FORGIVENESS

In today’s Gospel Luke 7:36-8:3
Jesus is invited to eat at the home of a Pharisee. Once there a woman of ill repute approaches Jesus, bathes his feet with her tears, dries them with her hair, anoints his feet with ointment and kisses his feet.

The Pharisee thinks to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him—that she is a sinner.”

Knowing the Pharisee’s thought Jesus turns to Simon and gives a parable about a creditor with two debtors. One man’s debt was 500 denarii and the other man’s debt was 50. When they couldn’t pay, the creditor forgave both debts. Jesus asked Simon which of the men he thought would love his creditor more. Simon supposed the man with the greater debt. Jesus told Simon he was correct.

Continuing, Jesus said, “ Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has bathed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair. You gave me no kiss but from the time I came in she has not stopped kissing my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment…”

Jesus further states that though this woman was a sinner she has been forgiven. He sees her heart and the true person she is. He tells her, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

In order to live in peace with mankind and with ourselves we must forgive. Forgiveness creates inner harmony. Knowing Jesus , walking in his ways, forgiving others and ourselves gives our us a personal freedom and serenity.

SCRIPTURE FOR JUNE 13,2010

2 Samuel 11:26-12:10,13-15

Galatians 2:11-21

Luke 7:36-50

Psalm 32 or 32:1-8

JUNE 20, 2010

Zechariah 12:8-10;13:1

Galatians 3:23-29

Luke 9:18-24

Psalm 63:1-8

JUNE, 27, 2010

1 Kings 19:15-16,19-21

Galatians 5:1,13-25

Luke 9:51-62

Psalm 16 or 16:5-11

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Visitors

You honor us with your presence in worship today. Let us know if there is anything we can do to help you feel at home here. We invite you to participate in all of our activities Consider joining us for one of the following events.

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SUMMERFEST

The annual Summerfest service was held outside under the pines. The 95 degree outdoor heat did nothing to cool the warm hearts of participants.

1. Rev. Sara and Deacon Carolyn prepare for Eucharist.

2. Rev. Sara and Heager Hill distribute Communion while Titus Battle plays softly on the banjo.

Communion

***Many thanks to all who pulled together to make Summerfest a whopping success.***

Titus Battle lead the congregation in song accompanied by banjo.

Sam Nelms was the master griller who single-handedly did

the outdoor cooking after the service.

Heager Hill took his executive skills out of retirement

for a couple of days to organize Summerfest.
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Because of the summer heat ,it's been rumored that next year's Summerfest may become a Spring Fling.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Vacation Bible School

June 14-16

Theme *JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS*
4:00-6:00 pm . Ages 6-12.

Mark your calendars and plan to attend, either as a participant or a helper.
The PERFORMANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY- Wednesday, June 16th-5:30pm
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Mr. Woodruff

From Dr. Mable Anderson

--My friend and VCS Technical Director, Mr. Richard S. Woodruff will appear on NBC Channel 13 with Mike Royer on "The Spirit of Alabama" on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 10:00 P.M. We would appreciate a CD or DVD from any church member who might watch it.

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Deacon Interviews

Heager Hill as a member of the Standing Committee interviewed 15 potential Deacons for 1 1/2 days.. After a year of training, candidates were questioned regarding their past year of training and experiences. Inquiry questions included thoughts on studying, field trip visits to homeless shelters, AA program and other assistance programs, and their commitment to the Deacon ministry.

It is the duty of the prospective Deacons to convince their Leader, Commission on Ministry, Standing Committee, and Bishops that they are committed by their training performance, attitude, adopted Christian principles, solidarity with their fellow peers, and solidarity with the Episcopal Church. Marc Smith serves on the Commission on Ministry.
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St. Mark's garden plots

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TRINITY SUNDAY

What is Trinity Sunday?

The first Sunday after Pentecost is the Festival of the Holy Trinity. On this day, the church rejoices in the impenetrable mystery that God is triune (three-in-one) -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

taken from www.stpaulskingsville.org

Morning Prayer was conducted by Rev. Deacon Carolyn Foster. Rite II, page 77 ,in The Book of Common Prayer.

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SCRIPTURES FOR TRINITY SUNDAY

1 Kings 17:17-24

Galatians 1:11-24

Luke 7:11-17

Psalm 30 or 30:1-6,12-

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Visitors
You honor us with your presence in worship today. Let us know if there is anything we can do to help you feel at home here. We invite you to participate in all of our activities Consider joining us for one of the following events.

+June 6th, Sunday Christian Education

for Children and Adults. 9:00-9:45 am

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+ June 7th, 4:00 p.m. Planning meeting for Vacation Bible School.

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+June 13th, Sunday Summer Fest. Worship under the pines .

Cookout to follow.

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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

+June 14-16 Theme *JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS*

4:00-6:00 pm . Ages 6-12. Mark your calendars and plan to attend, either as a participant or a helper.

The PERFORMANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY- Wednesday, June 16th-5:30pm

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Deacon Carolyn Foster is leading our worship today while Rev. Sara-Scott is away on vacation. Sara-Scott will return next Sunday and we will resume our regular Sunday worship.

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MEMORIAL DAY May 31, 2010
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (May 31 in 2010). Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. taken from Wikipedia

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THE DAY OF PENTECOST

The biblical narrative of Pentecost is given in the second chapter of the Book of Acts. As recounted in Acts 2:1-4:[4]

On the day of Pentecost all the Lord’s followers were together in one place. Suddenly there was a noise from heaven like the sound of a mighty wind. It filled the house where they were meeting. Then they saw what looked like fiery tongues moving in all directions, and a tongue came and settled on each person there. The Holy Spirit took control of everyone, and they began speaking whatever languages the Spirit let them speak.

The apostles received the Holy Spirit and were miraculously enabled to go out into Jerusalem prophesying and speaking in languages that all the visitors to Jerusalem could understand as told further in Acts 2:5-6:[5]

Many religious Jews from every country in the world were living in Jerusalem ... they were hearing everything in their own languages.
The noise and activity attracted a huge crowd and the Apostle Peter preached a sermon to the crowd with great effectiveness, as Acts 2:41[6] reports: "On that day about three thousand believed his message and were baptised."

In Italy it was customary to scatter rose petals from the ceiling of the churches to recall the miracle of the fiery tongues; hence in Sicily and elsewhere in Italy Whitsunday is called Pasqua rosatum. The Italian name Pasqua rossa comes from the red colours of the vestments used on Whitsunday.

In France it was customary to blow trumpets during Divine service, to recall the sound of the mighty wind which accompanied the Descent of the Holy Spirit.

Whitsun, also known as Pentecost in the Christian calendar, is the seventh Sunday after Easter. Whitsun commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ (Acts of the Apostles chapter 2). The name is a contraction of "White Sunday". The name derives from the white garments worn by catechumens, those expecting to be baptized on that Sunday, when infant baptism was still uncommon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost

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WEARING RED IN OBSERVANCE OF PENTECOST

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SCRIPTURE READINGS

May 23, 2010,

Day of Pentecost, (also known as) WhitsundayActs 2:1-21

Romans 8:14-17

John 14:8-17, (25-27)
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May 30, 2010,

First Sunday after Pentecost, Trinity Sunday

Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31Psalm 8 or

Canticle 2 or 13

Romans 5:1-5

John 16:12-15

+ Visitors

you honor us with your presence in worship today. Let us know if there is anything we can do to help you feel at home here. We invite you to participate in all of out activities Consider joining us for one of the following events.

+ Committees for Election of the 11th Bishop of Alabama
Mark Smith and Anthony Joseph are part of The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama. Along with members of other parishes they are part of the committee charged with search and nomination of the 11th Bishop of Alabama.
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+As a Member of the Standing Committee, Heager Hill, participated in the nomination and appointment of members serving both on the Search/Nominating Committee, and the Transition Committee

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+June 6th, Sunday Christian Education for Children and Adults. 9:00-9:45 am
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+June 14-16, 2010Theme *JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS*4:00-6:00 pmMark you calendars and plan to attend, either as a participant or a helper.
The PERFORMANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY- Wednesday, June 16th-5:30pm
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+June 13th, Sunday Summer Fest. Worship under the pines .

with to follow.

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Seventh Sunday After Easter

THE GOSPEL
John 17:20-26
Jesus prayed for his disciples, and then he said. "I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
"Righteous Father, the world does not know you, but I know you; and these know that you have sent me. I made your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them."

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SCRIPTURE READINGS for the remainder of MAY 2010
May 23, 2010, Day of Pentecost, WhitsundayActs 2:1-21 or Genesis 11:1-9Psalm 104:25-35, 37Romans 8:14-17 or Acts 2:1-21John 14:8-17, (25-27)

May 30, 2010, First Sunday after Pentecost, Trinity Sunday Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31Psalm 8 or Canticle 2 or 13Romans 5:1-5John 16:12-15
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
+Committees for Election of the 11th Bishop of Alabama

Mark Smith and Anthony Joseph are part of The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama. Along with members of other parishes they are part of the committee charged with search and nomination of the 11th Bishop of Alabama.
A retreat May 14 and 15 with search consultant Ms. Judy Stark began the process. http://dioala.org/

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+ OUR GARDEN
A second bed has been added to our garden. We now have the soil enhancers necessary for improving the soil. What is needed now is someone to mix it. Donations of time and labor are still needed. We plan to have a garden by the end of the summer that reflects the abundance of God's love and grace and then to share our produce.
Each parishioner will be placed in one of four groups. Each group will organize themselves for the upkeep of the bed.

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COMING UP

Learn About Composting
+May 19th ,Wednesday, 6:00-7:00 pm
Fun and Fellowship
with children and youth. All are invited.

Please let Rev. Sara-Scott know if you plan to attend so that a correct food count can be made.

+May 23rd, Sunday The Day of Pentecost
Pentecost is the great festival that marks the birth of the Christian church by the power of the Holy Spirit. Pentecost means "fiftieth day" and is celebrated fifty days after Easter.
Wear red to celebrate.

+June 6th, Sunday Christian Education for Children and Adults. 9:00-9:45 am
+June 13th, Sunday Summer Fest. Worship under the pines with cookout to follow.

+June 14-16, 2010 Vacation Bible School
Theme: *JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS*4:00-6:00 pm
Mark you calendars and plan to attend, either as a participant or a helper.
The PERFORMANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY- Wednesday, June 16th-5:30pm
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First Sunday After Pentecost

St. Mark's kicked off it's Vacation Bible School with Summerfest on Sunday. Services were held outside beneath the pines. Morning service was followed by a cookout with fellowship, music and games. Below are a few pictures from the service and the cookout.

Scriptures

Isaiah 6:1-8

Romans 8:12-17

John 3:1-17

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Brothers, Christian and Royce Files provided music during the Offertory and Eucharist.

St. Mark's has been blessed with the music of these talented musicians on a previous occasion. We are always inspired by their music. These gifted young men are the grandsons of Heager and Nettie Hill.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

+Vacation Bible School starts tomorrow June 8th, 9th, and 10th, 4:00-6:00 p.m.-

On Wednesday at 5:30pm we are inviting everyone to see what our kids have done in Bible School. We will be having a presentation of our Bible stories in broadcast news style. The children will have rehearsed and I know they would want you to be there. Looking forward with anticipation of an insightful experience and great time. Thank you Jalete for making it all happen! Rev. Sara-Scott

+Honoring our graduates Sunday, June 14th- Be sure to attend church on June 14th when we will honor our high school graduates and give our collegiate leaders a chance to offer some encouragement. St. Mark’s is home to some very fine young people. Let’s all be here to honor them.

Graduates include:

Elgin Duckery-Hoover High School

Lucas Noel- Montevallo University

Aisha Stroud- Auburn University

Cicely Washington-University of Alabama at Huntsville

+Wonderful, wonderful !Camp McDowell- will be having sessions for children all summer. Scholarships are available. Children from all denominations are welcomed and the camp is always happy to place friends in a cabin together. Applications are in my office and a schedule is on the bulletin board. Scholarships are available. Send your children to camp. You will be glad you did. Rev. Sara Scott-Wingo

+ Bible Study -TUESDAY noon. We are studying the Gospel of Luke and we welcome all to join us. Come and bring a friend.

+A Note from Rev. Sara Scott- I like being able to send you such good news! An anonymous donor has offered to patch the roof on the rectory and replace the fascia boards and soffits that have rotted. We will be responsible for painting the new wood. The donor's work should be completed by early summer, and we should be able to organize a work party soon after that to finish it off. As we move toward getting the rectory back in good shape, please pray about the ways in which God might have us use this space. I believe it will be a wonderful resource for outreach ministries and that it will be a good space for Christian Education on Sundays. In addition, let us all give thanks to God for this wonderful gift. Peace to all.

+Summer Music- The summer is rapidly approaching and the choir will take a well deserved break for about 12 weeks. How special is their sharing of gifts of music and song. We are now looking for you to share your musical talents, either singing and /or playing an instrument, solo, duet, or trio, with St. Mark’s during the summer months. Contact Sundra Smith to reserve your date.

+Prayer Requests- If you would like the congregation to pray for a specific request for you or your family, please place your prayer request in the box on the back table in the sanctuary. If you would like prayer but not have the details published in the bulletin, then make a note that your prayer request is “unspoken.”

JUNE BIRTHDAYS

Rev. Sara-Scott (left), offers a prayer for those celebrating June birthdays.

Heager Hill (2nd. rt.), Jalete Nelms(3rd rt.) and twins Diane and Deborah Nelms (holding their Mom's hand)

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