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1 The Newsletter of Saint Mark s Parish NOVEMBER G E T S E T... G O!! Nov. 1 End of Christmas Greens Sale Beginning Christmas Tree Sale Door of Hope Dinner 6:00 p.m. Nov. 1, 8, 13, 22, 29 Wednesdays Men s Fellowship Breakfast 7:00 a.m. Fox s Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Roberta Goodman s home Choristers Rehearsal 3:15, 4:00 p.m. Music Room Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30 Thursdays Choir Rehearsal 7:30 p.m. Music Room Nov. 4 Nov. 5 Vestry - School Retreat 8:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Community Hall Gospel Choir Practice 3:00-5:00 p.m. FALL BACK ONE HOUR TIME CHANGE CONSECRATION SUNDAY ALL SAINTS SUNDAY ONE SERVICE 10:00 A.M. Nov. 6, 13 20, 27 Mondays Centering Prayer 10:00 a.m. Robin Ross s home Education for Ministry 7:00 a.m. Brown Library Nov. 7 Boy Scout Leaders Meeting 6:00 p.m. Meeting House Boy Scout Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m. Brown Library Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28 Tuesdays Boy Scouts Meeting 6:00 p.m. Meeting House Nov. 8 Nov. 11 Nov. 12 Nov. 12, 19, 26 Nov. 14 Nov. 15 Nov. 18 Nov. 19 Nov. 23 Nov Dad s Night Out 7:30 p.m. Dog Haus Chorister dinner 5:00 p.m. Community Hall Veteran s Day Gospel Choir Benefit Concert 4:00 p.m. Church Altar Guild Meeting 8:45 a.m. Rector s Office Sundays Adult Education 9:00 a.m. Brown Library Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Community Hall Writer s Workshop 1:00 p.m. Music Room End of Christmas Tree Sale Women s Soup 6:00 p.m. TBA El Patron Fundraiser for Gospel Concert 3:00-8:00 p.m. Vestry Meeting 7:00 p.m. Brown Library ACTS Food Pantry Community Church Youth Group Pie Making Noon Community Hall ACTS Thanksgiving Service 7:00 p.m. Altadena Baptist Thanksgiving Day 10:30 a.m. service Church Office closed

2 From the Rector It is beyond good to be home to our wonderful community, and to be reconnecting with all of you. As I write this, we have as a parish already heard our first two Season of Gratitude preachers, Mike Bechthold and Kara Ramirez. Both of them moved and inspired me, and I share their appreciation for the wide welcome and warm embrace of this church. I so look forward to hearing our third preacher, longtime parishioner Andy Pollard, who will be joined by his daughter, Jan Askins. What a wealth of voices and servants we enjoy in this place! I had a wonderful Sabbatical, and have returned refreshed and ready to take up again our common ministry. I feel more deeply committed than ever to create and to carry out together the work to which we all are called as a parish. With renewed energy and inspiration gained in my time away, I am taking a thoughtful and thorough look at the ministries of Saint Mark s, and I invite all our best efforts toward strengthening our current offerings and imagining new ones. With the support and leadership of our laity, our staff and our Vestry, we are poised to become an even more beautiful version of the parish our lay preachers have described to us. Our Consecration Sunday this year coincides with our celebration of the feast of All Saints. On the morning we make our financial pledge for the year ahead, we will be surrounded and supported by a great cloud of witnesses whose generous lives and love have made us who we are. As we remember and honor them, we will be blessed to welcome into our pulpit Susan Burton, a modern-day saint whose life and work is a beautiful expression of what it means to live generously ( I look forward to this year together. Know that I pledge to do all I can to serve and support our parish community and all those we seek to know, love and serve. I am so glad to be on the journey of faith at Saint Mark s with you. Faithfully, Pastor Carri+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you! A very special thank you to the Saint Mark s Church Community for your support of the 2017 Fall Festival. Your sponsorship of and donations to the various church booths helped tremendously in making the event a success. We are so grateful to the countless volunteers who gave so generously of their time and would like to acknowledge their support by name below: Church: Mother Betsy Youth Group: Parker Garrett and the Youth Group members Church Liaisons: Marianne Wright, Karen Sessions and Trecia Simmonds Fall Fest Chairs: Paige Seidel-Hutton and Rachel Troffer Set-up the night before: Jane Sobota, Rachel Rehwald-Merriam, Kate Merriam, Elizabeth Merriam, Mara Lague, Marianne Wright, Trecia Simmonds and Heather Jolly Counters: Nancy Rothwell, Beth Owen, Terri Jones, Kathy Talton Wilson, Rose West, Quinton and Karryne Wilson Ticket Counters: Margaret Kordon, Jeannette Allen and Diana Schroeder Used Sports Equipment Booth: Booth sponsor Mary Eddy with the help of volunteers Allison Regan and Jill Bergeron. Used Books Treasures Booth: Booth sponsor Heather Jolly with the help of volunteers Christina Thom, Mara Lague, Jannette Allen, Anne Browne, Karen Rogers, Patricia Benoit, and JR Banks. Wine and Beer Booth: Booth sponsor Zachary Abbott with the help of volunteers Jim Morse, John Green, Gail Adams, Anthony Arkel, David Key, Mike Kearns, Lawren Markle, Reynolds Caffarata, Valerie Barth, Seth Bass, George Rothwell and Doug Jolly. Plant Booth: Booth sponsor Juanita Thompson with the help of volunteers Katrelya Angus, Laurie Whalen and Kara Ramirez. Church Mouse Corner: Booth sponsor Marianne Wright with help of volunteers Christina Thom, Juanita Wade and Matt Wright. Snack Shack: Karen Sessions Thank you to the Boy Scouts of Troop 1 for staying overnight to secure the fair on Friday and for their help on Sunday morning with clean up.

3 Door of Hope Dinner: Wednesday, November 1, 6:00 p.m. Contact George Rothwell via the church office to participate in preparing a dish and sharing a meal with the residents. Dad s Night Out: November 8, 7:30 p.m. Come join other Saint Mark's church dads for an evening of fellowship, fun, and honest talk around our connections as dads and faith members of Saint Mark's. We will have our next meeting Wednesday, November 8 at Dog Haus on Lake Ave. (due to the possibility of a 7th World series game!). We'll meet up at 7:30 and go until around 9:00. Let us know if you plan to come or just stop by to join us. ALL dads are welcome. Questions? Call Doug Jolly or Pete Carlson. CONSECRATION SUNDAY: ALL SAINTS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5: 10:00 A.M. ONE SERVICE PREACHER: MS. SUSAN BURTON FOUNDER OF A NEW WAY OF LIFE SUNDAY, November 5, is Saint s Mark s Consecration Sunday. Plan to be part of two important events on that day: our whole congregation gathered for one lively service or worship at 10:00 a.m., and a delicious Celebration Brunch immediately following the service. Writing As Spiritual Practice: Sunday, November 12, 1:00 p.m. Music Room All are welcome to discover and express themselves through writing. Whether or not you think of yourself as a writer, we all have stories to tell. Join this time of listening to your own life, and discerning God in it. Centering Prayer meets Mondays at 10:00 a.m. at Robin Ross s home. If you have questions about this unique way of praying and would like to join the group, please contact Robin (wilkie710@aol.com). Women s Soup: Tuesday, November 14, 6:00 p.m. Saint Mark's WOMEN'S SOUP DINNER meets on Tuesday, November, at 6:00 p.m. at a place to be determined. Please RSVP by Sunday, November 12, to Janis Rosebrook at The collection will benefit Holy Family Services. Endowment Message: "A bequest is a vote of confidence in the future of Saint Mark's." Please consider a bequest to the Endowment Fund of Saint Mark's Parish when creating or updating your Will or your Trust. Blood Drive Craig Snodgrass and Troop 1 wish to thank everyone who participated in the Andrew Blackwood/City of Hope Blood Drive. They collected 63 usable pints. This was the 14th annual blood drive; see you for the 15th. Bible Study: Wednesdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Bible Study meets each Wednesday morning at Roberts Goodman s home. Bring your Bible and open heart, ready to engage the biblical narrative. Youth Group News Sunday, Nov. 5 - Youth Group Grog-a-Palooza with Church of our Savior 6:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov Youth Group 12:00-1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov Senior High FID Food Pantry Volunteer Day Sunday, Nov Pie Making 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov No Youth Group or Sunday School due to Thanksgiving Pie Baking Fundraiser- It's that time of year again! The Saint Mark's Youth Group is baking pies to send our senior high to Haiti. Choose from apple, pecan, or pumpkin pie baked by a member of the youth group. You can also opt for a surprise pie baked by a Saint Mark's baker. Our pies are $15 each. Too busy to pick up your pies? We deliver! No room for pies on your Thanksgiving table? You can choose to donate a pie to a family in need. Click the link or pick up a form at the church office for details and to order. The 2017 Christmas tree fundraiser is here! Order your tree for yourself or donate one to a local family between November Purchases may be made after services on Sundays. Gospel Choir Benefit Concert Saturday, November 11, there will be a benefit concert for our friends in Haiti at 4:00 p.m. in the church. A free will offering will be taken. Come support our Saint Mark s students and youth led by Stacy and Tamara Dillon, from Living Praise Christian Center. El Patron Fundraiser On Wednesday, November 15, from 3:00-8:00 p.m. El Patron Mexican Restaurant on Lake Ave. will contribute a portion of each meal to the support the Gospel Choir Haiti Benefit Concert. Tell them you are from Saint Mark s and help support our friends in Latourmelle. Treasurer s Financial Update Year To Date Year To Date Budget Actual Sept Sept Pledge Income 290, ,794 Other Income 20,773 14,537 Total Income 311, ,331 Expenses 306, ,238 Surplus/(Deficit) 4,410 (9,907)

4 Sunday, November 19, 2017: Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost MOVE CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR Sunday, November 5, 2017: CONSECRATION SUNDAY: ALL SAINTS SUNDAY * 10:00 a.m. CHORAL HOLY EUCHARIST Ms. Susan Burton, preaching Nursery care available Brunch to follow 12:00 p.m. Youth Group Meeting The Rev. Carri Patterson Grindon preaching Parker Garrett preaching 10:00 a.m. Sunday School, Community Hall St. Mark s Choir sings. Nursery care available. Coffee Hour immediately following the service in the Community Hall. 12:00 p.m. Youth Group Meeting, Pie making, community Hall 7:00 p.m. ACTS Thanksgiving Service TBD Sunday, November 12, 2017: Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost 8:45 a.m. Altar Guild Meeting, Rector s Office 9:00 a.m. Adult Education: Brown Library 10:00 a.m. Sunday School for ages 3 to 5th grade in the Community Hall Saint Mark s Choristers sing. Nursery care available. Potluck Coffee Hour immediately following the service in the Community Hall. 12:00 p.m. Youth Group Meeting 1:00 p.m. Writer s Workshop, Music Room Thursday, November 23, 2017: Thanksgiving Day * 10:30 a.m. HOLY EUCHARIST Lisa Sylvester, organists. Sunday, November 26, 2017: Last Sunday after Pentecost The. Rev. Carri Patterson Grindon, preaching 9:00 a.m. Adult Education: Brown Library 10:00 a.m. Sunday School for ages 3 to 5th grade in the Community Hall Saint Mark s Choir sings. Nursery care available. Continental Coffee Hour immediately following the service in the Community Hall.

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