Tomorrow we dine "Under the Tuscan Sun" !
6:30pm in the Parish Hall
This Weekend at a Glance
Sunday October 13 - The Eighteenth Sunday after PentecostSaturday: 5pm Evening Service in Post Chapel
- 8am Rite I Service
- 9am Adult Forum in the Heritage Room
- 9am Youth Group meet in Parish Hall
- 10am Recovery Sunday Service
- Coffee Hour at Bishop Janes Church down the street as we all focus our efforts on recovery
Recovery Sunday, October 13th
We have had a Recovery Sunday for the past several years, where we pray for, are inspired by people in recovery and those who minister to those in recovery.On Sunday 10/13 we will he joined by Keaton Douglas, the Program Coordinator of the I Thirst Initiate at the Shrine of St Joseph.
Following the 10am service, we will join a community-wide walk beginning at 11:30 through downtown Basking Ridge and which will culminate at the center of town for fellowship, learning, and support.
Ross Farm Giving Gardens
We are over the 2,200 lb mark of harvested & donated produce!We will have a work session every Saturday morning, 9:30-noon, weather permitting, including this Saturday, 10/12
The following week's schedule is as follows:
Monday, 10/14 3-5pm
Thursday, 10/17, 9:30-11am
Remember to wear gloves, sunscreen and bug spray. Please save your coffee grinds and eggshells and bring them to the garden or drop them in the church kitchen for use in our compost. Great source of nutrients for our plants, and great kid’s project!
Keansburg Soup Kitchen
We are headed down to serve lunch next week, 10/16, and need a few things for the meal. Please check our needs list if you are able to help. Thank you!A Note from the Flower Guild
Our St Mark’s flower guild would love to add a few new members to our team!The duties are not tough: 1) Once each month or so, each member has an assigned Saturday to stop in and arrange a memorial if we have one, and take a moment to water the indoor and outdoor pots. 2) We work together for a couple of hours before Easter and Christmas to beautify St. Mark’s. If you are interested, please reach out to Jan Williams (rjwillia16@gmail.com, 908-565-4174) Thank you!
Meet our New Seminarian, Chip Rubendall
Siblings in Christ,Over the course of this coming year I aspire to feed many birds with one seed. I come to St. Mark’s as a seminarian allegedly well-versed in the complexities of our faith, but also as a newcomer to the Episcopal Church in which St. Mark’s will be my first home. In the spirit of perpetual newness in life, I look forward to learning with and from you as we grow together.
I am a recent transfer from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America where, after a difficult period of discernment, Christ ultimately revealed to me that my path lay with the Episcopal Church. From that journey I bring with me a strong emphasis on the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist and in our lives, as well as an appreciation for the Three-Legged Anglican Stool.
I originally hail from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, but since 2002 I have been a resident of Greenwich Village in New York City. I originally moved there under the pretense of pursuing an acting career—don’t ask!—but ultimately found my calling in ministry. I have been married to my wife Joanne, who will hopefully be a real presence in worship from time to time, for six years. Introductions are not exactly my métier, so let me just stress my excitement about the coming year and the opportunity to get to know you all better.
In Christ,
Chip Rubendall
This Weekend at a Glance
Sunday October 6 - The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Saturday Evening Service & Pet Blessing,
5pm at Harry Dunham Indoor Pavilion
- 8am Rite I Service
- 9am Forum in Heritage Room
- 9am Youth Groups Meet in Classes
- 10am Holy Baptism & Eucharist with Sunday School
Community Hope for Homeless Veterans
Veteran's Day CollectionIn this wonderful, giving time of year, let us help support our brave men and women veterans at Community Hope. Unfortunately, CH's pantry is bare and they are in great need of all non-perishable food including the following:
Soups, cereal, oatmeal, vegetables, fruit, meat & fish, peanut butter, jello and pudding, pasta...
Thank you for your support,
Emie Williams
Art Studio
Art studio will meet on Tuesday October 8 and 29 at 12:30pm this month, all welcome to join us. We work on our own projects, helping each other out and have an art teacher join us once a month. Please contact Jenny Phillips for more info jrpw26@gmail.com, 908-451-9638.Stephen Ministry Workshop - October 19th
Hilltop Presbyterian, Mendham, will be having a workshop on Stephen Ministry from 9am-1pm on October 19th. This workshop is open to anyone interested in this ministry. You may click on the following links to learn more.Introductory Workshop in Mendham
Stephen Ministry website