The Messenger of St. Mark's | After Pentecost | July 13, 2023 | |
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Worship on Sunday is both in person and virtually, every week at 9:30 a.m. We live stream Sunday liturgies on our Facebook & YouTube channels.
Also, we offer a Midweek Eucharist every Thursday at 11 a.m. that is both in person and through our live-streaming platforms.
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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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Important Upcoming Dates:
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July 16, 11:00 a.m. - Farewell to the Morton Family - Salad potluck during coffee hour.
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July 28-30 - All-Parish Campout - Sign up on the table in the narthex.
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July 30 - Campout Coffee Hour (for those not at the campout)
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August 5 - Master Iconography Class Begins
- August 20, 11:30 a.m. - Safe Church (pt. 1)
- August 27 - 11: 30 a.m. Safe Church (pt. 2)
- Sept. 3 - 6:00 pm-8:30 p.m. - End-of-Summer Pool Party
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SAINT MARK'S MISSION & OUTREACH | |
This Sunday: Salad Extravaganza in Honor of the Morton Family | |
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The Morton Family's last Sunday in attendance at St. Mark's will be this Sunday, July 16th during the 9:30 liturgy and following coffee hour.
During Coffee Hour, we are planning to have a special salad potluck to celebrate the Morton family. St. Mark's will provide drinks available for all ages and tastes. We ask that all parishioners bring a salad (fruit, pasta, potato, Caesar, spinach, chicken, quinoa, rice - all salads are encouraged). Come and help us celebrate the Morton family and bask in the bitter-sweet joy and sadness as we say goodbye and wish them well on their new adventure.
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Building Renewal Committee Update (7/13) | |
 |  | A happy phenomenon that occurs when we’re working on an issue or project is a solution or direction appearing as if it were ordained to be so. “Worrying” and “Working” intentionally ultimately produces a great “Voilà!” After the July Vestry meeting, our Rector and Senior Warden will announce the product of the Architect Search, however, the quality of the performance of the sub-committee of the Building Renewal Committee has been noteworthy, joyful, and exemplary. After consensus reached on the firm we wish to attract, then all the work of recommendations, research, referencing, interviews, and various scull sessions had our Team buzzing with enthusiasm for each and every detail that remained to be able to officially recommend to the Vestry our architectural soul-mate. “Voilà!” To move forward confidently with this audacious project demands the kind of fit that we have established. The very personal and professional experience that resides in our Team assures that this relationship will “Build Something Beautiful.” Our strengths are grounded in all of us, our relational and ever-interested Community. “Voilà!”
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Let Us Know You're Coming: Sign Up for the All-Parish Campout | |
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Friday, July 28 – Sunday, July 30th
The all-parish campout is returning after four years! Come for both nights, one night, for the hike, and/or for Sunday Eucharist (drive up and join us if you’re not camping).
- The campground is 6 miles west of Bandelier National Monument near Los Alamos, NM.
- This is a tent-only campground with a covered cooking shelter, pit toilets and drinking water.
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Click here for the official campground website for campground features and directions.
- Friday: Gather any time after 4 PM, set up tent, play games, and more.
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Join the optional hike on Saturday afternoon, then enjoy a potluck meal on Saturday evening (bring your own main dish & a side to share)
- Worship and Holy Eucharist outside on Sunday morning
- Check-in time is 4:00 PM on Friday
- Check-out time is 11:30 AM on Sunday
- Max attendees: 100
- Cost is $5 per person / night – to be collected by Lucy Sinkular at the campground. Any extra that doesn’t cover the campground expenses will go in the offering plate.
- All ages are welcome!
If you plan on coming, sign up on the sign-up sheet on the Welcome Table in the entryway of the church.
If you have any questions, please contact the Scott & Lucy Sinkular at via email here.
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Sign Up for the "Campout" Coffee Hour | |
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For those who will not be at the Bandelier Campground on July 30th, we've got something special planned...
Come to St. Mark's for the 9:30 Sunday liturgy on July 30th (in-person or virtually). We won't be having our usual 5th-Sunday-of-the-Month Pancake Breakfast; instead, we'll host Campout Coffee Hour. It will include lit fire pits in the Courtyard for s'more making and ready-to-eat "pigs in a blanket!" Please sign up on the sign-up sheet on the Welcome Table in the narthex to bring one (or more) of the following:
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St. Mark's Youth at the Episcopal Youth Event (EYE) | |
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St. Mark's Members, Eli Crowley and Alex Miller-Mutia, represented St. Mark's as part of the youth delegation from the Diocese of the Rio Grande at the 2023 Episcopal Youth Event (EYE), July 3-8 in Baltimore Maryland. Among the highlights of the event were a number of fantastic preachers. You may enjoy videos of the EYE sermons and plenary addresses here, and touch base with Alex and Eli to compare notes and learn more about their EYE experiences. EYE is a triennial gathering of high school aged youth from throughout the Episcopal Church.
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Spread the Word: Our Montessori School has Openings for Fall | |
The New Mexico School of Sacred Arts Master Class is Coming! | |
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Beginning Saturday, August 5, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Stoney Chapel - The New Mexico School of Sacred Arts will host its first Master Iconography Class since the COVID-19 pandemic!
The iconography class will provide instruction, discussion and hands-on learning. The class meets first and last Saturdays of each month starting in August, and will run through October. There are also studio sessions on the last Saturday of each month for direct practice, make-up work and working on your own project. The class cost is $300 for fees and materials (or $50/session). Costs may be paid in installments.
Each student will be given:
- (2) - 5" X 7" panels
- (2) cartoons:
- (1) The Mother of God of Vladimir
- (1) Christ the teacher
- Pigments provided
Techniques - These icons will use many Greek techniques to complete (The Greek techniques are simpler and dryer than Russian techniques we have learned in previous classes and there is no use of gold leaf):
- (1) icon can be for in-class instruction
- (1) icon for at home/studio practice
Space is limited. To be placed on the wait list for the class, please contact Lin Marksbury via email here.
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Safe Church at St. Mark's | |
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Surviving & Preventing Abuse: St. Mark's Survivors Share Their Stories
Each summer at St. Mark's we work to get ready for a new school and program year. Part of getting ready is renewing our commitment to making St. Mark's a Safe Church, for everyone--including children, youth, elders, and other vulnerable people. One step we can take to prevent abuse of all kinds, including sexual abuse, is to openly talk about it as a church community. Talking about difficult subjects in the context of a safe, supportive, spiritual community can be healing for those who have been impacted by abuse and also play an important role in protecting others from experiencing abuse.
At the end of August, we will offer a two-part Safe Church Forum at St. Mark's.
Part 1 (Sunday, August 20th, 11:30 a.m.): members of St. Mark's who have been impacted by abuse will share their experiences as part of a panel discussion on Surviving Abuse.
Part 2 (Sunday, August 27th, 11:30 a.m.): we'll review/highlight the basic Safe Church policies that all members of St. Mark's are expected to uphold as part of our commitment to making St. Mark's a Safe Church.
If you have been impacted by abuse and would like to discuss your experience with a member of St. Mark's clergy and/or participate in our panel discussion on August 20th, please contact Mother Sylvia (via email here) to schedule an appointment for further conversation.
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Summer of Conversation, Conversation Cafés & Logbook | |
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Summer of Conversation will occur throughout the summer, but meeting at the church on Sundays is a ready-made meeting place option for most. With the formation classes on hiatus for the summer, we're opening up what we call, "Conversation Cafés" where people may meet for their Summer of Conversations in the Parish Hall after worship on Sunday mornings.
We have a Summer of Conversation Logbook for all parishioners to log their conversations. It resides on the table in the hallway between the narthex and the Parish Hall. Please update it regularly with whom you've met with and what date you met so that we can make sure everyone has a conversation (logging is not required, but we do have some cool stickers if you participate!). The logbook is sorted alphabetically by last name. If you're not in the book, there are blank sheets you may put your name on the inner flap of the binder cover.
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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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Electronically through By PayPal®.
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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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.).
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Healing the Brokenhearted: A Grief Journey | |
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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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Email submissions should be sent (via email) to the Communications Specialist by 9:00 a.m. each Wednesday for inclusion on Thursday's e-news.
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