May 2018
St. Mark’s News Volume 22/Issue 5
A Great Fifty Days From Father Bill As we move into May, Easter may start to seem like a distant memory. After all, Easter fell on the first day of April; why would we still be talking about it in May? Well, we need to slow down a little and savor the entirety of the great Easter feast. This is something that the early Church did well, and it offers us considerable benefit some two millennia later. For the greater part of May—through the Day of Pentecost—we continue to hear of, and to celebrate, the unimaginable joys experienced by the original witnesses to the resurrection. These encounters with the Risen Christ were hard for the disciples to grasp, let alone comprehend, and I suppose the fullness of that gift cannot ever really be grasped by any one generation. It takes the whole Church to know the whole truth, across the entire span of time. There is more to be gleaned from this time each year, other than “proofs” of the resurrection. In fact, the need for proof is rather beside the point. Beyond a recitation of the In this Issue experiences of the disciples with their Lord following his triumph over death, we also can learn something about our own encounters From Father Bill.......................... 1 with Christ. How do we discern Christ in our own lives today? Parish Life .................................. 2 How do we seek and serve Christ in others? The reality of the Day School News ....................... 4 Outreach .................................... 5 Risen Lord overcame the fear and trepidation of his followers and Caffeine Ministry ........................ 5 launched an entirely new way of living and seeing God in the Golf Tournament Thank You ...... 6 world. We would do well do see these stories less as proof, and Christian Formation .................... 7 more as models for our own day. Parishioner Highlights ................ 8 Celebrations ............................. 10 ROTA ....................................... 11
The fortieth day of Easter is Ascension Day—it always falls on a Thursday and so it sometimes gets lost in the shuffle. It is special day of remembrance for me because I was ordained on Ascension Day. In the little Hill Country church of my childhood, friends and family and clergy gathered to hear the lessons and special music of that great feast day. It made an indelible impression on me, feeling the Holy Spirit all around. It’s the sort of experience that never fades. Let us find something of that spirit these remaining days before Pentecost, as we open our hearts to the truth of the Risen Lord.
Summer Schedule We will begin our summer worship schedule on Sunday, May 27th, (Memorial Day Weekend). Sunday services will move to 8 & 10 a.m.
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