The Messenger of St. Mark's | Epiphany | January 26, 2024 | |
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For your thought:
Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
in the assembly of the upright, in the congregation. --Psalm 111:1
Study this Sunday's Readings.
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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:
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Sun., Jan. 28, 9:30 a.m., Annual Meeting (during worship)
- Sat., Feb. 3, 5-7 p.m., Library Exhibit "Origin of Color" Opening
- Sat., Feb. 10, 4-5 p.m., Mark Hendrick's Funeral
- Sat., Feb. 10, 5-10 p.m., Mardi Gras Party
- Wed., Feb. 14, 7a.m.. Noon, 7p.m. Ash Wednesday
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SAINT MARK'S MISSION, MINISTRY & OUTREACH | |
Get Your Tickets: Mardi Gras Celebration Returns to St. Mark's! | |
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Tickets for Mardi Gras are ON SALE NOW! Adults: $25, Youth (6-18): $10, and Children under 6 are free! Tickets are limited, so please get yours ASAP!
And please check out the sign-up sheets in the entry area of St. Mark's to help us setup / serve food or drinks / cleanup.
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Mardi Gras Raffle Baskets – Help Needed | |
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Mardi Gras is a Fundraiser for St. Mark’s Youth Ministry and for St. Mark’s Montessori School, our major outreach ministry. We raise funds by sponsoring a raffle of themed baskets, or a few high-end items (like travel, lodging, unique experiences, etc.).
We invite individuals, families and our various ministry groups to help make the Mardi Gras Fundraiser a success by creating and contributing a fun Gift Basket to the event. Baskets are due on Wednesday February 1st in the Church office. These baskets will be raffled off at St. Mark’s Mardi Gras Party on February 10th at the end of the evening (need not be present to win):
The basket themes are up to your own creativity. Some possible ideas follow:
- Movie Night
- A Novel Basket
- Game Night
- Pamper Yourself
- Pub Crawl
- Puzzles gone Wild
- Art Basket
- The Stationery Store
- Coffee Lovers
And many more...
Willing to help? Have ideas? Have questions? Please contact Lucy Sinkular (via email here) or Heather Gaume (via email here).
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Bring your Palm Branches for Mardi Gras! | |
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Please bring your Palm fronds from last Palm Sunday to St. Mark's and place them in the basket in the Narthex any time before Saturday, February 10th. It is customary during Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras celebrations to burn the blessed palm branches from the previous Palm Sunday to create the ashes for Ash Wednesday.
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Annual Meeting: Sunday, January 28 | |
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We will vote as a parish for our new vestry and delegate members during Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 28. during our Sunday Worship at 9:30. There will be a supplementary "Messenger" email campaign that will go out tomorrow regarding everything Annual Meeting, including the Annual Report and all candidates running for Vestry and Delegate to Convention. We look forward to your presence this Sunday.
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We will be reorganizing St. Mark's ushers and hopes to recruit enough people to this ministry to have individual Sunday teams, including a 5th Sunday team. This is an easy ministry to participate in and you get to meet everyone coming through St. Mark's doors on a Sunday. We need anyone interested to step forward! This can be a meaningful ministry for couples and families too. Please contact Jo Ann Swinson at 505-803-6403 (call or text) or email her here.
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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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New Library Art Show Coming Soon: Deborah Bentley's Origin of Color Exhibit | | |
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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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Bishop Hunn Update - 1/22/2024 | |
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 friends (men, too).
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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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