Interim Director of Music Jeffrey Workman

The ministry of music is imbedded in church history. St. Mark’s takes pride in building a program rich in traditional works, contemporary, gospel, and others. Our volunteer Chancel Choir, typically forty voices in all, sing at the 9:00 and 11:15 Sunday services and at special Evensong, Advent, Christmas, and Easter services.

Music resonates importantly with each service – in tone, words, and musicality. With hymns, anthems, vocal responses – with instruments before, during, and after services – we attempt to deepen the experience of all who come to worship, or come just to listen. We strive to open doors through music, to add to the spiritual lives of those who make music and those who listen to it.

Parish Administrator Susan Block

Have you changed your address, email address or phone number? Do you have a question about your pledge or your donation record? Are you thinking about donating stock or mutual funds? Or making an in-kind donation? Do you need mailing labels – or an email list – for a parish group mailing? Contact Susan. She maintains membership, pledge and contribution information in the parish database and prepares various kinds of database–generated reports including contribution statements (for donors’ personal income tax purposes), Canvass progress reports, mailing labels, and email lists. She also coordinates income and expenditure processing with the Treasurer, Bookkeeper, Money Counters, & parish group/activity treasurers, and coordinates production of the Parish Directory.

Director of Youth Ministries Megan Courtney

Megan received a BA in Religion in 2008 from Maryville College, Knoxville, TN, where she served children in the community through volunteer work. She moved to Washington, DC, to participate in the Trinity Volunteer Corps, a local AmeriCorps chapter of the Episcopal Service Corps. She joined St. Mark’s in August 2009.

Her main responsibilities include:

1. Recruiting, convening, supervising, and contributing to teams of parishioners who plan and execute the following:
   
   
   • Activities for 4-12 year olds during certain parish-wide events, such as the Parish Picnic, Canvass Dinner, and Mardi Gras Dance.
   • Periodic fellowship events and retreats for Middle and High School youth groups.
   • Summer Sunday School classes for 4-12 year olds
   • Activities for teens and children at the annual parish-wide retreat to Shrine Mont
   
   
2. Serving as St. Mark's liaison to youth leaders in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington and communicate information about diocesan events to parishioners.
   
   
3. Researching local outreach opportunities for families and youth, communicating that information to parishioners, and attending certain events to serve with parishioners
   
   
4. Completing administrative duties such as maintaining youth budget accounts, maintaining an online calendar of family & youth events, and tracking which parishioners and staff have completed diocesan sexual abuse prevention training.
   
   

General questions concerning Sunday School should be directed to the Christian Education Co-Directors. For the 2008-2009 school year, these are Brock Hansen (brockhansn@aol.com), Nadine Hathaway (nadinehathaway@verizon.net), Don Lipscomb (dlipscomb@delstudioarchitects.com) and Heather Powers (hepheather@gmail.com).

Questions concerning the Nursery should be directed to the Nursery Manager, Deborah Cunningham (cunorah@aol.com). This includes those interested in scheduling nursery care for events other than Sunday Eucharist and Sermon Seminar.

If you are interested in scheduling supervision and activities for 4-12 year olds for such events, I can provide consultation and suggestions of teens who may be hired as babysitters.

Parish Administrator for Program and Facilities, Caitlin Elisabeth Jacobs

A Tennessee native, Caitlin holds a B.A. in Corporate Communications from Elon University in North Carolina. She has more than five years of experience serving nonprofit organizations in various capacities, most recently in communications and development with The Faith & Politics Institute and as a consultant for the Fund for the Future of our Children. Caitlin has completed internships with National Geographic Society, a U.S. congressional district office, a cardiovascular center and a community theater. Caitlin also serves on the Council (Vestry) of our neighboring community of faith, the Lutheran Church of the Reformation.

Her responsibilities at St. Mark’s include producing service bulletins, coordinating space use and keeping the parish calendar, and accounts payable, among other tasks.

Ed Green & Green’s Maintenance Company

Keys: Distribute.

Coffee: Set up coffee/hot water. Special events, Sundays and current classes.

Hauling & Removal of Trash: Church items and church trash only.

Electrical: Minor and major which we contract.

Supplies: Order janitorial, paper and cleaning supplies. Also order equipment.

Classroom set-ups: If necessary for small groups.

Lights: Interior, exterior and exits.

Housekeeping: Empty trash, vacuum, clean walls, dust when possible, sanitization and moping.

Carpentry: Minor and major (major is contracted out).

Handyman: Hang pictures, coat racks, plaques, etc. (as provided by the church or the Jr. Warden). Repair broken items, tables, chairs, toys lamps, etc. (if these items are respairable, please complete a requisition for maintenance service and Ed Green will examine the item).

Worship: Set-up takes place in the Nave, any rearranging set-up is a separate fee. Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Palm Sunday, Easter, Christmas, All Saints, etc. (Notice: these settings are coordinated with the Rector or the event chairperson.)

Service: Heating, air conditioning and roof problems as provided by the Jr. Warden. Coordinate between the following groups: equipment, furniture needs, etc. Oversee building code and regulation issues.

Supervise sub-contractors contracts with the church such as: pest control, elevator services, heating and air conditioning companies, etc.

Plumbing: Minor; taken care of by Green's Maintenance Company (GMC) and major; contracted out to subcontractors supervised by GMC.

Columbarium: Engraved face plates, ordered engraved face plates and install engraved face plates.

Gardening: Cut tree bed grass, cut courtyard grass, cut the A street garden grass and weeding and watering coordinated by volunteers.