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First Sunday

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

October 5, 2025

Services at 8:30 am10:30 am

and 4:00 pm Blessing of the Animals

We will livestream through YouTube during the 10:30 service.

Link - https://www.youtube.com/@stmarksepiscopalnc/streams

Upcoming Services & Events

October 5- 8:30 am, 10:30 am (Morning Prayer) Blessing of the Animals 4pm, Youth Social 5-7

October 12- 8:30 am, 10:30 am, and *12:30 pm (International potluck following the 12:30 service all are invited to bring something and join)

October 19- 8:30 am, 10:30 am (Morning Prayer)

October 26- 8:30 am, 10:30 am, and *12:30 pm

November 2- 8:30 am, 10:30 am (Harvest Sunday- Committee sign-up)

*Please note our 12:30 pm service is in Spanish

Stewardship Campaign update

20 pledges for a total of $68016.00

Upcoming committee meetings

October 5th, 2025, between services -Garden Guild (Rafters)

The Reverand Ernest Graham will be available For Pastoral meetings during the following times. Please call Marcia in the office at 704-399-5193 to make an appointment.

Friday Oct 3 - 11am- 2pm

Thursday Oct 9- 1-4pm

Blessing of the Animals This Sunday October 5th, 2025, at 4pm

Saturday October 4th 2:00 pm to help unload Azelias and plant

Newcomer Ice-cream Social this Sunday, October 5th after the 10:30 service in the Rafters. If you are new to St Mark's in the last year, please join the Welcome committee for a sweet treat.

RSVP here

Save the Dates!!

Wonderful fundraiser opportunities coming up to fellowship, have fun, and help raise money for St. Mark's.

Oct 30th - Flyin' Lion Tailgate Takeout - yummy food for sell and also Trunk-or-Treat!
Nov 14th - Grown-up Game Night - play interactive fun games like Jenga, Corn Hole, and Trivia, with winners awarded hourly!
Dec 6th - Christmas Bazaar! Looking for vendors and shoppers...

Tickets/details available outside after the service and in the upcoming eblast!

All Saints Sunday, November 2nd

– Please email life@stmarksnc.org with any names of family members or friends you wish to lift up in memory or in honor during our prayers on All Saints Sunday.

Confirmation:

Bishop Jennifer will be here on November 16th to perform the Confirmation ceremony.

In addition, we will also be Receiving people into the church on November 16th, so if you are new to St. Mark’s, and wish to be received please let Marcia know. As part of the confirmation class, we will be including specific content about St. Mark’s and any who are interested should let us know, so we can let you know the dates of those sessions.

Some offerings by the Diocese of North Carolina

INTRODUCTION TO DISMANTLING RACISM

Upcoming 2026 training dates:

January 30-31, 2026 Register.
February 27-28, 2026 Register.
June 19-20, 2026 Register.
July 24-25, 2026 Register.
September 18-19, 2026 Register.

Diocesan Safe Church Trainings Resume in November

After a brief hiatus earlier this year, online diocesan Safe Church trainings will resume in November. Please note the diocese no longer schedules individual trainings at congregations, but congregations are welcome to sign up as a group for a diocesan Zoom training and take the training together at their church. Individuals are also welcome to sign up.

The current Safe Church training schedule is:

November 9, 1-3 p.m. Register.
November 10, 6-8 p.m. Register.
November 12, 12-2 p.m. Register

Explore the Diocesan website for more

Homepage - The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina

St Mark's Prayer List

If you would like a name on the prayer list, contact Marcia or Jan Daubener. If you would also like a prayer sent out to Pastoral Care/prayer chain, let Jan know. Starting in September, names will remain on the list for 4 weeks, unless specified otherwise. You may extend (or decrease!) the time by notifying Marcia. We will continue to have folks on the list long term at their request, and will continue to read names aloud on the 3rd Sunday of each month. If you have questions please contact Marcia in the office or Jan (jandaubener@gmail.com).

Daughters of the King

Our vow is for prayer service and evangelism, and confidentiality is paramount to our prayer vow. We can pray for you confidentially for anything you do not wish to be put on the public prayer list. We pray daily for many people including our weekly church prayer list.

Reach out to Marcia at marcia.kephart@stmarksnc.org or call the office to be added to our prayers.

Women's Retreat 2026

It is time to get away and renew our spirits! Our next retreat is in the planning phase, and our dates are Friday afternoon, January 23, 2026, through the morning of Sunday, January 25, 2026. We will reserve the "Big Blue House" we had last year and the last house on the west end, which is walking distance from the Blue House. Both of these houses are oceanfront and we are able to see God's beautiful creation from sunrise to sunset! Please get the word out to those who did not join us last year. We will have approximately 35 slots, so it's so important to let me know if you can go ASAP and pay your $100.00 deposit. The deposit is non-refundable and due no later than 11-30-25. The total cost has not been determined, that depends on the number of women going, but hopefully we can cap it at $250 for the weekend, which includes food, as we did last year.

Please pay here

Urgent need for knitters

We have exhausted our supply,

If you or a friend can knit or crochet and would be willing to help us, please contact jandaubener@gmail.com

Yarn is available in founder's hall

Please....no plastic attachments that Could be a choking risk.

We are also in need of Prayer shawls for our prayer shawl ministry!

Capital Campaign

On Sunday, July 20, the vestry of St. Mark’s announced a five year capital campaign to raise money toward the principal on the Rafters mortgage.

Pledge Here

Please use the below link for all of your giving needs.

You can select where your donation will go via drop-down.

(You can set up recurring payments via this link)

If you need help with this, call or stop by the office during office hours.

Give

You can Submit your 2026 annual pledge via this link

Pledge Here

Flyin' Lion

Board Members needed

The Flyin’ Lions / Rafters board is looking for a couple of new members to join the board. If you are interested, please reach out to Marcia Kephart in the office, or let Kim, Philip, or Lee know of your interest so we can fill our openings.

Thanksgiving Pies

It’s almost Thanksgiving and time to think about the pies you will need. Flyin’ Lions is again going to sell Thanksgiving pies this year, and we hope many of you will want to let us do the baking for you. An order form will be available shortly, and with all the early prep required, we hope that you can get your pie order in early, so we can make sure we can have it ready for the big day.

Click HERE

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