The Twelfth Sunday After Pentecostaugust 7, 2016 XC, No. 27

St. Mark’s Message

The Twelfth Sunday After PentecostAugust 7, 2016 XC, No. 27

THE LION’S PAUSE

With

BARBARA A. CAMPBELL,

Senior Warden

A New Spirit for St. Mark’s

Thanks to the good work of so many of you on Saturday, June 18th and the Vestry on June 28th, we are ready to move to the next steps in the Priest-in-Charge process. After reviewing the work, there are four Workgroups that can be formed which meet the expectations we together have set for the future of

St. Mark’s.

There are SMART goals instructions to guide the work of each Workgroup:

1. Specific – target a specific area for improvement
2. Measurable – quantify or at least suggest an indicator of progress
3. Assignable – specify who will do it
4. Realistic – state what results can realistically be achieved, given available resources’
5. Time-related – specify when the result(s) can be achieved

So those are the initial assignments for each Workgroup. What are my choices, you ask! Here are the four Workgroups.

1. Membership/Incorporation How do we foster a feeling of “belonging” and spirituality?
2. Financial Responsibility/StabilityStewardship. evaluation of building use, endowment
3. New Ways to Serve/Greater Involvement with Community of New BritainCurrent ministries – do they encourage self-reliance &empowerment? Optimizing our location, noting changing demographics
4. Worship/Liturgy/Music

Does it serve current members and attract newcomers? It is welcoming and easy to follow? Is it diverse?

Those are just some of the highlights of the Saturday discussion. We still have the notes and can make them available. Consider which one of the Workgroups you would like to be a part of. Vestry will be organizing itself when it meets Aug 9th. Watch for further announcements and meeting dates. Stay involved! Together and with prayer, lots of prayer, we can meet these challenges!

Barbara A. Campbell

Senior Warden

RALLY SUNDAY!

SEPTEMBER 11TH

Listen Up! There will be a lot to Celebrate on rally Sunday as we reconnect after the summer! Watch for notices, prepare to sign up for ministries at St. Mark’s.

WE RETURN TO OUR REGULAR SERVICES AT

7:45 A.M. and 10:00 A.M.

Adult Choir Warm-up at 8:30 a.m.

POT LUCK BRUNCH –

9:00 to 9:45 A.M.in the Auditorium

Bring your favorite dish to share!

Sunday School Registration

PRAYER FOR PEACE MARCH

Saturday August 13th,Prayer for Peace March in New Britain, 11:00-12:30 – organized by a group of ministers and clergy who attended the Police Faith Academy with Mother Kathleen and St. Marks parishioners. The Prayer event begins at Main and Broad at 11:00am and ends at Central Park at 12:30. Prayers will be offered for the New Britain community, including the Police Department, and for health, safety, and education. The event has been scheduled for this early time so as not to conflict with the regular Episcopal outdoor Ecclesia Eucharist Service. Sandwiches will be distributed.

Saturday August 13th. Ecclesia Eucharist Service at 2:00 pm at the FriendshipCenter (lawn next to the Center) for homeless. Mother Kathleen will celebrate this week: Episcopal clergy take turns celebrating anddifferent parishes bring refreshments.

Thank you

Dear St. Mark’s Parish,

I received your beautiful note offering prayers for me and all of our police officers. Thank you so very much for doing this. This is a beautiful thing that you are doing for our police department. The issues being faced by our officers and community in recent years and especially in recent weeks has contributed substantially in making an already difficult job, even more of a challenge. We will stay the course here in New Britain and will do all we can to serve our community with professionalism. We commit building and improving our partnerships with the community we are so committed to serving. The letters to our individual officers are coming in. Each letter is putting a huge smile on our officer’s faces.

Prayers and your kind words of support for our officers are so appreciated and I am confident helps make a real difference. Thank you for all you do for the community and God Bless you.

James P. Wardwell, Chief of Police.

St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Mid-Summer Message

Sunday, August 7, 2016

The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

PRAYER CHAIN: to activate the chain call Barbara Campbell 860-875-7330, or email at:

NOONDAY PRAYER with intercessions is said each Thursday at noon in the Chapel.

If you or someone you know is hospitalized, please inform the clergy or call the office 860-225-7634.

Adult Choir News

Adult Choir rehearsals will begin soon.

Contact Ben Gryk for a complete schedule.

The Parish Office will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon on

August 9 – 11 and August 16 – 18

while Cheryl is on vacation.

Take Me Out To The Ballgame!

St. Mark’s Church at the New Britain Bees

August 13th – 6:35 p.m.

Tickets are still available!

See our Facebook page or contact Anne Marshall for tickets.

HIGHLIGHTS

Lion’s Pause - Workgroups

Saturday, August 13th – 11:00 a.m. – Prayer for Peace March in New Britain

Saturday, August 13th – 2:00 p.m. – Mass on the Grass

Saturday, August 13th – 6:35 p.m. –

St. Mark’s Church at the Bees Game

Sunday, September 13th– Rally Sunday – Pot Luck Brunch between the services

ChurchSchool Registration

Register for Celebration of the Spirit

Food Pantry

ST. MARK’S MESSAGEPostage Paid

The Rev. Kathleen H. Berkowe, Priest in Charge

The Rev. Dr. Douglas Engwall, Deacon Emeritus

Parish Office: 860-225-7634 Fax: 860-832-8803

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It’s Still Vacation Time!

Send your postcards and photos to the Parish Office.

Some photos were posted to our Facebook page ( last week.

Take a moment to check them out! Maybe your photo or postcard will

be posted on our

website or Facebook page!

Adult Forum – Sundays at 9:00 a.m.

Save the Dates! Adult Forum – Sept 18, 25, Oct 9, 16, 23, 30.

Welcome and incorporation– this course is a basic foundational beginning for people new to St. Mark’s or the Episcopal Church, thinking of Baptism or Confirmation or looking to “brush-up” on their faith! Watch for details.

ATTENTION HOME GARDENERS:

If you have been blessed with an

over-abundance of produce from your garden, please consider donating some to the St. Mark’s Food Pantry.

Please call the Parish Office

to arrange a drop off time.

The Food Pantry is always in need of

peanut butter and pasta.

SAVE THE DATE: SAFE CHURCH TRAINING! September 20, 20166:00-9:00pm Here at St. Marks’ This is a combination course – participants will need to complete the on-line part before attending the on-site session. COST FREE!

St. Mark’s will host this Live Follow Up Session to the online Basic Safe Church Training course.

We will be responsible for providing a light supper for participants. If you would like to help by setting up, providing food, serving or clean-up, please contact the parish office.

More details to come.

KUDOS KORNER: The 26th Celebration of the ADA – Walk and Roll Event at WalnutHillPark.

St. Mark’s was a sponsor and ice cream sundaes to participants and concert goers!

Thank you to: Justina Baptiste, Mother Kathleen Berkowe, Karen Caplik, Norm and Sue Holland, Bob and Mary Ann Kissel, Ian Lucas, Dorothy Mahon, Joan Morgan, and Allison Penick.

ECCT’s 232nd Annual Convention

November 19 and 20th

Register for the Convention’s

Celebration of the Spirit –

Sunday, November 20th

This celebration of Holy Eucharist at the Annual Convention is free, but you MUST register in advance. Go to and click on Events and then Annual Convention to register.