 |
ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING:
is called to take place immediately following worship on Sunday, January 20, 2019, in the Sanctuary.
JOIN US FOR PART 3 OF THE SERIES ON THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
-
January 20
Pastor Mark Davis will explore the church's future. What are our callings and obstacles? How do we remain faithful to God's capacious grace in our world?
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
I cannot express how grateful I am for the amazing installation and reception last Sunday! It was a very special and beautiful time for me and I will never forget it. Thank you all for your love, support, prayers, and warm welcome! My family and I are truly grateful and we are blessed to be serving St. Mark with you. Love, Pastor Hayes.
ST. MARK CHANCEL CHOIR:
Have you missed singing in a choir? Do you look over to the choir loft on Sunday's and wonder what it would be like to be up there? Now is a great time to come and sing with us! Rehearsals are Thursdays from 7:00pm until 8:30. Contact Scott for more details at
scott@stmarkpresbyterian.org
TABLES OF 7 OR 8:
Signups for Tables of 7 or 8 continue this week. If you haven't tried it, consider joining this very successful social activity. Groups, "Tables", are organized based on what you want to do: dinner in homes or restaurants, Sunday afternoon brunch, movies, whatever. Every effort is made to group you with people you don't know. You have the next 3, 4, or 5 months to meet based on your schedules. This is a great opportunity to make friends with your St. Mark family. Have questions? Come to our table on the patio or contact Mark Tabbert @
mtabbert115@gmail.com
.
HUTCHINS CONSORT
- Sunday, January 20 @ 3:00 p.m. The Hutchins Consort plays on the eight scaled violins designed and built by luthier Dr. Carleen Hutchins. The program will include Barver Adagio for Strings and other Consort fan favorites. Tickets at the door are a
special price of $10.00
for St. Mark. See bulletin board for more info.
MEDITATION GROUP AT ST. MARK:
Meditation is a habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts. Come join a new meditation group as we form some new habits in 2019.
Our first gathering is this Thursday, January 17 from 3:00 to 4:00 in the Choir Room. We will be meeting the first and third Thursday of the month through March 21. If you have any questions please contact Sallie Jane Super at
salliejane.super@gmail.com
.
2019 GREAT DECISIONS COMING SOON:
Mark your calendars for Great Decisions seminars scheduled every Monday evening from January 28 to March 18 from 7:00-8:30 pm in Fellowship Hall.
This program uses materials from the non-partisan Foreign Policy Association to engage citizens in learning about the foreign policy issues our nation faces.
Purchase your participants booklet for $25 (cash or check made out to St. Mark Presbyterian Church) after worship this weekend
while supplies last
. It is important to read the background information on each topic prior to the session. Register to get our weekly reminder e-mails, if you did not receive them last year, by logging onto:
http://bit.ly/stmarkgd.
Pick up a Great Decisions brochure in the Bonhoeffer Room, Fellowship Hall, or Office. Plan to join us for Great Decisions 2019!!
YOU'RE INVITED:
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and the Peace and Justice Commission would like YOU to become more aware. Therefore, we are having a guest speaker on January 27 to inform us about a new facility right here in Orange County. It is a home that will be used to house and shelter rescued human trafficking victims who are from our area. Stephanie Taylor, from the Salvation Army’s Anti-Human Trafficking Services Program, will describe the house, its purpose, and what is needed for it. To find out what is needed at this time, click the link to their Target registry
tgt.gifts/thatianashome
. There will also be general information on the human trafficking issue, as well as information on opportunities to volunteer. Please join us on January 27, in Room 5 at 11:00 to welcome Stephanie and become informed.
NEW MEMBERS WORKSHOP:
Are you interested in exploring membership at St. Mark? Our next New Member Inquirers Workshop will be Saturday, Feb. 16, from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM, with lunch and childcare provided (by request). If you are interested or have any questions, contact Sue-Ann Wichman at
sueann@stmarkpresbyterian.org
.
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN OF LOS RANCHOS
warmly invite women and men to their next meeting, to be held at Canvas Presbyterian Church 17322 Von Karman (#115), on February 2nd, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., to hear an all-star panel on
Homelessness Demystified.
The unusual aspect of this program is that between it and a second program on May 4th, there will be opportunities to tour housing, serve alongside charities, and interact within the homeless community.
A $10 registration fee is payable at the door. But please let us know your are going by calling Eloise at 714-994-1847, or
Click here.
CONCERT FEBRUARY 2:
Please join composer-pianist Ron Levy and guest musical colleagues (playing flute, clarinet and trombone) for a special evening of new chamber music on February 2 at 6:30pm in the Sanctuary. Ron will introduce each of his works with a brief, entertaining anecdote. And the music will be entertaining too. Possibly even scintillating! Tickets at the door, or at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sonata-an-evening-of-new-chamber-music-tickets-54116034516
|
|
|
|
Still to Come
THURSDAY
7:30 AM Women's Book Group
9:15 AM SMCP Board Mtg.
3:00 PM Meditation Grp
7:00 PM Choir Rehearsal
SATURDAY
5:00 PM Saturdays @ 5 Worship Service
6:30 PM "Meet Me at Muldoon's"
SUNDAY
9:30 AM Worship followed by the Congregational Mtg
11:00 AM Handbells
11:00 AM History of the Church, Pt 3
5:30 PM Youth Group
|
Upcoming Events
1/19 "Meet Me at Muldoon's"
1/20 Annual Congregational Meeting
1/20 History of the Church, part 3
1/21 MLK Holiday
~Office Closed~
1/26 Leadership Training
1/26 Tween Lock in
1/26-27 Ordination and Installation of Elders and Deacons
1/27 Peace & Justice Event on Human Trafficking
1/28 Great Decisions begins
2/2
Ron Levy presents concert of original chamber music
2/4 Great Decisions Wk 2
2/7 Meditation Grp
2/9 "Meet Me at Muldoon's"
2/11 Great Decisions Wk 3
2/16 New Member Workshop
2/16 Westminster Youth Choir,
Caldwell, NJ present Urinetown.
(see bulletin board for flyer)
|
|
|
