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<channel><title><![CDATA[St. Mark's Episcopal Church - Mesa, AZ - Announcements]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.stmarksmesa.org/announcements]]></link><description><![CDATA[Announcements]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:28:55 -0700</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Re“Mark”able News - 19 July 2026]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.stmarksmesa.org/announcements/remarkable-news-19-july-2026]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.stmarksmesa.org/announcements/remarkable-news-19-july-2026#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:19:32 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.stmarksmesa.org/announcements/remarkable-news-19-july-2026</guid><description><![CDATA[ St. Mark&rsquo;s Free Community Library: St. Mark&rsquo;s will be hosting a free book fair on Tuesday August 4th from 8-11:30 A.M.. It will be open to the community. Participants will be given free books and games. Cookies and lemonade will be served. Volunteers are needed. If you are available, or have questions, please contact Mary Twentyman.&nbsp;Charity Crafters: Daughters of the King together with Charity Crafters are requesting donations of school supplies (especially crayons and colored  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:338px;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.stmarksmesa.org/uploads/7/2/0/7/72070229/published/737188912.jpg?1784499777" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">St. Mark&rsquo;s Free Community Library: </strong>St. Mark&rsquo;s will be hosting a free book fair on Tuesday August 4th from 8-11:30 A.M.. It will be open to the community. Participants will be given free books and games. Cookies and lemonade will be served. Volunteers are needed. If you are available, or have questions, please contact Mary Twentyman.&nbsp;<br /><br /><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Charity Crafters</strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">: </span>Daughters of the King together with Charity Crafters are requesting donations of school supplies (especially crayons and colored pencils). Many stores have bargain prices right now. These will be used for Christmas stockings in December. There is a collection box in the Narthex. Charity Crafters will meet on Wednesday July 29th from 1-3 p.m. The theme will be unicorns and dragons. All are welcome!&nbsp;<br /><br /><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Thrift Store</strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">: The thrift store has gone to summer hours. They are open 8 to 11 every Tuesday and Sunday mornings before and after church throughout the summer. Thank you for the continued support from each of you.&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Food Pantry:</strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"> Set-up days: July 27th, 7-9am. Distribution: July 28th, 8-10:30am. God Bless everyone for supporting our mission to help the food insecure in Mesa! The food pantry thanks you for your support.</span><br /><br /><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">2026 church directories are now available.</strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"> They are available in the Narthex or Thrift store. Donations of $5.00 per book are welcome. Everyone who attends our church is important to us and if we missed you for this directory, we would encourage you to email your information to the Church at </span><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">office@stmarksmesa.org</span><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Also, if you noticed any errors in the directory, please forward them to </span><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">kathy_cheatham@hotmail.com</span><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"> and a list will be compiled to share with everyone. Enjoy getting to know your neighbors in the pews and coffee hour.</span><br /><br /><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Name Tags:</strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"> If you want to go where everyone knows your name and do not have a name tag yet, please put your name on the list on the table in the Narthex. A new name tag will be available for you the following Sunday.&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Current Services: </strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">You can join us for services live at the following times, or watch the recording any time at your convenience:</span><ul style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"><li>&#8203;Sunday at 10 am - Holy Eucharist (in person and online)</li></ul> <a href="https://www.stmarksmesa.org/uploads/7/2/0/7/72070229/announcements_07-19-2026.pdf" target="_blank">Full announcements and prayer list</a><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"> </span><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">(pdf)</span></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re“Mark”able News - 12 July 2026]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.stmarksmesa.org/announcements/remarkable-news-12-july-2026]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.stmarksmesa.org/announcements/remarkable-news-12-july-2026#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 02:53:12 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.stmarksmesa.org/announcements/remarkable-news-12-july-2026</guid><description><![CDATA[Image by Luaks Johnns from Pixabay St. Mark&rsquo;s Free Community Library: To continue summertime reading the library will be open before and after services on July 5th and the 12th. Come check us out.Charity Crafters: Daughters of the King together with Charity Crafters are requesting donations of school supplies (especially crayons and colored pencils). Many stores have bargain prices right now. These will be used for Christmas stockings in December. There is a collection box in the Narthex.& [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:356px;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.stmarksmesa.org/uploads/7/2/0/7/72070229/published/975389483.jpg?1783911436" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption">Image by Luaks Johnns from Pixabay</span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">St. Mark&rsquo;s Free Community Library: </strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">To continue summertime reading the library will be open before and after services on July 5th and the 12th. Come check us out.</span><br /><br /><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Charity Crafters</strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">: Daughters of the King together with Charity Crafters are requesting donations of school supplies (especially crayons and colored pencils). Many stores have bargain prices right now. These will be used for Christmas stockings in December. There is a collection box in the Narthex.&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Thrift Store</strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">: The thrift store has gone to summer hours. They are open 8 to 11 every Tuesday and Sunday mornings before and after church throughout the summer. Thank you for the continued support from each of you. We have received so many great donations to the Thrift Store that we are temporarily full! We cannot accept any donations for several weeks until we get caught up. We will announce when we are ready for donations again. Thank you!</span><br /><br /><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Food Pantry:</strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"> Set-up days: July 13th and 27th, 7-9am. Distribution: July 14th and 28th, 8-10:30am. God Bless everyone for supporting our mission to help the food insecure in Mesa! The food pantry thanks you for your support.</span><br /><br /><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">2026 church directories are now available.</strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"> They are available in the Narthex or Thrift store. Donations of $5.00 per book are welcome. Everyone who attends our church is important to us and if we missed you for this directory, we would encourage you to email your information to the Church at </span><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">office@stmarksmesa.org</span><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Also, if you noticed any errors in the directory, please forward them to </span><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">kathy_cheatham@hotmail.com</span><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"> and a list will be compiled to share with everyone. Enjoy getting to know your neighbors in the pews and coffee hour.</span><br /><br /><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Name Tags:</strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"> If you want to go where everyone knows your name and do not have a name tag yet, please put your name on the list on the table in the Narthex. A new name tag will be available for you the following Sunday.&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Current Services: </strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">You can join us for services live at the following times, or watch the recording any time at your convenience:</span><ul style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"><li>&#8203;Sunday at 10 am - Holy Eucharist (in person and online)</li></ul><a href="https://www.stmarksmesa.org/uploads/7/2/0/7/72070229/announcements_07-12-2026.pdf" target="_blank">Full announcements and prayer list</a><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"> </span><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">(pdf)</span></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re“Mark”able News - 5 July 2026]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.stmarksmesa.org/announcements/remarkable-news-5-july-2026]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.stmarksmesa.org/announcements/remarkable-news-5-july-2026#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:23:27 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.stmarksmesa.org/announcements/remarkable-news-5-july-2026</guid><description><![CDATA[St. Mark&rsquo;s Free Community Library: To continue summertime reading the library will be open before and after services on July 5th and the 12th. Come check us out.Charity Crafters: Daughters of the King together with Charity Crafters are requesting donations of school supplies (especially crayons and colored pencils). Many stores have bargain prices right now. These will be used for Christmas stockings in December. There is a collection box in the Narthex.&nbsp;Thrift Store: The thrift store [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">St. Mark&rsquo;s Free Community Library: </strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">To continue summertime reading the library will be open before and after services on July 5th and the 12th. Come check us out.</span><br /><br /><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Charity Crafters</strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">: Daughters of the King together with Charity Crafters are requesting donations of school supplies (especially crayons and colored pencils). Many stores have bargain prices right now. These will be used for Christmas stockings in December. There is a collection box in the Narthex.&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Thrift Store</strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">: The thrift store has gone to summer hours effective today. They are open 8 to 11 every Tuesday and Sunday mornings before and after church throughout the summer. Thank you for the continued support from each of you. We have received so many great donations to the Thrift Store that we are temporarily full! We cannot accept any donations for several weeks until we get caught up. We will announce when we are ready for donations again. Thank you!</span><br /><br /><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Food Pantry:</strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"> Set-up days: July 13th and 27th, 7-9am. Distribution: July 14th and 28th, 8-10:30am. God Bless everyone for supporting our mission to help the food insecure in Mesa! The food pantry thanks you for your support.</span><br /><br /><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">2026 church directories are now available.</strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"> They are available in the Narthex or Thrift store. Donations of $5.00 per book are welcome. Everyone who attends our church is important to us and if we missed you for this directory, we would encourage you to email your information to the Church at </span><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">office@stmarksmesa.org</span><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Also, if you noticed any errors in the directory, please forward them to </span><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">kathy_cheatham@hotmail.com</span><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"> and a list will be compiled to share with everyone. Enjoy getting to know your neighbors in the pews and coffee hour.</span><br /><br /><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Name Tags:</strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"> If you want to go where everyone knows your name and do not have a name tag yet, please put your name on the list on the table in the Narthex. A new name tag will be available for you the following Sunday.&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Current Services: </strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">You can join us for services live at the following times, or watch the recording any time at your convenience:</span><ul style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"><li>&#8203;Sunday at 10 am - Holy Eucharist (in person and online)</li></ul><a href="https://www.stmarksmesa.org/uploads/7/2/0/7/72070229/announcements_07-05-2026.pdf" target="_blank">Full announcements and prayer list</a><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"> </span><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">(pdf)</span></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re“Mark”able News - 28 June 2026]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.stmarksmesa.org/announcements/remarkable-news-28-june-2026]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.stmarksmesa.org/announcements/remarkable-news-28-june-2026#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:30:04 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.stmarksmesa.org/announcements/remarkable-news-28-june-2026</guid><description><![CDATA[ St. Mark&rsquo;s Free Community Library: To continue summertime reading the library will be open before and after services on July 9th and the 15th. Come check us out.Charity Crafters: Daughters of the King together with Charity Crafters are requesting donations of school supplies (especially crayons and colored pencils). Many stores have bargain prices right now. These will be used for Christmas stockings in December. There is a collection box in the Narthex.&nbsp;Thrift Store: The thrift stor [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:317px;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.stmarksmesa.org/uploads/7/2/0/7/72070229/published/954987486.jpg?1782689780" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><strong>St. Mark&rsquo;s Free Community Library: </strong>To continue summertime reading the library will be open before and after services on July 9th and the 15th. Come check us out.<br /><br /><strong>Charity Crafters</strong>: Daughters of the King together with Charity Crafters are requesting donations of school supplies (especially crayons and colored pencils). Many stores have bargain prices right now. These will be used for Christmas stockings in December. There is a collection box in the Narthex.&nbsp;<br /><br /><strong>Thrift Store</strong>: The thrift store has gone to summer hours effective today. They are open 8 to 11 every Tuesday and Sunday mornings before and after church throughout the summer. Thank you for the continued support from each of you. We have received so many great donations to the Thrift Store that we are temporarily full! We cannot accept any donations for several weeks until we get caught up. We will announce when we are ready for donations again. Thank you!<br /><br /><strong>Food Pantry:</strong> Set-up days: July 13th and 27th, 7-9am. Distribution: July 14th and 28th, 8-10:30am. God Bless everyone for supporting our mission to help the food insecure in Mesa! The food pantry thanks you for your support.<br /><br /><strong>2026 church directories are now available.</strong> They are available in the Narthex or Thrift store. Donations of $5.00 per book are welcome. Everyone who attends our church is important to us and if we missed you for this directory, we would encourage you to email your information to the Church at office@stmarksmesa.org.<br /><br />Also, if you noticed any errors in the directory, please forward them to kathy_cheatham@hotmail.com and a list will be compiled to share with everyone. Enjoy getting to know your neighbors in the pews and coffee hour.<br /><br /><strong>Name Tags:</strong> If you want to go where everyone knows your name and do not have a name tag yet, please put your name on the list on the table in the Narthex. A new name tag will be available for you the following Sunday.&nbsp;<br /><br /><strong style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Current Services: </strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">You can join us for services live at the following times, or watch the recording any time at your convenience:</span><ul style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"><li>&#8203;Sunday at 10 am - Holy Eucharist (in person and online)</li></ul><a href="https://www.stmarksmesa.org/uploads/7/2/0/7/72070229/announcements_06-28-2026.pdf" target="_blank">Full announcements and prayer list</a><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"> </span><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">(pdf)</span></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>