For your thought:

He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him. But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God.

--John 1:10-12



Study this Sunday's Readings.

Important dates:

• Saturday, December 24, 9 a.m. - Luminaria set up 
• Saturday, December 24, 4 p.m. - Luminaria lighting
• Saturday, December 24, 5 p.m. - Christmas Eve Family Service (Children’s Christmas Story)
• Saturday, December 24, 9:30 p.m. - Choral Prelude
• Saturday, December 24, 10:00 p.m. - Candlelight and Choral Midnight Mass (Incense in use)
• Sunday, December 25, 9:30 a.m. - Christmas Day Holy Eucharist (Christmas 1 Sunday Liturgy)
• Monday, December 26, 3:00 p.m. Luminaria deconstruction and clean up
• Thursday, December 29, 11:00 a.m. - Midweek Eucharist is cancelled for today (staff and clergy are on holiday)
• Friday, December 30, 5-7, Carol Sing & Potluck Dinner

CDC Guidelines show that local COVID levels are low/green. Masks are optional indoors.

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.
• Access previous sermons.
• To check CDC COVID-19 Risk for Bernalillo County, click here.

Christmas Eve & Christmas Day Liturgies

Christmas Eve Family Service (Children’s Christmas Story)

Saturday, December 24, 5 p.m.

Candlelight and Choral Midnight Mass (Incense in use)

Choral Prelude begins at 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 24, 10 p.m.

Christmas Day Holy Eucharist (Christmas 1 Sunday Worship)

Sunday, December 25, 9:30 a.m. 

Please note: We will not Celebrate Midweek/Thursday Holy Eucharist on Thursday, December 29, as the staff is off that week and several of them are out of town. The offices will be closed Monday, December 26 and will reopen on Monday, January 2.

Luminaria Placement, Lighting & Clean Up

• On Saturday, December 24 at 9:00 a.m., anyone who is up and willing will be welcomed at St. Mark's to help place the luminarias.

• On Saturday, December 24 at 4:00 p.m., we are needing a handful of people willing to help light the luminarias.

• On Monday, December 26 at 3:00 p.m. we ask any and all to swing by the church and help disassemble the luminarias and put them away for the following year.

St. Mark's Caroling Party & Potluck Dinner

Friday, December 30th, 5-7pm (in person inside the Parish Hall)

On the 6th day of Christmas my true love gave to me....

A Potluck and a Caroling Party!

Bring family, friends, a dinner dish or beverage to share

for a festive evening of feasting and singing for all ages.

LGBTQ+ January Holy Eucharist & Potluck

The LGBTQ+ Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande will host Holy Eucharist on Sunday, January 8, at 6:00 pm (mountain time) at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 431 Richmond Pl NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106. We will meet in person for worship and follow the service with fellowship and a potluck dinner. You can also join us online.

Click here to join the liturgy on Zoom

Meeting ID: 896 7528 8781     Passcode: holy

Click here to join the liturgy on St. Mark's Facebook page

If you have any questions, please contact us at LGBTQdrg@gmail.com

Click here to download the flyer.

Asylum Seekers Need Your Help

Organization: Albuquerque Asylum Seekers Co-site Coordinators: Eleanor Milroy and Jane Braithwaite Donation Center: 2nd Presbyterian Church : 812 Edith NE, 87102

Hours: Monday /Wednesday: 4-6 pm Saturday: 1O am-noon

Director: Jan Hans: volunteers needed to sort donations, also very helpful in understanding the entire system. Text message info is available for contacting Jan.

Purpose: is to provide basic needs for approximately 200 men, women, and children every week who come in by bus from El paso. They are housed in a local hotel for ~3-5 days while travel arrangements are confirmed with sponsors who provide bus or plane fares.

Volunteers are needed. Spanish or another language helpful, but not required. Help is needed with intake, travel, food, clothing, and medical needs. St. Mark's member volunteers: Billie Abraham, Kate Spielman, Mary Beth Libby, Pauline Artery. For more information, please contact Pauline Artery via email here.

Please see the December Newsletter & Updated Needs List here.

Advent-Epiphany Schedule

Click here for a printable flyer.

...By Mail (St. Mark's has a secure mailbox and is checked regularly): 431 Richmond Place NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106.

...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.).

Watch Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's Christmas Message for 2022

Church Women United: Welcoming New Neighbors

Church Women United, an ecumenical Christian women’s group, will meet on Friday, January 6th at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom.

The focus will be “Welcoming New Neighbors as We Begin a New Year”. A panel of three guests will present stories of their work with immigrant/asylees in our area. Pat Bonilla works as a volunteer with Asylee Welcome ABQ and Volunteers for Immigrants in Detention ABQ (VIDA). Julia Cusatis is Director of Development at Encuentro, who engages Latino immigrant families in education and career development opportunities. Sarah Camp works with ABQ FaithWorks in the Asylum/Refugee program. The panel will be moderated by Jessica Corley, ABQ FaithWorks Executive Director. CWU participants may choose to become involved in many ways—volunteering, providing supplies, donating needed funds. The Zoom link will be sent out 2-3 days prior to January 6th. If you wish to be included in the Zoom link, please contact Marilyn Stoops at mstoops@swcp.com and she will put you on her list. Join us and invite a friend to join you on Zoom!

Week of Prayer (& Pilgrimage) for Christian Unity

"Do Good, Seek Justice"

January 18-25, 2023

Join Christians from a variety of traditions and denominations across the globe for a week of prayer and pilgrimage for Christian Unity.

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is a response to Christ's prayer “that they all may be one" (John 17:21). 

It is an eight-day period of prayer in which all Christians are invited to participate. 

• You can find devotional materials here (more to come):

 http://nmpilgrimage.org/2023-wppcu-resources.html

• Register your intention to walk and pray here:  

http://nmpilgrimage.org/2023-wppcu-registration.html

• Offer your prayer intentions here: 

http://nmpilgrimage.org/2023-wppcu-intentions.html

• Download a flyer here: 

http://nmpilgrimage.org/2023-wppcu.html