Moses With The New Tables Of The Law, c. 1892
Moses With The New Tables Of The Law
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The Forbidden Fruit
The Forbidden Fruit, c. 1832
“The Forbidden Fruit” as published in The Self Interpreting Bible with an Evangelical Commentary By the Late Revd. John Brown, Minister of the Gospel at Haddington, 1832.
Saint Mark’s Brings God’s Love To The Austin Street Shelter
The last Saturday of each month, Saint Mark’s volunteers gather at 8:30am to individually wrap 460 sweet rolls for Sunday breakfast at Dallas’ Austin Street Shelter. This Shelter accommodates over 400 homeless people from the streets of Dallas every night.
While the volunteers are separating and wrapping sweet rolls, one of our volunteers goes to Kroger to purchase 20 gallons of whole milk. Shown in the slide show below are some of the volunteers at work.
Saint Mark’s Austin Street Ministry began soon after Father Rowland arrived in 1974 and has continued each month since. Today’s average cost per month is $200.
The need is great. The Shelter employees, volunteers, and temporary residents are grateful for our ministry. If you would like to become a volunteer, please contact Bettye B. or the Church Office. Training is not necessary, and the fellowship is great.
Funds for this ministry are budgeted, but the cost has increased greatly over time. Cash donations help to offset the cost. If you are unable to volunteer and would rather contribute monetarily, please contact us or talk to Father Greg.
[nggallery id=5]Put on, then, as God’s chosen ones…
“Put on, then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved …compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience, forbearing one another… Recently we talked about how to be mature in Christ. St. Paul gave us the sense that believers should actually be holy… blameless…irreproachable.” — Listen here, or download the MP3!
Viginia R’s Beef Brisket
INGREDIENTS
1 large trimmed beef brisket
1 can beer
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 package Lipton onion soup mix
DIRECTIONS
Place brisket in roaster pan or 9×13 inch oven-safe casserole dish. Pour 1 can of beer over meat and cover with foil. Marinate in the fridge overnight.
Next day, discard marinade. Sprinkle brisket with garlic powder.
Pour 1 can cream of mushroom soup over meat, then sprinkle 1 package of Lipton onion soup mix over the meat and mushroom soup topping.
Cover pan/dish with foil and cook in 300 degree F oven for approximately 3 hours or until fork tender.
Recipe adapted from Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church Women’s Cookbook, 1996.
Contributed by Virginia R..
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Ten (10) Bean Soup
FIRST:
You will need 2 cups of any dry 10 bean mix. Purchase premixed or mix your own. Rinse bean mix well; cover beans with water and soak overnight. Drain; rinse well again.
Add 2 quarts of water. Add 2 or more ham hocks and simmer 1 1/2 hours.
THEN ADD:
1 large onion, diced
2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper (or less)
1 bay leaf
1 large bell pepper, diced
3 to 4 ribs celery, chopped (include tops if desired)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 (10 ounce) can Ro-Tel tomatoes (undrained), chopped
TO FINISH:
Simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally, Add a bit of hot water (if desired).
Serve with hot corn bread.
Recipe adapted from Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church Women’s Cookbook, 1996.
Contributed by Lila B.
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Jesus Nailed Our Sin To The Cross
“This, He set aside, nailing it to the Cross. Today, Paul is replying to the thought that there are some sins outside the power of our Lord Jesus to forgive. But before we dig into this portion of Paul’s letter to the church in Colossae, perhaps we should spend just a bit of time reminding ourselves of the reason Jesus came to us.” — Listen here, or download the MP3!
The Creation of Eve
The Creation of Eve - illust. by Gustave Doré
Excerpted from The Doré Bible Gallery, 1889.
“And the Lord God said, it is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helpmeet for him. And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept, and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; and the rib which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.” — Genesis ii, 18, 21-24.
In these few words the Scriptures narrate the creation of the first mother of our race. In “Paradise Lost,” the poetic genius Milton, going more into detail, describes how Eve awoke to consciousness, and found herself reposing under a shade of flowers, much wondering what she was and whence she came. Wandering by the margin of a small lake, she sees her own form mirrored in the clear waters, at which she wonders more. But a voice is heard, leading her to him for whom she was made, who lies sleeping under a grateful shade. It is at this point the artist comes to interpret the poet’s dream. Amid the varied and luxurious foliage of Eden, in the vague light of the early dawn, Eve is presented, coy and graceful, gazing on her sleeping Lord, while in the background is faintly outlined the mystic form of Him in whose image they were created.
What do you think of this image? What are your thoughts on the interpretation of the image as originally published in the 1889 edition of the work? Leave a comment below:
Adventure Team Visits Ansel Adams Exhibit
Friday, July 23rd, Saint Mark’s Adventure Team traveled to Fort Worth’s Amon Carter Museum to view “Ansel Adams: Eloquent Light” including 40 landmark and lesser known works that captured the American West before tourism and development marked the land. Lunch at the Kimbell Museum followed the visit to the Amon Carter.
This is a wonderful exhibit. We highly recommend it. Learn more about the Amon Carter Museum and the museum’s collections here.
[nggallery id=4]Caramel Brownies
INGREDIENTS
14 ounces individually wrapped caramel candies
2/3 cup evaporated milk
1 box German chocolate cake mix
3/4 cup melted butter or margarine
1 cup pecans (optional)
1 cup chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS
Melt caramels in 1/3 cup evaporated milk.
Combine cake mix, melted butter or margarine, remaining 1/3 cup evaporated milk, and pecans together.
Press 1/2 of this mixture into greased 13×9 inch pan.
Bake 6 minutes at 325 degrees F.
Sprinkle chocolate chips on top and pour caramel mixture over the top.
Press remaining dough on top and bake 15 to 20 minutes at 325 degrees F.
Recipe adapted from Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church Women’s Cookbook, 1996.
Contributed by Lisa M.
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