Re“Mark”able News - 19 February 2017

Today's Readings: Leviticus 19:1-2,9-18; Psalm 119:33-40; 1 Corinthians 3:10-11,16-23; Matthew 5:38-48 

Noticios Re"Mark"adas (Anuncios en Español)

Together in Faith: “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies.” Matthew 5:43-44

Jesus’ words surely sounded as incredible to the first hearers as they do to us. The radical acceptance of Jesus requires a mighty leap of faith and a tremendous spirit of generosity. How are we to respond?

Bishop's Committee Parishioner Liaison: Starting this week and moving forward there will be an assigned member of the Bishop's Committee to serve as a Parishioner Liaison. We encourage parishioners to seek out this assigned member whenever there is a suggestion, question or concern. The liaisons will bring all comments to the monthly meeting of the Bishop's Committee to be addressed as appropriate. This is one small step the committee is taking to unite our church and improve communications within our family. A schedule of each week's liaison will be visibly posted in the Narthex and the assigned liaison will attend both English services and Lion's Den on Sunday so they are available to receive any input from parishioners.

This week’s Parishioner Liaison is John Ddamba.

Upcoming Ministry Meetings:

• Property Cleanup: per Junior Warden’s schedule
• Bishop’s Committee: Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 7 pm, Conference Room
• Daughters of the King: March 8, 2017, 11 am
• ECW: March 12, 2017, 12:15 pm
• The Pride Men’s Club: March 12, 2017, 12:15 am

Mark Your Calendars:

• Youth Christian Formation and Children’s Chapel each Sunday at 9:45 am (excluding certain holidays)
• Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper-hosted by ECW, Tuesday, February 28th, 5 pm—7 pm; purchase tickets during Lion’s Den between Sunday services. 
• Ash Wednesday Services, March 1, 10 am and 7 pm (Ashes to Go: only if enough volunteers are available)
• Stations of the Cross-throughout Lent-Wednesdays at 10 am; Fridays with Soup Supper and Lenten Education Program from 6 pm—8 pm
• St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, Sunday, March 19th—one English service at 10 am; music provided by Mesa Caledonian Pipe Band
• Taizé, March 31st, 7 pm (with Soup Supper before)

Junior Warden Schedule: Our current Junior Warden, Bob Cheatham, will be keeping regularly scheduled hours at the office. He will be in the office on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month from 9-11 am performing various maintenance duties. He will also be at the church every Friday from 9 am-Noon performing beautification, and property maintenance. If you have questions, comments or just want to help out, please call Bob Cheatham at 602-568-2701. 

Full Announcements (pdf)