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Oct 2020
At 9 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, we will begin outdoor in-person worship on the west patio for up to 40 people. Watch for an email on Sunday evening, Nov. 1, with information on how to register. Masks and physical distance will be required. You will be asked to bring your own chair and check in beginning at 8:40 a.m. (We will continue to offer online, prerecorded worship at 9:45 a.m.) This Sunday, Nov. 1, we will celebrate All Saints’ Day and Holy Communion. Earlier this week, pastors Stuart and Evy and I......
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World Communion Sunday and a Prayer
You probably know someone who would be blessed by coming to worship this Sunday, Oct. 4. Tell them they can worship at St. Mark’s at 9:45 a.m. by going to umcstmarks.org/live-worship, St. Mark’s Tucson...
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Revelation
Three months ‘til Christmas! That’s sobering, isn’t it? How much has changed since last Christmas? How could we have anticipated all the ways we’d be upended this year? When I began last fall to...
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Community
First, a prayer: Holy God, we give you thanks for life and breath, for beauty and your tender mercies shown to us even in these turbulent times. Help us find you as a source...
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Prayer
Today I find myself in prayer for our country and its people and offer this prayer for you to use: O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! All...
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Working the Puzzle
One of the satisfying things about working a jigsaw puzzle is that you can put in the last piece, smile and take joy in knowing you’ve completed it. My daughter, Julie, and I are...
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The Bread of New Life
The Bread of New Life In Arizona, this is the season of “picking up the mesquite pods” that fall from the tree. Morning and evening, I pick up pods to try to keep up...
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