This Week at Saint Mark's

The Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost, November 16

8 a.m. - Low Mass

A spoken service, with traditional language and sermon

Sermon by Mother Dure

9 a.m. - Family Mass

A contemporary-language service in the Nave, with music sung by the Boy & Girl Choristers, congregational hymns, and sermon

Sermon by Father Cobb

The music for the Mass is:
All Manner of Thing - Sarah MacDonald (b.1968)

10 a.m. - Formation for all ages

11 a.m. - Choral High Mass

A contemporary-language service at the High Altar, with music sung by the Parish Choir, chant and incense, congregational hymns, and sermon

Sermon by Mother Dure

The music for the Mass is:
Mass for 5 Voices – William Byrd (1540-1623)
O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem – Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
Cantate Domino – Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)

News from Saint Mark's

Upcoming and Announcements

Thursday Coffee Gathering, November 13 at 10:30 a.m.
These gatherings take place on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Thursdays each month, and are an opportunity to come together for fellowship during the week. Please join us in the Food Court at Liberty Place for coffee and conversation with fellow parishioners. To find folks, walk to the windows, turn right and you will see the less crowded area where we will be the group with a red Saint Mark’s coffee mug on our table. If you have any questions about the gathering, contact Susan McDonald.

Book Study of Dominion by Tom Holland, Friday, November 14 at 6:30 p.m.
Join us to discuss of British historian Tom Holland’s view that all western civilization is indebted to Christianity for its human values, and that even “atheists are swimming in Christian waters.”  The book is long —over 600 pages— so save the date now and get reading! A light dinner will be served, in the rectory, and the discussion led by Mother Dure.  If you have questions about the book study, please contact her.

Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule
The Parish Office will close on Wednesday, November 27 at 1 p.m. and will reopen on December 2. There will be a Low Mass with hymns on Thanksgiving Day at 10 a.m., and Low Mass on November 28 and 29 at 10 a.m.

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