The Messenger of St. Mark's | Holy Week | March 31, 2023 | |
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For your thought:
One of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What will you give me if I betray him to you?” They paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he began to look for an opportunity to betray him.
--Matthew 26:14-16
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 through our live-streaming platforms.
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For a complete listing and schedule of our online / in-person offerings available, please click on the button below: | |
SAINT MARK'S MISSION & OUTREACH | |
Holy Week at St. Mark's - Starts THIS Sunday! | |
Watch the video below to get a Holy Week at St. Mark's preview: | |
Formation: Journey into Holy Week | |
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Journey into Holy Week
Sunday April 2 Parish Hall 11:15-12:15
Join Fr. Christopher for a conversation about the Holy Triduum or Sacred Three Days of Holy Week. We’ll explore the liturgies of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and The Great Vigil of Easter in preparation for this most important time in the Christian Year. Bring your curiosity and your experience of Holy Week in the past to enrich this conversation.
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Building Renewal Committee’s Weekly Report | |
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Serving on the St. Mark’s Building Renewal Committee is fun. It may help to understand the great Episcopal Universal Truth that you’ll discover or know: Episcopalians love committees. We rarely say that aloud, however, and sometimes do seek pity for the usual complaints of time and labor. But when there is important work to do and the Rector and Senior Warden tap you for service, the fun begins! You serve together with smart, accomplished fellows, divvy up the work, jaw on it ad infinitum, and eat good food.
We have not been meeting during Lent or upcoming Holy Week, but have been working. In our Look, Listen, and Learn Phase, we have been conducting both interviews as have been requested by the congregation, and interviews of our Clergy and Staff. It is joy to listen to remarkable vocational professionals who provide Beauty at St. Mark’s in Liturgy, Preaching, Teaching, Music, and Montessori Schooling. Mother Silvia, Deacon David, Tricia Morton, and Jeremy Wirths, for example, have provided us in their interviews that which might be described as a plum bob for keeping us on level and assuring we’re prepared to select the Architect who fits us beautifully.
Tricia Morton, for example, taught us what a “Prepared Environment” is in Montessori Education. The Room is prepared in advance so that the Child’s learning needs are anticipated and accommodated. Once in the Room, the Child’s Free Will can guide experiences. We have many Rooms at St. Mark’s prepared by Father Christopher, Mother Silvia, Deacon David, Jeremy, Tricia, Altar Guild, Vestry, Food and Fellowship, and on and on. Our Co-Chairs, Maribelle and Stretch, have us considering how our Short-Term and Long-Term Goals can flourish in Prepared Environments assuring fundamental principles of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and Beauty.
We’re on schedule, on task, and always eager to hear from you.
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Lily Dedications for Easter | |
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Use a giving envelope from the pew or email our Parish Admin to return the form along with your payment selection, send a check with "Easter Lily" in the memo line, or give through PayPal and select "Altar Flowers" from the "use this donation for" dropdown.
For the dedication, which will be printed in the Order of Worship for The Great Vigil of Easter (Saturday, April 8) and for Easter Sunday (Sunday, April 9), please make sure to give us the following information:
Contributor Information
Your Name:
Your Phone:
Dedication Information (please let us know which one): In memory of / in honor of / for: [name of dedication information].
The suggested donation for each Easter Lily is $20. We will gratefully accept any amount in honor or in remembrance of your loved one.
Dedications and donations are due Wednesday, April 5th.
For questions, contact parish administrator, Jennifer Lind, via email here, or call her at (505) 264-2484.
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Saturday, April 8: All-Parish Spring Cleaning | |
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Help us get our facilities and grounds into good shape for Easter!
The cleaning will take place after Holy Saturday Liturgy on April 8th (liturgy begins at 9:00 a.m.)
Key Projects:
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Indoor Cleaning: Clean Worship Space: Vacuum, dust, mop and polish
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Outdoor Cleaning: Tidy up the grounds of St. Mark's: weeding, raking, light trimming and litter pick-up outside
Things to bring (bring what you can and are willing to do):
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Indoor Cleaning: Vacuum, dust rags, broom or Swiffer®, dusters, silver polish, etc.
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Outdoor Cleaning: Work gloves, weeding tools, yard bags, rakes, hand pruners, etc.
Please sign up on the clipboards in the hallway going towards the Parish Hall for either the outside or inside cleaning projects that Saturday morning. We look forward to your help on this All-Parish Workday.
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Great Vigil of Easter Party Décor Volunteers Needed | |
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Do you have a keen eye, artistic flare, and/or a desire to be part of a party-decorating team? We are seeking those who will be willing to help decorate the Parish Hall for Easter on Saturday, April 8th. If you are willing and able to help in this endeavor, please sign up on the table in the hallway that goes towards the Parish Hall. Thank you!
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Food & Libations for the Agape Feast & Party | |
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Following the Great Vigil of Easter liturgy, we will have a celebratory Easter feast and party. There is a sign-up sheet on the table in the hallway that goes towards the Parish Hall. Please sign up and let us know what food or beverages (libations: alcohol or equally appealing non-alcoholic products are welcome) you plan to bring and share at the Agape Feast & Party. Food dishes may be savory or sweet, breads or salads, entrées or sides, but all food items should be ready-to-eat or in a crockpot that may be plugged in. All are welcome.
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Great Vigil of Easter Party Clean-Up Volunteers Needed | |
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We are in need of people who will be willing to stay up on Saturday, April 8th to help us all clean up to get the Parish Hall ready for Easter Sunday following our Agape Feast & Party. If you are willing and able to help in this endeavor, please sign up on the table in the hallway that goes towards the Parish Hall. Thank you!
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Cupcakes for Easter Resurrection Party | |
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St. Mark's will be hosting a Resurrection Party after Holy Eucharist on Easter Sunday (April 9th). We are hoping to come up with roughly 20-dozen cupcakes. We would love to see what all of our creative bakers - of all ages - in this parish would come up with. They can be basic; they can be fancy. Let's share our talents and have fun on Easter Sunday! If you are willing to help, please sign-up on the table in the hallway that goes towards the Parish Hall from the narthex.
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Eggs to Fill for Easter Egg Hunt | |
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Please consider filing some plastic eggs with goodies for the Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 9.
There is no need to purchase eggs. We have plenty! Pick up a dozen in the narthex and fill them with candy or other prizes. All food items must be individually wrapped by the manufacturer. Do not put loose jellybeans or other treats in the eggs. Stickers and trinkets are also fun for our youth to find in the eggs. Return the filled eggs to the collection box in the narthex any time before Easter Day.
If you have any questions, please contact Deacon David (email here).
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...By Mail (St. Mark's has a secure mailbox and is checked regularly):
431 Richmond Place NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106.
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...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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...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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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's Easter Message | |
LGBTQ+ Holy Eucharist & Potluck Meal | |
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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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