The Parish Church of Saint Mark's - Glendale, Ca.

Nominations are now being accepted for the Vestry and for Delegates to the Diocesan Convention. If you would like to be considered for nomination, please speak to Father Mark or any member of the Vestry. Nominations close at Noon on September 19th. Our annual parish meeting is Sunday, September 26. There will be one service only at 10:00 a.m.

This is our official kick-off of the 2010-2011 season at St. Mark's with Sunday School (Pre-K thru Grade 5) reconvening. Please join us after the 10 am Mass for a celebratory BBQ hosted by our St. Laurence Guild.

The Summer Choir is leading our services, and we need your help and voice! If you would like to sing with us, just show up at 9:00 am on Sunday morning. There are no auditions, just a desire to sing and lead our liturgies, and some musical experience. The choir is open to all ages, including the young and young at heart.

will meet Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 10:30 a.m. at the home of Virginia Young. All are welcome. Please RSVP to Virginia at 818-249-6009.

Fall Family Festival is coming up soon! Please mark your calendars for Saturday, October 23. Get your costumes ready for the costume competition, and be prepared to decorate your pumpkin in time for Halloween. There will be carnival games, lots of prizes, balloon animals, face painting, and scrumptious food.

At this time the Fall Festival Committee is looking for corporate sponsors and private donors to underwrite the cost of some of the games. How about your company name displayed above the game booth that you sponsor? This event brings together St. Mark's parishioners and Day School families, as well as the community at large. It is a fun way to mark the beginning of the Holiday Season. To make a donation, please contact Monique Poon (818) 384-5757 or monique923@earthlink.net.

The Jubilee Consortium has two volunteer opportunities coming up in the new future, part of its Youth Leadership Program. We will be rolling out jump rope classes that will have a youth leadership component at the end of each session. We are looking for volunteers to serve as jump rope instructors. If you are interested, training will be provided by Jubilee in September, date still to be determined, at Foothill Force in La Canada, where you will learn to teach jump roping skills and certification. We are also looking for site supervisors, who will take sign-ups, collect fees, and maintain general site supervision during classes held at St. Stephen's in Hollywood or All Saints in Highland Park, both very close to home. You can volunteer for one class a week or one class a month. Contact Dcn. Susie at deacon@stmarksglendale.org. The Interfaith Refugee & Immigration Service is beginning ESL classes in October and is looking for patient and kind English speaking volunteers to sit with four or five seniors over a cup of coffee Tuesday and Thursday mornings to help them to learn basic words and concepts. Field trips are also planned for which volunteers are desired. If you can help, contact Debbie Decker, volunteer coordinator, at debbiedecker@ladiocese.org.

St. Swithin's Guild, which is dedicated to serving the hungry and homeless in our community, is seeking donations for its work with Project New Hope. We are looking for king-sized jars of creamy peanut butter, large jars of strawberry jam, hot dog tin foil sheets, and sandwich bags. Additionally, gift cards in any amount to Smart & Final would be gratefully accepted. The coordinator of St. Swithin's Guild is Elise Copley (emcopley@sbcglobal.net). Please look for the large basket in the Narthex.

St. Mark's has embarked on a partner relationship with a school in Haiti: Transfiguration, Petite Riviere L'Artibone, which is overseen by Archdeacon and priest Pere Jeannot. As this relationship unfolds, we will keep you informed of that unfolding and opportunities for your involvement.

Family Promise serves homeless families across the nation and has now opened its services in our neighborhood. St. Mark's is a supporting congregation of this wonderful ministry, and in the near future will be providing meals throughout the year. However there are additional volunteer opportunities available: Van drivers are needed in the mornings: weekdays from 6:30 a.m. to 7:15 a.m., and 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.; and on weekends from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., and 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Day Center volunteers are needed to help with filing, data processing, research, answering phones, showing hospitality, and supervising weekend activities from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. during the week, and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekends. Contact Elise Copley for more information at emcopley@sbcglobal.net.

SUNDAY SCHOOL for pre-school and school-aged children and youth begins each Sunday at 10 am in the parish hall.

NURSERY CARE is provided for infants and toddlers to age two every Sunday from 8:55 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. The Nursery is located behind the stage off of the parish hall.

The St. Mark's Health Ministry is looking for your help in providing assistance to parish members who are in need of a helping hand.

If you have some time you can volunteer, please let Carol Burton know at 818-243-7654 or by email to carb@hotmail.com. The Health Ministry will compile a list of those who can be of service one day a week, once every other week, part of a day, etc.

COFFEE HOUR after Sunday services is a great time to chat with friends, check in with the Parish staff, and see what else St. Mark's is cooking up for the future. Please join us in the garden and parish hall for some coffee and refreshments. We proudly offer Bishop's Blend shade-grown coffee from Episcopal Relief and Development Fund.

9 AM COFFEE HOUR HOSTS NEEDED: Virginia Young is continuing to put together a list of volunteers to make coffee, bring snacks, and set-up in the courtyard. She needs your help. Please contact Virginia at (818-249-6009).

OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES

The Refugee & Immigration Center needs people to bag groceries on Friday mornings (time commitment is maximum of 2 hours, beginning at 8:30 am). We are also looking for a back-up for Maggie Doud, who picks up bread each week and delivers it to the Center on Thursdays, but who is occasionally out of town. If you can help, contact Elise Copley at 818-521-7355 or by email to emcopley@sbcglobal.net.

The St. Mark's DAUGHTERS OF THE KING are praying for all those on the prayer list. To be put on the list, contact the parish office and/or Mary Manning at mvmanning@aol.com. You may also fill out a Request for Prayer card found in the pew racks and put it in the collection plate or give it to one of the clergy.

If you would like to give SUNDAY FLOWERS to beautify our church, please fill out an Altar Guild Flower donation form found in the Narthex or outside the Church office. The cost of flowers is $100 per Sunday. All dedications will appear in the Sunday bulleting. You may turn the form in on Sundays or send to the Church office. Please contact Elaine Loke in the church office (818-240-3860) with any questions or special request.

CANTERBURY CHOIR WANTS YOU!

The Canterbury Choir is seeking new members to come sing with us. Don't be shy. If you are interested, please contact David Houston, Organist & Choirmaster.

PARISH CALENDAR ON OUR WEBSITE

St. Mark’s parish calendar can be accessed on our website (www.stmarksglendale.org). From the Home Page, click on the Church Calendar link. You will be able to scroll through the months of the year to see what’s upcoming, and select a month, week or agenda view. Please check it out!

St. Mark's offers the "ParishPay" automated giving program so you can make single or automatic monthly contributions to the church easily. Simply sign up on our website (www.stmarksglendale.org). You may arranged a single or recurring monthly donation to the church to be debited from your checking, savings or credit card account. There is no cost to you to participate in the program.

If you are not receiving our weekly parish update bulletins, chances are we do not have your correct email address. Please notify Susie Kenny at deacon@stmarksglendale.org with your information.

If you know of someone who has been away from St. Mark's for a while or who for some other reason might appreciate a pastoral call, please help us keep in touch by informing the church office.

If you are not presently receiving our Diocese's Episcopal News, please pick up a subscription request card located on the table in the Narthex and also outside the Church office.