“Ora et Labora” – “Prayer and Work” – defines the communal life of Benedictines, in both Catholic and Episcopal orders. On Holy Saturday, Deacon David led prayer in the Fish Garden and then Father Christopher and Mother Sylvia unleashed more than 50 prayerful workers. It was beautiful to see so many focused and skillful parishioners beautifying our campus. For our long term efforts in Renewal, moreover, each worker made better sense of our church, school, and grounds. This serves us well as we move into an essential phase of the Renewal Project.
Next month in May, Liz Reardon and her subcommittee have selected three top architects and their firms to propose how they would work with us. Fortunately, the selection benefits from our ongoing listening and learning campaign. We will be keen to see which architect works to learn us and to love our project.
We meet next on the 18th and welcome any observations to continuously inform our work.
Another Benedictine value, “Paz” – “Peace” – is essential to balanced life in Community and it allows us to move forward purposefully and confidently in our lives at St. Mark’s. Paz!
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