
BULLETIN
& WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
February 1, 2026
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This Sunday the Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at 8:30 and 11am. The 11am service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and remains available there.
Nursery Services: Infants and toddlers through three years old are invited to gather downstairs in Claiborne Hall. Cara Kitzrow and Diana Rung will be supervising the nursery.
Sunday Forum: Patrick Dean will talk about his book, A Window to Heaven: The Daring First Ascent of Denali, America’s Wildest Peak, in Sunday’s February 1 Forum presentation at St. Mark and St. Paul. The climb’s protagonist was Episcopal priest and missionary Hudson Stuck, who graduated from Sewanee in 1892.
The talk will be 9:45-10:45 in Kennerly Hall.
Dean has lived on the Mountain with his wife Susan since 1999. A native of Mississippi, he taught history and English and ran the Outing program at St. Andrew's-Sewanee School. Since 2012 has been executive director of the Mountain Goat Trail Alliance. He has an MA from the Sewanee seminary and is also the author of Nature's Messenger, a biography of 18th-century British artist, naturalist, and explorer Mark Catesby.
On February 8 Abby Colbert, Sewanee’s Assistant Counsel for International Affairs, will speak on “Justice and Transforming the Immigration System.”
January/February Book Study: The Dance of the Dissident Daughter
Our first book of the new year will be The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd. Beth Wiley will lead the discussion.
Get your copy now, and join us Tuesday nights through Feb 10 there will be no meeting on February 3). We will gather, as usual, around the table in Brooks Hall with finger foods and drinks, 5:30-6:30 pm.
Sunday February 1 is CAC Pantry Sunday. This month CAC is in need of granola bars, ramen noodles, single serve macaroni & cheese, baby diapers (sizes 3,5,6) and toilet paper. CAC serves those in need with food and in other ways 9 to 11am, Monday through Friday. Please call 931-598-5927.
The Sewanee chapter of the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross will meet at 9:30 Saturday, February 14, for intercessory prayer, a program, and simple lunch (byo sandwich) at the home of Mary Blount. This year, the chapter is studying creativity and spirituality, using Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way as a guide. All Christian women are invited. Please see Susan Holmes susanbholmes54@gmail.com or Mary Priestley mpriestley0150@gmail.com for more information.
Mardi Gras: Come one come all and let the good times roll for a New Orleans themed celebration in Kennerly Hall on Tuesday, February 17 from 5:00 – 6:30pm. You won't want to miss the Fat Tuesday festivities and feast hosted by the Parish Life Krewe! Everyone and every age is welcome, so invite all your friends and neighbors!
The Krewe needs you! See the sign-up sheet in Kennerly for all of the ways you can help make this a night to remember. We have volunteer opportunities from cooking to cleaning to decorating and everything in between.
Ash Wednesday: The Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes will be celebrated on Wednesday, February 18, at 12:15 and 5:30pm.
During Lent, Holy Eucharist will be celebrated every Thursday at 12:15pm in the church. Services will begin Thursday February 19.
The Flower Guild works behind the scenes each week to beautify our sanctuary. They are looking for volunteers who enjoy flower arranging or have a desire to learn. Please contact Betty Barton Blythe bbblythe43@gmail.com if you are interested or want to learn more.
Advent Wreaths – If you still have the foam or wire wreath forms, the candles, candleholders or pins from your wreath the Hildegard Guild has a box outside Godly Play 1 room where you can drop them off for reuse.
Centering Prayer Group: Mondays at 7pm and Tuesdays at 2:30pm, both in the sanctuary.
Lectionary Bible Study: meets every Tuesday at 2:30 pm in Brooks Hall. The class begins with a brief prayer and a reading of the Gospel lesson appointed for the coming Sunday.
Adult Choir: Adult choir practice is Sundays 12:30-1:30pm.
Children’s choir rehearses on Wednesday after school. To enroll your child contact Wyatt Poe at: music@stmarkstpaul.org
Godly Play continues this Sunday at 9:45 am for children (3 years old through 5th grade).
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Godly Play 1: Parable of the Great Pearl, Storyteller — Wendy Prothro Howard, Doorperson — Heidi Sohl
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Godly Play 2: Parable of the Mustard Seed / Yeast, Storyteller — Barbara Prunty, Doorperson — Jenny Ramos
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4th/5th: (Meets in 1st floor Brooks Hall) — Julia Bates, Matthew Mitchell
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Youth Sunday School: (Meets upstairs in Brooks Hall).
Rite-13 and J2A: Young people in grades 6-10 are invited to participate in Rite 13 and Journey to Adulthood (J2A) on Sunday afternoons. Please contact Hilary Bogert Winkler (hbwchurch@gmail.com) for details.

