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St. Mark Lutheran Church 141 Kruger St., Wheeling, WV 304-242-3466

R. Paul Schafer, Pastor Leslie Garrett, Organist/Dir. Of MusicGrace Kennedy, Secretary Amy Hinkelman, Dir. Youth/Christian Ed.

VOL. XX, NO. 6 & 7 JUNE & JULY 2013E-Mail: [email protected] www.stmarkwheeling.org

OUR MISSION: As disciples of Christ, St. Mark ministers that all may know the joy of Christslove through ministries of Welcoming, Growing, and Caring.

ST. MARK CROSSINGS

THE LAZY DAYS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY

The so-called lazy days of summer arent necessarily that lazy any-more. Today, summer often has its own hectic pace along with the otherseasons of the year. But still, hopefully, there will be those occasionswhen we can find some R and R time in these next couple of months. Ithink our society, all hyped up on consumerism and energy drinks, needsa little bit more down time.

When I think about the need for down time (or a better phrase would be Sabbath time) I am oftenreminded of one of my favorite episodes from the old Andy Griffith Show. The episode features atravelling businessman, full of stress and urgency, whose car breaks down as he passes through May-

berry. It happens to be Sunday and the man is desperate to have his car repaired that day so that hecan keep up with all of his appointments and expectations. The problem is the fact that it is Sunday.And Sunday in Mayberry is still a day of rest. And so, try as he may, the businessman can find noone who will repair his car that particular day. So he is forced to slow down and spend the afternoonand evening with Andy, Barney, Aunt Bea, and the crew as they simply enjoy and savor their Sab-bath day. At the end of the episode, the businessman realizes that something is missing in his hecticlife. He realizes that he needs Sabbath time not only to relax and unwind, but to appreciate the giftof life and the relationships that make life truly meaningful.

This is the opportunity we are given particularly in the summer months. While the old blue lawsno longer apply, and summer is perhaps not as lazy as it used to be, it still offers some opportuni-

ties for us to find Sabbath time for the renewal of our faith and our spirit. Let us make the most ofthe opportunity for Sabbath renewal in these next couple of months. Let us turn off the TV, comput-er, or phone a little more often. Let us turn to scripture and prayer. Let us spend a bit more timewith our families and friends. Let us take a vacation (if possible). Let us make Sunday a day of wor-ship and a day to break from our hectic routines. And, in all these things, let us be renewed in themost important relationship we haveour relationship with God. Amen.

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THE SOJOURNERS PAGE

NEW BOOK BY JIM WALLIS

In the April edition of Sojourners magazine we are introduced to a new book by Sojourners editor-in-chief, Jim Wallis titled, On Gods Side: What Religion Forgets and Politics Hasnt Learned

About Serving the Common Good. In commenting on the book, Wallis first tells us the story be-hind its creation. He recently took a 3-month sabbatical which began with some time in a monas-tery overlooking the Pacific Ocean. This time in the monastery provided him the opportunity for agood bit of Sabbath renewal which included also time for writing much of the above mentionedbook. Wallis recounts his time in the monastery: Each morning, he says, began before sunrisewith prayers, walks, yoga, and exercise, followed by writing during much of the rest of the day.During this time he also watched and read the news of the day, but he disciplined himself not towrite or comment on it publicly. This allowed him to see things more from the viewpoint of anobserver than a participant. Wallis was struck by the need to once again emphasize starting with

God and not with ourselves when addressing the challenges of our world, and the need to pursuethe common good in our communities and society.

The title of the book was inspired by a quote from President Abraham Lincoln in which he said:My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on Gods side. Wal-lis notes that this is probably the most important thing said about religion by any American presi-dent. We all sometimes fall into the trap of trying to get God on our side.to have God put Godsstamp of approval on what we want. But Wallis notes that the harder and better task is to ask howto be on Gods side. This often means allowing our hearts and minds to be changed and beingwilling to take on new perspectives. Wallis says that shallowness often prevails in our politics,media coverage, and our popular cultural values. He says that we need renewal on a deeper level

pertaining not only to the larger social arena but also to our families, neighborhoods and localcommunities. He notes that restoring healthy house-holds means moving from an emphasis onappetites to an emphasis on values and helping our children learn the difference between the two.Wallis wrote this new book to reflect on what it means to move to a more values-oriented perspec-tive and to help spark a national conversation about the meaning of the common good. It shouldbe a very insightful read.

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UTILITY BUILDING DEDICATION

On Sunday, June 9th, our new utility building off the south side of St. Mark will be dedicated to theglory of God. The building is a memorial gift to the congregation by the Schafer family in lovingmemory of Roy A. Schafer. All the materials and the labor for the building were given by our ownmembers of St. Mark. On the 9th we will recognize all who gave so much of their time, talent, andtreasure to make this building a reality.
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21 FROM ST. MARK PLAN TO ATTEND CAMP LUTHER

Sometimes we hear the tired refrain that St. Mark is a church of the older generation and not achurch of today. This is a myth. What St. Mark is, is an inter-generational church. This is precise-

ly the kind of church-

community which is needed in todays culture where the church is so oftensegregated by age. So lets celebrate the inter-generational beauty of our congregation. Lets givegreat thanks for our 90+ year olds. We learn so much from them! Lets also give great thanks forour 9 year-olds and our 9 month-olds. We learn from them as well! Lets also celebrate and givethanks for this years crew going to Camp Luther. This year we have 17 youth and 4 adults goingto camp. This is a good sign. Heres whos going:

Tony Bennett Lindsey Braun Emily BraunDale Bennett Burke Glover Mrs. Danielle MarshallHayden Mosa Allison Roesser Rylie WhiteGavin Glass Emilee Ondrik Mrs. Wendy BogersDevin Glass Megan Ondrik Pastor Paul SchaferJacee Glass Daniel MarshallKalee Robinson Alex WhiteRobert Schafer Ms. Ashlee Robinson

Let us pray that camp will be a time of renewal of faith for these young people and for the church asa whole!

SOCIAL EVENTS SCHEDULED

THE CHURCH PICNIC will be held on Sunday, July 14th

after 10:15 worship. The picnic will beheld on the St. Mark Church grounds. This has worked well over the past few years. Normally thechurch will provide meat, drinks, and a couple of side dishes. Beyond this, we give the option for peo-ple to bring the favorite desserts they like to make if they would like to do so. Events and games willbe available for people of all ages.

WASHINGTON WILD THINGS: A church outing to a Washington Wild Things baseball game willbe held on Sunday, July 28th. The game will begin at 5:05 p.m. and we will be caravanning from thechurch parking lot at 4:15. A sign-up list for tickets will be out soon in the lower narthex. Wed loveto have a good group go to the game. Tickets are priced at $7.00 per person.

WEST VIRGINIA WESTERN MARYLAND SYNOD ASSEMBLY

The annual meeting of the West Virginia-Western Maryland Lutheran Synod (ELCA) will be held inMorgantown at the Waterfront Hotel on May 31st and June 1st. Our voting members attending willbe Jackie Shay and Frances Braden. Our clergy voting members attending will be Rev. Paul Schaferand Rev. Alvin Schafer. Mrs. Sherri Schafer will be representing Community Lutheran Partners.Let us pray for the Assembly as it seeks to discern the mission of Gods Kingdom on the territory ofthis Synod!


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OFFICIAL ACTS

Funeral: Linda E. Lapinsky Confirmed: Devin Saul Glass

Vivian C. Emerick Mason Scott Lapp

Ethel G. RobinsonLawrence W. Fischer

Transferred: Michael Hamilton

Received: Patrick Garrett Karen Haught

Leslie Garrett Sarah Groves

Shirley A. Knight Vaughn N. Miller

Margaret (Peggy) Russell

Ed Stemple

JUNE ALTAR FLOWERS

June 3Betty Schafer in memory of husband, Roys birthdayEleanor Peyton in memory of loved onesLes & Jane Cline in memory of Janes father, John Amick at his birth date 6/5St. Mark in honor of Pastor Pauls 23rd Ordination Anniversary 6/3/90Art & Cathy Schehl in honor of their 39th Wedding Anniversary 6/1

9Merv & Ellie Evans in honor of their 56th Wedding Anniversary 6/8Helen Petri in honor of daughter-in-law, Marie Petris birthday 6/12

Jill Vessels in loving memory of William Humphrey (6/10)

16Herb Breeden in memory of wife Pat at her birth date 6/18Jim & Peggy Glaser in honor of their Wedding Anniversary 6/17Mike & Delite White in memory of Howard Pelley at his birth date 6/16

23Dot Pyle in memory of husband, Jim at his birth date 6/27

30Breeden Family in memory of mother, Elizabeth Breeden 7/2Carl & Judy Bowman in memory of Henry & Odessa Broemsen at their Wedding

Anniversary 6/29

JULY ALTAR FLOWERS

7Judy Bowman in honor of husband, Carls birthday 7/11Bryson Family in memory of father, Leroy at his birth date 7/9

14Jim & Peggy Glaser in honor of Jims birthday 7/15Mark & Joan Fulton in honor of their 35th Wedding Anniversary 7/17Martha & Paul Abplanalp, Howard, Heidi, Blake, & Brandon Watkins in memory of

Harry Abplanalp

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28Helen Petri in memory of husband, Joe at his birth date 7/31, and in honor ofGrandson, Jason & Cara Petris wedding anniversary 7/28


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JUNE & JULY BIRTHDAYSJUNE 1Robert Cook2Brandon Bennett3Arianne White, Connie Knollinger4Gertrude Hall, Willa Knollinger

6Corrine Heil, Trey Prather

8Steven Black9Ricardo Farrow10Kathryn Bell12Kathie Porter13Carmen Heil, Helen Mendel (93 yrs.) ,

Art Schehl14Catherine Bell, Sharon Cook15Dick Strickler16Kim Nelson, Jason White17Robert Auber

18Carol Black19Paula Condor, Sam Lapp

20Gary Roesser, Jr.21Gavin Glass22John Jones23Nicole Black24Sarah Borrell26Anita Lang, Pat Walton27Dick Farrow, Patricia Randolph28Erin Cappiccie, Gina Cappiccie, Gianna Minch29Fallon OConnor

30Carly Slater

JULY 1Louise Savage (98 yrs.), Thyra ParshallHeather Reineke, Blaire Lucas

2Herb Breeden4Phyllis Holeczy, Becky Naumann5Melissa McAbee6Robert Jones, Jacki Roesser7Tammy Robinson8Donita White9Jill Holeczy May, Steven Parshall

10Beth Ann Gast11Carl Bowman, Alicia White

13Alvin Schafer15Martha Abplanalp, James Glaser, Susan Nick

Connie Schmidt, Kayleigh Marshall16Jeanette Butler, Jamie Schmidt, Joni Slater17Cathy Schehl18Kara Shaw, Ellen Kriner, P.J. Ondrik,

Stephanie Diehl, Gary Stuntz, Lanie Burris,Cynthia Sample

JUNE & JULY WEDDING

ANNIVERSARIES

JUNE 1Brent & Kimberly NelsonArt & Cathy Schehl

2Jim & Melissa McAbeeDoug & Willa Knollinger

8Merv & Ella May Evans10Kirk & Meredith Ferrell12Dave & Darlene Lang

16Jim & Nancy BradenLouis & Linda Emeterio

17Jim & Peggy GlaserKen & Ellen Kriner

20Dan & Karen Walker21 Jim & Sue Robinson23Jody & Beth Prather25Ron & Kathy Jewell26Bill & Mary King30Gerry & Sharon Cappiccie

JULY1Mark & Lori Zambito2Fred & Cheryl Simon

Reese & Joni Slater11Craig & Cheryl Peyton13Bill & Lila Dumas17Gary & Cheryl Stuntz19Jen & Chris Aubrey22Pat & Jill Walton23Chris & Karen Jarrett

19Seth Bell20Joshua Krumski, Shirley Naumann

Carolyn Nortemann21Grace Kennedy

22Tracy Schmidt

23Amanda Roesser24Kathryn Jewell28Deborah Hinkelman, Ryan Jewell29Nancy Reass, Mike West, Gavin Bell30Linden Nelson31Collin Hlad, Jackie Kennedy


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DEAR PARENTS,

Were bringing a global fair to the kids at our Vacation BibleSchool, Everywhere Fun Fair: Where Gods World Comes To-

gether! Your children will become neighbors at Everywhere FunFair as they explore Gods welcoming love and discover how Je-sus teaches us to be great neighbors.

After a high energy opening at Friendship Central, the neighborsmake their way to the Bible Bazaar. Interactive Bible lesson reveal five Friendship Phrases for lov-ing as the kind of neighbor Jesus teaches us to be, and your neighbors will discover Scripture Souve-nir memory verses that will boost their faith long after VBS.

The children will expand on what theyve discovered by participating in a variety of activities: mak-ing their own art projects at the Creation Zone, singing new music at the Choral Corner, exploringscience activities at the Innovation Station, participating in recreational activities at Global Gamesand enjoying a tasty snack at the Eatery Expo.

Step right up! Join us at St. Mark on Monday, July 22-26 from 9AM-noon. To register or to find outmore about Everywhere Fun Fair call the church office at 304-242-3466 or contact me. Fill out theregistration form in this Crossings and drop it in the offering plate, leave it at the Church office, orplop it in my mailbox outside my office.

God Bless You!

Amy Hinkelman

You Everywhere Fun Fair VBS Neighbor

YOUTH CONFIRMED

On Pentecost Sunday, May 19th, two of our youth were confirmed at St. Mark during 10:15 festivalworship. Mason Lapp and Devin Glass affirmed their baptism and were recognized by the con-gregation. We congratulate them on completing the confirmation program and taking this im-portant step in their journey of faith. We pray for their continued discipleship as the Holy Spiritleads them to new chapters of ministry.

MISSIONARY TO VISIT ST. MARK

On Sunday, June 2nd, St. Mark will welcome a missionary from Madagascar as our guest preacher forthe day. (Pastor Paul will still be present and presiding at the services). Our guest is a Pastor fromthe Malagasy Synod (our Synods companion synod) who will be bringing greetings to us from oursisters and brothers in faith in Madagascar. This should be a very interesting and uplifting Sunday atSt. Mark!


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WOMEN OF ST. MARK

Happy Spring everyone. Hope you are all enjoying thewarm temps, fragrant flowers, and longer hours of daylightthat Spring brings. And as our Spring activities of theWomen of the Church conclude, we would like to send agreat big thank-you to all those who worked so hard tomake the All-Daughter Banquet the success it was. Heart-felt thanks to the following: Maggie and Kristen Espina forserving as Hostesses extraordinaire; Cheryl Simon, and fam-

ily, for the delicious food; Gladys Mitsch, assisted by Leslie Garrett, and the WPHS Madrigal Choirfor an outstanding musical program; Jill Vessels, assisted by Jackie Shay, for the delightful decora-tions and door prizes; Pastor Paul, Dick White, Mike West, Clyde Borrell, and Jim Glaser for serv-ing the luncheon; Ellen Kriner and Dottie Boyd for selling tickets; Grace Kennedy for printing thetickets and the bulletin inserts; our custodian Bill Flesch for set-up and clean-up; and Carmen Heil,assisted by Jacqueline and Corrine, for taking photos during the Luncheon and then creating a won-derful display on the bulletin board of all the day's activities. I fear I may have unintentionally for-gotten someone's contribution, so please accept my apologies if I have. As you can see it takes a lotof dedicated, hard-working people to create a successful event such as the All-Daughter Luncheon.We are so blessed to have them in abundance here at St. Mark. Many, many thanks for a job well-done.

And so as we begin our Summer hiatus for Women of the Church activities I would like to thank allthe women who have served so capably this past year in the ministries of the St. Mark Women of theChurch. Thanks to all those who made soup, delivered shut-in meals, cooked and served funeraldinners, prepared desserts for Meals on Wheels, maintained and planted the flower gardens insideand out, those who prepared Appalachian Outreach shoeboxes, wrote care cards, did care calls,cleaned and re

-arranged the kitchen and pantry, those who gave computer assistance for the office

and church records, those who prepared, planned and served the Lenten Tea, those who gave timeand talents to the All-Daughter Luncheon, the Women's Christmas Party, those who prepared Sun-day bulletins, sharpened pencils, prepared attendance cards, assisted with Hope on the Hill ministry,assisted with Christmas Food Baskets, delivered altar flowers to sick and shut-in members, and allthose who prayed for the success of women's ministries of St. Mark.

It is an honor to serve as leader of these hard-working, dedicated servants of God known as theWomen of the Church at St. Mark.

Peace and joy, Peggy Glaser

GRADUATE REQUEST

This is the time of year when many will be graduating from High Schools, Colleges, and other institu-tions of higher learning. We congratulate all of our graduates and wish them well in their future en-deavors. If you would like a graduate recognized by name in the Crossings, please submit your re-quest to the church office by phone (304) 242-3466, e-mail: [email protected] or inperson. Thanks so much!
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A WEE BIT OF EARLY ST. MARK LUTHERAN HISTORY

It was the month of October, 1907 and Elm Grove was not a suburb of Wheeling, but a town in itself.Elm Grove had a Mayor and Kruger Street still had horses and buggies traveling it. Kruger Street

School was only one year old and included the first thru tenth grades. Columbia Avenue was knownonly as C Street and life was a little bit different than it is today.

It was in the Fall of 1907 when the 23 year old assistant pastor of downtown St. James LutheranChurch began a class of instruction for young men and women from the neighborhood of Elm Grovewith a view to confirmation. The class first met in a room of the Maple Hotel which was located ap-proximately at our present entrance to the Interstate going East. Many were asking when the youthwould be confirmed, and pastor answered that they would be confirmed at St. James in June of 1908.All expressed their excitement about this Confirmation occurring.

This first class was made up of the following:

William A. Fischer, J. N. Fischer, A. R. Fischer, Martha L. Green, John Green, George Green,Hatti Otto, Lottie Otto, Ida Schmidt, Georgia Rentschler, Lilly Rentschler, Fred R. Rentschler,Martin Wagner, Louis Wagner, Mary Wagner, Nicholas Winter, Loretta M. Winter, and Carl Win-ter.

Hoping you all enjoyed this short history of the beginning of our St Mark Lutheran Church.

THANKS FROM FOOD FOR THE POOR MINISTRIES

Dear Friend,

You may not realize just how big an impact your gift has.

Whether your gift fed a child, built a home, or helped in some other way, the differ-ence is profound and is visible on the recipients face. A childs sad eyes lighten up,or a mother begins to weep and shout praises to God. A grateful voice says, Thankyou for caring enough to help.

Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest, if we do not give

up. (Galatians 6:9)

Your loving gifts bring hope to those who need it most. It may start with a grateful expression on a face, butthe hope you give overflows into the mind and spirit. Your compassion literally makes a life-changing differ-ence. But its just the beginning, as a prayer is lifted up to God in gratitude for your loving blessings.

Thank you. May God bless you for your generosity.

A servant of the poor,Robin G. Mahfood


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VBS Registraon FormChilds Name_________________________________________________________________________

Parent/GuardianName_________________________________________________________________Address_____________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________E-mail Address_______________________________________________________________Phone Numbers Home ______________________ Cell __________________ Work__________________Age Informaon

Date of birth _______________________________ Age ________________________

Last school grade completed ______________________________________________HomeChurch_________________________________________________________________________

Allergies/Medical Informaon/Other________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Emergency Contacts

Name _____________________________________________

Phone __________________________________

Name _____________________________________________

Phone __________________________________Dismissal InformaonName(s) of person(s) who may pick up this child from VBS

____________________________________________________________________________________Other Informaon (church use only)

Neighbor ______________________________________________________________________________Are parents helping with EverywhereFun Fair VBS? ___________If yes, where? __________________________________


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LIVING MEMORIALS placed

-Sam Peppler Family in memory of Vivian Emerick

-Mrs. Helen Ann Petri & Family in memory of Lawrence Fisher

-Frances L. Braden in memory of brother, Lawrence Fischer

-Helen B. Petri in memory of Lawrence Fischer

-Dave & Dorothy Harman in memory of Ethel Robinson, mother of Grace Kennedy

-Ken & Ellen Kriner in honor of Devin Glass at his Confirmation into St. Mark Church (5/19/13)

FIRST COMMUNION 2013

Congratulations to our youth who received First Communionthis year!

Lindsey Braun Brett EberleWilliam Kennedy Daniel MinchDaniel Marshall Grant Parshall

Nicholas Parshall

LUTHERAN CLERGY TO PARTICIPATE IN TRIATHLON

Pastor Alvin Schafer, Pastor Paul Schafer, and Pastor Joel Richter are planning to participate as ateam in this years Faith In Action Triathlon event on July 13th. If you would like to sponsor themyou may send a donation to Faith In Action Caregivers at the following address:

Faith In Action Caregivers1359 National RoadWheeling, WV 26003

NEW MEMBERS RECEIVED

It was wonderful to receive several new members into our fellow-ship of faith on Sunday, April 21st. Received into membership were:

Vaughn Miller Ed StempleShirley Knight Pat GarrettPeggy Russell Leslie Garrett

Let us give thanks for the gift of these newest members of our congregation family


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SUNDAY,

JULY 14, 2013

IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE 10:15 WORSHIP WE WILL

GATHER ON THE SIDE PARKING LOT FOR

AN AFTERNOON OF FUN AND FELLOWSHIP

ALL FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO JOIN US.

THE CHURCH WILL PROVIDE

HOT DOGS, HAMBURGERS, A SIDE DISH AND DRINK

WE ARE PLANNING MANY GREAT ACTIVITIES

(In case of rain it will be moved inside to Fellowship Hall)

Please park in the back lot or at Kepners or Altmeyers parking lots, unless you needa handicapped space in our side lot.

Need any additional information call: The Church Office 304-242-3466

BOOK REVIEW

The next St. Mark book review will be Tuesday, July 9th, at 10:00 a.m. in the Conference Room.The book we will be reviewing is titled, Mother Teresa, Her Essential Wisdom copyright 2006by Fall River Press. Some interesting quotes from the book include the following:

The poor give us much more than we give them. Theyre such strong people,living day to day with no food. And they never curse, never complain. We donthave to give them pity or sympathy. We have so much to learn from them.We should ask ourselves, have I really experienced the joy of loving? True loveis love that causes us pain, that hurts, and yet brings us joy. That is why we must

pray and ask for the courage to love.Pick up a copy of this wonderful book, and if your schedule allows, join us for the review!


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THIS N THAT

Dear Friends in Christ, Thank you for your prayers and thoughtfulness after I had my stroke and then

the heart attack. The many cheerful cards brought me much joy. The soups and food fed my body and

soul. How blessed we are to have a pastor who is so faithful in visiting and praying with us at thehospitals. The staff knows him by name. He is there most every day. Thank you Pastor Paul. To Ann

Gyekis who oversees the Tuesday food deliveries and Tom Ackerman, who transported the soup andgoodies, thank you for your energy and smiles. To all who help with the soup ministry Thank

you. What a blessing the soups were when I came home. Most of all, thank you for all your prayers.-Blessings to you all, Bethann Gast

ANGELS NEEDED Ohio County Meals on Wheels is in need of volunteers to deliver meals tohomebound seniors. Drivers are needed Monday thru Friday morning starting at 9:30am. Kitchenhelp is also needed. If you were looking for an opportunity to give back to your community, please

call Shannon at 304-232

-0637.

Special thanks to Jim and Bill Glaser for recently updating the churchs emergency lighting fixturesand for all they do to keep St. Marks security systems running effectively!

Special thanks to the following for helping plant flowers in the front flower bed on May 16th: Frances

Braden, Jim Braden, Linda Maloy, Peggy Glaser, Jackie Shay, Bill Flesch, and Carol Steele.Everything looks beautiful!

We thankPeggy Glaser, Margaret Ragni, Les Cline, Susan West and Helen Mendel for faithfullyassembling and stuffing our bulletins for many years. Les and Helen did this important job for too

many years to count, with Peggy, Margaret, & Susan taking over and serving for over a year throughApril of 2013. Now, we owe our thanks to Ken & Ellen Kriner who have recently begun to put ourservice bulletins together each week. Thanks to all for your service.

Special Memorial Garden Ornament: Be sure to take note of a recent addition to our indoor gar-den. The beautiful new bird ornament is given in loving memory ofMrs. Freda Pelleyby The WhiteFamily. Mrs. Pelley was known for her love of birds which she faithfully fed from her dining roomwindow every day.

SOFTBALL SEASON UNDERWAY

The church softball season began on May 19th with a game against the Church of Christ (NationalRoad). However, it is certainly not too late to join the team. We are always welcoming new partici-

pants. The league is open to men and women age 14 and older. It is good to have some experiencewith softball, baseball, or athletics and to have a ball-glove. Team shirts will be ordered for thosewho need them. If you dont have a St. Mark shirt yet, you may simply wear a navy blue t-shirt untilwe have a uniform shirt for you. Game times will be announced via the church e-mail and the Sundaybulletin. All games are on Sunday afternoons at Bridgestreet School field. Lets play ball!


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JUNE & JULY 2013

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