
BULLETIN
& WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
April 19, 2026
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Sunday the Holy Eucharist is 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 Simon Travis will be supervising the nursery.
Morning and Evening prayer services: are held at 8:30 and 4:45pm, Monday through Thursday in the sanctuary.
Sunday Forum: This Sunday, Bishop John Bauerschmidt will be the speaker at Sunday Forum.
April Book Study: Falling Upward by Richard Rohr:
Tuesday nights, 5:30-6:30pm. April 7 – 28 in Brooks Hall Led by the Rev. Scott Lee.
“When you get your, 'Who am I?', question right, all of your, ‘What should I do?' questions tend to take care of themselves.” Everyone is invited to attend even if you have not opened the book at all.
Schola on Stage: April 18 7pm. Ticketing and other details to follow
Bishop’s Visit Sunday April 19: The Rt. Rev. John C. Bauerschmidt will make the final visitation of his episcopate on Sunday, April 19. He will preside and preach at both services, and will administer Confirmation at the 11:00 service. Bp. John will be the speaker at Sunday Forum, and will be present for a reception following the 11am service. The undesignated offering on April 19 will be for the Bishop’s Discretionary Fund.
St. Hildegard of Bingen as Patron of a Parish's Green Guild: A worthy faith-based organization called the Center for Deep Green Faith will host a webinar, featuring Julia Bates and other parish members, at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21. You're welcome to join this free presentation by registering first through this link:
https://deepgreenfaith.org/events
Support the Youth Group's ASP trip!
This summer from July 5-11, the J2A and Rite-13 groups will be traveling to Buchanan County, Virginia, to work with Appalachia Service Project. To support us on the trip, we're selling trip t-shirts. The youth will have these shirts to wear on the trip, but you, too, can have your very own SMSP ASP shirt! Our group will be at least 21-23 strong (15-17 youth, 6 adults), which is fantastic. This also requires multiple van rentals, scholarship support, and adult registrations, which adds up quickly.
T-shirts are for sale until May 15, and will be available for pickup on June 7. Shirts can be purchased at: https://bit.ly/4eryEj9 Please share the link with friends and family who may also want to wear their support.
We're really excited about the trip this summer, and we appreciate your support!
CAC will host its final Community Meal of the spring semester on Friday, April 24th at 12:00 PM in Kennerly Hall. The free lunch offering will be pork barbecue with many sides, all prepared by our student leaders. A meal you won't want to miss as we will also celebrate our graduating seniors and wish them well on their next adventure!
How does your garden grow? It's spring, and the Sewanee Children's Center is getting their garden in shape and equipping the new outdoor classroom. Those interested in supporting these ventures for the community's little ones can find a "Giving Tree" on the Center's webpage, www.sewaneechildrenscenter.org.
Social Fabric: Ready to carve out some time to reconnect with your creative side? Bring your handwork — knitting, sewing, mending, etc. — and join Social Fabric in the chapel just inside Claiborne Hall Tuesdays 11-1. Sponsored by CAC to create space for screen-free time in community.
Centering Prayer Group: Mondays at 7pm and Tuesdays at 2:30pm, both in the sanctuary.
Lectionary Bible Study: meets every Tuesday at 3:30 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 & 2 Combined: Knowing Jesus in a New Way II & III; Storyteller – Kelly Moody, Doorperson – Jenny Ramos
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4th/5th: (Meets downstairs in Brooks Hall).
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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.
Blessing Our Graduates – May 10
On Mother’s Day, we will honor and pray for all graduates in the parish. This includes those graduating from preschool, 5th grade, middle school, high school, college, seminary, and other programs. We do this once a year, so please include those graduating in fall or winter. Email Jeannie at formation@stmarkstpaul.org with your graduate’s name and program. Their name will appear in the bulletin and we will pray for them by name in each service. During Coffee Hour after second service, we will have a small gift for the graduates in attendance and they may join a group photo.

