The Messenger of St. Mark's

The Messenger of St. Mark's | Lent | April 1, 2022

For your thought:

When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,

then were we like those who dream.

Then was our mouth filled with laughter,

and our tongue with shouts of joy.

--Psalm 126:1-2

Study this Sunday's Readings.

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SAINT MARK'S MISSION & OUTREACH

Resurrection Party: Plastic Eggs & Sign Up for Cupcakes

St. Mark's is hosting a Resurrection Party After Holy Eucharist on Easter Sunday (April 17)

We are wanting 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! Let us know if you're willing to help, by signing up here.

St. Mark's Annual Easter Egg Hunt will take place this Sunday morning, April 17, after the Eucharist at approximately 11:30 a.m.

Please consider filing some plastic eggs with goodies for the Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 17.

There is no need to purchase eggs. We have plenty! Pick up a dozen in the narthex and fill them 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.

If you have any questions, please contact Deacon David via email.

Everyone is invited to come.

Holy Week at St. Mark's

Click here to download or print the flyer. The above information is also on our website here.

This Sunday: St. Mark’s Lifting Masking Requirement

Beginning Sunday April 3, 2022, St. Mark’s will ease the mask restriction in public worship and other activities based on the new CDC county-by-county guidelines. When our county is in the Green the mask requirement will be lifted. For more information see the attached letter to the whole Parish.

Mask-Friendly St. Mark’s: While we are relaxing our masking requirement, we want to be clear that we remain a “Mask-Friendly” Parish. We encourage all who prefer to wear masks to keep doing so and to continue other safety precautions as well.

See the parish letter here.

We have added a menu to our website for COVID-related information. All are encouraged and welcome to check the color level of Bernalillo County at any time by going to:

https://www.stmarksabq.org/covid

Palm Sunday Passion Play

Rehearsal this Sunday, April 3rd at 11:15 a.m.

Actors of all ages are needed to help embody the Passion Story for our Palm Sunday Passion Play. We will have a single rehearsal to stage the play, this coming Sunday at 11:15 a.m. in the Nave. We will be staging a series of 11 silent "tableaux" to illustrate 11 scenes of the Passion Gospel. You can get an idea of what we'll be doing by checking out the complete script and photos from our 2019 Palm Sunday Passion Play here. All are welcome!

Note: There will be no Godly Play class in the chapel this Sunday, April 3rd. Instead, Godly Players are warmly welcome to join the Passion Play rehearsal in the Nave the Holy Troublemakers class in the library.

Lenten Offerings at St. Mark's

St. Mark's is providing the following Lenten offerings:

Devotions at Home

Tuesdays

10:00 a.m. - Rosary - Join us on Zoom

Wednesdays

7:00 p.m. - Animate "Spiritual Practices" - Join us on Zoom

Thursdays

10:30 a.m. - Contemplative Prayer - in person in Stoney Chapel
11:00 a.m. - Midweek Holy Eucharist - in person in the Nave or virtually on Zoom or Facebook
12:00 p.m. - Bible Study - join us on Zoom or in person in the library
6:00 p.m. - Christian Vocations Course - join us on Zoom (Click here for more information and Click here to register)

Sundays

9:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship & Holy Eucharist - Join us on Zoom, Facebook or in person.
10:45 a.m. - Fellowship (In person)
11:30 a.m. - Formation Groups:
Godly Play - Join us on Zoom or in person in Stoney Chapel
Holy Troublemakers - Join us on Zoom or in person in the Library
Animate "Spiritual Practices" - Join us on Zoom or in person in the Parish Hall

For a printable version, click here.

GIVE TO ST. MARK'S

...By Mail (St. Mark's has a secure mailbox and is checked regularly): 431 Richmond Place NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106.

...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.).

...By PayPal®.

Please consider checking the box that reads, "I’d like to add to my donation to help offset the cost of processing."

DIOCESE & BEYOND

LGBTQ+ Evening Prayer

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