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St
Mark Presbyterian Church Good
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March 2009 |
Volume 2, Number 3 |
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For more information… The following links provide more information about items in this month’s Good News. St Mark Calendar
Contact Us Pastor Barbara Campbell
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.
Birthdays
Worship Leaders
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St. Mark Volunteer Cleaning Teams
We are still looking for volunteers that would be willing to spend a couple of hours on a Saturday afternoon cleaning toilets and sinks in our two bathrooms, mopping the bathroom floor, wiping off sink area and cupboards in Jarrett Wing and vacuuming carpets and wiping off tables in classrooms and nursery. We only envision needing to do this twice a month and with enough volunteers, you may only need to serve once or twice a year. We'd like to have at least teams of two people signed up for each cleaning to make the work more "enjoyable." Please contact Pastor Barbara to sign up and we will assign you to a Saturday team. All cleaning supplies and equipment will be provided along with clear directions on what cleaning is needed and where to find supplies. P'nai Or and our AA rental groups do a good job vacuuming the sanctuary, foyer, and Jarrett Wing each week, so we will not have to vacuum very often.
The Women's Retreat The Women's retreat will be held on May 1st, 2nd and 3rd in Hammond, Oregon next to Ft Stevens State park. The fee for retreat will be $90. We need to have at least 19 people going. Deadline to RSVP is March 11th. (You do not need to pay to RSVP.) Please RSVP to Suzanne Chase at knittergirl@gmail.com or Pastor Barbara.
P’nai Or Teens Bake Challah. The youth of P’nai Or are selling challah to raise money for the tzedkah (service) partners SW Community Health Center and Abir Aramin’s Garden project of Combatants for Peace. Green order forms are in foyer. Plain Challah is $5/loaf. Orders must be in to Pastor Barbara by March 1st. Challah will be baked on March 6th. Bread will be ready for pickup at St. Mark on Sunday, March 8th.
SW Hope “Feed the Hungry.” The annual food drive for Neighborhood House began last week and continues through April 5th. A barrel for food donations is in our foyer. St Mark will be hanging food drive flyers and St. Mark flyers on door knobs in our neighborhood after worship and lunch on Sunday, March 15th. We also need volunteers to deliver food from our barrel to Neighborhood House. Local restaurants are helping to support the food drive by donating a percentage of the income on specific days. Donation dates for each restaurant and the necessary coupons are available at the church on the Neighborhood House website.
Lenten Preaching Series. During the five Sundays of Lent, which begin next Sunday, March 1, Barbara will be preaching on texts from the 14th chapter of Mark, which are part of the traditional Passion Narrative. These texts come chronologically (in Mark) after the Palm Sunday text, but since they are typically only read on Good Friday each year, and seldom preached on, we will spend time this year exploring these important stories. The texts will include the Last Supper, Jesus in Gethsemane, Jesus’ Betrayal and Arrest, Jesus’ Trial, and Peter’s Denial of Jesus.
Wednesday Night Lenten Supper and Reflection. From March 4th to April 1st, on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-7:30 pm, we will be gathering for a light supper and brief bible study and reflection on questions that Jesus asked his disciples during the time preceding his death. You are welcome to join us at anytime. No reservations are necessary. Those who are interested in helping with suppers please contact Suzanne Chase at knittergirl@gmail.com.
Pastor's Message “When I was 13 years old, my beautiful mother and my father moved me from a conservative Mormon home in San Antonio, Texas to California, and I heard the story of Harvey Milk. And it gave me hope. It gave me the hope to live my life. It gave me the hope one day I could live my life openly as who I am and then maybe even I could even fall in love and one day get married. I wanna thank my mom, who has always loved me for who I am even when there was pressure not to. But most of all, if Harvey had not been taken from us 30 years ago, I think he'd want me to say to all of the gay and lesbian kids out there tonight who have been told that they are less than by their churches, by the government or by their families, that you are beautiful, wonderful creatures of value and that no matter what anyone tells you, God does love you and that very soon, I promise you, you will have equal rights federally, across this great nation of ours.” Grace and Peace, Nursery Care Update As you know, in order to reduce expenses, we have decided to use volunteers to staff the nursery at St. Mark on Sunday mornings. The Worship team is looking for volunteers to could contribute to this ministry to our youngest family members. We are looking for a rotation of people who could provide nursery care about once every 6-8 weeks. The Worship team would like the caregiver to be in the nursery by 9:45 on Sunday morning to be available as people arrive for church. Generally, we have one or two children in the nursery on any particular Sunday. Please let us know if you would be willing to become part of the nursery care team. We will set up a schedule, assigning people to dates and then reassign those who cannot serve when they have been assigned. We hope this will make it easier for people to remember when they are “on duty” as well as making sure that each Sunday is covered. Please contact Sue Graf (susan.graf@comcast.net ) or Pastor Barbara if you are interested in helping. Thank you for considering this important aspect of our commitment to our youth! St
Mark Team Travels to India If you
are interested in working with one of the St Mark Leadership Teams that help
coordinate Worship, Administration, Building Maintenance, Grounds
Maintenance, Education and Fellowship, or Mission, please contact Pastor
Barbara. There is lots to do at St Mark and many leaders are needed to
help coordinate the many ministries that we are involved in. Rummage Sale Update As Spring cleaning begins, remember that
St. Mark is already receiving boxed rummage for our 2009 August Rummage
Sale. All rummage needs to be boxed, if at all possible so that we can
store the quantity we receive in the storage room in the basement. With
Preschool in session weekday mornings, rummage should only be delivered to
church after 2 pm weekdays or on the weekends.
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