Re“Mark”able News - 17 September 2017

Today's Readings: Exodus 14:19-31; Psalm 114; Romans 14:1-12, Matthew 18:21-35

​Noticias Re"Mark"adas (anuncios espanol) 

Together in Faith: Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.” Matthew 18:21-22

Seventy-seven times is a lot of forgiveness. Sometimes, just one time is a lot of forgiveness too! Is there one big forgiveness hurdle we can’t seem to get over? Perhaps this Sunday would be a good time to lay that particular burden to rest.

Bishop's Committee Parishioner Liaison: Every week there will be an assigned member of the Bishop's Committee to serve as a Parishioner Liaison. We encourage parishioners to seek out this assigned member whenever there is a suggestion, question or concern. The liaisons will bring all comments to the monthly meeting of the Bishop's Committee to be addressed as appropriate. This week’s Parishioner Liaison is Charles Vaughn.

SPECIAL REQUEST: Bring your cell phones and tablets to church with you on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 10 am. Yes, you read that correctly: Bring your phones and tablets to church! Something special to happen that day! Project for the homeless: WE NEED LOTS AND LOTS OF PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS PLEASE! (Stores refuse to donate them). Members of our Cursillo group are crocheting mats for the homeless, using plastic shopping bags. We need bags and will have a box for that purpose in the Narthex. Anyone interested in assisting the group in the making of the mats may contact Monica Larsen at 480-621-8158 or mlarsen498@aol.com.

Devine Diners: Hello current and hopefully potential Devine Diners. It is almost time to reassign the smaller groups. So...If you would like to become a Devine Diner for the fall, please contact: Carolyn Morgan at gcmorgan41@aol.com or 817-266-8016. Remember we meet about once a month at someone's home, a restaurant or wherever the host selects. Please consider joining us. If you are a current Devine Diner and unfortunately cannot continue with us for any reason, please advise Carolyn and she will remove you from the fall participants. Hoping to have several new people sign up and enjoy the fun and fellowship.

Upcoming Ministry Meetings:

• Ministry Council (all ministry leaders): Tuesday, September 19, 7 pm
• Bishop’s Committee: Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 7 pm, Conference Room
• Altar Guild: October 21, 2017, 10 am
• ECW & M: October 15, 2017, 11:15 am
• Daughters of the King: October 11, 2017, 11 am

Mark Your Calendars:

• Saturday, September 23, 2017: Altar Guild Training at 8:30 am/ Usher Training at 10:15 am—CANCELLED
• Sunday, September 24, 2017: Bring your cell phones and tablets to church with you!
• Diocesan Convention, September 29-30th, Sheraton Crescent OFFICE CLOSED
• October 8, 2017—Blessing of the Animals, 10 am, Knight Hall
• October 28, 2017-Spaghetti Fundraising Dinner hosted by ECW & Men, Knight Hall
• October 29, 2017—All Saints Day, 10 am, Potluck to follow in Knight Hall
• Meditation Workshop, Saturday, November 4, 2017—9:30 am to 2 pm, hosted by Daughters of the King

Junior Warden Schedule: Our Junior Warden, Bob Cheatham, will be keeping regularly scheduled hours at the office: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month from 8-10 am performing various maintenance duties; also every Friday from 7 am-11 am performing beautification, and property maintenance. If you have questions, comments or just want to help out, please call Bob Cheatham at 602-568-2701. 

Full announcements (pdf) 
Note: Rev. Carl Bloom's memorial will be on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 11:00 AM (correction to pdf)