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Rector's Ramblings
Scrolling though one of my social media accounts, I recently saw a meme with a picture of a sculpture of Socrates and the words, “When debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers.” – Socrates. I knew the political leaning of the person who shared it, and assumed I knew who the poster thought the losers were. A bit further down the page, I saw the same meme posted by a person from the other side of the political aisle. The interesting thing is, as far as I can tell, Socrates never said this. The creator of the meme stole the authority of a Greek philosopher to give credence to his or her statement.
Memes are dangerous things. They allow us to ignore the complexity of human people so we can put them in categories of right or wrong, good or evil, winners or losers. There are memes that I do enjoy, like the picture of a triple bacon cheeseburger that says, “I tried making a salad today, but I got it wrong again.” But too often memes oversimplify people with whom the creator disagrees. They say, “You must be ignorant or evil to disagree with me.” They are the opposite of dialogue.
In the Prayer Attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, there is a line that says, “May we not seek so much to be understood as to understand.” To understand another person requires that I be able to state their position in a way that they would agree represents what they believe. When I disagree with them, that will require a lot of dialogue. It usually means that I will not only have to find out what they believe, but why they believe it. What motivates them to hold that point of view? Sometimes, I discover that our motives are the same even if we have different ideas about how to get to the place we both want to go.
Seeking to understand more than to be understood will help us discover the humanity of the other. It will help us see the complexity of various points of view. It will move us beyond memes, beyond splitting the world into us vs. them. We will not always arrive at agreement, but at least we will see the other with integrity.
Fr. RJ+
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Sunday, April 6:
Services at 8 and 10 a.m.
Lessons
Bulletin
Live Stream
Tuesday, April 8:
Yoga, new time of 7 p.m. in the undercroft.
Cost is $10 per session. Cash, check, Venmo or PayPal accepted. Reserve your spot by texting 330-705-4359 or emailing yogabeth63@gmail.com
Wednesday, April 9:
Zoom Evening Prayer, 4 p.m.
Bulletin | Zoom
Saturday, April 12:
SomeBunny basket packing, 1 p.m. in the Undercroft
April Lunch Bunch:
April 22, 1 p.m. at John's Bar. RSVP to Sue Little
View the full St. Mark's calendar HERE.
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St. Mark’s 70th Anniversary REMINDER!
May 18, 2025
The deadline for RSVP to the luncheon is April 15. Please make sure to return your RSVP. Thank you!
May 18, 2025 - St. Mark’s 70th Anniversary Celebration
10:00 AM Service followed by catered luncheon
Special service with beautiful music, choir, and a special presentation by our Sunday school
Memories from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and 2000’s!
We are asking for all RSVP's to be returned by April 15, so that plans can be made for this celebratory luncheon. RSVP can be made by returning your RSVP card in the offering basket, or by mail, email (add 'RSVP' to subject line), or by dropping it off in the office.
If you are interested in donating to the celebration, checks can be made out to St. Mark's with 70th anniversary in the memo line and dropped in the offering plate or the office.
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Book Club Updates
April 14 - The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
May 12 - The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
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Newsletter Additions
If you are adding something to the Lion's Pause, please submit it here by the Monday prior to Friday publication.
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April Birthdays
1 Marcia Kiesling
8 Drew Pelger
9 Tom Temelkoff
10 Barbara Whitehouse
12 JD Arnold, Susie Hines
13 Sally Little
20 Katie Cerrone-Arnold
21 Kim Nadel
26 Sandi Kaustinen
27 Karen Violand
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Notable with Bob Morrison
When Craig Jaynes played the initial recital on St Mark's organ on Palm Sunday evening 1970, there were two stops prepared for but not installed: an Oboe and a Mixture (several high pitched pipes to reinforce overtones and add brilliance to the ensemble). These were added later by Robert J. Wervey, who, curiously enough, was my organ man down at First Methodist. He worked in the Aeolian-Skinner factory in Boston before going out on his own as a voicer for the Hillgreen-Lane Company of Alliance and doing maintenance work on a number of organs. It was he who added 32' stops in the Methodist pedal division and a set of herald trumpets in the back, and in mid 80's he made a significant addition to St. Mark's: an antiphonal. This is a set of pipes at the opposite end of the sanctuary. Not only is it useful in playing back and forth passages but, being in the back, the congregation is surrounded by rich organ tone, which supports the congregational singing. Wervey included a trumpet back there. When I used it one Christmas time, the late Kennard Voyles told me he jumped a foot in shock, so I've been cautious about using it ever since. Maybe if I build up full organ up front and with part of the Antiphonal the trumpet addition won't be so surprising.
Wervey was an interesting fellow, quite tall and hefty and skilled at pipe voicing. I used to speak with him about improvements and he always said "You can do anything if you have the space and the funding." He was particularly fond of chirpy stops that emphasized the second overtone of a note, and the basic stop he put in St. Mark's antiphonal was so chirpy that it wasn't as useful as it otherwise might be.
He also did my Methodist organ a big favor. It was announced in organ publications that the famous organ in the Cincinnati Music Hall was being dismantled and the pipes were for sale. He immediately contacted the Hall and put in a bid for the big 32' pedal reeds - these are expensive due to their size and when added to full organ, it's like a whole new world of bristling sound is opened up. He got those pipes and installed them and made me a happy man - a new "toy" for my experimentation.
When I arrived at St. Mark's at the invitation of Father Sloan in 1997, true to form, I began to ponder ways to improve the Schantz with the Antiphonal addition already well installed. Space? Funding?
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Prayer Concerns
Have compassion on: Vonda Temelkoff, Jim Weaver, Jane Schutrum, Ron Brooks, and all those who suffer from any grief or trouble.
For those who have died: Bobbie Lenzie (sister of Becky Watters)
Family & Friends: Shelley Burns (Tom Burns’ cousin’s wife) + Allison (cousin of Sandi Kaustinen) + Clarice Lough (friend of the Watters) + Katheleen Philippsborn (sister of Tom Turner) + Machelle Wells (friend of Jaime Heinzman) + Father Jon Conventry (Trinity Episcopal Church - Alliance) + Jimmy Little (son of Sue Little) + Alison (friend of the Willoughbys) + Jane McBride (mother of Beth Crowl) + Tom (brother-in-law of AnJane McConville) + Gail and Judy Shumway (friend, sister-in-law, & co-worker friend of the Rand’s daughter) + Dr. Mallamaci (acquaintance of Bobbi Zollinger) + Jolonda Mull & Pam Lagodich (sister-in-law & friend of the Mulls) + Scott Jones, Val Hiner-Donlon, Rick Ciminelli, & Harold Freedman (cousin & friend of the Gordons) + Larry Aclaska (acquaintance of Bert Heisser) + Lee, Theresa, & Chuck Boone (friends & cousin of the Hixons) + Melanie & Trish (friends of Paulette Frech) + Pat Walter & family (friend of Barb Whitehouse) + Alycia Geis (Karen Violand’s friend’s daughter) + Don Siegfried & Janet Sheatzley-Morgan (husband and sister of Barb Siegfried) + Allison Cornell-Hood & Anne Higgins (daughter & friend of Diane Cornell) + Finnigan Savage (friend of Pam McCarthy) + Tony Donahue (friend of the Boyds) + David (acquaintance of the Nadels) + 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.
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