The Gospel According to St. Mark's

The Vestry has made a unanimous choice of someone to lead our wonderful community and I am negotiating the final details now. I am preparing a letter to go out to everyone at the beginning of next week that explains how we reached our decision and invites you to contact to let me know what you think about the Vestry's decision.

A Wonderful Training Opportunity

The Bishop has organized two days of workshops on parish management that look very good. The workshops are open to any interested parishioner and I hope that many of you will be willing to go so we all can become smarter.

The workshops are on Saturday February 27^th and March 5^th. Learn more and register on the website.

The workshops are free and they ask for a $25 contribution to offset the cost of lunch. Not only are the workshops intrinsically interesting but I am looking forward to spending time with people from other parishes to find out how they do things that might be useful to us here.

Please check your calendar and see if you can participate. This is definitely a situation where more is merrier.

Hugs all around.

Peter

From Jeff Kempskie, Director of Music

Dear St. Mark's,

We continue with the meditative Taize music this coming Sunday. The choir (and music director) learned much from the experience this past Sunday and look forward to getting more comfortable each week we do the music; it's a good challenge. Please know that if there is music included in the bulletin, it is intended for you to sing! Also, keep singing, even when the solos are taking place.

In just more than a week, St. Mark's will host a fabulous concert by the Cantate Chamber Singers on Saturday February 27th at 5:00pm. I invite you to attend this concert of awesome music! The group will be singing the incredibly beautiful and VERY difficult motet Singet den Herrn ein neues Lied by J.S. Bach. (Follow the provided links to give these gorgeous pieces a listen!) Music by Brahms will include this motet and this one on Psalm 51. The Bowen McCauley Dance Company will dance to some of Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzes as well a special performance of Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb. St. Mark's own Jeff Kempskie will be singing with Cantate. General admission tickets are $35, $15 for students, free for those 18 and under. A reception will follow the performance.

Lastly, I hope you'll be at St. Mark's during the morning services on Sunday March 6th, which is "Laetare" Sunday or mid-Lent. We'll take a break from the Taize music and the Chancel Choir will sing parts of a Latin mass setting by Domenico Scarlatti. We will have a special guest, Anthony Harvey, accompanying the choir and playing some solo pieces on his theorbo. The theorbo is a large, funny-looking guitar from the Baroque period. You can watch a video and listen to Anthony play a piece here. It will be a musical treat this date.

Peace,

JEFF

Service Notes and Music

Prelude

Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (I call out to you, Lord Jesus Christ), J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Music for Meditation

Bless The Lord, Jacques Berthier

Kyrie eleison from St. Ignatius Mass, Jonathan Dimmock

Psalm 27:1-9 Dominus illuminatio

Sung Response during the Prayers of the People

O Lord, Hear My Prayer, Jacques Berthier

Offertory Anthem

God, Beyond All Names, Bernadette Farrell - Chancel Choir

Presentation Hymn

In the Lord, Jacques Berthier

Sanctus, Marilyn Haskel

Veni Sancte Spiritus, Jacques Berthier

Fraction Anthem

Lamb of God, John Karl Hirten

Music During Communion

(9:00) Loud are the bells of Norwich, Words & Music by Sydney Carter

(9:00) Faith That's Sure, Words & Music by Suzanne Lord

- Boys & Girls Choir; Libbi Rivera, director

Ubi Caritas, Jacques Berthier

(11:15) Hymn 456 O Love of God, how strong and true, Tune: de Tar

Closing Hymn

Jesus Remember Me, Jacques Berthier

(9:00) Dismissal

Peace, Salaam, Shalom, Pat Humphries & Sandy Opatow

Postlude

Saraband (In Modo Elegiaco), Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

Schedule of Services

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Second Sunday in Lent

9:00 am Holy Eucharist + Laying on of Hands

The Reverend Michele H. Morgan, Presider

The Reverend Rebecca Justice Schunior, Co-Presider

9:00 am Children's Chapel

The Rev. Rebecca Justice Schunior, Leader

10:00 am Sermon Seminar

The Reverend Michele H. Morgan, Preacher

11:15 am Holy Eucharist + Laying on of Hands

The Reverend Rebecca Justice Schunior, Presider

The Reverend Michele H. Morgan, Co-Presider & Preacher

5:00 pm Contemplative Eucharist

The Reverend Michele H. Morgan, Presider and Homilist

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