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Dear
People of God,
We are a new creation!
This season of Easter Is what it’s all about. Remembering that we are a new creation, the redeemed and healed children of God. The Liturgy we celebrate week after week tries to instill that knowledge in us. In our celebration we act as if we are those sin free people God created us to be.
Now we know our shortcomings in that regard and we are not trying to fool God or ourselves, yet the Liturgy helps us proclaim the deep cosmological truth that we Are so loved by God that we Are and will be God’s new creation.
Are you willing to believe the Truth about Yourself? No matter how beautiful it is!
There is so much negative in our lives and in this world. We are constantly bombarded by advertising that in an, oh so subtle way tells us that we are not complete, not happy, not successful unless we own a certain product or live a certain way.
The Good News of the Gospel is that God has given us life; God chooses wholeness and love for us.
The Good News is that we have new life every day; every moment is a fresh opportunity to be in Christ redeemed and made whole.
Celebrate
yourself this Easter Season, celebrate the love God has for you. Celebrate the
love God pours out thru you to all God’s new creation.
Battle +
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Saheb-e-Zaman
A high mountain
And on a clear day
See for many miles all around,
Hafiz can stand on a blessed peak
Inside his heart
And see for hundreds of years
In all directions.
That
the Saheb-e-Zaman,
The Christ,
The
Prophet,
The Ancient One,
Has made a date to Whirl,
To Whirl
With this Earth again!
From; I Heard God Laughing, Renderings of Hafiz. By Daniel Landinsky. Printed by
permission
DIOCESAN
CYCLE OF PRAYER
Each month we will be publishing the Calendar of
Prayer for the Diocese of Tennessee. It
begins on the first Sunday of Advent, 2002 and runs through Year B of the
Eucharistic Lectionary of the Book of Common Prayer.
EASTER III – May 4, 2003
St. Phillip’s Church, Donelson
EASTER IV – May 11, 2003
St. Augustine’s Chapel, Vanderbilt University
EASTER V – May 18, 2003
Calvary Church, Cumberland Furnace
EASTER VI – May 25, 2003
St. Bede’s Church Manchester
SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION DAY – June 1, 2003
St. Barnabas’s Church, Tullahoma
Work Day a Big Success!
We wish to thank all who turned out for the Work Day on Saturday, April 19th. Major accomplishments
were made. The shed was painted. The brush all around the shed was cut down. A trench was dug and
pipe was laid to drain the lake at the back of the property and keep it dry in the future. Brush was cut
down across the front of the property. Hooks were hung in the utility room and the Junior Warden, Greg
Hall cooked breakfast for all (with help from his wife, Tricia, and Frank Brannon). I hope that I didn’t
miss anything. THANK YOU!!
DEDICATION
On Easter Sunday, April 20, 2003, the new flower pedestals were dedicated. They were made especially
for St. Mark’s by Steven Failor. We want to extend a very heartfelt thank you to Steve for the wonderful
gift. They truly look beautiful and make the altar flowers stand out.
Thanks, Steve
SECOND HARVEST
FOOD BANK
On that same note, Kitty McKee reported that we have since donated 270 lbs of food at #1.68 per lb
totaling $453.60. This was over a two month period. As Kitty says, “If we really try hard, maybe we
could do that
in one month!” Keep up the good work!!
Graduations
Kim Winters (daughter of Sandy and David) completed Navy Basic Training on April 25. She is in
technical training for the next 12 months at the Military Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA
where she is learning foreign language for Naval surveillance as a CTI (Cryptologic Technician,
Interpretive). Kim graduated from Belmont University in December 2001 with Bachelor's degree in Fine
Arts.
Norman and Ann Baker are proud to announce that their granddaughter Shannon L. Baker will graduate
May 11, 2003 from Mercer University at Macon, Georgia. Also, she has been accepted at Washington
University where she will pursue a degree in sociology. Many of you will recall her Father, Norman
Baker and Tammy were very active at St. Mark’s. He was Senior Warden when Bob Dedmon was Vicar,
now Canon.