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3051 Putnam Blvd. Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church October 2017
Greetings friends of St.
Mark’s,
A friend recently asked me
my thoughts on PSL. I
searched my brain, ruling out
a slough of other acronyms
of a more serious nature like
NPT, QE, and GATT. Losing
patience, my friend finally blurted out, "pumpkin spice lattes." I guffawed in
surprise. Do we really need to have acronyms for things like seasonal caffeinat-
ed beverages?
We Lutherans are no strangers to acronyms. Our predecessor church bodies
that formed the ELCA brought their own traditions (and acronyms) into our
joint ELCA identity.
October is upon us. It's the time of year where we anticipate Reformation
Day, and unbeknownst to me, pumpkin spice lattes. May you sip, savor, and
enjoy all that this 500th anniversary has to offer.
Peace,
Pastor Bekah
Confirmation Bowling Party needing adult volunteers. A future fellowship event this fall. The donation of funds for Shelter Inc. to purchase an oven. Donating to the ELCA Hurricane Fund.
Monthly Budget YTD Actual YTD Budget
Giving 11,108 17,591 142,807 105,268
Monthly Outreach Giving 830 8,985
Total Expenses 10,278 17,591 133,822 105,268
Current financial statements and council minutes are available in the binder on the shelf in the
back of the sanctuary.
Sunday 8:30am Worship (Traditional with Choir & Organ or Piano)
Social 9:30am in Saint Mark’s Center 10:30am Worship (Contemporary with Guitars & Drums) October 1st ~ Blessing of the Animals at 10:30 Worship
October 3 ~ Martha Circle Study 1:30 in the Meeting Room October 8th ~ Garrett Hein’s First Holy Communion at 10:30 Worship
October 8th ~ Council Meeting 12:00 pm in SMC October 9th ~ Columbus Day Office Closed
October 12th ~ Social Ministry Monthly Meeting 10:00 am in MR October 16th-21st Pastor Bekah Professional Leaders Conference,
Monterey October 21st ~ San Francisco Night Ministry Gala, 5:30-8:30pm at St.
Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell St, San Francisco October 22 ~ No Morning Worship Services at St. Mark’s
Joint Reformation Worship Service at Christ the King, 199 Brandon Rd, Pleasant Hill,
Pre-Service Music begins 3:30 pm Worship begins at 4:00pm, & a reception will follow
October 26th ~ WELCA Luncheon for Bishop Victoria Cortez, 11:30-2:30, in SMC
October 29th ~ Reformation Sunday 500th Anniversary Every Monday Night Crafts Meeting at 6:00 pm in St. Mark’s Center
Every 1st Tuesday of the Month Martha Circle at 1:30 pm Every Wednesday Crafty Ladies meet at 10:00 am in SMC
Every Thursday Night Choir Practice 7 pm starting Sept. 7th, SAN Every Saturday Worship Band practices at 10:00am in the SAN
Upcoming Events
November 3-5th~Puppets of Praise Alice@Wonderland, Lesher Theater November 5th ~ Council Meeting 12-1:30pm November 9th ~ Veterans Day Office Closed
November 11th ~ John Yeh & Edith Yuh’s Wedding 2pm November 10-12 Mt. Cross ELCA Synod Middle School Retreat
November 12th ~ Pastor Jim Brun Presiding at Worship November 12th ~ Social Ministry Outreach Forum, STAND!, 9:45 am &
Temple Talk at Second Service November 18th ~ Crafty Ladies Holiday Craft Fair 9:00am-3:00pm
November 19th ~ Maggie & Matthew Waid’s First Holy Communion at 8:30 Worship
Nov 19th ~ Congressional Meeting 9:30-10:30am February 23-25 Mt. Cross ELCA Synod High School Retreat
Calling all 8th—12th graders for the National Youth Gathering In Houston, TX June 26—July 2, 2018 Registration begins Sept. 15, 2017
October Calendar Of Events
October Birthdays
Date
1 Garrett Hein
1 Olivia Mendez-Alm
4 Tom Bell
5 Andrew Farnitano
8 Sydney Jones
8 Maggie Waid
12 Robert Howard
13 Joanne Boyle
14 David Peterson
15 Anna Doyle
15 Adam Grange
21 Richard Brown
25 Ingrid Zulgis
30 Evelyn Rodriguez
31 Judy Brown
October Anniversaries
Date
7 Richard & Pat Albright
13 Brian & Sharon Marrs/Baxter
28 Don & Elisabeth Stapleton
Outreach for October - Heifer Project International
Help make the world a better place, support:
Heifer’s vision of a world living in peace and equitably sharing the resources of a healthy planet,
Heifer’s mission that all communities work to-gether to end hunger and poverty,
Heifer’s strategy ”to pass on the gift” by giv-ing families the means for self reliance by providing more than 25 kinds of livestock, as well as trees, seedlings and training in agriculture.
You are instrumental by making much of this possible. How?
Check out the Heifer gift catalogue
Decide to donate, pray, volunteer, and advocate on behalf of Heifer
Make a gift of items in the catalogue in honor of a friend or relative
Monetary donations may be made to St. Mark’s, designated ‘Heifer’.
Mike and Charlie will distribute piggy banks
to our youngsters – let’s see what they can do again…
Need more information? Check out their web-site: www.heifer.org
(Remember the last 3 years? We were able to buy a cow, flocks of ducks & bees…our youngsters - with the help of Mike and Charlie - were enthusiastic partici-pants in raising funds! Can we do this again?)
Confirmation Bowling Party
Tickets are now on sale at Lesher Center for the Arts for “Alice @ Wonderland” Puppets
of Praise latest and maybe last major production. To refresh your memories, Alice @ is
described as “The folly of 21st century colliding with the madness of Wonderland. Alice
is a texting, tweeting, and Googling girl of the modern era falling into the Wonderland of
old. Alice @ Wonderland is a sharply told, crisply paced 90 minute ride that appeals to
children and adults alike.
We have had no volunteers from St Mark’s for assistance in our production so we are
hoping you have all saved your energy for helping us promote and sell 300 tickets to
make it a success. That means 30 families selling 10 tickets, or 15 selling 20 tickets,
or…… you get the picture! Thank you for whatever difference you can make.
There has been some encouraging news, we have had 2 additional cast members join us
from Oak Park Christian Center and are hoping to create more interest from them going
forward.
Also, don’t forget to check us out at Pleasant Hill’s Art, Wine and Music event Oct 8th
and 9th at 2:30 Kids section of the event where we have been asked to share 30 minutes
of puppet energy. Story telling, song performances and picture taking will be part of our
presentation.
Thank you!
Puppets of Praise and POP Theater
Mark Pitzlin
Outreach Causes need our participation
Event Date & Time Saturday, October 21, 2017 from 5-7pm
Volunteers Needed 3 shifts available: 3pm-5pm; 5pm-7pm; 7pm-9pm
Location St. Mark's Lutheran Church
1111 O'Farrell St ,San Francisco, CA
Activities Something for everyone! Set-up, assist with live and silent auctions and clean-up
Experience No prior experience needed; an interest in working at events, is a plus. Small groups or volunteer pairs encouraged!
San Francisco Night Ministry Gala
Volunteers Needed
If you can volunteer, please sign-up today!
If not, you can still help us out by spreading the word…
about this volunteer opportunity: forward this message
about the event: email your friends & family or
share event info
Martha Circle Study – Tuesday,
October 3, 2017 ~ 1:30 p.m.
At such a gathering are multiple opinions.
Share yours with the group.
Please join us in the meeting room.
All are welcome.
Pastor: Bekah Davis
Cell: (415) 335-3599
Office Administrator: Cheryl Wight
Directors of 2nd Service Music: Sherry & Mike Doyle
Choir Director/Organist: Joyce Porter
3051 Putnam Blvd. Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
(925) 934-6114 ▪ www.sm-lc.net ▪ [email protected]
We pray for Marilyn; Tom; Ed; Lee,
Jan; Sean; Marion Pitzler: Brian Marr’s
friend Sara; & Geoff’s family.
If you would like to be included in the prayer
chain or if you have a prayer request, you can
email the office at: [email protected]
