The Newsletter of Saint Mark’s Parish

November 2018

. . . G E T S E T . . . G O ! !

Nov 1 Christmas tree sale begins

Nov 1, 8, 15, 29 Thursdays Choir Rehearsal 7:30 p.m. Music Room

Nov 2 Christmas Greens Sale ends

Nov 3 Return to Standard Time MOVE CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR

Nov 4 CONSECRATION /ALL SAINTS’ SUNDAY

ONE SERVICE: 10:00 a.m.

Nov 5, 12, 19, 26 Center ing Prayer 10:00 a.m. Ross home

Boy Scout Leaders Meeting 6:00 p.m. Meeting House

Education for Ministry 7:00 p.m. Brown Library

Nov 6, 13, 20, 27 Tuesdays Boy Scout Meeting 6:00 p.m. Meeting House

Nov 6 Boy Scout Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m. Brown Library

Nov 7, 14, 21, 28 Wednesdays Men’s Fellowship Breakfast 7:00 a.m.

Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Goodman Home

Nov 7, 14, 28 Wednesdays Choristers Rehearsal 3:15, 4:00 p.m. Music Room

Nov 7 Door of Hope Dinner 6:00 p.m.

Dad’s Night Out 7:30 p.m. Dog Haus

Nov 10 Scouts Operation Gratitude 12:00 p.m. Community Hall

Gospel Choir Concert 4:00 p.m. Church

Nov 11, 18 Sundays

Adult Education

9:00 a.m. Brown Library

Nov 11 Veteran’s Day

Writer’s Workshop

12:30 p.m. Music Room

Nov 12 Church Office closed for

Veteran’s Day

Nov 13 Women’s Soup

6:00 p.m. TBA

Nov 14 Vestry Meeting

7:00 p.m. Brown Library

Nov 17 School Board/Vestry Retreat

8:00 a.m. Community Hall

ACTS Food Pantry

10:00 a.m. Community Church

Nov 18 Alternative Gift Market

8:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.

Youth Group pie making event

Community Hall

ACTS Thanksgiving service

7:00 p.m. Pasadena Jewish Temple

Our own Kendal Kully will preach

Nov 22 Thanksgiving Day

10:30 a.m. Service

Nov 30/Dec 1 Diocesan Convention

Ontario

FROM THE RECTOR

Our All Saints’ & Consecration Sunday has become my favorite Sunday of the year at Saint Mark’s. I know this year’s celebration will only strengthen my gratitude for this gathering, and for the beauty and generosity of our precious community of faith. Our Season of Gratitude preachers have provided rich spiritual food for us, and this Sunday’s banquet of prayer and praise and preaching and feasting will sustain us as we continue to offer our lives to God in love.

It is always God’s great joy to empower us for the work of love. We are meant to spend ourselves in serving and healing a hungry, broken world. Through our prayers, our financial pledges, our acts of faithfulness, we partner with God in the great project of restoration and reconciliation. Even as our hearts break at the most recent violence against our Jewish sisters and brothers at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, we give ourselves wholeheartedly to hope, and to the God for whom nothing is impossible.

Read these words of comfort and of challenge from our Presiding Bishop. Then join us on Sunday as we welcome our preacher Krista Tippett (see bio next page), and recommit ourselves and our resources for another year of fearless welcome, generosity and service.

Faithfully, Carri+

Dear Friends,

I’m here in Des Moines, Iowa at the convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa. It’s Saturday, and several hours ago you learned, as did we all, that a gunman entered Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. A number of people have been killed and wounded. Our Jewish neighbors, our brothers and sisters, are fearful and we must stand with them and provide comfort and support for them and for all. It is reported that the gunman not only ranted anti-Semitic sayings, he has also ranted and spoken against immigrants and refugees and other peoples.

We must pray, we must pray for him, we must pray for the spirit of our nation, that a spirit of love and compassion and goodness and decency would pervade, and that spirits of hatred and bigotry would be cast away. But, above all, at this time, pray for those who have died and for their families and their loved ones. Pray for those who are wounded. Pray for the first responders, pray for our brothers and sisters in the Jewish community. Pray for the Tree of Life synagogue. Pray for the City of Pittsburgh. Pray for America. Pray for us all.

And then, go out and do something. Do something that helps to end the long night and helps to bring in the daylight. Visit a neighbor. Remind our Jewish brothers and sisters that they do not stand alone. Care for someone. Love. Stand for what is right and good. Then pray. And then act.

And pray: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. God love you. God bless you. And may God hold us all in those almighty hands of love. The Most Rev. Michael Curry Presiding Bishop and Primate The Episcopal Church

Krista Tippett founded and leads the On Being Project, an independent non-profit public life and media initiative. She created and hosts the Peabody award-winning On Being public radio show, which is carried on over 400 public radio stations across the U.S., and the On Being podcast, which was downloaded 52 million times in 2017. She also curates the Civil Conversations Project, an emergent approach to conversation and relationship across the differences of our age. In 2014, President Obama awarded Krista the National Humanities Medal at the White House for “thoughtfully delving into the mys-teries of human existence. On the air and in print, Ms. Tippett avoids easy answers, embracing complexity and in-viting people of every background to join her conversation about faith, ethics, and moral wisdom.”

Krista grew up in a small town in Oklahoma, attended Brown University, became a journalist and diplomat in Cold War Berlin, and later received a Master of Divinity from Yale University. Her first book Speak-ing of Faith, published in 2007 is a memoir of religion in our time, including her move from geopolitical engage-ment to theology and the cumulative wisdom of her interviews these past years. In 2010, she published Einstein’s God, drawn from her interviews at the intersection of science, medicine, and spiritual inquiry. Krista’s 2016 New York Times best-selling Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living opens into the questions and challenges of this century.

Christmas Greens

The last day to order greens is Sunday November 4

Christmas Tree Sale begins November 1. See last page for information.

Treasurer’s Report—August

Actual YTD Actual YTD Actual Budget Pledge Income $296,864 $293,732 Other Income 58,411 17,201 Total Income $355,275 310,933 Expenses 333,239 315,833 Surplus/(Deficit) $22.036 ($4,901)

Cross-making for All Saints Consecration Sunday If you were unable to attend the cross-making last Saturday, supplies will made available in the Brown Library for pick up during the week. All are welcome to make collage crosses to be processed on All Saints Sunday, November 4, 10:00 a.m.

Endowment message: “Even though you and your spouse hold your assets as Community Property, you still need a Will or a Trust. Ask your attorney." Please consider a bequest to the Endowment Fund of Saint Mark's Parish when creating or updating your Will or your Trust.

Door of Hope Dinner: November 7, 6:00 p.m. Contact George Rothwell if you are interested in providing a dish and/or participating in the dinner. This is a good way for teens to get service hours by taking part in this ministry. Dad’s Night Out: November 7, 7:30 p.m. The Dad’s Group meets on the first Wednesday of the month for dinner and fellowship at the Dog Haus on Green Street. For more information, contact Pete Carlson (626) 376-6240 or Nic Arnzen (310) 497-3843.

Women’s Soup: Tuesday, November 13, 6:00p.m. The women will meet at Marianne Wright’s home, 1695 Loma Alta, Altadena, and the charity honored is Holy Family Services. Bring what you would spend on dinner and donate to the HFS. Please RSVP by Sunday, November 11 to Marianne Wright at 626-398-0057. This event is hosted by Marianne, Marti Farley, and Trecia Simmonds. Writing As Spiritual Practice: Sunday, November 11, 12:30 p.m. Brown Library. All are welcome to discover and express themselves through writing. Whether or not you think of yourself as a writer, we all have stories to tell. Join this time of listening to your own life and discerning God in it.

Alternative Gift Market Sunday, November 18 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Community Hall This is a fundraiser for our in-house outreach pro-grams, such as Haiti partnership, Youth Group, Laun-dry Love, and ACTS Food Pantry. Give in someone’s name as a gift for the holidays!

Opportunity Drawing: Help support the many programs at Saint Mark’s by purchasing tickets for the Saint Mark’s Alternative Gift Fair Opportunity Drawing! Tickets are $5 each, and 6 for $20.

Featuring a Christmas Quilt donated by Mary King-man, Adobe Christmas Village donate by Paula Walker and a $100 gift card from Macy’s donated by the Wright family.

Tickets will go on sale starting Monday, November 6th at the church office from 8am to 1pm, after the Sunday Services on November 11th, and at the Alter-native Gift Market on November 18th. The winners will be drawn at 1pm on November 18th during the Fair. Winner need not be present.

If you have something you’d like to donate to the Op-portunity Drawing, contact Marianne Wright at mkw@sound-advice.com for more information.

Alternative Gift Fair Committee Anne Browne, Traci Cecconello, Marianne Wright

Adult Education: 9:00 a.m. Brown Library On Being Saint Mark’s - November 11, 18, 25 Inspired by our time with Krista Tippett, we’ll practice our deep listening skills on one another in the Brown Library on the last three Sunday mornings in November. On each of those days, you and a partner will take turns answering a different interview question designed to prompt a story or thought about your faith journey or spiritual life, and then briefly share what you’ve heard with all the partici-pants. You’re sure to hear some amazing stories, and deepen your ties to a community full of extraordinary peo-ple. Adults and youth group members are welcome—please join us!

Children, Youth and Families News Sunday School We offer a story-based Sunday School for children ages 3-5th grade at two times each Sunday. After the 9:00 a.m. service, we'll gather wherever coffee hour is happening and will be done by 10:15. Children attending the 10:30 service should start in church with their parents. We'll in-vite them out for Sunday School at the start of the first reading and return them during the peace.

Crop Hunger Walk Sunday, Nov. 4 1:30-3:30 at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church 1879 N Lake Ave in Altadena. Join us as we walk to raise money for organizations fighting hunger in our area. There is a shorter option for children and those who do not wish to walk the whole way. This is an awesome community event that's great for children and adults. Organizations that benefit from the proceeds include ACTS Food Pantry and Friends in Deed. Here is a link for registration: https://www.crophungerwalk.org/pasadenaca/Team/View/90314/Saint-Marks-Altadena Youth Group Nov 4 - Grog-a-palooza, a festive diocesan youth event held each year at Church of Our Savior Nov 11 - Meeting, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Nov 18 - Pie-making, Community Hall Pie Fundraiser It's that time of year again! The youth group is baking pies on Sunday, November 18th to raise money for our next trip to Haiti. Order your pies online using the link or in person on Sunday morning. Don't want a Thanksgiving pie of your own? You can donate one to a family in need. Are you a baker? You can help our efforts by donating a pie of your choice. Email Parker at parkergarrett00@gmail.com to sign up to bake a pie. https://goo.gl/forms/V98G1dPvpY1EzpUu1

What I’m Reading… by John Green At Christmas last I passed around slips of paper and pencils at the dinner table at our house and asked my cousin, his daughter, and my family to write down the name of a book I should read in 2018. One of those was Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward. Wow! This book hits you like a poke in the eyes. It is grimy, gritty, sweaty, earthy. At a recent “On Being” discussion we were introduced to the concept of “order-disorder-reorder” as a metaphor or framework for life’s journey in spirituality. Our “order” or equilibri-um is continually being disrupted by chaos (“disorder”) which leads us to growth experiences as we are called to “reorder” our lives. Told through the perspective of Esch, a teen age girl, the novel is about a motherless working-class African-American family living in a bayou town on the coast in Mississippi. It invites us to follow her, her brothers Randall, Skeetah, Junior, Skeetah’s pit bull, China, and Daddy as they make this journey of order-disorder-reorder through the eye of Hurricane Katrina, a category 5 hurricane, that is bearing down on them and for which there is no place for them to go. When a member of the family is lost to the hurricane, well . . . read it for yourself. The book won the 2011 National Book Award for fiction. I challenge you to read a chapter and put the book down without wanting to immediately get to the next chapter. It is hard to do. Visit this page in December to read Rose West’s review of The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels by Jon Meacham

Note from the Editors: Remember the book that made you laugh, brought you to tears, left you

a bit wiser, or helped your spirit grow? Share your experience in 200-400 words. Tell us: Why you chose to read the book, a summary of the storyline, how the book impacted you, and why you think everybody should read it. Send your review to Joanne Morse (church@saintmarksaltadena.org). We look forward to reading all about it.

Sunday, November 4 2018: Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost

All Saints’ Sunday CONSECRATION SUNDAY

10:00 a.m. Festive Choral Holy Eucahrist Krista Tippett, preaching Brunch in the Community Hall to follow

Sunday, November 11, 2018: Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Veteran’s Day

* 7:45 a.m. HOLY EUCHARIST Parker Garrett, preaching

Coffee Hour immediately following in the Office.

8:45 a.m. Altar Guild Meeting, Rector’s Office

* 9:00 a.m. FAMILY SERVICE Parker Garrett, preaching

Nursery care available. Snacks after service Following the 9:00 a.m. service Sunday School, Community Hall

9:00 a.m. Adult Education: Brown Library

* 10:30 a.m. HOLY EUCHARIST Parker Garrett, preaching

Nursery care available. Coffee Hour immediately following the service in the Community Hall.

10:45 a.m. Sunday School for ages 3 to 5th grade in the Community Hall

St. Mark’s Choristers sing. Nursery care available. Coffee Hour immediately following the service in the Community Hall. 12:00 p.m. Youth Group Meeting 12:30 p.m. Writers’ Workshop, Music Room

Sunday, November 25, 2018: Last Sunday after Pentecost

* 7:45 a.m. HOLY EUCHARIST The Rev. Betsy Hooper-Rosebrook, preaching

Coffee Hour immediately following in the Office.

* 9:00 a.m. FAMILY SERVICE Parker Garrett, preaching

Nursery care available. Snacks after service Following the 9:00 a.m. service Sunday School, Community Hall

9:00 a.m. Adult Education, Brown Library

* 10:30 a.m. HOLY EUCHARIST The Rev. Betsy Hooper-Rosebrook, preaching

During the service, Sunday School for ages 3 to 5th grade in the Community Hall

St. Mark’s Choir sings. Nursery care available. Coffee Hour immediately following the service in the Community Hall.

Sunday, November 18, 2018: Twenty-six Sunday after Pentecost

* 7:45 a.m. HOLY EUCHARIST The Rev. Carri Patterson Grindon, preaching

Coffee Hour immediately following in the Office.

* 9:00 a.m. FAMILY SERVICE Holy Eucharist The Rev. Betsy Hooper-Rosebrook, preaching

Nursery care available. Snacks after service Following the 9:00 a.m. service Sunday School, Community Hall

9:00 a.m. Adult Education: Brown Library

* 10:30 a.m. CHORAL HOLY EUCHARIST The Rev. Carri Patterson Grindon, preaching

During the service, Sunday School for ages 3 to 5th grade in the Community Hall

St. Mark’s Choir sings. Nursery care available. Coffee Hour immediately following the service in the Community Hall.

12:00 p.m. Youth Group Meeting

November

Thursday, November 22, 2018

Thanksgiving Day

10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist The Rev. Betsy Hooper-Rosebrook, preaching