tea Deum with the Rector-
On Friday, October 14 from 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. at Cupitol Coffee & Eatery, 812 Grove Street, Evanston, Pastor Debra will be available to treat you to your favorite coffee or tea drink and to enjoy a time of relaxation and fellowship. No hidden agenda. Just a time to spend time together.
Jubilate
is Latin for "Rejoice" and the
Te Deum
is a Hymn of Praise. . .Thank you to The Rev. Eric Biddy of St. Christopher's Episcopal Church for thinking up this fabulous pun in search of a ministry!
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Second Friday Dinner:
On Friday, October 14th, all are invited to join in conversation and good at Bonefish Grill, 9310 Skokie Blvd, Skokie. This restaurant has a seafood-centric menu and a full bar. We will meet at 6:00 (15 minutes earlier than the usual time). If you plan to join the group, please rsvp to Dick and Carolyn Brooks at
brooksuww@comcast.net
or 847-424-8422.
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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, October 11 -
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 October 11, you can sign up at by sending an e-mail to Pastor Debra, rector@stmarksevanston.org.
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Midweek Lunch: Come and join us!
There are two weekly opportunities to serve our neighbors who struggle with hunger and homelessness. Every Tuesday from 6:00-6:30 pm, lunches are packed in the kitchen here at St. Mark's, and every Wednesday lunch is served at 11 a.m. On Wednesday volunteers are asked to arrive by 10:00 a.m. and stay until 12:30 p.m. Questions? Contact John Lucadamo at lucadamj@gmail.com. To sign-up to volunteer, please click these links:
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Stuff the Bus Food Drive:
COPE (Caring Outreach by Parents in Evanston) is holding their Annual Stuff the Bus Food Drive and St. Mark's will serve as the food-sorting site. Volunteers are needed on Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15. If you are able to help for a 2-hour shift, please click here and sign up!
Overnight Shelter Supervisor and Volunteers Needed:
Interfaith Action of Evanston will be opening an overnight shelter this year when the temperature reaches 15 degrees. Six faith communities in the downtown area have agreed to host. If you are interested in becoming an overnight shelter supervisor, please contact Sue Murphy for a job description and details (
ia@interfaithactionofevanston.org
). If you would like to volunteer one or more nights this winter - as a set-up volunteer (8pm - 9:30 pm), as an overnight volunteer (9pm - 7am) or as a clean-up volunteer (6 am-7am), email Sue Murphy (
ia@interfaithactionofevanston.org
) for more information and plan to attend a training session at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 1004 Greenwood Street, Evanston from 7pm-8:30pm on any one of the following dates: October 27, November 1, November 7, December 6. St. Mark's is a member of Interfaith Action of Evanston.
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Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Luke 17:11-19
"Be joyful in God, all you lands; sing the glory of his Name;
sing the glory of his praise." - Psalm 66:1
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Thursday, October 6
10:00 a.m.
Holy Eucharist, King Home
7:30 p.m.
Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room
Sunday, October 9
8:00 a.m.
Holy Eucharist, Lady Chapel
9:30 a.m.
Children's Formation, Downstairs Classrooms
Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room
10:30 a.m.
Holy Eucharist, Sanctuary
12 noon
Handbell choir rehearsal, Sanctuary
6:15 p.m.
Confirm not Conform, St. Mark's
Tuesday, October 11
8:30 a.m.
Producemobile, Robert Crown Center
6:00 p.m.
Lunch packing, Kitchen
7:30 p.m.
Organ Committee meeting, Bethlehem Chapel
Wednesday, October 12
6:45 a.m.
AA meeting, Bethlehem Chapel
11:00 a.m.
Wednesday lunch program, Cunningham Hall
7:00 p.m.
Annual Campaign planning meeting, Old Library
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October 2
Thomas Kirby
October 3
Lily Consiglio
October 4
Margaret Forst
Margaret Sagan
October 5
Sydney Johnson
October 7
Gordon Francis
October 8
Carol Martin
October 10
Leela Gaede
Ayden Lettner
October 12
Owen McElhatton
October 13
Movelle Das
October 18
Abby Stahr
October 21
Doug Sondgeroth
October 23
Darlisa Himrod
October 25
Hardy Murphy
October 30
Stephen Szczepaniak
October 31
Tacia Johnson
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October 3
Debra Bullock & Andrea Nowack
October 7
Judy & Charlie Kopp
October 11
Bob & Edie Molumby
October 25
Debra & Kevin Nee
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Bishop's Ball
- Join Pastor Debra and Andrea at the 57th Annual Bishop's Ball on Friday, November 4 from 6 p.m. - Midnight at J.W. Marriott in Chicago (Adams and Wells). Special guests and honorees include The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, former Presiding Bishop and The Rev. James Steen, Diocese of Chicago's former Director of Ministries. If you would like to attend this evening of celebration and fellowship, contact Pastor Debra at
rector@stmarksevanston.org
. The cost is $250 / ticket; however, steep discounts are available! Monies raised go to support Episcopal Charities and Community Services and their 16 ministry partners!
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Understanding and Analyzing Systemic Racism Training - In July, Pastor Debra, Liz McElhatton and Andrea Nowack attended the Chicago ROAR / Diocese of Chicago Antiracism Commission's 2 1/2 day training in Hyde Park. The cost was just $75 and the information shared and conversations had were priceless. We hope you will consider taking this training when it is next offered - October 20 - 22. To learn more and to register,
click here.
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 St. Mark's is having a Book Fair sponsored by Sparkhouse Family!
Looking for that perfect Christmas gift for your kids or grandkids? Stop by our Book Fair and shop award-winning Bibles, books, and videos for babies to twelve-year-olds. Save up to 40% PLUS free shipping on all Book Fair titles. Stop by the Parlor on Sunday, Oct. 9 or Sunday, Oct. 16 from 7:30 a.m. to 12 noon to get books and videos for your kids, your grandkids, your neighbors' kids, your nieces, your nephews, your cousins. . .
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St Mark's Gardens Committee
oversees the gardens at St. Mark's, maintaining and improving them as necessary. We are grateful to Sarah Francis who donated many beautiful hostas to the Alley Garden, which had the biggest upgrade this year. Also improved was the area abutting the north wall of the sanctuary.
Several areas of the gardens have an Area Coordinator, with the responsibility to oversee the maintenance of that area and its improvements. Volunteers and ideas from the congregation are always welcome; but please do not add or remove plants without checking with the area chairperson so that we can maintain a coordinated plan. If you have ideas for an area not covered or would like to volunteer for that area, please call or see Lola Himrod (847) 864-7815. Area Chairpersons are: Virginia Beatty (Memorial Garden); Rima Lockwood (Alley Garden); Bonnie Lindstrom (North Side of Church); Lola Himrod (St Francis Garden). Other active members include Ellen Bergman, Joanna Greene, Carol Martin and Chris Schultze.
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Staff Schedules
- With the addition of Pastoral Intern, Scott Lybrand, and with our Associate for Music Ministries, David Plank, starting graduate school, we thought it might be helpful to share the staff schedule with everyone to make it easier to reach us during the week. Once the schedule for our Associate for Community Engagement, Katie Kuriyama, is set, we will update the schedule to include her regular hours.
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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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Women Hold Up Half the Sky
Exhibit
at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center (9603 Woods Drive, Skokie) identifies one of the central moral challenges of the 21st century - full equality for the world's women. It is inspired by the book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, by Pulitzer-prize winning authors, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. The exhibition features ordinary women who have accomplished extraordinary things. It challenges visitors to open their eyes, minds, hearts, and take action to improve women and girls' lives locally and worldwide.
Teen Program: BeYOUtiful Strength on October 9 at 1:30 p.m.
as part of the Women Hold Up Half the Sky exhibit at the Illinois Holocaust Museum.
Girls around the world face social, cultural, and societal challenges that include issues of health, violence, and inequity. Teen girls are invited to explore how together they can use their voices to lead, think, inspire, and create change. Mothers and guardians are also invited to attend with their daughters. This program is free to the public but reservations are required.
The Hunting Ground on October 20 at 6:30 p.m.
as part of the Women Hold Up Half the Sky exhibit at the Illinois Holocaust Museum. The award-winning documentary, The Hunting Ground, unveils a compelling view of sexual assault on college campuses and the legal hurdles female students face to find justice. Panelists will share how college women should practice safety, how they can assess if their college is prepared to support victims of assault, and identify strategies to decrease incidences. Featuring: Wendy Dickson, Domestic Violence Training and Prevention Director at YWCA Evanston/North Shore; and representatives from the Center for Awareness, Response, and Education at Northwestern University.
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Haydn's The Creation-
Come hear
Niles Metropolitan Chorus; Musica Lumina Orchestra; and Marek Rachelski, Conductor perform Joseph Haydn's choral masterpiece The Creation at St. John Brebeuf, 8307 N. Harlem Avenue, Niles IL 60714, (847) 966-3145, at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 23. Free admission, with free-will donations accepted.
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Super Soccer Stars Indoor Soccer for Children Ages 1 through 8
will take place at St.
Mark's every Saturday afternoon through December in Cunningham Hall. Super Soccer Star's goal is to teach soccer skills in a fun, non-competitive, educational environment. Their philosophy is to use soccer to nurture, to build self-confidence, and to develop teamwork in every class. For more information and to enroll your young person call 312-477-5877 or visit
chi.supersoccerstars.com
Evanston Creative Writing Group
meets at St. Mark's on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month in the library at St. Mark's from 7 - 9 p.m. The group is a creative prompt group designed to get you on the page and start the creative juices flowing. All are welcome - from those who are serious about writing to those who use the time offered to blow off some creative steam!
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The prayer list has been refreshed for the month of October (and is at the beginning of each month). If you would like your loved ones to be placed on the prayer list at any time, please send an email to Pastor Debra at rector@stmarksevanston.org.
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We bid your prayers for:
Bob Barr, Astley Bent, Veronica Braithwaite, John Burnham, Tony Campise, Karen Cornelius, Bob Easton, Hal Griffith, Charlie and Judy Kopp, Grace Lettner, Kathy Lettner, Ayden Lettner, Ann Lettner, Donald McCrea, Anne Meyers, Jake Morris, Mary O'Dowd, Jan and Jeri Offutt, Sarah Sutcliffe, Casmir Szczepaniak, the Whitmore, Kelly and Mabwa Family, Char Wiss, Ronnie Witt IV, Olivia Heiting, Maria Hetman, Matthew Hetman, Anna Holladay, OJ Mabwa, Maribel Marcy, Connie Montgomery, Milton Pickett, Marshall Pregnall
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Tim and his family, Jay Urbanowski, Aidan Walsh, Richard Walsh, Whitney, Nick, Lily, and Charlie
We pray for those who have died: Julie Whitmore, former parishioner and formerly wife of parishioner Dan Whitmore
We pray for the people in the Diocese of Southeast Mexico and the Diocese of Renk |
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