The Messenger of St. Mark's | After Pentecost | Oct. 25, 2024 | |
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For your thought:
For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. Unlike the other high priests, he has no need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for those of the people; this he did once for all when he offered himself. For the law appoints as high priests those who are subject to weakness, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever.--Hebrews 7: 26-28
Study this Sunday's Readings.
Lectionary Note: From 6/2 until Advent (12/1), we will be reading from Track 1 for our Old Testament readings - Psalms, Epistle and Gospel readings will be from Track 2.
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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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Pledge & Pie Celebration Sunday | |
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This Sunday's Coffee Hour is Pledge & Pie Celebration Sunday. Please bring a sweet or savory pie to share at this special coffee hour fellowship.
During our service this Sunday, we will celebrate our renewed commitment to St. Mark's with the Ingathering and Blessing of Pledges.
Thank you for your thoughtful and encouraging comments to our "St. Mark's Why" survey and thank you for your financial support of the church's role in your life, in the community and communion we share and the larger community surrounding us. And, thank you, God, for pie!
Please click here to visit our Stewardship page where you will find all mailings and attachments, including the 2025 Pledge card.
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Important Upcoming Dates:
- Sat., Oct 26, 11:00 am Funeral for Bill Bottorf (In person, Nave and online) Reception following
- Sat., Oct 26, 5:00 pm, Oktoberfest (In person, Parish Hall)
- Sun., Oct 27, 9:30 am, Pledge and Pie Ingathering Celebration (In Person, Nave and Online)
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Sun., Oct 27, 4:00 pm, LGBTQ+ Rio Grande Diocese Gathering (42 Sego Lane, Corrales)
- Wed., Oct 30, 5:00 pm, Final day to submit names and/or photos to the Virtual Ofrenda
- Wed., Oct 30, 6:20 pm, Evening Prayer (In Person, Nave)
- Thurs., Oct 31, 12:00 pm, The Strangest Prayer Class with Karen (In Person, Chapel)
- Sat. Nov. 2, 9:00 am, Monthly Parenting Group (In Person, Library)
- Sun., Nov 3, 9:30 am, All Saints' Day Service and Ofrenda (In Person, Nave and Online)
- Sun., Nov 3, 6:00 pm, Fall Rosary of Remembrance (In Person, Nave)
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You may have received your pledge card letter this week for our Stewardship 2025 campaign. This week, the focus is on the invitation of stewardship and community. Harrison Higgins writes:
Today, I write to invite you to renew your relationship with our cherished community through our Sowing the Seeds of Sanctuary Annual Giving Campaign 2025. Your pledges make possible everything we do....Our pledges are a meaningful affirmation of our membership in our St. Mark’s faith community and our dedication to our shared mission.
If you have not received the two Stewardship mailings to date, you may want to contact the church office to be added to the mailing/e-mailing lists. Visit the Stewardship page for more videos and all mailed documents. Click here for the Pledge Card.
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ST. MARK'S MISSION, MINISTRY & OUTREACH | |
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Fall Rosary for Resurrection & Remembrance
All Saints' Day Ofrenda
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As we move through seasons in the natural world, so too we move through seasons of grief. As we move through each season, new memories bubble up, and our grief might take on a variety of different qualities. In each season prayer, remembrance, and community are essential sources of support for our journey. We invite you to join us for our annual Autumn Rosary for Remembrance on Sunday, November 3rd, 6pm Mountain time. We'll gather for a quiet time of prayer, silence, poetry, and song in honor of all the departed. These gatherings are open to all, and we warmly welcome you, along with any other family members who might be interested, to join us.
In addition, If you wish to submit names of those faithful departed whom you would have us remember in our prayers on All Saints Sunday (November 3rd), you may submit names using this form. Note: if you already submitted us this link to the form, please take a moment to resubmit. Our parish administrator found an issue with the form, and we want to makes sure we have all loved ones that have been submitted.
If you have photos of the faithful departed that you have not already submitted for inclusion in St. Mark's Virtual Ofrenda, please email photos to our Parish Administrator. Please submit names and photos no later than October 30th.
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Oktoberfest and Hymn Sing | |
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Please join us for bratwurst and hymn singing on Saturday, October 26 at 5:00-7:00 pm. Please bring a side or drinks to share at this fun and festive celebration for all ages. The church will provide the Bratwurst.
There are sign-up sheets to help with the event before or after the event in the narthex.
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Monthly Parenting Group - Nov. 2 | |
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Parenting brings unique challenges at every stage. If you are doing the work of “parenting” a child of any age, or if you are simply eager to listen with curiosity and compassion to support others who are doing this important work, please join us for our second Monthly Parenting Group, Saturday November 2 at 9am at St. Mark's.
There will be a supervised playdate available for younger kids on the St. Mark's playground (weather permitting) or in the downstairs youth choir room (if the weather is crummy.) while parents meet for discussion in the library.
We will continue our discussion on Baptism, and provide an opportunity for parents who may be curious about exploring the possibility of baptism for their child to come and learn more.
Even if your own kids are already baptized, this is an important opportunity for you to draw alongside other parents and provide encouragement , support, and community as they discern the right next steps in their own family's spiritual journey.
If you are the parent of teen or young adult kids, your participation is especially valuable--as newer parents often crave the support of "mentor parents" who have walked this road ahead of them. Please join us. And please help spread the word to any other parents/families you think might be interested.
Upcoming Parenting Group Dates: 12/7, 1/11, 2/1, 3/8, 4/5, 5/3
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St. Mark's Montessori News | |
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St. Mark's Montessori is now enrolling children 18 months - 2.5 years, with a 7% discount on tuition for children and grandchildren of active, pledging members of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.
“Children have a tendency to imitate. They must adapt to this world and be able to do all the things that are done in the environment. They imitate for this reason.”
-Maria Montessori
The London Lectures, 1946
For more information or to schedule an on-site tour, call (505) 582-3898 or email Caitlin McGuire, School Director.
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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 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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DRG News & Recent Bishop Hunn Video Updates | |
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Diocesan Convention news can be found here: Convention 2024 — The Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande.
Below you will find Bishop Michael Hunn's most recent videos:
The Investiture of Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe
Nov. 2, beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET, with a prelude featuring a “roll call” of dioceses. The service itself starts at 11 a.m. ET.
In this historic and joyful season, we invite you to pray for guidance for our church and our new presiding bishop, Sean Rowe as he leads us in envisioning the reign of God in our midst. May our celebration unite us as a sacramental community, and may we be filled with new energy to bear witness to God’s work of redemption. The service will be livestreamed on the Episcopal Church's Investiture page and on The Episcopal Church’s Facebook page. A recording will be posted and distributed after the service.
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LGBTQ+ Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande | |
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Social Gathering & Service of Compline
Sunday, October 27 from 4:00 to 6:00
Location: The home of Tim Backes in Corrales
42 Sego Lane (northeast corner of Corrales Road and Sego Lane)
4½ miles north of Alameda on Corrales Road
The entrée will be provided. If your last name begins with an A-L, you are invited to bring an appetizer to share. If your last name begins with an M-Z, you are invited to bring a dessert to share.
If you have any questions or would like to RSVP, please contact Rev. Mike Angell or Rev. David Martin.
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Church Women United, an ecumenical Christian women’s group, will meet for the annual World Community Day celebration on Friday, November 1st at St. Luke Lutheran Church at 9100 Menaul Blvd NE. The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. for coffee fellowship, followed by the program which concentrates on the theme of “Humility” from Matthew 5:5. Rev. Patty Davison will lead a Bible study, followed by a presentation of the work of the Compassion Services Center in the International District by Pastor Joanne Landry. A collection of bath towels and feminine hygiene products will be gathered for the Center. A Valiant Woman award will be presented. Join us and bring a friend! Questions? Please contact Shirley Nilsson at 505-463-3657.
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Join the Churchwide Virtual Celebration
The Investiture of Presiding Bishop-Elect Sean Rowe
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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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