Category: Events

Bishop Peter Lee preaches June 25 at single service

On: By: David Both

When Bishop Peter Lee visits St Mark’s on Sunday, June 25, we will have a combined service at 9:30 am.

After the service Bishop Lee will hold a question and answer session, to be followed by a reception in our Community Life Center.

Lee, a former newspaper reporter, was ordained priest in 1968. He served as rector at the Chapel of the Cross in Chapel Hill from 1971 to 1984, until his election in 1984 as Bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of Virginia.

Following his 25-year tenure in Virginia, Bishop Lee stayed active, serving as interim dean of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco; General Theological Seminary, New York; and the American Cathedral in Paris. He was most recently in North Carolina serving as bishop provisional of the Diocese of East Carolina prior to the election of current bishop the Rt. Rev. Robert Skirving.

Lee has also served the wider church in several leadership roles throughout his career. Among the positions held were chair of the Church Pension Fund board, trustee of Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, 17 years as chair of the board of trustees for Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, and board member for the National Alliance to End Homelessness.

Wilder’s Grove ministry takes shape; dates are set

On: By: David Both
Wilder’s Grove provides youth programs at their facility behind St. Mark’s. Part of the land on which this facility is located is provided by St. Mark’s. The New Hope Road Alliance has taken the organization as one of its service projects. (Photo courtesy of Wilder’s Grove)

In support of the new sponsorship of Wilder’s Grove Youth Center as an NHRA initiative, the board of the New Hope Road Alliance has voted to match all donations made by individuals or groups to benefit the center. This means that the $290 raised so far this year has turned into $580. Funds which come in this spring/summer will be used to pay for much-needed renovations in the center’s restrooms.

The New Hope Road Alliance is sponsoring three Wilder’s Grove events this spring:

Fellowship Cookout April 1, 11 am to 2 pm. St. Mar k’s will provide side dishes – sign up in the Concourse.

Campus Clean-up Day is Saturday, May 20.

Bathroom renovations A project manager is needed. For more information or to volunteer, see Jessie Maeck jsmaeck@aol.com, or 617-549-7285.

The NHRA is an alliance of six congregations along New Hope Road which have united together with the common goal of serving our changing neighborhood. Meetings are monthly and are open to all members of the six congregations. Join us!

Rally for social action is Feb. 11 in Raleigh

On: By: David Both
Diocese of NC participants at social justice rally
The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina has been well represented in the past at rallies for social justice. This year, a major rally is set for Feb. 11, to begin at Shaw University and continue through downtown to the state Capitol. Sallie Simpson, our deacon at St. Mark’s, is organizing our participation in this
year’s rally.

Join St. Markians, the NAACP, and a fusion of social action groups for a rally and walk to the State Capitol.

Each year this fusion assembly comes together on the second Saturday in February to hold a mass people’s assembly to reaffirm its commitment to the 14 Point People’s Agenda and to hold lawmakers accountable to the people of North Carolina.

This year the rally and walk will be on Feb. 11. 8:30 a.m. Saturday: Assemble at Shaw University across the street from Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, 2 East South St. 9 a.m.: Rally begins, with the Rev. William Barber II and others 10 a.m.: March to State Capitol begins.

For more information contact Sallie Simpson or Jessie Maeck or go to:

https://hkonj.com/moral-march-on-raleigh/http://www.naacpnc.org/moralmarch2017event

Annual Meeting report

On: By: David Both

The community known as Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church convened its Annual Meeting on Sunday, 20 November, after a combined 9:30 service led by Rev. Lauren Kilbourn.

Senior Warden Virginia Cleary called the meeting to order and reported on the state of the parish as well as the search for a new rector.  Deacon Sallie Simpson gave what she said was to be her last Deacon’s report and Junior Warden Lou Aiello reported on the status of the Stewardship Campaign.

In the Vestry elections, John Thoma, Jessie Maeck, Hope Ethington, and Lauren Kirkpatrick were elected to the Vestry.

Dave Crum gave a demonstration of the updated church website and John Monahan explained the church’s current financial condition.   After a brief Question & Answer session, the meeting was adjourned  and we all headed to the CLC for some delicious barbecue.

Parish to meet Nov. 20 after single 9:30 service

On: By: David Both

Our annual Parish Meeting is Sunday, Nov. 20, following a single, combined worship service at 9:30 am.

The meeting, which will include the election of four new Vestry members, follows in the Centrum. We are seeking candidates for Vestry; if you would like to run please speak to a current Vestry member.

After the Parish meeting we all gather in our Community Life Center for a catered lunch.

Child care will be provided for the entire event.

‘Blessing of the Animals’ is Saturday; animal rescue ministry is Sunday

On: By: Bill Dupre

Saturday: Join us Oct. 1 at 10:30 a.m. for our annual “Blessing of the Animals.”
The service is in remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi’s love for all creatures. Francis, whose feast day is Oct. 4, loved the larks flying about his hilltop town. He and his early brothers, staying in a small hovel, allowed themselves to be displaced by a donkey.
Francis wrote a Canticle of the Creatures, an ode to God’s living things. “All praise to you, Oh Lord, for all these brother and sister creatures.”
Sunday: Martha Myers speaks to our adult class about her family’s ministry of rescuing abused and abandoned animals.

May 24, 2015 — The Feast of Pentecost

On: By: David Both

At our 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services on May 24, 2015, we will celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, what is known as ‘the birthday of the church.’  This date in the church’s calendar is always 50 days after Easter and, as recounted in the Acts of the Apostles, commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the women and men who first followed Jesus.  It is a custom of the church to wear red — the color associated with ‘the tongues as of fire’ which rested on each person receiving the Holy Spirit.   Our table fellowship will continue following the 10:30 a.m. service in the form of our Pentecost Picnic.  We’re told to keep an eye out — that the rector’s red ‘Pentecost Polo’ hightops will make their annual appearance!  We also hope members and guests will consider wearing red hats this year in memory of a long time member whose festive hat adorned with red would appear on Pentecost.