
BULLETIN
& WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
November 30, 2025
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This Sunday the Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at 8:30 and 11am. The 11am service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and remains available there.
Nursery Services: Infants and toddlers through three years old are invited to gather downstairs in Claiborne Hall. Cara Kitzrow and Diana Rung will be supervising the nursery.
Bishop Search Survey: We strongly encourage everyone to make your voice heard in the important and long-lasting decision of calling the next Bishop of Tennessee. As of last week the diocese had received only 16 responses from SMSP, so if you haven’t yet completed the survey, please do so at this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DIOCESEOFTN no later than December 1.
A few people have had difficulty with the survey, but the diocese seems to have taken care of the bugs. If you do have trouble, please contact Parish Administrator Dan Amundson at 931-598-5926 or admin@stmarkstpaul.org and he will be happy to help.
Christmas Memorials: It is that time of year when the Altar Guild offers church members an opportunity to contribute to the beauty of our church during this blessed holiday season. Please consider honoring your family and friends with a 2025 donation towards poinsettias and Christmas decorations.
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The Flower Fund donation is $50.00, which may include up to 6 dedications per family in one donation.
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Please specify whether the gift is an honorarium as a thanksgiving dedication for living family and friends or a memorial gift for the dearly departed, including the names of those dedicated.
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Please email me, Cheryl Lankhaar at cheryllankhaar@gmail.com, no later than Tuesday, 12-16 at 11 AM, including exactly how you want your dedication to read. To streamline this process, only email Cheryl with details of your donation so all information is collected in one spot.
Godly Play will not meet this Sunday. All are invited to an intergenerational Advent Event in Kennerly Hall.
Sunday December 7 is CAC Pantry Sunday. This month CAC is in need of: macaroni & cheese, shelf stable milk, dry beans, pasta, and paper towels CAC serves those in need with food and in other ways 9 to 11am, Monday through Friday. Please call 931-598-5927.
Upcoming Advent Events
A Visit from St. Nicholas: Last year the children found oranges and notes from St. Nicholas in their shoes after Sunday School! Then the old Bishop of Myra himself showed up at Coffee Hour to exhort the crowd and pass out chocolate coins. Could it happen again? We'll all be looking for him Dec 7, the Sunday after the Feast of St. Nicholas.
Christmas Pageant: The annual parish Christmas Pageant will be help at 4:30pm at McCrory Hall (St. Andrews-Sewanee) on Sunday, Dec 14th.
Advent Study: On the first three Tuesdays in this Advent (Dec 2, 9, 16), Rev. Tom Gildemeister will lead a study on Frederick Buechner: Writing for the Kingdom. This will take place in Brooks Hall, 5:30-6:30pm. Please bring a snack or drink to share. The Advent Study will take the place of our usual Book Study for the month of December.
Season of Angels Tree: The Christmas season is approaching, and CAC will once again host its Season of Angels Tree to help provide clothing and gifts for children in our CAC families. Sign-ups have just begun, so please keep an eye out in the coming days for gift tags on the tree in Kennerly Hall.
Centering Prayer Group: Mondays at 7pm and Tuesdays at 2:30pm, both in the sanctuary.
Lectionary Bible Study at Saint Mark and Saint Paul’s meets every Tuesday at 2:30 PM in Brooks Hall. The class begins with a brief prayer and a reading of the Gospel lesson appointed for the coming Sunday. The group is convened and the conversation moderated by the Reverend Scott Lee.
Adult Choir: Adult choir practice is Sundays 12:30-1:30pm.
Children’s choir rehearses on Wednesday after school. To enroll your child contact Wyatt Poe at: music@stmarkstpaul.org
Rite-13 and J2A: Young people in grades 6-10 are invited to participate in Rite 13 and Journey to Adulthood (J2A) on Sunday afternoons. Please contact Aaron Elrod (aaelrod@sewanee.edu) for details.

