St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
Evanston
Being in Place - Growing in Faith - Living from the Center
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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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On Sunday, November 24, St. Mark’s delegates to the Diocese of Chicago Convention, Lori Goede, Andy Howard, and Chris Schultze, will share their learnings from Convention with the congregation during the 10:30 a.m. worship service. All are encouraged to attend to learn more and to thank our delegates!
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Texts for November 24, 2019
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Lay Ministers for
Sunday, November 24, 2019
Eucharistic Ministers: Betsy Johnson, Kate Johnson (10:30 a.m.)
Lectors: Dale Seifert (8 a.m.), Lydia Pappas, Maryallen Estes (10:30 a.m.)
Acolytes: Lydia Pappas, Vince Pappas, Michelle Mbuki
Altar Guild: Trish Barr, Julia Ferguson
Altar Flowers: Dale Seifert
Usher: John Fitts, Dave Himrod, Tacia Johnson
Coffee Hour Snacks: Last names beginning with T-Z (11/24), A- F (12/1)
Coffee Hour Hosts: Julia Ferguson
Vestry Person of the Day: Liz McElhatton, Julia Ferguson
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Men’s Breakfast: The men of the parish will meet for breakfast on Saturday, November 30 at 7:30 am at the SE door of Walker Bros. Pancake House at 153 Green Bay Rd in Wilmette. Men who have not attended for a while or who have never attended are especially encouraged to join us for informal conversation. The group gathers on months that have a 5th Saturday. Questions? Call Fred Lewis (224-688-3571) or talk to Mike Johnson, John Fitts, Caz Szcepaniak, or Rich Forst.
The Centennial Celebration Dinner:
for St. Andrew’s Pentecost Episcopal Church will take place on Saturday, November 30 at 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 5300 W. Touhy Avenue, Skokie. Tickets are $100 per adult, $30 per child. To reserve a ticket call Victoria Thompson at (847)-341-9649.
All are invited to join the celebration.
A Holiday Invitation for the Ladies: Let's have lunch on Saturday, December 7 -- we'll get together at 12:00 noon at Prairie Moon -- 1635 Chicago Avenue - there are stairs going down to the restaurant -- but there is an elevator -- the reservation is in Tacia Johnson's name. Please let us know by November 27 if you can join us for this fun event. You can reach Tacia Johnson at
taciajohnson123@earthlink.net or 847-328-0993, or Beth Johnson at
bethj5@comcast.net or 847-733-9122.
Annual Carol Sing (with Cookies!): Come on over to the Rectory (the house on the south side of St. Mark’s property) on Sunday, December 8th from 2 – 4 p.m. for good ol’ fashion carol singing and cookie eating. Feel free to bring a plate of cookies to share or just come and join in the festivities! This is a great time to invite a friend to get to know St. Mark’s a bit as well! Everyone is invited.
Creation Care Team Meeting: You are invited to join us at the next Creation Care team meeting on Sunday, December 15 at 8:45 am in Bethlehem Chapel. If you would like an agenda or have questions contact Allison Ashley at
creation@stmarksevanston.org.
Christmas Pageant Preparation: Children and adults are invited to join Liz McElhatton and Pastor Debra from 9:30 – 10:15 on Sunday, December 15 in the classroom on the main floor of the parish house as we prepare for the Christmas pageant – there will be an opportunity for the children to tell us the story of that first Christmas and we will be making part of the set for the Christmas Eve!
“Do-It-Yourself” Christmas Pageant! A what?!
That’s right, at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve, all are invited to gather for worship BUT dressed as your favorite pageant character – Mary, Joseph, shepherd, sheep, or angel (note: no Wise Ones – they don’t show up until January 6
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). As we worship we will build the scene. It will be a glorious celebration of that first Christmas so many years ago. Want to help with set design? Please contact Pastor Debra at
rector@stmarksevanston.org
or Liz McElhatton at
mcelhattonliz@gmail.com
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Jubi-latte and Tea Deum:
Pastor Debra looks forward to welcoming you to a time of conversation over coffee or tea at Cupitol (812 Grove Street) each Wednesday morning from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Come sit and chat!
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 online by clicking
this link!
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Interfaith Thanksgiving Eve Service
on Wednesday, November 27
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at 7 p.m. at St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church, 806 Ridge Avenue, Evanston. The Keynote Speaker will be The Rev. Grace Imathiu of First United Methodist Church and the Community Choir will be led by Ace Gangoso, Director of Music Ministry at St. Nicholas Parish. All are invited to attend this service organized by Interfaith Action of Evanston.
Thanksgiving Day Eucharist
on Thursday, November 28
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at 10 a.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston.
Acolyte Retreat:
On Saturday December 14th from 10 a.m. – 12 noon, Pastor Debra will hold an Acolyte Retreat. This is for ALL acolytes – those who have been doing this for years and those who are brand new or just curious. Can YOU be an acolyte? If you are in 1st grade or older (up to age 103) you are welcome to be an acolyte! Please RSVP to Pastor Debra at
rector@stmarksevanston.org
OR talk to her after worship to let her know if you are interested in being an acolyte and/or if you can attend this retreat! Being an acolyte is a great way to help lead worship at St. Mark’s and a wonderful way to remember and honor our beloved Acolyte Master, Bruce Gaede.
The Gathering:
Children ages 3 through Grade 5 are invited Sunday morning from 9:55 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. for this Christian Formation offering. We gather in the classroom on the main floor of the parish house for a time of prayer and reflection, we will join the choir for 5 – 10 minutes to learn the Psalm for the day which the children will lead during worship, and we end our time together by prayerfully lighting the candles in the sanctuary and preparing for worship. All children are invited to be a part of the procession into the church that opens our worship before joining their families for worship.
Christmas Flowers:
One of the beautiful ways in which we mark the difference between the season of Advent and the joyous celebration of the Feast of the Incarnation is in the way we adorn our sanctuary. All are invited to help us create a festive display by contributing money toward poinsettias. Contributions may be given in memory of a loved one or in thanksgiving or honor of someone special. The requested minimum donation is $20 per name. After our Christmas celebrations, the plants are delivered to our homebound parishioners and to others in the community to enjoy. Forms are available in the Parlor or by emailing Timothy at
office@stmarksevanston.org
. Please make checks payable to St. Mark's Episcopal Church and indicate "Christmas Flowers" in the memo line or place cash in an envelope clearly marked Christmas Flowers. You may also use PayPal by going to our
website www.stmarksevanston.org
and clicking the Donate button. Requests to remember or honor loved ones in this way, must be in to the church office no later than Tuesday, December 17.
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 still available!
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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
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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:
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Christmas Basket Update! Thank you to all the sponsors and donors! Deadline for all gifts and gift cards is Sunday, December 1st. If you have spare shipping boxes we can use them for packing, please bring them to church. Your participation in this ReVive program is appreciated. If you have questions contact: Donna Richardson, Social Justice and Outreach Ministry, lay coordinator at 847.677.0701 or
dlynnrich322@gmail.com or Carter Schram, pastoral intern at
intern@stmarksevanston.org.
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3rd Sunday Juice collection THIS SUNDAY:
Please remember to put jugs of juice (cranberry or apple juice are preferred) on your shopping list for our Wednesday Lunch program.
Our next RED CART collection will be December 15
; please place the jugs in the cart at the back of the sanctuary. Thank you.
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Vestry Me
mbers So
ught: We are now accepting nominations for Vestry members to be voted on at our Annual Meeting on January 26, 2020. If you are interested in serving or know someone who would be a good addition to the vestry, please reach out to the wardens (Doug Sondgeroth,
srwarden@stmarksevanston.org; Rachel Easton, (
jrwarden@stmarksevanston.org), Deane Johnson (johnsondeane@yahoo.com), Lisa Montgomery (
msmontg@aol.com), or Pastor Debra (
rector@stmarksevanston.org). Nominees must be at least 16 years of age at the time of the Annual Meeting and must be baptized members of the Episcopal Church. It is perfectly acceptable to nominate yourself.
Special Convention June 2020 Delegates Sought: We are now accepting nominations for Delegates to serve at the Special Convention which will take place on Saturday, June 20. Nominees will be voted on at our Annual Meeting on January 26, 2020. This will be a convention to elect the next Bishop for the Diocese of Chicago. If you are interested in serving or know someone who would, please email Pastor Debra (
rector@stmarksevanston.org). Nominees must be at least 16 years of age at the time of the convention and must be baptized members of the Episcopal Church. It is perfectly acceptable to nominate yourself.
Annual Convention 2020 Delegates Sought: We are now accepting nominations for Delegates to serve at the Diocese of Chicago Annual Convention which will take place on a Friday and Saturday in November 2020 in Lombard. Nominees will be voted on at our Annual Meeting on January 26, 2020. If you are interested in serving or know someone who would, please email Pastor Debra (
rector@stmarksevanston.org). Nominees must be at least 16 years of age at the time of the convention and must be baptized members of the Episcopal Church. It is perfectly acceptable to nominate yourself.
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Birthday Celebrations:
Mickey Loewenstein (11/25)
Nia Himrod (11/27)
Dorothy Laudati (11/28)
Prayer List
Names remain on the prayer list for 5 weeks (2 weeks for those who have died).
We bid your prayers for:
Veronica Braithwaite, Carolyn Brooks, Dick Brooks, Mary Pat Buckley, Gerritt Dangremond, John Fitts, Caroline Frowe, Judy Kopp, Charlie Lettner, Grace Lettner, Paul Lettner, Katherine Tyson McCrea, George Mitchell, Jan and Jeri Offutt, Kate Lewis, OJ Mabwa, the Skelton Family, Lee Gaede, Rick Artwick, Demetrie Augustinos, Michael Collins, Kathleen Cook and Pat Ryan, David and Donnie Cresap, Lynn Kissell, Ahmed Mahmoud, Holly Nelson-Johnson, Lisa Smith, Brian Styron, Herb Reece
We pray for those who have died:
Mark Schweizer, friend of Westley Hodges
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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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