For your thought:
There is no guile upon his tongue;
he does no evil to his friend;
he does not heap contempt upon his neighbor.
-- Psalm 15:3
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COVID-19 Update: The CDC has Bernalillo County in the ORANGE (high) level, so masks are MANDATORY indoors, regardless of vaccination status.
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SAINT MARK'S MISSION & OUTREACH |
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Asylum Seekers Need Athletic Shoes... Again |
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Once again St. Mark’s will be collecting athletic shoes (slip-ons and laces) for the folks on the buses coming here from El Paso’s Annunciation House.
The ad-hoc group, Albuquerque Asylum Welcome is seeing one bus a week. These travelers are from many countries: Turkey, Cuba, Brazil, and Haiti most recently.
The need is for walking shoes even though most of these people will be heading out in a few days to a sponsor. Usually they travel by plane, but also trains and buses. They stay here in a motel for a few days to get checked for COVID and to make travel arrangements that are typically paid for by their family or friends who are sponsoring them. Each gets a new set of clothes and shoes if available.
Especially needed are men’s sizes 7-9, women’s sizes 5-9 and children’s shoes of all sizes. Don’t break the bank. Discount and big box stores are OK. New or slightly used only, please.
It’s one small thing a person can do about the chaos in our world right now. Please drop them in the rainbow-colored box near the east door to St. Mark’s. Someone will gather them up and take them to Second Presbyterian Church’s clothing bank for asylum seekers. If you have questions, you can email Mary Beth Libbey mblibs52@gmail.com, Pauline Artery arteryp@gmail.com or Mary Ellen Elliott maryellenelliott@gmail.com. If you would like to help serve meals or guide folks through the airport, our contact person is Virginia Dickson vdickson@me.com.
Thank you to all who have donated sweatsuits and shoes in the past.
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Non-Perishable Food Items Needed |
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The Storehouse New Mexico, one of the state’s largest food pantries, has been fighting hunger for over 40 years. We provide meals for 40,000 people a year, about 1/3 of whom are children. New Mexico ranks among the worst for food insecurity. Nearly 20% of New Mexicans wonder where their next meal will come from, and 1 in 4 children do not have enough to eat. The Storehouse relies on food and financial donations to feed local families in need. To volunteer or for more information, visit www.StorehouseNM.org.
Sadly, The Storehouse is in desperate need of everything. They report that their shelves at the pantry have less than half of what they usually have in supplies needed going into some of their busiest months. Typically, the summer months see an increase in families coming to The Storehouse, as they have to cover day care and extra food expenses. Coupled with ever-increasing food costs, local families are definitely counting on places like The Storehouse.
St. Mark's can help! Please bring any and all non-perishable foods with you to church on Sunday, or drop them off during the week during our office hours of 9-2, Monday-Thursday. Just drop the goods off in the large wooden chest near the western side of the entry area (narthex). They ask that we do not place glass items (like some baby foods) in the box of donated goods because it can break when other items are placed on top or during transport to the pantry. Basically, all canned goods, peanut butter or boxed food that doesn't need refrigeration, this pantry would graciously welcome it.
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Summer of Conversation Cafés
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During the summer, we encourage teens, adults, and school-aged kids to utilize the "Sunday School Hour" (~11:15AM-12:15PM) to participate in our Summer of Conversation through Conversation Cafes, and one-on-one conversations. On most summer Sundays, Deacon David or I will facilitate conversation & storytelling activities for Elementary & Middle School Aged youth in the library during this hour. If you're new to St. Mark's Summer of Conversation, please be sure seek out a clergy member to help get you started.
A note about child/nursery care: Since we don't presently have any families with young children utilizing nursery care during worship at St. Mark's at this time, for the summer months we will be shifting the nursery care workers schedule to provide nursery care and playground supervision on Summer Sundays from 10:30-12:30PM, enabling families to worship together, and parents and older siblings to use the time following worship for fellowship and "Summer of Conversation" activities and conversations.
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Wildfires have impacted hundreds of families throughout our state. St. Mark's responded with a contribution to the NM Coalition of Community Foundations. Read the Coalition thank you letter here.
Your donations to St. Mark's make important gifts like this possible as we partner with organizations addressing the needs of our larger community beyond our walls. Thank you for helping us support New Mexico families and individuals in need.
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Calling All Artists (and those who like to hang out with Artists)
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St. Mark's Sacred Arts Guild brings you the wonderful shows that hang in the Parish Hall. If you are an artist and would like to share your work, or you would just like to help promote the arts, come and join our Guild. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, August 3, at 1:30 p..m in the library. We will be planning upcoming shows. |
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This summer, we will continue to have a choir at each Sunday service. We will not have midweek rehearsals; we will instead gather on Sundays at 8:50 a.m. to prepare the music for that week's service. The music will be simple enough to learn in about 30 minutes and we will not wear robes. The summer choir will be a fun and low-commitment way to try out singing in the choir if you have ever considered joining. To join, just show up in the choir loft on any Sunday at 8:50 a.m. |
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(Updated) Thursday Eucharist: Summer of Preaching Festival |
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Did you know that every Thursday St. Mark’s has a midweek 11AM Holy Eucharist?
This summer we have invited our retired clergy to offer sermons at our Thursday Eucharist. Our full-time staff members will be preaching during the summer some as well.
Consider it a kind of Summer Preaching Festival featuring: Rev. Rhonda McIntire, Rev. Neil Elliott, Rev. Michael Jupin, Rev. Rob Clark, Rev. Jim Porter and Rev. Billie Abraham. Thursday sermons often reflect on the life of a saint in our Holy Women, Holy Men calendar or on the readings for that day. We are looking forward to hearing some new voices in the pulpit and to building up this midweeks service. St. Mark’s Thursday 11AM Eucharist is a very accessible service, slightly more casual, includes a coffee hour afterwards, and is followed by an amazing small group Bible Study on the Beatitudes. It’s is also a great Eucharist to attend if you know that you might be out of town on Sunday. For the contemplative among us or those seeking quiet, there is also a 30-minute meditative sit in the Stoney Chapel at 10:30 (Enter by Stoney Chapel door in east parking lot) prior to the 11 AM Eucharist.
Hope to see you there.
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...By Mail (St. Mark's has a secure mailbox and is checked regularly): 431 Richmond Place NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106.
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The Episcopal News Service |
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Catch up on all that is going on in The Episcopal Church and what all that is happening at the General Convention in Baltimore anytime by clicking here.
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Make Sure You're Registered to Vote |
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Make sure you're registered to vote or to update your voter registration by going to either of the following websites:
The deadline for New Mexico registration applications in order to be able to vote in the midterm elections is October 11th.
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All are welcome to join us for worship during our Thursday 11 a.m. midweek Holy Eucharists and our Sunday Holy Eucharists at 9:30 a.m. You may join us in person or on Facebook & YouTube.
Come as you are!
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