PLEASE PRAY FOR all those serving in the military
and remember in prayer our family and friends in the military: Michael Barnett, Erik Bruns, Lindsey Bruns,
Randy Carey (son of James & Patricia Carey), Rodney Conrad, Luke Custar,
Brandon Davis, Thomas Davis, Tim Emmerich, Tom Gerken, Wes Gerwin, Monty
Haynes, Jefferson Holland, Sam Jennings, Tyler Layman, Justin Matthews, Mike Mazzeo,
Bruce Neighbor, Trevor Newby, Roy Oberhaus, Mark Piper, Joshua Russell, Stony
Smith, John Turkals, Christopher Turnow, and Geoffrey Wyatt.
DAILY PRAYER FOCUS for the week. There is immense
power in prayer, especially when many voices are lifted to God with the same
message. During your prayer time this
week you are encouraged to join other members of St. Mark’s in adding the
common prayer focus listed for each day of the week. Please lift your prayer to God the Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit in your own unique and personal way.
Monday – Blessed is the Nation whose God
is the Lord Jesus.
Tuesday – Teach me O Lord to follow Your decrees and obey them with all my heart.
Wednesday – Turn my heart toward Your statutes and not toward selfish gain.
Thursday – Let us clothe ourselves with
the Lord Jesus Christ and love one another fulfilling God’s commands for our
lives.
Friday – The Lord is my refuge and
fortress my God in whom I trust!
Saturday – Dear Lord keep
each man and woman in the service of our country in the shelter of the Most
High and rest them in the shadow of the Almighty.
Sunday – Thanks be to God our Father, who
will be with two or three, who come together in His name and will give them
whatever they ask for. Amen!
Next Week’s
THE MARY-MARTHA CIRCLE will meet on Tuesday, September
9 at 1:30 p.m. Have you counted your
blessings lately? Please join us on
September 9 and add your blessings to our list.
MARTHA’S KITCHEN – St. Mark’s is responsible to prepare and
serve meals for Martha’s Kitchen on Friday, September 12th. Please sign up on the bulletin board across
from the office to donate food or to help serve. Thank you! If you have any questions, please
call Deb Marten 419-352-6979.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
TEACHERS:
I would like to thank God and the following volunteers who
are generously serving this congregation as Sunday school teachers:
Pre-K/Kindergarten Class:
Betsy Johnson &
1st Grade:
Darlene Mauk & Kathy Thomas
2nd Grade:
Deb Grey
3rd Grade:
Robin Digby & Mary DeWitt
4th Grade:
Pat Bucher
5th Grade:
Rachel Weber & Cathy Allen
6th Grade:
Rob Johnson
7th & 8th Grade Catechism Class: Carla Gonyer and & Jane Graffin
High School Class:
Earl McKinney & Donna Pulschen
THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES
OF TEENAGERS
To all parents of teenagers, or
about to be teenagers! Have you ever
wondered about ways in which you can connect more fully with your teen?
Please join our youth leader, Rachel March, in a discussion and study
group based on the book "The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers"~ everyone
is welcome, whether you have a teenager in the house, or not! We will meet in
room 101 (the former high school Sunday school room), beginning on Sunday,
September 21, from 9:45-10:45 a.m., and continuing for 5 weeks. Please sign up
at the welcome center to purchase a book (cost is $15, checks made payable to
St. Mark's). Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Toni
Carey, Director of Christian Education and Youth Ministries.
CATECHISM CLASSES begin with a special kick-off on
September 27th for 7th & 8th grade
students, with Pastor Dale and Pastor Darrell. We will participate in the CROP
Walk together and then gather at church for a coo9kout, fellowship and the
sharing of Catechism details. Please call the church office for more details.
I will be writing a series of
short articles for the next several weeks about The Organ Renovation. Each
week I’ll focus on different aspects of the project. This week’s article is about the need for
renovation. The main need is that our
current console (the big “box” where the organist sits and plays) is failing. The control system in the console is all
mechanical and electrical, and many of these parts are deteriorating. Yes, some of them could be patched or fixed,
but would most certainly fail again soon.
(Why fix an old, broken, black & white, console television when you
could buy a new color television that would outlast the repaired black &
white one, and would offer a whole new prospective of seeing your favorite
shows in color?) The design and
construction of new electric organs use computers to control the inner workings
of the console, which are more reliable and offer much more flexibility in the
controls. The renovated and enhanced
organ will also offer more variety in the accompanying of the choir and
congregational singing. More sounds at
many volume levels (many at a softer level than we currently have) will be
available. This variety of sound and
increased flexibility in the controls will enable me to play many pieces of
organ literature that could be very spiritually fulfilling for the
congregation, pieces that I’m currently unable to play due to the musical
limitations of the current organ.
Next week’s article will be about
the various proposals we received, and why we chose the Rodgers Organ
Company. Please stay tuned!
There is a display in the
gathering area where you can check out a picture of our proposed new organ
console and hear a CD of what is possible with Rodgers Organs. There will be copies of the resolution from
the organ committee that was received by council as well as a reprint of my
July newsletter article about the organ.
A member of the organ committee will be there to answer any questions
you might have. We’ll be adding to the
display so check back often. – Kevin
CHURCH
CALENDAR: Please remember when you are
planning your next committee meeting, Bible study, or event, to contact the
church office first. This will avoid scheduling conflicts and
enable us know who is using the building.
If your event is canceled please notify the church office so that we can
keep rooms open and available for everyone.
Thank you.
HOSPITAL STAYS:
If you, or someone you know, are hospitalized, please be sure to contact
the church office. Laws of confidentiality may prohibit the hospital from
calling us, so we are counting on you to let us know. We would rather have
several calls giving us the same information than no calls at all. Thank you
for your help!
Pastor Dale and Pastor Darrell
POSITION OPEN: Part-time custodial help needed approximately 3 days a
week (flexible schedule); may include opening the church on Sunday
morning. Duties include set-up, light
maintenance, and cleaning. Please
contact Don Neifer at 419-353-9305, ext. 121 if you are interested in applying
for this position.
THE ORGAN COMMITTEE
REPORT TO CHURCH COUNCIL which was emailed to the congregation August 26th is also
available to be picked up on the entrance table.
THE MARY-MARTHA CIRCLE will meet on Tuesday, September
9 at 1:30 p.m. Have you counted your
blessings lately? Please join us on
September 9 and add your blessings to our list.