Be like Jesus!

Come to EYC this Sunday at the Youth Center ! Junior High (7th-8th graders) meet from 5-7 p.m. This week, we'll be talking about perfection. Do we have to try to be perfect for God (and others) to love us? Senior High (9th-12th graders) meet from 6-8 p.m. This week, we'll be discussing how to get real with ourselves, and with God.

High Schoolers ! You can be a part of the Middle School New Beginnings weekend (November 11-13 at Camp Weed) by working on team. Team applications are due THIS Friday (October 7th), so click on the link here to volunteer!

6th-8th graders! Would you like to have a fun weekend at Camp Weed, meet new friends, and learn more about God? Sign up for the New Beginnings weekend! New Beginnings #1 will be November 11-13 at Camp Weed for 6th-8th graders. Click here to find out more, and to register for the weekend!

Our first group of pictures are from Sunday's EYC, including an example of "bug eyes" (TR's specialty) and a group bug eyed shot:

Fr Donavan and I are visiting Bolles Upper School for both lunches on Thursday, October 6th! We need one person from each lunch to "pick us up" from the front office, so please tell me which lunch you have! We'll be bringing cookies !
Speaking of Bolles, I just found an interesting link (here) on the Bolles website :)...!

Random Holiday : Today (10/4) is Cinnamon Roll Day (click here for more info)!

Come to our Fall Festival Planning Meeting NEXT Tuesday (October 11th), from 7-8 p.m. in the St Mark's church library ! St Mary's Fall Festival (an annual carnival organized by St Mark's EYC for the children of St Mary's Episcopal Church) will be on Sunday, October 30th at the Youth Center, and we need lots of volunteers and planners!

EYC Theme Nights are back ! Once a month, we will dress up for EYC in a certain theme. Our first Theme Night will be St Mary's Fall Festival on Sunday, October 30th, which will have a Halloween costume theme. The next Theme Night will be Nerd Night, on Sunday, November 20th. Here's an example from last year!

Here is the EYC calendar for October. It's also attached as a PDF to the e-mail!

This week, pray for the elderly members of our St Mark's congregation (especially those 90+).

Quote of the Week : “Oh, if life were only moments…even now and then a bad one—but if life were only moments, then you’d never know you had one!” –Into the Woods

Our last group of pictures show some fun moments from Sunday's EYC. Remember that God loves you, and so do I !