Thursday, November 29th, the Adventure Team will depart the Parish Hall at 10:45am for Ft. Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum for lunch at the Museum Buffet Restaurant and to view “The Kimbell at 40”. To celebrate this event the Kimbell is offering free admission. For further details, see www.kimbellart.org . RSVP to Ed Morton if you plan to attend.
Category Archives: Church Life
All Souls Evensong
Sunday evening, November 4, at 5:00 PM we will hold a service of sung Evening Prayer. In addition to the usual elements of Evening Prayer (much of which will be sung by the choir), a roll-call will be made to remember before to Lord our departed loved ones by name. Cards for adding names to this list are available in the Narthex and in the Parish Hall. Simply fill the card out (please print clearly) and place it in the designated basket. Parishioners are encouraged to invite friends who have lost someone and fill out a card on that person’s behalf.
Adventure Team to the Chihuly Exhibit
Weather permitting, Thursday, October 25th The Adventure Team will depart the Parish Hall at 1030am for lunch at the Highland Park Cafeteria in Casa Linda Shopping Center Dallas (www.highlandparkcafeteria.com) followed by a trip to the Dallas Arboretum to view “Chihuly at the Arboretum” (www.dallasarboretum.org) RSVP to Ed Morton if you plan to attend.
Blessing of the Animals, October 6
In celebration of St. Francis’ Day, the clergy of St. Mark’s will bless your pets on Saturday, October 6, at 10:00AM. We will gather on the patio outside the Parish Hall (the north lawn). Please have you pet on a leash or caged for the safety of all living things involved in the event.
A Stroll through St. Mark’s
Sunday, September 9
9:30 am Holy Eucharist
11:00 am Open House
A Stroll through St. Mark’s is our Fall kick-off event. We begin with Sunday worship, and continue the celebration with an Open House during the new Christian Education hour.
At the Open House, members of our parish family will be stationed throughout the building to tell stories about our history, the personalities that built our Parish and the current uses of our space. For instance, you can hear the back story of Roland Memorial Chapel, see the work done behind the scenes by the Altar Guild, and get a preview of our Fall Christian Education offerings for children and adults. Additionally, in the Parish Hall you can hear about our work beyond the walls through our Outreach Ministries and meet representatives from our ministry partners at Irving Cares, Austin Street Centre and Captain Hopes Kids.
Drinks will be served in the kitchen and snacks available throughout the building. Bring your friends!
Annual Parish Garage Sale
Please start cleaning out your closets, garages, cabinets… our St. Mark’s Garage Sale is coming up. Saturday, 9/22 we will host a church-wide garage sale in our northeast parking lot from 8 to 2pm. START BRINGING YOUR ITEMS FOR SALE TO THE CHURCH ON MONDAY, 9/17. Please do not bring items that are dirty, need repair, or are broken. If you have a price requirement, please state so on the item. All items not sold will be picked up by a charitable organization at 2pm on 9/22.
If you can help with sale tables, cooking hotdogs, setup and breakdown, please let me know by email or phone.
Thanks, Julie
Adventure Team to the American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum
Thursday, August 23rd, the Adventure Team will depart the Parish Hall at 1100am for lunch at Red Lobster Irving then proceed to the American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum in Ft. Worth. See www.crsmithmuseum.org for ticket prices and exhibition information. RSVP to Ed Morton if you plan to attend.
Adventure Team Outing, July 24
Tuesday, July 24th, The Adventure Team will depart the Parish Hall at 1045am for lunch at the Dallas Museum of Art’s Atrium Cafe followed by a visit to “Flower of the Prairie, George Groz in Dallas.” In 1952 the German Artist George Groz was invited to Dallas by Leon Harris, the young VP and President of A. Harris and Co. Department Store. Mr. Harris commissioned a series of Paintings and drawings illustrating Dallas in 1952 and the result is this exhibition. Please see www.dallasmuseumofart.org for ticket prices and further exhibition details. RSVP to Ed Morton is you plan to attend.
Are You Afraid To Fly ?
In Henri Nouwen’s book, Sabbatical Journeys, he writes about some friends who were trapeze artists and called themselves “The Flying Roudellas.” One thing they told Nouwen was that there’s a very special relationship between the flyer and the catcher on the trapeze. As you might imagine, this relationship is important – especially to the flyer. When the flyer is swinging high above the crowd on the trapeze, the moment comes when he must let go. He arcs out into the air and his job is to remain as still as possible waiting for the strong hands of the catcher to pluck him from the air. The trapeze artist told Nouwen, “the flyer must never try to catch the catcher. He must wait in patient and absolute trust. The catcher will catch him, but he must wait.”
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him. Psalm 37:7
I love you, St Markians, Fr Ash+
Captain Hope Kids Carnival
St. Mark’s will be hosting our 4th annual event for Captain Hope’s Kids on Saturday, May 12th. This will be the Captain Hope Summer Carnival from 10am – 2pm. We need candy, books, toothbrushes & toothpaste, as well as lots of volunteers! Please let Sara Clements know if you will be able to help