
BULLETIN
& WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
August 17, 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.
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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.
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The Rev. Rob Lamborn will be on vacation through August 22. The parish office remains open 9am-noon and 1-4:30pm MWF and 9am-1pm TuTh. Outside of office hours, for pastoral emergencies please contact Deacon Betty Carpenter at (931) 636-3656, or for other urgent matters Senior Warden Robin Bates at (240) 298-0953.
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Welcome Picnic is Coming August 24th! — Everyone is invited to come kick off a new program year and welcome neighbors new and old. There will be fried chicken, and all kinds of salads, sides and desserts. Please sign up on the sheet in Kennerly to bring your favorite salad, side dish, or dessert. There is also a need for volunteers to help with setup and take down. We will be on the lawn (weather permitting) after the second service. Everyone is welcome!
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Rector’s 10 year anniversary at St Mark & St. Paul: On Sunday August 31, the Parish Life Committee will host a celebration of Father Rob’s 10 years of service to the parish and 30 years as an ordained priest. There will be cake and time for parishioners to share remembrances of Fr. Rob’s eventful 10 years at our parish. Please plan on joining us after the 11:00 am service.
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Connections for Parents: Will meet on Sunday August 17 at 9:45 in the Hethcock room.
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Godly Play continues this Sunday at 9:45 am for children (3 years old through 5th grade).
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Godly Play 1: The Flood & the Ark, Storyteller -- Cara Kitzrow, Doorperson -- Jori Smith
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Godly Play 2 - Books of the Bible, Storyteller -- Barbara Prunty, Doorperson -- Jeannie Babb
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4th/5th - Maniac Magee, Storyteller -- Julia Bates, Doorperson -- Matthew Mitchell (Meets in Brooks Hall)
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Flood Relief: Episcopal Relief and Development is working with the Diocese of West Texas to provide support. Donations may be made to episcopalrelief.org or via check to Episcopal Relief & Development (815 Second Ave., New York NY 10017).
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Rite-13 Mission Trip: Ten young people and four adults joined the mission trip to Kentucky with the Appalachian Service Project. They helped with flood recovery efforts in the eastern part of the state. They will be sharing about their experiences in the next newsletter and in Sunday Forum in the fall. You can still make a donation to help cover trip costs; simply mark your donation “Rite 13 mission trip”.
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Adult Choir: Adult choir will began rehearsing August 3 in between services since there is no forum. Then once the forums begin, choir practice will be Sundays 12:30-1:30. The first anthem will be August 31.
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Children’s choir: rehearses on Wednesday after school. To enroll your child contact Wyatt Poe at: music@stmarkstpaul.org
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Centering Prayer Group: Mondays at 7pm and Tuesdays at 2:30pm, both in the sanctuary.
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Lectionary Bible Study is on hiatus and will resume on Tuesday September 2 at 3:30pm.
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Sunday Forum theme for 2025-2026 is from Micah 6:8 which tells us to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God. The Christian Formation Committee is currently scheduling a slate of speakers to help us apply this call to our own context. For more information, talk with Robin Bates or Jeannie Babb.
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Reed Carlson will launch this year’s forum on August 24 at 9:45am with a talk on social justice from the perspective of the prophets.