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Serving This Week - Sunday, June 17
Acolytes 9 am Bob Jennings, Layla Lindquist, Aubrey Lindquist Altar Guild Judy Prutzman, Cathy Pepe, Bill Hurbaugh, Freda Iverson, Mary Beth Johnson Chalice Bearers 9 am Bob Jennings, Peter Robbins Counters Joan Henry, Barbara Brown Prayers 9 am Penny Knowles Reader 9 am John Reese Vestry Officer of the Day Barbara Brown Refreshments 9 am Yvonne Lowe, also Karen Johnson is bringing cake and snacks to celebrate Dottie's 93rd birthday in the Common Room during coffee hour! Ushers 9 am Lynn and Felix Fischer Greeter 9 am Elizabeth Quick Summer Sunday School Teacher Lisa Witt Nursery: Beth and Olivia Cortopassi Weekday Greeters: 6 /18 Kate Firestone, 6/19, 6/20 Olivia Flisher, 6/21, 6/22 
Grades 5-12 and friends are welcome!
Youth dinners ready for summer months During the summer months we want our youth to have a chance to eat, chat, and stay in touch so we we are having three Youth Dinners. Nothing formal, but like Youth Breakfast at night - good company and food before the 5 o’clock service. The dates are: June 24, July 8, and August 19 at 4 pm. As always friends are welcome. Any questions please email Tasha Morphy tasha@smitv.org. Welcome! Thursdays in July and August
Men’s and Women’s Choirs meet Summer is an opportunity to enjoy participating in music programs even if you don’t sing with the choir at other times. On Thursdays in July, the Men’s Choir will rehearse for one hour from 7 to 8 pm and, in August, the Women’s Choir will rehearse on Thursdays for one hour, 7 to 8 pm. For more information please contact Nichole Dechaine at nichole@smitv.org or Bev Staples at bev@smitv.org. Monday, June 18 at 5:15 pm
Grief Group meets on 3rd Mondays Our Grief Group gathers Monday, June 18 (and on the 3rd Monday of each month) at 5:15 pm in the parlor. The group is led by an experienced facilitator, Anna Cook, who brings significant background and training to the leadership of the group. Please pass the word about this resource. All are welcome at this non-sectarian program to regain strength after loss. A gift of hospitality…
Hosting Sunday Refreshments after 8 or 10 am Our Sunday refreshment time after the morning services is a great gift of hospitality to our faith community and guests. Anyone is welcome to host and snacks need not be elaborate - for about 12 people after the 8 am service or 50-75 after the 10 am service. Vestry members and others will help make coffee (simple - like using a "Mr. Coffee" machine). Sign up on the sign up sheet in Stacy Hall or click the button below or on our homepage. Morning food delivery ministry expanding
SYV Food Rescue for hungry neighbors Do you have 40 minutes or so one morning a week to provide a regular delivery of food for hungry neighbors? Three local businesses give their “day old” bakery, deli, and produce to pickup and take to neighbors who receive it each morning in the People Helping People parking lot. Substitute Drivers (occasional help) also welcome! This hands-on ministry is quick and easy - and you meet new people. Contact the Rector for more details or if you want to help: Call or text 805-245-4921 or email randall@smitv.org. 
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Something for everyone to contribute to the success of this important event
Summer Classic Volunteering and Underwriting: options for the right fit Serving the people of our Santa Ynez Valley region is the goal of our SYV Summer Classic on Saturday, June 30. While some St. Mark’s members and friends join our community friends and partners in reserving a seat or a table for the event, some volunteer and give underwriting gifts, small or large. As with all of St. Mark’s events going back to team penning competitions that helped build the church, there is something for everyone to do and ALL gifts of all kinds are needed and crucial to our community service. Everyone is part of the success, children, youth, adults — and no matter what funds you have available to be part of it. Volunteers are the heart of this event and your help is needed and greatly appreciated. Peruse sign-up sheets on Sundays before or after services or weekdays in the Parish Office, or contact Linda Burrows at 688-7423 or lsbethechange@mac.com to offer your help. (1) OPERATIONS – getting equipment, auction, and event items on-site. (2) EVENT SET UP (adults and youth welcome) on Friday, June 29 and Saturday, June 30 (morning through early afternoon). (3) EVENT CLEAN UP (adults and youth welcome) Saturday night, June 30, 9:15 pm-11 pm and Sunday, July 1, after the 9 am service until 2:30 pm. (4) Experienced PHOTOGRAPHER wanted to capture the event in images. (5) CREATIVE work and WRITING like making posters of live auction offerings (our older youth are also helping with this the week of June 18), creating and assembling other event materials the week of June 25, and hand-writing “thank you” notes in July. Underwriting gifts undergird the whole endeavor and are another great way for members and friends of St. Mark’s to help make the Summer Classic and our community service successful. Your general donation of any size will make a difference! For more information, contact Linda Burrows at 688-7423 or lsbethechange@mac.com. We serve though our Open Doors program, welcoming over 100 nonprofit organizations with no-fee meeting and event space, offering scholarships and renewing equipment for St. Mark’s stellar preschool, building public youth programs, like our new Venturing Scouts Crew, hosting music and other public events, and completing and launching the SYV Community Kitchen. The Community Kitchen will address food insecurity locally through collaborative initiatives like culinary training, supporting new micro-businesses and using this significant resource to help people and food-related organizations (such as Veggie Rescue or Food Bank) who are making food available to those who need it. 
Commitment 2018: Vital for St. Mark’s and each of us
What we give makes St. Mark’s what we want to be. The money and priceless time and expertise you and other members of our faith community offer all year, every year allow St. Mark’s to be vital and to grow. Your 2018 Commitment is welcome (quick and easy) online. Online, you can also set up a Sustaining Commitment and recurring payment. Also, commitment forms have beenmailed for those who prefer the “traditional” approach to making their commitment - and the "hard copy" forms are also available at church. |
Participate in any of St. Mark’s Ministries
At. St. Mark’s, anyone is welcome to participate in anything. Everything we do is a ministry of imperfection. We aim for perfect, but get whatever we get (sometimes VERY good!), and thank God that everything we do is handmade and a work of love.
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At. St. Mark’s, anyone is welcome to participate in anything. Everything we do is a ministry of imperfection. We aim for perfect, but get whatever we get (sometimes VERY good!), and thank God that everything we do is handmade and a work of love.
CLICK TO READ MORE: Ministries
Contact Jeannie May or use online form
Prayer List and Prayer Chain available
The prayer chain and the prayer list are available to you.
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For prayer requests, you can also use the online Prayer Request (also find a hotlink on our home page at smitv.org .)
Prayer List and Prayer Chain available
The prayer chain and the prayer list are available to you.
CLICK TO READ MORE: Prayer List & Prayer Group Available
For prayer requests, you can also use the online Prayer Request (also find a hotlink on our home page at smitv.org .)
Choir rehearsals on Thursdays at 7
Regular weekly choir rehearsals are on Thursdays at 7 pm. You are invited to be part of the choir, singing either seasonally or regularly as your schedule permits. Contact Nichole Dechaine for more information nichole@smitv.org
Regular weekly choir rehearsals are on Thursdays at 7 pm. You are invited to be part of the choir, singing either seasonally or regularly as your schedule permits. Contact Nichole Dechaine for more information nichole@smitv.org
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“Glean” from stores for hungry neighbors
Do you have 40 minutes or so one morning a week to provide a regular delivery of food for hungry neighbors?
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Do you have 40 minutes or so one morning a week to provide a regular delivery of food for hungry neighbors?
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Adding St. Mark's to your estate planning
Planned giving is enormously important to the long-term life of St. Mark's-in-the-Valley.
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Planned giving is enormously important to the long-term life of St. Mark's-in-the-Valley.
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Clergy and staff email addresses
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Gamblers Anonymous group meeting now available
A new Gamblers Anonymous meeting is gathering at St. Mark's on Tuesday evenings from 7:30-8:30 pm in Stacy Hall.
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A new Gamblers Anonymous meeting is gathering at St. Mark's on Tuesday evenings from 7:30-8:30 pm in Stacy Hall.
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Parkinson's Support Group meets 2nd Tuesdays each month
Patients and caregivers of people with Parkinson's Disease gather on the second Tuesday of each month at 4:30 pm in Stacy Hall.
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Patients and caregivers of people with Parkinson's Disease gather on the second Tuesday of each month at 4:30 pm in Stacy Hall.
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