Newsletter of The Parish of St.

Mark the Evangelist

Hood River, Oregon September 2021

Fr. Larry Ferguson’s Celebration of Life and Ministry

Saturday, September 11
1:00 pm
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Hood River
The Rt. Rev. Diana Akiyama, Bishop of Oregon,
Officiating

Larry served our diocese for 62 years, and formed many, many
overlapping circles of community that spanned the state. It's terribly
difficult even in normal circumstances to try to accommodate the needs for
all involved when planning a memorial service, and even more so given
Larry's huge span of influence. Bishop Akiyama is a lifelong friend of the
Ferguson family, having grown up in Hood River and attended St.
Mark's. Fr. Larry and the community of St. Mark's sponsored her for
seminary and later ordination.
The service will be carried on Facebook Live:
facebook.com/stmarks.hoodriver

We offer our 10 a.m. Sunday service on Facebook

Live facebook.com/stmarks.hoodriver

For those who do not “do” Facebook, you can go to

our website at any time and see the replays of the
services www.stmarks-hr.org
Here is the list for the Birthday Boy from
the foster program at The Next Door.
(gifts cards are welcome also, but in an
unsealed envelope)

Gabe A, Birthday 10/1/04

What are your favorite:

Ways to Relax? sports
Georgia Giacobbe has
Sports to play? Football, basketball
delivered a lot of new, updated
Sports Team? Oregon Ducks
United Thank Offering materials
Activities? Pool, games
to us.
Blue boxes and envelopes are
What are your favorite:
available from the office. Every
Movies? comedies
time you have a prayer of
Music? all
thanksgiving, drop a coin in the
Books? fantasy
box. It will be time to collect your
Authors? NA
donations soon, which will be
Stores to shop in? Top to Bottom
turned in at the Diocesan
Colors? Black, white, blue
Convention in October.
What are your favorite food & drinks:
Every coin and bill transforms
Sweet Treats? cookies
lives.
Snacks? chips
Restaurants? Tilly Jane’s
From a 1913 UTO pamphlet: “It
Drinks? soda
is the thank offering of all, the
expression of our gratitude for
What is your current clothing size and
the Christian privileges we enjoy;
style (colors? patterns? brands?):
and while it expresses our
Pants? XL
thankfulness, it also kindles our
Shoe? 10.5
thankfulness.”
Shirt? 2xl
Nice Champion brand sports clothing.
Information on where funds go,
visit the UTO website
Anything else you like or want us to
Www.episcopalchurch.org/uto
know?
I don’t really like birthdays

I think some of the guys get a little

depressed about birthdays due to past
experiences, but I know he will really
appreciate having something to
celebrate next month!

Thank you for all you do,

Gina Stewart, The Next Door
 Bits & Pieces

Resumes at St. Mark’s

Food contributions can be September 15 at 2 pm
dropped off at the church office We are reading:
or at the FISH building on Tucker “Mutant Message
Road. (Spirit of Grace Church) Down Under
FISH is again asking for
donations of Rosauer’s paper
bags.
Contact: Vicki Kelsey

Pastoral Care
Group will meet
on September 16
at 1:30pm/
Meeting are open
to everyone!

St Mark’s Women’s Guild will

meet on September 14 at
11:30a.m. Vicki Kelsey is
hostess.

On Sunday, August 29, sixteen years after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf
Coast, Hurricane Ida made landfall in the same region. This Category 4
storm brought flooding and damaging winds that caused a loss of water
to hundreds of thousands and a loss of electricity to over 1 million
people. Episcopal Relief & Development is working closely with the
Diocese of Louisiana and other regional partners in what will be a long-
term response. Your generous gift will help alleviate suffering for the
most vulnerable residents impacted by Hurricane Ida. Please
visit episcopalrelief.org/hurricane-relief to make a gift today.
 The 2021 Columbia Gorge Hunger Walk will not be held in person due to
the continuing pandemic. However we can still support CROP Walk for Hunger
with our donations. The target date for our C.G. Walk is on the calendar
for September 18, but people can participate at any time between now and
September 30, 2021. I hope that our St. Mark’s congregation will continue in
their generosity.

Some ways to support our Walk are as follows------

* Sign up as an individual or family and "virtually" walk for CROP---and
raise funds for CROP Walk online. Register as a walker at
www.crophungerwalk.org/hoodriveror.

* Make a donation directly to CROP Walk on the online-giving

page. Funds given this way would be credited to the community and
the local agencies (FISH Food Bank and WGAP) would receive 25%.
The online page address is: www.crophungerwalk.org/hoodriveror.

* You can mail checks directly to CWS:

Church World Service
P.O. Box 968
Elkhart, IN 46515.
Please indicate "Columbia Gorge CROP Walk in the memo.

* If you prefer, checks may also be mailed to:

Columbia Gorge CROP Walk
c/o Hood River Valley Christian Church
975 Indian Creek Road
Hood River, OR 97031.

* Or you may wish to write a check to Church World Service with

Columbia Gorge CROP Walk in the memo and give it to me. I will see that the
right people receive them.

Thank you, faithful friends, for your dedication to and support for CROP Hunger
Walks and for your continued support of our local food banks.

With gratitude,
Lois Butler
 MINISTERS OF WORSHIP FOR SEPTEMBER

Sunday Sept 5 Sept 12 Sept 19 Sept 26

Celebrant Rev Kelly Rev. Kelly Rev Kelly Rev Kelly

LEM/ Don Dickinson Nick Kirby Russ Lamson Kevin Liddiard

Chalice

Readers Ruth Tsu Dave Anderson Bret Russell Julie Davis

Don Nick Russ Kevin

Prayers Monte Dickinson Cathy Peck Sue Jenkins Ashley Howe

Greeters Sue Jenkins Dave & Ann Cal & Nealya Ruth Tsu
Lois Butler Anderson Cargill Nick Kirby

Flowers Cargills Rajamoney Tsu Dickinson

Altar Guild Barb Sigl Joyce Uczen, Ruth Tsu Sue Jenkins
Carolyn Hagner Jasinta Rajamoney Jennifer Lois Butler
Meisberger
Coffee Vicki Kelsey St. Mark’s Guild all Rachel LaRive
hands on deck Hannah Lamson
Driver
Nursery

Chalice Bearers Readers Ushers/Greeters

Vicki Kelsey Ruth Tsu Vicki Kelsey
Tim Sedgwick Martha Sedgwick Sedgwicks
Russ Lamson Sue Jenkins Ruth Tsu
Nick Kirby Julie Davis Cal Cargill
Don Dickinson Cathy Peck Nick Kirby
Kevin Liddiard Dave Anderson Sue Jenkins
Bret Russell Andersons
Amy Russell Lois Butler
Monte Dickinson (POP only)

PLEASE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING FOR THESE IMPORTANT AND SIMPLE

MINISTRIES — WE NEED YOU!
 September BUILDING USE

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4
AA noon AA 8pm AA noon AA 10 am
7pm Lifering AA 8pm

5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Holy Eucharist AA noon Alanon 7 AA noon, AA 8pm AA noon AA 10 am
8 &10am AA 8 7pm Lifering AA 8pm
1p funeral
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
HE 8 &10am AA noon 11;30 Guild AA-noon, 1:30 Pasto- AA noon AA 10 am
Alanon 7 ral Care 7pm Lifering AA 8pm
AA 8 . AA 8pm
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
HE 8 &10am AA noon Alanon 7 AA noon, AA 8pm AA noon AA 10 am
AA 8 7pm Lifering AA 8pm

26 27 28 29 30
HE 8 & 10am AA noon Alanon 7 AA noon AA 8pm
Vestry AA 8 Kelly out til
Oct 5.

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We are also on the Web at
www.stmarks-hr.org
Steve Tyson 9/3
Joyce Uczen 9/9
Chuck/Judy Yurcek 9/19/1959
Carolyn Hagner 9/21
Martha Sedgwick 9/24
Randy/Sarah Harr 9/26/2020
Susan Lalor 9/28
Patti Browning 9/30

St Mark’s Episcopal Church

400 11th Street, Hood River, OR 97031
stmarks@gorge.net 541-386-2077
Office hours T, W, F 10:00-2:00
The Rev. Kelly Mahon, Rector
revmahon@gorge.net
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
400 11th Street
Hood River, OR 97031