Re"Mark"able News - 6 May 2018

Today's Readings: Acts 10:44-48; Psalm 98; 1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17

Noticias Re"Mark"adas (anuncios espanol) ​

Together in Faith​: "This is my commandment: love one another as I have loved you." John 15:12

It's hard to offer any improvement on these words of Jesus. They are so simple, so direct, so plain, so profound. The disciple of Jesus will always strive to be a person who loves as Jesus does.

Bishop's Committee Parishioner Liaison: Every week there is 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 week’s Parishioner Liaison is Caleb Collins. ​

Sunday School: The last scheduled day of church school is May 20. Awards will be presented on that day during our regular service.

Women’s Shelter: Daughters of the King will be accepting donations for the Women’s Shelter. Please place hygiene products in the box provided in the narthex. We would like toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, soap, lotion, socks, underwear, and other feminine hygiene products. 

Cursillo Weekend: The next Cursillo Co-ed Weekend is scheduled to take place July 19-22, 2018, at the Franciscan Renewal Center in Phoenix. The deadline for applications is May 31, 2018. Anyone interested in attending the weekend may contact Monica Larsen at 480-621-8158/[email protected] or any member of our Cursillo Ministry.

Pentecost is coming! Please join YOUR voice to our multilingual group reading of Acts 2:1-21! We need people of all ages with a reading knowledge of any language or dialect. The passage we will read is short (Acts 2, verses 5-11 only); your rendition need not be perfect; if you're shy, don't worry  you won't be in the spotlight; and we'll even print out a translation for you. In past years, the Pentecost message has been heard in Arabic, English, French, German, Gullah, Igbo, Kikuyu, Latin, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese... We may need more than one speaker of each language -the more, the better! Please contact Jan Northcutt: [email protected] or 480-621-0085. Let's make a joyful noise to the Lord!

Upcoming Ministry Meetings:

• Ministry Council (all ministry leaders): TBD
• Altar Guild: June 16, 10 am
• ECW & M: May 20, 11:15 am 
• Daughters of the King: May 9, 11 am
• Bishop’s Committee: Tuesday, May 22, 7 pm

Mark Your Calendars:

• Mother’s Day, May 13th
• Pentecost, May 20th
• Semi-Annual Yard Sale! Saturday May 19 from 7 am-3 pm in St. Mark's parking lot and Knight Hall.
• Mariachi Fundraiser, May 27, 12 pm
• Vacation Bible School: July 16-20, 9:00-11:30 am