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The MessengerSt. Marks Lutheran Church 1900 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21218 Phone 410.752.5804 www.stmarksbaltimore.org
SEPTEMBER 2016
St. Marks Lutheran Church Staff Clergy .............. Pr. Thomas
Davison, Fr. Henry Hammond, Pr. Lee Hudson Cantor
......................................Mr. James Harp Administrator
..................... Mr. Stephen Kohler Sexton
................................ Mr. Jeffry Spangler
Congregation Council Officers President ........................
Ms. Teri Lura Bennett Vice President ......................... Mr.
Gil Ricketts Secretary ..................... Mr. Woodland Pomeroy
Treasurer .............................. Mr. William Krim
St. Marks Mission Statement The mission of St. Mark’s Church is
to embrace diversity, practice hospitality, and make known Christ’s
presence in word and deed.
Newsletter Editor Mr. Stephen Kohler Webminister
................. The Rev. Stuart Wright
THE HOLY CROSS
Sunday, 11 September 2016
We will celebrate Holy Cross Day at 11 AM and remember the
15th
anniversary of 9/11.
We will also welcome back our choir on that day and look forward
to a
season of celebration and discernment.
Join us and help celebrate the cross,
sign of our redemption, and begin a new season in
our congregations history.
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September Birthdays!
1 Louise Ricketts 2 Sherry Hunter 5 Caroline Bahr 11 Bob Devers
13 Joseph Blout 16 Barbara Hanson 19 Samuel McClellan If you find
that weve missed your birthday, please dont hesitate to email or
call the church office with the correct information. It is not our
intention to leave anyone out! Thank you.
Fellowship Hour Hosts September 16
4 Barbara Hanson, Louis Flake 11 Jane Parker 18 Connie &
John Lisch 25 Charlotte Floyd
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KEEN AGERS Please join Keen Agers as we kick off our new season
of monthly events on Wednesday, 21 September, 10 AM. Ralph Welsh
will tell the exciting story of William Miller Kemp, hero of the
yellow fever epidemic of 1855. This charter member of St. Mark’s is
credited with saving Baltimore from the epidemic that plagued
Norfolk, VA, and as a result of his outstanding work, became one of
the founders of the National Quarantine and Sanitary Convention.
This story should sound all too familiar to us today as the nation
now struggles with efforts to contain the Zika virus. If you are
planning to attend, please call the church office or email us at
[email protected], in order to help us plan for lunch.
Thank you!
To the Members and Friends of St. Marks from Pastor Dusman, It
is with much gratitude that I thank you for the wonderful day of my
retirement. I’m still emotionally overcome by the large attendance
at worship and the many expressions of congratulations and support
on my years at St. Mark’s. I deeply appreciate all that was done
beginning with the liturgy and the outstanding luncheon that
followed. St. Mark’s has been my Church home for over 45 years. It
has been a place where I have grown in faith and where I have been
involved in ministry since 1976 when I was set apart as a deacon.
So many persons and events have enriched my life, and I will always
cherish these memories.
Thank you to all who not only celebrated my retirement but who
have also supported me in many ways throughout my 31 years as
Pastor of what I believe is one of the finest congregations in the
ELCA. My fervent hope is that guided by the Holy Spirit St. Mark’s
will continue to be a place of welcome, worship, and service done
out of thanksgiving for God’s love and mercy and God’s desire for
justice in what is an often hostile world. Since 1860 St. Mark’s
has been a spiritual home for many people, and I trust it will
continue to be so for many years to come. Thank you again for all
that has been done throughout the years and also on July 31st to
make my farewell one filled with great memories and wonderful
relationships.
Installation of Rev. William Gohl as Bishop of the
Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA.
The Installation of Pastor William Gohl as Bishop will take
place in Frederick, MD, on Sunday,9 October, 4 PM, at Evangelical
Lutheran Church, 35 East Church Street. Persons wishing to attend
may check with other members and perhaps carpool to Frederick. We
wish Pastor Gohl and his family all good things and pray the Holy
Spirit enlightens and encourages him as he sets about the task of
leading our Synod. We look forward to welcoming Bishop Gohl and his
family to St. Mark’s whenever the opportunity is there to do
so.
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Notes from Council. . . Its fall and time for new beginnings!
For St Mark’s that means that our search for our new pastor begins
in earnest. The Synod Guidelines inform us that the next step is to
complete the Ministry Site Profile (MSP or the Profile). The
Bishops office & Delaware Maryland Synod Guidelines recommend
that this process take place from September through November of
this year. A copy of the blank MSP has been posted on the Council
bulletin board, and notices about this effort will be provided in
our weekly bulletin. In September we will be assembling the Profile
committee. Several of you have already expressed an interest in
serving on this committee and we are grateful for your interest.
Any & all persons who would like to be included on the Profile
committee please contact Stephen or myself. The completed MSP will
be used by the Bishops office & Synod to conduct an ELCA Synod
wide search for a pastoral candidate for St Marks. The MSP is
comprised of Five parts; Part 1: Who We Are (names/contact info,
demographics, budget, community context) Part 2: Our Vision for
Mission (leadership style, programs, theological perspective,
purpose, mission, & references), Part 3: Leadership Needs (what
kind of leader do we seek, prioritize ministry tasks, mutual
expectations, compensation package, benefits, professional
expenses), Part 4: Commentary. Part 5: (note our MSP document
process, contact people & references). October and November
will continue the process with everyone in the Congregation invited
to participate in multiple open
dialogue and brainstorming sessions to be sure that everyone has
a chance to provide input into the final document. The committee
will be responsible for completing the MSP document to present to
the Council before sending it to the Bishops Office/Delaware MD
Synod for review. Once all those reviews are completed the Profile
is posted on the ELCA Synod website. Thank you to all as we
diligently, and prayerfully work to discern the future for St
Mark’s in ministry at St Paul & 20th street! Sincerely, Teri
Lura Bennett President St Mark’s Congregation Council
Almighty God, look graciously on the
people of St. Mark’s. Be with us and lead us
as we continue the process of searching for
the next pastor for our church. We ask your
direction and guidance for those who shall
choose our new spiritual leader, so that we
may receive an upright and faithful pastor
who will care for your people and equip us
for our ministries. Grant us perception,
faithfulness and joy, so that we may hear
your voice in all our deliberations.
Grant us also the desire and the ability to
truly hear each other and those who have
entrusted us with this process .Give us
courage to respond and act as you lead us.
Come Holy Spirit. We pray this through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Serving Schedule September
4 SEPTEMBER PENTECOST 16 Presider Rev. Lee Hudson Assisting
Minister Deacon Sue Romanic Chalicist Susan Surrey Crucifer John
Schultz Lector Carole Conors Petitioner Susan Payne Greeters J.
Hoyle, S. Manson Tellers J. Hoyle, S. Manson 11 SEPTEMBER HOLY
CROSS DAY Presider Rev. Henry Hammond Assisting Minister Deacon
Connie Lisch Chalicist Audrey Huka Crucifer Louis Flake Lector
Samuel McClellan Petitioner Stephen Kohler Greeters J. Hoyle, S.
Manson Tellers J. Hoyle, A. Huka
18 SEPTEMBER PENTECOST 18 Presider Rev. Thomas Davison Assisting
Minister Teri Bennett Chalicist Richard Spittel Crucifer Woodland
Pomeroy Lector Fred DeBell Petitioner Kimberly Skarupski Greeters
J. Hoyle, S. Manson Tellers L. Flake, G. Ricketts
25 SEPTEMBER PENTECOST 19 Presider Rev. Lee Hudson Assisting
Minister Woodland Pomeroy Chalicist Audrey Huka Crucifer Louise
Ricketts Lector Charlotte Floyd Petitioner James Hicks Greeters J.
Hoyle, S. Manson
2 OCTOBER PENTECOST 20 Assisting Minister Deacon Sue Romanic
Chalicist Teri Bennett Crucifer John LeBon Lector Don Zimmerman
Petitioner Nancy DeBell Greeters Gil & Louise Ricketts Tellers
J. Lisch, S. Surrey
9 OCTOBER PENTECOST 21 Assisting Minister Deacon Connie Lisch
Chalicist Louis Flake Crucifer Louise Ricketts Lector Sharon Manson
Petitioner John Lisch Greeters Gil & Louise Ricketts Tellers L.
Flake, N. Hunt
Please note: For this month only, weve taken the liberty of
assigning Lectors. We are grateful to Paul Walker for his role as
Lector-Finder and are now getting used to
the idea of contacting persons willing to read our lessons at
Sunday liturgies. Thank you for your patience.
S. Kohler
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DA IL Y L ECTION A RY SEPTEMB ER
1 Psalm 1 Genesis 39:1-23 Philippians 2:25-30 2 Psalm 1
Deuteronomy 7:12-26 Colossians 4:7-17 3 Psalm 1
Deuteronomy 29:2-20 Matthew 10:34-42
4 16th Sunday after Pentecost Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Philemon 1-21
Luke 14:25-33 5 Psalm 101 2 Kings 17:24-41 1 Timothy 3:14─4:5 6
Psalm 101 2 Kings 18:9-18 1 Timothy 4:6-16 7 Psalm 101 2 Kings
18:19-25; 19:1-7 Luke 18:18-30 8 Psalm 51:1-10 Genesis 6:1-6 1
Timothy 1:1-11 9 Psalm 51:1-10 Genesis 7:6-10; 8:1-5 2 Peter
2:1-10a 10 Psalm 51:1-10 Genesis 8:20─9:7 John 10:11-21 11 Holy
Cross Day (trf d) Numbers 21:4b-9 1 Corinthians 1:18-24 John
3:13-17 12 Psalm 73 Amos 7:1-6 1 Timothy 1:18-20 13 Psalm 73 Jonah
3:1-10 2 Peter 3:8-13 14 Psalm 73 Job 40:6-14; 42:1-6 Luke
22:31-33, 54-62 15 Psalm 113 Exodus 23:1-9 Romans 3:1-8 16 Psalm
113 Ezekiel 22:17-31 Romans 8:31-39
17 Psalm 113 Isaiah 5:8-23 Mark 12:41-44 18 18th Sunday after
Pentecost Amos 8:4-7 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13 19 Psalm 12
Proverbs 14:12-31 Acts 4:1-12 20 Psalm 12 Proverbs 17:1-5 1
Corinthians 9:19-23 21 St . M atthew, Evangelist Ezekiel 2:8─3:11
Ephesians 2:4-10 Matthew 9:9-13 22 Psalm 146 Proverbs 22:2-16 2
Corinthians 8:8-15 23 Psalm 146 Proverbs 28:3-10 Ephesians 2:1-10
24 Psalm 146 Proverbs 28:11:28 Luke 9:43b-48 25 19th Sunday after
Pentecost Amos 6:1a, 4-7 1 Timothy 6:6-19 Luke 16:19-31 26 Psalm 62
Amos 6:8-14 Revelation 3:14-22 27 Psalm 62 Hosea 10:9-15 James
5:1-6 28 Psalm 62 Hosea 12:2-14 Matthew 19:16-22 29 St . M ichael
& All Angels Daniel 10:10-14; 12:1-3 Revelation 12:7-12 Luke
10:17-20 30 Psalm 37:1-9 2 Kings 19:8-20, 35-37 Revelation
2:12-29
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HELP! If you are able... Long-time member, Dorothy (Dot) White,
could use some help. Dot is no longer able to drive and would love
some assistance getting to and from appointments and in going to
see her husband, Herb, now in long-term rehab at Lorien Mays
Chapel, in Timonium. If you are able to help out, please call
the church office and let us know. You may also call Dot, and
talk with her directly. Her number is in the Parish Directory. Many
thanks for your willingness to help out. Meanwhile, you may want to
send a card to Dot at her home, and maybe one to Herb as well. His
address is: Lorien Mays Chapel, Room 207A, 12230 Roundwood Road,
Timonium, 21093.
New Red Vestments... On Sunday, 11 September, we will dedicate a
set of red vestments, generously given by Bonnie and Bob, and
Leslie and Brenda. This gift is made in loving memory of their
parents, Melvin and Theoda Klotzman. We are deeply grateful for
this gift.