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ECW Spring Supper

Mar. 30th: 6:30pm-8pm

Palm Cross Making

March 31st: 5:30pm -6:30pm

Palm Sunday

Apr. 2nd: 8am and 11am

Tenebrae

Apr. 5th: 7pm

Maunday Thursday

Apr. 6th: 7pm

From the Desk of Fr. Christian

Holy Week Schedule at St Mark's

Intergenerational Palm Cross Folding - Fri, Mar 31, 5:30-6:30 in the Parish Hall. PIZZA provided, so bring your kids, grand-kids and neighbors for an evening of fun and flora craft.

Palm Sunday - Sun, Apr 2, 8 and 11am - Donkeys, Palms, and the Passion Story.

Tenebrae - Wed, Apr 5, 7pm - A hauntingly beautiful sung service of darkness and light.

Maundy Thursday - Apr 6, 7pm - Foot Washing, Stripping of the Altar and an overnight vigil.

Good Friday Stations of the Cross - Apr 7, 12-2pm First Christian Church (right next door) - A live action experience of walking the way of sorrows with Jesus.

Good Friday Liturgy - Apr 7, 3pm - The Passion, the Solemn Collects, and the Veneration of the Cross.

Holy Saturday Liturgy - Apr 8, 10am - Keep watch at the tomb while Jesus harrows hell.

Easter Sunday

8am - San Marcos Cemetery Chapel - Come celebrate the Resurrection with all of those saints and loved ones who have gone before us.

8am - Holy Eucharist Rite I in our Sanctuary

10am - The Best Easter Egg Hunt Ever

11am - Holy Eucharist Rite II in our Sanctuary

March Adult Formation 9:45-10:45 in the Parish Hall Library

Mar 26th - Exploring the Holy Week Liturgies with the Rev Madeline Shelton Hawley

Monday, April, 10th: Church Office will be Closed

From the Director of

Children's and Family Ministries

Would you like to help with the BEST Easter Egg Hunt EVER? Please join the Bunny Brigade Planning Meeting to help organize an EGGcellent hunt!

Hippity Hoppity! We are ready to accept stuffed eggs, empty eggs or goodies to go in them at the Parish Hall. Eggs can be filled with stickers, packaged candy, etc. Please make sure all candy remains packaged. Our goal is to have 1,000 eggs this year for the kiddos!

Follow St. Mark's Youth on Instagram for the latest St. Mark’s youth news. @st.markx_familysmtx

Outreach Opportunities

St. Mark’s College Ministry -

Feeding Students at Texas State

St. Mark's has offered to prepare and serve Bobcat Lunch to 40-50 students at UCM/Christ Chapel (510 N. Guadalupe St., San Marcos, TX 78666) on Tuesday, March 28th. Please consider signing up to help serve these students with food and offer conversation. For more details and to sign up, please click here. We need 20 volunteers to make this a success. Our presence matters.

This Week At St. Mark's

Sunday, March 26th

8:00 am - Holy Eucharist Rite I

9:45 am - "Sunday School" (Formation) Hour

11:00 am - Holy Eucharist Rite II

St. Mark's Easter Lilies are ready to order!

Easter Lilies

Now is the time to order Easter Lilies as a Thanksgiving, in Memorial, or in Celebration to adorn the Church for Easter. Please fill out a form available at the church office or in the pew backs. Be sure to indicate 'Lilies' on your check.

This Sunday, Mar 26th, St. Mark's will honor our Vietnam Veterans and their loved ones during the Peace at both services. Mar 29th is Vietnam Veterans Day and this year marks the 5oth anniversary of the withdrawal of combat troops. The Diocese of West Texas Military Ministries has sent us a collection of gifts to distribute including lapel pins. If you or a loved one is interested in a pin, please fill out this form linked here, and our Veterans Ministry Representative, Alana Trammell, will present you with a pin at the service. For more information, please contact Alana at alana.walsh45@gmail.com.

How to Give

“All things come of Thee, O Lord…”

You can give to the ministry of God through St. Mark’s in the following ways:

You can place your gift in the Offertory Plates as they are passed around the congregation.

You can send a check to:

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

3039 Ranch Road 12

San Marcos, TX 78666

You can Text-to-Give

Text the word GIVE to 512-894-8770 to get started

You can Give online through the St. Mark’s Website: www.stmarks-sanmarcos.org/give

ST. MARK'S PRESCHOOL ENROLLING

Our Preschool is Now Enrolling

If you or anyone you know in your life or neighborhood is looking for a fabulous, play-based preschool program for 3 or 4-year-olds, please have them contact our head of school, Stacy Whited,

stacy@stmarkssanmarcos.org.

EWC Spring Supper

Thursday, March 30th at 6pm

The Episcopal Church Women (ECW) will hold their Spring Salad Meeting on Thursday, March 30th at 6:00pm. This is one of our most important meetings as we get to share the benefits from our Chili Cook-Off. The hard work done to make our Chili Cook-Off a success allows us to share with our community from the proceeds and this is the meeting where those decisions are made. It’s a great time to enjoy old friendships and make new ones. Come join us, bring your favorite salad to share with the group. All women of the church are cordially invited.

New Church Directory

Have you submitted your information for our new church directory? We are asking everyone (old & new) to submit their information for our new church directory at the link below. It will only take a minute to complete, so...

Click Here!

Help Wanted

Help Wanted - Now Hiring a Sexton

We say good-bye to Brandon Beck as our Sexton. Brandon has served us admirably, but he is harkening back to his calling in academia, so we are in discernment for a new sexton. If you know of anyone who is interested in a part time position and has a knack for cleaning, fixing, and helping people, please have them send a resume and three references to christian@stmarkssanmarcos.org.

Join us on Sunday Mornings

When you are ready and comfortable, please join us for Sunday Morning Services either online or in-person.

You can click the Facebook link below to join us for live online worship on Sundays at 8am and then at 11am.

You can also join us for in-person worship on Sundays at the same times.

Photo credits to JT Photographics, UCM and Tamara Downey

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