Sunday, June 25th
Third Sunday after Pentecost
8AM Rite I Holy Eucharist
9:15AM Rite II Holy Eucharist
Sunday School Classes
The End of June's Curbing Hunger Month is Here!
Please place canned food donations in the bags and leave them at the curb on your regularly scheduled recycling collection day June 26th.
The “most needed” list includes Parmalat milk, canned meat and fish, “meals-in-a-can” such as pasta, stews and meaty soups, canned tomato sauce, canned fruits, and peanut butter and jelly in plastic jars. Perishables and food in glass containers cannot be accepted curbside.
Anyone wishing to make a monetary donation may send a check payable to Curbing Hunger, Inc. at P.O. Box 202, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920.
There also is an online donation option at www.CurbingHunger2017.org Curbing Hunger Inc. has partnered with Amp Your Good so that anyone can purchase food online and it will be delivered for them directly to the Food Bank Network of Somerset County. The online-donation system includes the option to donate much-needed fresh produce. We are in a friendly competition with St. John's on the Mountain to see who can donate the most!
Join the #GiveHealthy movement on social media! Let's get people to donate the kind of food those struggling with hunger really need – healthy food.
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Barbecued Ribs for the Food Bank - Deadline for donation is this weekend
Again this year we will be helping some of our less fortunate neighbors in Somerset County celebrate July 4th as many of us are able to do by donating pre-cooked barbecued ribs to the Food Bank for their holiday meals. We have made arrangements with ShopRite of Bernardsville to make available for us at a discounted price whatever quantity we would like, in time for delivery for the 4th. Last year, the St. Mark’s family donated more than 125 packages of pre-cooked ribs, at about $12 each, and this year we’d like to set our sights even higher.If you would like to participate, please make a donation to St. Mark’s for this project as soon as you can and by June 26th at the latest, and we will purchase and deliver to the Food Bank. You can send a check to the office or drop it in the collection basket, just please write “Ribs” on the memo line. And there will be a basket in the back of the church for cash donations.
Book of Joy – save the dates
This Monday evening – June 26, 7PM Heritage Room:
Day 2 & 3: The Obstacles to Joy
We hope to see you…
We had a wonderful turnout for our first meeting. A special thank you to Terri Passerello who led us in yoga after our joyful discussion. This is a great chance to try some gentle yoga and feel some joy. All are welcome for our dates in June and July.
See Father Rick’s intro to this delightful book written by Archbishop Desmond Tuto and the Dalai Lama in May’s Lion’s Roar, here:
We’ll be meeting in the Heritage Room to take a look at this book on:
Monday June 26, 7PM Day 2 & 3: The Obstacles to Joy
Monday July 10, 7PM Days 4 & 5: The Eight Pillars of Joy
This would be a great time to come, experience joy, and perhaps even bring a friend who you feel could use some joy in their lives.
ASP Stock Sales
Our Appalachian Service Project (ASP) trip is just a few weeks away. We are very excited to head down to Kentucky to help put roofs over heads, provide access to clean water, install a new kitchen floor, … you get the idea. Many of you have expressed an interest in donating to the trip by buying ASP stock. We are completely self-funded – meaning we individually and collectively contribute funds to pay for the trip. Suffice it to say that every donation helps!
ASP stock forms are located in the Link. All necessary instructions are on the form.
Thank you in advance!
The St. Mark’s ASP Team
Any questions please contact Bill Richardson. wfount@gmail.com. 201-988-0738
Buildings & Ground Projects
One of this year’s goals of the Buildings and Grounds commissions is to complete many items on our “to do” list. If you have not seen it yet, there is a poster on the Parish Hall wall near the kitchen that lists all the items that we are trying to complete. To complete these items, we need your help.
- Each item has a rough estimate of what the cost would be to complete the item.
- Some items need to be done by a contractor, some can be done by a work party, and some can be done either way.
- Each item needs an owner to coordinate the parts of the item to completion. This could involve getting estimates from contractors and working with the contractor to complete the item. It could be getting the necessary materials to do the item and organizing a work party to complete the item.
What you can do:
- You can volunteer to fund part or all an item.
- You can volunteer to be the owner of an item to make sure it gets completed.
- You can volunteer to help the owner of the item.
One of the items that we would like to get done quickly is creating a trench around the chapel to get the dirt and mulch away from the shingles. So please look at the list and let me know if you can help any of the above ways.
Best way to initially contact me is through email ngraff011@gmail.com. Then we can discuss details and your thoughts on the project.
Thanks,
Norm Graff
Giving Gardens at the Ross Farm
- Please mark your calendars for future garden weeks for St. Mark's, each week beginning with these Saturdays and running through to the following Friday: July 8, July 29, Aug 19, Sept 9, Sept 30, Oct 21. Our church partners would welcome your help during their assigned weeks.
- Back to Nature has been a wonderful partner, so please stop in and make your garden purchases there.
- Come join us at the Ross Farm on Thursday, 6/29 at 7 pm, to hear a fantastic band -- The End of America.
Stewardship
Many thanks to you for all your support to St. Mark’s – you truly make the difference. A gentle reminder as summer rolls around; please consider giving your pledge ahead of your vacation so that we avoid a dip in our summer income. Many parishioners choose to give automatically through their bank account. If you would like to do this simply set up St. Mark’s as a bill pay through your online banking. Questions? Contact Jenny Phillips 908-451-9638 jrpw26@gmail.com
Thank you again for all you do.
Save the Dates for VBS Offering
Our Vacation Bible School will take place each morning (M-F) the week of August 21st. Please mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information!We will also be hosting an Adult VBS, July 12, 13 & 14 from 7-9pm. Get all the info at comegrow.org
Handel's Water Music on the Lake
Music in the Somerset Hills is proud to present an outdoor, on the water performance of Handel’s Water Music at the Lake Club in Far Hills. On a platform built out into the lake, Stephen Sands will conduct the well-known early music ensemble, The Sebastians, in performances of the Water Music and a contemporary work almost as famous, the Spring and Summer movements of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.
Please join us on Saturday, June 24 and bring a picnic, if you wish. Gates open at 6:30 – concert begins at 8:30. Parking is $10 per vehicle. The rain date is Sunday, June 25. If it is raining again on Sunday, the concert will move indoors to The Pingry School in Basking Ridge.
For more information and to obtain tickets, copy the following into your browser:
Tickets are also available by sending checks to:
Music in the Somerset Hills at P.O. Box 729, Bernardsville, NJ 07924
Include a valid email address and phone number on your check.
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