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Messenger A MONTLY NEWSLETTER FROM ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SAN ANTONIO JANUARY 2011
VOLUME 100
ISSUE 1
Worship Impacts Mission at St. Mark’s By The Rev. Mike Chalk, Rector
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ission, defined as the church serving the world, is thought to be an essential aspect of the church. A major reason mission is absolutely necessary to a dynamic church is that mission is a central attribute of God. Throughout the scriptures God is revealed as always moving into and through the world. God continually reaches out to save and sustain the world he has made. Jesus did not remain stationary and require that people come to him for teaching and healing but walked among the roads and city streets to fulfill his mission in the name of God.
Our task at St. Mark’s is to discern where God wants us to move into the world. To participate in mission is to participate in the movement of God’s love toward all people. Worship is a place where we discern and are inspired by the Holy Spirit to go into our neighborhoods to serve in the name of Christ. When worship is genuine, the people of God get caught up in the movement of God’s Spirit that seeks to heal the world’s pain and brokenness. Our worship therefore is offered not only
for the members of the church but for the life of the world. The season of Epiphany, that begins January 6 and ends March 6, has a strong mission focus. Our worship, therefore, for Epiphany will serve the purpose of mission at St. Mark’s. A valuable part of our Book of Common Prayer is An Outline of the Faith commonly called the Catechism. In a question and answer format it reads: (Continued on page 2)
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Ministry News -page 4
The Rev. Michael D. Chalk Rector The Rev. Jonathan Wickham Assistant Rector Assis ng Clergy The Rev. Dr. John Lewis Co‐director, The Work+Shop The Rev. Dr. Jane Pa erson Co‐director, The Work+Shop Making a Gi of Their Service The Rev. Mary Earle Assis ng Priest The Rev. Cliff Waller Assis ng Priest Staff Jennifer Allison Children’s Ministries Co‐Director Todd Allison Youth Director Priscilla Briones Accoun ng Janet Carrizales Nursery Coordinator Bill Edwards Parish Administrator Elaine Enloe Clergy Execu ve Administrator Database Manager Sandy Falkenberg Cherub Choir Conductor Emmet Faulk Community Forma on Director CAYA Worship Coordinator Dr. David Heller Interim Organist Heather Herschell Children’s Ministries Co‐Director Melanie Lizcano Communica ons Director Ruby Merrill Facili es Manager Pat Hutchison Noble Community of Care Kris n Roach Interim Director of Music Sara Talley Asst. Director Youth Ministries
Christmas to the Street recap -page 6
ministry of all its members. Q. Who are the ministers of the Church? A. The ministers of the Church are lay persons, bishops, priests, and deacons. (p. 854-855)
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Q. What is the mission of the Church? A. The mission of the Church is to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ. Q. How does the Church pursue its mission? A. The Church pursues its mission as it prays and worships, proclaims the Gospel, and promotes justice, peace, and love. Q. Through whom does the Church carry out its mission? A. The Church carries out its mission through the
Nothing creates enthusiasm more than when a church feels that it is participating in God’s work to the world. I strongly sense that we at St. Mark’s have responded to the outward movement of God for the life of our city and the world. There is no higher privilege than to be part of the work of Christ.
Ray Suarez, PBS NewsHour -page 12
If the mission of God is to transform the world, the people of God need worship that addresses our reason for being. The mission is too difficult to do in isolation hence the need for the community to gather on Sundays. Join us for worship during the rich season of Epiphany so that we as a community of faith can discern and participate in mission Dei, the mission of God.
Ministry in Your Daily Life “The real battles of faith today are being fought in factories, shops, offices, and farms, in political parties and government agencies, in countless homes, in the press, radio and television, in the relationship of nations. Very often it is said the Church should ‘go into these spheres,’ but in fact the Church is already in these spheres in the persons of its laity.” --Second Assembly of the World Council of Churches, Evanston, Illinois, 1954
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Save the Date Making a Gift of Their Service By The Rev. Dr. John Lewis In January 2011, The Rev. Cliff Waller will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his ordination as an Episcopal priest. St. Mark’s will commemorate this joyful milestone in Cliff’s ministry with a special celebration in Tom Gish Hall on Sunday, January 23, from 10:10-10:50am. Throughout his career, Cliff The Rev. Cliff Waller has been a pioneer at the leading edge of new ministries and missions in the Episcopal Church. From his work as vicar at Mission Santa Fe (San
Antonio), his involvement in diocesan college ministry or service in the mission department of the national church, to his steadfast support for women’s ordination and the ongoing success of TMI, the Episcopal School of Texas, Cliff has been a guiding light and prophetic voice to the national church, the Diocese of West Texas, and to St. Mark’s. Please join us on January 23 as we say a heartfelt “thank you” to Cliff for his creative and energetic service to God, Christ and the church.
New Connections Meeting Date: Time:
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 5:30pm --Complimentary dinner
(Gosnell Hall-1st floor of parish house) 6:30pm-8:00pm --Meeting
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Lector and Eucharistic Minister Training and Refresher Program Day
(Dean Richardson Room)
Anyone is welcome, particularly those new to St. Mark’s considering whether to become part of the community.
To sign up for New Connections @ St. Mark’s, please contact Emmet Faulk at (210) 226-2426 or by e-mail at efaulkjr@stmarks-sa.org.
Saturday, January 22, 2011 all currently licensed Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers will attend a refresher program at the church from 8:30 am to 11:00 am. We also invite anyone who is interested in being trained as a Lector and/or Eucharistic Minister to contact Pat Bridwell at lewbrid@aol.com or 930-7199 or John Franco at jjfrancotx@sbcglobal.net or 865-8105 prior to that date to learn more about these important liturgical ministries in the church. Licensed Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers are requested to e-mail Pat Bridwell or John Franco or call the parish office at 226-2426 to let us know you will attend.
St. Mark’s Calendar Meeting Attention all Ministry/Committee Chairs! April 2, 2011 in Tom Gish Hall 9:00a.m.-12:00p.m. Questions? Contact the church office. 3
Ministry News
Approximately 15 years ago, St. Mark’s took the unusual step of seeking to support needs outside its own bounds, especially downtown. It formed an Outreach Committee to evaluate requests and organizations, and over its life has made gifts of $1,140,000. The Messenger will run stories in successive issues about the difference St. Mark’s has made in individual lives through its members’ generosity. Here is the first. By Nancy Cook-Monroe, Outreach Committee Co-Chair
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heena was homeless for four years. She had no ID, birth certificate or driver’s license. Fortunately she found shelter at the Salvation Army, but because of its curfew, she was unable to continue work at a Riverwalk restaurant. With help from the Christian Assistance Ministry (CAM) she moved earlier this year into an apartment, shared with another woman, and got a job after her eight-year-old son, the love of her life, completed school in May. Thanks to CAM she obtained personal IDs, bus passes and her son’s school uniform. Sheena is very grateful for CAM’s support, which helps her maintain independence and dignity. CAM is one of 15 external non-profits that St. Mark’s supported this past year through annual grants administered by the St. Mark’s
Outreach Committee. The Outreach Committee is comprised of approximately twelve volunteer St. Mark’s parishioners who serve for three-year terms. The Outreach Committee sends out and reviews applications, visits the sites where grants are being considered, and decides on gifts. “We also want to do a better job of communicating back to the parish regarding the important work that this committee is doing,” says Outreach Committee chair Richey Wyatt. “In the last few years, this committee has really professionalized the grant making process and increased the level of communication between St. Mark’s and the outside organizations that we work with.” The budget for the Outreach Committee, determined by the Vestry, 4
has been $90,000 for several years. Over a period of roughly 15 years, grants have totaled a whopping $1,140,000. In countless ways they have improved the lives of individuals in need, whether children seeking education or adults seeking a more stable path. More stories of St. Mark’s financial support in the community will appear in future issues of The Messenger.
Thanks to Outreach Committee members Daniel and Michele Ludwig for personally interviewing Sheena and her son over lunch.
St. Mark’s Nursery and Parents’ Day Out are Going Green By Heather Herschell, Co-Director of Children’s Ministries
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in! If it won’t fit in the small opening on the he St. Mark’s Nursery and green bin, please do not Parents’ Day Out program is leave it on top! collecting selected used and broken electronic devices and PLEASE DO NOT BRING: sending them to a company that recycles them. You get these ● Large electronics such unwanted items out of your way, as desktop computers, they stay out of the landfill, and monitors, printers, fax we get paid to protect the machines or scanners. environment. Look around the ● Traditional, corded parish house- you will find a land line telephones. “Green Bin” on every floor! (Try ● Traditional 35mm the Nursery check-in station, cameras. second floor common area, or ● Large toner cartridges Find a green bin and drop them in! the youth suite on the third from copy machines and floor.) We will gladly relieve you large printers. of small, old, broken or unwanted cell phones, PDA’s, MP3 ● Peripheral devices such as chargers, keyboards, power players, digital cameras, video cameras, GPS devices, inkjet chords, etc. cartridges (smaller than your hand) and small radar ● Other electronics and devices such as hairdryers, digital detectors. We can only accept the actual electronic clocks, walkie-talkies, television remote controls, etc. devices. In fact, if we try to send unwanted items we are charged a disposal fee! The good news is that approved These items are considered “E-Waste” and can be taken to devices do not have to be in working order. So dust off the City of San Antonio Permanent Center for Household those old electronics, then “Find a Green Bin and Drop Hazardous Waste located at 7030 Culebra Road. Hours of Them In” in support of our environment, and our Nursery operation are from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Fund! Friday, and 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Have a question about whether or not we can accept your device? Here are two easy guidelines to remember. If you do not see it listed on the green bin, please do not drop it
Holiday Happenings on the Second Floor By Jennifer Allison, Co-Director of Children’s Ministries Many thanks to all who joined us in the 2nd annual 2nd floor Christmas party. Carols resounded as kids age 3 -5th grade enjoyed food, fun and fellowship, Christmas style. Crafts included: reindeer antlers, gingerbread door hangers, Christmas wreaths and the always popular, cupcake making. Each party-goer also took home a make your own snow globe. What a wonderful way to end a year of Christian formation, celebrate Advent IV and joyfully prepare for the birth of Baby Jesus. A special thanks goes out to Lisa Westmoreland for her work to make this day so special for all of us and to all of the Sunday school teachers who participated as well. As 2010 winds down, we welcome 2011 and can’t wait to see what God has in store for all of us. Photo by Jennifer Allison
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Youth Ministries
Photo by Melanie Lizcano
Christmas to the Street-A Huge Success This Year By Todd Allison, Director of Youth Ministries and Sara Talley, Assistant Director of Youth Ministries
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f ever there was a real life example of the St. Mark’s church and youth group mission statements in action, it was certainly the 6th annual Christmas to the Street Community Barbeque and Outreach Event on December 17th and 18th 2010. Over one hundred students and volunteers cooked and served nearly four hundred lunches at St. Mark’s and prepared another five hundred for dinner in Prospects Courtyard at Haven for Hope to make this event a huge success! Christmas to the Street is one of the youth group’s most anticipated events of the year, and as members of “a downtown church” the jr. high and high school parishioners are always looking for ways to expand the annual event and touch more lives (and fill more stomachs!) in our surrounding community. And expand they did! With the inclusions of Haven for Hope to this year’s event, the St. Mark’s youth had the humble opportunity to increase their outreach from around three hundred to close to one thousand lives affected! Members of the St. Mark’s Kitchen Corps and “No Ties Allowed” men’s fellowship group began the preparation for the barbeque early Friday morning and most continued ALL NIGHT braving the freezing temperatures in order to bring warmth to those less fortunate. While the men barbequed outdoors the youth came together inside as part of the annual lock-in to prepare for Saturday’s meals. 6
Nearly fifty youth group members were locked in the church all night completing the many necessary tasks for lunch. By one A.M., two thousand sets of flatware had been wrapped, one thousand bags of pickles and onions were separated and bagged, five hundred placemats had been hand decorated, and over three hundred bags were stuffed with essentials to hand out to our homeless and near homeless neighbors. But not to worry, the St. Mark’s youth group is certainly not all work and no play! The evening’s tasks were fairly separated by twenty boxes of pizza, numerous rounds of dodge ball, and over five gallons of lemonade to ensure that these junior high and high school students were not complaining when the two A.M. “lights out” curfew rolled around! Saturday morning brought a buzz of activity to Gosnell Hall when nearly fifty more volunteers joined the annual event to help slice brisket, serve lunches and drinks, and to help adorn the tables with Christmas poinsettias to heighten the holiday spirit. A warm, home cooked meal of brisket, sausage, tamales and all the fixings was served to the awaiting community that not only filled their stomachs, but helped feed their hungry souls as well. Led with live music and the occasional Christmas Carol the youth group members shared this meal with their neighbors by joining them at tables and having conversations ranging from mystery novels, if taco salad was really salad, to the hard (Continued on page 7)
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times many of these people have had to face. It would be an understatement to say that the members of St. Mark’s, both young and old, were positively affected by this experience. In fact, many lives were CHANGED as a result of Christmas to the Street, and the enthusiasm cultivated from this occasion already has a fountain of ideas flowing for next year’s event. The youth ministry leadership team would like to thank the parishioners of St. Mark’s for their outpouring of support towards Christmas to the Street as well as the youth program in general. Without your donations and generous contributions this event just isn’t possible. We both would also like to especially thank Patrice Oliver and Laura Stokes for coordinating our kitchen and cookie baker volunteer crews, Pat Bridwell for coordinating and leading the onsite efforts at Haven for Hope, Ralph Voight for organizing the “No Ties Allowed” barbeque and taking the necessary steps to keep the team comfortable through the cold, and our ‘pit boss’ Gene Alderman for his masterful work on the grill. A very special thank you is required to Ruby Merrill for all her efforts and leadership as well as the sextons of St. Mark’s who took care of our every need and insured the building was perfect before, during and after the event. Without them the event just wouldn’t be possible.
reminder that we are all, “many bodies with one spirit” is the thread within our youth group community as well as the larger community of St. Mark’s that strives to “Be committed to the Gospel, accountable to each other; loving Christ and making Him known.” If ever there will be a real life example of the St. Mark’s church and youth group mission statements in action, it will certainly be the 7th annual Christmas to the Street Barbeque and Community Outreach Event on December 16th and 17th 2011. See you all there! A Special Thanks To: Haven for Hope, Ben E. Keith Foods, Walton Signage, Arbor Care and Consulting, MaGi Foods, May Insurance Group, LLC, Minuteman Press, Signs by Tomorrow, Ruby’s Kitchen Ministry, Office Mike Check, Officer Donnie Milewski, Randy Hartzog, CustomInk.com Our Crew Leaders: Ruby Merrill, Laura Stokes, Patrice Oliver, Pat Bridwell, Ralph Voight, Gene Alderman, Renee Faulk Photo Contributions From: Emmet Faulk, Todd Allison, Sara Talley, Patrice Oliver, Melanie Lizcano For more photos visit our Facebook pages online.
As much as we feel this event helped change the lives of many, we cannot forget that it is truly Christ who lives and moves within all of us to make positive changes like this possible in the broken world we live in. The constant
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Many Bodies. One Spirit.
Happening 118 (for 10th - 12th graders) at St. Thomas, San Antonio Friday, March 6 through Sunday March 8 Limited space available. Online registration required at www.dwtx.org
Youth Ministries
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Music from St. Mark’s A New Year and New Staff Members By Kristin Roach, Interim Music Director
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Dr. David Heller
ew Interim Organist, Dr. David Heller joins the St. Mark’s staff beginning January 9th. He has held a number of church positions in San Antonio and beyond, most recently Artist-inResidence for NorthPark Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas, and Visiting Artist-inResidence at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon. He is Professor of Music and University Organist at Trinity University.
As an active recitalist, Dr. Heller has performed extensively throughout the United States and internationally in Canada, France, Germany, Guatemala, Mexico, and South Korea. He has appeared at national and regional conventions of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians, the Organ Historical Society, the American Institute of Organ Builders, The Hymn Society, and the American Guild of Organists.
As author of the highly acclaimed book, Manual on Hymn Playing (G.I.A. Publications), he is frequently sought as a
lecturer and clinician in the areas of church music skills and hymn playing, giving presentations across the country for colleges, local chapters of the American Guild of Organists, The Hymn Society, and the National Association of Pastoral Musicians. He has two compact disc recordings in distribution on the Calcante label: Veni Creator Spiritus (1996), recorded on the Rosales organ at University United Methodist Church in San Antonio; and The Art of Gregorian Paraphrase (2000), featuring the Casavant organ of The Church of St. Louis, King of France in St. Paul, Minnesota. He has two recent recordings on the Pro Organo label. Blasts from the Century Past (2005), was recorded on the Rosales organ of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon, and has received critical acclaim in such journals as The American Record Guide, The American Organist,Choir and Organ, and The Diapason. His latest recording, ¡Bravo Grande! (2007) features the new Charles Kegg organ at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas.
David Short joins the Parish Choir as Staff Singer (Tenor) beginning in January. He is completing a Master’s Degree in Teaching at Trinity University, with aspirations toward conducting high school and university level choirs. He currently sings professionally with the San Antonio Opera and the San Antonio Chamber Choir, with whom he just recorded A Renaissance Christmas.
Music From St. Mark’s presents the 2009 San Antonio International Piano Competition Winner Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. By Kristin Roach, Interim Music Director
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yo Yanagitani has distinguished himself as one of Canada's most promising young concert artists. His most recent success includes winning the gold medal at the 10th San Antonio International Piano Competition, where he was also given special recognition for a performance of the complete Chopin Ballades. Among other honors, he is also the grand prize winner of the Hugo Kauder International Piano competition and a laureate of the Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition, the Dr. Luis Sigall International Piano competition in Vina del Mar (Chile), and the Hilton Head International Piano
Competition. Ryo has made concerto appearances with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Hartford Symphony Orchestra, and the Moroccan Symphony Orchestra among others. In the 2010/11 season, he will be performing concerti with the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra and the Kerrville Symphony Orchestra. In addition to many solo recitals, he has been in demand as a chamber musician, performing in a wide range of settings, from the duo sonata repertoire to large ensembles. His most
recent collaboration with eminent flutist Ransom Wilson has taken him to Moscow for performances of Canadian and American music. He is presently an active member of the Musique a la Mode chamber ensemble in New York, specializing in the performance of new music and unusual works seldom heard in public. Ryo Yanagitani is also pianist of Duo Chrysalis with cellist Jacques Lee Wood, and their collaboration will take them on a tour of performances across the United States and Korea in the upcoming season. A recipient of many scholarships and (Continued on page 9)
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Ryo Yanagitani
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and conduct masterclasses.
awards, Ryo has been endowed twice by the Canadian Arts Council with a grant as an Emerging Artist, and is also a recipient of the Arthur Foote Scholarship from the Harvard Musical Association. He is an artist-in-residence of the Maxwell Shepherd Fund of Connecticut, and a pianist of the Swiss Global Artistic Foundation. Ryo is also increasingly recognized not only as a performer but also a pedagogue, and is frequently asked to adjudicate competitions
Ryo Yanagitani received his Masters of Music degree from the Yale School of Music under Boris Berman, a Bachelor Degree in Piano Performance from the University of British Columbia under Doctor Henri-Paul Sicsic, and an Artist Diploma from the Cleveland Institute under Sergei Babayan. He recently completed his residency requirement of the Yale School of Music Doctor of Musical Arts Degree, and currently resides in New Haven, Connecticut.
High Tea and Evensong You are invited to join the Parish Choir for High Tea on Sunday, February 13, 2011 following Solemn Evensong for Epiphany. A lavish and romantic spread for this tea which will include elegant finger sandwiches, delectable sweets, tea and wine will be available. Last year’s High Tea was a very popular event, so we are asking you to purchase tickets in advance. Only 300 tickets will be sold, so make sure you reserve your place early. The ticket price of $25 includes a donation to the Choir Tour Fund for their residency at Exeter Cathedral in July 2013. Tickets will be available after Sunday services beginning January 9th, or you may make an online reservation at www.stmarks-sa.org. Come experience the beautiful solemnity of Evensong followed by an elegant High Tea. It is a perfect way to spend the Sunday afternoon before Valentine’s Day and to help support the choir as they prepare for a third English Cathedral residency at Exeter.
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News from the Family Memorials MEMORIAL FUND Don Baca by Judy & Jimmy Cavender, Tookie Spoor, Cliff & Bebe Waller Bishop Scott Field Bailey by Evelyn Bailey Don Barber by Cary & Walter Bain, Sue Bain, Edward & Betty Rae Cheviot, Earl Fae Eldridge, Katherine Harris, Gordon & Martha Joiner, Samuel & Carol King, Weir Labatt III, Betty & Bill Locke, Patty & Hank Nuss, Lynn & Connee Obermiller, Terry & Ann Sadler, Joe & Marie Soules Charles & Marietta Buchanan by Robert Buchanan Billy Cavender, Sr. by Mary Frances West Earl Chumney by Barbara Chumney Josephine Colvin by Cliff & Bebe Waller Rebecca Duncan by Virginia Seiler Gertrude Negley Gresham by Rupert N. Gresham, Jr. George E. Judson, Jr. by Ann T. Coiner, Earl Fae Eldridge, Larry & Maerene Greesen, Milby Hartwell Maidie Spencer Liebmann by Cary & Walter Bain, Sue Bain, Bo & Kit Bartlett, Allyson & Stuart Cavender, Judy & Jimmy Cavender, Emily & Carcy Clinton, Ann T. Coiner, Peggy Cotton, O.F. Davis, Robert Dewar, Leighton & Jim Donnell, Michael Fabian, Pat & Tom Frost, Lukin Gilliland, Missy & Rick Grall, Patricia Helland, Nell Hely, Camille & Billy Jackson, Chuck & Virginia King, Lorraine Lancaster, Robert & Gladys Lee, S.E. Maclin, Susan & Thomas Martin, Fred & Kathryn Maxwell, Morrie & JoNell Miceli, Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Miller, Lisa & John Neely, Lorie & Bill Oliver, Camilla & Bill Parker, the Scott Petty Foundation, Mary & Al Philip, Thomas & Jane Powell, Jr., Judy & Coleman Renick, Jr., Carol & Spencer Rigney, Leslie & Robert Rollo, Jr., John D. Saunders, Jr., Rose Schwartzel, Jane Shelley, Sylvia Smith, Elizabeth, Rachel & John Spencer, Daniel J. Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation, Louise & Jimmie Thurmond, Barbara & Ken Trevett, Robert & Chase Turnbull, Ann Vinson, the Watts family, Mary Frances West, Barbara & Ricks Wilson, Jeanie Wyatt, Madelon Leone & the staff of South Texas Money Management Eleanor Lucille Laurence by Larry & Maerene Greesen Wallace McGee by Sue Bain, Judy & Jimmy Cavender, J.B. & Patricia Fooshee, Camilla & Bill Parker, Clytie Phelps, Tom & Jane Powell, Jr., Tookie & David Spoor, Daniel J. Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation, Cliff & Bebe Waller, Barbara & Ricks Wilson Betty Gene Miller by Sally & Rhew Dooley 10
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BEREAVEMENT FUND George Judson by Betsy Simpson
STREET ENDOWMENT FUND Joe Street by Cary & Walter Bain, Sue Bain, James Branton, Casillas Pool & Thornton, DDS, Clark & Lisa Charbonnet, Barbara Chumney, Peggy & John Colglazier, Mrs. Bond Davis, Sally & Rhew Dooley, Marijane Gish, Dr. Dudley Hays, Nancy & Chuck Holliman, Gary & Virginia Koehl, Michael & Judy Koehl & family, Mr. & Mrs. Lionel Koehl, Lillian Ann & Ralph Lehr, Phyllis & Bill Monier, Mr. & Mrs. William A. Parker, Clytie Phelps, Mary Simpson Reinker, Mr. & Mrs. Brent Silber, Laura & Howard Smith, Marvin J. Smith III, MD, Cliff & Bebe Waller, Ann B. Watson, Barbara Wood, “THE LUNCH BUNCH”, Alamo Heights United Methodist Church
TUCKER COURTYARD Don Barber by Ann & Robert Tucker Paula Gillespie Gossett by Zelime & John Matthews, Elizabeth Gillespie Schenken Maidie Spencer Liebmann by Betty Cavender, Cathey & Harry Graham, Joan Hensarling, Zelime & John Matthews, Annabelle McGee, Alice Lynch, Ann & Robert Tucker Josie Tucker Robertson by Sue Bain, Zelime & John Matthews
RECTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Don Barber by Stephanie & Bill Brasher
ST. MARK’S MISSION FUND Dick Domres by Derrick Dodge
Special Gifts A gift to Ruby’s Kitchen in honor of Ruby Merrill by Mollie & Bartell Zachry A gift to the Rector’s Discretionary Fund in thanksgiving for J.B & Neena Haney and in memory of J.R. & Elizabeth Raines by Alice Haney A gift to SAMM Ministries in thanksgiving for the marriage of Paul Parker & Jean Rogers by S.B. Lane A gift to the St. Mark’s Choir Tour Fund in honor of Chica Younger’s birthday by Ann Coiner A gift to Jonathan Wickham’s discretionary fund in appreciation of “your ministry, your kindness & your support” by Susan Waltrip A gift to the St. Mark’s Mission Fund in honor of Bill Smith by John & Chica Younger A gift to the Tucker Courtyard Fund by Alice Sallee A gift to the Choir Fund in honor of Sally & David Morgan’s 50th wedding anniversary by Mary Lynn & Bob Logan A gift in honor of Rosemary Roe, Dr. Bill Smith’s mother, and in support of his upcoming ministry in Vietnam by John & Chica Younger
Any questions about memorials call Pat at the church, 226-2426. In Compassion: Joe Street, November 13 Don Barber, November 15 Becky Duncan, December 17 George Judson, December 22 Charles Schutz, December 25 Paula Crowe, December 29 11
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The Church and the Common Good: What is the Role of the Church in Our Shared Public Life? Guest Lecturer and Panel Facilitator: Mr. Ray Suarez Senior Correspondent, PBS NewsHour Author of The Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in America
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 315 E. Pecan St., San Antonio, TX 78205 Guest Lecture: Saturday, March 26 at 8:45a.m.-10:15a.m. Facilitated Panel Discussion: Saturday, March 26 at 10:30a.m.-12:00p.m. Adult Education Class: Sunday, March 27 @ 10:10a.m.-10:50a.m. Saturday Panelists: The Hon. Julian Castro, Mayor of San Antonio Mr. Rick Casey, Columnist, Houston Chronicle Ms. Jill Oettinger, CEO, Good Samaritan Community Services Ms. Nancy Reed, President/CEO, Communities in Schools of San Antonio
Admission is FREE, but registration is required. To register, contact Katherine Buzzini at kbuzzini@theworkshop-sa.org or visit www.stmarks-sa.org.