The Lion's Pause

WE SEEK TO UNITE ALL PEOPLE WITH GOD AND EACH OTHER IN CHRIST THROUGH WORSHIP, FELLOWSHIP, EDUCATION, AND SERVICE

If you attended either of the stewardship dinners in October, you know that there are a lot of great things happening at St. Mark’s. Our intergenerational services are a blessing to both the children and adults in the parish. New people are joining the St. Mark’s family. Our outreach programs are growing.

There are a couple of updates since we gathered for our stewardship dinners. We had a wonderful response to the request for candy for Gibbs Elementary School, and several people from St. Mark’s joined in the distribution of the candy on their trick-or-treat day. We will also be providing turkeys for their Thanksgiving lunch and members of St. Mark’s are invited to help serve the meal. Mandy will have more details about serving later.

In addition to our outreach to Gibbs, St. Mark’s has been invited to serve the lunch meal at Hope Outreach Ministry on the third Sunday of each month. We have a crew for November, and a couple of volunteers for December. We will need more. This is a great opportunity to get to know the people we are helping in other ways.

The door to the undercroft was replaced and was paid for by a grant given to Weaver CDC. Our fellowship functions continue to thrive. It is great to have the choir back. I hope you have had a chance to look at the Sunday School profiles. Our next intergenerational service will be on December 3, the First Sunday of Advent. This is an exciting time to be at St. Mark’s.

Fr. RJ+

St. Mark’s need's your pledge to "Continue Growing Our Family". Please look over your pledge card and also select which ministries you would like more information on and mail or turn them in on Sunday in the offertory plate.

Please return your pledge and ministry cards by Sunday, November 26th.

Thank you,

St. Mark's Stewardship Committee

Stewardship Letter to Parish

If you would like to share your pledge with the office instead of through hard copy, please email Katie here:

Email the Office

Forward Day by Day booklets have arrived and are in the lobby.

Singing in the choir has some huge benefits, not to mention fun. We occasionally gather for food and wine. We laugh together at our funny mistakes during practice. And we have front row seats to all the action. We count on each other to hit the high notes. We count on each other to hit the low notes. But mostly we count on our dear Maestro Bob Morrison, who always keeps us out of treble.

So please consider joining the choir, one of the most important ministries of the church, and an excellent way of sharing the gift of song.

Music is life. That’s why our hearts have beats…

Sunday, November 12

Holy Eucharist at 8 am and 10 am

Lessons

Bulletin

Live Stream

Monday, November 13

Knitting, 1 p.m.

Book Club, 3 p.m.

Wednesday, November 15

Evening Prayer, 4 p.m.

Zoom Bulletin

Men Out Dining will be meeting at Tim's Tavern at 6 p.m.

Please email or text Joe Hoot by Monday, November 13, if you plan to attend: joe24Hoot@gmail.com or text 330-232-0469

Altar Guild is again offering red poinsettia plants at $15.00 per dedication. Payment in cash or by check to “Altar Guild” must accompany your order. Please note if you expect to take a plant home or if you only wisht to have a dedication mentioned in the bulletin. Altar Guild is financially responsible for the altar flowers during the year, so money is always needed. Monday, November 27 is the deadline for accepting orders. Poinsettia plants may be picked up after each Christmas Eve service unless instructed otherwise. Forms are available at church.

Thank you! Susie Hines, Kathy Wise

The Diocese has continued to offer easy online giving. To use this, please select "St. Mark's Canton" from the dropdown, and choose either a one-time or recurring gift. We thank you for your continued support.

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NOTABLE - Bob Morrison

Growing up in Baltimore in the early '30s, radio was king. My younger brother Richard and I would prop up our chairs before our Majestic radio to hear "Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy" and "Radio's Little Orphan Annie." Announcer Pierre Andre would sing "Who's that little chatterbox, the one with pretty auburn locks? Who do you see? It's Little Orphan Annie. She and Sandy (her dog) make a pair; they never seem to have a care (wrong! They always had a care which called for a secret decoder ring) Cute little she, this Little Orphan Annie. Bright eyes, cheeks a rosy glow, there's a can of Ovaltine handy (flavored milk drink, the sponsor), Mite size, if you want to know, 'arf' says Sandy..."

But this show stirred up something that had nothing to do with this little tyke's adventures (which included friend Joe Corntassel, played by Mel Torme!). The show originated at Chicago's WGN which had a theater organ played by one Leonard Salvo, a pioneer in this genre who also played for "Jack Armstrong," "Lum and Abner," and "The Cisco Kid." He was known as the "Weaver of Romantic Dreams." He later moved to Hollywood and continued his career at NBC until his passing at age 86.

Even as a youngster, I was intrigued by the way he started out with full organ and then made a lovely de-crescendo. I kept thinking how nice it would be if I could imitate that.

IT HAS ARRIVED!

It's the moment you've been waiting for:

the unveiling of

The 2024 Lent Madness Bracket

Now, you can begin to read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest

the bracket when you get your copy @ lentmadness.org

Voting begins on Ash Thursday - February 15

November Birthdays

3 Lindsy Wise

5 Mandy Pelger

7 Zachary Clark

23 Nathaniel Clark

25 Beth Crowl, Nora Smith

27 Kent Clark

28 Fletcher Clark

30 Sandy Turner

November Anniversaries

21 Dave and Marcia Kiesling, Gary and Livvy Mull

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Prayer Concerns

Vonda Temelkoff, Henry Aegerter, Jim Weaver, Jane Schutrum, & Ron Brookes

Family and Friends: Nori Shawk (Friend of Brynn Pelger); Heidi Hoekstra (friend of Father RJ); Alison and Johnny Willoughby (friends & grandson of the Willoughbys); Middle East & Heather Armington (request & friend of the Watters); Jane King; Paul Kit’s family (son of Maxine Kit); Lee, Theresa, & Addelyn (friends of the Hixons); Don Siegfried; Darin Hill (friend of Derek & Emily Gordon); Elaine Campbell (friend of the Turners); Sammy (friend of Leslie Redmon); Bob Rownd (friend of John Werren & Anne Coen); Judy Heisser-Turner (sister of Bert Heisser); Melanie & Trish (friends of Paulette Frech); Broden Burt (Son of Ben and grandson of Chris & Carol Burt); Pam Lagodich & Bill Allen (friends of the Mulls); Pat Walter & family (friend of Barb Whitehouse); Don Martin & Mark Osterhage (classmate & neighbor of the Watters); Alycia Geis (Karen Violand’s friend’s daughter); Michelle Graber (Bobbi Gordon family/friend); Janet Sheatzley-Morgan (sister of Barb Siegfried); DaNay Jackson (friend of Ron Brookes); Allison Cornell-Hood, Jody Serentsis, & Anne Higgins (daughter & friends of Diane Cornell); Finnigan Savage (friend of Pam McCarthy); Gail (sister-in-law to the Rands); Lynnda Hoefler & Jimmy Little (friend & son of Sue Little); Yanette Pysher (Vonda Temelkoff’s cousin); Tony Donahue (friend of the Boyds); Marc Hostetler (brother of Susan Hostetler); Baby David (acquaintance of the Nadels).

For those who have died.

For those in the armed forces.

PRAYER CHAIN:

St. Mark's has a group of prayer warriors who pray for the specific needs of those on the prayer chain. If you would like to place yourself or a loved one on the prayer chain, please contact Bobbi Gordon at ggordon24@sbcglobal.net

Prayer requests may be placed on the private Prayer Chain or on the Prayer Concerns list appearing in The Lion's Pause and Sunday bulletin or in both places. Please let Bobbi know your preference. Unless otherwise instructed, names will be listed as we receive them. Please update Bobbi or Katie on the status of your friends or family members as to when they may be removed from the prayer lists.