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http://www.stmarkpres.org.com
Pastor Barbara Campbell
bjcam33@comcast.net
Are you Signed Up?
If you would like to help prepare for worship by
reading, lighting candles, greeting, making coffee or bringing flowers or
treats, please sign up on the clip board in the Jarrett Wing during
fellowship following worship or contact Pastor Campbell at bjcam33@comcast.net
or at the office phone 503-244-8177.
St. Mark Volunteer Cleaning Crews.
If you are interested in
helping keep St. Mark clean by joining a crew some Saturday afternoon for a
couple of hours, please contact Pastor Barbara.
Worship Leaders
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Sept
13
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Liturgist
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Communion Bread
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Treats
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Teachers
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"Shuttle" Driver
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Sept
20
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Liturgist
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Margaret Shearer
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Treats
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Teachers
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Sue Graf
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"Shuttle" Driver
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Sept
27
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Liturgist
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Kris Voss-Rothmeier
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Treats
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Teachers
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Johanna & Thane Norton
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"Shuttle" Driver
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Oct
4
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Liturgist
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Glenn Rodriguez
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Treats
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Teachers
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Kris Voss-Rothmeier
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"Shuttle" Driver
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Fall Preaching Series on Heroes from
Hebrew Scripture
In October and November, Pastor Campbell will reflect on four important
figures of the Old Testament, Job, Ruth, Samuel, and Jeremiah. For four
weeks in October we will study the story of Job's suffering and trials, the
taunting accusations of his faithful friends, Job's lamenting before God, and
Job's final understanding of God's sovereignty and continual care even in the
face of tribulation. On Nov 1st (World Communion Sunday) and Nov 8th,
we will reflect on the faithfulness of Ruth, the Moabite woman who stood
beside her Judean mother-in-law, Naomi, and became the great-grandmother of
David. On November 15th and 22nd, we will reflect on the life of
Samuel, the priest who was called to serve the Lord and later was convinced
by the Israelites to anoint Saul as King. On November 29th, (The First
Sunday of Advent) we will learn about the prophet Jeremiah who warned the
wicked and comforted those who trusted in God. Jeremiah foretold Jesus'
coming as a righteous branch from the shoot of David.
St. Mark Needs Volunteer Cleaning Teams
Every two weeks, usually on a Saturday afternoon, we need a team of two or
more volunteers to clean two bathrooms, the Jarrett Wing kitchen area, and
nursery, and vacuum in nursery and classrooms. All cleaning supplies
and equipment are at the church. Volunteer cleaning crews are saving us
over $1,000 each year in custodial fees. Our rental groups, P'nai Or,
AA, Oregon Repertory Singers, and Village Preschool, help out by doing
regular vacuuming in sanctuary and Jarrett Wing and cleaning
downstairs. If you have a few hours on a Saturday that you can
volunteer, please sign up after worship or call Barbara at the church.
We need people every two weeks beginning October 3rd.
St. Mark Teams Invite You to Join
The Worship Team and the Mission/Outreach Team for St. Mark is inviting all
who may be interested in joining their work to come to the first Fall
Meetings. Mission Team will be meeting on Monday, Sept 21st, at 7 pm at
the home of Pastor Campbell, 727 SE Rhone St. Portland, 97202. Mission
Team will be discussing Clark Center Meals, Habitat Builds, and other ways
that St. Markers can be involved in mission, as well as future events that
could be open to the community and potentially draw folks to find out more
about St. Mark. Worship Team plans for creative worship experiences at
St. Mark. Upcoming special worship to be planned includes World
Communion Sunday on Oct 4th and Reformation Sunday on Oct 25th. Worship will
also be discussing the trial with monthly bulletins. For more
information you may contact Sue Graf, Chair of Worship Team at susan.graf@comcast.net and Ginger Edwards, Chair of Mission and Outreach at gingere@involved.com.
Y'All Come Choir for September
Beginning
Sept 13 through Sept 27 there will be a "y'all come" choir
rehearsing at 9:15 am and preparing for worship that morning. Anyone
who is interested in learning a simple musical piece with the choir that
morning or in finding out more about what it means to sing in the St. Mark
choir is invited to join us. Wednesday evening choir rehearsals will begin
Wednesday Sept 30th at 7:30 pm.
Oregon Repertory Singers Rehearse at St. Mark
The well-known choral group "Oregon Repertory Singers" has signed a
contract with St. Mark to rent the sanctuary every Tuesday evening from 7-10
pm for their rehearsals. Director Gil Sheely is delighted to have the perfect
room acoustically in which to practice and to be making connections with St.
Mark for future concerts, perhaps.
P'nai Or Sends Thanks and Raises Their Own Rent
Our brothers and sisters of the P'nai Or Jewish Renewal Community, that rent
space at St. Mark on Fridays and Saturdays, voluntarily raised their rent by
$100 per month. A letter from Charlie Rosenblum, P'nai Or Treasurer,
reads,
"It has been a rough few months for P'nai Or and, among other things, I
want to personally thank you and the entire St. Mark community for the
strength you have given us as we go through our mourning for our friend and
teacher, Reb Aryeh (zt"l) and work to rebuild our P'nai Or
community. I think of us less as landlord and tenant and more as neighbors,
sharing our holy space in Southwest Portland.
It occurs to me that is has been a couple of years since we last had a rent
increase, and I am sure costs for maintenance and utilities have increased
somewhat. Also, our education committee has plans for a Wednesday evening
program once or twice a month this year, so well will likely be using the
church facility a bit more. The P'nai Or Council approved the idea of, and I
would like to propose here, an increase of $100 per month beginning with our
August 2009 rent (coinciding with our new fiscal year).
Again, building a holy space along with the St. Mark community has been a
wonderful experience for P'nai Or, and I hope we can continue to grow
together."
It was during St. Mark session's last budget planning meeting that Pastor
Campbell received the terrible phone call about Reb Aryeh's (yz"l)
death. Our session had been discussing a possible rent increase for
P'nai Or, but with the sad news, decided to postpone to a future date when
their community was more settled. This gracious gift comes serendipitously
and with much joy!
Healing Our World from the Inside Out,
Compassionate Listening Introductory Intensive with Andrea Cohen, Senior
Trainer with The Compassionate Listening Project, from 9:30am to 6:00pm
October 3 & 4 both days at the Shalom Prayer Center, Mt. Angel, Oregon. Cost: $200 - $350 sliding scale includes
lunch both days. Advanced registration required: 360-626-4411 or register
on-line at http://mtangel.eventbrite.com/ www.compassionatelistening.org.
Current St. Mark Leadership
Session Members:
Suzanne Chase (2010)
Ginger Edwards (2010)
Sue Graf (2011)
Leas Averill (2011)
David Stewart-Smith (2012)
Molly Keating (2012)
Clerk of Session: Capi Reed
Deacons:
Mary Van Horton (Chair)
Carrie Hess
Susie Petterson
Interim Treasurer: Carol Stewart-Smith
Financial Secretary: Carl Petterson
Pastor: The Rev. Dr. Barbara J. Campbell
Parish Associate: The Rev. John Salmon
Music Director: Carol Stewart-Smith
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