SAINT MARK S EPISCOPAL PRO-CATHEDRAL 422 North Burlington Avenue Hastings, Nebraska 68901 Phone: 402-462-4126 Email: stmark@stmarkcathedral.org Website: www.stmarkshastings.org The Rt. Rev. J. Scott Barker, Bishop The Very Rev. Catherine F. Scott, Dean HAPPENINGS For the Upcoming Week of October 10 th, 2016 1
St. Mark s Office Hours Tuesday thru Friday 9:00 am 11:00 am and Noon 3:00 pm WEEKLY CALENDAR Wednesday, Oct. 12 th 10:00 am Holy Eucharist with Healing Rite 5:30 pm Journey into Adulthood (formerly Rite 13) 6:00 pm Journey in Faith Thursday, Oct. 13 th 5:30 pm Garden Time Friday, Oct. 14 th Amy out of the office Saturday, Oct. 15 th 8:00 am Bible Study at Blue Moon Sunday, Oct. 16 th 8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I 9:45 am Sunday School and Nursery 10:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II followed by the Inquirers Class DATES TO REMEMBER Oct. 9 th Potluck Dinner Oct. 18 th Outreach Meeting Oct. 19 th Morning Prayer Oct. 22 nd Search Committee Meeting Oct. 23 rd St. John s Service Oct. 26 th Vestry Meeting 2
OCTOBER POTLUCK The October Potluck is today after the 10 am service. Everyone is welcome for food and fellowship! ST. JOHN S POSTPONED The St. John s service this month will be on the 4 th Sunday, Oct. 23 rd, instead of the 3 rd Sunday, Oct. 16 th. WOSM MEETING There will be a WOSM Meeting on Thursday, Oct. 20 th at Noon. Lunch will be provided. We will be discussing memorial funds and pecan sales. Please plan to attend! QUARTERLY STATEMENTS The 3 rd Quarter Pledge Statements will be sent out within the next 2 weeks to parishioners who have made pledges for 2016. The statements will be emailed if possible, in order to save on postage costs. For those without email, watch for your statement to be included with your weekly copy of The Happenings. MORNING PRAYER We will have Morning Prayer on Wednesday, Oct. 19 th. INQUIRERS CLASS With Fr. Bob leading worship at St. Stephen s in Grand Island on Oct. 9 th, the next Inquirers Class will be Sunday, Oct. 16 th, after the 10 am service. All are welcome! LOST AND FOUND Our Lost and Found pile is getting pretty big! The items will be donated to Crossroads if they are not claimed by October 15 th. ANNOUNCEMENTS COFFEE HOSTS NEEDED! If you enjoy the refreshments in the Common Room after the 10 service, please consider signing up to host a Sunday. The sign-up sheet is in the Common Room. We are needing lots of volunteers! PHOTO SUBMISSIONS If you have photos that you would like published in The Happenings, please email them to the church office at stmark@stmarkcathedral.org or you can drop them off in the office along with a short caption to be published. UPDATING DIRECTORY If you are new to St. Mark s, or have new contact information, and/or would like to submit a new photo for the directory, please contact the office to do so. Please call Amy at 402.462.4126 or email us at stmark@stmarkcathedral.org. We will be printing an updated directory for the new year. LOCAL CANDIDATE FORUMS/DEBATES Please see the bulletin board outside the Common Room for a list of Candidate Forums/Debates happening soon in Hastings. Be informed and be sure to vote! These events are sponsored by The League of Women Voters of Hastings, Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce, Hastings Public Access Channel, Hastings Area Retired Teachers, and the Adams County YWCA. 3
Please remember the following in your prayers this week: Those in the Military Trevor, Nick, Jeremy, Klint, and Crystal Healing Cassandra Jean-Francois, Reed Davis, Cole Wicks, Michael Pierce, Dorothy Hansen, Gary Maurey, Donna Collins, Keller Spencer, Father Bob, Justin Aulner, Ryan Daniels, Tom Kovanda, Vincent Fish, Judy Scott, Carol Scott, Reed Ryan, Renae Hohnstein, Deb Wissing, Barkley Noel Johnson, Richard Beau Furey, Virginia Mastin, Lynn Folcik, Alice Dyer, Riley Wilhelm, Peter Mikalajunas, Sarah Villa, Pam Niemeyer, Nick Herringer, Ben Cannon, Tom Swedlund, Larry Spencer, Sam Whiteman, Gary Engelhardt, Travis O Connell, Iona Bump, Linda Earl, Billy Acquavita, Michelle Kirkpatrick, Betty Schueler, Sabrina Andersen, Doug Sejkora, Larry Sukup, Paul Kuntzelman, Tom Peterson, Warren Albert & Elisia Mendez, Art Power, and Norma Hansen Updates Paul Kuntzelman Please keep Paul in your prayers! Tom Peterson Please continue to pray for a successful recovery! Departed Elouise Soukup, Phyllis Jenson, Doris Laird, Charlotte Smith, Mary Jane Gray, Gene Smith, Ira Steiger, Gene Burchess, Kenneth Flyr, and Daisy Cole ST. MARK S VESTRY 2016 Marsha Sukup, Sr. Warden Marj Phillips, Treasurer Joyce Durham Shellie Hunter Lyndle Lewis Nate Shafer, Jr. Warden Mary Brown Mary Helen Edwards Danny Leonard Story Schwenk Mark Spencer 4
PET BLESSING OCTOBER 2 ND, 2016! Keller and Cora Spencer brought a pet toad! That s probably a first for Dean Catherine! This little one is all tuckered out from the Pet Blessing! Dean Catherine blessing the pets and congregation. Clint Schwenk and Taylor share their cat with members of the congregation. 5
PET BLESSING OCTOBER 2 ND, 2016! Bailey Hegwood being blessed by Dean Catherine. These little ones (belonging to Tom & Rosey Peterson) are the center of attention! 6 More photos