Parish Announcements

FEAST of the ASCENSION, Thursday, May 1, 7:30 pm

The Ascension is one of the least known MAJOR FEASTS of the Christian year. Come discover why the Christian Faith holds the Ascension as an essential act in God's plan of salvation for the world.

DreamBuilders Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction - Saturday, May 3, 5–8 pm

Join us for a very fun evening… families welcome!
Temple Isaiah, 12200 Scaggsville Road, Fulton, MD
Guest Speaker: Kevin Cronk, CEO, Habitat for Humanity – Albuquerque, NM
Entertainment by: Naricyn String Quartet
Tickets Sold at Door: $8 adults/ $4 kids (ages 4-12)
Lots of Great Auction Items!!
If you are interested in donating an item, please contact Dan Riordan at 301-580-8899 or theriordans@comcast.net.
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SPECIAL COFFEE HOUR, Sunday, May 4, 12:15 pm

Special Coffee Hour Speaker: Kevin Cronk, CEO, Habitat for Humanity – Albuquerque, NM Many of us have know Kevin for several years, and have heard him speak many times. After you hear Kevin speak, you will understand why DreamBuilders continues to travel to New Mexico annually!

2008 Baccalaureate Choral Vespers, Sunday, June 1, 4:30 pm

You are invited to honor the 2008 Graduates at
Baccalaureate Choral Vespers
hosted by St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Fulton, Maryland
with the participation of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Highland, Maryland

This Office of Vespers is being held to
affirm their exceptional commitments,
recognize their wonderful achievements and
encourage their future aspirations.

This Baccalaureate Choral Vespers will be held
on Sunday, June 1, 2008, 4:30 pm
at St. Paul’s Church
11795 Route 216
Fulton, MD 20795
Preacher: The Rt. Rev. H. Gerard Knoche, ELCA Bishop, Delaware-Maryland Synod

. A reception including light refreshments
will immediately follow the ceremony.

Please R.S.V.P by May 18, 2008 to
301-725-0241 or stpauls@comcast.net.
Please include the number of people attending.

ST MARKS in the WORLD -- Outreach

To help support Itipini, please go to the St. Timothy's Girls School website at http://www.sttimothysschool.com/news/article.aspx?id=846 and print the vouchers from the bottom of the page. You can use these vouchers/CODE # at any Barnes & Noble in the US on April 27, 2008.

Community Electronics Recycling In observance of Earth Day on April 22, Howard County's day is April 26 fomr 10am - 2 pm at Woodmont Academy, 2000 Woodmont Drive, Cooksville, MD 21723 Recycle for free your outdates: CPU's, Computer Monitors ($10/fee), Scanners, Computer Mice, Printers/Fax Machines, Speakers/Keyboards, Stereo Equipment, Microwave Ovens, Cell Phones. Donation of recycled items may be tax deductible - check with your tax advisor.

Additional Earth Day events and information at http://ww2.earthday.net/

Choose compassion over consumption. "Take your stimulus check and Give It 4 Good" - Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation is asking us to pledge all or a portion (0.7% is the Millennium Development Goals amount) to the Millennium Development Goals. Learn more and join me in signing the pledge at http://www.e4gr.org/giveit4good.html. Give your donation to St. Mark's Scholarship Fund or Episcopal Relief and Development http://www.er-d.org/programs_36755_ENG_HTM.htm.

DreamBuilders is the recipient of the Bishop's Award for Mission Intiative. The award will be given on May 2 at 1:30 pm during the Diocese's Convention at the Baltimore Convention Center. If you are a DreamBuilder and can attend the presentation, wear your DreamBuilders' t-shirt and meet us outside the meeting room in the Convention Center at 1:15 pm.

SPRING FESTIVAL OF MUSIC: "Look at the World"

Sunday, May 18th - 7 pm. - Come, hear and enjoy our wonderful musicians from St. Mark's and the community as they present an array of vocal and instrumental music in classical, sacred, popular, movietunes, showtunes, and gospel styles.

Proceeds from the concert will benefit two areas of need: J2A youth pilgrimage (the youth group’s overseas trip in 2009) plus choir vestment replacements (some of the cassocks and cottas are over 40 years old!). A freewill offering will be collected.

Reception following the concert.

St Mark's author publishes a new novel!

From time to time one of our members publishes a new book, and we are always delighted to announce that here. For more information or reviews concerning Austin Campbell's Grasshopper Man, click here:

St Marks Parish Calendar

Last month, Google unveiled a new way to synchronize its web-based calendar to Outlook on our Office Manager's computer. This permits us to put our entire parish calendar online in an interactive way. If you want to know if we have something planned on a particular Saturday months in advance, you can check the Parish Calendar directly, at any time. You can make sure that we have accurately listed the date and details for your parish or group event .

Important: When you change the date or details of something, don't forget to contact Nancy, our Office Manager by email at stmarksec@yahoo.com or by phone at (301) 854-2304.  Office hours are 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Tuesday thru Thursday.

SCRIPTURE READINGS
Prepare for Worship by Reading Sunday's Scriptures

Easter 7
Easter 6
Pentecost

Pentecost 1 - "Trinity"
Pentecost 2