Newsletter of The Parish of St.

Mark the Evangelist

Hood River, Oregon ~~~ March 2023

Lenten series continue on all THURSDAYS in March

There is a signup sheet next to the kitchen for an
opportunity to provide soup, bread and salad.

6 pm Dinner, 6:30 Discussion, 7:30 Evening devotional.

Racial Justice Retreat

As followers of Jesus, our work towards

Efforts continue to develop a
racial healing and conciliation is always
nursery at St. Mark's to care for
before us. This retreat will address key anti-
children during Sunday services at
racism topics in a conversational space with
10am. We have been blessed one
an indigenous issues focus. All are welcome.
caregiver, and are looking for more
Corey Greaves, President & Founder of
so St. Mark's can offer nursery care
Mending Wings–one of the largest spiritually
each week.
-based youth programs in the nation – will be
joining us with Dancing Our Prayers– a team
If you or someone you know are
of native teens who will speak on conciliation
interested in learning more about
issues.
providing care in the nursery for
10am services, please reach out to
Ascension School and Conference Center
myself, any vestry member, or Rev.
March 10 - 12. Ruth Tsu would be happy to
Kelly. We would be happy to
have others from St. Mark's travel to and
discuss the nursery with you.
from Ascension with her for the retreat. For
more information about the weekend retreat
With gratitude,
and to register go to:
Jennifer
www.coveascensionschool.com
Dear Ones,

As many of you know, we had a very

eventful February!

First and foremost, I want to again thank

and recognize the anonymous donor(s)
who gifted St. Mark’s $50,000 towards a
new roof. We are all humbled by your
generosity.

As you will see on the back leaf, we had

a lovely Shrove Tuesday gathering, and I
hope that our Lenten gatherings on
Thursdays will be just as lively and life SHAMROCK — St. Patrick used the
giving.
shamrock to teach people about the
Despite the weather Sunday last, we had Godhead. Holding up a shamrock,
a good visit with Bishop Pat this past
Sunday. He laid out his vision for the he challenged them, “Is this one leaf,
diocese during the remainder of his term or three?” Inevitably, people replied
and invited us to be a part of it.
that it was both, prompting St.
This Thursday, March 2, we embark on Patrick to draw the analogy that so,
our series of Lenten soup suppers and
reflections. I am thrilled that we can too, is God: one God in three
comfortably be together in person once Persons — the Holy Trinity.
again. I was so impressed when I got
here that breaking and bread and
learning together were so deeply
engrained in the culture of this place.

That being said, the program/discussion

portion of the evening will be simulcast
on Zoom for those who can’t come in
person. Look for an email with the link.
Wishing one and all a holy season of
Lent.

Rev. Kelly
 St. Mark’s Women’s
Guild will meet on
March 14 at 11:30
a.m. Bring your
lunch and Nealya
will provide a
dessert. We will
begin talking about
Free Clothes for Kids
which will be held August
4 & 5.

Donations of peanut butter, oil and sugar

are always welcome and can be placed in
the basket in the columbarium room or
dropped off at the FISH location at Spirit of
Grace Church on Tucker Road.
We could use your Rosauer’s paper bags.
Recycle them to FISH.
Pet food is also accepted.

Church directories
of active members
are now available
on the table in the
parish hall.
Please help newcomers
get to know us, and we
them, by wearing your
nametag.

St Mark’s Guild supports

Equal Exchange fairly traded
coffee and chocolates. All are
available for purchase during the
coffee hour.

Daylight Savings Time begins on

March 12
 Building Use March
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4
10a ACIS Book AA noon Janitor 9- AA 10am
Study (AA) 6pm Lenten 12 AA 8pm
AA noon study AA noon
AA 6pm AA 8pm

5 Lent II 6 7 8 9 10 11
8&10 HE AA noon AA noon 10a ACIS AA noon AA 10am
AA 6p Book Study 6pm Lenten AA noon
Alanon 7p AA noon study AA 8pm
AA 8p AA 6pm AA 8pm

12 Lent III 13 14 Guild 15 16 17 18

8 &10 HE 11:30a 10 ACIS Book AA noon AA noon AA 10a
AA noon- AA noon Study 6pm Lenten
Book Study AA 6p AA noon study AA 8pm
Group 11a Alanon 7p AA 6pm AA 8pm
AA 8p
19 Lent IV 20 21 22 23 24 25
8 &10 HE AA noon 10 ACIS Book AA noon AA noon AA 10a
AA noon AA 6p Study 6pm Lenten Pam Miller
Alanon 7p AA noon study Ordination
AA 8p AA 6pm AA 8pm @ St. AA 8 pm
Paul’s
5pm

26 Lent V 27 28 29 30 31
8 &10 HE AA noon AA noon 10 ACIS Book AA noon AA noon
AA 6p Study 6pm Lenten
Alanon 7p AA noon study
AA 8p AA 6pm AA 8pm

Friend us on Facebook: Current vestry minutes

www.facebook.com/ and treasurer’s report
stmarks.hoodriver can be found on the
We are also on the Web at
bulletin board in the
www.stmarks-hr.org
parish hall.

St Mark’s Episcopal Church

400 11th Street, Hood River, OR 97031
stmarks@gorge.net 541-386-2077
Office hours T, W, F 10am-2pm
The Rev. Kelly Mahon, Rector
revmahon@gorge.net
 Ministers of Worship for March

Mar 5 Mar 12 Mar 19 Mar 26

Celebrant Rev. Kelly Rev. Kelly Rev Kelly Rev Kelly

LEM/Chalice Don Kevin Liddiard Tim Sedgwick Dale Bricker

Dickinson

Readers Bret Russell Julie Davis ____?_____ ___?____

& Don & Kevin
& Tim & Dale
Prayers Monte Ashley Howe Martha
Dickinson Sedgwick ——?——
Greeters Cal & ____?____
Nealya _____?_____ ____?____
Cargill & Monique
Coffee Joyce Vick Kelsey Laurie Lemieux ___?___
Uczen
Altar Guild Barb Sigl/ Monique Bricker Ruth Tsu Sue &
Joyce & Jasinta Jennifer Lois Butler
Uczen Rajamoney Meisberger
Flowers LENT no X X X
flowers
Driver for Bret Russell
Chuck

There are all kinds of opportunities to

volunteer here—talk to Sue and she’ll
steer you in the right direction for Coffee
hours, Flowers, readers, ushering,
chalice bearers, drivers, etc.

Don Dickinson 4/2

Sally Goeke 4/6
Mary Lujan 4/8
Ann Anderson 4/23
David Anderson 4/24
Jim Rutledge 4/24
Shrove Tuesday Pancakes & Potluck
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
400 11th Street
Hood River, OR 97031
541-386-2077