The Lion is on the move!!!

Visit here: The Lectionary Page for Upcoming Weekly Readings

To ED LARSEN for painting in the Sacristry area.

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

• Sept. 22nd: FIRST DAY OF SUNDAY SCHOOL!!!!!!
• Sept. 22nd: Rector Search committee kickoff meeting after Service
• Sept. 24th: Vestry at 6:30
• Sept. 26th: Calendar Planning Comm. meeting at 1:00
• Sept. 29th: Parish Meeting-----HOLY COW results will be shared with all!
• Oct. 2nd: Weekly Bible study resumes with the book of Acts.
• Oct. 8th: DOK at 6:00
• Oct. 8th: SWAG Meeting at 6:30
• Oct. 13th: CRASE training after service
• Oct. 15th: Vestry at 6:30
• Oct. 27th: Kids Lead; Blessing of Animals
• Nov. 3rd: All Saints Sunday
• 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

Sept. 22nd, 2024

18th Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday School: Barbara & Laura Ludwig, Jessica R., Lindsay & Jesse Deshotels, Carol Butler

Usher: Josh & Debra Shield

Acolytes: Hudson & Paxton Shield, Logan Myer

LEM: James 3:13-4:3: David Shield

Lector :Wisdom 1:16-2:1, 12-22, Psalm 54: Cyndi Shelton

Prayers of the People:  Hunter Powell

Altar Guild: Diane Eckhoff/Kathy Westmoreland

Vestry: Tim Frawley

Fellowship: OPEN

Altar Flowers: Nathan & Jessica Russell

Heart & Hands: Lindsay Deshotels

September 22nd

FIRST DAY OF SUNDAY SCHOOL

9:45-10:30

Grades K-8

BE THERE!!!!!!!

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.

Our Current Pastoral Prayer List

Charlie Allison, Maggie Bradshaw, Avery Coney, Aaron Erwin, Mike Finster, Dave Fortuna, L. C. Green, Millie Guzman, Devin Jackson, Elaine Jankowsky, Jex Family , Roger Morgan, the Quintana family, Tim Ridgeway, Cadell Robertson, Marilupe Romero, Ryan Savage, 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"

"As a man or woman think in their hearts, so he or she "is." What is your heart thinking about?."

Proverbs 23:7

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Saint Mark's Episcopal Church

2200 Avenue E

Bay City, TX 77414

(979) 245-2557