All of us at St. Mark’s share a commitment to our faith and to our community, and we welcome visitors regardless of religious background, race, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Everyone is welcome here.
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Summer Worship Schedule
8 a.m. Holy Eucharist (in the Lady Chapel)
9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist (in the Sanctuary)
We will begin
worshiping
at the lakefront on July 14.
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Texts for June 16, 2019
Glory to you, Lord God of our fathers; *
you are worthy of praise; glory to you.
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Lay Ministers for
Sunday, June 16
Eucharistic Ministers: Aina Gutierrez, Byron Scott, Carter Schram, Edie Molumby (10:30 a.m.)
Lectors: Nancye Kirk (8 a.m.), Aina Gutierrez, Byron Scott (10:30 a.m.)
Acoltyes: Patrick Nee, Betsy Johnson, Asher Sondgeroth
Altar Guild: Pat Bent, Rachel Easton
Altar Flowers: Dorothy Laudati
Ushers: Fred & Susan Lewis, Lisa Montgomery, Emily & Sophia Chastain
Coffee Hour Host: This could be you! (8 a.m.), Molly Skelton (9:30 a.m.)
Coffee Hour Snacks: Last names beginning with M-S (6/16)
Vestry Person of the Day: Julia Ferguson, Rachel Easton
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Worship & Formation
Altar Flowers:
If you would like to remember a loved one by making a donation for flowers on a Sunday morning, add your name to the sign up sheet in the parlor. The suggested donation is $50. There are several dates in June still available.
The Big Provincial Gathering is an event for ANYONE and EVERYONE:
Lay persons and clergy are invited to come to connect with others, build networks around ministries, and create ongoing ways of supporting one another. St. Mark’s is part of the Diocese of Chicago and the Diocese of Chicago is in Province V of the Episcopal Church and this gathering is for all of us! It takes place on July 12 and July 13 in Kalamazoo, Michigan and includes childcare for infants, programs for children of all ages and adults! Join Pastor Debra and others from throughout the Province to learn what other churches are up to in these changing times.
Click here for more information or to register!
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Coffee Hour Hosts Needed for after services through June! If you are available to help set up and clean up after a service, please sign up in the parlor, or
email Timothy and let him
know what weekend!
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Jubi-latte and Tea Deum (Coffee with the Priest) Has Moved!
We've moved for the summer! Come sit with Pastor Debra at
Berry Pike Cafe, 1100 Davis Street, Evanston. We now meet on
Thursdays at 10:00 a.m., see you then!
Garden Helpers
The mulch for our "mulching party" on Saturday, June 15 at 1:00 has been purchased and is stored in the parlor vestibule thanks to Rich Forst, Dan Whitmore, Lori Goede's nephew Connor, and Dave Himrod. The 15th is not far away. You'll need only a hat and garden gloves (I have extras if you have none). Water and a satisfying shared experience will be provided. If we have a great crew like last year, we'll be done in an hour.
Vestry
Did you know that the most recent Vestry Meeting minutes are always posted on the bulletin board outside of the volunteer office? Now they can also be viewed onl
ine by clicking
this link!
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Social Justice & Outreach
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Sandwich-Makers and Lunch Servers Wanted:
Did you know that every week St. Mark’s and St. Matthew’s serve lunch to between 50 and 70 guests in Cunningham Hall? AND, did you know that you can get involved by helping to make those lunches on Tuesday evenings? It’s all true! Sandwich-making takes place on the 2
nd
, 3
rd
, 4
th
, and (when it exists) 5
th
Tuesday of each month in the kitchen from 6 – 6:30 p.m. but we need your help. If you can spend 30 minutes even once in a while, we could use your help. In addition, especially during the summer weeks, additional help is needed on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. to set up, serve, and clean-up lunch. Sign up is easy:
Ready, Set, Go!
The 20th
Annual Ricky Byrdsong Memorial Race Against Hate is set for THIS SUNDAY, June 16, 2019. The YWCA Evanston/ North Shore sponsors this Father’s Day tradition. The race features 5K/10K Runs, 5K Walk, and Youth Mile/Half mile. Race proceeds support the Y’s racial justice and violence prevention programs. The race honors the memory of Ricky Byrdsong, the first African-American head coach of the men’s basketball team at Northwestern University and insurance executive who died a victim of a hate crime. In the summer of 1999, Mr. Byrdsong was jogging with two of his young children in his Skokie neighborhood when a member of white supremacist group shot him. Registration and more information about the Race are available at
www.ywca.org/evanston
.
Volunteers are needed to stuff packets, race material pickup and race day logistics, contact Jean Kim at
jkim@ywca-ens.org
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St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church is one of sponsors of the Race and “Mass on the Grass” will be celebrated at 7 am prior to the Race kickoff. Are you running or volunteering for the Race? Please report your involvement in the Race with Donna Richardson @
dlynnrich322@gmail.com
so we can record our social justice efforts.
3rd Sunday Juice collection!
Please add cranberry and apple juice to your shopping list. This is last month to give juice, before church service begins at the lake.
Our next RED CART collection will be THIS SUNDAY June 16
th
;
please place the jugs in the cart at the back of the sanctuary. Thank you.
Cope Backpack Drive:
St. Mark’s will once again be a distribution site for backpacks and school supplies in August but now through July 2019 you can already get involved by purchasing a new backpack and leaving it in the bin at Becky & Me Toys (620 Grove St) OR at Wintrust Bank (901 Grove St). Shop for backpacks in-store or online at COPE’s Amazon Wishlist: https://amzn.to/2VyCP5s.
Revive Christmas Baskets: It's Christmas Basket time again, and ReVive Center for Housing and Healing needs your help! This year, registration dates are June 15, 17, and 22 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. We will have hundreds of clients coming to register each day, and we need a great deal of Christmas Basket elves to help us pull it off successfully. We hope to have at least 20 elves each day! Volunteers will sit with families and record their Christmas wishlists. Lunch will be provided. If you are interested, please contact Simone at (312) 997-2222, Ext. 233 or
sowens@revivecenter.org
Thank you all for your continued support of the Christmas Basket program!
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Vacation: Pastor Debra will be out of the office on vacation from Thursday, June 20 through Saturday, June 22. During her absence, The Rev. Suzi Holding will be covering for any pastoral emergencies. She can be reached at 619-955-0968.
Anniversary Blessings:
Steve & Jennie Harrell Gaede (6/15)
Prayer List
Names remain on the prayer list for 5 weeks (2 weeks for those who have died).
We bid your prayers for:
Trish Barr, Veronica Braithwaite, Mary Pat Buckley, Jim Carver, Gerritt Dangremond, John Fitts, Caroline Frowe, Judy Kopp, Charlie Lettner, Grace Lettner, Paul Lettner, Katherine Tyson McCrea, George Mitchell, Jan and Jeri Offutt, Chris Schultze, OJ Mabwa, Demetrie Augustinos, David and Donnie Cresap, Kathleen Cook and Pat Ryan, Ahmed Mahmoud, Jeff Redmond, Reg Ryan, Lisa Smith, Michael Collins, Archie Oliver
We pray for those who have died:
Rosemarie Green, Steve Mullins, Leon G. Robinson
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If we have missed your birthday or anniversary, or if you have a name you would like added to the prayer list (or removed from the list) please send an email to Timothy at
office@stmarksevanston.org
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Treasurer's Note:
On behalf of the Treasurer’s Office and the Stewardship Team, we are all hoping you have plans for a joyous summer! Before you head out of town, we’d love if you can remember to keep your pledge up to date at St. Mark’s. Cash flow slows down in the summer so it is helpful for everyone to help out! Payments can be placed in offering plates on Sunday mornings, mailed to the church, or made by PayPal (go to
http://www.stmarksevanston.org
and click on the Donate button in the right hand column). We want it to be easy for you! We will send out mid-year statements in early July.
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