Author: Rebecca Richards

Presider & Preacher
The Reverend Paul Roberts Abernathy, Rector
Co-Presider
The Reverend Justi Schunior, Assistant Rector
Organist
Mr. Jeff Kempskie, Director of Music
Lift Every Voice and Sing (LEVAS) Hymnals are located & stored in the rack under the front of your chair.
Cell Phones – Please turn off your cell phone or other electronic devices at any time you are in the Nave.
Hearing – Infrared headsets providing amplified sound are in the tract racks by the doors, or ask an usher.

Welcome to
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Capitol Hill
“The Church Of the Open Communion”
St. Mark’s Mission Statement
St. Mark’s is an open community, welcoming people wherever they are on their faith journey. We celebrate the gifts of God that empower us to engage boldly in the struggles of life and to care for others with love, justice, and compassion.

The Third Sunday in Lent
March 11, 2012
Seasonal Theme: Exploring God’s Covenant With Us

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10:00am Holy Eucharist
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Visiting or New to St. Mark’s?
WE WELCOME YOU TO ST. MARK’S! Wherever you are on your faith journey, we invite you to celebrate life with us. Worship is in the round, and you are invited to sit anywhere in the Nave. Bulletin boards,
restrooms and a water fountain are located in the hallway, and the Parish Hall is just beyond. If you have questions, please introduce yourself to the Vestry Greeter at the end of the service.
Wooden Cross Hanging over the central altar, the wooden cross, constructed of rough pine boards joined
with dowels and stained in dark mahogany with a polyurethane finish, this stark and simple "old rugged
cross," dedicated on November 22, 1992, was intended for use on non-festive occasions. It was designed
and made by Bill Dannenmaier.
WORSHIP SERVICES AND FELLOWSHIP AT ST. MARK’S
The 9 am Holy Eucharist is without a sermon. At 9:45 am, children go to Sunday School classes.
The 9am Children's Chapel, in the Adams Room, is a kid-friendly short service (20 minutes or so) of songs, prayers, and a confession ritual. At the Peace, the group rejoins the service in the Nave. (On the second Sunday of the month, when the 9am service is the Family Eucharist, Children’s Chapel is not held.)
The 10 am Sermon Seminar. After the sermon, all are invited to comment on what or how the sermon “spoke” personally. Sermon Seminar concludes by 10:45 am and is often followed by a Coffee Hour in the Parish Hall.
The 11:15 am Eucharist and Sermon is a more traditional format. It is often followed by a Pub Lunch at 12:30 pm in the Parish Hall, to which all visitors are invited as our guests.
5 pm Eucharist is a contemplative service with a homily and meditative music held every Sunday. An
informal social hour follows the service where food and beverages are shared.
In the spirit of inclusion we offer both a “teleloop” system and infrared headsets for those who are hard of hearing. To access the signal, switch your own hearing aid to the “T” position. Headsets are available by the doors from the beadles (ushers).
CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
Open Communion is our invitation to everyone to gather around the altar for spiritual and communal
nourishment. We believe this meal is a manifestation of God’s love for each of us, regardless of our
religion, beliefs or questions.
Announcements of church activities are often made by parishioners during the service. You can find more details in the Sunday Bulletin as well as on our website, www.stmarks.net To become more informed on the many parish life activities and events and be more engaged in our church community you may wish to subscribe to the Gospel According to St. Mark’s – our weekly electronic newsletter. To subscribe, send an email requesting subscription to our parish administrator, Susan Block, at Susan.Block@stmarks.net.
Childcare - St. Mark's Nursery provides care for children up to 3 1/2 yrs old during the Sunday morning
worship services. Caregivers are available from 9:45 -11:45 pm in the Nursery (lower level).

The Holy Eucharist
Prelude Largo from Concerto in E-flat J.B.G. Neruda
Dave Haglund, trumpet (c.1708-1780)
Opening Hymn 574 vv.1, 2, 4 Before thy throne, O God, we kneel St. Petersburg
Opening Sentences
Presider Let us bless God who forgives our sins.
People God’s mercy endures for ever.
The Collect of The Day Prayers for an Inclusive Church, Adapted
Presider God be with you.
People And also with you.
Presider Let us pray,
O God of the overturning, your passion sweeps away the calculating religion of our pious half-measures that keep us safely outside the holy places: may we find our way through the debris of all that protects us to behold your dangerous heart and our lives upside down. Amen.
The Epistle 1 Corinthians 1:18a, c, 21-23a, 24b-25 Read by Rick Rutherford
The message of the cross is foolishness, but it is the power of God. For as the world did not know God through wisdom, God decided, through the foolishness of our proclamation to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, both the power of God and the wisdom of God. For God's foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God's weakness is stronger than human strength.
Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people.
People Thanks be to God.
Psalm 19
Antiphon: Choir, then all.
The Gospel John 2:13-22
Gospeller The Gospel of Jesus Christ according to John.
People Glory to you, O Christ.
The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. He told those who were selling the doves, "Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father's house a marketplace!" His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will consume me." The Jews then said to him, "What sign can you show us for doing this?" Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." The Jews then said, "This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?" But he was speaking of the temple of his body. After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
Gospeller The Gospel of Jesus Christ.
People Praise to you, O Christ.
Homily More Paradox The Rector
The Prayers of the People from A New Zealand Prayer Book
Led by Randy Marks
Leader Let us be at peace within ourselves.
Silence.
Leader Let us accept that we are profoundly loved and need never be afraid.
Silence.
Leader Let us be aware of the source of being that is common to us all and to all living creatures.
Silence.
Leader Let us be filled with the presence of the great compassion toward ourselves and towards all living beings
Silence.
Leader Realizing that we are all nourished from the same source of life, may we so live that others be not deprived of air, food, water, shelter, or the chance to live.
Silence.
Leader Let us pray that we ourselves cease to be a cause of suffering to one another.
Silence.
Leader With humility let us pray for the establishment of peace in our hearts and on earth.
Silence.
Leader All may share prayers of petition, intercession, and thanksgiving silently or, if aloud, ending by saying, “God, in your mercy,” to which the community will respond, “Hear our prayer.”
A period of time is observed for the people’s prayers.
Prayer of Confession from Prayers for an Inclusive Church, adapted
Presider Let us confess how we have missed the mark of God at the center of our lives and of our truest selves.
You enter the desert to face the hardest truth. We confess that most often we walk the streets of self-deception. God, have mercy. You offer the bread that gives true life. We confess that most often we crave and consume rather what the world offers. God have mercy. You refuse to worship empty power. We confess that most often we let greed rule our world and our lives. God have mercy. In our confessing, we seek repentance that we may live and move and have our being, O God, in the light of your love. Amen.
Presider O living and loving God, accept our prayer of confession, aid us by your Spirit- strength to walk in newness of life. Amen.

The Peace
Presider God’s peace be with you.
People And also with you.
Vestry Greeting
Rector’s Greeting
The Liturgy of the Table
Offertory Anthem Come Now, All People Charles Callahan
Boys & Girls Choir; Nadine Hathaway, director
Come now, all people. Keep high mirth,
Let all unite to share it;
Tell Christ’s Good News through all the earth,
Let ev’ry creature hear it:
Till all obey the inner light,
In each decision choose aright,
And bring to pass God’s kingdom.
This is the goal of our desire,
God’s shining joyful city,
Where ev’ry tribe and tongue’s afire
With faith and love and pity.
Then let us share all lovely things,
And serve the light; for so each brings
Here on this earth God’s kingdom.
Eucharistic Prayer Written by the Rector
Presider God is with us.
People Always with us.
Presider Therefore, we lift our hearts
People With thanks and praise!
Presider For you, O God, in the beginning and through all time, create, bringing all things into being, yea, too, humankind.
Co-Presider Blessing us with the surpassing gifts of memory and reason, skill and freewill, you call us, as partners with every living thing, to share the wealth and wonder of your creation.
Presider And so we rejoice, lifting our voices in song,

Sanctus David Hurd
Co-Presider Long we would have hoped our praise would last, but we, in the fullness of our freedom, claimed all things as our possessions, corrupting your will for us by the selfish devices and desires of our hearts,
Presider Yet, O God, in manifest love, you would not forsake us, calling to us again and again through prophets and sages, and then in Jesus…
Co-Presider Who in your righteousness would restore your purpose, cleansing your temple and by his body on the cross, a sacrifice that sign cannot contain nor wisdom comprehend, cleansing the temple of our souls that we might be reconciled with you, with others, and with all creation.

Presider On the night before his sacrifice, Jesus, gathering with his friends, took, blessed, broke, and shared the bread, saying, “This, my body, I give to you. Eat and remember me.”
Co-Presider Then, taking the cup, saying, “This, my blood, I pour out for you and for all. Drink and remember me.
O God, we pray now that you pour your Spirit upon this bread and this wine, making them spiritual food and drink to sustain us. We ask, too, that you pour your Spirit upon us, strengthening us for renewed service as faithful stewards of your world.
All AMEN!
Presider And now, as Jesus taught us, we are bold to say,
People Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread
Fraction Anthem David Hurd

The Communion
Everyone is invited to God’s Table. Gather, one group at a time, around the altar platform. Remain until everyone has received the bread and wine and has been dismissed by the Presider, saying, “Go in peace.” You may consume the bread, then receive the wine by taking a sip from the chalice or goblet OR you may hold the bread, which will signal that you wish to intinct (dip it) into the chalice or the goblet. A non-alcoholic alternative to wine is offered in the plain goblet, and gluten-free crackers are available upon request. Laying-on-of-hands is available in the chapel to the right of the High Altar.
Music During Communion
Precious Lord, Take My Hand Text by Joyce Merman, Music by George N. Allen
Chancel Choir arr. Roy Ringwald
Precious Lord, take my hand, bring me home through the night,
Through the dark, through the storm, to Thy light.
I have been to the mount, I have seen the Promised Land:
Precious Lord, take my hand.
Precious Lord, take my hand, bring Thy child home at last,
Where the strife and the pain all are past:
I have dreamed a great dream that Thy love shall rule our land:
Precious Lord, take my hand.
Precious Lord, take my hand, take Thy child unto Thee,
With my dream of a world that is free.
For that day when all flesh joins the glory Thou hast planned,
Precious Lord, take my hand.
Hymn 313 Let thy Blood in mercy poured Jesu, meine Zuversicht
Hymn 691 My faith looks up to thee Olivet
I, the Lord of sea and sky Words & Music by Daniel L. Schutte
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PERMISSIONS Psalm 22. Music © 1988 The Church Pension Fund. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-718991. City Called Heaven. Text: Traditional. Music: African American Spiritual, arr. Josephine Poelinitz, ed. Henry H. Leck, © 1994 Plymouth Music Co, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-718991. Music for the Eucharist, Holy, holy, holy Lord: Sanctus. Music: David Hurd, © 1995 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-718991. Music for the Eucharist, Fraction Anthem: Lamb of God: Agnus Dei. Music: David Hurd, © 1995 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-718991. Sicut Cervus. Text: Psalm 42. Music: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594), © 1999 Choral Public Domain Library. Here is Bread and Here is Wine. Words & Music: William Flanders, © 2004. Used with permission.

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The Post-Communion Prayer
Presider Let us pray.
O God, we give thanks for this common meal that brings us together in Jesus’ name. May the spiritual food from this table inspire us with his love, and may his love touch others through us as we go forth from this place to do the work you have given us to do. Amen
Announcements please limit each announcement to 30 seconds.
Closing Hymn 703 Lead us, O Father, in the paths of peace Song 22
The Blessing Written by the Rector
Cleansed by God’s Spirit of all that defiles us, let us rise. Standing in the liberty of that renewal, let us look up to the cross, the foolishness of God that defies the wisdom of the world. Looking up, let us reach out to you for strength, then reach out to all in service. And may the blessing of God above, beside, and within us be ours, now and forever. Amen
The Dismissal
Co-Presider Go in peace, to love and serve God.
People Thanks be to God.
Postlude Vivace from Concerto in E-flat J.B.G. Neruda
Dave Haglund, trumpet
PERMISSIONS Psalm 19. Music © 1988 The Church Pension Fund. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-718991. Come Now, All People. Text: Percy Dearmer (11867-1936), Music: Charles Callahan, © 1988 Morning Star Music Publishers. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-718991. Music for the Eucharist, Holy, holy, holy Lord: Sanctus. Music: David Hurd, © 1995 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-718991. Music for the Eucharist, Fraction Anthem: Lamb of God: Agnus Dei. Music: David Hurd, © 1995 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-718991. Precious Lord, Take My Hand. Text: Joyce Merman. Music: Tune by George N. Allen, adap. And arr. by Roy Ringwald, © 1968 Shawnee Press, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-718991. I, the Lord of sea and sky. Words & Music by Daniel L. Schutte, © 1981 Daniel L. Schutte and New Dawn Music. Used with permission. LicenSing Online # 39999

Liturgical Leaders and Worship Participants
Verger Burton Reist
Lay Servers Sarah Baldwin, Chase Ammon, Teddy Ammon, Dylan Corr
Altar Guild Anne and Robert Headley
Bread and Wine Linda Huntington
Beadles Rosemary Harold, Raifford Gaffney and Michael Knipe
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Announcements
Announcements, not to exceed 125 words, are to be submitted to Rebecca Richards by 5:00pm on
Tuesday preceding the Sunday the announcement is to run.
1. PLEDGE PAYMENT ALERT! PLEDGE PAYMENT ALERT! PLEDGE PAYMENT ALERT!
In previous years, when the Canvass was the only annual pledge fundraiser, those who record donations could assume that checks from pledgers were Canvass payments (unless there was an accompanying memo to the contrary). However, now that annual 2012 Canvass and the Vision 2020 Capital Campaign are running simultaneously, this is no longer the case. (Although highly likely that memo-less checks from pledgers are pledge payments, there is no way to guess which pledge is being paid!)
Please help us accurately credit your checks by:
Writing separate checks for each different kind of pledge payment.
Noting the pledge you are paying on the memo line of your check (Pledge 2012 or Vision 2020).
If you use an online bill-payment service, please keep your check memos as short as possible. When the checks are printed, online services typically cut the memo to a word or two. Thus, we suggest limiting your memos to “P2012” or “V2020”.
For cash donations, please put your cash in a sealed envelope. Write your name and the pledge you are paying on the envelope. (Donation Envelopes can be found in all Nave tract racks.)
Thank you very much! Questions? Please contact Susan Block, Parish Administrator for Finance and Membership, susan.block@stmarks.net or 202-543-0053 ext. 305.
2. PLEDGE PAYMENT BY AUTO-BANK-DEBIT: If you have authorized St. Mark’s to automatically debit your personal checking account to pay your Annual 2012 Canvass pledge and/or the Capital Campaign pledge, please check your bank statements to make sure all is proceeding as you wish. Please note that the January debits for the 2012 Canvass payments were processed on January 25 and the January debits for the Capital Campaign were processed on February 3. Please expect the February debits for both the Canvass and the Capital Campaign to be processed in late February. Questions or concerns? Please contact Warren O’Hearn, the Bookkeeper, at wohearn@hotmail.com.
Vision 2020
3. CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE -- The Vision 2020 Steering Committee presented three options to the Vestry on Sunday, February 26: further exploration of renovating Baxter House; a plan to build only an expanded Undercroft beneath the Parish Hall; and a plan to build only a new second floor above the Parish Hall. The committee recommended the third option, which provides the most new space, and allows for

renovation of the foyer, the vesting room, the sacristy, the kitchen and the pub, and also allows for relocation of the Penniman and Gregory rooms to the Undercroft space that currently houses the elevator and staris. The Vestry requested more time to consider the options and gather feedback from the community, so no vote of approval was taken at the meeting. Detailed descriptions of the options, including architectural drawings are now available on the St. Mark's website (go to http://www.stmarks.net/who-we-are/vision2020/vision-2020/) and for viewing in the Parish Hall. These options will also be explained in detail at the Annual Meeting on March 11, and there will be an opportunity then to comment. The Vestry is expected to make its decision at a special meeting on March 25. The Steering Committee and the Vestry strongly encourage everyone in the St. Mark's community to review the information and the drawings, and, at any time, to submit your comments and questions via e-mail to stmarkscapitalcampaign@gmail.com. -- Mike Townsend, Vision 2020 Co-Chair
Annual Meeting
4. TODAY! Today, St. Mark's will hold its Annual Parish Meeting immediately following a combined 10:00 AM worship service. In addition to electing three Vestry members and a Diocesan Delegate (all three year terms), the meeting will include a presentation from the Vision 2020 Campaign leadership. All members of the parish are urged to attend. All members over the age of 15 who have a 2012 pledge on record as of February 12, 2012 may vote. There are no absentee or proxy ballots. Lunch will be provided, and child care and youth activities will be available. Please also note the snow date for the meeting, March 25. Contact Vicki Street, vstreet@earthlink.net or 301-270-1613, if you have any questions.
Warden, Vestry and Diocesan Delegate Candidates
5. THESE ARE THIS YEAR’S NOMINEES for elected office at St. Mark’s: Senior Warden: Cecilia Monahan; Junior Warden: Phil Guire; Vestry: Amy Kovac-Ashley, Kevin Billings, Geoffrey Brown, Jane Byrne, Eric Fiala, Deanna Garner, Pam Lacey, Jim Steed and Caitie Whelan; Diocesan Delegate: Suella Henn. The Warden positions are one year terms, the three Vestry and one Diocesan Delegate positions are three years terms. Candidate statements and photos are posted on the bulletin board in the hallway and are on the website (www.stmarks.net). Election will be today at the Annual Meeting (see announcement above). THANK YOU to all the candidates for your enthusiastic response to the call for parish leadership. -- Vicki Street for the Nominating Committee
Annual Parish Retreat
6. IT'S NOT TOO EARLY TO MARK YOUR CALENDAR for St. Mark's Annual Parish Retreat at Shrine Mont, the Diocese of Virginia's bucolic retreat center in Orkney Springs, Virginia. The dates are Friday, June 8 through Sunday, June 10. All are invited to join the fun. There are woods to hike in, a pool to swim in, time for fellowship, conversation and relaxation and special activities for youth. Please stay tuned for details.
Christian Ed
We welcome your participation and your interest in Christian Education classes offered at St. Mark's. Let us know where your interests lie in becoming more involved in the life of the parish!
Announcement
7. SUNDAY SCHOOL STARTS AT 10:00 TODAY! The classes will be dismissed during the 'Sign of the Peace' to join their families for communion and the rest of the service.
Cancellation
8. SOUL WORK: THE JOURNEY CONTINUES – We are sad to announce that due to health challenges, Bill Dols will not be able to lead the scheduled Soul Work retreat on March 23-24. We know that many will be disappointed, as the class was well subscribed and had a long waiting list. We wish Bill a speedy recovery and hope to offer a comparable class in the next Christian Ed calendar year.

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Gateway Classes
9. SPRING 2012 BAPTISM COURSE: -- This class, designed for parents who plan to present their child for Baptism on either April 15 or May 27, explores parenting issues that are posed by our Liturgy of Baptism. Dates: Sunday, March 18, 25, and April 1, (3 sessions) from 10am to 12noon. Rehearsals are on April 14 for April 15 Baptism and May 26 for May 27 Baptism. If you have questions, please call the class teachers, Brock and Penny Hansen at 202-362-3150. Fee: $25 voluntary contribution per couple to defray costs.
Adult Class Offerings – Winter / Spring 2012
10. COUPLEHOOD AS A SPIRITUAL PATH: The Imago Couples Class. The “quickening of my spirit at your sight”... This seminar is designed to be a deeply spiritual experience for couples, both within their partnership as well as within the group of couples. Each week, with the guidance of an Imago professional and DVD lessons from Harville Hendrix & Helen Hunt, the participants are encouraged to see their relationship within the context of their larger spiritual life and longings. Participants often form follow - up groups after the class is over. Dates & Time: Monday evenings - March 19–April 23, 7:30–9:30pm in the Adams Room. 6 sessions. Leaders: Two counselors from Imago Center staff will be co-leading the class: Caroline Bernhardt-Lanier and Kerley Perminio Most. For more information, go to www.imagocenterdc.com or contact Kerley Permino Most at kerley.most@imagocenterdc.com or 202-403-1047. Fee: $150 per couple (includes manual) minimum number: 10 couples.
11. ANTHROPOLOGY OF GENESIS: Learn how the stories in the Genesis can be true but not fact. This reading and discussion course draws upon readings from Genesis, theological commentary, anthropology and archaeology, where we will see parallels between the Bible stories and the life-ways of traditional peoples. We will discuss what this new reading means for us today. We will start in the Garden of Eden and move through the stories at the group's pace for four weeks. Led by Elin Whitney-Smith and Marika Klein. Cost: $25. Dates and Time: Sundays after Pub Lunch—March 25, April 1, 15, and 22 - 1:30-3:00pm in the Adams Room, last class 4/22 in the Library. No class Easter Sunday April 8. 4 sessions / no retreat.
12. ST. MARK'S: THE MUSICAL: A UNIQUE FUNCTIONAL CLASS DEBUTS AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL: based on life at St. Mark's. Portraying the issues of three generations, scenes and songs will serve as launches for class sessions. Concerns include searching for authenticity within a caring community; coping with illness, disease and death; struggling to maintain relationships despite confusion, separation and conflict; and finding, losing and celebrating love. The class will end with a guided reading and singing of the script. Join us for a deeply engaging experience! Sign up in the hall. Dates and Time: Wednesdays, April 18-May 23 7:30-9:30pm in the Adams Room. Retreat: May 18-20 at Roslyn Center, Richmond, VA. Cost: $250. Leaders: Tom Wickenden (twickenden@msn.com ), Rick Hayes (rick.hayes@yahoo.com), Betsy Athey (atheylloyd@comcast.net), and Grace O'Neil (ge_oneill@yahoo.com).
6 sessions / Roslyn Retreat.
Looking Ahead
13. BANNER SUNDAY: Mark your calendars now for Sunday, June 3. One service at 10am.
14. SHRINE MONT 2012: And it's never too early to start thinking about our summer Parish Retreat at Shrine Mont in Orkney Springs, Virginia. Mark your calendar now for a fun-filled weekend, June 8-10, 2012.
Outreach
15. CASSEROLES FOR THE SOUP KITCHEN! - Thank You!, for today’s casserole donations, towards our monthly goal of 20 casseroles! Casseroles will be delivered today to the Capitol Hill United Methodist Church (CHUMC). NOTE: Any casseroles brought to St. Mark’s after the morning services today must be placed in our church freezer. They will be delivered later this month to CHUMC.
16. FUTURE SOUP KITCHEN ACTIVITIES - Join us on the third Sunday of this month –
March 18 – from 4:30 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. as we make 225+ sandwiches for needy & homeless persons in our area. The sandwiches will be delivered the same afternoon to “Sunday Suppers”, an Outreach activity which offers Sunday evening meals to needy & homeless persons at two DC street locations. Questions? Please email Jack Richards: ktjr89@verizon.net (or call 703 751-1456).

17. Would you be interested in providing guidance and direction to St. Mark’s Outreach activities? Then St. Mark’s Outreach Board would love to have you as a member. Being on the Outreach Board is an important—but not overwhelming—commitment. As a member of the Outreach Board, you would attend one monthly meeting to explore St. Mark’s role in new and existing Outreach projects and you would be the liaison to at least one of these projects. Board members include clergy and volunteers, all of whom are committed to the call of St. Mark’s mission to …”engage boldly in the struggles of life and care for others with love, justice and compassion. Please join us! For more information, contact Amanda Folsom. amanda_folsom@yahoo.com..
18. Green Lions Action Planning Retreat Would you like to help build community at St. Mark’s around the issues of safeguarding the environment and building a more sustainable future? The Green Lions are planning a retreat to help shape the group and launch its activities. Julie Gabrielli, an award-winning green expert, will lead us as we hone our vision for a green outlook at St. Mark’s. The retreat has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 14, in celebration of Earth Day and the fresh energy and new life of spring. We will meet in the Adams Room from 1:00–5:00 p.m. A sign-up sheet has been posted on the bulletin board in the hall. If you would like to join us, please sign up or send an e-mail to Therese Dorau at tjdorau@gmail.com so we can get a head count. We look forward to seeing you!
19. Honduras and Wake Up the Earth Update: Although we will not be sponsoring a youth trip to Honduras this year, we want to keep vibrant our 20-year long work in that country and continue to strengthen our relationship with the people of the Trinidad region. Our strong hope is to send young St. Mark’s parishioners to Honduras next summer and to host a full Wake Up the Earth fund-raiser in April of 2013. This year, however, we will do something a little different: we will have a Wake Up the Earth-style celebration on the evening of April 21 (save the date!). Join us then for an all-Earth Day party in true St. Mark’s style (good food, good fun) as we lift up our parish’s environmental stewardship work locally and in Honduras. No auction but lots of other opportunities to help and to enjoy a “rock the nave” event! For questions, please contact Jane Sherman at brucejane@rcn.com or 202-363-8138 or Julie Murphy at juliemurphy1@verizon.net or 703-893-6522.
20. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington seeks an Executive Director with significant experience in non-profit management, fundraising, stakeholder relationship building and financial management; knowledge of the Episcopal Church and experience with employment/poverty/social justice programs highly desirable. Full job description and & qualifications statement at www.samaritanministry.org/content/edsearch. Please send cover letter and resume to edsearch@samaritanministry.org.
Worship
22. WEEK-DAY SERVICE AND MEDITATION OPPORTUNITIES
Mondays 7:30 to 9:00pm Insight Meditation in the Nave
Thursdays 7:00 to 8:30am Insight Meditation in the Nave
Thursdays Noon to 12:45pm Holy Eucharist in the Chapel
23. Sign-up for Maundy Thursday Dinner and Services on April 5th, 2012.
Many parishioners consider Maundy Thursday gatherings one of the highlights of our church year. Together we honor the tradition of Jesus at table with his friends on Passover. St. Mark’s families and friends are welcome. We expect 200 or so in attendance, based on the last few years’ services. The schedule for worship services and events is:
6:00 – 7:15 p.m. Footwashing in the Chapel and Fellowship Hour in the Parish Hall
7:30 – 8:15 p.m. Agape Feast (dinner) in the Nave
8:30 – 10:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist (with Stripping of the Altar) & Tenebrae
The event is free and not to be missed! Sign-up for a table & pot-luck item from March 4th – March 25th, in the Parish Hall between the 9:00 and 11:15 services or after the 11:15 and 5pm services. A special invitation is sent to newcomers & visitors for this grand St. Mark’s tradition. Questions: contact Shay Waye ddwaye@gmail.com (dinner) or Shelley Kallop (dinner) - shelleylynn2@gmail.com or Loretta Veney (services) at lwveney@aol.com. In addition, we need volunteers to help set-up, coordinate the evening's activities, and clean-up. Please volunteer for these additional duties, as you are called to do, at the table sign-up in the Parish Hall, or contact any of the above directly. Thank you!

24. NAME TAGS!! - We need to wear them for new folks and name-challenged old timers! Thanks to Steve Schindel, who magically cranks out the tags. Just sign up on the clip board next to the name tag board. If you want to change your current name tag, sign up or e-mail me. linda_huntington@yahoo.com
25. Become a lay server and enter the inner circle! As a newcomer, I thought the pillars of the church selected readers, lay servers, acolytes, and beadles for their duties. I held back from volunteering until someone asked me. Consider this your invitation! :o) Call Linda Dickinson, 9:00 coordinator, 703-370-3089 or Linda Huntington, 11:15 coordinator, 301-279-2248.
26. Monday Night Meditation 7:30-9:00 Experience a pause in your busy schedule and learn something about a very powerful faith tradition and its application to how we live. The session is, like our communion, open to everyone regardless of background or where you are on your life path. “
27. Daylong: Meditation, Emotional Healing, Spiritual Awakening, Peace and Healing St. Mark’s, April 14. Suffering comes from our unlived life--the unseen, unfelt parts of our psyche. Through this workshop, we will explore how the Buddhist practices of mindfulness and compassion can free us from the bind of difficult emotions like fear and shame. It is this inner freedom that enables us to bring peace and healing to our world. The day will include didactic presentation, guided meditations, experiential exercises, and time for sharing and questions. To register, go to www.imcw.org
Parish Life
28. Caregivers Support Group- The next meeting of the support group for those caring for a loved one or ones seriously ill or otherwise incapacitated, will be on Monday, February 27, 2012, at 7:30 PM in the Penniman Room. Feel free to contact the group leaders: Suella Henn, swhenn@mac.com, phone 202-544-0113, or Mary Welker, marymwelker@aol.com, 202-387-4083.
29. Film Club - "Limitless" Join us for the 2011 Sci-fi thriller, "Limitless," starring Bradley Cooper and Robert DeNiro, with Abby Cornish. Cooper plays a struggling writer who is given an experimental drug that boosts his brain power to genius levels, with concomitant complications. Friday, March 16, 7:30 p.m., 1321 Geranium Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Bring snacks/desserts/potent potables to share. Contact Alicia Ruble, 202-420- 9256, blurbologist@hotmail.com.
30. ST MARK'S READING GROUP: On April 2, we will discuss Freedom by Jonathan Franzen at 7:30 p.m. in the Penniman Room at Baxter House. On May 7, we will read Paradise of the Blind by Duong Thu Huong and on June 4, In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson. Questions should be directed to Linda Ewald at llerbe@yahoo.com.
Youth and Family Ministries
Marcella Gillis, St. Mark’s Director of Youth Ministries can be reached at
Marcella.gillis@stmarks.net or (202) 543-0053 x320
31. Annual Meeting: TODAY Adults are needed to help oversee youth activities in ½ hour shifts during the meeting. If your child will be participating OR if you are an adult who might require a fun pizza break during the meeting, please talk to Marcella (or just come down to Adams Room!)
32. Honduras & Teen Service Trip Meeting – March 25th There will a meeting for parents and teens on March 25th after 9am worship to both discuss our long term plans for continued work in Honduras as well as to continue planning for our domestic service trip in June.
33. Middle School Lock-In: RESCHEDULED for March 31st Join us for an evening of pizza, scavenger hunts and other creation care themed fun! We’re looking for adults who can come participate for a portion of the evening (no need to spend the night!) Please contact Marcella if you’d like to participate- either as a middle schooler or an adult.

34. Camp EDOW – August 5-10 The Diocese is RE-launching summer camp for rising 4-8th graders at Camp Maria in Southern Maryland. The week will provide opportunities for swimming, canoeing, fellowship and Christian formation. More information can be found at www.edow.org/camp. Registration is due April 1, 2012.
35. Safeguarding God’s Children: Spring Sessions The spring schedule for classes in the Dioceses’ required child abuse prevention training (for full time church employees and volunteers working with youth) has now been confirmed. Please sign up for one of these Saturday morning sessions and encourage others to participate so that we are able safely continue and enrich our youth and family ministries!
Dates and locations:
Saturday, 3/24/12 (9:30 am -12:30pm) - St.John's, Broad Creek (Region 6)
Saturday, 4/21/12 (9:30 am - 12:30pm) - St. Paul's, Rock Creek (Region 5)
Saturday, 5/19/12 (9:30 am - 12:30pm) - St. John's, Norwood (Region 3)
Saturday, 6/9/12 (9:30 am - 12:30pm) - Epiphany, DC (Region 1)
Music
36. MUSIC LESSONS The St. Mark‘s Music Studio is excited to now offer voice lessons through Kellie McHugh (kellie.mchugh.81@gmail.com) as well as guitar lessons through Robert Hanson (robert@roberthansonguitar.com). Jeff Kempskie and Nadine Hathaway also continue to offer piano lessons for both children and adults at very reasonable rates. Contact the Director of Music at jeff.kempskie@stmarks.net or visit the St. Mark’s website for more information.
Arts
37. ARTS PILLAR. Are you interested in Arts at St. Mark's? Do you take a Yoga Class? Attend the Dance Recital? Participate or attend a show by the St. Mark's Players? Enjoy the beautiful art displayed in the Nave during Advent? Enjoy the many photos that are taken to document our communal lives? Then the Arts Pillar job is for you. We are currently recruiting for a new Arts Pillar. Duties include: supporting Arts initiatives at St. Mark's with your energy and enthusiasm, serving in a leadership position within the community and representing Arts interests to the community and beyond. Term is 2 years starting in June 2012. If interested and would like more details on the position please contact current Arts Pillar - Christine Farrell at christine.farrell@verizon.net. The ARTS needs you!

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Parish Prayer List
Lolita Abernathy (Paul’s mother) • Taylor Adams • Mimi Chesslin • Joya Cox •
Betty and Jack Davis (Beryl Maloney-Lillaston’s Aunt and Uncle) • Taylor Emerson (Randy Marks’ niece) •
Julio Gomez • Celia Hahn • Morgan Hamlin (Goddaughter of Pamela and Robert Schmidle) •
Dennis Lewis • Nat Marks • Lila Marks • Randell Prothro • Bruce Ritter • Al Rollins •
Carroll Russell Sherer (Peter's mom) • Vicki Street • Bill Wachter •
Geneva Watkins (Pontheolla’s mother) • Mary Welker • Elin Whitney-Smith •
Those of our Parish serving in the military: Clint Billings (son of Kevin Billings and Mary Louise Wagner), George Brown (son of Margaret Brown),
August Dannenmaier (son of Chris Dannenmaier and nephew of Bill & Molly Dannenmaier),
Jason Earnest (son of Erika Bugge and grandson of Paul Bugge and Lynda Smith Bugge),
Christian Schmidle (son of Robert and Pamela Schmidle, husband of Jen Salerno)
Military Service Deaths
Lt. Col. John D. Loftis, 44, of Paducah, KY • Sgt. Joshua A. Born, 25, of Niceville, FL
Cpl. Timothy J. Conrad Jr., 22, of Roanoke, VA • Sgt. Allen R. McKenna Jr., 28, of Noble, OK
Capt. Ryan P. Hall, 30, of Colorado Springs, CO • Capt. Nicholas S. Whitlock, 29, of Newnan, GA
1st Lt. Justin J. Wilkens, 26, of Bend, OR • Senior Airman Julian S. Scholten, 26, of Upper Marlboro, MD
Petty Officer First Class Paris S. Pough, 40, of Columbus, GA • Sgt. Jerry D. Reed II, 30, of Russellville, AK
Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyler L. Estrada, 21, of Maricopa, AZ
Cycle of Prayer
In the Diocese of Washington:
The Diocesan Retreat Committee Episcopal Cursillo in the Diocese of Washington
In the Anglican Communion:
We pray for The Church of England

This Week at St. Mark’s as of 2/23/12
Sunday, March 11
9:45am – 12:45pm / 10:00am- 11:00am / 10:00am -11:00am / 11:30am - 2:30pm / 10:00am - 12:00pm / 2:00pm - 4:00pm / 2:30pm - 4:00pm / 4:30pm - 6:00pm / 5:00pm – 6:00pm / 5:00pm - 6:00pm / 6:30pm - 9:30pm	Child Care (Nursery) / Holy Eucharist (Nave) Rev. Paul Roberts Abernathy, Presiding; / Rev. Justi Schunior, Co-Presiding / Marching Through the Bible (Music Studio) / Annual Meeting (Nave) / Baptism Class (Gregory Room) / What’s an Episcopalian? (Library) / Vestry Meeting (Adams Room) / Yoga Class (Dance Studio) / Contemplative Eucharist (Adams Room) Rev. Justi Schunior, / Presiding and Preaching / ACoA Meeting (Room 6) / Players: The Secret Garden Rehearsal (Nave)

Monday, March 12
10:00am – 7:30pm / 6:00pm - 7:05pm / 7:30pm - 9:30pm / 7:30pm - 9:30pm / 7:30pm – 10:00pm	Dance Classes (Dance Studio) / Yoga Class (Adams Room) / Insight Meditation (Nave) / Caregivers Support Group (Penniman Room) / Players: The Secret Garden Rehearsal (Parish Hall)

Tuesday, March 13
12:15pm - 1:15pm / 4:00pm - 9:00pm / 5:00pm - 7:00pm / 6:00pm - 7:05pm / 7:30pm - 9:00pm / 7:30pm - 9:30pm / 7:30pm – 9:30pm	Yoga Class (Dance Studio) / Dance Classes (Dance Class) / Vision 2020 (Gregory Room) / Yoga Class (Adams Room) / Cancer Support Group (Library) / Life, Community and Faith Class (Adams Room, Classrooms) / The Book of Job (Parish Hall)

Wednesday, March 14
11:00am - 1:00pm / 11:30am - 8:00pm / 6:00pm - 7:05pm / 7:00pm - 9:00pm / 7:30pm - 9:00pm / 7:30pm – 10:00pm	Wednesday Bible Study (Adams Room) / Dance Classes (Dance Studio) / Yoga Class (Adams Room) / Class Preparation: St Mark’s The Musical (Penniman Room) / Life Changes: What Do I Do Next? (Adams Room) / Players Rehearsal: The Secret Garden (Nave)

Thursday, March 15
7:00am - 8:00am / 12:00pm – 12:30pm / 4:00pm - 8:30pm / 6:30pm - 8:00pm / 7:30pm - 9:30pm / 7:30pm - 9:30pm / 8:00pm - 10:00pm	Insight Meditation Group (Nave) / Thursday Noon Eucharist (Chapel) / Dance Classes (Dance Studio) / Yoga Class (Adams Room) / Choir Rehearsal (Nave) / Into to Imago (Parish Hall) / Players: Secret Garden Rehearsal (Adams Room)
Friday, March 16
7:00am - 8:00am / 9:00am - 10:00pm / 11:45am – 7:30pm / 6:00pm - 8:00pm / 7:30pm - 10:00pm	Life Changes: What Do I Do Next? Weekend Retreat / Yoga Class (Dance Studio) / School-Within School Auction Set-Up (Nave, Parish Hall) / Dance Classes (Dance Studio) / Women’s AA Meeting (Adams Room) / Film Club (Offsite)
Saturday, March 17
8:30am - 6:30pm / 9:00am - 11:00pm / 10:00am -12:00pm / 12:00pm - 5:00pm / 6:00pm - 9:00pm	Life Changes: What Do I Do Next? Weekend Retreat / Dance Classes (Dance Studio) / School- Within School Auction (Nave, Parish Hall) / Yoga Class (Adams Room) / Green Lions Retreat (Adams Room) / AA Meeting (Adams Room)

Sunday, March 18
8:45am – 12:45pm / 9:00am - 10:00am / 10:00am – 11:00am / 10:00am -11:00am / 10:00am - 12:00pm / 11:15am -12:30pm / 12:45pm – 2:00pm / 1:00pm - 3:30pm / 4:30pm - 6:00pm / 4:30pm - 6:00pm / 5:00pm – 6:00pm / 5:00pm - 6:00pm / 6:30pm - 9:30pm	Child Care (Nursery) / Holy Eucharist (Nave) Rev. Justi Schunior, Presiding / Sermon Seminar (Nave) Rev. Justi Schunior, Preaching / Marching Through the Bible (Music Studio) / Baptism Class (Gregory Room) / Holy Eucharist (Nave) Rev. Justi Schunior, Presiding and Preaching / Pub Lunch (Parish Hall) / Jude Harmon’s Advisory Committee (Library) / Yoga Class (Dance Studio) / Sandwich Prep (Parish Hall) / Contemplative Eucharist (Adams Room) Rev. Justi Schunior, / Presiding and Preaching / ACoA Meeting (Room 6) / Players: The Secret Garden Rehearsal (Nave)

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St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
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3rd and A Streets, SE
Baxter House Church Office: 118 3rd Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003
202-543-0053 (phone) 202-546-3695 (fax) www.stmarks.net
Office Directory
The Rev. Paul Roberts Abernathy, Rector paul.abernathy@stmarks.net
The Rev. Justi Schunior, Assistant Rector justi.schunior@stmarks.net
Jeff Kempskie, Director of Music jeff.kempskie@stmarks.net
Marcella Gillis, Director of Youth Ministries marcella.gillis@stmarks.net
Susan Block, Parish Administrator for Finance & Membership susan.block@stmarks.net
Rebecca Richards Parish Administrator for Programs and Facilities rebecca.richards@stmarks.net
Warren E. O'Hearn, Bookkeeper wohearn@hotmail.com
Edwin D. Green, Maintenance Contractor (240-447-0027) edwin.green@stmarks.net
Jude Harmon, Seminarian jude_aaron@post.harvard.edu
Kristen Hawley, Seminarian khawley@vts.edu
Adjunct Clergy: The Reverends William Flanders, Susan Flanders, Carl Siegel, Arnold Taylor
The Vestry
Senior Warden Cecilia Monahan (cartermonahan@yahoo.com)
Junior Warden Phil Guire (stmarksjunior warden@gmail.com)
Class of ’12 Ed Corr, Jim Steed, Vicki Street
Class of '13 Bill Dickinson, Rick Hayes, Marilu Sherer
Class of ‘14 Grady Hedgespath, Charlotte Murray, Janet Vail
Officers Crane Miller, Treasurer; Mary Cooper, Register;
Susan Sedgewick, Manciple Coordinator, Karlyn Stanley, Counsel
Diocesan Delegates
David Deutsch Rick Rutherford Maureen Shea

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