For your thought:
And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
--Hebrews 10:24-25
All are welcome to worship with us on Sundays at 9:30 and Thursdays at 11:00 a.m., both virtually and in-person.
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Please come wearing a mask - Masks are required indoors - even if fully vaccinated - per our current State of NM mandate. |
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For a complete listing and schedule of our online / in-person offerings available, please click on the button below: |
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Useful links:
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Fill out a form to volunteer, donate altar flowers, fill out a new member/visitor form, and more!
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Access and/or edit your Member Directory information.
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Access previous sermons.
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For all Stewardship-related materials, including downloadable pledge cards, click here.
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SAINT MARK'S MISSION & OUTREACH |
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Coming Soon: Homemade Communion Bread & Sacramental Wine |
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Beginning in Advent we will once again be using homemade bread for the Eucharistic Feast. A huge thank you to our new Eucharistic Bread baking team. Yes, both wafers and a gluten free option will still be available.
Soon we will be offering Sacramental wine at a communion but in a rather different manner due to safety concerns. We will ask each household to bring their own cup, chalice or small glass to receive wine at a station in the back of the nave. Yes, we’ll have cups available if you forget or are new to the parish. More details are in the attached letter. Importantly we’ll need help from a Eucharistic wine team to pull this off. So please let us know if you can help. christopher@stmarksabq.org or stmarks@stmarksabq.org.
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Neil Elliott is an Episcopal priest and biblical scholar, and the author of several books about the apostle Paul. He and Mary Ellen moved from Minnesota in 2019 after her retirement as an ELL specialist in the public schools there. They have attended St. Mark’s since All Saints’ Day of that year. |
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Growing as Good Stewards - Reflecting on our Personal Relationships with Family & Friends
Stewardship is not just about our money and finances. Stewardship is about the faithful use of EVERY gift with which God has entrusted us. Each month we invite friends and members of St. Mark's to engage in prayer, reflection, and conversation about what it means to grow as good stewards of one particular aspect of our WHOLE lives. As Thanksgiving approaches, we invite you to reflect on Stewardship of Personal Relationships with Family and Friends. You might use these questions to guide your personal reflection. Join us for further prayer, reflection, and discussion on this topic the on Tuesday, 11/30 at 12PM (and the last Tuesday of EACH month) either in person or online.
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Vestry and Annual Meeting |
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Three vestry positions open up each January at St. Mark's, as well as one delegate position. At our annual Parish Meeting (Sunday, Jan. 30), we will be saying a sincere "Thank You!" to Tom Blueher, Jeff Devereaux and Kate Spielmann. All have ably served St. Mark's in these leadership positions.
Please prayerfully consider whether your time and talent could be best used in the guiding, collaborative spirit of our vestry or as our representative to the Diocese of the Rio Grande at Convention. Nomination forms are available here, or in the church office upon request. Please return the form, with an electronic photo, to the office by January 14th.
Also, all ministry Annual Report information needs to be submitted to Jennifer Lind via email by Friday, January 14th.
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We're Getting Ready to Relaunch Education for All Ages at St. Mark's! |
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We're getting ready to relaunch education for all ages at St. Mark's in January 2022!
In order to plan our curriculum and prepare our leaders, we need to know if and how you and your family plan to participate so we can plan accordingly.
If you would like to participate in our education program in Winter/Spring 2022, please register now.
Please complete a separate registration form for EACH member of your household who plans to participate.
Please complete this registration by Dec. 1.
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Help Wanted: Christmas Pageant Filming & Advent Extravaganza |
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Saturday, November 27th, 9AM-2PM
St. Mark's is inviting our friends and members, (young and old) to participate in creating a (pre-recorded) Christmas Pageant again this year! We will be filming St. Mark's 2021 Christmas Pageant during our "Advent Extravaganza" at St. Mark's on Saturday, November 27th from 9AM-2PM.
When you're not busy filming a scene, you're invited to pitch in to help bundle greens for Advent Wreaths, help the Youth Group paint an LGBTQ+ Welcoming Rainbow fence, and do whatever else is needed to prepare for Advent...all while enjoying good snacks and good friends!
Please mark your calendars and invite family and friends to join you (in person AND online) for St. Mark's 2021 Pageant Party & World Premiere, the evening Sunday, December 19th!
We need lots of help to make this happen! We'll need help supervising snacks & hospitality; playground; greens bundling; fence painting and costuming! We'll need help recording music, readings, and narration! We'll need help staging and shooting some photos and short scenes! And, OF COURSE, we'll need people of all ages who are willing to put on a costume and bring the Nativity Story to LIFE! (Since we are recording narration separately, there will be no need for any of our pageant players to learn or memorize lines!)
Please sign up here ASAP to let us know your availability and interest in helping out with this year's Advent Extravaganza and Christmas Pageant Filming Party a success!
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Our current pledges total $390,540 from 87 households!
Many humble thanks to those who have turned pledges in.
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Sunday: Tending to Our Hearts Amidst Our Grief |
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Sunday, November 14, 11:30AM-1PM
(Facilitator: Donnel Miller-Mutia, Hospital Chaplain & former Hospice Grief Support)
As the seasons change and trees lose their leaves, as the autumn days darken and the winter holidays approach, our personal and communal experiences of grief, loss, and change often rise to the surface. As we encounter life's major transitions and thresholds, let us gather for an hour and a half and mark our journey of healing through stories, art, poems, prayer and songs. Contact Donnel with questions and to RSVP (via email here).
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ABQ FaithWorks - Blanket Drive and Immigration |
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Blanket Drive! Warm blankets and sleeping bags are in great need by those sleeping in the rough as the weather gets cold. Bring them to the St. Mark's for distribution. There is a box in the entry way (narthex) for the blankets.
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Interested in Immigration? An Immigration Volunteer Fair November 20, 10:00-1:00 at St Michael & All Angels Parish Hall (601 Montano NW). Ministries and service providers across town, including ABQ FaithWorks, will tell you what they do and how you can help! Find ways and times that match your interests and availability.
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All are welcome to give and/or pledge to St. Mark's by:
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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 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 (i.e.: pledge, congregational relief fund, etc.).
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You may give electronically (including pledge payments) to St. Mark's - securely via PayPal® - anytime. Please consider checking the box that reads, "I’d like to add to my donation to help offset the cost of processing."
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Holy Eucharist to Observe Transgender Day of Remembrance |
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Holy Eucharist for the
LGBTQ+ Ministry
of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande
We will observe Transgender Day of Remembrance
Please Join Us
Sunday, November 14, 2021
6:00 pm (mountain time)
in person at The Cathedral of St. John
318 Silver Ave SW, Albuquerque
an outdoor reception will follow the liturgy – food provided
Masks are required when inside the Cathedral
You may also join the liturgy
via Facebook Live
and YouTube
For more information contact
Rev. Spencer Brown or Rev. David Martin at
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Islamic Center of NM Presentation |
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The Islamic Center of NM will be providing us with a training on culture, religion and cultural norms of the Afghan Refugees we will be enrolling in our program soon. Please attend if you wish to volunteer with ABQ FaithWorks:
Topic: Islamic Center of NM Presentation
Time: Nov 18, 2021 05:30 PM Mountain Time
Meeting ID: 964 470 5436
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1000 Days of Love Campaign |
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Join the ONE THOUSAND DAYS OF LOVE campaign the week of November 13 as we celebrate DAY OF LOVE and highlight good deeds in our homes, congregations, and our communities, focusing on the positive power and the common thread of love that binds us. November 13 will be a day devoted to the positive potential of both large and small acts of love. Watch Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's video about it here.
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Thanksgiving Weekend Pilgrimage in Place |
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Are you seeking a way to incorporate quiet, prayer, and reflection into your busy Thanksgiving Weekend? Consider joining other Christians throughout New Mexico in choosing to set aside some time for a self-directed gratitude pilgrimage. More at: https://nmpilgrimage.org/2021-11-offering-of-gratitude.html
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