The MessengerSt. Mark’s Lutheran Church 1900 St. Paul Street Baltimore, MD 21218 Phone 410.752.5804 www.stmarksbaltimore.org

JUNE 2014

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Staff Pastor ...................... The Rev. Dale W. Dusman Cantor ...................................... Mr. James Harp Administrator ..................... Mr. Stephen Kohler Sexton ................................ Mr. Jeffry Spangler Congregation Council Officers President ......................... Ms. Marion Malcolm Vice President ..................... Mr. Daniel Wilkey Secretary ............................. Mr. Richard Spittel Treasurer .............................. Mr. William Krim Assistant Treasurer……………Mr. Fred DeBell St. Mark’s Mission Statement The mission of St. Mark’s Church is to embrace diversity, practice hospitality, and make known Christ’s presence in word and deed. Newsletter Editor Mr. Stephen Kohler www.stmarkscelebrates.org Webminister ................. The Rev. Stuart Wright

Feast of Pentecost

Sunday, 8 June 11 AM

Join us for this 3rd great

festival of the Church Year.

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Pastor Michael Guy 11 Bonnie Devers Bruce Innes 12 Kevin Walker Alex Lavdas-Walston 16 June Piper 20 Harold Sachs 23 Douglas Stouffer

COFFEE HOUR HOSTS: June 2014 1 Richard Spittel, Ralph Welsh 8 Audrey Huka, Marion Malcolm 15 Congregation Council 22 Cookout – Fellowship Committee 29 Louise & Gil Ricketts

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MEETING OF THE CONREGATION

Sunday, 15 June Immediately following the liturgy.

We will receive the Annual Report and elect members to the Congregation Council.

St. Mark’s Supports World Hunger

Through aluminum can recycling, Lenten coin boxes, and a Buck-A-Chick sale, we contributed almost $400 to ELCA World Hunger programs during the Lenten/Easter season. Each trip to the recycling center yields between $30 and $40. Coin boxes brought in more than $250 and the Buck-A-Chick sale more than $100.

Buck-A-Chick is part of the ELCA’s Good Gifts Program. Little chickens can do a lot of good in the fight against hunger and poverty. Their eggs make nutritious, protein-rich meals, and can be sold at the marketplace for extra income.

We thank all who contributed. Special thanks to Alex, Oliver, and Alexander, and their teacher, Nancy DeBell, for their part in the success of Buck-A-Chick!

The Road Traveled- A Benefit for Moveable Feast New Wave Singers will end our 2013-2014 concert season with a world premiere: Nathan Hall's moving "I Am in Love with the World", based on the words and life of author Maurice Sendak. The second half of our program will continue the theme of journeys, homecomings, and finding our way in the world. Please travel along with us! And help us give back to the community by supporting Moveable Feast, which has been bringing food, hope, and dignity to people

suffering from HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other debilitating illnesses for over 20 years. 50% of our ticket sales from The Road Traveled will support this important organization! Saturday, June 7th at 7pm Doors open at 6:30 St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church 1900 St. Paul Street Baltimore, MD 21218 Tickets $20 - Please see Richard Spittel or Ralph Welsh for tickets or more information. KEEN AGERS Wednesday, 18 June, Noon Join us for lunch at the home of Pastor Dusman and Paul Walker on Mount Royal Terrace. You may make a reservation by calling the office at 410-752-5804.

CONGRATULATIONS! Belated wedding wishes to Adam Dundore and Honor Reeling who were married at St. Mark’s Church on

Saturday, 27 March. We wish them years and years of happiness! BEST WISHES… to Jesse Lisch upon his graduation, 31 May, from Baltimore Lutheran High School. We wish Jesse well in all his future endeavors! God go with you!

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Thursday Evenings─ Thursday, 26 June will mark the last Thursday evening Eucharist and Dinner for the

summer months. Our Thursday schedule will resume on 11 September with Eucharist and Dinner. However…two special days will be observed this summer, please note the dates. Tuesday, 22 July, Feast of Mary Magdalene.* Thursday, 14 August, eve of the Feast of Mary, Mother of Our Lord. The plan is to celebrate the Eucharist at 6:30 PM and to have a cookout following on those evenings. We hope that a number of persons will turn out to celebrate these “summer” feast days! *Please note this is a Tuesday! THE ACME CORPORATION PRESENTS PETER HANDKE’S

The Acme Corporation, Baltimore’s award-winning theatre ensemble, will present Kaspar by Peter Handke, June 5 though June 20 at The Great Hall of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1900 St. Paul Street. Handke’s 1967 drama follows the progression of one girl’s first exposure to language and media and the subsequent fallout. The play, which was recognized as “the play of the decae” when it was originally performed in Europe, is loosely based on the story of Kaspar Hauser, the boy who was raised without language. However Handke acknowledges that the play “does not show how IT REALLY IS, or REALLY WAS with Kaspar…it shows how a person can be made to speak through speaking.” The Acme Corporation’s production explores how contemporary technology has transformed how we communicate with one another. As director Lola B. Pierson puts is, “we are updating the story bynot only asking the question, ‘What does it mean to learn how to speak?’ but also ‘How do we define language in a time when means of communication care constantly evolving/’” Through an intense multimedia approach using video, sound, and internet and cellphone technology (audience members will be required to keep their phones on), the Acme Corporation expands on Handke’s idea that “The play could be called speech torutre” and puts it in a contemporary context. Kaspar will be directed by Acme co-artistic director, Lola B. Pierson and features Acme compnay member Sophie Hinderberger in the title role. It also features performances from Acme company member Naomi Kline, as well as Sam Nelson, and Rena Brault. Choreography is by Clarissa Gregory, a member of the Baltimore mordern dance group, Effervescent Collective. Scenic design is by Emona Stoykova, lighting and sound by Acme company members Eric Nightengale and Stephen Nunns, and video work is by Alan Resnick, Jordan Card, Meredith Moore, Greg Towle and others. Tickets are $15 per person, and all performnces begin at 8 PM.

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1 June – 7th Sunday of Easter Assisting Minister Teri Bennett Chalicist Louis Flake Crucifer John Schultz Lector Carole Conors Petitioner Gene Miller Greeters Caroline & David Bahr Tellers Barbara Hanson, Joan Hoyle 8 June – Pentecost Assisting Minister Deacon Connie Lisch Chalicist Audrey Huka Crucifer John DeLoach Thurifer Harold Sachs Lector Jeffry Spangler Petitioner Marion Malcolm Greeters Caroline & David Bahr Tellers John Lisch, Susan Surrey 15 June – Holy Trinity Assisting Minister Deacon Sue Romanic Chalicist Louis Flake Crucifer Woodland Pomeroy Lector John DeLoach Petitioner Brad Schlegel Greeters Caroline & David Bahr Tellers Joan Hoyle, Sharon Manson 22 June – 2nd Sunday after Pentecost Assisting Minister Paul Walker Chalicist Susan Surrey Crucifer Richard Spittel Lector Susan Payne Petitioner Connie Lisch Greeters Caroline & David Bahr Tellers Norman Hunt, Paul Walker

29 June – 3rd Sunday after Pentecost Assisting Minister Daniel Wilkey Chalicist John Lisch Crucifer Audrey Huka Lector Sharon Manson Petitioner Shawn McDowell Greeters Caroline Bahr Tellers Gil Ricketts, Louis Flake 6 July – 4th Sunday after Pentecost Assisting Minister Deacon Sue Romanic Chalicist Shawn Mc Dowell Crucifer Louise Ricketts Lector Rev. Carl Greenawald Petitioner Kirsten Moore Greeters John & Connie Lisch Tellers Barbara Hanson, Joan Hoyle 13 July – 5th Sunday after Pentecost Assisting Minister Deacon Connie Lisch Chalicist Teri Bennett Crucifer John Schultz Lector Christine Bentley Petitioner Adam Dundore Greeters John & Connie Lisch Tellers John Lisch, Susan Surrey

The Messenger Page 6 JUNE 2014 DAILY LECTIONARY – JUNE 2014 1 7th Sunday of Easter Acts 1:6-14 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 John 17:1-11 2 Psalm 99 Leviticus 9:1-11, 22-24 1 Peter 4:1-6 3 Psalm 99 Numbers 16:41-50 1 Peter 4:7-11 4 Psalm 99 1 Kings 8:54-65 John 3:21-36 5 Psalm 33:12-22 Exodus 19:1-9a Acts 2:1-11 6 Psalm 33:12-22 Exodus 19:16-25 Romans 8:14-17 7 Psalm 33:12-22 Exodus 20:1-21 Matthew 5:1-12 8 Day of Pentecost Acts 2:1-21 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 John 7:37-39 9 Psalm 104:24-34, 35b Joel 2:18-29 Romans 8:18-24 10 Psalm 104:24-34, 35b Ezekiel 39:7-8, 21-29 Romans 8: 26-27 11 Psalm 104:24-34, 35b Numbers 11:24-30 John 7:37-39 12 Psalm 8 Job 38:1-11 2 Timothy 1:8-12a 13 Psalm 8 Job 38:12-21 2 Timothy 1:12b-14 14 Psalm 8 Job 38:22-38 John 14:15-17 15 Holy Trinity Genesis 1:1─2:4a3 2 Corinthians 13:11-12

Matthew 28:16-20

16 Psalm 29 Job 38:39─39:12 1 Corinthians 12:1-3 17 Psalm 29 Job 39:13-25 1 Corinthians 12:4-13 18 Psalm 29 Job 39:26─40:5 John 14:25-26 19 Psalm 131 Proverbs 12:22-28 Philippians 2:19-24 20 Psalm 131

Isaiah 26:1-6 Philippians 2:25-30

21 Psalm 131 Isaiah 31:1-19 Luke 11:14-23 22 2nd Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 20:7-13 Romans 6:1b-11 Matthew 24:39 23 Psalm 104 Deuteronomy 32:1-14 Hebrews 10:32-39 24 Psalm 104 1 Kings 17:1-16 1 Corinthians 4:6-21 25 Psalm 104 Isaiah 66:7-13 Luke 12:22-31 26 Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18 Jeremiah 25:1-7 Galatians 5:2-6 27 Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18 Jeremiah 25:8-14 Galatians 5:7-12 28 Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18 Jeremiah 28:1-4 Luke 17:1-4 29 3rd Sunday of Pentecost Jeremiah 28:5-9 Romans 6:12-23 Matthew 10:40-42 30 Psalm 119:161-168 1 Kings 21:1-16 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12

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Fourth ANNUAL CLAIM WALK-A-THON SATURDAY JUNE 7, 2014 LAKE MONTEBELLO PARK 10 AM – 12 NOON

FREE PARKING AVAILABLE AT MONTEBELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Meet other Baltimore Lutherans, get some exercise, have some fun, and raise money for a good cause! Walk/run/bike/rollerblade the 1.3 mile loop around the lake (or sponsor another walker). Your $20 donation and any sponsorships you collect will benefit the ELCA Youth & Disability

Programs and CLAIM Projects. For more information, contact CLAIM Coordinator Elaine Wagenfuehr at claimbaltimore@gmail.com or 443-854-1490. Use the other side of this flyer to collect sponsorships! Walker’s name ____________________________________________________________ Congregation _____________________________________________________________

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Yes! I’d like to sponsor you in the CLAIM Walk-a-thon on June 7, 2014.

Participants will walk, run, bike, rollerblade or otherwise ambulate around Lake Montebello Park. Each loop is 1.3 miles. You may pledge per loop, or pledge a total amount.

Please make checks payable to DE/MD Synod. Thank you for your support. Sponsor’s Name Amt. pledged per loop # of

loops Total Amt. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

TOTAL AMOUNT COLLECTED Collected donations can be turned in at the event on June 7, or may be mailed to

Linda Chinnia at the Synod office at 575 S. Charles Street, Suite 202, Baltimore, MD 21201. Each participant is asked to donate at least $20.

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Our sincere sympathy is expressed to Nancy DeBell upon the death of her father, Robert Osbahr, on Wednesday, 28 May, in Myrtle Beach, SC. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.

OFFICIAL NOTICE:

Meeting of the Congregation Sunday, 15 June

following the 11 AM liturgy.

AGENDA:

Reception of the Annual Report

Election of members to the Congregation Council

Nominees are:

Marion Malcolm, for 2nd term Daniel Wilkey, for 2nd term

Teri Bennett Suzi Surrey