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9:00am Holy Eucharist

10:00am Sermon Seminar

11:15am Holy Eucharist ______________________

Presider

The Reverend Justi Schunior, Associate Rector

Preacher Ms. Emily Williams Guffey, Seminarian

Children’s Chapel

Ms. Marcella Gillis, Director for Youth & Family Ministries

Director of Music Mr. Jeff Kempskie

Cell Phones – Please turn off your cell phone or other electronic devices at any time you are in the Nave. Hearing – Infrared headsets providing amplified sound are in the tract racks by the doors, or ask an usher.

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St. Mark’s Mission Statement

St. Mark’s is an open community, welcoming people wherever they are on their faith journey. We celebrate the gifts of God that empower us to engage boldly in the struggles of life and to care for others with love, justice, and compassion.

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Visiting or New to St. Mark’s?

WE WELCOME YOU TO ST. MARK’S! Wherever you are on your faith journey, we invite you to celebrate life with us. Worship is in the round, and you are invited to sit anywhere in the Nave. Portable restrooms are lo-cated on the exterior of the building, on A Street, near the Courtyard that currently houses the temporary office trailers. Water coolers are located in the Nave near the Baptism Font. After Sermon Seminar, Coffee Hour is often held in the Adams Room (in the basement, accessed from the exterior staircases on Third St.) A light Pub Lunch is offered most Sundays after the 11:15 service. If you have questions, please introduce yourself to the Vestry Greeter at the end of the service.

THE HONDURAS CROSS, above the central altar platform, symbolizes St. Mark's connection with the broader Anglican Communion and our obligations to our sisters and brothers around the world, particularly with our sister congregations in the San Marcos Cluster in Honduras. Eileen Blumenthal and the 2000 Mission to Honduras designed the cross, and Eileen commissioned its construction in Honduras as a gift to St. Mark's community

THE ABSTRACT RESURRECTED CROSS, which hangs in front of the lectern, was made by artist Lynda Smith-Bugge from local burled maple and black walnut. The closed vertical of the cross has opened. Rays and circles lift the outstretched arms of the cross, just as the St. Mark's community has opened its arms to our fam-ily and others.

WORSHIP SERVICES AND FELLOWSHIP AT ST. MARK’S

9:00 am Holy Eucharist is without a sermon. Children process to Sunday school classes during the final hymn.

9:00 am Children's Chapel, in the Adams Room, is a kid-friendly, 20 minute service of songs, prayers, and a confession ritual. At the Peace, the group rejoins the service in the nave. Children’s Chapel is not held on the second Sunday of the month when the 9:00 a.m. service is a Family Service.

9:45 am Sunday School Classes for age 3 through grade 12; adult Bible study, other Christian Ed adult classes

10:00 am Sermon Seminar is held after the regular 9 am Eucharist. You are invited to comment on what or how the sermon “spoke” to you personally. Sermon Seminar concludes by 10:45 am.

11:15 am Eucharist and Sermon is a more traditional format.

5:00 pm Eucharist is a contemplative service with a homily and meditative music held every Sunday. An in-formal social hour follows the service where food and beverages are shared.

Hearing Assist: In the spirit of inclusion we offer both a “tele-loop” system and infrared headsets for those who are hard of hearing; both available by the doors from the beadles (ushers). To access the signal, switch your hearing aid to the “T” setting and be sure to sit in the first three rows.

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

Open Communion is our invitation to everyone to gather around the altar for spiritual and communal nourish-ment. We believe this meal is a manifestation of God’s love for each of us, regardless of our religion, beliefs or questions.

Announcements of church activities are often made by parishioners during the service. You can find more de-tails in the service bulletin as well as on our website, www.stmarks.net. To become more informed on the many parish life activities and events and become more engaged in our church community you may wish to sub-scribe to The Gospel According to St. Mark’s – our weekly electronic newsletter. To receive it, sign up at http://www.stmarks.net/gospelnewsletter. You can unsubscribe at anytime by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of every edition of The Gospel.

Childcare - St. Mark's provides care for children up to 3 1/2 yrs old during the Sunday morning services. Care-givers are available from 8:45 am -10:45 pm in the Nursery, on the lower level.

The Liturgy of the WordThe Liturgy of the WordThe Liturgy of the WordThe Liturgy of the Word �Portions of the liturgy omitted at the 9:00 AM service

Prelude Partita on O Gott, du frommer Gott, BWV 767 Johann Sebastian Bach (Oh God, you righteous God) (1685-1750) Opening Hymn 680 O God, our help in ages past St. Anne Opening Sentences

Presider Blessed be God. People Our Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer.

Presider Blessed be God’s kingdom. People Now and forever. All Amen. The Collect from Prayers for an Inclusive Church

Presider Let us pray. All Infinite God, impatient with your otherness we make you into an idol to serve our own needs: humble our arrogance by the strangeness of your coming and the wonder of your mercy; through Jesus Christ, the friend of the Pharisees and tax collectors. Amen. �Hebrew Scripture Joel 2:23-32 Read by Sara Rau, 11:15

O children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the Lord your God; for he has given the early rain for your vindication, he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the later rain, as before. The threshing floors shall be full of grain, the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the de-stroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent against you. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame. You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I, the Lord, am your God and there is no other. And my people shall never again be put to shame. Then afterward I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Even on the male and female slaves, in those days, I will pour out my spirit.

I will show portents in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes. Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls.

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Sequence Hymn 656 Blest are the pure in heart, vv. 1-3 Franconia The Gospel Luke 18:9-14

Gospeller The Gospel of Jesus. People Nancy Karpeles

Jesus told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and re-garded others with contempt: "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, `God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.' But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, `God, be merciful to me, a sinner!' I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other; for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted."

Gospeller The Gospel of Jesus. People Nancy Karpeles Sequence Hymn 656 Blest are the pure in heart, v. 4 Franconia

�The Sermon Ms. Emily Williams Guffey Please stand as able

Prayers of the People The Litany of Thanksgiving, Book of Common Prayer, adapted Led by Randy Marks, 9:00; Jessie Babcock, 11:15

Leader Let us give thanks for every good and perfect gift freely bestowed upon us.

A moment of silence is observed.

Leader For the beauty and wonder of your creation, in earth and sky and sea, People O God, we thank you.

Leader For all that is good and gracious in the world and in our lives, People O God, we thank you.

Leader For our families and friends, and for all communities of love and support in times of prosperity and adversity, People O God, we thank you.

Leader For our minds and reason, our hearts and passion, our hands and vocation, People O God, we thank you.

Leader For work that inspires us and leisure that revives us, People O God, we thank you.

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Leader For moments in our lives and in the world when love triumphs and justice prevails, People O God, we thank you.

Leader For the communion of saints, in all times and places, and for the life and labor, the mission and ministry of St. Mark’s Church, People O God, we thank you.

Leader Let us now offer our individual prayers, silently and, if aloud, ending by saying, “This is my prayer,” to which our community will respond, “Amen.”

A period of time is given for individual prayers.

Leader Let us pray. All O God, all blessings come from your hand, fill us with your Spirit that our hearts and hands may be open in gratitude and given to the service of your love; through Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen. The Peace

Presider May the peace of Christ’s Spirit ever abide within you. People And within you.

All, one with another, exchange a sign of peace.

Vestry/Officer Greeting Janet Vail, 9:00; Mary Thuell, 11:15 Associate Rector’s Greeting

The Liturgy of the TableThe Liturgy of the TableThe Liturgy of the TableThe Liturgy of the Table Offertory Anthem Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit Traditional Spiritual, arr. by Moses Hogan

Chancel Choir; Charmian Crawford, soloist

Ev’ry time I feel the Spirit, moving in my heart, I will pray.

On the mountain, my Lord spoke, out His mouth came fire and smoke. Down in the valley, on my knees, asked my Lord have mercy please.

Jerdon river, chilly and cold, chills the body not the soul. All around me looked so fine, asked my Lord if all was mine.

Ain’t but one train on this track, runs to heaven and right back. St. Peter waitin’ at the gate, said come on sinner, don’t be late. Please stand as able.

Presentation Hymn 288, v.3 Dix

As thy prospering hand hath blessed, may we give thee of our best; And by deeds of kindly love for thy mercies grateful prove; Singing thus through all our days praise to God, immortal praise.

Eucharistic Prayer

Presider God is with us. People Always with us.

Presider Then let us lift our hearts. People We lift our hearts to God.

Presider O God, with life-giving breath, you speak your Word into the void, calling into being things that are not, and inviting us to share your work of creation.

We thank you for the heavens, the earth, and the seas, and for the creatures with whom we share the world, for their lives so different from our own and the richness they reveal.

We thank you for the Son of Man, formed of Mary’s flesh and nurtured by her faith; Jesus who dwelled among us proclaiming a life of fearless love of bird and lily, child and stranger, the least as first.

On the cross, he joined the labor of all creation’s longing. In his rising, he hallowed all flesh to bear the glory of God. In sending his indwelling Spirit, he brings to birth within us a living hope.

Therefore, with all that has life through him and all who hope for a new creation, we share this song of love. Sanctus Festival Eucharist, Craig Phillips

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Presider Life-giving God, we pray your Spirit to come upon us and upon these gifts that this bread and wine may be to us the body and blood of our lord and brother, Jesus; who, on the night before he died, gathered with his friends. Calling them to his table, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it, and said: “This, my body, I give to you. Eat and remember me.”

After supper, Jesus took and blessed the cup, saying: “This, my blood, I give to you. Drink and remember me.” As on that night, so here and now he offers himself in touch and taste beyond the power of our words to proclaim. Great is the mystery of faith!

All Jesus died and was raised from the dead and, through the Spirit, abides within us now.

Presider Therefore, Life-giving God, we stand in your presence in the Name of your son, our brother, Jesus, through his cross and resurrection, revived by your Word and renewed by your Spirit. We offer these our gifts and our very selves, praying that you empower us to live in the liberty of your love. All AMEN. The Lord’s Prayer

Presider Now, in the words Jesus taught us, we pray, All Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen. Breaking of the Bread

Fraction Anthem Festival Eucharist, Craig Phillips

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Invitation to Communion

Presider In the love and justice of God, in Spirit-blessed bread and wine, Jesus offers himself to us and to all. Therefore, whoever we are, from wherever we have come, whatever we believe, we, each and all, are welcome and invited to receive. People All are welcome to our communion table. Amen! The Communion

Everyone is invited to God’s Table. For our visitors: Everyone is invited to God’s Table. For our visitors: Gather, one group at a time, around the altar platform. Remain until everyone has received the bread and wine and is dismissed by the Presider, who will say “Go in peace.” You may consume the bread then receive the wine by taking a sip from the chalice or goblet OR you may hold the bread, which will signal that you wish to intinct (dip the bread) into the chalice or the goblet. A non-alcoholic alternative to wine is offered in the plain goblet, and gluten-free crackers are available upon request. If you wish to receive a blessing rather than the bread and wine, simply cross your arms across your chest.

Music During Communion

Hymn 314 Humbly I adore thee Adoro devote

Hymn 686 Come, thou fount of every blessing Nettleton The people stand, as able Post Communion Prayer from Prayers for an Inclusive Church

Presider Together, let us pray. All May we who have fed at Wisdom’s table take her welcome out to where tables are reserved and doors are closed; may the Spirit drive us to break our bread on the altar of the world. Amen.

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Closing Hymn 637 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord Lyons The Blessing from Prayers for an Inclusive Church

Presider May the Spirit be the storm that shakes the foundations, the leap of new fire, which turns oppression to ash; may her wildness seduce us with holy desire; and the Blessing of God, our Creator, our Redeemer, and our Sustainer be with us, and remain with us always. All Amen!

Dismissal written by The Rector

Presider Alleluia! Renewed in hope, let us go forth with thankful hearts All And with faithful hands of service! Alleluia!

Postlude Prelude in C Minor, BWV 546 J.S. Bach

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Sermon Seminar at 10:00 a.m.

Announcements Please limit announcements to one minute.

Hebrew Scripture Joel 2:23-32 Read by Dick Rumpf

(See pg. 2) The Sermon Ms. Emily Williams Guffey

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PERMISSIONS Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit. Words: Traditional Spiritual, Music: Traditional Spiritual, arr. by Moses Hogan, © 1995 Hal Leonard Corporation. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-718991.. Sanctus and Benedictus. Mu-sic: Craig Phillips (b. 1961), © 2006 Paraclete Press. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Christ Our Passover. Music: Craig Phillips (b. 1961), © 2006 Paraclete Press. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

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Worship and Liturgical Participants

Vergers Loretta Veney

Acolytes Sarah Baldwin, Crucifer; Annadora Garner, Cecilia Timberg, Torch Bearers, 9:00 Jessie Babcock, 11:15

Altar Guild Josie Jordan, Marcia Knutson, 9:00 Bert & Mary Cooper, Anne & Robert Headley, 11:15

Beadles Erica Bugge, Linda Cheatham, Chuck Divine, 11:15

Bread & Wine Maureen Shea & Kenn Allen, 9:00 Beryl Maloney-Lillaston 11:15

Layservers Rick Hayes, Pat Latin, Hester Ohbi, Walter Witek, 11:15

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Parish Prayer ListParish Prayer ListParish Prayer ListParish Prayer List

Lolita Abernathy (Paul’s mother) • Frederica Barrow • Margret Berendes (Chris Berendes’ mother) • Chip Block (Susan Block’s cousin) • Sylvie Kalas Braddock (Barbara Nelson’s granddaughter) •

Joya Cox • Taylor Emerson (Randy Marks’ niece) • Pamela Foggin • Margret Garner (Gene Garner’s mother) • Celia Hahn • Patricia Harold (Rosemary Harold’s mother) •

Rick Hayes • Will Henely (Elin Whitney-Smith’s grandson) • Dennis Lewis • Joan Maloney (Beryl Maloney-Lillaston’s mother) • Charles Marks • Nat Marks • Lila Marks •

Winnie Mosher • Randell Prothro • Bruce Ritter • Al Rollins • Arnold Taylor • Geneva Watkins (Pontheolla’s mother)

Military Deaths:

Lyle D. Turnbull (31), Norfolk, VA Patrick H. Quinn (26), Quarryville, PA

Those of our Parish serving in the military:

Vincent Alcazar Clint Billings (son of Kevin Billings and Mary Louise Wagner)

P. J. Boehm (brother of Rachel Boehm) Andrew Dannenmaier (brother and brother-in-law of Bill and Molly Dannenmaier) Stephen Dannenmaier (brother and brother-in-law of Bill and Molly Dannenmaier)

Jason Earnest (son of Erika Bugge, grandson of Paul Bugge and Lynda Smith-Bugge) Joshua Russo (nephew of Stephanie and David Deutsch)

Christian Schmidle (son of Robert and Pamela Schmidle, husband of Jen Salerno) Dani Stearman (niece of Bill and Molly Dannenmaier)

Thomas Winkler (nephew of Stephanie and David Deutsch)

CCCCycle of Prayerycle of Prayerycle of Prayerycle of Prayer

In the Diocese of Washington:

Regional assemblies and regional conveners of the Diocese

In the Anglican Community:

The Rt Revd Bernard Oringa Balmoi, Torit, Sudan

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Green Tips from the Green Lions

This is the first of upcoming seasonal sustainable ideas from the Green Lions.

Composting is an ancient practice that creates rich garden fertilizer by recycling yard and vegetable waste. If the waste goes into a landfill, you use fossil fuels to truck it there. Once there, methane (a gas that causes more global warming than carbon dioxide) can leak from the landfill. So composting reduces two contributors to global warming. For basic info, see www.bbg.org/gardening/article/composting_basics. Low-cost compost bins (under $50) are available from Amazon and Home Depot. For extensive green living ideas, see www.eartheasy.com.

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Announcements, not to exceed 120 words, are to be submitted to angela.nedd@stmarks.net by 5:00 pm on the Tuesday preceding the Sunday you wish the announcement to run.

From the Canvass 2014 Co-Chairs

1. THE STEWARDSHIP OF FAITH PLEDGE DRIVE FOR 2014 is underway! During the time when we have risen to the challenge to expand our space and undertaken major renovations, we need to continue to pull together as a community to support the everyday expenses of supporting our clergy, staff, pro-grams, and facilities. We need everyone to be involved to keep our community vibrant. Canvass informa-tion and pledge forms should be arriving in the mail this week, and the blue pledge forms are also avail-able in the tract racks. Please fill out a form and put it in the collection plate on Sunday. Alternatively, simply e-mail your pledge information to Susan Block (susan.block@stmarks.net) or call her at 202-543-0053, ext. 305. Submit your information soon and help us get this year’s Canvass off to a great start!

From the Office

2. DO YOU MAIL YOUR DONATION CHECKS? DO YOU USE ONLINE BILL-PAY TO DONATE? Almost a year has passed since the church offices were moved, but many donors are still mailing their donations to the office's old mailing address – a townhouse no longer owned by St. Mark’s! • The USPS mail-forwarding order is ending; most mail is no longer being forwarded! • St. Mark’s needs your donations! • To ensure delivery of your checks, please use the new mailing address:

301 A Street SE, Washington, DC 20003.

3. PARISH DIRECTORIES OUT OCTOBER 17. All pledging members should have received an updated Parish Directory by email. (Printed copies were mailed to those who don’t use email.) If you haven’t re-ceived a directory: 1) check your spam folder for mail from stmarksmasteremaillistserv@stmarkslists.net; 2) contact Susan Block, Parish Administrator for Finance and Membership (susan.block@stmarks.net or 202-543-0053 x 305) to make sure the office has your correct address.

4. DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS on Sunday, November 3, at 2:00 am. Don’t forget to set your clock back one hour on Saturday night!

Vision 2020 & Transition Team Updates

5. INTERIOR DEMOLITION is well underway! At least a dozen people are hard at work in the Parish Hall wing. The Parish Hall floor has been removed carefully to allow for potential reuse in other parts of the building, as has the banister on the stairway to the Dance Studio. The mural is gone. Bathrooms on both levels are being dismantled. The sacristy and vesting area are being gutted. On the exterior, about 15 feet of the paving stones on the driveway have been removed and replaced with heavy gravel as part of the required environmental controls; the rest are covered with heavy plywood to protect them from damage. A hole is being cut in the side of the Parish Hall north wall, just to the east of the door that opens to the driveway – that will be the primary construction entrance throughout the project. Dumpsters are arriving and departing as needed. Work is beginning on removal of the windows that will be restored. Slab re-moval (the concrete under the Parish Hall floor and in the kitchen) will likely have begun as we go to press! When that is done…digging begins!

6. PLEASE CHECK OUR CONSTRUCTION BLOG for the latest news and photos of the work in pro-gress at http://www.stmarks.net/who-we-are/vision2020/construction-blog/

7. JUST IN CASE! While we obviously hope this information is not needed, it is good to know that a NEW first aid kit is sitting on top of the wardrobe in the temporary sacristy (behind the curtains in front of the Chapel). The old one from the kitchen was long out of date. And fire extinguishers can be found (1) in the Nave on the wall between the organ and the old foyer doors and (2) in the Undercroft next to the exit door from the Adams Room to 3rd Street. 13

Worship

8. WEEK-DAY SERVICE AND MEDITATION OPPORTUNITIES

Insight Meditation, Nave: Mondays, 7:30pm to 9:00pm; Thursdays, 7:00am to 8:00am Holy Eucharist, Chapel: Thursdays, Noon to 12:45pm

9. VOLUNTEERS FOR READERS GUILD NEEDED. If you would like to read the scriptures, Prayers of the People or other selected readings during either early or late church services, please contact Susan Witek (slwitek@gmail.com). You can select the date, service and reading (scriptures or Prayers of the People) that works for you.

Christian Ed

Check this part of the bulletin each week for a preview of upcoming classes. Check the website for additional information: http://www.stmarks.net/ministry-and-programs/course-catalog.

CE Program Updates 10. CHRISTIAN ED CATALOG. The new 2013-2014 Christian Education Catalog containing program year information is now available in hard copy in the tract racks or as a PDF file on St. Mark’s website (http://www.stmarks.net) where it will be found under the Ministry & Programs tab. Begin to consider which classes you will take this year!

11. ACCESS TO UNDERCROFT. Many Christian Ed classes meet in the Undercroft, the space beneath the Nave. Due to construction on the Parish Hall, the Foyer entrance will be closed within the next few weeks. This means that access to the Undercroft will be limited to the two exterior doors on the 3rd Street side of the church. The exterior door closer to A Street leads to the Adams Room and has a sign listing classes and meetings in that space. Please use the exterior entrance closer to Independence Ave to access the Library and Undercroft corridor when the Adams Room is in use.

Sunday School Updates & Reminders 12. SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR CATECHESIS. Sunday School has started, but new students are welcome at any time. Please see Marcella Gillis to fill our your registration forms and plan to take your children to the Undercroft to introduce them to their teachers.

13. SUNDAY SCHOOL YEAR FOR MIDDLE AND SENIOR HIGH. Both classes are under way, but new students are welcome at any time! ·Middle School classes meet in the Library in the Undercroft. ·High School classes are meeting at David & Stephanie Deutsch’s home (500 E. Capitol St, NE) ·Parents are reminded to submit your registration forms to Marcella Gillis.

Catechesis Teacher Training 14. NEW!! CATECHESIS FORMATION FOR ADULTS. We're offering Level I formation for adults inter-ested in teaching Sunday School for our young children. The class will cover the Montessori foundations of Catechesis, the 3-6 year old child, and the essential lessons: Bible stories, parables, gestures of the Eucharist, geography—and lots more! When: The class meets one Saturday a month starting October 26 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Where: Classroom 6 and the Library (Undercroft). Leader: Nora Rumpf. Fee: Free. Questions? Contact Nora Rumpf (nrumpflb@aol.com, 703-328-1376).

Adult Experiential Classes 15. NEW!! PARENTING AS STORYTELLING: IDENTITY, DESTINY, LEGACY. This class explores ways in which our family stories illumine our journey as parents. As Bible stories bind us to ancient human struggles to find meaning through faith, our own ancestral tales can be the foundation for what writer Bruce Feiler calls our “intergenerational self” and, importantly, for our children. Questions that will be ex-plored include: What aspects of my family history do I want most to impart to my children? Where may God be revealed in that storytelling? Join us as we swap stories and connect as parents in a sometimes chaotic and demanding world. When: New dates! Sundays, October 20 and 27, November 3 and 10, 2013, 9–11 am. Where: Margaret Crenshaw’s home, 321 E. Capitol St. SE (1 block from St. Mark's) Leaders: Paul Abernathy, Julie Murphy, and Kit Arrington. Fee: $25.

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Bible Studies 16. MARCHING THROUGH THE BIBLE: THE APOCRYPHA—PART III AND BEYOND. This class ex-plores 4 Maccabees, one the of books of the Apocrypha, a collection of Second Century B.C.E. to Second Century C.E. writings. The course consists of assigned readings and class discussions of the texts. Regu-lar attendance is encouraged. Additional outside readings are not expected. We are trying to become fa-miliar with reading and discussing the text itself. When: Sundays, Now through Spring, 2014; 10:00-11:00 am. Where: Classroom 5 (Undercroft). Convener: Bob Ewald. Fee: $25.

17. WEDNESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY. This ongoing Bible study and discussion group is open to everyone and drop-ins are welcome. We will study the Gospel of Mark in The Scholars Version translation (Poleridge Press). When: Wednesdays, 11:00 am -12:15 pm; brown bag lunch follows until 1:00pm. Where: Fireside Room, Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 E. Capitol St., NE. Leaders: Paul Abernathy and lay leaders. Coordinator: Raiford Gaffney. Fee: $25.

18. NEW! THURSDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY. Revelations, Elaine Pagels’ latest study of the savage and strange Book of Revelation will be the subject Thursday Night Bible Book Study. When: Class begins Thursday, October 24, 7:30-9 pm and meets weekly. Where: Library (Undercroft). Leaders: The Rev. Justi Schunior and Andrew Stafford. Please contact Justi Schunior (justi.schunior@stmarks.net) to order a book. Fee: $25, plus book.

Meditation 19. MONDAY EVENING BUDDHIST MEDITATION. Come meditate with others in a quiet place. When: Mondays, 7:30-9:00 pm. Where: Nave. Leaders: Collie Agle, John McIlwain, Jonathan Foust, Mary Au-bry, Amy Smith. Fee: $10 donation per class to be shared by leaders, Insight Meditation Community of Washington, and St. Mark's.

20. THURSDAY MORNING BUDDHIST MEDITATION. Come meditate with others in a quiet place. When: Thursdays, 7:00am- 8:00am. Where: Nave. Leaders: Collie Agle, John McIlwain, Jonathan Foust, Mary Aubry, Amy Smith. Fee: $10 donation per class to be shared by leaders, Insight Meditation Commu-nity of Washington, St. Mark's.

21. NEW!! THE WISDOM OF THE DHARMA. This class will explore what the Buddha's core teachings are, and the meaning they can have in our lives. When: Thursdays, November 7, 14, 21, 8:00-9:30 pm. Where: Adams Room. Leader: Collie Agle. Fee: $50.

Beyond The Frame: Celebrating David Evelyn 22. NEW!! EXPRESSING SPIRITUALITY, INDIVIDUALLY AND COMMUNALLY, THROUGH THE VISUAL ARTS was a vital mission of David's, who gifted us with his artistry, teaching, and leadership. David un-derstood the many ways that creative expression focuses and resolves the chaos and anxiety that shakes us, and opens us to the richness and depth of the world within and around us. The exhibit Yoga: The Art of Transformation, at the Sackler Gallery, features masterpieces from many countries, explores yoga’s goals; its Hindu as well as Buddhist, Jain, and Sufi manifestations; its means of transforming body and consciousness; and its profound philosophical foundations. The first exhibition to present this leitmotif of Indian visual culture, it also examines the roles that yogis and yoginis played in Indian society over two thousand years. Following a lunch discussion at the Castle, we will, weather permitting, express our per-sonal Yoga in paint and paper nearby on the Mall (backup location: St. Mark's Library). When: Season begins Saturday, November 2, 10:00am —3:00pm. Where: Sackler Gallery. Leaders: Martha Connor-Donnelly, Penny Farley. Questions? Contact Martha (202-546-1542, macd46@hotmail.com) and Penny (301-439-4473, p3farley@verizon.net).

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Youth and Family Ministries

Director of Youth Ministries can be reached at Marcella.Gillis@stmarks.net.

23. UPCOMING ACTIVITIES: • October 27, Help the Homeless Walk 11am-1pm : Join us for our annual Fannie Mae Help the Home-

less activity & then walk around the Capitol, proceeds donated to Samaritan Ministry of Greater Wash-ington. All ages welcome! Register or donate online at: www.hthwalks.org/goto/stmarkswalk

• November 16, High School Lock In 6pm-overnight: As a reschedule to our rainchecked fall retreat we'll be holding a lock-in at St. Mark's for the high school group. We'll plan on meeting at 6:00 pm at St. Mark's and will spend the night playing games, watching movies, eating snacks, chatting and sleeping in the nave. RSVP with Marcella

Parents and/or other adults are needed to help with the above events! Contact Marcella if you're inter-ested in spending some time with our wonderful youth.

24. SUNDAY SCHOOL REGISTRATION. Registration & Permission forms for 2013-14 are now available on the website. Hard copies will also be available in the undercroft. Return these completed forms to Marcella as soon as possible!

25. SAFEGUARDING GOD’S CHILDREN is the Diocese of Washington’s mandatory child abuse preven-tion training for staff & volunteers who work with children & youth. If you have already taken the course and need to renew your certification (expires after 3 years) you may do so online. Contact: Marcella Gillis. Next class: Thursday, November 7, 6:30 pm - 9:30pm, at St. Columba's Parish, DC

Parish Life

26. COFFEE HOUR TODAY! There will be an opportunity for food, beverages and fellowship after the two morning services today. Greg Smith is graciously setting up coffee and tea around 10 am before Sermon Seminar, and continental breakfast after Sermon Seminar and Sunday School in the Adams Room. (Enter through the Third Street basement door.) Please be considerate and note the Suggested donation: $1, to defray costs for the coffee hour.(Our annual Parish Life budget line for "coffee" is woefully inadequate.) Questions? Contact Pam Lacey (placey@aga.org).

27. NO PUB LUNCH TODAY:As no one signed up, there is no pub lunch today after the 11:15 service.

28. PLEASE SIGN UP TO BRING PUB LUNCH IN NOVEMBER: Yes! If you help, we will continue to have pub lunch on Sundays during the construction year. It is easy! No cooking. Just bring a picnic style spread to set up on a table in the Nave (e.g. cheese, crusty bread, grapes, hummus, crudités) and clear it away afterward. Paper goods are supplied. The 6 punches on each person’s pub ticket for lunch provides the funding to reimburse the provider of the picnic style lunch. Wine and perhaps beer will also be avail-able on pub lunch days. Contact: Pam Lacey (placey@aga.org), with CC: to Jane Miller.

29. SEEKING VOLUNTEER TO BE PUB COORDINATOR: Last week Jane and Crane Miller were mis-identified as Pub Coordinators. They are helping with logistics but are not prepared to take on the Pub Co-ordinator mantle. So we need someone to step up and be the official Pub Coordinator. If you want to be sure we have this important opportunity for fellowship after the 11:15 service, please exercise leadership and say Yes! I will recruit and coordinate volunteers to bring pub lunch! Contact: Pam Lacey (placey@aga.org), Vestry Liaison for Parish Life, Acting Parish Life Manager, de facto Pub Lunch Coordi-nator, and assistant to Greg Smith on Coffee Hour logistics.

30. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP WITH COFFEE HOUR: We should not expect Greg Smith to shoulder the coffee hour and breakfast alone. Those of you who enjoy this opportunity for fellowship, want it to continue, and want to help lighten the load on your fellow parishioner, please offer to help out. Con-tact: Pam Lacey (placey@aga.org).

31. ST. MARK'S YOGA CENTER WILL HOLD A VETERAN'S DAY RESTORATIVE YOGA CLASS on Monday, November 11, 6:00pm - 7:05pm. No experience necessary. Wear loose comfortable clothing. Class is FREE to all Veterans. All others may use passes, or $15 drop-in.

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32. ST. MARK’S FILM CLUB HALLOWEEN FILM CLUB OUTING. Join us at the AFI Silver Theatre to view F. W. Murnau's silent horror masterpiece, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, with live music by Pro-fessor Andrew Earle Simpson, featuring Max Schreck, as Count Orlock, a.k.a. the world's most repulsive vampire. Purchase advance tickets for the 7:30 showing at http://www.afi.com/silver/films/2013/p63/halloweenonscreen.aspx and meet us in the main box office lobby. When: Saturday, November 2, 7:30 pm. Where: AFI Silver Theater, 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD. For further info: contact Alicia Ruble (202-420-9256, blurbologist@hotmail.com).

33. CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP: A support group for those caring for seriously ill or otherwise in-capacitated loved ones meets the second and fourth Mondays each month. For more information, contact group leaders Suella Henn, (swhenn@mac.com, 202-544-0113) or Mary Welker (marymwelker@aol.com, 202-387-4083). When: October 14, 2013, 7:30pm. Where: Library.

34. ST. MARK'S READING GROUP. For November 4, we’re reading Flight Behavior by Barbara King-solver and for December 2, Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood by Britain in its Darkest, Finest Hour by Lynne Olson. If you’ve read the book, you’re welcome to join us! When: Monday, November 2, 7:30 pm. Where: Library.

Outreach

35. CARROT CAKE WINS THE BAKEOFF! Diane Hoover's incredible carrot cake won last week's Hill’s Heavenly Sweets Bakeoff and Fundraiser hosted by St. Mark's 20s-30s and the Outreach Board. The event raised over $2,000 (PLUS a Fannie Mae match) for Samaritan Ministry and their work with home-less neighbors in our city. Second place: Ngiste Abebe’s amazing chocolate squares topped with cara-mel (sprinkled with sea salt). Third place: John Sedgewick’s lovely chocolate cake encased in choco-late. Finally, Lisa Ramish won the door prize of five nights in Paris! Thank you to everyone who sup-ported the event with door prizes, contributions, planning, decorating, clean-up, enthusiasm, and so on. Thanks also to our judges, the Honorable Chase Ammon, Hanna Andrews, and Luke Burneson (who likely are still recovering from all that sugar)!

36. GOD LOVES UGANDA. Opening October 25 at West End Cinema, this documentary by Academy Award-winner Roger Ross Williams explores the role of the American Evangelical movement in fueling Uganda's homophobic laws. Ugandan Episcopal Bishop Christopher Senyonjo plays an important role in speaking up for LGBT people – a position that has lost him his pension and his place in the church there. Part of the proceeds from this year’s mite boxes went to the St. Paul’s Centre for Equality and Reconcilia-tion that he founded.

Music

37. DO YOU LIKE TO SING OR PLAY AN INSTRUMENT? If so, we want to hear from you! Singers of all voice parts are needed in the Chancel Choir, which rehearses Thursdays from 7:30-9:30 in the Nave. Children are invited to sing with the Boys & Girls Choir, which rehearses on Sundays from 11-11:45am. We also use instruments from time to time and hope to establish a Handbell Choir soon! Interested? Con-tact: Jeff Kempskie (jeff.kempskie@stmarks.net).

38. MUSIC LESSONS. The St. Mark’s Music Studio offers voice lessons with Kellie McHugh(kellie.mchugh.81@gmail.com) and piano lessons with Jeff Kempskie. All ages and levels of experience are welcome.

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THIS WEEK AT ST. MARK’S: THIS WEEK AT ST. MARK’S: THIS WEEK AT ST. MARK’S: THIS WEEK AT ST. MARK’S:

October 27 October 27 October 27 October 27 ———— November 3November 3November 3November 3

Sunday, October 27Sunday, October 27Sunday, October 27Sunday, October 27

9:00 am — 10:00 am 9:00 am — 11:00 am 10:00 am — 11:00 am 10:00 am — 11:00 am 10:00 am — 12:00 pm 11:00 am — 11:45 am 11:00 am — 12:30 pm 11:15 am — 12:30 pm 11:30 am — 1:00 pm 2:00 pm — 4:00 pm

5:00 pm — 6:00 pm

5:00 pm — 6:00 pm

Holy Eucharist Nave Parenting as Storytelling: Identity, Destiny, Legacy Off-campus Sunday School Undercroft Classrooms, Library Sermon Seminar Nave Baptism Class Off-Campus Boys & Girls Choir Rehearsal Classroom 3 Grate Patrol Adams Room Holy Eucharist Nave Back to Sunday School Day Adams Room Holy Land Trip Adams Room Contemplative Eucharist Nave Yoga Class Adams Room

Monday, October 28Monday, October 28Monday, October 28Monday, October 28

Clergy & Music Director’s Day Off

9:45 am — 1:30 pm 6:00 pm — 7:05 pm 7:30 pm — 9:00 pm 7:30 pm — 9:00 pm

Dance Classes Nave Yoga Class Adams Room Insight Meditation Nave Caregivers Support Group Library

Tuesday, October 29Tuesday, October 29Tuesday, October 29Tuesday, October 29

12:15 pm — 1:15 pm 1:30 pm — 3:30 pm 3:30 pm — 4:30 pm 3:30 pm — 8:30 pm 6:00 pm — 7:05 pm 5:00 pm — 7:00 pm 7:30 pm — 9:30 pm

Yoga Class Adams Room Organ Practice Nave St. Mark’s Staff Meeting Library Dance Classes Nave Vision 2020 Steering Committee Library Yoga Class Adams Room Life, Community & Faith Class Adams Room

Wednesday, October 30Wednesday, October 30Wednesday, October 30Wednesday, October 30

10:00 am — 11:30 pm 11:00 am — 1:00 pm 11:00 am — 1:00 pm 1:30 pm — 3:30 pm 3:30 pm — 7:30 pm 6:00 pm — 7:05 pm

Organ Practice Nave Wednesday Bible Study Lutheran Reformation Church Dance Classes Nave Organ Practice Nave Dance Classes Nave Yoga Class Adams Room

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Thursday, October 31Thursday, October 31Thursday, October 31Thursday, October 31

7:30 am — 8:30 am 10:30 am — 12:00 pm 12:00 pm — 12:30 pm 1:00 pm — 3:30 pm 3:30 pm — 7:15 pm 6:30 pm — 8:00 pm 7:30 pm — 8:30 pm 7:30 pm — 9:00 pm 7:30 pm — 10:00 pm 8:00 pm — 10:00 pm

Insight Meditation Nave Organ Practice Nave Holy Eucharist Chapel (in Nave) Organ Practice Nave Dance Classes Nave Yoga Class Adams Room Dance Class Classrooms 1,3 Thursday Night Bible Study Library Choir Rehearsal Nave The Art & Practice of Meditation Adams Room

Friday, November 1Friday, November 1Friday, November 1Friday, November 1

All saints’ Day

6:45 am — 7:45 am 8:30 am — 9:45 am 10:00 am — 11:30 am 11:15 pm — 12:30 pm 1:00 pm — 3:30 pm 3:45 pm — 7:30 pm 6:00 pm — 8:00 pm

Yoga Class Adams Room Coordinating Committee Library Organ Practice Nave Dance Classes Nave Organ Practice Nave Dance Classes Nave Women’s AA Meeting Adams Room

Saturday, November 2Saturday, November 2Saturday, November 2Saturday, November 2

All Souls’ Day

8:15 am — 1:15 pm 10:00 am — 11:00 am 10:00 am — 12:00 pm 12:30 pm — 4:00 pm 7:00 pm — 8:00 pm

Dance Classes Classrooms 1,3 Baptism Rehearsal Nave Yoga Class Adams Room Beyond the Frame Planning Session Library AA Meeting Adams Room

Sunday, October 27Sunday, October 27Sunday, October 27Sunday, October 27

9:00 am — 10:00 am 9:00 am — 11:00 am 10:00 am — 11:00 am 10:00 am — 11:00 am 11:00 am — 11:45 am 11:15 am — 12:30 pm 5:00 pm — 6:00 pm

5:00 pm — 6:00 pm

Holy Eucharist + Holy Baptism Nave Parenting as Storytelling: Identity, Destiny, Legacy Off-campus Sunday School Undercroft Classrooms, Library Sermon Seminar Nave Boys & Girls Choir Rehearsal Classroom 3 Holy Eucharist + Holy Baptism Nave Contemplative Eucharist Nave Yoga Class Adams Room

Calendar online at: http://www.stmarks.net/calendar/

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church + Capitol HillSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church + Capitol HillSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church + Capitol HillSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church + Capitol Hill +

New Address:New Address:New Address:New Address:

301 A Street, SE301 A Street, SE301 A Street, SE301 A Street, SE

Washington, DC 20003 Washington, DC 20003 Washington, DC 20003 Washington, DC 20003

202-543-0053 (phone)

202-546-3695 (fax)

www.stmarks.net

Office Directory

The Rev. Paul Roberts Abernathy, Rector paul.abernathy@stmarks.net

The Rev. Justi Schunior, Associate Rector justi.schunior@stmarks.net

Jeff Kempskie, Director of Music jeff.kempskie@stmarks.net

Marcella Gillis, Director of Youth and Family Ministries marcella.gillis@stmarks.net

Susan Block, Parish Administrator for Finance & Membership susan.block@stmarks.net

Angela Nedd, Parish Administrator for Programs and Facilities angela.nedd@stmarks.net

Warren E. O'Hearn, Bookkeeper wohearn@hotmail.com

Edwin D. Green, Maintenance Contractor (240-447-0027) edwin.green@stmarks.net

Weston Mathews, Seminarian emathews@vts.edu

Emily Williams Guffey, Seminarian eguffey@vts.edu

Adjunct Clergy: The Reverends William Flanders, Susan Flanders, Carl Siegel, Arnold Taylor

The Vestry

Senior Warden Grady B. Hedgespeth seniorwarden.saintmarks@gmail.com

Junior Warden Michael D. Summey stmarksjuniorwarden@gmail.com

Class of ‘14 Fritz Henn, Charlotte Murray, Janet Vail

Class of ’15 Jim Steed, Amy Kovac-Ashley, Pamela Lacey

Class of ‘16 Gwen Dillard, Nora Rumpf, Mary Thuell

Officers Penny Hansen, Treasurer

Eric Fiala, Assistant Treasurer

Mary Cooper, Register

Charlie Rupp, Manciple

Angelina Bradley and Michael Knipe, Co-Counsel

Diocesan Delegates

Suella Henn Maureen Shea Raiford Gaffney