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St. Mark’s Episcopal Chapel
July 31, 2016
Open Minds, Open Hearts, Open Doors
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A Service of Celebration
WelcometoourGuestPreacher
WearedelightedtowelcomeTheRev.JohnL.Burton,VicaratSt.Paul’sWindham,as
ourguestpreachertoday.Johnhasbeenafaithfulcolleaguewithsupportiveand
steadycounseltotheclergyandparishionersofSt.Mark’sformanyyears.Heisalso
amemberoftheNortheastMissionCouncilforECCT.
EucharistandDiscussion–Wednesdays12Noon
“There is in this world no such force as the force of a person determined to rise.
The human soul cannot be permanently chained. ”
∼ W.E.B Dubois, black socialist, social activist.
PleasejoinusinthechapelwhenwecelebratetheEucharistaspartofaserviceofprayer,
silence,anddiscussiononthescripturereadingsforW.E.B.Dubois,writerofnumerous
books,includingTheSoulsofBlackFolks,organizeroftheNiagaraMovementforsocial
justice,PanAfricanist,professorofhistory,sociology,andeconomicsatAtlantaUniversity.
Oneoftheco-foundersoftheNAACP,hewasthefirstAfrican-Americantoearnadoctorate
fromHarvard.
Ministry Meetings
Thurs.Aug.4Discernment/SearchCommittee—inthelibrary6:30P.M.
Thur.,Aug.11Men’sBreakfast-TrackNineDiner,W.Willington8A.M.
¬EverySecondThursday¬
ComeandenjoyfellowshipwiththemenofSt.Mark’s–allarewelcome.
Sat.,Aug.13“MainlyKnitting”—inthelibrary9:30A.M.-11:00A.M.
¬EverySecondSaturday¬
JoinusthesecondSaturdayofeverymonthtocreatePrayerShawlsand
otherprojects.
Sat.,Aug.13CovenantSoupKitchenSandwichMaking10:00A.M.
Every2ndSundayofthemonth,wecarpoolfromthechurchtothesoup
kitchen.
Mon.Aug.15VestryMeeting6pmintheLibrary
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VacationBibleSchoolAugust8-129am-12:30pm
Onceagain,St.Mark’sispartneringwithStorrsCongregational
ChurchtoofferkidsanopportunitytoengagewiththeBiblethrough
music,song,andimagination.VacationBibleSchoolisfree,andopen
tothefirst50childrenfromourcongregationswhoregister.
Registrationdetailscomingsoonbutvolunteersareneededtohelp
withartsandcrafts,snacks,andjustbeinganothersetofhands.
Whatawonderfulwaytogettoknowtheyoungpeopleofour
congregations.Pleaseletthechurchofficeknowifyoucanhelpout.
LastSundayOfferingforJuly
RefugeeResettlementinNortheasternCT
QuietCornerRefugeeResettlement(QCRR)didit!Withsweat,imagination,flexibilityandpersistence
alittleredhousewasfullypreparedandthoughtfullyfurnishedtogreetthefamily.Fleeingthe
violenceinSyria,theyarrivedsafeandsoundlastweek.Andbewildered.Andexhausted.And
anxious.Andcurious.Andgrateful.Afamilyoffour,dad,momandtwochildren,ages8and9,
arrivedlastweekfromarefugeecampinJordan.Theywillcontinuetoneedsupportinsomany
ways-languagelessons,jobs,schools,andhealthexams.Thankyouforyourcontinuedgenerous
supportofrefugeeresettlementinMansfield.
AugustBirthdaysandAnniversaries
JamieSpillane
MichaelSherman
SueDeWolf
WillisSolomonMarcy
ThomasRecchio
ClintonRossiter
KaelaDrzewiecki
AiancelizPerez-Soto
PeggyRux
August1
August2
August3
August5
August6
August7
August9
August11
August11
JeanWilliams
LiamBaker
JudyPrill
SueMorgan
CathyRowe
ArtEngler
PatTyler
ColleenGodino
PeterDrzewiecki
August12
August13
August17
August18
August18
August23
August23
August28
August30
HeleneMarcy&ReedSolomon
Lisa&FredDay-Lewis
Louanne&JohnCooley
Sondra&MarkBoyer
August2
August4
August9
August13
Kara&MattHart
Sudie&HarryEvageliou
Colleen&MichaelGodino
Sue&JohnDeWolf
August18
August20
August20
August24
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Thanks to our Sunday Ministers who sustain the worship life of our community
Servingtoday
July31,2016
August7,2016
(12Noon)
7:45
GaleMorrow
GaleMorrow
AltarGuild
BobKliminsky
BobKliminsky
10:00
DaveMoske
DaveMoske
Flowers
GaleMorrow
GaleMorrow
ChaliceBearer
Reader
Intercessor
Counters
CoffeeHour
SueGagnon
SondraBoyer
Farewell
Party
AceyNeel
SonyaOwen
10:00
Acolyte
10:00
Ushers
AaronKaufold
CathyRowe
StefSummers
MarkBoyer
DaveMoske
AlexWalker
SueGagnon
SondraBoyer
MattHart
JohnDoiron
JimMorrow
FredDay-Lewis
TomCottrell
AceyNeel
SueGagnon
MattHart
PaulJakoboski
FredDay-Lewis
7:45
10:00
7:45
10:00
7:45
10:00
7:45
10:00
Connectwithus:
TheRev.HilaryGreer,InterimPastor,
(860)429-2647
[email protected]
Pastoralemergencies:(917)566-8463
MinisterofMusic:Ms.SarahKaufold
[email protected]
Organist:Dr.CharlesHoumard
TheRev.DebraPallatto-Fontaine,
SpiritualLifeCoordinator,
TheMercyCenteratMadison,
[email protected]
LindaAustin-Small:ParishAdministrator
[email protected]