Parish News

I am so excited about this weekend’s Family First Saturday event. We will be going out on the paddle boards and kayaks starting at 4:00 pm. The church will provide the burgers hotdogs and side dishes and we ask that you bring your chairs and drinks. We will buy extra food that can be frozen if not used so feel free to bring a friend. This is one of the great opportunities we have to INVITE people to our church and get to know them in a social environment. 

I will be traveling this next week to the National Association of Episcopal Schools Biennial Conference. I will leave very early on Wednesday returning on Saturday. Dr. Spencer Taintor will be leading our final Wednesday Night dinner program and will be talking about the many exciting things that are happening at our School. Again we always order extra food, so if you wish to attend just let us know you are coming.

We are planning our Advent and Christmas programs, so keep your eyes open for upcoming events. The December Family First Saturday will include caroling.  

Yours in Christ,

Father Grant +

Our weekly Fall Catered Dinner takes place this evening. Please join us if you have not made a reservation or paid for your dinner(s), we have saved you a seat! Email Kelly Harris at kharris@saintmarks.com to let him know to save you a place at the table. We are now accepting reservations for next Wednesday, November 9th gathering. Dr. Spencer Taintor our Head of School will be discussing STEM Education at Saint Mark’s and our school’s exciting future. You may register for next week’s dinner by CLICKING ON THIS LINK! The menu will include Baked Potato Bar, Beef Chili, and a House Salad. We look forward to fellowshipping with you!

The deadline for submitting your photos for the upcoming Saint Mark’s Church and School Calendar has been extended. Share your favorites by November 5. Please click on this LINK for more info and a direct sharing link. Please upload a high-resolution copy (that is, just load the original with no modifications).

The daylight savings time will end at 2 am on Sunday, November 6. Remember to set your clocks back one hour before bedtime. You will get an extra hour of sleep, and you can still arrive to church on time, Sunday morning!

This Sunday is also the church and school’s Thanksgiving Food Drive. All donated food items will be delivered to the Pantry of Broward on Friday, November 11th. Our school student council members will take the food collected to the Food Pantry via the school bus. Thank you for supporting this effort!   

The Sadducees of this Sunday’s Gospel did not believe in the resurrection. So they challenged Jesus with an absurd legalistic story of seven brothers who married the same woman after the death of his predecessor! They then ask, “At the resurrection whose wife will she be? Jesus explains patiently that in the resurrection, their absorption into love itself will surpass mere earthly love, God will love us with ecstatic embrace insofar as we have loved. Our name for this is heaven; its absence is called hell. (Norm Carroll)

“Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from Him.” Psalm 127:3

Saint Mark’s would like to announce the Nursery is open! After a long hiatus, our Sunday morning Nursery is available for little ones ages 4 and under. Located on the north side of the Beitha Mendez Parish Hall, it will operate during the 8 am and 10:30 am services. We are also looking for more smiling nursery attendants and if you or someone you know is interested in applying, please contact Human Resources at 954-563-5155.

(Giselle Dorsett)

Sunday; Our Music Department (10/30)

On Sunday our choir sang a very fun spiritual called Wade in the Water. CLICK HERE TO WATCH.

The Christmas Angel Tree will be up in the Narthex. Please take an angel and return the angel with a gift for a child infected or affected with HIV/AIDS.

The last day to bring your angel gift to the church.

A representative from the Children’s Diagnostic and Treatment Center will collect the gifts  

for distribution to the children.

Christmas Potluck lunch will take place following a combined service of 8:00 am and 10:30 am. 

Father Grant has a daily prayer blog which he starts each morning. He shares this with all who would like to pray together at www.atwinfather.com. When you go to the prayer of the day, there is an option to receive the daily prayer in your email inbox so that you don’t have to type it in every day.

Now that the cases of COVID have thankfully abated, wearing a facial mask is encouraged, but not required. Please respect the space of those who choose to be more cautious.

Father Grant, our rector is currently available to provide pastoral care for our parish. You may contact Fr. Grant at 954-334-0131, or by email at gwiseman@saintmarks.com.

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