Madeleine+ first came to St. Mark's as a diaconal intern in 2005, and was ordained Deacon and appointed to St. Mark's in June, 2006.
Deacons are non-stipendiary, ordained leaders, who inspire and lead the Church to serve the world, and who bring the world to the Church. At St. Mark's Madeleine works primarily with the Outreach and Pastoral Care Committees and hopes to encourage, inspire, and equip you for ministry to the whole world outside our red doors!
For more information about the ministry of deacons, visit the Diocese of Maryland Deacons' website.
We remember all those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, especially
Randy Frederick and, from Guardian Angel, Jim Shelley and LeRon Johnson.
On Sunday November 23, 2008, we remember all those coalition forces who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan especially
Jose Regalado
Corey M. Shea
Armando A. De La Paz
James M. Clay
Jonnie L. Stiles
Aaron M. Allen
Donald V. Clark
Christian P. Humphreys,
Marcelo R. Velasco
We also remember all those Iraqis and Afghanis whose names are known not to us but to God.
Give rest, O Christ, to your servants with the saints: where sorrow and pain are no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting. You only are immortal, the creator and maker of all: and we are mortal, formed from the dust of the earth, and unto earth shall we return. For so you ordained when you created me, saying: 'Dust you are and to dust you shall return.' All of us go down to the dust, yet weeping at the grave, we make our song:
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
The complete list of names we have read since the summer of 2007 can be found here and of all the casualties at Honor the Fallen, a website of Military Times.
Prepare boxes for those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Check anysoldier.com for information on how and what to send. The Post Office now has special boxes marked APO and domestic rates apply.
You're invited to + Experience God + + Create Community + + Mend the World +
Vaughn Vigil, Senior Warden at Guardian Angel, visited with us on Wednesday Oct 22nd . He shared his experiences in urban ministry with us that evening.
We are collecting Christmas toys, games, stuffed animals, and books for the children of Remington. Bring them in no later than December 14.
We are collecting food and clothing for the at-risk population in Baltimore served by the Church of the Guardian Angel. They need canned tuna, peanut butter and jelly, spaghetti sauce, canned soups, meats, fruits and vegetables,jello and cold cereal..
The Stitchers are kniting and crocheting hats, scarfs, and lap robes for the winter.
The Homework Club can use both school supplies and volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering, the Homework Club meets Monday afternoon. Mentors and tutors are needed. To volunteer, please call Alice Jellima+, rector of Guardian Angel at 410-235-5740.
The Thrift Shop at Guardian Angel can use clean, used clothes. Please not too out of date. Also, small appliances and furniture. The money raised through sales at the Thrift Shop are used to purchase food for the food pantry from the Food Bank. You can contribute to Guardian Angel's Food Bank purchases by putting money in the Globe Bank on the Coffee Hour Table or by writing a check to St. Mark's with Outreach Guardian Angel on the memo line.. The Thrift Shop is open Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm.
Guardian Angel also lends tools to residents of the Remington neighborhood. If you have extra hand or electric tools you would like to donate, they can be taken to the Church on Saturdays.
If you are interested in particpating in this ministry, see Beth Trollinger, Frederick Gray, or Madeleine+
The eyes of all wait upon you, O Lord, and you give them their food in due season. You open wide your hand and satisfy the needs of every living creature. Psalm 145:16-17
A new ministry for us is with the soldiers and their families at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. We will be collecting items for them up to December 14. The items include pjs (for men and women), phone and gas cards, stamps, cd players, xbox 360 or PSP games, winter scarves, hats, and gloves, restraurant gift cards (McDonalds, Wendy's, Ruby Tuesday, KFC, Olive Garden, Arby's Pizza Hut, Starbucks). Mary Ann Meier is coordinating this ministry.
The world is at the halfway point for the Millennium Development Goals. With Debi Frock, head of Ghanaian Mothers' Hope, I spent September 25 in New York at the United Nations in witness and at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in worship.
To learn more about how the Diocese of Maryland contributes to the Millennium Development Goals, visit the Diocese's Global Mission website. St. Mark's contributes directly through the work of DreamBuilders in Panama and Guatemala, when we "fill the ark," and through the vestry's .07% financial contribution. To learn more about the September 25 activites, go to E4GR's Sept 25 website.
"For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me [...] Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me." Matthew 25:35-36, 40b
Participate in the MDG's - Pick up a Fill the Ark Calendar and Bank at the Outreach Table during the Ministry Fair.. Bring the ark bank to church on November 30.
A Hungerbyte from the World Food Program
Time is Running Out"
by Joseph S. Bruno Study Abroad students:
Emma Thompson, Meri Kate Purgason, Collin Butler
Our Ghanaian Scholarship Student is Theresa. She is 13 years old and has 3 brothers and a sister. Contributions to the St. Mark's Scholarship Fund can be made at any time - just put "Scholarship Fund" on the memo line of your check. We hope to provide uniforms and books for additional children through Ghanaian Mothers' Hope and will send gifts to Theresa for her birthday in December and to her and her siblings at Christmas. Talk with Beth Mitchell about Theresa and her family.
Prepare dinner for Grassroots. See the flyer at the Outreach Table to participate in this ministry or talk with Muriel Bradley or any member of the Outreach Committee.
Be a ship visitor. Basic requirements include being able to volunteer 4-6 hours per week, the ability to climb stairs and enjoying meeting seafarers from around the world. To learn more, call Mary+Davission or write baltseafarers@aol.com.
Read my article, "The Things that Make for Peace," on DOVE (DOTAC Overcoming Violence Exchange) in Diakoneo. I participated in this conference in the Fall of 2007.
St Marks Episcopal Church is located in Highland MD, convenient to Columbia MD, Clarksville MD, Fulton MD, Burtonsville MD, Dayton MD, and Laurel MD, in Howard County, Maryland, halfway between Baltimore and Washington D.C.
