Transformation in Christ: The Sunday Morning Series begins Sunday morning at 9am in Morrill Hall.  Join Father Peter for a discussion of the Stages of Mystical Development. Next Saturday and Sunday, October 1 and 2, we welcome the Rev. Timothy Jones from St. George's Episcopal Church in Nashville, who will speak on "The Faith Habits of Busy Households." Consult your program handbook or our website for details. Tim will present a Saturday workshop from 9:30-11am (childcare provided); lead the Sunday forum 9:00-9:45am; and preach at the 8am and 10am services.  Click here for the upcoming schedule.

 

Also Next Sunday, Oct. 2....Lee Patterson. PhD, F.W. Hilles Professor of English at Yale, will talk with us about Bellini's masterpiece, St. Francis in the Desert in the Education Center 11:15am-12:15pm. Invite a friend. 

 

Town Hall Meeting This Sunday 11:15-12:15 in Morrill Hall. Don't miss it! Come hear all about what has been done over the summer and what is planned for the upcoming year. The Great Sirico performs magic with balloons for the kids. Coffee hour as usual.

Our Regular 5pm Service of Holy Eucharist continues today in the chapel. This is a simple, informal, come-as-you-are service that lasts 30 minutes. Suspended just for next Sunday only on account of the Blessing of the Animals.

 

The Blessing of the Animals next Sunday, Oct. 2(live and stuffed!) at 5pm (This is a brief, non-Eucharistic service.) Bring your friends - furry, scaly, swimmy, and human. 

Supper Clubs Are Forming! Join an informal group of the same 8 or 10 people who meet for dinner in each other's homes 4 or 5 times throughout the year. Each person brings a part of the meal. The only purpose is to meet fellow parishioners, enjoy their company, and really get to know each other. You can also sign up by calling the church office or contacting Lois Sandberg at sandberg.lois@gmail.com.

Please keep the following people in your daily prayers: Tyler Everett Austin, Andy Baecker, Sam Bieler, Patty Bozzella, Diane, Jeffrey Donahue, Margaret, Matthew Evans, Jacob, Janada, Victor Kravitsky, Martha, Laura Minchella, Margaret Paul, Barbara Porterfield, Ruthann Saphier, Alex Stolar, Norman Toy. We pray for those who have died, especially Caleb Brokaw, husband of Anne Brokaw and father of Clare Elizabeth Speyer, Katharine Anne Brokaw, and Caroline Tucker, and grandfather of Johnston, Margot and Jasper.

Weekday Classes

Transformation in Christ: Sunday Morning Series (see above) Click here to learn more. 

Monday Morning Class continiues this Monday. group around "Female Leadership: Management, Jungian Psychology, Spirituality, and the Global Journey through Purgatory." Don't let the title intimidate you! Come explore topics in spiritual development in a fun and informal discussion group - men welcome too. The book is available in the Lion's Den. Childcare provided. Read chapters 1 and 2 for Monday. If you can't do the reading, come anyway.

Children and Youth Choirs continue this week: the Joyful Noyze! (children 4 - 2nd grade) Tuesday at 4pm;  the Choristers (3rd-7th grade) Wednesday at 4pm. B-P Thomas, our Organist and Choirmaster, encourages and invites all young people to be a part of this beloved musical tradition. 203.966.4515x113 / bpthomas@stmarksnewcanaan.org.   Please register your young singer! 

Wednesday Morning Service of Holy Eucharist with Healing continues this Wednesday at 9:30am.

Wednesday Bible Study with Bishop Grein continues each Wednesday 10-11am in the Education Center.  We are studying Christianity in the British Isles from the Celts to the Reformation, focusing on the saints who lived it.

Meditation Group meets every Saturday in the Library from 8:00-8:45am. We follow the meditation method of the World Community for Christian Meditation www.wccm.org. Everyone welcome, including beginners.

Upcoming Events and Announcements

The Lion's Den introduces Amy Ruth Designs - a delightful collection of note cards sure to bring a smile to your face and to your recipients. A native New Canaanite, Amy has an especially fun card for town students. Go Rams! Also featured today is store volunteer Mary Cross's latest book - bloggerati, twitterati - How Blogs and Twitter Are Transforming Popular Culture. Check it out. Mary is emerita professor of English at Fairleigh Dickenson University, Madison, NJ, where she was chair of the English Department.

The Faithbook Wall in Morrill Hall is undergoing a "faithlift."   Thank you to Lynn Donahue and Jenn Hladick, (Faithbook Wall Coordinators) Wall. If your picture is not up there,  please send us a good quality digital photo you would like to have included (if you haven't in the past). Please note: Pictures are not alphabetized within the letter....to make room for new folks. Send photos to:stmarksnc@gmail.com

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).

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 about 4 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, an d giv e the gift of beauty to S t. Mark's. Contact Maureen Mayer at mmayerct@optonline.net. 

Casseroles Needed... A power glitch during the storm resulted in the loss of all our St Elizabeth's casseroles meant for the sick and homebound. We need large and small casseroles desperately so that we can keep our program going. Recipes for casseroles available on our website under the Parish Life tab. Please bring your casserole to Thea in the parish office.

May Fair Donations have begun to come in. Please do not leave anything but books, CDs, DVDs, or records in the Parish House entranceway. We welcome furniture at this time, but please call the parish office for instructions on pickup. Please, do not donate anything that is dirty, worn-out or not in working condition.

May Fair Needs Space! We have already maxed out 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 06840.

Bereavement Group...St. Mark's is joining with other churches in New Canaan, to again offer an eight-week support and guidance program for men and women who have lost a loved one. It will be held on Monday nights at 7:00 PM in the parlor of the First Presbyterian Church beginning on September 26th. Please call the First Presbyterian church office, 203-966-0002, for further information, or to register.

Episcopalian Cat Needs Home... An elderly parishioner who died over the summer had a 3-year
old, neutered, orange and white cat who now needs a new home. His name is Gingersnap and he is an indoor/outdoor cat. Mother Anne has met him and can vouch for his character and piety. If you would like him, call Mother Anne or Suzi Jolicoeur at 203. 853.0477.             

Photo Gallery

*September 18 at St. Mark's 

Kickoff Sunday  

Weezie Reid and the Walkers

Labor Day at Church   

Sunday Morning, August 21   

A Rainy Sunday at Church    

Transfiguration Sunday  

Scenes from July
Our Garden of Plenty 

The Dance of the Oil Tank (youtube - turn on speakers)

July 3, Holiday Weekend 

8 AM

Celebrant/Preacher   The Rev. Anne F. C. Richards 

10 AM  

Celebrant    The Rt. Rev. Richard F. Grin 

Preacher     The Rev. Anne F. C. Richards     

Celebrant/Preacher   The Rev. Anne F. C. Richards  

*Lectionary readings may now be found on this new weblink:

http://www.lectionarypage.net/