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164: St. Jerome (Lion)
The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost |
Sunday, September 15
8 AM — Indoor Holy Eucharist Rite I
9 AM — Outdoor Holy Eucharist Rite II
9-11 AM — Child Care
10 AM — Indoor Holy Eucharist Rite II & Live Stream (with choir)
10 AM — Church School
11 AM — Parish Picnic
5 PM — Indoor Holy Eucharist
Special Announcements
“Teach and Sing Sunday”. All children in Godly Play, Holy Moly, and Meet in the Middle are invited to gather in Morrill Hall during regular church school time, this Sunday. We’ll have some fun musical exercises and learn a song from Director of Music Ministries, Ned Tipton, assisted by members of Choristers, Joyful Noyze, and the MnM class. Then we’ll go into church and sing the Offertory Anthem from the Altar steps. See you around the piano!
Sunday is the last day of our Clothes to Kids K-12 clothing drive. Clean out those closets and bring your CLEAN or NEW clothing for children K-12 and place in the boxes outside Morrill Hall. Read more about Clothes to Kids of Fairfield County (CTKF).
Youth Mini Golf . Kick off the new year with the St. Mark’s Youth Group! All youth (9-12th grade) are invited to join us for a fun evening of mini golf at Norwalk Cove Marina with pizza this Sunday, September 15. We will begin with a Contemplative Service of Holy Eucharist at 5PM in the Chapel, followed by pizza in the Youth Room at 5:45PM. We’ll then carpool to Norwalk Cove Marina for mini golf around 6:15 PM and return to St. Mark’s by 8:30PM. This is a great chance to reconnect, make new friends, and have fun together!
Civil Rights 101 Pilgrimage with Fr. Peter, October 11-15 – Sign up today!
Use the holiday weekend to experience the inspiring stories of those who served and died in the struggle to attain civil and voting rights. More info here.
138: Dialogue between Faith and Science (Maltese Cross and Atom)
Sunday’s Music
Sunday, September 15
Our Opening Hymn, “The spacious firmament on high,” is an arrangement of the famous chorus from The Creation, a large oratorio for choir, soloists, and large orchestra by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), specifically the chorus The heavens are telling the glory of God (“Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes,” in the original German). Haydn was inspired to create this great work after hearing Handel’s oratorios while visiting London in the late 18th century. The melody was arranged as a “hymn” by the compiler of the 1850 Dulcimer, or the New York Collection of Sacred Music, Isaac B. Woodbury, “Organist and Director of Music at the Rutgers Street Church” (now Rutgers Presbyterian, 236 West 73rd St., NYC). The text is a paraphrase of Psalm 19:1-6.
