Staff

Todd Allison

Director of Youth Ministries

Priscilla Briones Accounting Manager

Janet Carrizales

Nursery Director Joseph Causby

Director of Music &

Organist Emmet Faulk

Parish Business

Administrator Erin Hughes

Asst. Director of Youth

Ministries Gail Jackins

Children & Family

Ministries Director Kathy Kelly

Children’s Music Asst.

Marsha Kimura Music Department Admin.

Ruby Merrill

Facilities Supervisor

Pat Hutchison Noble Community of Care

Susan Olson

Youth Music Asst. Amanda Quisenberry

Youth Ministries Intern

Dr. Edwin A. Rieke Director of Music &

Organist Emeritus

Callie Sanchez Children & Youth

Ministries Intern

Leah Thomas

Special Events Coordinator

Sextons and Kitchen Staff

John Aranda Sexton

Cyrus Bellieu

Sexton Derek Shively

Head Sexton

Chuy Mendoza Kitchen Supervisor & Chef

7:45am Holy Eucharist Rite I ALTAR GUILD: Ann Keetch, Tim Worley LECTOR/INTERCESSOR/EUCHARISTIC MINISTER: Mike Austin USHERS: Raymond Baird, Lynn Laurence CELEBRANT: The Rev. Beth Knowlton

10:00am Holy Eucharist Rite II ALTAR GUILD: Agatha Wade, Sissy Tietz, Dee Whiteside INTERCESSOR: Susan Beardslee LECTOR(S): Rosalind Alderman, Jim Bliek EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Al Burnett, Jennifer Merritt, Pat Bridwell ACOLYTES: Natalie Dorn, Jacqueline Grimes, Carmen Grimes, Tyler Kuykendall, Liam Morehead, Caden Diel USHERS: Keith Hughey, Gary Chambers, Jack Hebdon Jr., Neel Lane, Park Lawrence, David Ross, Dayton Schrader, George Vassar CELEBRANT/GOSPEL: The Rev. Carol Morehead PREACHER: The Rev. Beth Knowlton EUCHARISTIC VISITOR(S): Lee Yelton

4:00pm Contemplative Service of Holy Eucharist Rite III

ALTAR GUILD: Lou Taylor PRESIDER: The Rev. Carol Morehead

ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 315 East Pecan Street | San Antonio, Texas 78205-1819| (210) 226-2426 | www.stmarks-sa.org

Office Hours: 9am-5pm | Pastoral Care After-Hours (210) 507-0256

Parish Clergy

The Rev. Elizabeth Knowlton

Rector

The Rev. Carol Morehead Associate Rector

Making a Gift of Their Service

The Rev. C. Douglas Earle

Assisting Priest The Rev. Mary Earle Assisting Priest

The Rev. Dr. John Lewis

Co-director, St. Benedict’s Work+Shop

The Rev. Dr. Jane Patterson

Co-director, St. Benedict’s Work+Shop

The Rev. Linda Ricketts

Assisting Priest

Welcome!

Wherever we each have come from today, it's good to be together. Whether new or old, visitor or member, when we gather and worship, we are visibly representing the body of Christ. St. Mark’s is a downtown church that welcomes a wide diversity of people. We take the ministry of hospitality very seriously, based on the ministry of Jesus Christ whose level of acceptance was extraordinary. St. Mark’s Core Vocation: Feeding San Antonio with the Bread of Life Feeding the hungry with real food Feeding those who are hungry for knowledge and meaning Feeding those who are hungry for beauty and creativity Visitors: Please take a moment and fill out a Visitor Information Card which can be found in the pews. This can be placed in the offering plate or handed to an usher or greeter. If you would like to fill out a visitor card but did not fill one out at church, we have an online version at www.stmarks-sa.org/#/home/newcomers.

Please contact The Rev. Carol Morehead, Associate Rector, for information

regarding baptism, weddings, confirmation and reception, and membership at

210-226-2426 or cmorehead@stmarks-sa.org.

Nursery Available

Our Nursery, located in the Parish Hall, is available for children, ages 6wks-6yrs.

Gluten Free Wafers

Gluten free communion wafers are available. Please inform the clergy at the altar if

you would like these.

More Information Visit our website www.stmarks-sa.org for more information about upcoming

activities, classes, and parish life. Or give us a call at 210-226-2426.

Free parking is available for Sundays or weekday church activities in either of the two

church lots. The east lot is located at the corner of Jefferson and Pecan, and the west

lot borders Pecan Street between the bus station and St. Mark’s. The Martin St. side of

the west lot does not belong to St. Mark’s. Please do not park there. You can view a

map on our website.

The 2nd Sunday after Pentecost

June 7, 2015

TODAY AT ST. MARK’S

ADULT FORMATION: Bible Stories: How the Word Shapes and Transforms Us Bethlehem Chapel-1st Floor

Tina Kuykendall - I John 4: How a Southern Baptist made me a better Episcopalian.

YOUTH FORMATION (7th—12th grade): Youth Suite—3rd Floor

Today’s Topic: Today's Gospel and Reflection Led By: Todd Allison, Erin Hughes and Amanda Quisenberry Join us for Formation hour in the Youth Suite as we take a

deeper look at the days Gospel reading and reflect on how it relates to our lives today.

CHILDREN FORMATION (Pre-K—6th grade): Summer Schedule One class for all children Pre-K—6th Grade on the 2nd floor of the

parish house.

TODAY’S MINISTRY MINUTE

Oblationers

Craig Donegan

COMMISSION ON DISASTER RESPONSE from the Diocese of West Texas for Wimberley and the surrounding areas,

as well for Acuna, Mexico, following a Memorial Day tornado

Please read more about the commission at

http://www.dwtx.org/departments/committees/disaster-response/

Monday, June 8 10:00am - Spanish Class (R306) Tuesday, June 9 9:00am - Art Group (R306) 10:00am - Staff Meeting (YS) 10:00am - Spiritual Directors Group

(R102) 12:00pm - Workshop Reflection Group

(R305) 5:30pm - Finance Committee (JC) Wednesday, June 10 9:30am - Parents' Day Out (Nursery) 10:00am - Threads of Blessing (BJC) 1:30pm - Caregiver Support Group (BJC) Thursday, June 11 10:00am - Haven for Hope Cooking

Team (Kitchen)

Friday, June 12 9:30am - Parents' Day Out (Nursery) Holdsworth-Balzen Rehearsal Saturday, June 13 Holdsworth-Balzen Wedding (John

Lewis) Sunday, June 14 7:45am - Rite I Holy Eucharist 8:30am - Nursery for ages 6wks-6yrs 9:00am - Formation (Sunday School) for

all ages 10:00am - Rite II Holy Eucharist

(Church) 4:00pm - Contemplative Service of Holy

Eucharist (Chapel)

CALENDAR LEGEND: GIH-Gish Hall; YS-Youth Ste; CHRM- Choir Rm; DRR-Dean Richardson Rm; GOH-Gosnell Hall; BC-Bethlehem Chapel; JC- Jerusalem Chapel; TC-Tucker Ctyd; BJC-Bishop Jones Ctr; RR-Reading Room WS-WorkShop

For more information or to add an event/meeting to the calendar, go to stmarks-sa.org/calendar&events!

We invite you to continue in prayer for the church family throughout the week. Our website (stmarks-sa.org) includes the prayer list with any additions since the

printing of the announcements. Thank you for holding the friends and family of St. Mark’s in your daily prayers.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE (updated 6/5/15)

Mary Margaret McAllen Amberson Sally Buchanan Joyce Carothers Jaime Cooper Virginia Dial Don Doyle Allison Duesing Kathy Ensley Andrew Faulk Sarah Franklin Rachel Goodman Ginny Halter Anna Jane Hays Lee Holder Geoff Martin

Michael Martin Jim McCutcheon Callie Sanchez Elizabeth Scott Karen Snyder George Stewart Maxine Weynand DEATHS: Marion Jauer The Rev. Phillip Stevenson OTHER: Those affected by recent storms and floods

SUMMER ADULT FORMATION

SUNDAYS

Bible Stories: How the Word Shapes and Transforms Us Bethlehem Chapel —1st Floor This summer we welcome members of the parish who will share with us their favorite bible stories. Join us on Sundays at 9:00am in Bethlehem Chapel to hear how God has worked through the written word to lead those with whom we share this community of faith. For more details, see the website or email Carol at cmorehead@stmarks-sa.org.

June 7 - Tina Kuykendall - I John 4: How a Southern Baptist made me a better

Episcopalian June 14 - Dan Morehead - Forcing God to Do the Right Thing: Jacob Wrestles with God June 21 - Andrew Morrison - Genesis 1:31: And Behold, It was Very Good: Why Christians

should not hate the world June 28 - Mary Carolyn Watson - The Story of Esther: Redefining Comfort Zone July 5 - NO CLASS July 12 - Jill Vassar - Ecclesiastes 3: Godly Play - The Church Calendar July 19 - Gillian Cook - God Intended It for Good: The Story of Joseph - and Us July 26 - Carl Leafstedt - Psalm 95: Let us Make a Joyful Noise. Or, What Goes Through

the Mind of a College Music Professor When Singing Hymns at St. Mark's August 2 - Don Lucas - Gender, Sex, Marriage, and Power—One Psychologist’s Perspective

on Adam and Eve August 9 - Jane Patterson - Jacob's Ladder: Meeting God in the Middle of Nowhere August 16 - Sylvia Maddox - The Bible as a Love Letter from God August 23 - James Dennis - John 21: Three Questions and a Charcoal Fire August 30 - Go to Fall Schedule; Ministry Faire

Online pledging now available! Go to our home page and click on 2015 Pledge.

You can also pick up pledge cards in the church office.

2015 VBS Registration - St. Mark’s is excited to host Camp Discovery VBS this summer from

9:00am to noon, Monday through Thursday, June 22-25. Mrs. Shea Pollom and the Vacation Bible School committee are planning a wonderful experience for children age 4 and older, including programming for younger children of adult volunteers. At Camp Discovery, kids have fun as they explore the Bible, make new friends, sing songs, and learn how Jesus works through them in their everyday lives. Campers discover Bible truths that excite and challenge them. Jesus, our True North, gives them the wisdom and the courage to step out in faith and serve—whether they’re at school, playing with friends, or helping out at home.

Register campers at stmarks-sa.org/#/formation-ministries/2015-vbs.

Please remember to mail in the suggested fee of $25 per child with a family cap of $50. (St Mark’s, 315 East Pecan St, 78205)

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VBS IS LOOKING FOR SNACKS! -Are you interested in helping make St. Mark's Vacation Bible

School a success but don't have the time and/or energy to be here all week? Please consider donating snacks for our volunteers. We would like to provide a snack bar for all of our helpers to enjoy throughout the week and would appreciate goodies such as muffins, breakfast tacos, granola bars, fruit, drinks, etc. To sign up, please contact Gail Jackins by email at(gjackins@stmarks-sa.org) or Shea Pollom (sheapollom@hotmail.com). Thank you!

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St. Mark’s Vacation Bible School will have an outreach component. We want to be of

service to children who attend Camp Capers on scholarship and have difficulty purchasing items they’ll need for their week in Comfort, TX (or who run out during their week). Please bring items to the 2nd floor of our parish house by June 22. Our young people will organize them during the week of VBS - the items will be a blessing to other children. Suggested items are : Bibles, twin bedding or sleeping bags, pillow cases, pajamas, socks, child-size water shoes, shampoo, soap, deodorant, combs and brushes, towels and wash cloths, sunscreen, flashlights with new batteries, toothbrushes, bug spray, extra blankets. Thank you!

Mid-Week Bible Study & Time Out Bible Study Wednesdays Mid-Week Bible Study will resume on September 9th. Daughters of the King Book Study will resume on September 9th. Thursdays Time Out Bible Study will continue the close reading of the gospel of Mark on

September 10th. Mesa Redonda is taking June off; stay tuned for further plans.

CAM NEEDS YOU! - St. Mark’s has a volunteer team working at Christian Assistance Ministry

(CAM) on McCullough East of Broadway on the first Monday of the month from 9.30-11.30am. We would love to add a few more volunteers. There is a need for people to help with food, clothing and helping clients find what they need. If you feel this is your ministry, please call Kate Crone at 210-288-3751 or email her at kcrone@satx.rr.com.

St. Mark’s Gryphons’ Cycling Club Come be a part of and join in on the Second Annual Spring

Ride. We will be doing a 20-mile ride that begins in the St. Mark’s parking lot on Saturday, June 13th, 2015 at 9 am. The ride will go on a few city streets (e.g., Alamo Street) to the Blue Star Complex and then along the Missions Trail. We will follow the Missions Trail to Mission Espada and then head back to the church. It is a beautifully scenic ride with lots of curves and only about 132 feet of climbing. And yes, I promise, the wind will be at our backs the whole ride. For further details, contact Don Lucas at dlucas@alamo.edu or 210-392-7721.

Annual Episcopal Night at the Missions game Wednesday; July 22, 2015 vs. Tulsa Drillers ONLINE ORDER FORM located at http://www.dwtx.org/download_file/view/1851/ The annual Episcopal Night at the Missions game will be held Sunday, July 12, when the San Antonio Missions take on the Tulsa Drillers at 6:05pm. The Puffy Taco will be available for pictures with the first 500 children, and children can run the bases after the game. Tickets are $8 each (ages 2 and under are free); and you can also purchase a voucher for a hot dog, soda, and chips for $6. Use the order form link above, mail a check to the Diocese of West Texas, and tickets can be picked up beginning July7 at the church you list on the form. If you have any questions, contact Leigh Saunders in the diocesan office.

Happening #131 - Friday-Sunday; August 7-9, 2015 at St. Mark's-San Antonio REGISTER ONLINE for Happening #131 at http://www.dwtx.org/calendar-events/happening/

Happenings are spiritual renewal weekends for high schoolers in grades 10 through 12. The diocese sponsors three weekends each year in various locations. Happening #131 will be host-ed at St. Mark's-San Antonio the weekend of August 7-9. For more information contact Todd, Erin or Amanda or visit the website above to register.

Watercolor art class to be offered at St Mark’s this summer. This class is for anyone regardless of experience and will be offered without charge. Materi-als will be provided. The class will be offered on Tuesday in room 306 between 9:30 and 11:30. beginning on June 30th and running through the end of August. The class will be taught by Oliver Holden, a highly experienced and commercially successful watercolorist and a number of visiting artists. The class will be very relaxed and emphasize the personal use of watercolors for relaxation and meditation. No registration is necessary but a note to har-ryagreer@gmail.com will help us plan for materials.