The Messenger of St. Mark's | Epiphany | January 11, 2024 | |
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For your thought:
[D]o you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body.
--1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Study this Sunday's Readings.
Note: The Offices of St. Mark's will be closed on Monday, January 15th in observation on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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SAINT MARK'S MISSION, MINISTRY & OUTREACH | | |
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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 on our live-streaming platforms.
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Useful links:
Important Upcoming Dates (Download and Print an Advent-Epiphany Schedule Card here)
- Sat., Jan. 13, 9-12, Storytelling Workshop
- Sat., Jan. 13, 11 a.m., Church Unbound Meal Prep
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Sun., Jan. 14, 9:30-2, Congregational Meeting with Architect (RSVP Here)
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Mon., Jan. 15, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Offices closed)
- Fri., Jan. 26, 9-5, Asylum I-589 Pro Se Clinic
- Sun., Jan. 28, 9:30 a.m., Annual Meeting
- Sat., Feb. 10, 5-10 p.m., Mardi Gras Party
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SAINT MARK'S MISSION, MINISTRY & OUTREACH | |
RSVP: 2nd Congregational Meeting with Architect | |
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Our Architect Paul Barribeau, from Madison, Wisconsin and Liturgical Consultant Robert Habiger from Albuquerque, NM, have been inspired by our existing architecture and its incredible potential. They will present some preliminary decisions and findings regarding the master planning as well as emerging liturgical opportunities for our Building Renewal effort as we continue to dream and envision a worship space that remains traditional and connected to our past, while becoming more beautiful, accessible, flexible, gracious and reverent with greater possibilities for music and creative programing in our worship and beyond.
MEETING AGENDA
9:30 a.m. Welcome (During the 9:30 Sunday Liturgy)
10:40 a.m. Architectural and Liturgical Presentation
- Inspiration: The Appreciating the Worship Space
- Architectural Preliminary Decisions
- Liturgical Practice and Opportunities
11:30 a.m. County Line BBQ Meal and Fellowship
12: 15 p.m. Community Discussion
- Liturgical Questions and Discussion/Feedback
- Architectural Questions and Discussion/Feedback
1 p.m. Adjourn
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The deadline to RSVP is noon on Friday, January 12. | |
Vestry & Delegate Members Wanted! | |
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Three vestry positions open up each January at St. Mark's, as well as one delegate position. Charles "Barry" Hogge, George McJimsey and Lucy Sinkular
have ably served as vestry members St. Mark's for the past three years, and we owe them much gratitude.
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. Forms can be found here:
· Nomination for Vestry Form
· Nomination for Delegate to Convention Form
You may also find these in the church office upon request. Please return the form, with an electronic photo, to the office by January 19th.
Also, all ministry Annual Report information needs to be submitted to Jennifer Lind via email by Thursday, January 19th. Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, January 28th.
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This Saturday: Storytelling Workshop | |
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This coming spring's storytelling workshops at Saint Marks will continue to focus on learning, crafting and telling sacred stories. We will be adding longer workshops and the opportunities to tell stories in larger parish settings. All are welcome at all our workshops and events. If you are interested in story but not in telling stories, please join us -- listeners play a vital role in storytelling! Contact: Harriet Cole (via email here).
New Year Series
Story Focus: Saints
New Year Storytelling Workshop Saturday, January 13th
9am-Noon at St. Mark’s
See the flyer here.
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Sign Up for the Take Them a Meal Ministry | |
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Take Them a Meal is an important ministry of hospitality, nourishment, and pastoral care within our community.
If you are willing and able to prepare or purchase delicious food and deliver it to households that are experiencing a time of pastoral need, please contact Sherry Reeder (email). You have control over how often - and when - you would like to contribute, but by contacting Sherry you'll be added to the contact pool and notified when a need arises.
The ministry is organized via email and a very helpful website called, Take Them a Meal. This ministry allows us to reach out to our very own community in loving care when they need a little help. It allows people to commit to a particular moment to serve when they are available. Our community has many gifts within it and cooking is one of them. We want to thank you for being willing to share this tangible sign of Christ’s loving care for each of us.
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St. Mark's Movie Night: A Case for Love | |
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This Saturday (1/13) at 11 a.m., come at the kitchen at St. Mark's and help make sandwiches for Church Unbound. We do this every second Saturday of the month. All are welcome.
This Sunday, January 14 after worship, our Church Unbound ministry needs help bringing the lunches upstairs from the Undercroft of St. Mark's, placing the sandwiches in the lunch bags, and out to the car going to Church Unbound.
Join us for fellowship and a brief service starting at 1:30 p.m. We will be located near the new library on Central near Charleston streets. This is approximately halfway between Louisiana and Wyoming on Central.
Email Joan Camera (via email here) with questions.
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Save the Date: Mardi Gras Celebration Returns to St. Mark's! | |
St. Mark’s to Host Asylum I-589 Pro Se Clinic for the NM Immigrant Law Center & Albuquerque FaithWorks | |
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Friday, January 26, from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., St. Mark’s will again host an Asylum I-589 Pro Se Clinic for the NM Immigrant Law Center & Albuquerque FaithWorks. The clinic assists asylum-seekers with the completion of the most vital paperwork for obtaining asylum in the United States. St. Mark’s would like to provide a simple food offering for the volunteers and clients, and it would be beneficial to have door greeters working in shifts to direct clients into Parish Hall. Also, anyone proficient in both English and Spanish are encouraged to volunteer to help clients directly. I-589 volunteers MUST pre-register with NMILC, complete online training and attend a remote pre-clinic check-in on Tuesday, January 23 at 1:30 via Zoom. Sign up at the Welcome Table or via email to stmarks@stmarksabq.org. NMILC reports that clinic volunteers competed 100 I-589s and 93 EADs at clinics in 2023, making a tremendous impact for immigrants in New Mexico.
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January Outreach: Collecting Warm Items for Those in Need | |
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Collecting Warm Items for our Neighbors at the International District Library
St. Mark’s is again collecting items to keep warm – this time for our neighbors seeking help at the International District Public Library. The most needed items are sweatpants, jackets, sweaters, and blankets. They can also use hats, scarves, and socks. Please bring NEW or very gently used items to the bin in the narthex.
Please contact Deacon David (via email here) if you have any questions or would like to donate money and have us do the shopping.
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Sponsor Montessori Equipment for Our Preschoolers | |
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Pledging Households
120 / 150
80% of our Goal
Dollars Pledged
$545,211 / $590,000
92% of our Goal
If you haven't pledged yet, please consider helping us reach our goals and submit a pledge card (download here) to the office as soon as possible.
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Register Youth for Snow Slam! | |
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Registration is now open for youth ages 12-18 the Diocese of the Rio Grande's Annual "Snow Slam" Retreat, February 16-18 at Camp Stoney in Santa Fe. This is a great opportunity for youth to meet our new Diocesan Youth Missioner, Le Anna, and enjoy some fun and fellowship in the New Year. Click here to register and for more details.
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Midweek Morning Prayer & Yoga | |
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In Stoney Chapel (or Zoom), join Mother Sylvia throughout the Season of Epiphany (Beginning January 9th, ending February 13th) in person or online via zoom or Facebook Tues/Wed/Thurs at 7am Mountain Time for an abbreviated service of sung morning prayer followed by 20-30 minutes of gentle yoga/stretching/movement practice. Feel free to participate and adjust or adapt the prayers and/or movement practice to fit your schedule and needs. Please bring your own yoga mat and alert Mother Sylvia in advance if you are sensitive to incense. You may also follow along on Zoom here. Here's the link to the "Order of Worship" for Morning Prayer.
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Please Return Advent Wreath Frames | |
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Please return your wire Advent Wreath frames to the collection bin in the narthex. We will use them again next year. Thank you.
Please contact Deacon David (via email here) if you have any questions.
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Give by mail (St. Mark's has a secure mailbox and is checked regularly). Send to: 431 Richmond Place NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106. | | |
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Give 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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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 (e.g., pledge, congregational relief fund, etc.).
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4:00 Saturday afternoon, January 13
Metropolitan Community Church, 1103 Texas St NE
Flamy Grant is a Christian singing, songwriting, drag queen who is stealing hearts and topping the Christian music charts.
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Women of the DRG: Philadelphia Eleven Movie | |
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Feb. 23: Screening and Eucharist, 5PM
Feb. 24: Brunch and Discussion, 9AM
This is an exciting opportunity to learn about the first eleven women ordained in The Episcopal Church. The film has been eight years in production. Read more about it here.
There will be a screening of the film at the Cathedral of St. John (ABQ) on Feb. 23, followed by a Eucharist con-celebrated by many women priests in the Diocese, and a dinner.
(Tentative time: 5PM)
On Saturday, Feb. 24, Women's Ministry will host a brunch roundtable discussion about the progress and challenges for women in ministry (lay and ordained). We hope to have one of the Philadelphia Eleven join us.
Watch for more information!
(Times are still be finalized.)
Contact Cindy Davis if you have questions.
Please share this info and poster with your parish and friends (men, too).
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Embody Lent Workshops in ABQ | |
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Friday, January 19 and Saturday, January 20
Worship planners, church musicians, clergy and lay folks are invited to join Music that Makes Community leaders in exploring the shades of Lent over two days in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Four sessions will be offered in a combination of hybrid and in-person sessions anchored at St. Michael’s and All Angels Episcopal Church. Sessions include:
- Singing Lament and grief
- Creative paperless song and liturgy for Lent
- Walking pilgrimage for Christian Unity
- Dances of Universal Peace
The retreat will be led by a dynamic team of local musicians and clergy, including the Rev. Sylvia and Donnel Miller-Mutia, David and Winona Poole, as well as MMC's new Executive Director Conie Borchardt.
Visit the calendar page for mor details!
Each session is offered sliding scale $20-50 with the Friday night Dances of Universal Peace $10-20 per person. Register here.
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A Singing Pilgrimage for Unity in Lent | |
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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.
www.stmarksabq.org
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