1. family and parenting
2. children

ST. MARK LUTHERAN CHURCH
5073 Daly Blvd.
Flint, Michigan 48506
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Pastor
Minister of Music
Minister of Family Life
Minister of Outreach and Assimilation
Rev. Gary L. Beck
Mrs. Lori Carrier
Miss Rose Meinert
Mr. James M. Mol
Church Phone: (810) 736-6680
Fax Number: (810) 736-6096
Email: stmarkfl@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.stmarkcs.com
“NOTES AND NEWS”
Serving in the Lord’s House Today
Preaching: Rev. Ney, from LAMP
Organist: Lori Carrier
Worship Assistant:
8:00 am Darryl Smith
10:45 am Neal Ladd
Ushers:
8:00 am Paul Mannor, Tom Phipps,
Dave Stephens, Dean Thatcher
10:45 am Bill Braham, George Gutgesell,
Chris Matheson
Readers:
8:00 am Sally Smith
10:45 am Tammy Echolls
PLEASE GIVE A WARM WELCOME to Rev. Ney
from Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots
(LAMP). LAMP missionaries provide spiritual
witness and nurture within remote northern Canadian
communities
THIS WEEK’S ACTIVITIES
Today:
8:00 am Worship
9:00 am Living Your Strengths Room 6
9:30 am Bible Study / Sunday School
10:45 am Worship-MultiMedia
1:00-4:00 pm LWR Drop-Off
5:00 pm Sr. High Youth @ Parsonage
LWR Soap Collection
Scrip Sales After Each Service
Mon-Wed— Profession Church Worker’s Conference
Monday:
LWR Drop-Off 8:00-3:00 pm
6:00 pm Joyful Singers
7:00 pm Handbells
Tuesday:
LWR Drop-Off 8:00-3:00 pm
9:30 am Walking off the Pounds
6:15 pm Sanctuary Ringers
6:30 pm Youth Load LWR Truck
Wednesday: 9:00 am Ladies Bible Study
6:00 pm Adult Choir
Thursday:
9:00 am
9:30 am
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
Quilters
Walking off the Pounds
Jr. Confirmation
Faith Adventure
Mom Pop Tots
Friday:
6:00 am Men’s Bible Breakfast @
Apollo Restaurant, Davison
Saturday:
1:00 pm Paint Ball
Next Sunday: 8:00 am Worship / Holy Communion
9:00 am Living Your Strengths Room 6
9:30 am Bible Study / Sunday School
10:45 am Worship / Holy Communion
5:00 pm FLY @ Holy Cross
Deadline for the November Messenger
Scrip Sales After Each Service
October 12, 2014
KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS:
Audrey Simmons
Andrea Guith
Speck Reeves
Our Christian sympathies and prayers for those who
grieve the death of loved ones:
For the family of Ruth Clark whose funeral was at St. Mark
Thursday
ATTENDANCE: October 5: Ear ly: 64/61 Late: 152/119
LARGE PRINT BULLETINS ARE AVAILABLE.
Please ask an usher for one before the service.
BIBLE STUDY: 9:30 am
THE STORY- A Church-Wide Experience
The Theme for today is “The Resurrection” (Session 27)
GENERAL FUND
Deposit for Sunday, 10/5= $ 9,254.11
TOGETHER IN FAITH-PLUS UPDATE
Deposit for Sunday 10/5= $ 2,030.50
(Need an average of $1,770 per week)
TIF Balance as of 9/30 $501,319.44
MEMORIALS
In memory of Martha Holmes donations were given to the
TIF Fund by George & Diane Gutgesell and Diane
Jarvinen
In memory of Martha Holmes donations were given to the
General Fund by Monica Barden and the Birchmeier
Family
Rick & Regina Schacher have given a donation to the
Seminary Scholarship Fund in memory of Helen
Anderson, Martha Holmes and Grace Pray
Roger & Lynda Westenfeld have given a donation to the
Day School Scholarship Fund in memory of Martha
Holmes
In memory of Grace Pray a donation was given to the Pray
Memorial Fund by Diane Jarvinen
Dale & Sharon Sneller have given a donation to the Chime
Fund in memory of Roger Bobb, and her brothers Donald
& Skip
MEMBERS CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS
October 15– October 21
10/16
10/17
10/18
10/19
10/20
10/21
JACOB CALLAHAN, EDWARD LESSNER
PAMELA O’BRIANT, ROBERT PAYNE
SCOTT VIOLETTE
BRIANNE ANDERSON, MADISON BEALL
KYLIE MITCHELL, LISA MODONAS
WILLIAM CONNER, REBECCA YOUNG
BONNIE BIRCHMEIER, CHERYL TABOR
MEMBERS CELEBRATING WEDDING
ANNIVERSARIES October 15– October 21
10/15
10/16
10/18
10/20
DAVID & MARY STEPHENS
THOMAS & JOY WALLACE
ROBERT & GABRIELA MANNOR
DAVID & LINDA SEGREN
60 YRS
43 YRS
28 YRS
7 YRS
Note: If we should miss your special day, please contact the church office
so we can update our records.
I WANT TO expr ess to each of you how touched I was
by your outpouring of support my family received when
my mother died. All of your cards, emails, visits, calls and
gifts helped ease the pain of her passing. I continue to
reread your kind words daily. Although my mind knows
her death was a blessing, my heart is still breaking. I also
want to thank Judy Gustafson and the Ladies Guild for a
wonderful lunch after Mom's service. It was delicious and
it was nice to be comforted at my church home. Thank you
for your support today and always!
Stacy Barden and family
FOOD TENT ~ Thanks for your Help!
We shared the love of Jesus to those sitting on our
property for the parade by giving away:
 200 Koegel Hot Dogs
 150 Tortilla & Cheese
 lots of Soda Pop
 Allowing people to park in our lot!
Thanks to the set up crew, the parking staff, the greeters,
the kitchen help, the table cleaners, the clean up and take
down crew. See you next year!
SENIOR HIGH meet at the par sonage tonight! 5-7pm,
we’ll enjoy a last-time-for-the-season bonfire, complete
with cider & donuts! Bring $2 for pizza, a camp chair if
you have one, and dress for the weather!
HALLOWEEN HOOPLA Update for October 31st!
Candy donations are being accepted. Please place your
candy in the tub in the narthex,
Also sign up at the Sign-Up center to:
 Run games
 Pass out candy
 Work in kitchen
 Set up and take down.
HALLOWEEN HOOPLA will be on Fr iday, October
31 this year. So that means Lots of Volunteers Needed!
We want to provide a safe place for children in our
community to get candy and have fun without walking the
dark streets on Halloween. Why not help out at our
Halloween Hoopla on Friday, October 31 from 6 to 8 pm?
We will need people in the kitchen to prepare the hot dogs,
serve the guests, people to run games and to set up and
clean up afterwards. Look for the game and helper sign up
sheets at the sign up center.
ST. MARK will be holding its annual OPEN FORUM
on Sunday, October 26 starting at noon. The agenda will
be on the current budget trends. Then present and review
feedback received on solutions.
DEADLINE for the November Messenger is Next
Sunday, October 19. Please turn in all articles to the office
CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT
We are pleased to report that all slots for
hostesses have been filled! Hostesses, you
should have now received in your boxes, the
information you need for doing your tables. Just
a reminder to all hostesses -- your lists of family
and outside friends that you want to invite need to be in
Valerie's hands by OCTOBER 26. The sheets go out for
general sign-up on Nov. 2. If we have not received your
list, your sheet will go out as is -- no one will call you!
Another reminder: LEAVE ROOM FOR YOUR ST.
MARK SISTERS! Have fun doing your planning!
Questions? Contact Valerie Beck (736-2981) or Carol
Muhl (736-7973).
SR. HIGH TOOL TIME: Nov.7th-9th at CUAA. You can
still register for $60, and then $70, up through the end of
October!
HARVEST DINNER TICKETS ar e now available after
both church services, Wed. morning ladies Bible study and
in the church office. The dinner will be on Friday,
November 7th, starting at 5pm.
If interested in selling crafts, you will need to supply your
own table. Set up can be anytime on Thursday during church
office hours and on Friday in the AM. See Karen Flatt for
any other questions.
As everyone knows, this is a delicious meal priced very
reasonable. It involves much planning, purchasing of foods,
cooking, setting up the dinning room, serving, and CLEAN
UP!!! If there is an area you are willing to help with, please
see Sharon Black or Karen Flatt. Its always encouraging
when people volunteer to help, and much help is needed.
Thank you--Ladies Guild
YOUTH Har vest Dinner Ser vant Event - Nov. 7, 5-7 pm
We need your help to serve beverages to the hundreds of
people who attend this dinner. Could you please give of your
time to serve for an hour and 15 minutes. The 5 to 6 pm shift
youth should arrive at 4:45 for instruction and prep time. 6
to 7 pm youth are asked to arrive at 5:55 and stay till 7:10 to
help put serving items away. Sign up at the Youth Board.
Questions contact Kelli Verran at 516-7618
HERE’S AN OPPORTUNITY for all you St.
Mark men! This year you have even more options
for washing dishes for the Harvest Dinner. Your
first chance is Thursday, Nov. 6, from 10 AM to
noon; or Friday, Nov. 7, from 10 AM to noon. Or,
if you prefer, you can wash dishes on the night of the dinner
on Nov. 7th at either 5:30 – 6:30 or 6:30 to 7:30. Let Carol
Muhl know what shift you would like – 736-7973.
HARVEST DINNER BAKE SALE TABLE—Please have
all baked goods placed on the bake sale table (in the hallway
leading to the parish center), priced and ready to go by 3:00
pm on November 7. Please do not take to the kitchen but to
the prepared table in the hallway. Thank you so much for
your donation. Questions contact Lynda Westenfeld.
TURKEYVILLE TIME! The Fr iday Night Bible Class is
organizing a trip to Turkeyville on Thursday, Dec. 4.
Anyone in the church is invited to join us. We will leave
church at 10:00 AM in a car pool. A turkey dinner is at
12:00 Noon with the show, “A Redneck Christmas Carol,”
at 2:00 PM. The price is $38/person. If you wish to reserve
a place, call Fred/Carol Muhl @736-7973 or email
fcmuhl2000@hotmail.com. Reservations and money need to
be in by October 26.
JOIN US ever y Tuesday and Thur sday mor nings fr om
9:30-10:30 am as we again exercise to the “Walking Off the
Pounds” DVD. Questions contact Lynda Westenfeld at 6531051
YOUTH LWR TRUCK LOADING: at 6:30pm this
Tuesday Oct.14th, the youth will be loading the boxes
into the semi for the Lutheran World Relief donations.
You can get service hours, and FREE pizza!
PAINTBALL: Last chance for the season, join us at
Lone Wolf this Saturday Oct.18th from 1:30-4pm! Meet
there at that time, or sign up for a ride from church at 1pm,
returning at 4:30pm. Ages 10+, and parents are welcome to
play too! $20 in cash with a signed waiver, wear weatherappropriate clothes and bring water!
YOUTH F.L.Y. NIGHT is next Sunday Oct.19th @Holy
Cross, Flushing. Jr. & Sr. High, join your brothers & sisters
in Christ for a night of Capture the Flag, cider & donuts, hot
dogs and more! Dress for the weather as we will be outside,
and sign up on the Youth Board so I know if you need a ride
or not.
YOUTH @PAST TENSE CIDER MILL & AFTER
DARK: Sr . High Youth will be going to the mill
Saturday Oct.25th; $20 gets you: daytime corn maze,
cider & donuts, pizza & breadsticks, House of Horrors,
Hayride of Despair, and Corn Maze of Fear! Leaving St.
Mark at 3:30pm, returning 9:30pm—adult
drivers needed, or meet us there! Sign up on
the Youth Board by Oct.19th please!
FAMILY & FELLOWSHIP @PAST TENSE CIDER
MILL: We will be visiting Past Tense Cider Mill in
Lapeer again this year; Saturday Oct.25th from 4-6pm.
We’ll start with the corn maze then finish with cider,
donuts, & fellowship! Cost is FREE for this event, but
please sign up ahead of time so I know how many to
expect! You are welcome to continue your evening at the
Cider Mill with your own family after our activities are
over, they have lots to offer! Sr. High Youth will be
staying to enjoy the haunted attractions.
WHEN WE HEAR the name Gideon, most of us think
about his 300 soldiers or a fleece. His story is so much
bigger than that! It is about God and His love for his
people! As we see Gideon's weaknesses and how God's
strength is revealed, Priscilla Shirer (we love her!) will
help us look at our own weaknesses and God's strength in
our lives! Bible study begins Wednesday, Oct 22 for 7
sessions. Please sign up at the sign up table! Cost: $14
FRIDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY will be held on
October 24th at the home of Gordon and Carolyn Asiala.
Their address is: 4325 Skinner Lake Rd. Lapeer. Their
phone number is: 664-2338. This year we will be
studying Old Testament Characters. Gordon will be the
leader for Lesson 1. Please study Jonah: Running from
God. Meeting starts at 7:00. Hope to see you there. For
more information contact Darryl or Sally Smith at 7431752.
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preorder this 2 volume set from CPH for $49.99. St.
Mark will be taking orders for this set until October 31.
Please sign up for your order on the poster by the sign-up
center and turn your payment for order into the office.
LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF SOAP DRIVE
It has been a tradition at St. Mark for a number of years to
collect NEW bars of soap for Lutheran World Relief. Each
time you go to the grocery store pick up an extra bar or two
and bring them to church. A white pail is available at the
back of the church, under the postal boxes until October 14.
428
To date
bars have been donated. We
have a way to go. So when going to the store,
pick up a few extras and fill up the pail.
COLLECTION POINT FOR THE LUTHERAN
WORLD RELIEF!
October 6-14 area Lutheran churches will be dropping off
their donations at St. Mark for the annual LW R drive. On
Tuesday, October 14, all these items will be loaded into
trucks, taken to Detroit and unloaded into the box cars for the
trip to LW R sorting and distribution centers from which they
are distributed throughout the world according to need. This
year’s theme is, “To Share your Food and Clothing,” based
on Isaiah 58:7. You may contribute to this cause by bring any
of the items listed below to the St. Mark Parish Center
October 6-14.
Items that LWR is accepting this year are:
 Baby Care Kits, Fabric Kits, Personal Care Kits
 School Kits, New Soap, and Quilts
LIVING YOUR STRENGTHS at St. Mar k Our fall class
is off to a start with 7 members learning about their strengths.
Next class will be offered in January so look for more
information in the Newsletter. “Living your Strengths” class
helps you find your God given talent and shows you how to
turn a talent into a strength. This method emphasizes, well,
your strengths, not your weaknesses. We want you build
upon the strengths you possess, not worry about your
shortcomings. By combining your strengths with your
spiritual gifts, we hope you are able to use the strengths God
has given you to “do what you do best” as you serve Him
here at St. Mark and in the community.
GOOD NEWS! GREAT JOY! Oper ation Chr istmas
Child (Samaritan's Purse) is looking for partners to fill
shoeboxes for children around the world and share Jesus
Christ with a hurting child! What goes into the
box is fun, but what comes out is eternal. Be a
part of changing lives through the power of a
simple gift. More information is available at the
table in the back of church. Pick up a brochure
with directions, take a plastic container if you don't have a
shoebox at home, and return it to the table by Nov. 9th.
Please consider being a Good Samaritan!
GOD’S BOUNTIFUL HARVEST AND BAZAAR
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2014
5:00-7:00 PM
ST. MARK LUTHERAN CHURCH
5073 DALY BLVD., FLINT MICHIGAN
(OFF GENESEE ROAD BETWEEN RICHFIELD & CARPENTER ROADS,
IN FRONT OF KEARSLEY HIGH SCHOOL)
DINNER MENU: CABBAGE ROLLS, CHICKEN, ROAST PORK, MASHED POTATOES, GRAVY,
SAUERKRAUT, GREEN BEANS, SQUASH, DRESSING, COLESLAW, ASSORTED PIES
PRICES: $10.00 - ADULTS; $5.00 - 6-17; FREE - 5 AND UNDER
COME AND ENJOY OUR DINNER AND FELLOWSHIP.
IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE HOMEMADE BAKE GOODS, AND CRAFT'S. EVERYONE IS INVITED!
RESOURCE CORNER
1.) JOB INTERVIEW ATTIRE WANTED
Catholic Social Services, in collaboration with
other community resources has recently opened a new
resource called "WORK READY'. Its purpose is to provide
appropriate attire, for both men and women, for job
interviews and/or a week of work for low income
individuals. As we all know first impressions are very
important so, if you have clothing suitable for job interviews
and/or on the job apparel you are no longer wearing and
would like to put to good use, now is the time. This is
another avenue we can serve others in need. Please hang
your clothing donations for this worthy program on
Northend of the coat rack by the office. All donations will
be taken to the 'WORK READY' program by me on a
regular basis. Please note that this program requires a
referral from agencies, etc. that work with low income
population. Questions please feel free to contact me at (810)
348-0214 or Nicholls1951@hotmail.com CLEAN OUT
YOUR CLOSET AND DRESSERS TO HELP OTHERS.
Last day for donations will be Next Sunday, October 19
LADIES’ GUILD Upcoming Meeting in October
There will be three different focuses for the October
Meeting. It will be on October 28th beginning at 6:00. Please
plan to join us for any or all of the focuses on this evening.
 6:00-6:30
The first 30 minutes will be spent discussing the book for
the book club entitled The Chance. #1 New York
Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury proves it’s never
too late for love in this heartwarming story about childhood
friends, broken lives, and an age-old promise.
 6:30-7:00
Faith, a Comfort Dog, will visit St. Mark. Her handler will
explain the mission work that she does with Faith. Faith is
the only Comfort Dog in Michigan. All are welcome to
come learn about the Comfort Dogs and the work they do
for Lutheran Christian Charities.
 7:00
Regular Business Meeting will begin.
LWML- Exiting News! For the fir st time in many year s,
St. Mark Ladies Guild will be hosting the fall LWML rally.
This year’s speaker is Barb Collins who will be speaking on
“Give the most to MOST”. Save Saturday, October 25 from
9:00-1:00 pm as we learn, worship and fellowship with
ladies from St. Mark and many other area churches.
Remember ladies that if you are a member of St. Mark you
are already a member of Ladies Guild, so I hope to see many
of you there.
Pam O’Briant
NOTES & NEWS DEADLINE is Wednesdays at Noon
Stewardship Corner
There is good reason that Hal David wrote, “What the
world needs now is love, sweet love. It’s the only thing
that there’s much too little of.” The only problem is that
this song does not tell us where to get love or how it is
possible to achieve the high degree of unselfish love that
truly meets the world’s needs. Only God’s infinite and
abounding love in Jesus Christ assures a love that can
meet our human needs. God’s love compels us and
strengthens us to love others as Christ has loved us (John
13:34).
Not
Just For Kids
Examine the Evidence. . .
The following is used with permission from “A Closer
Look at the Evidence” by Richard & Tina Kleiss
Babies naturally know how to nurse. Unborn children
even practice by sometimes sucking their thumbs in the
womb. When a baby is placed at the nipple of his
mother’s breast, a fascinating chain reaction is set in
motion. The sucking sensation sends ner ve impulses
to the hypothalamus in the mother’s brain. The
hypothalamus sends a message to the pituitary gland,
which secretes the hormone oxytocin into the
bloodstream.
When oxytocin reaches the breast, cells are stimulated to
contract, thus forcing milk into the ducts which carry a
perfectly designed liquid to the nipple. Milk starts
flowing out of the breast within 30 seconds of a baby
beginning to nurse.
Is it reasonable to believe this precise sequence of events
happened by chance?
Let them give thanks to the LORD for his
unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for
men, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the
hungry with good things.
Psalm 107:8-9
NATIVITY SCENE: The 18th edition of the
Flint Tri-Circuit Mission Action Council
Nativity Witness – Jesus Is The Reason - will
be erected SATURDAY, November, 22, 2014.
We will meet at 9 AM at the home of Marilyn
Minto, 9007 E. Coldwater, Davison, to load and transport
the items to the site at Genesee and Stanley Roads.
(Unless there are unexpected developments we will take
down the scene Saturday, January 10th.) Thanks for your
help these past years. If you have questions, ideas, or
donations please contact John Minto (810) 965-5008 or
Al Jones (810) 908-5398 or al.jones.1@sbcglobal.net
MARK YOUR calendar s for November 29 at
9:00 am. We will be decorating the church for
the Christmas season.
The Grand Blanc Ar ts Council’s 27th Annual
“Community MESSIAH Performance” will be presented
at Grand Blanc’s St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church on
Sunday November 23, at 4:00 p.m. If you are interested
in singing in the Community Chorus, go to
www.grandblancartscouncil.org for more information.
PORTALS OF PRAYER for October -December are
here. They are located at the sign up center. Please leave
a small monetary donation to help defray the cost to the
church.
SECRETARY OFFICE HOURS:
Monday thru Thursday 7:30-3:30 pm, Friday 7:302:30pm