St. Mark's Episcopal Church
A Community of Grace
We spread God's word,
love like Jesus,
enjoy worshipping together,
and help our neighbors.
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Sunday, October 13, 2024 Holy Eucharist Service at 8 & 10 AM
10 AM service can be viewed live or on demand via the church's website, Facebook page, and YouTube channel.
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Shake Out Sunday, Oct 13
Please be aware that an earthquake drill will happen on Sunday, Oct 13, at the end of the service immediately following the dismissal. This is an important part of the Community Preparedness and Disaster Resilience: I Am My Sister/Brother's Keeper ministry led by Ginger Rudisill. The timing is in conjunction with the great shakeout on the Third Thursday of October.
Read More...
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Lock/Drop, Cover, Hold On Procedure: In Case of an Earthquake
If you can, move/turn away from windows or objects that could fall/fly and injure you. If you can, lock the brakes on your mobility aid. If you can, get low to the ground. Cover your head and neck with your arms or with a protective object such as a pillow or a book, or clasp your hands around your neck. Close your eyes and mouth to protect against dust and debris. When the shaking stops, look around and above you to ensure it's safe before you start to move. Visually check your body for injuries; particularly any areas of reduced sensation, or that look or feel different than usual.
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All Saints Sunday, November 3
Tributes to Our Loved Ones
- Litany of Names during Sunday Worship lead by The Daughters of the King - Please complete the sign-up form in the narthex by October 27 or click on link below to download.
- Good News Collage - Please email an image to parishadmin@stmarks-upland.org - Please note that names will not be included. Color images ok. Please contact the church office or rector if you need to convert a picture to a digital image.
All Saints Sunday Name List Form.
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Into Eternal Life: Tola Osunsanmi's Memorial Service, Oct 12
Tola was a dear friend of Sola Oduyemi - they came to church together; they were like sisters. A memorial service will take place at St. Mark’s, Oct 12, 10AM. Please keep her family, loved ones, and Sola in your prayers.
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New Address for Betty Ward
Betty Ward has moved to Claremont Place in Claremont, near the 10 freeway. We are looking for a church member(s) to drive her to St. Mark's once a month. Please contact Myrna Dole if you are able to assist. You can also call the office at (909) 920-5565.
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Feast of St Francis
Thank you to everyone who helped with the Feast of St Francis. All of you who brought food, helped set up, clean up and helped wrangle animals. You are all a blessing to this parish.
Thank you, Nancy Kinney
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St. Mark's Book Club, Oct 19
St. Mark's Book Club will meet in our Parish Hall on October 19th, from 10am to 12 noon to discuss "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd.
This novel, set in 1964 South Carolina, follows motherless Lily Owens who flees a group of deeply racist men and her abusive father, with Rosaleen, her black "stand-in-mother" to Tiburon, the town that holds the secret to her mother's past. There, the two are taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters who introduce them to their "mesmerizing world of bees and honey."
Reviewers have praised the book as "a wonderful novel about mothers and daughters and the transcendent power of love, all the while masterfully illuminating the feminine face of God" and as "wonderfully written, powerful, poignant, humorous, and deliciously eccentric."
Please contact Maggie Vizio
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Membership Classes, Oct 13 & 20
Interested in becoming a church member? What to find out how to get connected? Do you have questions about Episcopal spirituality? Join the conversation on Sundays - Oct 13 & 20 - skipping Oct 6.
We meet at 9am in the back conference room aka the Mason Webber Library located in the north office building through the doors by the presider chairs. All are welcome.
Please note the new schedule of Sundays and times.
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Thanksgiving Baskets for Foothill Family Shelter
The Daughters of the King are coordinating St. Mark’s donations to Foothill Family Shelter's Thanksgiving Basket Giveaway for needy families throughout our region. The shelter is planning to distribute 1,000 baskets this year!
One Thanksgiving basket consists of the following items:
- $25 grocery gift card
- 1 box of stuffing
- 1 can of cranberry sauce
- 1 box of instant potatoes
- 1 can of candied yams
- 2 cans of green beans
- 2 cans of corn
- 1 can of turkey gravy
- 1 oven roasting pan
- 1 oven roasting bag
- 1 cake, cookie, or brownie mix
Place all the items in a box, basket, or bag and include the gift card activation slip.
You can also donate money to the drive by writing a check made out to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and writing FFS Thanksgiving in the memo line. $50 will buy a complete basket, but all donations will help.
If you prefer to mail your check directly to the Foothill Family Shelter office or take your completed basket to the office yourself, the instructions for doing so are on the flier. Thank you for your help!
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Celtic Pilgrimage, 2025
Join former Dean Canon Kelli Grace Kurtz and Dominic Barrington for a Celtic Pilgrimage in June 2025. Barrington is an experienced leader of pilgrimages to the Holy Land, the Celtic Islands, and a cool “Anglican Heritage” tour of center England. Up until about four years ago he was the dean of St James Cathedral in Chicago. He is now back in England and is the dean of Yorkminster. You’ll get a behind the scenes tour of the great York Cathedral at the end of the pilgrimage.
tours.lightlinena.com
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Lectio Divina: In Person Bible Study, Tuesday Morning Resumes
Join us for an in-person Lectio Divina Bible study, for Tuesday mornings from 9:00 to 10:30AM. Lectio is a contemplative method of reading the Bible. We will listen to an upcoming Sunday gospel lesson three times from different versions of the Bible and respond to a reflection question after each reading. Our time includes introductions, check-in, a break, and open discussion. Join us in room 16 on Tuesdays thru Oct 29. All welcome.
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Youth Group News
On October 20, we will go over how the youth group will help with Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 26, and begin creating our skit to help the congregation use our waste, recycling, and composting bins appropriately. If you can help with Trunk or Treat, you should try to arrive as close to 3:00 PM as possible and plan to stay until 8:00 PM. The youth group will help by handing out hot dogs, chips, and water to people coming to Trunk or Treat, and will also be available to take extra candy to decorated cars as needed, run errands between work groups, and help clean up afterwards. If your school requires community service hours, this counts!
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Men's Breakfast Potluck, Nov 9
The Men's breakfast for October has been cancelled.
The next breakfast will be on November 19 in the Parish Hall at 8AM and will be a potluck. A sign-up sheet can be located in the Parish Hall or see Dale Biggs.
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Children's Chapel
Children from the ages 3-10 are welcome to attend the children’s chapel at the fount of the church on the south side. We begin at 9:50 AM with sign-in, and lessons begin at 10 AM. Your child will join you for communion.
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Men's Coffee Fellowship - Wednesdays, 10:30AM
Meet at Starbucks located at the Colonies Crossroads, 1943 N Campus Ave, Unit D, Upland, 91784. For info, contact John Flasher.
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Attention Knitters and Crocheters
If you wish to be of service to St. Mark's and the wider community, the Fiber Arts Guild makes prayer shawls and men's lap robes for those who are sick or facing difficult situations. We also make baby blankets for those celebrating an addition to their family. For More Information...
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Volunteering at St. Mark's: Parking, Set/Clean Up, Attendants
Trunk or Treat is not just decorating a trunk. We are in desperate need of parking lot attendants, help setting up pop-ups, clean up and manage crowd control. Come out for an evening of fun Halloween spirit with your St. Mark's family and community.
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Trunk or Treat Mandatory Safety & Information Meeting, Oct 13
A meeting will be held on October 13th, after the emergency drill, in room 18th for trunk or treat participants and volunteers. If you are not able to attend, please notify Betty Farrell. It is imperative that you receive the safety information concerning this event.
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Candy is Needed
Please donate a bag of wrapped candy to be given out at St. Mark's Annual Trunk or Treat. You may drop your candy off at the church during office hours, or at the church on Sunday mornings, by October 20th.
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Trunk or Treat, Saturday,
Oct 26, 4-7PM
Candy! Candy! Candy!
DJ Sounds
Free hot dog, chips, water for the first 300 attendees
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Red Cross Blood Drive, October 23 | |
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Helping Hands Hot Meal Ministry
Can you provide a meal for a parish member? You don't need to be a gourmet chef - just a person with compassion. You can cook or call UberEATS. Please contact Jennifer Stone at helpinghands@stmarks-upland.org
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Triune God, Creator of all,
We praise you for your goodness, visible in all the diversity that you have created, making us a cosmic family living in a common home. Through the Earth you created, we experience love and nourishment, home and protection.
We confess that we do not relate to the Earth as a Mothering gift from you, our Creator. Our selfishness, greed, neglect, and abuse have caused the climate crisis, loss of biodiversity, human suffering as well as the suffering of all our fellow creatures. We confess that we have failed to listen to the groans of the Earth, the groans of all creatures, and the groans of the Spirit of hope and justice that lives within us. May your Creator Spirit help us in our weakness, so that we may know the redeeming power of Christ and the hope found in him. May the groans of the Spirit birth in us a willingness to serve you faithfully, so that we may hear and heal Creation, to hope and act together with her, so that the first fruits of hope may blossom. Loving and Creator God, we pray that you will make us sensitive to these groans and enable us to have the same compassion as that of Jesus, the redeeming Lord. Grant us a fresh vision of our relationship with Earth, and with one another, as creatures that are made in your image.
In the name of the one who came to proclaim the good news to all Creation, Jesus Christ.
Amen.
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Glory, Love and Praise, and Honor | |
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Giving Update through September 30, 2024
Thank you very much for your donations to St. Mark's -- and for supporting the recent program to purchase mugs and help the planet. We ask for your prayerful consideration of St. Mark's this fall. Our summer electricity and water bills spike in the summer, just when there is usually a summer giving lull. We also have a large structural deficit that we are striving to close. Operating fund contributions were about $200,000 through September 30 and we will need a robust fall to meet our budget. We have also received donations of about $40,000 for the building fund and $5,200 for Haiti outreach along with countless donations for outreach and small projects. Every donation is appreciated! We will be emailing quarterly donation statements and you can check your giving at any time through Breeze. Please contact Rose, our office administrator, at parishadmin@stmarks-upland.org if you wish to set up access through Breeze, wish to update your pledge, or have questions.
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Donating from IRA Accounts
Required minimum distributions (RMD) are the least amounts of money you must withdraw from your traditional IRA account each year, once you reach a certain age. If you make a qualified charitable contribution directly to St. Mark's for some or all of the RMD, that amount will not be taxed. Your financial advisor or IRA customer service can provide additional details on how to make this type of donation to St. Mark's.
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Gift Card Fundraiser Update: 76 Gas, Landry's, and Land's End Cards
Thank you to everyone who has purchased gift cards. We are only $375 dollars away from exhausting our supply! The remaining gift cards are 76 Gas (4@$25), Land's End (3@25), Rainforest Cafe/Morton's (4@25) and TJ Maxx/Marshalls/Home Goods ($100). Please contact or see Marcia Godwin if you are interested. We have raised $1,200 much-needed funds to pay for our operating expenses. Please continue to prayerfully consider giving to St. Mark's this fall. We are striving to close our budget deficit and rebound from summer electric bills.
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Thank you for your generous gift.
No matter how, how much, or how often you give,
you make a difference. Your contribution is appreciated.
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St. Mark's Episcopal Church
A Community of Grace
330 East 16th Street, Upland, CA 91784
(909) 920-5565
stmarks-upland.org
For Venue Rental contact Carol at venuerental@stmarks-upland.org
Office Hours: Monday–Thursday 10 AM to 3 PM (closed12:30-1 PM); Friday Closed
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PLEASE NOTE:
The deadline for article submissions is every Tuesday and must be emailed to
parishadmin@stmarks-upland.org.
Please make sure to include “Good News" in the subject line.
Do not submit article requests via Constant Contact.
Good News articles will be published every Thursday afternoon
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