For your thought:
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
--John 1:5
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Please come wearing a mask - Masks are required indoors - even if fully vaccinated - per our current State of NM mandate. |
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Merry Christmas from St. Mark's Episcopal Church and Montessori School staff! |
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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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Useful links:
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Fill out a form to volunteer, donate altar flowers, fill out a new member/visitor form, and more!
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Access and/or edit your Member Directory information.
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Access previous sermons.
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For all Stewardship-related materials, including downloadable pledge cards, click here.
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SAINT MARK'S MISSION & OUTREACH |
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Christmas Eve Holy Eucharists - All Are Welcome! |
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5 PM CHRISTMAS EVE EUCHARIST (Family-Friendly Worship)
- Familiar Carols and Holy Communion
- Safe LED Candles (for young children) and Children’s Story at Sermon
- Silent Night by Candlelight and Special Music
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Friday, December 24th at 5 p.m.
CHORAL MIDNIGHT MASS (Incense in use during this liturgy)
- Special Music featuring our St. Mark’s choir, soloists, string quartet, oboe and organ.
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Portions of Handel’s "Messiah" as well as traditional carols for ALL to sing!
- Holy Communion and Silent Night by Candlelight
- Friday, December 24 at 11 p.m., but arrive early for Prelude Music beginning at 10:45 p.m.
Our Christmas Offering this year has been designated to help defray the costs of Christmas Flowers, Decorations and Musicians and to support the continuing work of or Borderland Ministries in the Diocese of the Rio Grande especially the ongoing support of Ana Reza, our Bridge Chaplain.
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You'll Likely Get a Text from Us Later Today... |
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We are sending a text to you - so don't be alarmed if you receive one.
All individuals in our online parish directory who have mobile phone numbers should receive a text message from St. Mark's tomorrow afternoon inviting all to come to the special Candlelight Mass on Friday starting at 10:45 p.m. If you do not wish to receive future text messages, please respond to the text with the word STOP and the number will be automatically removed from future texts.
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Luminarias for Christmas Eve |
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Luminaria Placement:
At 9:00 a.m. on Friday, December 24, we will gather for a brief moment of prayer, then set out to put the luminarias out around the perimeter of our lot and building. We will go home afterward.
Luminaria Clean Up:
After worship on Sunday, December 26, we will clean up all of the luminarias. This is an outside task, so please dress warmly. We usually end this effort with breakfast burritos.
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Closures During the Holiday... |
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The offices of St. Mark's will be closed from Monday, December 27 through Thursday, December 30. Sunday liturgies (including December 26th) will be held at their regular time of 9:30 a.m.; however, Thursday, December 30th we will not be having the following:
- 10:30 a.m. - 25-Minute Contemplative Silence
- 11:00 a.m. - Midweek Holy Eucharist
The offices will reopen on Monday, January 3, 2022. If there is an emergency, please contact the office at 505-262-2484. We will be checking messages.
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Bakers Needed for The Feast of Epiphany |
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The Feast of the Epiphany (celebrated Sunday, January 2 at St. Mark's) honors the story - in the gospel of Matthew - of the three kings' visit to Jesus. They bestowed gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
The first day of the Epiphany season, also happens to be the first day of the Mardi Gras season, which precedes Lent. King Cake is a New Orleans tradition that dates back to the 1870s. The cake is colorful and typically has a plastic baby Jesus inside. The cake is shared by all, but the person who discovers the small plastic baby in one of the king cakes will become one of the Magi for the day, or wise ones, and be asked to offer a simple toast in the Parish Hall.
Also, there’ll be a scavenger hunt around the church to locate a doll baby Jesus.
Do you have baking skills? Email us here if you’d be willing to help bake a King’s Cake for this event.
Come to worship that Sunday, then enjoy the Feast of the Epiphany -- St. Mark's style. This joyous event will occur in the Parish Hall after the liturgy concludes. It is sure to be a time cherished by all, and all ages.
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Annual Meeting, Reports & Vestry/Delegate Nominations |
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Three vestry positions open up each January at St. Mark's, as well as one delegate position.
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. Nomination forms are available here, or in the church office upon request. Please return the form, with an electronic photo, to the office by January 14th.
Also, all ministry Annual Report information needs to be submitted to Jennifer Lind via email by Friday, January 14th.
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St. Mark's Christmas Pageant - Thank You! |
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Massive thanks to the dozens of people--young and old--who made this year's Christmas Pageant such a success. Thanks to our actors, narrators, musicians, photographers, AV team, and spectacular costume team! And special thanks to Rachel Ribeiro for coordinating the "live performance" aspects of our show, and to Mother Sylvia and Rowan McJimsey for their video-editing expertise.
If you missed the pageant (or just want to see it again), you can view the recording on Facebook. The Facebook video begins with a showing of the 2020 virtual pageant, followed by this year's hybrid pageant (beginning at 40 minutes).
You may also view the pre-recorded video elements of this year's pageant on YouTube here (the link is marked as "unlisted" on YouTube, so only people with the link can view it). Thanks to Talia McLaren and Alex Miller-Mutia for their expert photography/videography, and Rowan McJimsey for his expert video editing!
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Advent through Epiphany Schedule |
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All are welcome to give and/or pledge to St. Mark's by:
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Mail (St. Mark's has a secure mailbox and is checked regularly): 431 Richmond Place NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106.
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You may 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 (i.e.: pledge, congregational relief fund, etc.).
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You may give electronically (including pledge payments) to St. Mark's - securely via PayPal® - anytime. 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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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's 2021 Christmas Message |
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“The Christmas stories are reminders that this Jesus came to show us how to love as God loves. And one of the ways we love as God loves is to help those who are refugees, those who seek asylum from political tyranny, poverty, famine, or other hardship."
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LGBTQ+ Holy Eucharist & Dinner |
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