MEDITATION GROUP:
The Meditation group will be meeting this Thursday 1/16 at 3:00 in the Choir Room. All are welcome to join.
2020 OFFERING ENVELOPES:
If you requested envelopes by checking the
RED
box on your pledge card they will be available on the patio near the Welcome Cart after worship on Sunday or in the Narthex on Saturday. If you did not request envelopes, but would like them, there is a sign-up sheet on the table.
SAVE THE DATE(S)
Jan. 18,
Leadership retreat from 9:00 - 12:00 noon. All Elders and Deacons are requested to attend.
Jan. 19,
Annual Congregational Meeting immediately following worship.
BREW THEOLOGY 1ST SESSION OF 2020:
Theme: Liberation Theology - a discussion about
th
eology that focuses on the oppressed, marginalized, and poor.
Tuesday, January 28, 2020, 7:00 - 9:00 pm. at Jay Gattis' Community Room at Boardwalk by Windsor, 7461 Edinger Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92647 (On north side of Edinger, west of Bella Terra, between Goldenwest and Gothard)
on the
4th floor of the Community Building: tall narrow building north of the traffic circle off Edinger. Contact Jay (949-394-3745) for access.
Parking recommendations:
- Angled leasing office/retail spots off Edinger
- Retail, Unlabeled, and/or Guest parking spaces throughout complex
- Do not park in the Resident Reserved or Retail Employee spaces
TABLES OF 7 OR 8:
Signups for Tables of 7 and 8 begin this week and continue through Feb 2nd. This is a great opportunity to make friends with your St. Mark family. Have questions? Come to our table on the patio or contact Michele Cardon at
mcardon@mac.com
or Mark Tabbert at
mtabbert115@gmail.com
HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS:
January is Human Trafficking Awareness month. For the rest of the month, there will be awareness information out on the patio along with information about upcoming events. One of these events is the Empower Justice Conference, sponsored by the Global Center for Women at Vanguard University. It is held annually on the first weekend in March—this year that will be Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7. The theme is “Where we’ve been, Where we are, Where we are going.” There will be plenary speakers, panels, and breakout sessions. The Peace and Justice Commission is funding 4 adult scholarships for this event. Please consider taking advantage of this opportunity to become more informed in a very convenient venue with very astute presenters.
JOIN US FOR VOLLEYBALL:
Our next volleyball event will be on Saturday, Feb. 1st at 10:00am at Jay Gattis’ place (7481 Edinger Ave, Huntington Beach). Please park at Golden West College parking lot to avoid being towed and meet us at Jay’s court.
NEW MEMBERS WORKSHOP:
If you are interested in exploring membership at St. Mark, our next New Member Inquirers Workshop will be held on Sunday, Feb. 9th, from 10:45 AM until 12:45 PM, with lunch provided and child care by request. If you are interested or have questions, contact Sue-Ann Wichman at 949.644.1341 or
sueann@stmarkpresbyterian.org
.
DINNER WITH CHURCH FRIENDS:
Our next Dinner with Friends event will be on Wednesday, Feb. 5th…enjoy delicious Japanese food with us on Wednesday, February 5th at 5:30pm at Matsu’s Restaurant (18035 Beach Blvd, Huntington Beach)! Please let Hayes know if you plan to come (text: 530-788-3233). All are welcome!
BUILDING AN ABILITY-INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY:
What does it mean to be an ability-inclusive community? How can we make sure that we are as inclusive as possible of people with different abilities? What are the challenges associated with creating an ability-inclusive community, and how can we work effectively to overcome those challenges? Andrew Berk, UC Irvine's Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator, will join us from 11am-12pm on Sunday, February 9th to talk about what it means to create a community that is ability-inclusive. Prior to joining UC Irvine, Berk spent over a decade as an attorney with Disability Rights California. Childcare will be available.
2020 GREAT DECISIONS COMING SOON:
Mark your calendars and plan to attend the eight weekly Great Decisions Seminars scheduled every Monday evening from January 27 to March 16 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. You can purchase your participants booklet for $25 (cash or check made out to St. Mark Presbyterian Church) in the courtyard after worship until all the booklets are sold. Register to get our weekly reminder e-mails by logging onto:
http://bit.ly/stmarkgd.
Pick up a Great Decisions brochure that includes the schedule of topics with a brief description and the names of the speakers in the Bonhoeffer Room, Narthex, or Office. Plan to join us for Great Decisions 2020!!
