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Events & Announcements
Shrove Tuesday
Lent is Coming!! That means Shrove Tuesday is coming sooner – Tuesday, February 21, 6:30 PM! This year’s Shrove Tuesday festivities will primarily be a pancake supper. Come one, come all, and join in the last feast before Ash Wednesday! If you are able to help with set up, cooking, serving, or clean up, your participation will be welcomed and greatly appreciated – just contact the Parish Office (817-277-6871) or via email stmark99@sbcglobal.net.
Ladies Night Out-French Style Cooking Class
Ladies – Break out your pearls, sweater sets and those cute little hostess aprons! Carol Ritchie is channeling Julia Child. Please join us for “Ladies Night Out-French Style” cooking class. Mark your calendars for Saturday afternoon, February 18th, 4-6 PM. Since the class size will be limited, please contact the Parish Office (817-277-6871) to register. Registration fee is $40.00. You don't need to be an expert or even a good cook for this class. The food will be fantastic and you will have lots of fun while honing your cooking skills.
Bishop's Ball
All youth in grades 7 to 12 are encouraged to attend the Bishop’s Ball dinner dance on Saturday, Feb. 18, at St. Vincent’s Cathedral in Bedford. Tickets are $10, and the fun begins at 7 PM. Contact Lynn Shattuck at lynneshattuck@gmail.com.
St. Vincent's School Auction
A drawing for a 2012 Nissan Altima 2.5S will be held Saturday, Feb. 18, at the St. Vincent’s School auction. The car, a $27,000 value (including tax, title, and license), has been generously donated by D&M Leasing. Just 500 tickets at $100 each will be sold, and you need not be present to win. Proceeds benefit the church and school. Contact the school office at (817-354-7979).
Antonio Vivaldi: Sacred Music - La Novella Baroque
On Sunday, March 04, at 4:00 PM, St. Mark's will be hosting La Novella Baroque www.lanovellabaroque.com who will be performing Sacred Music of Antonio Vivaldi. Admission: $15; Senior/Student $10. Please plan to bring friends and neighbors and attend this wonderful concert
Lenten Quiet Day
The Diocesan Churchwomen are sponsoring an annual Lenten Quiet Day on Saturday, March 24, from 9 AM to 2 PM, at St. John’s-Fort Worth. The topic for reflections and meditation is “Anglican Spirituality,” and it will be led by Fr. Charles Erlandson. Brochures and registration forms are available in the narthex.
The Rectory is Moving!
The Crosthwaits’ move is scheduled for mid-February. You may sponsor a little box, a medium box, a big box, a garment box, a bedroom, the kitchen, dining room, living room, patio, garage, or the family room, or one of those many miscellaneous moving expenses in any amount you wish! A very special display, along with envelopes and forms, is set up in Kennedy Hall, so please stop by! (Checks should be payable to St. Mark’s, with “Rectory Move” in the memo line.) We will be thrilled to have the Rectory moved to Arlington soon!
The Soup Kitchen Volunteer(s)
The Soup Kitchen needs a volunteer(s) to commit to helping clean up dishes from noon-til 1:30-2:00 PM on the 2nd and/or 3rd Thursdays of the month. This past week the Soup Kitchen served 78 (times 2 helpings!) hungry people in our community. The volunteer who has been performing this function has recently taken a full-time job and is unable to continue. Please consider this opportunity to serve, and call the Parish Office (817-277-6871) to volunteer.
St. Mark's Book Sales
Books are needed for St. Mark's Book Sales! Clean out your cabinets, bookshelves, bookcases, garages, attics, or wherever you have stashed those books you've already read and don't have room for. Sandy Virden sells these books online and brings in at least $1,000 each year for St. Mark’s. Please leave all books you would like to donate in the parlor, or contact the Parish Office via email stmark99@sbcglobal.net or via phone (817-277-6871).
Offering Envelopes
If you currently donate to St. Mark’s (or wish to do so) but do not have offering envelopes, please pick up a set of envelopes from the Visitors table in the narthex. Envelopes are available for both January and February. Don’t forget to write your name on the envelope so that we can credit your giving record!
EYC Cookbooks!!
The EYC Cookbooks are still available. They are so attractive and chock-full of great Recipes! Check our "Bishop’s Mac and Cheese" and "Spain Choir Sangria," just for starts! These will make fantastic gifts for everyone on your Christmas list! The cookbooks are $10.00 each. If you are writing a check, please note "EYC Cookbook" in the memo line. You may also pay cash. We thank all of you in advance from the EYC and their leaders.
Soup Kitchen
The Soup Kitchen serves lunch from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM every Thursday in
Kennedy Hall. Cartridges for Kids
St. Mark’s is participating in a
recycling program that pays us cash. Bring your old
(working or not) cell phones & PDAs, laser
cartridges, inkjet cartridges, laptops, iPods, video
games & Console, digital cameras, DVDs, GPS devices,
calculators, and place them in the container that
has been placed on the book shelf in the sitting area in
Kennedy Hall. If you have the chargers, etc. include
that as well. We will mail them off and get cash back.
Questions? Please contact Margaret Hearn via the Parish Office.
Alms Boxes
Please take notice of the lovely alms boxes in both entrances to the sanctuary. These are for free will and thank offerings of cash to support St. Mark’s Benevolence Fund.
Grocery Store Card Links
Another great way to benefit St. Mark's with a minimum of effort! If you shop at Tom Thumb, pick up a Reward Card (or use your current one) and link it to #5052. If you shop at Albertsons, you can use a Community Partners Card similarly. If you shop at Kroger, pick up an instruction letter from the Narthex to have your card linked to St. Mark’s. Inquire for details at the Parish Office (817-277-6871). In all 3 cases, a portion of your purchases will be donated to St. Mark’s.
Parish Press & Dove Tracts
Parish Press and Dove Tracts have merged! The press release may found on their new website The Parish Press.
The Printery House
St. Mark’s is a member of
The Printery House Affiliate Fundraiser Program.
Each time a purchase is made, and the St. Mark’s keycode
is given, we will receive a percentage of the sales.
If you go to our links page and click
on the Printery House link, we will automatically
receive a donation of 7% of whatever you purchase. Or
orders can be made via the
Printery House web site, toll-free number
(1-800-322-2737), or mail using the keycode AF1313. For
more information and catalogs, see the display in
Kennedy Hall or contact the Parish Office for details.
Altar Flowers and Sanctuary Candle
If you would like to make a donation to St. Mark’s Church in celebration of a birthday, wedding anniversary, or in memory of a loved one, please fill out the appropriate form which is on the table in the Narthex. Place the form in the offering plate with your payment. The cost of the flowers is $25.00 per Sunday. The cost of the candle is $5.00 per Sunday.
Forms for Recording the Anniversary of the Dearly Departed
Prayers for the departed are offered at Mass on the anniversary of their death. If you would like your departed loved ones registered for this remembrance, please contact the Parish Office.
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