March 2015 Mission Statement

Here at St. Mark’s

Lutheran Church and

Preschool, we believe

in “Growing God’s

Family”. You will see

this mission state-

ment on our bulle-

tins, business cards,

newsletter and other

printed correspon-

dence. New nametags

are also available.

Saint Mark Messenger

Inside this issue:

Recycling 2

Church Council

Treasurer’s Report 3

Ministries/LWML 4

Birthdays and

Anniversaries

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Preschool/Youth 6

Spiritual Service 8

Rufus 9

Worship Schedule 10

Calendar 11

June 2015

4th of July Picnic Saturday, July 4th @ 7pm

Bounce House, Fun and Games! Bring a side dish to share!

Brats and hotdogs are provided!

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Save your ‘Trash’ to support these

projects: Pop Tabs Bring your pop tabs from cans of soda to the jar on

the narthex credenza. Tabs are donated through

Thrivent to support the Ronald McDonald House.

Best Choice Labels LWML sends in Best Choice Labels. For every 1,000

labels they receive a bonus $30! Easy money for labels

you would otherwise throw away.

Empty Ink Cartridges, Used Cell Phones &

Other Portable Recyclable Items These items are recycled through LWML for money

that is used toward Missions projects/services. There

is a cell phone box in the narthex and a tote marked

LWML in the coat room for these items.

Other Simple Ways to make a difference: Scrip Next order is June 7th, 2015. You can also order online at www.shopwithscrip.com. St. Mark's code is

DCCAD255756L.. Any questions contact Kim Hill. By purchasing Gift Cards through Scrip, the retailers give

back a percentage. This money goes into an account to be used for youth retreats, conventions and supports

the Lutheran Hour each year. It’s very simple to do!

Support Our Troops Support Our Troops sends packages overseas several times a year. They also take needed items to Ft. Sill.

They collect various items throughout the year. There is a collection box for goodies, snacks, toiletry items

and other care package items in the narthex. Contact Merle Wagner if you have questions.

Feed My People An ongoing food collection for the Hope Center of Edmond. Each month there is a suggested item(s). When

you go shopping simply pick up a little extra and bring it to drop in the basket! Our church refers people to

the Hope Center when they call requesting assistance.

Mite Box Collection Save your change/Mites for the monthly LWML Mite Box Collection. Drop your mites in the giant mite box

in the narthex. All money collected is used for missions projects/grants. Lutheran Women’s Missionary

League has done some amazing things with pennies and dimes!

Now we can listen to

The Lutheran Hour on an OKC radio station!

KQCV at 800 on the AM dial will broadcast

The Lutheran Hour each Sunday at 9:00 a.m.

Cleaning Teams 1st Sat—Lane, Williams, Johnson 2nd Sat—Drumm 3rd Sat—Rudat, Herrs, Wilson 4th Sat—Over, Hallenbeck 5th Sat—All Teams Questions or concerns, please contact Bob & Julie Drumm 405.330.0109 or 405.694.7478 or drummb@gmail.com

Scrip– Order on June 7th.Thank

you everyone for your support!

Lots of cash and carry cards avail-

able for purchase!

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Russell Rupp Prentess Alletag Heath Duncan Richard Abrahamson Trustees Christine Williams Julia Wantland Amy Wilson Ministry of Education Rose Lane Comm. Director

Bob Lane Neil Hoecker Koey Keylon David Seaman Russell Wantland Ministry of Elders

Michelle Keylon Chairman — Child Dev. Ministry Marie Vandiver Financial Secretary — Child Dev. Ministry Fadia Jenkins Natalie Iver Board Members — Child Dev. Ministry

CONSTITUTION & BY-LAWS

If you are interested in obtaining an updated copy of the Constitution & By-Laws of the Church, you

can find a copy on the credenza in the Welcome

TREASURER’S REPORT

Monthly General Fund Giving Target: $25,415.00

April Total Income $23,405.67

Budgeted Expenses $23,651.24

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($248.57)

General Fund Cash Balance 1/1/2015 $50,301.36

YTD General Fund Giving Surplus: ($5,041.27

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General Fund Balance: $45,,260.09

John Over President Kristy Theimer Vice-President Kim Hill Recording Secretary Keith Schreiner Treasurer

Dana Hallenbeck Financial Secretary

June Scripture Readings Jun 7 Gen 3:8-15, 2 Cor 4:13-5:1, Mark

3:20-35 Jun 14 Ezek 17:22-24, 2 Cor 5:1-10 (11-17),

Mark 4:26-34 Jun 21 Job 38:1-11, 2 Cor 6:1-13, Mark

4:35-41 Jun 28 Lam 3:22-33, 2 Cor 8:1-9, 13-15,

Mark 5:21-43.

Feed My People June

Canned Seafood Peanut Butter and Toiletries

“The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine you

did for me.” Mt. 25:40

Any questions, contact David and Elizabeth Seaman at 749-0314.

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Questions about the LCMS?

The LCMS Church information Center is here to help you—the member in the pew, the Church worker in a congregation, or the nonmember with questions about the Church and its ministry —in any way we can.

Call us 888-THE-LCMS (843-5267)

This toll-free telephone number connects callers to real live peo-

ple who will help you find information.

Click us Infocenter@lcms.org

Ask questions via e-mail.

Join the Prayer Chain: Do you need a special prayer? Call the Prayer Chain Contacts.

Lucille McShane at 341-8986

Email Captain: Mike Hill at hilljm@cox.net

Requests can also be included in the Sunday service bulle-

tin by calling the Church office at 340-0192. To be added

to the phone or e-mail prayer chain contact Lucille or Mike.

“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds

of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert

and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.”

-Eph 6:18

Please contact the Church office if you are new to

the congregation or do not have your birthday and

anniversary dates on file. We apologize for any

omissions.

Sundays at 9:30AM There are 2

Adult Bible Study classes cur-

rently. Pastor Erler will be teach-

ing a class in the sanctuary—

topic is Genesis and Mike Hill is

teaching the book of James in the library.

Tuesdays at 10AM Join Pastor Erler in the

church library for this weekday bible study class.

3rd Saturday at 8AM Men’s Study Bring your

breakfast and join in a study with other men.

Contact the office if you have questions 340-

0192.

Drake Berg

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LWML -MEETING TIME

Will Resume in the Fall

The first Sunday of each month is Mite Box

Sunday.

Mega Monday Bible Study @ 7pm

1st and 3rd Monday

Contact Mike or Kim Hill With questions!

Sunday Snacks If you would like to volunteer to provide

refreshments on Sunday mornings please

sign up on the board on the credenza.

Each volunteer just needs to provide 2

dozen breakfast treats. They can be

homemade or store bought. All items

should be to church at 9:00am on Sunday.

If arrangement need to be made when drop-

ping off earlier, please speak with

Sheila.

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS The Warrior Transitional Unit will be closing

no later than August of 2016. Charlie and

Merle will still collect items to take down to

Ft. Sill until they close the Transition Unit

permanently. Some of the warriors will still

be handled through the hospital at Ft. Sill

and the Wagner’s will keep the congrega-

tion updated as information becomes

available. The Wagner’s would like to say

thank you to the congregation for their con-

tinued support of the Warrior Transition Unit

and hope if the opportunity arises for help-

ing again the congregation is just as sup-

portive. If you have any questions regard-

ing Support Our Troops or the Warrior Tran-

sition Unit, please contact Charlie or Merle

Wagner.

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From the desk of Sheila Rudat, DCE ... Youth Mini stry . . .

Sunday School Teachers are needed for Summer and Fall.

Please consider giving your time to spread the Word of the Lord to the children and

youth of St. Mark.

Congratulations to St. Mark’s

Confirmation Class of 2015!

Benjamin Drumm

Aaron Williams

Elijah McDearmon

3rd Annual St. Mark Lutheran Church Summer Reading Program

It's that time of year again. Make plans to join us all summer

long as the congregation once again will attempt to read

through the entire Bible in one summer. Be watching the bul-

letins and announcements for details of this years quest. Let's

get into the Word again this summer. Please contact Sheila

with any books read. Reading tracker will be in the Narthex.

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Preschool Mother’s Day Out Program “Introducing A Child to Jesus”

Preschool News… Summer Camp is Full!!

Fall Mother’s Day Out and Preschool is nearly full!

God is Good!

Vacation Bible School

June 29th – July 2nd

5:15-5:45 pm dinner

6:00 – 7:30 pm classes

Classes will be held for children ages 4 yrs to

adults. Please contact Sheila if

you would like to volunteer in any way. Register

using the link below.

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5/28/2015

W. Jeff Jenkins

3301 Baird Drive

Edmond, Oklahoma 73013

St. Mark Lutheran Church

1501 N. Bryant

Edmond, Oklahoma 73034

To our Family at St. Mark, Greetings, and farewell, from the Jenkins Family. As you already know, I have now passed

all five of the Entry Level Competency Exams (ELCE’s) required for admission into the

Pastoral Formation program at Concordia Seminary. What you may not yet know is

that we have secured a townhouse to rent for the next three or four years which is

just blocks from the campus. This means that I will be able to walk or bike to classes

and will only need a car for my Field Education assignments (you will hear more about

this in the future). This will also allow Fadia the opportunity to more easily engage in all

of the on-campus activities available for spouses. And speaking of Fadia, she has ac-

cepted a job at St. Louis University Hospital working in their transplant laboratory. It is

similar to the work she has been doing at OU Medical for the past five years, but she

will be getting involved with new processes in DNA sequencing which is very exciting

for her. What all of this means is that, although I do not have to report to the seminary

until September 1st, things will be happening much faster than that. Our last weekend here will likely be the weekend of July 4th. Whether our house has

sold or not, or is even ready to market, we must go. After 17 years in the same house

and 17 years at St. Mark, this will be a very bitter-sweet time for us. We will be leaving

not just family members (and my home town), but we will also be saying good-bye to

many very dear friends. Yet, at the same time, we are excited about the plans that God

has prepared for us. But first He must continue to prepare us for them. So off to school

I go.

We can never thank any of you enough for the incredible generosity that all of you have

shown to us. And it is humbling to know that this generosity is an expression of your

belief that God is calling us into full-time ministry and also your trust in us to faithfully

answer that call. We will be writing to you often to update you on our journey and we

look forward to our visits home to Edmond and St. Mark.

In Christ,

Jeff & Fadia Jenkins

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St. Mark Lutheran Church & Preschool 1501 N. Bryant Street Edmond, OK 73034 Ph: 405.340.0192 Fax: 405.340.0290

Church Website: www.stmarkedmond.org Pastor Erler E-mail: pastor@stmarkedmond.org Church E-mail: office@stmarkedmond.org

Monthly Newsletter Deadline

We encourage everyone to submit contribu-tions for the St. Mark Messenger newsletter. If you have a short story, humor, quote, etc…, please submit it along with its credits to the Church office. However, we need all material by the 18th of every month in order to edit, compile and publish it. Help us make this news-letter a quality product to inform, educate and enlighten.

WORSHIP SERVICES Pastor Mark Erler

Sunday Services

Early Service

Traditional 8:15AM

Sunday School 9:30AM

Late Service

Contemporary 10:45AM

WORSHIP FOR SHUT-INS If you, or someone you know, are home on Sunday mornings, Lutheran

Ministries Media, Inc. offers a program for shut-ins. The program can be

found on the following television services: DIRECTV Channel 377, DISH

NETWORK (check local listing) or TOTAL CHRISTIAN TELEVISION network —

TCT (check local listing); all broadcast on Sunday mornings. DIRECTV

Channel 377 airs at 10:30 Central time. All programs are a half hour in

length with no commercials and no reruns. This ministry is not a pre-

recording of a Sunday morning service but a special taping done just for

this ministry. For more information call 888-286-8002 or go to

www.worshipforshut-ins.org

Contact Us: If you would like to contact Pastor Erler, please call him at the Church office at 340-0192 or email pas-tor@stmarkedmond.org. After hours or in case of an emergency he can be reached on his cell at 205-5551 or at home at 844-4992. To reach our Preschool Director and DCE Sheila Rudat call 217-201-1341 or e-mail at dce@stmarkedmond.org or pre-school@stmarkedmond.org.