A “Blue Christmas Service” is for those who have experienced loss---of a loved one, a job, a home, or anything meaningful. It calls attention to the presence of God’s grace and the pastoral care of the community, especially during a time when holiday memories can amplify difficult feelings.
St. Mark's hosts the Deanery 6 Advent Soup Suppers Series. Supper at 6:00pm. Program begins at 6:30pm. Discussion of The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe by Richard Rohr.
Through hearing the Bible scriptures, singing carols, and church members playing the parts of Bible personalities, we present the story of the birth of Jesus. There are parts for those of all ages. If your child is interested in being in the play, please connect with Susan Mackall in Room 18 off the Parish Hall (the Sunday School Room) on Sunday, November 27, before or after the 10 am service.
Bring one dozen cookies to share. Pick out one dozen of others' cookies to take home. Help with putting up holiday trees in the sanctuary.
Music begins at 9:30pm. Christmas Eve Holy Communion with Choir (aka "Midnight Mass") begins at 10:00pm.
One service only on Christmas Day.
Join in singing our favorite Christmas carols with the organ. No choir.
Palm fronds or woven crosses from past years’ Palm Sundays will be burned. The ashes will be prepared and then be used for the “Imposition of Ashes,” when the sign of the cross is made on a person’s forehead during the Ash Wednesday services.
Instead of celebrating Shrove Tuesday in the evening, we are celebrating on Sunday, February 19, after the 10 AM service, in the Parish Hall, during hospitality/coffee hour time. In addition to the standard refreshments, we will have pancakes with a choice of butter, fruit, and syrup. There is a sign-up sheet for donations. Shrove Sunday/Tuesday, the time before Ash Wednesday (aka Mardi Gras), is when the fats and sweets were consumed before the observance of the yearly fast.
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