Be sure to attend the congregational meeting today following the late service. This is an important part of being a member of the church and will better your understanding of all that happens here. Please try and attend; it’s the best way to stay up to date on the happenings of St. Mark.
LWML Grant Requests: are also due today. The requests must be submitted online at bit.ly/WLGrant Grants are evaluated on a variety of criteria including impact on our local congregation’s ability to fulfill our vision / mission statements. The ministries served may also be doing mission work nationally and internationally. Amounts granted are not to exceed $500.00. Any questions, please contact Sue Brill.
“TheStory” Study Group Time Change: During the winter months we will be moving to the afternoon. For November and December there will only be 1 meeting a month focusing on the Christmas Story. It’s not too late to join in – contact Linda Bencic in the office. This Wednesday November 20th we are meeting at 3 pm and we will be doing a character study. No prep needed just come with your Bibles.
St. Mark Book Club: Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, December 11th at 1 p.m. in the small dining room off Fellowship Hall. Please join us as we discuss Mary Ann Shaffer’s epistolary (written in the form of letters) novel, “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society” Please feel free to pack a lunch andjoinusaftertheAdvent servicefor extra fellowship. Questions? Need a book-contact Sue Matzke. Bring a friend or two!
Inside and Out: Helping out today in the nursery is Brianna McCrudden. The grounds crew this week is Frank Keehl and Chris Powell.
Do You Like Projects?: The office is looking for someone to assist with some projects that have been put off for a while. The time is flexible. Contact Linda in the office.
Have You Thought About Serving? We have several opportunities to give back to St. Mark that don’t require any additional time other than what you are already doing – during each worship service we have ushers, greeters, readers, prayers, nursery workers, musicians, and worship tech. None of these require any special skills other than a heart for giving. If you would like to learn more about any of these roles, please contact the church office at mail@stmarkchester.org.
Feed the Fish and the Children of Ile-a-Vache: To our new members, THE FISH on the table in the narthex supports the feeding program at Boisebouton School on the island of Ile-a-Vache through the Caribbean Children’s Foundation (CCF). If you read the newsletter from CCF you would learn that the children at Boisebouton and the Grace Schools are truly feeling hunger pains as gas is at a premium and getting a boatload of food and supplies to the island is very difficult. Look for the “I am Hungry sign” and please generously Feed The Fish! For questions contact Lee Stone.