ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

315 E. Pecan St. San Antonio, Texas 78205

(210) 226-2426 www.stmarks-sa.org

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Monthly Newsletter of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

themessenger JANUARY 2014 VOLUME 103 ISSUE 1

Consecration Sunday Page 2

Search Committee Page 3

Adult Formation Page 4

Parish Retreat Parish Annual Meeting

Page 5 Music Notes

Page 6 Epiphany Frontal Dedication

Page 7 Youth News

Page 8 Children & Family News

Page 9 Birthdays

Page 10 Memorials & Other News

Page 11 Epiphany Baby Shower

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Last January, we as a congregation had just experienced a joyful Christmas season with the return to our newly restored Church: our worship space renewed and refreshed, new sound and lighting, new organ, and a newly oriented altar, facing the congregation. Little did we know that on the horizon was more change and transition. And in the months of 2013 came many changes: an interim rector, a new assistant, new staff members. We began a new adventure as the people who are St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Calling a new Rector is not unlike looking for a new spouse. What do we want, what do we need? Will we find the right person? This year has shown the depth of love and devotion that this community has to one another. Changes big and small have been met with openness, all while staying in touch with our long and rich history and traditions, which have shaped us to be who we are. This kind of change is no small task! We, the people who are St. Mark’s, are called to recognize that the soil in which we grow has been loosened. Some feel a little ill at ease, some feel more relaxed, others perhaps feel left aside or perhaps left out. Loose soil makes good matter for things to grow, and familiar resistance to growth might take a differing shape. Be sure of one thing: God is in the midst of what is happening around us. Circumstance is important, but God’s presence is primary and very real. As we continue this year together, the changes will continue. God is present along the journey. Be listening as God works not just in our corporate life, but also in our individual lives in 2014. What does God have in store for you? Will there be changes in your life, your routine, your heart as the soil is loosened? This requires the biggest transition of all: being God’s people, and not just our own. Let us remember “Who we are” and “Whose we are” as we move together during these times of change and transformation. Let us live in grace!

Faithfully in Transition through Jesus Christ,

The Reverend Ned Bowersox Interim Rector The Reverend Carol Morehead Assistant Rector

IN THIS ISSUE:

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The Messenger is published monthly and is available in magazine format online at

www.stmarks-sa.org.

Parish Clergy

The Rev. Ned Bowersox Interim Rector The Rev. Carol Morehead Assistant Rector Assisting Clergy The Rev. Dr. John Lewis Co-Director, The Work+Shop The Rev. Dr. Jane Patterson Co-Director, The Work+Shop

Making a Gift of Their Service The Rev. C. Douglas Earle Assisting Priest The Rev. Mary Earle Assisting Priest The Rev. Linda Ricketts Assisting Priest The Rev. Cliff Waller Assisting Priest

Staff Todd Allison Youth Director Priscilla Briones Accounting Manager Janet Carrizales Nursery Director Benjamin Carlisle Assistant for Music & Liturgy Joseph Causby Director of Music & Organist Elaine Enloe Clergy Executive Administrator Database Manager Sandy Falkenberg Cherub Choir Director Emmet Faulk Parish Business Administrator Erin Hughes Youth Ministries Assistant Director Gail Jackins Families & Children’s Ministries Director Mary Hayden Manning Children’s and Youth Ministries Asst. Jesse Mendoza Kitchen Manager/Chef Ruby Merrill Facilities Supervisor & Receptionist Pat Hutchison Noble Community of Care Dr. Edwin A. Rieke Dir. of Music & Organist Emeritus Callie Sanchez Families & Children’s Ministries Intern Leah Thomas Special Events Coordinator

St. Mark’s Episcopal 315 E. Pecan St.

San Antonio, TX 78205 www.stmarks-sa.org

C onsecration S unday

B udget R eport

Pledge Revenue $94,585

Non Pledged Giving $17,967

Open Plate Giving $1,117

TOTAL REVENUE (incl. other revenue) $155,909

TOTAL EXPENSES $175,324

NOVEMBER REVENUE UNDER EXPENSES ($19,412)

NOVEMBER 2013 FINANCIAL REPORT

Priscilla Briones, Accounting Manager pbriones@stmarks-sa.org

Update on Giving Emmet Faulk, Parish Business Administrator efaulkjr@stmarks-sa.org

As of Thursday, December 19, 2013 with 54 days since Consecration Sunday (October 27th), below is an update on giving.

As of: 12/19/13 2014 Pledge Up Down New NoCH

TOTALS $1,474,475 $158,930 ($22,862) $77,814

# Pledges 323 162 30 39 92

AVERAGE $4,568 $981 ($762) $1,995

Median Pledge $2,500 $480 ($525) $1,040

ONLINE PLEDGING IS NOW AVAILABLE!

If you have not already pledged, please visit our website

at http://www.stmarks-sa.org/#/home/online-pledge

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S earch C ommittee Please continue to pray for the Search Committee as they continue to do their work behind-the-scenes.

The Parish Profile is available online! http://www.stmarks-sa.org/#/home/parish-profile

Dina Aboul Saad and William Smith Search Committee Chairs

Your search committee is hard at work. We’ve been meeting weekly since September to prepare ourselves to engage with Rector candidates. Doing what? We’ve shared our stories with each other; we’ve done formation work around what it means to be faithful stewards, mindful of the needs, concerns, and prayers of our entire community; we’ve discussed the major themes of the parish profile; and we’ve formulated questions that we will ask all candidates. With the recent receipt of candidate names from the Bishop’s office, we gathered to discuss initial impressions and evaluate which to invite into a discernment process with us. Many of the candidates forwarded by the Bishop were from either our Diocese or from the Diocese of Texas. Other candidates were from across the United States. Early this month we mailed packets including our invitation to engage in this process along with a request for the information we will use in determining which candidates to visit. We expect to hear from candidates who are interested by the middle of January.

We have completed the first nine steps in our search process; the remaining steps include: 10) Search Committee evaluates serious candidates

against parish profile and committee’s criteria. 11) Search Committee conducts pre-visit training. (areas

of focus, process for collecting information to share with entire committee)

12) Search Committee begins to visit candidates in their churches.

13) Search Committee narrows list of finalists to invite to visit St. Mark’s.

14) Search Committee recommends one candidate to the Vestry.

15) Vestry sets terms of the call and issues the call. 16) Search Committee, Vestry, and Senior Warden form

a transition committee to support him or her. Committee members are glad to receive your comments and questions, though we will be unable to answer any specifics about candidates to protect their privacy.

Come be a part of and join the St. Mark’s Gryphons’ Cycling Club on their First Annual Winter Ride. We will be doing a 36-mile ride that begins in the dog-park parking lot at McAllister Park on January 11th, 2014 at 9 am. The ride runs along the Salado Creek Greenway Trail to Southside Lions Park (and then back to McAllister Park). A little known gem of San Antonio, this is a beautifully scenic ride with woods, waterways, bridges, and wildlife—deer, hogs, squirrels, water fowl... The ride is relatively flat with lots of curves and turns and NO automobiles. For further details, contact Don Lucas at dlucas@alamo.edu or 210-392-7721.

GRYPHONS CYCLING CLUB–WINTER RIDE 2014

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A dult F ormation

Sunday Mornings, 10:10 a.m. January 12 – March 16 Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the 12 Steps, Gish Hall Facilitated by The Rev. Ned Bowersox and Dr. Bill Yates Using Richard Rohr’s book Breathing Under Water as a framework, this class will explore our life together and how the spiritual path of recovery informs and invites us to delve deeply into what it means to give up ourselves to God. No class on January 12. Creativity: The Arts as Theophany & Epiphany, Bethlehem Chapel Facilitated by Joseph Causby, Brenda Kingery, Andrew Morrison, The Rev. Mary Earle, and The Rev. Carol Morehead God, the Great Creator, often speaks and is revealed through the arts. Together, we will explore how God works through music, visual arts, poetry, and prose. Facilitators and visiting artists will share their work and discuss the creative process and how God shows up in the mix. There will also be several ‘field trips’ offered for class participants to explore these epiphanies in the broader San Antonio context. January 12: Music January 19: Music January 26: Visual Arts February 2: Visual Arts

being revealed through the weekly rhythm of the Revised Common Lectionary. Thursdays, January – May Time Out Bible Study, Youth Suite, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. We will continue with our study of Philippians this spring. Join the group as we look in depth at Paul’s important letter to the Philippians in which he outlines the centrality of Jesus’ incarnation, death, and resurrection as a pattern for living in Christ. Book Study: Pictures of Jesus, Dean Richardson Room, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Facilitated by The Rev. John Lewis Jesus is a popular topic for writers the world over. Together, this class will explore three recent books about Jesus: Zealot by Reza Aslan; Killing Jesus: A History by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard’ and Why Priests? by Gary Wills. The class will meet for two week for each book, with a break in between. The class will meeting from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. during Epiphany and Lent: January 30 & Feb. 6; Feb. 27 & March 6; March 27 & April 3. Save the Date: May 10, 2014 Spring Quiet Day, facilitated by The Rev. Mary Earle

February 16: Poetry February 23: Poetry March 2: Prose March 9: Prose March 16: We are all called to be co-creators with God Tuesdays, March and April Women’s Book Study, Dean Richardson Room, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Facilitated by Betty Anne Cody This group, which meets each semester, will meet during Lent to study Ron Rolheiser’s book Prayer: Our Deepest Longing together as they explore Lent in community. The class will meet the four Tuesdays in March and the first Tuesday in April. Wednesdays, January through May Women’s Book Study, Room 102, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Facilitated by Maurleen Cobb This group choses a book to study and discuss each week. The book next up is The Girl’s Still Got It by Liz Curtis Higgs. The study is open to all women, and childcare is available. Rector’s Lectionary Study, Dean Richardson Room, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Facilitated by The Rev. Ned Bowersox and The Rev. Carol Morehead We will study the readings and collect for the upcoming Sunday and explore the common themes found in the readings. Come have dinner at Café Kairos and then join in the conversation about how God is

This spring we will again offer a wide array of opportunities to grow and be formed in Christ. We invite you to prayerfully consider where God is leading you to grow and to consider how one or more of these courses may enrich your path of discipleship. This slate of offerings will lead through Epiphany and into the start of Lent. A new series of classes will begin in Lent and will carry through Eastertide. Weekly classes will continue through the semester. Please see the calendar on our website for further details.

ormation Early Spring 2014 Classes Sunday Mornings & Mid-Week

January 12 - March 16

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Sunday, February 9th 10:10a.m.

Gosnell Hall, 3rd floor

Our annual “Winter Gathering” Parish Meeting will provide information on our 2014 Budget and an update on the New Rector Search!

WINTER GATHERING

Mark your calendars and be present!

P arish R etreat February 14th—16th, 2014 Mustang Island Retreat Center

St. Mark’s Church will conduct a "Spiritual Retreat" at the Mustang Island Retreat Center on February 14-16, 2014. We will begin with dinner on Friday evening and continue through brunch on Sunday morning. We will use the materials from Richard Rohr's book, Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps. Spiritual transformation embraces four paradoxes

● We suffer to get well. ● We surrender to win. ● We die to live. ● We give it away to keep it.

If you are interested in growing in faith and health you will want to join us. Details and cost will soon be available. Retreat leaders are Ned Bowersox and Dr. Bill Yates.

Learning How To Breath Underwater!

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Concert Series Twenty-second Season

All events (except April 18) are at 5:00p.m. Free of charge. Open to the public.

M usic N otes Joseph Causby, Director of Music & Organist jcausby@stmarks-sa.org

Sunday, January 19, 2014 Epiphany Procession

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Susan Olson, mezzo-soprano

Sunday, February 23, 2014 Choral Evensong sung by the Treble Choir of St. Mark’s

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Marilyn Keiser, organ

Sunday, March 23, 2014 The Copperleaf Quintet

Friday, April 18, 2014 at 1pm

Haydn: Seven Last Words of Christ SA String Quartet

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Fiesta Concert Britten Rejoice in the Lamb and Vivaldi Gloria

Parking is FREE at one of two parking lots. Our primary parking lot is EAST of the church across

Jefferson St. The secondary WEST Parking lot is located on E. Pecan St. across Navarro St.

Lessons & Carols! On Sunday, December 1, 2013, the choirs of St. Mark’s per-formed “Lessons & Carols” to start the Advent season.

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Epiphany comes from the Greek word Epiphania meaning manifestation or revelation. Epiphany is the day that we celebrate the visit of the Wise Men bringing gifts to the Christ child. By visiting the Christ child, the kings “revealed” Jesus to the world as Lord and King. Epiphany is also a season of the church year in which we celebrate the divinity of Jesus beginning with Jesus’ baptism and ending with the Transfiguration. The central portion of the new Epiphany Frontal is a 36” x 56” Belgian tapestry of the Three Kings presenting their gifts to the Virgin Mary and the Christ child. This tapestry was purchased from the Gift Shop at Exeter Cathedral in Devon, England, where our St. Mark’s choirs sang at Choral Evensongs and Choral Eucharists this past summer. To accent the lovely tapestry, a Gold Silk Damask fabric in the Tudor Rose pattern was selected. The Gold Silk Damask fabric that was chosen complements the colors in both the tapestry and the sanctuary. The bottom of the frontal will be trimmed in Gold and Indigo Blue fringe. Cathy Dawson gave of her time and sewing talents to transform the tapestry into a full frontal. A full frontal is an altar covering that is a floor-length hanging, the length of the altar, usually in the liturgical color for the day or season of the Church Year. We are very thankful to Cathy for undertaking this project during the busy Advent Season. The concept for the Epiphany Frontal came from Jim Bliek who noticed the beautiful tapestry in the Exeter Cathedral Gift Shop while on the choir trip. Jim returned from England and spoke with fellow Altar Guild

members about an idea to use this tapestry to make an Epiphany Altar Frontal. The idea gained support and was presented to the Altar Guild Memorial Committee at a meeting in September. The Memorial Committee, comprised of past chair persons Barbara Ward, Kathy Lawrence and Susan Wilson, approved the expenditures from the Altar Guild Memorial Fund, for the construction of this new frontal for the

Epiphany Season, as well as the purchase of paraments to make an Epiphany set. These new paraments: pulpit hanging, the Bible markers on the eagle, the burse and veil that dress the chalice on the altar, and the clergy stoles have all been ordered from CM Almy in the same Gold Tudor Rose Silk Damask fabric chosen for the frontal. The Tudor Rose pattern is a symbol of purity and joy. A single crown or three crowns can be liturgical symbols of Epiphany. Gold cross and crown symbols outlined or “couched” with a contrasting color of Indigo Blue will adorn the pulpit hanging, the Bible markers, the chalice veil and the clergy stoles. These items have arrived and will be revealed on January 5th. There are several people who advised, offered opinions and contributed to the decisions of the creation of the new Epiphany Frontal and coordinating sanctuary set. We are thankful to many people. The persons owed the most gratitude are no longer with us. Through their Charitable Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, Leon O. and Mary Jane Lewis gave gifts to the Altar Guild Memorial Fund designated for altar hangings and linens. It is with deep gratitude and thanksgiving that we carry out the Lewis’ wishes. We hope that the sight of the Epiphany Frontal will bring joy to all.

By Patrice Oliver, Altar Guild Chairperson

This tapestry "The Adoration of Magi" will be converted into a frontal on the altar for the Epiphany Season.

New Epiphany Frontal

On January 5th a new altar frontal will be dedicated at St. Mark’s for the Season of Epiphany. The beau-

tiful new Epiphany Frontal will be given by the St. Mark’s Altar Guild in “Thanksgiving for the St. Mark’s Choirs’ Residency at Exeter Cathedral in July of 2013”. The Epiphany Frontal will adorn the altar through-out the Season of Epiphany that ends March 2, 2014.

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January ‐ May

JANUARY

Mid‐Winter at Camp Capers (Sr. High)   Friday, January 3 – Sunday, January 5

Wednesday Night Fellowship Resumes   Wednesday, January 8 (through May, 14)

Mid‐Winter at Camp Capers (Jr. High)   Friday, January 10 – Sunday, January 12

Sunday Night LIVE (Sr. High)   Sunday, January 12 @ Bishop Jones Center 

WNF: Youth Night Out!   Wednesday, January 29 

FEBRUARY

Sunday Night LIVE (Sr. High)   Sunday, February 9 @ Bishop Jones Center 

Youth In Ac on (DWTX Council)   Friday, February 21 – Sunday, February 23   @ St. Mark’s‐ San Marcos 

MARCH

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Super/Talent Show   Tuesday, March 4 

Happening #127 (Sr. High)   Friday, March 7 – Sunday, March 9   @ St. Peter’s‐Kerrville 

Spring Break Retreat (Sr. High)  Monday, March 10 – Wednesday, March 13   @ Mustang Island Conference Center 

APRIL

Youth Retreat @ TBarM   Friday, April 4 – Sunday, April 6 

Holy Week   April 13 – April 20 

5th Annual Youth Ministry Outreach Fund Drive   April 13 – June 1 

Easter Egg Hunt @ Bishop Jones Center   Saturday, April 19 

WNF: Youth Night Out!   Wednesday, April 30 

MAY

Senior Celebra on Sunday   Sunday, May 4 @ 9am 

5th Annual Youth Ministry Outreach Fund Drive   April 13‐June 1 

Wednesday Night Fellowship Concludes   Wednesday, May 14 

  

For addi onal informa on on youth events please visit www.stmarks‐sa.org  or  www.facebook.com/smcyouth 

Many Bodies... One Spirit!

Wednesday Night Fellowship & Dinner is held weekly from 5pm‐7pm  in the Youth  Suite. We will  discuss  a  number  of  topics  including  Sin,  Forgiveness, Accountability, and being a Living Body of Christ. Dinner is provided from Café Kairos and discussions begin at 6pm.  Happenings are  spiritual  renewal  weekend  for  high  school  students  in grades  10  through  12.  The  diocese  sponsors  three weekends  each  year  in various  loca ons.  For  more  informa on  about  the  upcoming  Happening weekend  contact  Todd  or  Erin  or  visit  h p://dwtx.org/index/php/diocese/Happening  Sunday Night LIVE is  an  opportunity  for  9th‐12th  graders,  of  all  faiths  and backgrounds,  from  around  San  Antonio  to  come  together  and  share  and discuss  topics  impac ng  their  lives.  SNL  is  led  by members  of  the  College Ministry  Program  and  is  held  monthly  as  scheduled  at  the  Bishop  Jones Center.   5th Annual Summer Outreach Weekend will be Friday, June 6 through Sunday, June 7. Details for the weekend are s ll coming together but in the past we have worked directly with the San Antonio Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity, and the San Antonio Park Service.

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C hildren’s C orner Gail Jackins, Families & Children’s Ministries Director

Go through your closet and bring a fun board game to enjoy with others, on January 17, Friday evening from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. This event is for children accompanied by adults, teens, and adults. Infant care will be available in the nursery. We need you to RSVP to gjackins@stmarks-sa.org by January 13, so we’ll know how much pizza to order. Bring board games for all ages, and a snack to share. This is a fun family-friendly event! Get to know other families at St Mark’s. Questions? Contact Gail Jackins gjackins@stmarks-sa.org. Please enter through Tucker Courtyard – we’ll be in Gosnell Hall.

St. Mark's Children and Family Ministry has a Facebook page, “like” it next time you’re on Facebook so you can see great photos and keep up with what’s happening! https://www.facebook.com/stmarksfamily

Games Night

New Year’s Resolution

Bring your children to church and Sunday School every Sunday in 2014 and volunteer to teach or be a substitute in Sunday School or Chapel! The answer to the question “When is the right time to plant a tree?” is “twenty years ago”. When your children are older and have a firm foundation of church attendance and knowledge of our faith, you’ll be glad you planted and supported those seedlings in 2014!

If your child has out-grown Lego building blocks, consider giving them to St Mark’s. They will be used to re-create Bible scenes and spark discussions. Instead of gathering dust in your closet, these blocks will be used as a tool for helping build a foundation of faith.

Lego donations welcome

St Mark’s Episcopal Church enthusiastically welcomes children as participants in worship. Children learn to worship by worshipping. Encourage them to participate in the liturgy, follow along with the bulletin, sing the hymns, and put something in the offering plate. There are loose-leaf notebooks with the Sunday Paper Jr, listening sheets, and crayons available from any usher. There is a Nursery available on the first floor of the Parish Hall for children 5 years of age and younger. At the 9:00 service, we offer children’s chapel so kids can hear the gospel message for themselves – children follow the cross out during the sequence hymn and return at the peace. Discuss the worship service with your children on the way home from church – they often receive more from the service than we might expect!

Young people at worship

As you take down Christmas decorations, please bring us the Christmas cards you’ve received. Our children can use them for crafty projects next December! Bring them to Gail Jackins any time you’re at church, thanks.

Bring us your cards

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January 1st Robert Cadwallader, Frank Sutter, David Vasquez, Sr.

January 2nd Jules Boudreaux, Sharon Dukes, Terri Shaw, Lauren Wood

January 3rd Ed Bardgett, Marjory Newman, Carla Pineda, Jim Queen, Callie Sanchez

January 4th Steve Allison, Linda Hulett, Nancy Zachry

January 5th Lewis Clements, Judy Rux

January 6th Stephen Blount, Doug Earle, Adair Griffin

January 7th Albert Burnett, Lela Crawford, Greg Skillern

January 8th Ross Anderson, Victoria Flores, Merle Gilbert, Dick Johnson, Peter Merritt, Mark Thornton

January 9th Dean Glass, Jack Hebdon, Sr.; Suzanne Vollmer

January 11th Emma Allison, Hattie Colglazier, Linda Hammond, Bill Smith

January 12th John Franco, Mary Margaret Mueller, Jan O'Brien, Karen Perretta, Janie Scholz, Lottie Sherwood

January 13th Bryan Holdsworth, Ellen Lantz, Suzy Tackett

January 14th Clara Jeanne Baca, Ann Tobin

January 15th Jim Bliek, Victor Ortega, Juliane Wise

January 16th Sharon Moa, Ann Reeks, Ronnie Schenk

January 17th John Aranda, Missy Campos, Ben Carlisle, Elisabeth Patiala

January 18th Judy Freeman, Anna Hurd, Carolyn Meyer, Patsy Warncke, Thomas Wise

January 19th Jackson Cobb, Sam Hamilton, Dean Hutchison, Chuy Mendoza, Cathy Robinson, Kelly Zimmerhanzel

January 20th Patricia Bowen, Kim Morris

January 21st Penny Compton, Vickey Haff, Carol McElligott

January 22nd Jim Freeman

January 23rd Anna Brelsford Coiner, Leonor De Lara, Camille Kimbro, Marilyn Middleton

January 24th McKenna Carpenter, Lisa Spielhagen

January 25th Denise Dahm, Craig Donegan, Mechelle Fowler, Eleanor Johnson, Dan Lane, Liam Morehead, Sam Newman, Bridgette Popovich-Guerra, Devin Watson

January 26th Paige Griffin, Gail Mydlow, Jordan Tanner

January 27th Doug Addington, Robert Bain, Jack Englehardt, Susan McCloskey, Marilyn Preddy, Blake Sykes

January 28th Henry Wyatt

January 29th Liz Bondurant, Bruce Houston, John McFadden

January 30th Laurie Boldrick, Guy Chipman IV, Marilou Long, Anne Tucker, Steve Walker

January 31st Judi Cardenas, Christina Howe, Sarah Lozano, Susan Matthias, Carolina Roberts, Peyton Thomas

F amily N ews JANUARY BIRTHDAYS

Special birthday wishes! Jack Hebdon, Sr. on his 91st (9-Jan) Albert Burnett on his 90th (7-Jan)

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For more information about Memorials and the Prayers of the People at St. Mark’s, contact Pat Hutchison Noble, Community of Care Coordinator at 210-226-2426 or email her at hutchison@stmarks-sa.org. C ommunity C are

MEMORIAL FUND Edward Ames by Linda & Philip Jacobs Ted Fehrenbach by Robert Buchanan Nancy Powell by Jill & George Vassar

ALTAR GUILD Betty Lou & Bob Grace by Mimi & Rob Kerr Frank Ward by Patrice & Joey Oliver

ST. CECILIA GUILD Frank Ward by Barbara Marsh Ward

STREET ENDOWMENT FUND Joe Street, on his birthday, by Virginia Street Koehl

GOOD SAMARITAN CENTER Joan Martindale by Margaret James

SPECIAL GIFTS A special gift to the Youth Fund in thanksgiving for

Nance Raines Haney, her mother, by Alice K. Haney

A special gift to the choir, in honor of Joe Causby by Bunny Matthews

A special gift to the choir in honor of Martha Steves by Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Calgaard

A special gift to the Rector’s Discretionary Fund in thanksgiving for Tom Kingery by Brenda Kingery

A special gift to the Rector’s Discretionary Fund in thanksgiving for Andrew Thayer by Linda & Stephen Blount

January Memorials

Our annual spring bake sale will be held on Sunday, February 9th, 2014. Bake sale will consist of bake goods made by nursery staff and parents. It will be held in the plaza after all the services on Sunday. Come by and purchase your sweetheart a treat, bring a bake item, help at the tables, and monetary donation are accepted. The proceeds from the sale will benefit the nursery fund.

Nursery Spring Bake Sale

N ursery N ews

The Contemplative Prayer Group is a small group experience that invites p a r t i c i p a n t s i n t o s i l e n c e , contemplative dialogue, and prayer. The group will meet the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month from now to April from 1:00 to 2:30 pm in room 305 on the third floor of the Parish Hall building. Call Gail Jackins at the c h u r c h o f f i c e 2 2 6 - 2 4 2 6 , o r gjackins@stmarks-sa.org, to register.

Contemplative

Prayer Group

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The Messenger (USPS 514-020)

Published Monthly (3rd Wednesday) ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

315 East Pecan Street, San Antonio, Texas, 78205 Telephone: (210) 226-2426

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Interim Rector: The Rev. Ned Bowersox Editor: Emmet Faulk

Layout & Graphic Design: Emmet Faulk e-mail articles to efaulkjr@stmarks-sa.org

Article deadline is 2nd Wednesday of each month

A Year of

BEGINNINGS NEW

7:45 a.m.—Rite I Holy Eucharist (No music) 9:00 a.m.—Rite II Holy Eucharist

10:10 a.m.—Christian Formation for All Ages 11:15 a.m.—Rite II Holy Eucharist

Please visit our website at

www.stmarks-sa.org For more information

Epiphany Baby Shower

January 5, 2014 10:00am Gosnell Hall

The St. Mark’s Chapter of The Daughters of the King requests the honor of your presence as we celebrate

the Feast of the Epiphany with an...

Items Needed:

Diapers (sizes 3 and up) Pull-Ups ® Infant & Toddler Clothing (3mos.-24mos.; warm

clothing preferred) Baby Wipes Blankets Crib Sheets Baby Toiletries (shampoo, bath wash, lotion) Sleepers & Onesies

Cash donations will be accepted for formula Gently used or new baby clothes are acceptable.