Beloved of God~
For your thought in this season after Pentecost:
"Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
--Matthew 18:18
Please Note: The offices of St. Marks and St. Mark's Montessori School will be closed on Monday, September 7th, in observance of Labor Day. If you need immediate assistance, please use the Pastoral Emergency Line: 505-800-2422.
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SAINT MARK'S MISSION & OUTREACH |
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Summer of Conversation Comes to Coffee Hour in September |
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During the month of September, we will be enjoying an experiment during Coffee Hour with our Summer of Conversation Team. In normal years, our team of 40-50 members spends the summer reaching out to people they do not know well or have not met and scheduling 30-45-minute conversations to get to know one another. Our goal is to listen for where God is at work in each other’s lives and to create a thick network of relationships that make St. Mark’s an unusual parish of connections. Covid has made some of our work more challenging this summer and one creative way we want to try to tackle this is to have small breakout conversations during Coffee Hour in September. So, we invite any and all members of St. Mark’s to tune into coffee hour at 11 am on Sundays via zoom and enjoy the opportunity to have a conversation with someone you may or may not know in a breakout room. We’ll provide a guiding question or two and then let people’s interest and curiosity carry the rest of the conversation. We look forward to the conversation. |
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Join us for the "Blessing of the Wheels" |
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Sunday, September 13th, 11AM-Noon in the EAST Parking Lot of St. Mark's (off Richmond)
Swing by St. Mark's on your bike, scooter, skateboard, unicycle, tricycle, motorcycle, car or truck for a blessing of the wheels (and/or helmets, if applicable), immediately following our online Sunday service on Sunday, September 13th. Fr. Christopher & Mo. Sylvia will be in the EAST parking lot from 11:00 a.m. to noon to offer you (and your wheels/helmets) a blessing!
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Visit with a St. Mark's Icon: Mary Magdalene |
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Wanted: Offerings of your Garden Pics for September Offertory |
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Calling all gardeners: Please email Mother Sylvia photos of your garden and its produce, (extra credit from pictures of you in your garden) so that we can create a "Bountiful Garden" Offertory to celebrate the Season of Creation (Official beginning of "Creationtide" is September 1st).
Email your great garden pics to Sylvia+ by Monday, September 7th at 9 a.m.
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September Birthday Blessings |
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This Sunday, July 5, anyone celebrating a birthday during the month of July will be given a special blessing during our Sunday liturgy. |
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You may request your New Mexico absentee ballots and register to vote for the upcoming election at www.nmvote.org.
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How to Be an Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi
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Monday, September 28th from 7-8:30PM on Zoom
In response to our participation in an Anti-Racist Primer course this summer, several members of St. Mark's are meeting monthly on Zoom for accountability and support in continuing to engage the crucial issues of racism and antiracism in our own lives and communities. For the next several months we will be reading and discussing, How to be an Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi. All are welcome to join us on the 4th Monday of each month, from 7-8:30 p.m. for a time of prayerful processing and discussion. Our next meeting will be on Monday, September 28th on Zoom. We will be discussing the introduction and first two chapters of the book (pages 3-34: "My Racist Introduction", "Definitions", and Dueling Consciousness).
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Last Sunday's Offertory Song: Fairest Lord Jesus |
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Each week, different members of St. Mark's contribute their talents to create a video for our Offertory Song. In case you missed it, or simply want to enjoy it again, click here to view last Sunday's Offertory Song, featuring piano music with Deacon David and a meditative series of photos of St. Mark’s Nave.
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Musical Co-conspirators Wanted! |
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- Do you have an iPhone or iPad (i.e.: a mobile Apple device)?
- Do you love to sing or play an instrument?
- Are you willing to experiment?
Mother Sylvia is looking for musical co-conspirators of all ages to assist in creating offertory music for our online Sunday services, using an app called Acapella. This week's project is a simple (8 bar) round--we can send you the sheet music and an audio file so that you can learn the music in advance of recording. If you're interested in helping out this week -- or in the future -- please contact Sylvia+ or text 510-932-1315. Novices welcome; we're all learning together!
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Sunday, September 6
8:30 a.m. First Breakfast Club
9:00 a.m. Children's Chapel
9:30 a.m. St. Mark's Sunday Worship & Holy Eucharist
10:30 a.m. Second Breakfast Club
11:00 a.m. Coffee Hour
6:00 p.m. In-Person Holy Eucharist in the Fish Garden (**this in an in-person event**)
7:00 p.m. Sunday Evening Youth Group (grades 4-12)
7:30 p.m. Parents' Group on Zoom (1st and 3rd Sundays of each month) <--Note Time Change
Monday, September 7
12:00 p.m. - Pause & Pray
Tuesday, September 8
10:00 a.m. - Anglican Rosary
12:00 p.m. - Pause & Pray
Wednesday, September 9
12:00 p.m. - Pause & Pray
6:00 p.m. - Prayer & Meditation in the Nave (**this in an in-person event**)
Thursday, September 10
11:00 a.m. - In-Person Holy Eucharist in the Fish Courtyard (**this in an in-person event**)
11:00 a.m. - Midweek Chapel Eucharist & Check In
12:00 p.m. - Pause & Pray
Friday, September 11
12:00 p.m. - Pause & Pray
Sunday, September 13
8:30 a.m. First Breakfast Club
9:00 a.m. Children's Chapel
9:30 a.m. St. Mark's Sunday Worship & Holy Eucharist
10:30 a.m. Second Breakfast Club
11:00 a.m. Coffee Hour
6:00 p.m. In-Person Holy Eucharist in the Fish Garden (**this in an in-person event**)
7:00 p.m. Sunday Evening Youth Group (grades 4-12)
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All are welcome to give and/or pledge to St. Mark's by mail (St. Mark's has a secure mailbox and is checked regularly):
431 Richmond Place NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
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You may give an Electronic Offering, donate to the Congregational Relief Fund, or make a Pledge payment to St. Mark's - securely via PayPal® - anytime - by clicking on the button below:
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There will be a service of Evening Prayer for the LGBTQ+ Community and our allies in the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. (mountain). This gathering will be held virtually in a Zoom format. The link is below. After the liturgy has concluded everyone is invited to stay in the meeting for some virtual social time. We would love to check in and see how everyone is doing. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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