For your thought:

Jesus said, “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me."

--Matthew 10:40

Study this Sunday's Readings.

The offices of St. Mark's will be closed on Monday, July 3 and Tuesday, July 4. We'll reopen on Wednesday, July 5. Have a safe and blessed holiday.

WORSHIP CORNER

For a complete listing and schedule of our online / in-person offerings available, please click on the button below:

Useful links:

• Fill out a form to volunteer, donate altar flowers, fill out a new member/visitor form, and more!
• Access and/or edit your Member Directory information.
• To read or view previous sermons, click here.

Important Upcoming Dates:

• July 2, 9:30 a.m. - The Maryland State Boy Choir will visit St. Mark's and sing in worship that Sunday.
• July 3 & 4 - Offices closed.
• July 12, 11: 00 a.m. - Derek Swinson Funeral
• July 16, 11:00 a.m. - Farewell to the Morton Family - Salad potluck during coffee hour.
• July 28-30 - All-Parish Campout - Sign up on the table in the narthex.

SAINT MARK'S MISSION & OUTREACH

This Sunday During Worship: Maryland State Boychoir

Come to St. Mark's this Sunday (July 2nd) at 9:30 a.m. as we eagerly welcome the Maryland State Boychoir during our liturgy. Invite your friends and family to this exciting and uplifting event. All are welcome!

The Chosen Continues on Sunday Evenings

7:00-8:30 p.m. (Mountain Time) in the Library at St. Mark's and also on Zoom!

We so enjoyed spending Sunday evenings in June watching and discussing episodes of The Chosen, we decided to continue meeting, at least through the remainder of Season 1. In an effort to make participation more accessible, we've also decided to try offering this opportunity for fellowship in a hybrid fashion---both in person in St. Mark's Library and on Zoom.  Bring snacks, drinks, friends, and questions to share! All are welcome. Contact Jennifer Lind for any questions (via email here). You may also access episodes at home for free anytime on The Chosen website.

Join us on Zoom; Meeting ID: 857 8200 3062; Passcode: teach

July Schedule:

• July 2 Season 1: Episode 5: The Wedding Gift
• July 9 Season 1: Episode 6: Indescribably Compassion
• July 16 Season 1: Episode 7: Invitations 
• July 23 Season 1: Episode 8: I am He

Sign Up for the All-Parish Campout

Friday, July 28 – Sunday, July 30^th

The all-parish campout is returning after four years! Come for both nights, one night, for the hike, and/or for Sunday Eucharist (drive up and join us if you’re not camping).



• The campground is 6 miles west of Bandelier National Monument near Los Alamos, NM. 
• This is a tent-only campground with a covered cooking shelter, pit toilets and drinking water.
• Friday: Gather any time after 4 PM, set up tent, play games, and more.
• Join the optional hike on Saturday afternoon, then enjoy a potluck meal on Saturday evening (bring your own main dish & a side to share)
• Worship and Holy Eucharist outside on Sunday morning
• Check-in time is 4:00 PM on Friday
• Check-out time is 11:30 AM on Sunday
• Max attendees: 100
• Cost is $5 per person / night – to be collected by Lucy Sinkular at the campground. Any extra that doesn’t cover the campground expenses will go in the offering plate.
• All ages are welcome!

If you plan on coming, sign up on the sign-up sheet on the Welcome Table in the entryway of the church.

If you have any questions, please contact the Scott & Lucy Sinkular at via email here.

Campout Coffee Hour

For those who will not be at the Bandelier Campground on July 30th, we've got something special planned...

Come to St. Mark's for the 9:30 Sunday liturgy on July 30th (in-person or virtually). We won't be having our usual 5th-Sunday-of-the-Month Pancake Breakfast; instead, we'll host Campout Coffee Hour. It will including lit fire pits in the Courtyard for s'more making and ready-to-eat "pigs in a blanket!" Please sign up on the sign-up sheet on the Welcome Table in the narthex to bring one (or more) of the following:

• Graham crackers
• Chocolate bars
• Marshmallows
• Ready-to-serve "pigs in a blanket" (click here to see an example recipe)

Salad Extravaganza in Honor of the Morton Family

The Morton Family's last Sunday in attendance at St. Mark's will be July 16th, 2023 at the 9:30 liturgy and following coffee hour.

During Coffee Hour, we are planning to have a special salad potluck to celebrate the Morton family. St. Mark's will provide drinks available for all ages and tastes. We ask that all parishioners bring a salad (fruit, pasta, potato, Caesar, spinach, chicken, quinoa, rice - all salads are encouraged). Come and help us celebrate the Morton family and bask in the bitter-sweet joy and sadness as we say goodbye and wish them well on their new adventure. 

Free Little Pantry Fundraiser

Our exiting SMMS Director, Tricia Morton, suggested that we build a “Free Little Pantry” a few months ago. The concept is similar to the “Little Rolling Library” – only with non-perishable food items, family supplies (diapers, wipes), or personal items (deodorant, toothpaste, etc.) The Free Little Pantry offers a way for church members, our school families, our Cub Scout families and our neighborhood to give what they can and take what they need. The pantry will be installed within easy access of both the school and the church on the east side of the building. The Cub Scouts and a few church members have agreed to construct the pantry, but we’ll need to raise approximately $300-$400 for the building materials. We hope to complete the project so that it may be dedicated to the Morton family as we send them off to their new home in North Dakota with our warm wishes on July 16^th. If you’d like to make a donation to cover the building materials, please mark your check or offering envelope with “Free Little Pantry.” If you’d like to help with construction, please contact our Church Administrator, Jennifer Lind, (via email here) or (505) 262-2484.

Summer of Conversation, Conversation Cafés & Logbook

Summer of Conversation will occur throughout the summer, but meeting at the church on Sundays is a ready-made meeting place option for most. With the formation classes on hiatus for the summer, we're opening up what we call, "Conversation Cafés" where people may meet for their Summer of Conversations in the Parish Hall after worship on Sunday mornings.

We have a Summer of Conversation Logbook for all parishioners to log their conversations. It resides on the table in the hallway between the narthex and the Parish Hall. Please update it regularly with whom you've met with and what date you met so that we can make sure everyone has a conversation (logging is not required, but we do have some cool stickers if you participate!). The logbook is sorted alphabetically by last name. If you're not in the book, there are blank sheets you may put your name on the inner flap of the binder cover.

Friendly Reminder: Stay Diligent with Digital Communications

A friendly reminder to stay diligent while responding to unsolicited email and texts from anyone presenting themselves from St. Mark's (staff, clergy, parishioners, etc.).

Please know that our clergy and staff will never ask for money/gift cards in a personal email/text or ask you to keep something "private" or "secret."

Every few months, scammers tend to make the rounds within our Diocese. Please stay alert by checking sender email addresses and phone numbers, and check for misspellings and/or poor grammar. When in doubt check with the church office (505-246-2484) before making any financial transaction or giving out any personal information in communications with members/staff/clergy of St. Mark's.

Thank you for your continued efforts,

--Staff of St. Mark's

GIVE TO ST. MARK'S

By Mail (St. Mark's has a secure mailbox and is checked regularly):

431 Richmond Place NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106.

Electronically through By PayPal®.

Please consider checking the box that reads, "I’d like to add to my donation to help offset the cost of processing."

Electronically through the Diocese of the Rio Grande Parish Donation site and check the box next to "Albuquerque-St. Mark's".

Just fill out the rest of the information and click the Next button at the bottom of the page. Please make sure fill out "special instructions or comment" to let us know how to apply your gift (e.g., pledge, congregational relief fund, etc.).

DIOCESE & BEYOND

"The Spirit in Place" Summer of Plein Air Art

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