St Marks Westhampton Beach

Saturday Evening Service October 17th Church Service with Eucharist will take place this coming Saturday October 17 at 5:00 P.M. The Very Rev. Denis Brunelle from St. Luke's in East Hampton will be our visiting priest. If you are planning to attend, kindly remember to rsvp the church office, at [email protected], no later than Friday at 2 PM. P.S. If you are coming to the service or happen to be in Westhampton Beach, be sure to take a look at our beautiful new sign!

A reminder - St Marks is open for services! ST. MARK'S PARISH FAMILY Your Vestry is pleased to announce that we have scheduled indoor services for Oct. and Nov. The diocesan guidelines we must follow are listed below. We will send reminders each week confirming the time and date. ... 1. Please RSVP so that we have a list of attendees. This is a diocesan guideline for contact tracing. We are limited to 50 people at this time. Church office Phone: 631-288-2111 Church Secretary Email: [email protected] 2. Masks must be worn. We will have hand sanitizer and masks available at the front door. 3. Six feet distance must be maintained. 4. The entrance is through the front door of the church and the exit is through the side door next to the Atwater room. 5. Bathrooms are limited to one person at a time. 6. The pews are marked off for distance seating. Households may sit together but please keep your distance from other groups. 7. When we are able to have communion it will only be the wafer. After taking the wafer, please step away from the priest before removing your mask. Oct. 11th 9 AM Sunday Eucharist/ Rev. Carol Pinkham Oak Oct. 17th 5 PM Saturday Eucharist/ Father Gerardo Romo-Garica Oct. 25th 9 AM Sunday Eucharist/ Rev. Carol Pinkham Oak Oct. 31st 5 PM Saturday Eucharist/ Father Gerardo Romo-Garica Nov. 7th 5 PM Saturday Eucharist/ Father Gerardo Romo-Garica Nov. 15th 9 AM Sunday Eucharist/ Rev Carol Pinkham Oak Nov. 22nd 9 AM Sunday Eucharist/ Rev. Carol Pinkham Oak Nov. 28th 5 PM Saturday Eucharist Father Gerardo Romo-Garica We look forward to seeing you back at church!

A message about missions at St Mark’s Church from Carol Johns We would like to thank all who are helping us reach out to those in need. Many people have contributed food, clothing, personal items, dental and other supplies. We have even been able to donate fresh vegetables from our own garden, grown through the love and hard work of a few of our parishioners. Other St. Mark’s members have donated money with which we purchase many more necessary items. Still others have ...given their time shopping; distributing our donations, or working in our kitchen and Parish Hall. At the moment, we have four special missions that currently receive our help: Maureen’s Haven Homeless Outreach in Riverhead provides numerous services throughout the year to those who find themselves homeless, including assistance with finding housing and jobs. Partnering with Houses of Worship throughout the East End, they provide shelter during the coldest months of the year. This massive volunteer effort has saved and enhanced hundreds of lives. For many years we have donated dental and other toiletries as well as women’s care products to Maureen’s Haven. The Retreat in East Hampton, with an office in Riverhead, is a safe haven for families in crisis. Professionals and trained volunteers provide services at no charge to those experiencing domestic violence and sexual assault. Volunteers help clients safely heal and re-establish their lives. The Retreat has a 24-hour hotline which received nearly 3,200 calls last year. St. Mark’s donates women’s and children’s clothing and drug store items. CASA Riverhead Mission, supported by the Diocese of Long Island, is being formed at the former Grace Episcopal Church in Riverhead. CASA, or Center for Alliance, Solidarity and Accompaniment, arises out of the Rural and Migrant Ministry, a long-time partnership with the Diocese of Long Island created to improve conditions for farm workers. CASA will be a new Center, giving voice to the concerns of farm laborers, many of them Latinos. It will provide leadership counseling, vocational training and classes in English-as-a-second-language. St. Mark’s Food Pantry, partnering with Bright Beginnings, donates non-perishable food to local families in need. This operates out of our own kitchen and Parish Hall with the help of volunteers from St. Mark’s and Bright Beginnings. (Our Bread and More Food Pantry, which usually meets once a month at the First Congregational Church in Riverhead, is temporarily on hold due to the virus. ) We expect our aid to these missions to be ongoing and we would like to consider other areas of need within our community that need help. It is an important way to grow in love and faith as a church and to share that with others. Thank you again for your wonderful generosity.

Back to Church News! ST. MARK'S PARISH FAMILY Your Vestry is pleased to announce that we have scheduled indoor services for Oct. and Nov. The diocesan guidelines we must follow are listed below. We will send reminders each week confirming the time and date. ... 1. Please RSVP so that we have a list of attendees. This is a diocesan guideline for contact tracing. We are limited to 50 people at this time. Church office Phone: 631-288-2111 Church Secretary Email: [email protected] 2. Masks must be worn. We will have hand sanitizer and masks available at the front door. 3. Six feet distance must be maintained. 4. The entrance is through the front door of the church and the exit is through the side door next to the Atwater room. 5. Bathrooms are limited to one person at a time. 6. The pews are marked off for distance seating. Households may sit together but please keep your distance from other groups. 7. When we are able to have communion it will only be the wafer. After taking the wafer, please step away from the priest before removing your mask. October/November Church Services Schedule Oct. 4th 9 AM Sunday Morning Prayer Oct. 11th 9 AM Sunday Eucharist/ Rev. Carol Pinkham Oak Oct. 17th 5 PM Saturday Eucharist/ Father Gerardo Romo-Garica Oct. 25th 9 AM Sunday Eucharist/ Rev. Carol Pinkham Oak Oct. 31st 5 PM Saturday Eucharist/ Father Gerardo Romo-Garica Nov. 7th 5 PM Saturday Eucharist/ Father Gerardo Romo-Garica Nov. 15th 9 AM Sunday Eucharist/ Rev Carol Pinkham Oak Nov. 22nd 9 AM Sunday Eucharist/ Rev. Carol Pinkham Oak Nov. 28th 5 PM Saturday Eucharist Father Gerardo Romo-Garica We look forward to seeing you back at church!

Mums for Sale!! Bright Beginnings Fall Fund Raiser Bright Beginnings is sponsoring a fall fund raiser! 10% of the proceed will go to our food pantry and the other proceeds will go towards individual items outdoor items for the school.... Mums are 8 to 9 inch pots. Colors are random. $6 each 3 for $15- order all you want! Payment due September 25th Pick up at the school on September 30th To order: Email the school at [email protected] or Mail to school a Bright Beginnings P.O. Box 887 Westhampton Beach, NY 11978 or drop off at the church office Tuesday - Friday 9-3

REMINDER - Annual Meeting this Sunday!! SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13 MORNING PRAYER AT 9:30 AM TO PRECEDE OUR ANNUAL MEETING AT 10:00 AM.... Dear Parish Family, As many of you are now aware our Annual Meeting was delayed from our traditional May timeframe. We are writing to advise you of good news. We are pleased to announce that the Annual Parish Meeting will take place on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. outdoors in front of the main entrance of the Church. This will be preceded by Morning Prayer offered by The Reverend Canon Claire Woodley at 9:30 am. Social Distancing regulations will be in effect. Masks will be required. Attendees are required to bring their own chairs. This will be a rain or shine date so please bring appropriate weather gear if necessary. Please save the date: 9/13/20 - 9:30 am Morning Prayer, Annual Meeting at 10:00. Please also RSVP (631) 288-2111 or email: [email protected]. Diane Stewart John Kern Warden Warden

As an outreach to our community, Bright Beginnings with the support of the Vestry upgraded the gym (undercroft) to allow elementary school children to have a place to go while in a hybrid model at their school. Thank you to Mr. Chris helping us to get it done.

St. Mark's Coffee Hour and Discussion with Canon Woodley Reminder for 9.6.20 - 11 am This week we will be discussing Aspirations... Please join us as we continue our Sunday coffee hour and discussion facilitated by Canon Woodley. After we catch up with one another we will continue our discussion on SOAR. We will be talking about Aspirations as seen in the SOAR document below. What are our aspirations for St. Mark's? What do we care deeply about in our ministry? Please look at the questions and know that your input is important as we prepare for the future of St. Mark's. Topic: St. Mark's Coffee Hour and Discussion on Aspirations facilitated by Canon Woodley Time: Sep 6, 2020 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85001800813 Meeting ID: 850 0180 0813 Passcode: 669659 Dial by your location +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) Meeting ID: 850 0180 0813 Passcode: 669659

St Marks Coffee Hour Tomorrow August 30 via Zoom! please join us! Topic: St. Mark's Coffee Hour and Discussion with Canon Woodley Time: Aug 30, 2020 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)... Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85001800813 Meeting ID: 850 0180 0813 Passcode: 669659 Dial by your location +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) Meeting ID: 850 0180 0813 Passcode: 669659

Dear St Marks Family and Friends, At this time I would like to publicly thank some of our members who have stepped forward with their time to care for St Mark's Church. The Inside of our Church:... Chris Adams, Steve Turner, and Steve DeCaro replaced lights to LED's, checked out our sound system, helped with physical labor of moving items from room to room, and assisted in handyman type jobs. Catharine Nobiletti cared for our Altar Guild items and worked with Judy McDermott to organize the attic area and declutter it. The room was like going into Grandma's old attic so much stuff. Barbara Callahan, Steve Turner, Jeff Dalder and Carol Johns have assisted in our Food Pantry. Kate has held down the office with phone problems and workmen in to fix or do maintenance work on our building. Dawn, Kim and Sara have sat through guidelines on reopening the school and spent days planning for reopening Bright Beginnings. Great job and very well thought out safety measures. The Outside of our Church: Chris Adams has had many projects underway and completed with the help of Ashley McLean, Steve Turner, Steve DeCaro, and Jeff Dalder. The Community Garden looks terrific and we are now giving fresh produce to our Food Pantry families. Thanks Ashley! Judy McDermott and Carol Fitton are weeding our gardens. During the month of July, Marjorie Kulesa, Barbara Pettus, and Tom Simson were the working crew who set up and cleaned up after our outdoor services. Stephanie Zayicek submits our Facebook entries. Tom Simson deserves a special thank you for all the hard work on our Website with Marjorie Kulesa input. and helping us with modern tech. issues. He is a wonderful resource. Also, thanks Tom for getting the bills paid! There are members who could not do the physical labor but contributed with funds that helped us take care of the physical needs and Items for our outreach programs. A special thank you to those of you who have helped with these endeavors. It is such a positive to see the labor of love for St Mark's! God Bless You All, Diane Stewart

Join us tomorrow for coffee hour via zoom!! An email was sent with the details. Looking forward to reconnecting with everyone! Topic: St. Mark's Coffee Hour and Discussion with Canon Woodley Time: Aug 23, 2020 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)... Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85001800813 Meeting ID: 850 0180 0813 Passcode: 669659 One tap mobile +16468769923,,85001800813#,,,,,,0#,,669659# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) Meeting ID: 850 0180 0813 Passcode: 669659

Save The Date!! Dear Parish Family, As many of you are now aware our Annual Meeting was delayed from our traditional May timeframe. We are writing to advise you of good news. We are pleased to announce that the Annual Parish Meeting will take place on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. outdoors in front of the main entrance of the Church. Social Distancing regulations will be in effect. Masks will be required. Attendees are required to bring their own chairs. This wi...ll be a rain or shine date so please bring appropriate weather gear if necessary. An email with agenda, reports, and information on the slate of candidates for Warden and Vestry will be sent out approximately 2 weeks prior to the Annual Meeting in accordance with the By-Laws. We know this is a difficult and challenging time, but let us take this opportunity to come together and make our church family strong. Please save the date. Diane Stewart John Kern Warden Warden