12.29.08

Celebrate the Epiphany at candlelight dinner January 6

Posted in Uncategorized at 11:06 pm by kentonbird

Celebrate the Epiphany with us on Tuesday, January 6th at 6:00 p.m. with Holy Eucharist, followed by a candlelight dinner at 7:00 p.m.  Cost of the meal is $15 for Adults and $7 for children 12 and under.  The meal includes prime rib, baked potato, tossed green salad, asparagus casserole, dinner rolls, cheesecake, chocolate cake and wine.  Any money left after food cost, will go towards the purchase of new light-weight round tables for the parish hall. 

Reservations are required.  Please call the office at 882-2022 (or e-mail) so that we purchase enough food and have enough tables set.  Guests are more than welcome—but please give us a head-count.

12.21.08

Christmas week services scheduled at St. Mark’s

Posted in Worship and Liturgy at 4:05 pm by kentonbird

Fourth Sunday of Advent (12/21). Holy Eucharist. God’s promise of favor is fulfilled and Jesus. A mystery is revealed. The Gospel focus is on Mary, the mother of God, the Mystic Rose.

Christmas Eve

4:45 PM           Family carol sing.

5:00 PM           An Order for Celebrating the Holy Eucharist. This liturgy will reflect the many ways in which we treasure not only the Infant Jesus, but all the children among us. Children will serve as ushers and help distribute the bread and wine. There will be a children’s sermon. 

10:00 PM         Vigil for Christmas Eve. A service of candle-lighting, carols, and brief readings, this service offers as a time of quiet gathering and reflection before the festal Eucharist.

10:30 PM         Holy Eucharist. This will be as festive a service as we can make it! Lots of carols, some special music, a short sermon—closing, of course, with a candle-lit “Silent Night.”

 
Christmas Day

9:30 AM           Holy Eucharist. This will be a simple service, with some Celtic overtones.

 
Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr (12/26)

12:10 PM         Holy Eucharist. Simple. In lieu of a sermon, a brief reflection on St. Stephen. Approximately 30 minutes.

 Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist (12/27)

12:10 PM         Holy Eucharist. Simple. In lieu of a sermon, a brief reflection on St. John. Approximately 30 minutes.

12.07.08

Three deacons to become priests Dec. 13 at St. Mark’s

Posted in Uncategorized at 11:58 pm by kentonbird

Three deacons of the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane will be ordained to the priesthood at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 13, in a festal rite at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 S. Jefferson in Moscow.

The Rt. Rev. James E. Waggoner Jr., the 8th bishop of Spokane, will preside at the ordination and a celebration of the Holy Eucharist. The Rt. Rev. C. Franklin Brookhart Jr., bishop of Montana, will preach. A reception will follow in St. Mark’s parish hall. The public is invited, and the festival color is red.

The three deacons to be ordained are:.

• The Rev. Robin Biffle, rector of St. Mark’s since Aug. 1. She is a graduate of Whitman College and received her M. Div. from the School of Theology at the University of the South, an Episcopal Seminary, in Sewanee, Tenn.

• The Rev. Susan Cleveley of Moscow, who is serving regionally at St. Mark’s and at St. James Episcopal Church in Pullman. She is a graduate of the University of Spokane and the Diocese of Spokane’s School of Theological Education.

• The Rev. Vern McGee of Spokane, who is serving at St. Andrew’s and Holy Trinity Episcopal churches in Spokane. He is a graduate of the University of Washington and the General Theological Seminary in New York City.