02.27.09
Posted in Worship and Liturgy at 11:43 am by kentonbird
The Right Rev. James Waggoner, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane, will visit Moscow on Sunday, March 1. He will preach and celebrate Holy Eucharist at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 S. Jefferson in Moscow, during the regular 9:30 a.m. service. At 3 p.m., he will officiate at a celebration of new ministry for the Rev. Robin Biffle. The public is invited to both services.
At the 9:30 service, Waggoner will confirm a new member of the church. In the Episcopal Church, the sacrament of confirmation is performed only by a bishop, who lays hands on the person and prays for the Holy Spirit to strengthen him or her.
Biffle was called last summer to be rector at St. Mark’s and began her duties Aug. 1. She is a graduate of the School of Theology at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn. Biffle received a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Whitman College in Walla Walla. She was a journalist for 12 years and then spent 17 years in law enforcement.
Waggoner is in his ninth year as head of the Spokane Diocese, which includes 41 Episcopal parishes and missions in eastern Washington and northern Idaho. He visits each congregation in the region at least once a year. For more information, contact St. Mark’s at 882-2022.
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02.17.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 2:01 pm by kentonbird
Please join members of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in a pancake feast on Tuesday, Feb. 24, in observance of a centuries-old pre-Lenten tradition.
The day before Ash Wednesday is known throughout the Anglican Communion as Shrove Tuesday, a name derived from the Old English verb “to shrive,” which means to seek pardon or forgiveness. In the Middle Ages, this was the day when faithful church members made a pre-Lenten confession to the priest, and when—on this final day before the 40-day Lenten fast—households typically used up their eggs, meat, butter, and other fats in anticipation of Lenten abstinence. In France, the occasion became known as Mardi Gras, or “Fat Tuesday.”
At St. Mark’s Parish Hall, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., congregational leaders will prepare and serve the Shrove Tuesday meal of pancakes, sausage, eggs, applesauce, juice and coffee. Cost is $4 for adults and $1 for children 10 and under.
Additional donations to cover costs are welcome—extra is used to assist with crisis needs in Moscow through the parish’s discretionary fund. This year there will be two additional donation boxes: bring a non-perishable food item for the Moscow Food Bank or make a cash donation to Episcopal Relief and Development’s efforts among the women and children brutalized in the on-going violence in the Congo.
Evening Prayer will be offered at 5 p.m. in St. Mark’s main worship space. On Ash Wednesday (Feb. 25), St. Mark’s offers three services of Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes: 7 a.m., 12:10 p.m., and 6 p.m. All are welcome to these ancient rites marking the beginning of the penitential season of Lent.
St. Mark’s is located at 111 S. Jefferson, across from the Moscow-Latah Public Library. For more information, call 882-2022. Handicapped access for the dinner is available through the Parish Hall door at the rear of the church.
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