Rally Day. Sunday, September 7th. Blessing of the Backpacks & Making Our Mark. St. Mark Lutheran Church. September Special points of interest:

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1 St. Mark Lutheran Church 550 West 7th St. St. Paul, MN Phone: Fax: We re on the web! In the City for Good St. Mark Lutheran Church Sunday, September 7th Blessing of the Backpacks & Special points of interest: Fall Rummage Sale Education highlights and classes begin Mission Events Rally Day Choir Begins Birthdays Pictures from Vacation Bible School

2 Fall Rummage Sale will be on Oct 9 & 10 The Fall Rummage Sale is being planned for Thursday and Friday, October 9& 10. Thanks to Bonnie Jellinek and Dianne Testa for coordinating the fall sale! Start collecting and cleaning up all those treasures to donate! Items for the sale will be received mid September. Watch the Sunday bulletins for more info. St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church A Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America P a s t o r W a l t e r A. W i et z k e 550 West Seventh St. St. Paul, Minnesota secretary@saintmark.info Website Sunday Worship 9:00 am Executive Committee President Candy Petersen V. President Zach Ryan Secretary Bev Kisch Financial Secretary Committee Chairs Jackie Brueggemann Education Lisa Weicht Property Ron Fogel Evang/Mission Melanie Wood Worship Mary Fashner Stewardship Tom Schroeder Church Staff Holy Communion is celebrated the 1st Sunday of each month Fellowship / Education Hour after service Have a question? Concern? Office: (651) Zayda Harsha Bonnie Jellinek Will Nissen Martin Brueggemann Holly Goldschmitz Carol Gall & Janet Blair Christian Ed Music Bookkeeper Choir Director Secretary Custodians Page 2 Page 11

3 Happy September Birthdays Pastors Page 5th Ryan Petersen 8th Wayne Goldschmitz Kathy McGuire Tom Schroeder 10th Rick Petersen 12th Will Brueggemann 13th Juan Mena 16th Amber Lauren 22nd Alyssa Dupont Florence Reynolds 27th- Delaney Ryan 28th Glen Petersen Larry Raasch Love the Lord God with all your heart, mind and soul. Teach this to your children and witness this in your home and when you are away. As a reminder of this Commandment; place a Mezuzah (a little sign) on your doorway to be a Blessing for you as you go out and come in. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 We are creating a St. Mark Mezuzah from the copper of our old Spire Cross. It will be 2 inches x 1 inch. With a stamped image of the Cross with 4 little cornered crosses on it which represents: St. Stan s Fall Festival St. Stanislaus Church invites you to attend their Annual Craft Fair on Sat., Oct. 4th 9am-4 pm. Over 25 different crafters. Many beautiful Crafted items, Silent Auction, Café and Bakery. Free Admission, Free Parking. Located 398 Superior Street Thank you to the Mena s for the special music in honor of Martha s birthday! 4 Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John with Christ as their center. 4 corners of the World - East, West, North and South 4 Seasons A Square Halo implies "Living" Saint A Square represents a window into the Character of God: The Cross itself is a sign of our Eternal Connection with the Divine. The inside of the Square represents Volume. That, in this Earthly Space in this Home - is a place where the Grace of God is known. The St. Mark Mezuzah reminds us that we are the Living Saints in This City for Good - for God. These simple signs are intended for all of our own homes and will be wonderful meaningful gifts for others. They will be ready mid-september with a small donation. Watch for more info to come. Pastor Walt Page 10 Page 3

4 Vacation Bible School was GREAT! Thank you to all the people that helped make Workshop of Wonders a wonderful week for so many kids! Thanks to Ken Geib for preparing all the delicious food! Thanks to all our new friends at Free At Last for their help! Thanks to all the folks that helped with donating, decorating, preparing, serving, driving and supporting the VBS program! Thanks especially to the many teachers and helpers that jump in each day to teach god s love to a great group of kids! A big thanks to Zayda Harsha for coordinating the preparations, decorating and smooth running of the week! See pictures from the week on page 11 or our Facebook page at Saint Mark Lutheran. Sunday School Begins with Rally Day Calling all families!!! Please join us and sign up your kids for this years Sunday School Program. We ll meet after service on Sunday, September 7th in the Fellowship Hall. During this time, the adults can do all the fun paperwork while the kids meet their teachers, check out the Sunday School rooms and do a craft. This school year we are using the Spark Rotational Curriculum which uses Art, Bible Skills and Games, Cooking, Creative Drama, Music, Science, and Video. Widow s Jar/ African Basket The widows jar / African Basket for Sept and Oct is Project Christmas Child. Box Packing day will be in early November but now is the time to gather all the great back-to-school deals on supplies so very needed by the kids who receive the shoeboxes each year. Some ideas are flip flop sandals, t shirts, paper, crayons, pencils (and sharpeners) and any other small safe toys that will fit in a shoebox. God s Work. Our Hands On Sunday, September 7th we will be gathering a group of adults to clean up our Adopt-A-Highway stretch on Hwy. 13. A sign up sheet can be found in the Fellowship Hall. Please be sure to wear long pants, bring gloves and appropriate footwear for this outing. Please see Melanie Wood with questions. Choir Begins on Wednesday, September 3rd Choir practice will begin for the fall on Sept. 3rd at 7:00pm. All singing abilities are welcome to join! If you sing in the car or in the shower, please come try out singing in the choir. You may be pleasantly surprised! See Marty Brueggemann or Bonnie Jellinek with questions. Page 4 Page 9

5 Sep Acolyte Usher Reader Fellowship Confirmation Classes begin Wednesday, Sept 10 7 Devin Vibar Dorothy LaFrooth, 14 Kahele Goldschmitz 21 Mary Alice Geib Linda Robinson Robin Martinson The Curran Family Joyce Crozier Mary Fashner Pat Curran Nate & Carrie Arnold OPEN OPEN Calling all youth in grades 7-9th! Confirmation Classes will begin on September 10th at 6:00pm with a parent and student meeting. We ll go over the expectations for the school year and find out what kinds of activities to plan throughout the year. 28 Elsa Schroeder The Slama Family Bob Slama OPEN Parents are needed to help teach and support our youth on Wednesday evenings by playing a key role in their faith journey. Fellowship Hosts and Altar Flower volunteers are needed for September. Please sign up for a week to celebrate a 2013 July Month End family milestone Budget ( $174,081) 2014 July Month End 2014 TYD Actual Revenue $ 7,726 $ 12,272 $ 96,805 Expense $ 11,963 $ 13,175 $ 102,325 Net Negative 2014 YTD Budget $ 101,637 **YTD revenue includes a transfer of $ 16,755 from reserves. Education Committee The Education Committee will be meeting bi-weekly to plan and organize the Sunday School and Confirmation programs. New members are needed and welcomed! If you have a passion for learning and teaching kids through young adults, please come to find out how you can make the difference in a child or youth. Meetings will be September 9 & 23 at 7:15 in the Fireside Room. Please see Zayda Harsha with any questions. Adult Forums and Education how you can make a difference Even as adults, we look for new education opportunities and ways to gain new information. If you have an idea for a discussion or activity for the adults in the congregation, please share it with a council member. Page 8 Page 5

6 SEPTEMBER 2014 SEPTEMBER 2014 Sun Mon Tue 1 Labor Day 2 First Day of School for SPPS Wed Thu Fri Sat :30am Altar Guild 7 Adopt-A-Highway Rally Sunday 8 9 7:15pm Ed Meeting 10 6:00pm Confirmation :00pm Durant Rehearsal 13 3:00pm Durant Wedding 14 Education 15 NO Council Meeting Retreat on the 14th following service :00pm Confirmation 18 7:00pm Gather Fall Begins Education 3:00 7:00pm Loaves & Fishes 7:15pm Ed Meeting 6:00pm Confirmation 28 Education :15pm Ed Meeting Fall Rummage Sale October 9 & 10 Start saving up all those goodies now!