You can still get tickets to Saturday night’s Raue Concert on the Green at St. Mary’s. You will not want to miss Philip Hamilton, an accomplished musician performing jazz, blues, and familiar pop tunes. Bring your beverages and snacks and join me on the green at St. Mary’s at 7:00 p.m.
This Sunday please join us for our 8:00 or 10:00 a.m. services, followed by coffee hour in the Great Hall. Gail Head has graciously agreed to play organ for us at the 10:00 a.m. service.
On Labor Day Weekend, Sunday September 5th, we will have one 9:00 a.m. service only. There will be no 8:00 or 10:00 a.m. service on this day. Please mark your calendars.
Blessings,
Rev. Fran +
Our exciting summer partnership with the Raue continues thisSaturday, August 28, with a performance by Jazz, pop, and R&B vocalist, Philip Hamilton, at 7:00 p.m. He will be joined by bassist, Lonnie Plaxico, and guitarist, Spiros Exaras. This promises to be a fun, energetic show. Order your tickets on the Raue website. Please contact Rev. Fran, Dn. Mike, or Amy in the parish office if you are in need of complimentary tickets.
CROP Walk
Sunday September 26
Living Waters Lutheran Church
1808 Miller Rd., Crystal Lake
2:00-4:00 p.m.
SAVE THE DATE: There are several ways that you can help the St. Mary’s team raise money to help eradicate hunger.
You can register online to walk with our team; you have the option to walk 1 mile, or 4 miles. Check-in begins at 1:30 p.m. at Living Waters Lutheran Church.
You can go to our Crop Walk Page and make an online donation to help us reach our $1,600. Goal. (link below)
You can write a check and bring it to church, or mail it in to the church office. All checks should be made out to CWS/CROP. These checks will be turned in by our team leader, Rev. Fran. These must be turned in no later than Sunday morning Sept. 26th in order for the donation to be credited to our team.
To register for the CROP Walk, and/or to make a donation,
Following a shipping delay, copies of the Episcopal devotional guide, Forward Day by Day, for the months of August through October, are now available on a Narthex table, priced as marked.
Food Pantry Volunteers
The next food pantry volunteer opportunity is Friday, September 10. Shift times are 8:30-10:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., or 12:30– 2:30 p.m. Please contactCate Williamsif you can help.
Service for Ino Martinez
For those at St. Mary's who remember the Martinez family, you may recall that Ino Martinez died this past January in Savannah GA. Ino, and his wife, The Rev. Lucy Martinez, were very active here from 1984-1995. There will be a Celebration of the Life of Ino Martinez on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. (1:00 p.m. Chicago time) at St. Clement's Episcopal Church, Canton, GA. Masks are required. The service will also be live-streamed on their Facebook page.
Although Ino and Dn. Lucy moved to Savannah three years ago, the service will be held at their former church in Canton GA. Ino built all 9 of the stained glass windows at St. Clements, which took 16 years. It is very fitting that his celebration be held there, so family and friends can be surrounded by his windows.
Heads Up - September 5
Please make a note that on Sunday, September 5, which is Labor Day Weekend, we will offer only ONE service, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Happy Birthday, Daphne!
Today Daphne Starr is celebrating her 99th birthday! Rev. Fran, Missy Spengel, John & Sara Amrein, and other friends of Daphne surprised her with a cake, and gifts. (It also happens to be Missy's birthday today.)
Fran also did a house blessing for Daphne. This week she moved into a facility in Huntley, where she has a lovely apartment, and friends who also live there. Her new address is:
Huntley Springs Retirement Resort
11700 Samantha Ln. Apt. 239
Huntley, IL 60142-0149
(please contact the parish office for Daphne's phone number.)
Parishioners: Margaret, Sally, Amalia, Megan, Ann, Edward, Dn. Mike, John, Kristi, John, El, Cindy, and Matthew.
Family/Friends: Sherri, step-daughter of Roseann Gibertson; Bishop-elect, Paula Clark; Leo, father of Mike Choquette; Marilyn and Tom, sister and brother-in-law of Missy Spengel; Laura, acquaintance of Mike Higgins; Carelin, friend of Jane Helmboldt; Carmen, mother of Lorraine Taylor; Dawn, step-sister of Heather Robert; Billy, brother of Catherine Carroll; Betty; Jean; Don; Millie; Nick; Tarsha; John; Pamela; Susan; Ted, Jeff, Tom, Nicholas (infant) and his family; Mark, Chris, Sarah, Douglas, Mark, Andi, Greg, Wayne, Scott, Sue, Sarah, Dave, Brynn, Neil and Des, Kyle, Rick, Sylvia, Jess, Joanne, Kay, Brian, Sarah.
Those Who Have Died(and those who mourn)
Jack, cousin of Catherine Carroll (Catherine and her maternal family)
