St. Mark’s Church

701 S. Wolcott

Casper, WY 82601

Non-Profit Org.

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Casper, WY 82601

PERMIT NO. 126

St. Mark’s Church~ Joyfully & Unconditionally Welcoming All People

September 2016

Office Hours

Monday - Thursday

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Lunch

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Friday

9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

Office Phone #: (307) 234 - 0831

What’s Inside?

Mary Barnes 100th b-day

VBS pictures

St. Mark’s Preschool

Tri– Parish Picnic

Memorial Flower list

Grant information

Children’s Chapel recipe

St. Mark’s Preschool Board Report In operation for over forty years, St. Mark’s Day School has provided an early educa-tional experience for many children in our community. Anxious to recommit to the continua-tion and updating of our school, the governing board (Father Jim Schumard, Pat Hrnicek, Mandy McFee (Director and Teacher), Donna Mathern, Edie Bennett, and Audrey Cotherman) attended a retreat in early August. Our goal was to revise and refine the bylaws, mission, vision and set out goals for operations. Since the inception of St. Mark’s Day School, the world of preschools has changed. The expecta-tions for children leaving preschools and entering Kindergarten have increased dramatically; more skills in reading, writing and mathematics are expected. Social skills remain of great im-portance. St. Mark’s day school has been working to keep pace with these changes. Our next goals are to solidify our commitment to both the educational and spiritual values that are the hallmark of St. Mark’s Day School. Among the changes suggested are the following:

Changing our name to St. Mark’s Preschool (from St. Mark’s Day School- to avoid con-

fusion with those who think we have a day care center)

Adding a spiritual component (child’s chapel) to the week

Creating academic, social, physical and spiritual goals that are clearly defined and

known to both our parents and our church

Looking for a good preschool curriculum in reading and math skills so that our teachers can provide the best learning opportunities to our children

Looking for funding to help pay our teachers a higher salary so that they are in line with

others at church related preschools

Looking for more ways to fund the school- we currently need more money than we earn

to operate the school- (necessitating fund raising activities) Adopt a new vision statement: Into Preschool, Out to Kindergarten! The notes of our meeting are posted in the coffee area at St. Mark’s. We are excited to move St. Mark’s Preschool forward; continuing its long and proud tradi-tion of preparing students for Kindergarten remains our goal. Please help us as we move our preschool forward to serve new generations of children; we ask for the St. Mark’s com-munities continuing support! This St. Mark’s outreach touches the lives of many! Send feedback or ideas to Donna Mathern.

“In to preschool, out to kindergarten!”

St. Mark’s Preschool has limited spaces available. School starts Tuesday, September 6

th

St. Mark’s Preschool offers developmentally appropriate activities structured towards kindergarten readiness. We promote fine and gross motor development, cognitive skills, social skills, independence, math and reading readiness skills, and spiritual living.

We offer classes for children ages 2-5. Tuition

Playgroup: 100.00/month Two-Day:110.00/month Three-Day: 130../month Young Fives: 150.00/month For more information call the church office at (307) 234-0831 or call Mandy McFee

at (307) 247-3331

Discernment Committee Update In May, Lara Gilbert’s discernment committee recom-

mended to St. Mark’s Vestry that she continue the pro-

cess to ordination as a priest. The Vestry accepted the

committee’s recommendation and moved forward

recommending Lara to the Diocesan Commission on

Ministry. Unofficially, she has been accepted into the

process, but formal approval and the final dotting of “i’s”

and crossing of “t’s” is not complete. She is enrolled in

Iona and will begin her training this fall. We all look

forward to this continuing journey with Lara.

Memorial Flower List

St. Mark’s is redoing our Memorial Flower list. Please call St. Mark’s office 307-234-0831 with your Memorial dates for the entire year. So we don’t miss you!!!!!! Thank you for your help

Grant information from Episcopal Diocesan Foundation

We are excited to report that we just recently received a grant from the Episcopal Diocesan Foundation for architectural fees to design a new entrance closer to the back parking lot. Access to the church from this parking lot through the kitchen has been a problem and not a very appealing entry to a beautiful church. The architectural firm of Hein/Bond will be working with us on a preliminary design for a new entrance somewhere on the south side complete with new bathrooms on the first floor. We also received a grant from the Episcopal Diocesan Foundation and some parish donors for a children’s play area adjacent to the church. Therefore, we hope to incorporate this play area into the design.

Monday Evenings for Adults and Children Begins Sept 12 6:15 –7:30 at St Stephen's.

Adults: We will discuss this book Reading the Bible

again for the first time, by Marcus Borg, led by Nancy Engstrom

Children: Godly Play: Parables and Stories from the

Bible

Upcoming Events:

September 7th Parish Forum 5:30 pm dinner & 6:30 pm program

September 9th Morning Eucharist 7:00 am

September 9th Train the trainer 6:00 pm - Guild room

September 10th Train the trainer 8:00 am - 12:00 pm - Guild room

September 11th Stewardship Kick off Sunday

Reminder Lisa will be out of the office September 9th thru the 18th. Carol Kilgore

will be answering phones from 9:00 - 1:00 Monday thru Thursday

September Schedules

Jeremiah 18:1-11

Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17

Philemon 1-21

Luke 14:25-33

Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28

Psalm 14

1 Timothy 1:12-17

Luke 15:1-10

Jeremiah 8:18-9:1

Psalm 79:1-9

1 Timothy 2:1-7

Luke 16:1-13

Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15

Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16

1 Timothy 6:6-19

Luke 16:19-31

September 4th, 2016

Acolytes: Jacob Hernandez & Merrick Brown Altar Guild: Claudia Wilson Coffee: Edie Bennett & Dorothy Brown Goodies: Joanne Tanner & Kathy Mortimer Tellers: Mark & Cheryl Ushers: Mark & Kim McAtee Healing Prayer: Traute Gilbert Worship Leaders: Engstrom, Neal J. & Gilbert

September 11th, 2016 Acolytes: Lara Gilbert & Isabelle Brown Altar Guild: Elaine Hough Coffee: Carl & Emma Lou Closs Goodies: Edie Bennett, Traute Gilbert & Jeri Kennedy Tellers: Mike & Mark Ushers: Bill & Kathy Mortimer Healing Prayer: Barb Milligan Worship Leaders: Steve J, Kerns & Massey

September 18th, 2016

Acolytes: Nick McAtee & Jacob Hernandez Altar Guild: Gary Hrnicek Coffee: Gary & Pat Hrnicek Goodies: Margie Roberts, Jane Tanner & Pat Hrnicek Tellers: Kathy M. & Jim Ushers: Carl & Emma Lou Closs Healing Prayer: Steve Johnson Worship Leaders: Tanner, Morton & Hernandez

September 25th, 2016

Acolytes: Claudia Wilson & Edie Bennett Altar Guild: Kim McAtee Coffee: Bill & Kathy Mortimer Goodies: Kathy Mortimer & Eleanore Walker Tellers: Kathy N. & Dorothy Ushers: Lyn & Gary George Healing Prayer: Worship Leaders: Acres, Patton & Nancy J.

LESSONS MINISTRY SCHEDULES

St. Mark’s extends sincere condolences

to the

family and friends of:

Jo-Ann Garberg

June 16, 1928 - August 5, 2016

“The Diocese has given us a 15 passenger van .” Someone has agreed to pay 1/2 of the insurance on it for the first year. We hope to use it regularly for outings. Feel free to reserve the van for any church events. We plan to keep the van if it

Amazing turn out

Great success and

lots of fun

Tri-Parish Picnic

Thank you to the Boy

Scouts for painting, re-

painting the room in

the basement

Altar Guild Greetings from the altar guild! For those of you who aren't aware, we are now a wonderful mixture of men and women preparing for ser-vices. However at present there are only 6 active members serving! If this ministry might be calling you, please contact Fr. Jim or Claudia Wilson. Also, we are always in need of larger vases as we take the altar flowers to the hos-pital! Please - no bud vases as we have too many to count! Thanks every-

one. Claudia Wilson

A Martin Luther King, Jr.

The contemporary church is often a weak, ineffectual voice with an

uncertain sound. It is so often the arch-supporter of the statue quo. Far

from being disturbed by the presence of the church, the power structure of the average community is consoled by the church’s silent

and often vocal sanction of things as they are. But the judgement of God is upon the church as never before.

If the church of today does not recapture the sacrificial spirit of the early church, it will lose its authentic

ring, forfeit the loyalty of millions, and be dismissed as an irrelevant

social club.

Letter from The Birmingham Jail

2016 SeptemberInto Christ

Sun Mon Tue Wed

4 5

12:00 Al-Anon

6:30 Fellowship

7:00 Building Committee

6

9:30 Bible Study

12:00 Soul Knitters

5:00 Boy Scouts

4–6:30 CCC parent

meeting

7

6:15 EFM

11

Stewardship Kick off

Sunday

12

12:00 Al-Anon

6:15 Godly Play &

Book Study @ St.

Stephens Church

13

9:30 Bible Study

11:00 BBQ

12:00 Soul Knitters

5:00 Boy Scouts

4-5:30 CCC

14

6:15 EFM

Youth Group Kick off

BBQ

18

Lisa Returns

19

12:00 Al-Anon

5:30 Communications

6:30 Vestry Meeting

20

9:30 Bible Study

12:00 Soul Knitters

5:00 Boy Scouts

4-5:30 CCC

21

6:15 EFM

25 26

12:00 Al-Anon

27

9:30 Bible Study

12:00 Soul Knitters

5:00 Boy Scouts

4-5:30 CCC

28

6:15 EFM

Sun Mon Tue Wed

4 5

12:00 Al-Anon

6:30 Fellowship

7:00 Building

Committee

6

9:30 am Bible Study

12:00 Soul Knitters

5:00 Boy Scouts

4–6:30 CCC parent

meeting

7

6:15 EFM

Parish Forum

5:30 Dinner

6:30 Program

11

Stewardship Kick off

Sunday

12

12:00 Al-Anon

6:15 Godly Play &

Book Study @ St.

Stephens Church

13

9:30 am Bible Study

11:00 BBQ

12:00 Soul Knitters

5:00 Boy Scouts

4-5:30 CCC

14

6:15 EFM

Youth Group Kick off

BBQ

18

19

12:00 Al-Anon

5:30 Communications

6:30 Vestry Meeting

20

9:30 am Bible Study

12:00 Soul Knitters

5:00 Boy Scouts

4-5:30 CCC

21

6:15 EFM

6:00 Youth Group

25 26

12:00 Al-Anon

27

9:30 am Bible Study

12:00 Soul Knitters

5:00 Boy Scouts

4-5:30 CCC

28

6:15 EFM

6:00 Youth Group

Out to serve 2016 September

Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

6:30 Choir

7:30 Barbershop

2

7:00 am Eucharist

3

7:30 Brotherhood of

St. Andrews

6:15 EFM

8

6:30 Choir

7:30 Barbershop

9

7:00 am Eucharist

6:00 Train the Trainer

Lisa gone

10

8-12 Train the trainer

6:30 Singles gathering

7:30 Brotherhood of

St. Andrews

9:30 Quilters meet

6:15 EFM

Youth Group Kick off

15

6:00 Preschool board

meeting

6:30 Choir

5-6:30 CCC

7:30 Barbershop

16

7:00 am Eucharist

17

7:30 Brotherhood of

St. Andrews

6:15 EFM

22

6:30 Choir

7:30 Barbershop

23

7:00 am Eucharist

24

7:30 Brotherhood of

St. Andrews

6:15 EFM

29

6:30 Choir

5-6:30 CCC

7:30 Barbershop

30

7:00 am Eucharist

Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

6:30 Choir

7:30 Barbershop

2

3

7:30 am Brotherhood

of St. Andrews

6:15 EFM

Parish Forum

5:30 Dinner

6:30 Program

8

6:30 Choir

7:30 Barbershop

9

7:00 am Eucharist

6:00 Train the Trainer

Lisa gone 9/9 - 9/16

10

7:30 am Brotherhood

of St. Andrews

8 am -12 Train the

trainer

9:30 Quilters meet

6:15 EFM

Youth Group Kick off

BBQ

15

6:00 Preschool board

meeting

6:30 Choir

5-6:30 CCC

7:30 Barbershop

16

7:00 am Eucharist

17

7:30 am Brotherhood

of St. Andrews

6:15 EFM

6:00 Youth Group

22

6:30 Choir

7:30 Barbershop

23

7:00 am Eucharist

24

7:30 am Brotherhood

of St. Andrews

6:15 EFM

6:00 Youth Group

29

6:30 Choir

5-6:30 CCC

7:30 Barbershop

30

7:00 am Eucharist

This is the "recipe" the children created on August 14th in Children's Chapel.

Youth Group

The Youth Group will have its first meeting of the 2016-2017 year on Wednesday,

September 14, 2016 at 6:00 PM. Returning Youths, those interested in attending

Youth Group and their families are invited to the Kick-Off BBQ. Youth Group is for

all youth who will be in grades 5th through 12th this coming school year, from within

or without of St. Mark's and St. Stephen's. We have had an initial meeting to dis-

cuss the program and schedule for this year's Youth Group. Youth Group will meet

each Wednesday evening 6:00-8:00 PM during the school year and will follow the

school schedule, which means when school is not in session we will not have

Youth Group. The tentative schedule for each evening is listed below. We also

hope to have social outings of 4-6 during the

year.

6:00 Social time/games

6:30 Dinner/clean-up

6:50 Program for all Youth

7:00 Study time

7:45 Compline

We are always looking for volunteers to provide

dinner for the group. There will be a sign-up sheet at the BBQ and at the church.

Meat will be provided for the BBQ but if you would like to bring a side item or des-

sert to share that would be appreciated.

If you have any questions please contact Rev. Jim Shumard at the church office or

(912)844-7412, or Temple Heatherly, cell (307) 247-9609. Thank you and look for-

ward to seeing you all at the Kick-Off BBQ.

"Youth Group begins this month. If you enjoy cooking and would like to provide an occa-sional meal for the group, please contact Pat Hrnicek at 251-7150 and I can give you the details. Thanks for considering this ministry".

I would like to thank Miss Jane Clemmons, Chuck Engstrom, Gary George, Edie, Isabell and Merrick Brown, Matthew Shumard, Max Vom Steim, Father Jim, Jacob Hernandez and the church for the grant... vbs was a blast ..Thank you all. It could not have happened without you... Signed……..Pamela

A MODERN COMMUNICATION OPTION We have implemented a Calling Post in order to communicate special events or situations. Please “OPT In” when you are notified and from then on, you will receive calls or texts from either Lisa or Fr. Jim

HOW DO YOU OPT IN TO RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGES FROM

CALLING POST?

1. If you have a landline listed with the church to receive messages please listen

very carefully to the options that it gives you for “opting in” when you receive the

first phone call. Once that is done nothing else is needed, to receive messages.

2. If you would like to receive texts, opting in is simple and easy. Here is

how: Reply to the text with "OK" and follow the instructions, or you can dial

1-877-304-5857, which will automatically Opt-In any phone into CallingPost text

messages.

St. Mark’s Church Episcopal Church

The Ministers: The Entire Congregation! The Staff: Interim Rector Fr. Shumard Office Manager Elisa Jones Minister of Music Beverly McAmis Reese Treasurer Kim McAtee Bookkeeper Patricia Doane Cleaning Service Betty McCurdy Nursery Pamela Wolfskill

St. Mark’s Vestry Serving through 2016: Dorothy Brown, Audrey Cotherman, Jim Cunningham Kathy Morton Serving through 2017: Mike Bon, Gary George (Jr. Warden), Pat Hrnicek (Sr. Warden) Serving through 2018:Clint Hernandez, Kathy Nickerson, Cheryl Nickerson, Mark McAtee

701 S. Wolcott Casper, WY 82601 307.234.0831 Email: stmarkscasper@aol.com www.stmarkscasper.com

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