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Announcements
for Sunday,
April 3, 2022
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- Sunday, April 3, 2022 - The Fifth Sunday in Lent
- 9:00am: Holy Eucharist with Contemporary Music at Church (or online; see details here).
- 10:00am: Fellowship & Christian Education (Adult Ed on Wednesdays)
- 11:00 Holy Eucharist with Traditional Music at Church (or online; see details here) with Fellowship following.
- 5:30 - 7:00; Youth Group; Pizza and Pickle Ball @ Schooley Mill Park
- Nightly Compline at 8:00 pm on Zoom (please see note below)
- Mondays, 3:00 pm: Deadline for Guardian Angel Food Pantry contributions to be at the Parish House carport
- Wednesdays
- 9:00 am Morning Prayer in Parish House
- 9:30 am Bible Study in Parish House
- 6:00 pm Lentflix in Parish Hall
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Transition Update
At the March Meeting, St. Mark's Vestry unanimously voted to hire our own Kathy Boyer as our Search Consultant. Kathy is an active member of St. Mark's, has completed the Diocesan required trainings, and comes highly recommended by Canon Stuart Wright, our Diocesan Canon for Transition (a Canon is equivalent to a Vice President position).
The Vestry continues to move along the Transition Timeline laid out by the Diocese. Continue to follow the e-news for updates.
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Interim's Update
I commend the Vestry's choice of Search Consultant, Kathy Boyer, and I am delighted to be working with her and our Senior Warden, Ron Luman, as St. Mark's continues to pray for and prepare for welcoming its next Rector.
The picture above shows DreamBuilders desks recently built for students in Howard County and Baltimore County. Four of the desks will be given to students who are Ukrainian refugees.
A few other highlights:
- Diocesan Green Omicron Phase continues, and our worship services are mask optional.
- Surveys are available on the Bishop's Search page, and responses are due by this Monday, April 4th.
- April 6th will be our last Lentflix night - we will be watching an episode of JAG while discussing justice and grace. There is a link to Sign-Up Genius in the box below if you would like to bring a food item to share.
As we continue to pray for our friends in Christ in Ukraine, here is a Prayer for the Human Family:
O God, you made us in your own image and redeemed us through Jesus your Son: Look with compassion on the whole human family; take away the arrogance and hatred which infect our hearts; break down the walls that separate us; unite us in bonds of love; and work through our struggle and confusion to accomplish your purposes on earth; that, in your good time, all nations and races may serve you in harmony around your heavenly throne; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (BCP p.815)
Please continue to pray for St. Mark's in your prayers and for the next Rector. God be with us as we prepare for Holy Week, and take care.
Yours in Christ,
Lisa+
Interim Rector
Pastoral Number: 443-605-6398
stmarkshighland.rector@gmail.com
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Easter Flower Thanksgivings and Memorials
To offer altar flowers for Easter in thanksgiving for, or memory of, a loved one or friend, or to celebrate a special event or person in your life or in the parish, please complete an information form (at either Church entrance) and place it in the offering plate or the box marked “To the office” (at foot of stairs to the Parish Hall) with your $35 check per designation.
Forms must be in the office by Sunday, April 10, in order for your dedications to appear in the Easter bulletins.
Please Note: In addition, it is important that the office be advised of your choice so that your information may be included in the Easter bulletins. Forms and checks may also be mailed to the Church office. Contact the Church office at 301-854-2304, stmarksec@yahoo.com
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Spring Outdoor Workday
Saturday, April 9th
9am - 12noon
All ages are welcome. Come for an hour or stay all morning! It is helpful to contact Tim Swygert if you are able to attend.
Contact Tim @ 301-395-1962 or
TimSwygert@gmail.com
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J2A Dinner and Silent Auction
Saturday, April 23rd
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Think "Boars Head" with a western theme.
Beef brisket * Chicken Barbecue * Bison Burgers
Gourmet Mac & Cheese * Famous Baked Beans
Cobblers over the Firepit
All ages are invited!
Sign up on the poster in the lobby or by emailing SallySwygert@gmail.com.
Check out one of the many auction items right next to the sign up sheet!
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Every year the Baltimore International Seafarers' Center has a fund-raising cruise on the Inner Harbor. In 2022 it will be on Wednesday, April 27, with boarding no later than 4:45PM and disembarking at 7:00PM. More information is below or here: PowerPoint Presentation (baltseafarers.org) (Can you find the St. Mark’s parishioners in one of the pictures?)
This is an exciting way to see the workings of the Port of Baltimore from a rarely seen view. Since St. Mark’s is a steady supporter of BISC, we get eight complimentary seats. Anyone who is interested should contact Rich Roca (rtroca@comcast.net) no later than April 12 to sign up. It will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Easter Baskets for Children at the
Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center
Thank you!! All the kids are sponsored! We kindly ask you to return the baskets to the Parish Hall by Palm Sunday, April 10th. If you have questions or need different arrangements for delivery of your basket, please contact Sheridan Phillips @ 443-545-6975. Thank you, as always, for your amazing generosity!
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2021 Giving Statements
Statements are available on-line with final statements available by January 31, 2022.
Click On GREEN Giving Statement Button On Church Website.
www.stmarkshighland.org
* If your email does not work, it typically means password or access issues and that can be easily fixed.
* Update and save any new or corrected data on your Person page i.e. telephone numbers, birth dates, upload family picture . . . . . . .
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Thanks to all who have contributed over the course of the pandemic. The need continues to be extraordinary! Here’s the current shopping list to take with you to the grocery store (you can also download it here):
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Items can be dropped off in the bins under the carport at the Parish House. They are collected each week on Mondays at 3:00.
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Food Pantry Delivery Ministry
If you verbally signed up to take donated food from St. Mark's to the Guardian Angel Food Pantry, you should have received an email with a signup genius link. You'll find that link here.
If you signed up but did not receive the email, please let Diane Roca (dbroca@comcast.net) know of the omission so that we can rectify it.
If you have not signed up but would like to volunteer, please follow the signup genius link above, you will find some information about the process.
Thanks to all!
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Ush ering at St. Mark’s
Your usher team is looking for more congregants to assist in performing this important ministry. With a few more people, we will have enough team members so that each of us will serve about once a month.
You’ve seen what we do! Please volunteer so you can do it too!
Contact Randy Scourtis at trscour@gmail.com or 410.707.2651 to join!
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Altar Guild: New Members Invited!
We would love to have you join us in preparing for services. We set the table and clean up afterwards. It is not difficult or time-consuming. All are welcome, we’ll show you how it’s done. Please contact Sandi Davis at 410-971-1050 or 1mom22@gmail.com.
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A New Chorister Season!
At St. Mark's our goal is to encourage our children and youth to sing from the heart to the greater glory of God -- to proclaim His great love and His Word through song. If your child in grades 2-8 or teen in grades 9-12 would be interested in this ministry, please contact Rosemary Beakes at rbbeakes@hotmail.com or call 410-598-7311.
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Need to submit a prayer request or change some of your contact information?
Please do it from our website:
- Submit Prayer Request
- To add your email address, click here; to change your email address or preferences, look at the very bottom of a recent email that you got from us and click "Update Subscription Preferences".
- To add or remove your phone number for voice messaging
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Compline: Daily at 8:00 pm
Please join us for the close-of-the-day service Compline daily at 8:00 pm on Zoom. It's a wonderful way to wind down the day and all are welcome. Please join us nightly, weekly, monthly---whatever suits you!
The Zoom link is here. If you would like to join by phone, dial 301-715-8592 and enter the Meeting ID 928 1275 0934.
Click here for more details.
Please note:
Compline on Zoom continues
at St. Mark's
Beginning Monday, April 4, Compline will be read together at 9:00 pm. Just click on the Compline link on the website.
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Prayer Requests
You can add someone to our prayer list from our homepage or by clicking here.
Note that prayers for "Intercession (Continuing)" will be prayed for a year every night at Compline (join us at 8 pm) and every Wednesday morning at Morning Prayer (join us at 9am). They will also be added to the announcements and commended to the daily personal devotions of all members of the congregation.
Other prayers---Intercession, Repose of the Soul, and Thanksgiving, will be offered on those same occasions as well as on Sunday mornings. Those names will be prayed for a period of four Sundays. Please note that the Sunday prayers are printed on Thursday mornings, so any names submitted subsequently will be offered in prayer immediately in Compline and Morning Prayer, but will not be prayed on Sunday until the following week.
You can also remove someone's name from the prayer request submission form.
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In Your Prayers
- Intercessions: Our Country and the World, The Estes family, Joyce, Charles, Royce, Thomas, Karen, Nina and the Asgeirsson family, Bob, and Karen S.
- Continuing (long-term) Intercessions: Don, Joy, Joanna and Richard, Loretta, Lance, Skylar, Jeff and Missie, Kathryn and John Scott, Grant, Clara and Bonnie, Meredith, Nancy, Jan and Leslie, Madison, Judy, Karen, Sharon, Della, Barbara, Dylan, Frederick, Joe and Donna, Rick, Bill, Adele, Marie, Skip & Donna, Christine, Henry, Paul, The Bryan family, Ricky, Judy, The Hart Family, Kathleen, Rudy, Shirley, Arthur, Keith, Glenda, Steve, Cristian and family, Bret, Shiloh, Frances, Sharon and Bill, Dave, John, Laura and Jesse, Brandon, Ryan, Howard, Family and Friends of Garrett, Chris, Veronica, Martha, Paul and Elaine, Shawn, Delia, Deb and Helen, Suellen, Woohee, Barbara and her family, David, John and Craig, Dennis, Matthew, Flo, Jodi, Max, Ron, Maddi, Those who are unemployed, The Community of St. Mark’s, and Our Country and the World
- Repose of the Soul: Rockford, and Arni (pronounced Hourni)
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Social Media and Website Links
Links to our Facebook and Instagram pages have been added to the newsletter. You do not need to have your own social media accounts to see our sites. If you have accounts, please follow us, and if you don't have accounts, just click on the link and check out our content. We hope you'll enjoy what you see! In addition, the link to our website is also provided.
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