The
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Welcome
Guests - If this is your first Sunday
here at St. Mark’s, may you find a gracious welcome. Your questions are welcomed. Even if you
might be here just for this day, may St. Mark’s feel like home to you.
Today at St.
Mark’s
8 Adult Education this morning: March 9 at
8 Today’s Drama: “The Day We Never Forgot.” We hear from Schlomo
and Homi, who were responsible for carving graves,
and cleaning them out, about the only man they buried twice. They are telling the story of Lazarus, who
Jesus raised from the dead.
This is the fifth drama in this year’s Lenten series which was written
by
8 Childcare is
available each Sunday morning from
8 Let us remember those celebrating their
birthdays this week: Myrna Ziebell, Caleb Canby,
Andrew Douglas, Jerry Hoggins, Bruce MacCallum, Mary Baeten, Carter
Johnson, Craig Geiger, Victoria Hutchinson,
8 A
hospitality sign-up sheet for March
& April is available during coffee hour. Speak with
8 Little Blue Boxes Are
Here! We’ll give every household a least one UTO box. Take two if you want. And, yes, guys can take them too. This is an offering we should all support. You can read about some of the wonderful
things this offering has done in the past in the brochure we’re including in
the bulletin. On a Sunday in May, we’ll
have the ingathering for the United Thank Offering, and send our offering to be
added to that from thousands of other Episcopal churches. You will receive an envelop
to use for that offering, and get to keep your Little Blue UTO Box.
8 African Team Ministry
Looking Ahead:
8 A Lenten Quiet Day will be held Tues., Mar.
11,
8 Wednesday Night Lenten Program: We conclude our Lenten
series this Wednesday night, March 12. Soup and bread is served from
8 Adult Confirmation
Class: This Wednesday, Mar. 12 from
This class is for any adult who would like to be
confirmed or received into the Episcopal Church. If you were confirmed, even in
another tradition, you would be received and thereby acknowledged as a member
of the Episcopal Church. This is a meaningful thing to do. It will signify for
you something about the spiritual journey you’ve taken and where you are at
this point in time. The interim rector will begin teaching this class and then
during the Easter season Vicky Garvey will continue with it. It will involve
some reading and lots of discussion around a variety of topics related to our
faith. Please speak to Vicki or George
if you’d like to attend or if you have questions. In June, you can join the
young people who’ve been in their own confirmation class at a special service
at our Cathedral when the Bishop Lee will lay hands on confirmands
and shake the hands of those received into our church. ghm
8 A Call to
Have a Holy Week - We’re including a
brochure called “The Holy Week Tour” with the bulletin today. This is
meant to encourage you to step into this year’s Holy Week, instead of skipping
from Palm Sunday to Easter. Even if you’re heading off somewhere on Spring
break, you are encouraged to attend Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services at
a nearby church. It doesn’t even need to be an Episcopal church. Just attend
church because you are a Christian.
8 Journal Workshop: Why You
Would Want to Come
Sat. March 15,
At the Journal Workshop on Saturday, March 15 from 9
to 12 we’ll talk a little about using a journal, and actually have times for
writing. You’d do yourself a favor if you bring a journal you’ve been working
on, or if you give yourself that first journal. You will wonder about buying a
book with no words in it the first time you make such a purchase. Later on
you’ll look forward to buying another one knowing that there are gifts to be
found on all those blank pages.
Please call the office if you’re coming or speak to me
today. Or see the sign-up form on page 4. We’ll make coffee and have some
cookies. And we’ll be sure to give you time to write. And if you get stuck,
I’ll help you out as best as I can. ghm
8 HAVE YOU GIVEN THIS SOME
THOUGHT?
Foot Washing on Maundy Thursday:
“YOU’RE
Nope – we’re not.
One of the accounts of the
foot washing that took place at the Last Supper has Peter essentially saying to
Jesus, “You’ve got to be kidding.” He
didn’t want Jesus to wash his feet, and yet Jesus said it had to be done.
Why? Service. He was calling each of those who followed him
to follow his example of
serving others first. So
we’re going to do as Jesus suggested: “Wash each others feet!” Hard to do? You
bet. Hard for
everyone. Hard to do because it involves touching
someone else? Yes, that too. But it says a great deal about who we are
and how we’re suppose to relate to each other.
So let’s get over our reluctance to understand this sacramental
action. Plan to come forward this Maundy
Thursday to have your feet washed, and if you’re able to wash the feel of
someone else. Husbands and wives, or
parents with their children may find this particularly meaningful.
8 Worship Planning Meeting: Tuesday, March 18th
at
We invite the designated representatives of various
groups connected to worship to attend. Others in the parish who are interested
in worship and who want to help us make plans are also welcome to attend. We
need to put our heads together to make sure we’re ready for the services of
Holy Week and Easter.
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