The Reverend Kathleen Hawkins Berkowe
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St. Mark’s Message The Seventh Sunday of Easter May 8, 2016 XCII, No. 18 THE LION’S PAUSE Sunday, May 8th – with Rogation Sunday THE REVEREND KATHLEEN Bring Red plants to HAWKINS BERKOWE, be blessed and PRIEST-IN-CHARGE planted after 10 am service. Mother Kathleen will lead three Sunday mornings: 9 am in the library - ASCENSION DAY Thursday, May 5th May 8 - The Episcopal Church and The Anglican Communion “Walking Together” or “Family 12:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist Feud?” A highly publicized series of actions have highlighted differences in practice, discernment and CHURCH SCHOOL CELEBRATION! belief among members of the Anglican Communion. It’s about Christian Formation! In this first session, we will explore the Anglican All are invited to attend a pancake breakfast, Communion – our world-wide family of churches: hosted by the Church School brought together initially by a shared English and Breakfast will be served on May 15th during English colonial national, political, spiritual, and coffee hour, immediately following cultural heritage, and increasingly growing into the the 10:00 a.m. service. indigenous and regional cultures of each locale. After this session participants will be able to answer: What Come celebrate the end of our Church School is the Anglican Communion? What is its “structure”? year and preview upcoming new fall programs Has the Episcopal Church been “thrown out” or for children and adults! “Disciplined?” What happened in the most recent Wear red in honor of Pentecost! meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council and how is our own Bishop Ian Douglas involved? What does it Church School Teachers Needed! mean to “walk together?” Is this meaningful action or We are gathering people interested in “talk”? helping next September with the church school and with programs for children - please May 15 – The Spirit goes where it wills… Structure contact Mother Kathleen ASAP for information and Boundaries: The Episcopal Church, ECCT (not about the process and training! the Diocese) and the Parish. May 22 – “St. Marks, Ministry, You and Me: Pentecost is May 15th! Formation and “Making Disciples.” Readers of languages other than English are invited to participate in the reading Mother Kathleen of the Gospel. Please call or email Mother Kathleen if you are interested.
NEW BRITAIN POLICE DEPARTMENT Parish Outing! POLICE-FAITH COMMUNITY ACADEMY Join us on Sunday, June 5th for brunch at 12:00 p.m. at Himalaya Restaurant (Indian) The New Britain Police Department is running a 12- week course for city clergy and their congregations. It 1211 Farmington Ave., Berlin describes the various divisions of the department, how for a buffet luncheon investigations are done, and a “normal day” in the life Please R.S.V.P. to the parish office by of a police officer. The goal is to give faith groups a Thursday, June 2nd so we can sit together! sense of the challenges faced by the police and to Meet there or carpool from church! encourage feedback so both groups can collaborate (If cost ($10 plus tax and tip) is holding you more effectively when serving the community. back, please speak with Mother Kathleen) Four of your fellow parishioners (Mother Kathleen, Plastic Bags and Coffee Cans Dave Tompkins, Molly Sherman and Allison Penick) attended the first session. (30 people attended in all) It Needed was a basic introduction with an overview of the chain The St. Mark’s Food Pantry is in need of of command, compliance with the First, Fourth, and clean, used plastic grocery bags. Please drop Fifth Amendments, and accountability. The top goal of them off at the parish office or in the baskets in the police is conflict resolution with safety first for all the back of the church. Thank you! concerned. Use-of-force decisions in a split second are The St. Elizabeth Guild is in need of metal 1 tough! Sergeant Keller and Lieutenant Rodriguez gave pound coffee cans. Please drop them off at the me a new respect for the police and I look forward to parish office. Thank you. learning more. Allison Penick Eternal rest grant unto Antoinette Mason. 147 West Main St., New Britain, CT 06052. May she rest in peace. E-Mail Addresses – [email protected] Sunday, May 8, 2016 ST. MARK’S PARISH SCHEDULE The Seventh Sunday of Easter [email protected] First Reading: Acts 16:16-34 Web Site - www.stmarksnewbritain.org Epistle: Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 Go to our Facebook page and ‘like us’: Gospel: John 14:23-29 www.facebook.com/saintmarksnb Prayers for our Parish families: Robert Giove, Lyndsay Watras and Jayden, Ethan, Justin and Sunday, May 8 The Seventh Sunday of Easter – Ryan Giove, Shirley Giove, José Cruz and Brandon Rogation Sunday Vega and Mark Giulietti and Stephen Hard. 7:45 a.m. HOLY EUCHARIST – Church PRAYER CHAIN: to activate the chain call Barbara *8:30 a.m. Adult Choir Warm-up – Choir Room Campbell 860-673-7607, [email protected]. *8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Sunday Morning N.A. – Gym *9:00 a.m. Adult Forum – Auditorium NOONDAY PRAYER with intercessions is said each *9:30 a.m. Church School – Classrooms Thursday at noon in the Chapel. All welcome. *9:30 a.m. Adult Choir Warm-up – Choir Room 10:00 a.m. HOLY EUCHARIST – Church If you or someone you know is hospitalized, please *11:15 a.m. Coffee Hour and Fellowship – Aud. inform the clergy or call the office 860-225-7634. *12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. New Life Church – Gym/Aud. *4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Sunday Night Dinner – Auditorium *6:00 p.m. Yoga – Gym *7:00 p.m. A.A. Regular Meeting – Gym *7:00 p.m. A.A. Meeting – Library KUDOS: Thank you to the Pastoral Care Monday, May 9 Committee for all the work that they do all year 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Food Pantry – Open long. They provide Prayer Shawls, casseroles and 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Lifeline A.A. Meeting – Library cards to parishioners and others to help brighten 7:00 p.m. Deanery Meeting – St. Paul’s, Southington their day or lighten their load. 7:00 p.m. Light Hearted A.A. Group – Lib. 7:00 p.m. Manos Unidas – Auditorium Adult Forum 9 am Auditorium Tuesday, May 10 Join us for Adult Forum for the next 3 weeks as 9:30 a.m. Staff Meeting Mother Kathleen leads us in a conversation about the 10:30 a.m. St. Elizabeth’s Guild – Parlor Episcopal Church! 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist – Jerome Home Sunday, May 8 Join us as we talk about the World 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ESL Class – Room 5 3:30 p.m. Friends of Bill W. AA – Library Church, the Anglican Communion and the recent 5:00 p.m. Women’s AA Meeting – Library meetings of the Bishops of the Anglican Consultative 6:30 p.m. Vestry Meeting – Saunders Library Council. Wednesday, May 11 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ESL Class – Room 5 Watch the Message and the bulletin for the topics 10:00 a.m. Alanon Family Group Meeting – Lib for weeks 2 and 3. 5:00 p.m. Getting Better AA Group – Lib. 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. New Life Church – Auditorium Graduation Time is here! 7:00 p.m. Al-anon – Library Please send in names of the graduates in Thursday, May 12 your family (and dates of graduation) so they 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Food Pantry Open 12:00 p.m. Noon Prayer – Chapel may be included in our prayers. 12:00 p.m. CCARC Prayer Service – Parlor 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Champion Hip Hop Class – Aud. HIGHLIGHTS 7:00 p.m. Thursday Night Group – Library 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Young Peoples AA Meeting – Gym th Sunday May 8 – Rogation Sunday – Friday, May 13 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Friday Night Dinner – Auditorium Bring Red Impatiens to be 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. New Life Church – Auditorium blessed and planted. 7:00 p.m. A.A. Group – Saunders Library th Saturday, May 14 Sunday, May 15 – Pentecost – Wear 1:00 p.m. M.L.S.S. Assembly – Library Red! Sunday, May 15th – Church 3:00 p.m. United Chaplains – Auditorium Sunday, May 15 The Day of Pentecost School Celebration 7:45 a.m. HOLY EUCHARIST – Church 10:00 a.m. HOLY EUCHARIST – Church Church School Teachers Needed! 11:15 a.m. Church School Pancake Breakfast th Sunday, June 5 – Parish Outing NOTE: *Regularly scheduled events to be repeated ST. MARK’S MESSAGE Postage on the following Sunday. Paid The Rev. Kathleen Hawkins Berkowe, Blessings and Prayers for Mothers Priest In Charge on this Mother’s Day 2016! The Rev. Dr. Douglas Engwall, Deacon Emeritus Parish Office: 860-225-7634 Fax: 860-832-8803 St. Mark’s Message (USPS 476-700) is published weekly from Deacon Doug is visiting with family May 8th and September to June by St. Mark’s Church, 147 West Main St. 15th. He will be returning on May 22nd New Britain, CT 06052. 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