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Aloha!
On behalf of myself and everyone at St. Mark's, let me be the first to wish all of you a very merry Christmas. The Christmas liturgies are always so beautiful at St. Mark's, and this year will be no exception. The choir, ministers, acolytes, and others are working very hard to prepare.
It is with sadness, however, that I announce a death in our family. Jayson and I have had to fly to the mainland due to the death of Jayson's stepfather. The funeral is at the end of this week. Originally I had proposed to fly back to Honolulu on Saturday, arriving a couple of hours before our Christmas masses. Then I would be leaving Honolulu again with our pilgrimage to the Holy Land on Christmas Day evening. However, many people told me this was not necessary, and that I should remain with Jayson and his family on the mainland, and then catch up with our pilgrims in the Holy Land. It does make me a bit nervous to be away from St. Mark's during Christmas; however, I am confident that all will go well. Coverage has been obtained for all of our Christmas masses. Please keep us in your prayers.
Many blessings to you and your loved ones this Christmas season,
Paul+
The Rev'd Father Paul Lillie
Rector, St. Mark's Episcopal Church
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O come let us adore him!
Christmas Eve
Saturday, December 24
Children's Pageant & Sung Mass, 5:15 pm
Members of the St. Mark's Choir will sing.
Father Leatherman, Celebrant
Procession & High Mass
with Candle Lighting Ceremony, 11:00 pm
A prelude of carols and readings
begins at 10:30 pm.
The St. Mark's Choir will sing.
Father Leatherman, Celebrant & Homilist
Christmas DaySunday, December 25Low Mass of the Dawn, 7:30 am
The Low Mass will be a spoken mass without music. Father Sasaki, Celebrant & Homilist
High Mass of Christmas Day, 10:00 am
The St. Mark's Choir will sing.
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Christmas Confessions
Saturday, December 24
Confessions will be heard in the Lady Chapel on Saturday, December 24 from 10:00 to 10:30 am, after the 9:00 am Last Mass of Advent and Rosary.
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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
December 25 - January 8Father Lillie will be leading a pilgrimage of parishioners to the Holy Land during the Twelve Days of Christmas. The daily mass schedule will be covered by Father Hitchcock and Father Sasaki. Please note that the Saturday morning masses on December 31 and January 7 will not be celebrated. Otherwise the worship schedule remains consistent.
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Coming Up at St. Mark's
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Advent Weekday/O Emmanuel
Noonday Prayer 11:40
Mass 12:00
| | 23 | F | Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
O Virgo Virginum
Friday Abstinence
Morning Prayer 07:40
Mass 08:00
Altar Guild & Flower Guild 09:00
Visits to Homebound Parishioners 10:00
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CHRISTMAS EVE
Morning Prayer 08:40
Last Mass of Advent & Rosary 09:00
Christmas Confessions 10:00
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CHRISTMAS EVE
Christmas Pageant & Sung Mass 17:15
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CHRISTMAS DAY
Morning Prayer 07:00
Low Mass of the Dawn 07:30
High Mass 10:00
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ST. STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR
Morning Prayer 07:40
Mass 08:00
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ST. JOHN
Noonday Prayer 11:40
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Morning Prayer 07:40
Healing Mass 08:00
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Save the Date for these Future Events!
Check out the parish website to find out about future events including the following:
Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, December 24 & 25 St. Stephen's Day, December 26 St. John's Day, December 27 Holy Innocents, December 28 The Holy Name, December 31 & January 1 The Epiphany of Our Lord, January 6
Annual Meeting & Parish Elections, January 22
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St. Mark's Episcopal Church is an inclusive church in the Anglo-Catholic tradition.
We are dedicated to sharing the good news of God in Christ through our celebration of the Sacraments, Liturgy, and Music, and by attending in Jesus' Name, to the needs of our members and the wider community. We are a welcoming ohana, cherishing our catholic and Hawaiian mission roots, and we rejoice in our diversity.
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SUNDAY
7:00 am Morning Prayer
7:30 am Low Mass
9:00 am Godly Play
9:00 am Forum
MONDAY
7:40 am Morning Prayer
8:00 am Mass
TUESDAY
11:40 am Noonday Prayer
12:00 noon Mass
WEDNESDAY
7:40 am Morning Prayer
8:00 am Healing Mass
9:00 am Preschool Chapel
THURSDAY
11:40 am Noonday Prayer
12:00 noon Mass
FRIDAY
7:40 am Morning Prayer
8:00 am Mass
SATURDAY
8:40 am Morning Prayer
9:00 am Mass & Rosary
4:45 pm Evening Prayer
5:15 pm Sung Vigil Mass
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Weekly Collection
for the Needy
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 Every Sunday we collect food and hygeine products for the homeless and the hungry. Will you remember the neediest among us? Donations may be placed in the basket at the entry of the church on Sunday mornings. The donations are blessed at the offertory of High Mass. Please be generous.
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