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Aloha!
The season of Lent has arrived, and we are living into the season by enjoying God's beautiful creation. Last Sunday our Parish Lenten Study group met at the church for Evensong, Benediction and dinner. For the Second, Third and Fifth Sundays in Lent, we will meet at Kapi'olani Park (where Paki and Kalakaua meet), enjoying the beautiful springtime breezes. We gather at 5:00 pm to say Evening Prayer in the park, and then we will continue to discuss our Lenten book. It is not too late to join us. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket to place on the ground. I will bring a box of old prayer books and the evening prayer readings. Participants are invited to bring their dinner, picnic style, if they desire. Parking is free along Paki Avenue.
On Sunday, March 10, the Fourth Sunday in Lent, our book discussion group will take a little break since it is Rose Sunday (Mid-Lent). However, everyone is encouraged to attend the Annual American Guild of Organists concert featuring world-renown organist, Nathan Laube, at Central Union Church at 4:00 pm. Do not miss this concert! I am told by the AGO president that it should be a stunning performance. The concert is free, but they do take an offering to support the world of the AGO in our islands.
If you are not interested in organ or church music, then I encourage you to help the Queen Emma Outreach Guild with their Lenten feeding program. On Sunday, March 10 and Wednesday, March 13, they are organizing dinners for Family Promise at Church of the Crossroads. We need people to buy food, cook the meals, deliver the meals, and host the meals. Speak with Theo Matsumoto, Louis Xigogianis or Suzanne Kagawa for more information. As we have been discussing the importance of our baptism on Sunday nights, this is a wonderful way to show that your baptism is producing good fruit for the kingdom.
There are so many ways to renew your faith this Lent. Like the creation at springtime, each one of us has the opportunity to re-energize our devotion to Jesus Christ. Be sure to check out our LENTEN WEBPAGE for more ideas.
Every Friday night at Stations of the Cross, the officiant states, "we adore you O Christ, and we bless you." May each of us find ways to adore and bless our Lord Jesus Christ as we journey forth to Easter.
Blessings to you and your loved ones,
Father Paul+
Rector
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Honolulu
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Coming Up This Sunday at St. Mark's
THE SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT
Sunday, February 24
Morning Prayer in the Lady Chapel, 7:00 am
Confessions, 8:30 am
Godly Play for Children, 9:00 am
Bible Study: Luke's Gospel, 9:00 am
Solemn High Mass, 10:00 am
Evening Prayer & Book Discussion at Kapi'olani Park, 5:00 pm
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Lenten Spirituality
LENTEN FRIDAYS Evening Prayer in the Lady Chapel, 5:30 pm Stations of the Cross & Benediction, 6:00 pm Parking is free in the parish lot and playground.SUNDAY EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION February 24, March 3, March 17 Evening Prayer, Picnic & Book Discussion 5:00 pm at Kapi'olani Park The book for discussion is Timothy Radcliffe's Take the Plunge: Living Baptism and Confirmation. We will be meeting at Kapi'olani Park for an informal and relaxing change of pace. For those interested in being baptized or confirmed, this book discussion serves as part of the Catechumenate Process. On February 24 we will discuss chapters 1-6, on March 3 we will discuss chapters 7- 12, and on March 17 we will discuss chapters 13 to the end of the book. Come join us! LENTEN HOMELESS DINNERS March 10 & 13
Dinner is served at 6:00 pm at Church of the Crossroads.
St. Mark's is partnering with Church of the Crossroads and Family Promise to provide meals to the homeless once again. A signup sheet is on the back table of the church. We need people to volunteer as cooks, dinner hosts, and benefactors. What better way to observe a Holy Lent than by helping the less fortunate. Please sign up to help. THE QUEEN EMMA OUTREACH GUILD is supporting this ministry. VIEW THE LENT WEBPAGE
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Bible Study on the Gospel of Luke
Sundays at 9:00 am in the Parish Hall
We continue our Bible Study on the Gospel of Luke. In addition to the actual Gospel, participants are encouraged to read N.T. Wright's Luke for Everyone. Click on the link for more information.
Grab a cup of coffee and join us on Sundays at 9:00 am in the Parish Hall. Godly Play for Children is also at 9:00 am, so parents are especially welcome to join us.
BIBLE STUDIES AT ST. MARK'S
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United Thank Offering Ingathering
THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT: Rose Sunday
Sunday, March 10 at the morning masses One of the ways to observe a Holy Lent is by the giving of additional alms. St. Mark's will have our annual UTO Ingathering on Rose Sunday, March 10. Click on UNITED THANK OFFERING to learn more about the important offering. |
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Kupuna o St. Mark's Tea
 St. Joseph Day Tuesday, March 19 Kupuna Tea at 10:00 am Kupuna o St. Mark's will gather for a festive tea on St Joseph Day. To help us plan for the event, please sign up in the back of the church. Tea and a variety of finger foods will be served. All kupuna and their friends are most welcome to join us. St. Joseph Day, along with the Annunciation of Our Lord to the BVM, are days when we are given permission to relax the Lenten fast. (The Annunciation falls furing Eastertide this year due to the early date of Easter.) This event is sponsored by the QUEEN EMMA OUTREACH GUILD. |
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This Week's Calendar
| 21 | Th |
Lenten Weekday
John Henry Newman
Morning Prayer 7:15 am
Healing Mass 7:30 am
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
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Lenten Weekday
Ember Day II
Friday Abstinence
Morning Prayer 7:15 am
Mass 7:30 am
Bible Study 8:00 am
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Stations of the Cross & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament 6:00 pm
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Lenten Weekday
Polycarp of Smyrna
Ember Day III
Noonday Prayer Devotions &
Rosary 12:00 noon
Mass will not be said.
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THE SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT
Morning Prayer 7:00 am
Low Mass 7:30 am
Confessions 8:30 am
Godly Play for Children 9:00 am
Bible Study: Luke's Gospel 9:00 am
Solemn High Mass 10:00 am
An Aloha Hour follows on the lanai.
Evening Prayer, Picnic & Book Discussion @ Kapiolani Park 5:00 pm
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ST. MATTHIAS (transferred)
Morning Prayer 7:15 am
Mass 7:30 am
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Mass 5:45 pm
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Lenten Weekday
Morning Prayer 7:15 am
Mass 7:30 am
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
St. Mark's Choir Rehearsal 6:30 pm
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Lenten Weekday
George Herbert
Morning Prayer 7:15 am
Mass 7:30 am
Preschool Chapel 9:00 am
Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Mass 5:45 pm
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Upcoming Holy Days
Be sure to check out the website for the following Holy Days. Many beautiful liturgies will be celebrated at St. Mark's. The UPCOMING HOLY DAYS webpage has the details for the following and other days.
St. Matthias the Apostle, February 25 (transferred)
St. Joseph, March 18 & 19
Holy Week, The Triduum & Easter Sunday, March 24-31
UPCOMING HOLY DAYS WEBPAGE
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Subscribe to the Parish Calendar Online
Did you know you can subscribe to our official parish calendar online? The printed copies of the calendar can become inaccurate fairly quickly due to our active church life. The best way to stay up to date is to subscribe to the calendar through the calendar applications on your smart phones, computers, etc. (Subscriptions require a Google account.) VIEW THE PARISH CALENDAR ONLINE
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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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SUNDAYS
Morning Prayer, 7:00 am
Low Mass, 7:30 am
Confessions, 8:30 am
Godly Play, 9:00 am
Adult Bible Study, 9:00 am
Solemn High Mass, 10:00 am
MORNING PRAYER
Monday - Friday, 7:15 am
WEEKDAY MASSES
Monday - Friday, 7:30 am
Monday & Wednesday, 5:45 pm
Saturday, 12:00 noon
EVENING PRAYER Monday - Friday, 5:30 pm HEALING MASS Thursday, 7:30 am ROSARY Saturday, 12:30 noon CONFESSIONS Sunday, 8:30 am View the Parish Online Calendar for feasts, commemorations, and other events.
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Weekly Collection
for the Needy
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 Every weekend at our masses 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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May they rest in peace.
The March Parish Requiem Mass for the Faithful Departed will be on Monday, March 11 at 5:45 pm.
REQUIEMS
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On select Saturdays
various forms of the
Hawaiian Arts
are offered in the
Parish Hall.
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Did you miss last week's E-Newsletter? Read it online. E-NEWSLETTERS
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