The Online Lion for August 14, 2011

St. Mark's Episcopal Church August 14, 2011

New Canaan, CT 9 Pentecost

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We welcome you and your family to St. Mark's

If you are seeking a church home, we would be honored to have you as a member of our parish family. Please speak to one of the clergy, or be in touch with us during the week to find out more about us (contact information below).

Nursery care is available for children under 3-years old from 9:00-11:45 a.m. in the nursery wing.

Sunday schedule:

8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I - chapel
9:00 a.m. Bible Study

10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II
10:00 a.m. Summer Children's Program

11:15 a.m. Coffee Hour

If you are interested in joining or finding out more about St. Mark's, please contact us or call the church office: 203.966.4515. Visit our website to learn more: www.stmarksnewcanaan.org. Click here to read/hear recent sermons and for the current newsletter, The Lion's Roar. If you have a pastoral concern, please contact Mother Anne Richards or Father Peter Walsh.

Sunday at St. Mark's

Sunday Lectionary Bible Study convenes each Sunday during the summer, the preacher of the day leads a discussion on the Sunday Bible readings. 9:00-9:45am in the Library. All are welcome.

Please Welcome New Staff Member, Gloria Veeder, Administrative Assistant to the Clergy. Gloria has worked in the non-profit sector for years and comes to us from Family Centers in Greenwich where she was the Director of Development. Stop by to meet her; Gloria is at St. Mark's Monday through Friday from 9am - 1pm. Her contact information is as follows: gveeder@stmarksnewcanaan.org / 203.966.4515x126.

The Altar Flowers are Given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of William Bruno, Frank and Alice Keen by Marjorie Bruno.

Please keep the following people in your daily prayers: Tyler Everett Austin, Andy Baecker, Sam Bieler, Patty Bozzella, Margaret, Matthew Evans, Jacob, Janada, Joanie Johnson, Victor Kravitsky, Martha, Laura Minchella, Margaret Paul, Ruthann Saphier, Alex Stolar, Norman Toy. We pray for those who have died, especially Lydia McLane Cruikshank Daniel, mother of Peter Daniel. We pray also for the people of Somalia. We pray for a resolution to the violence in Britain. We pray for all those who suffer from the effects of war, and for all those who have given their lives for our country.

Events & Announcements

The Blessing of the Backpacks takes place on Sunday, August 28th at the 10:00 se rvice. We invite all children and youth to bring your backpacks to church that morning for a spe cial school year blessing.

Cape Cod House on the Market The parish voted to sell our So. Dennis, MA, property in May. This is the former residence of the late Rev. Grant Morrill, former rector of St. Mark's, and his wife, Marjorie. Mrs. Morrill moved to North Carolina this spring. We have listed this property with a local Cape Cod broker. It has two bedrooms, one bathroom and a two car garage. The asking price is $234,900. You may know someone who would be interested in looking at or buying this property. For further information, contact Jeremy Reifsnyder (reifsnyd@optimum.net) or Dick DePatie (rdepatie@stmarksnewcanaan.org).

Summer Greeting! Two sets of greeters are needed each Sunday for the 10:00 worship service. It's a fun, easy, and a great way to get to know the congregation. Bring your children. Please contact Judy Webb at judyatbank@aol.com if you can help with this important St. Mark's hospitality ministry.The Blessing of the Backpacks takes place on Sunday, August 28th at the 10:00 service. We invite all children and youth to bring your backpacks to church that morning for a special school year blessing

September Photo Directory will be going to press soon and the Faithbook Wall in Morrill Hall isundergoing a "faithlift." Please send us a good quality digital photo you would like to have included (if you haven't in the past). We also have lots of in-house photos from our wonderful and prolific photographer Judy Webb, but some might not include your whole family. The deadline for submission is Monday, August 22nd to put in the publication and on the wall. Give us a call if you're not sure we have your photo. Send to: rmorrill@stmarksnewcanaan.org

The Flower Guild Invites You to Grow with Us! The St. Mark's Flower Guild is recruiting new members. Have you always admired the arrangements in church and wondered how they're done? As a new member of the Flower Guild, you'll be paired with one of our seasoned "pros", who will teach you--no prior experience or green thumb needed! Each team arranges for about four Sundays a year. There are also opportunities to help with our Gospel Garden flower beds. Both men and women are welcome. It's a great way to learn a useful skill, make new friends, and give the gift of beauty to St. Mark's. Contact Maureen Mayer at mmayerct@optonline.net.

May Fair Needs Space! We have already maxed our storage space for White Elephant furniture and cannot pick up additional items until more is secured. If you have space in a garage, barn or storage area we can "borrow" until May Fair, let us know. Also, we will need volunteers to help with White Elephant furniture pickup - any amount of time is welcome. Please let Dick DePatie know how you can help. (203.966.4515x112/rdepatie@stmarksnewcanaan.org)

Food Pantry Wish List: cold cereal, juice boxes, coffee - instant and drip, taco kits, laundry detergent and canned fruit. Donations should be brought to the Food Pantry in the undercroft. As always, financial gifts are appreciated. Please make your check out to: New Canaan Food Pantry, 77 Main St., New Canaan, CT 06940.

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Children and Family Ministries Contact Josh

St. Mark's Nursery School is accepting fall applications. We have room in our 3s program for Fall

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2011-12. If you know parents looking for a 3s nursery school program, please have them call the school at 203.972-7888 or email: contact@smns.org. Please note when applying that 3s must be 3 by October 1, 2011. Check out our new website: www.smns.org

Sundays in the Summer! We offer fun activities for children in grades K-6th (rising) on Sunday mornings throughout the summer. Class meets in the library at 9:50am. If you'd like to lend a hand, please contact Josh.

Seeking New Church School Teachers. . . If you'd like to inquire about teaching in the Church School or working with children or youth in some capacity next year, please contact Josh

The Episcopal Church encourages all baptized children to receive the bread and wine of Holy Communion.
Nursery Care is available in the education wing from 8:45am-11:45pm for children up to age 5 (Summer only)
If you have questions about children's ministries, or if you'd like to inquire about teaching in the Church School, please contact Josh.

Youth Ministry Contact Josh

FIND US on Facebook: Search St. Mark's Episcopal Youth Community and Request to Join! We'll be sending updates through the summer on fun ways to get together from time to time.