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2024 St. Mark's Vestry

Tim Frawley: Sr. Warden (979) 429-0841

Robert Butler: Jr. Warden

Don Ahysen

Bill Cornman

Jesse Deshotels

Bruce Grover

Ed Larsen

Poth Leissner

Lisa Morales

Hunter Powell

Terri Rafter

Nathan Russell

ANNOUNCEMENTS

September

• Sept. 4th: Weekly Bible Study at 10:00
• Sept. 5th: Holy Cow surveys due by 4:00--info below
• Sept. 5th: Women of St. Mark's send off party for Joan Myers. 5:00-7:00 at Sherry Mayfield's house 2500 Pershing - details below.
• Sept 8th: Bishop Doyle will be here. This will be Kids Lead. There will be a luncheon that day, and Nancy Kubecka has a sign up sheet to help with food, etc.
• Sept.11th: Weekly Bible Study at 10:00
• Sept. 14th: Myers sendoff party at Robert & Carol Butler's. This is for adults from 5-8. Nancy Kubecka has a signup sheet.
• Sept. 15th: Myers Final Sunday sendoff party: Hamburgers, etc. Nancy Kubecka will have a sign up sheet to help with food, setup, etc.
• Sept. 18th: Weekly Bible Study at 10:00
• Sept. 22nd: FIRST DAY OF SUNDAY SCHOOL!!!!!!
• Sept. 25th: Weekly Bible Study at 10:00
• Sept. 29th: Parish Meeting-----HOLY COW results will be shared with all!
• MANY DATES OPEN FOR FELLOWSHIP HOST----see signup sheet in Parish Hall
• COME EARLY, STAY LATE: Pre-Worship fellowship & adult education beginning at 9:30 in the Parish Hall every Sunday.
• Look for the “suggestion/criticism/compliment cards in the pews. They can be put in the box at the back of the Church.

Serving this Sunday

Kids Lead & Bishop Doyle

Sept. 8th, 2024

16th Sunday after Pentecost

Ushers: Hayes & Heston Heard

Oblation Bearers: Jacob Bates/Carson Cooper

Acolytes: Cameron & Andrew Townsend, Clara Deshotels

LEM: Cameron Townsend

Lector OT: Isaiah 35:4-7A: Olivia Deshotels

Lector Psalm: Psalm 146: Ryleigh Siptak

Lector NT: James 2:1-10; 11-13; 14-17 : Monroe Russell

Prayers of the People:  Cora Romine

Bishop's Chaplain: Logan Meyer

Altar Guild: Nancy Kubecka/Marilyn ZIegenhals

Vestry: Bill Cornman

Fellowship: Luncheon

Altar Flowers: Albert & Savanna Franklin

Heart & Hands: Lindsay Deshotels

PLANNING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER!

We are inviting you to complete the HolyCow! Church Assessment Tool (CAT), an on-line survey that will help us gauge the strength, vitality, and trends in our church. The information gained from this assessment will be valuable in helping the Vestry and Parish Profile Committee of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church as we make decisions about the future of our church. The results from this survey will be used to develop our Parish Profile, which is needed to support the new Rector search process. Your response is very important to us.

We are asking you to go online by clicking the link provided and tell us about your experiences in and priorities for our church. Please do not discuss the survey or your answers with others as this may influence their answers. We ask that you take the on-line assessment as soon as possible, but before August 31, 2024. If you prefer to use a paper copy, please come to the office, and we will provide one for you.

All answers are strictly anonymous. We have no way of matching any assessment to a particular person, so please feel free to candidly share your perceptions, opinions and experiences. The assessment will take approximately 35 minutes to complete. Please set aside enough time to complete the survey all at one time. Our future together is dependent on your participation and honest answers.

Considerations while taking the HolyCow! Congregational Assessment Tool Survey:

·        Focused thoughtful attention, Complete in one sitting, Start with a Prayer.

·        Questions referring to ‘Our Rector’ should be answered in the context of our current Rector.

·        Make sure you thoroughly read the instructions and the questions. 

o  Some of the questions are negatively worded and seem to imply something is wrong.

o  This is a surveying technique to help keep people’s minds engaged.

o  This does not imply that there is something wrong with the church.

MUST BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 5th AT 4:00 p.m.

When you are ready, click this link and begin:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/STMARKSECTX

Hard copies available in the office.

If you have questions, please contact Tim Frawley at 979.429.0841 or Martha Johnson at 979.245.2557.

Many thanks and Blessings,

Tim Frawley

Senior Warden, Vestry

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

September 22nd

FIRST DAY OF SUNDAY SCHOOL

Lindy Heard or Lauren Kubecka will be contacting you with details.

Interested in teaching---contact them. If you taught last year, you are already on the list.

Interested in Becoming a Lay Leader

If you are interested in helping out by becoming Lector, Prayers of the People reader, Usher/Greeter-----just call or email Martha at the Church office and let us know. Then, Jack will contact you about training.

Also, if you think you are on the list and haven't been scheduled, please let Martha know.

Women of St. Mark's

Sendoff party for Joan

September 5

5:00-7:00

Sherry Mayfield's house-2500 Pershing

BYOB and your favorite appetizer.

Tea and sweets provided

Drop by or stay and visit.

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September 14th

For the adults of St. Mark's

Robert and Carol Butler's

5:00-8:00

Shrimp Boil and BYOB

Check with Nancy Kubecka to help

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September 15th

For all to enjoy

Parish Hall

After Jack's last Sunday

Hamburgers, games, lots of fun memories to share

See Nancy Kubecka to sign up to help and bring food.

Our Current Pastoral Prayer List

Maggie Bradshaw, Avery Coney, Tom Cunningham, Aaron Erwin, Mike Finster, the Folmar family, Dave Fortuna, L. C. Green, Millie Guzman, Devin Jackson, Elaine Jankowsky, Jex Family, the Matchett family, David Morgan, the Quintana family, Tim Ridgeway, Cadell Robertson, Marilupe Romero, Tom Rupakus, Matt Shay, Bill Stuhler, Donna Watson, Walt Wendtland, and Nicole



If you would like detailed prayers for someone call Fr. Jack.

Please help us keep our prayer list current.

If you added someone to the "Prayers of the People" during our worship service please follow up with a phone call to the office and we will add them to next Sunday's prayer list. Also, let us know how the person you requested prayer for is doing.

Call the office to add or take someone off the list. 979-245-2557 or saintmarks@sbcglobal.net or marthahjohnson@sbcglobal.net

You've heard of "Fractured Fairy Tales"!!! Well here is a parishioner's version called:

"Skewed Scriptures"

"THe strength of the Lord is more powerful than the best workout at the gym."

RT5

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Saint Mark's Episcopal Church

2200 Avenue E

Bay City, TX 77414

(979) 245-2557