Weekly Worship ScheduleOnline Worship via Facebook Live
Sunday Morning Prayer 10 a.m.
Daily Compline 9 pm.
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The Sunday Morning Prayer Bulletin can be found here: :
Virtual Coffee Hour via Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/309711092
We gladly pray for all in need of prayer during our Prayers for Healing: To request we pray for someone, e-mail the office at secretary@st.mark.org.
A few hints for participating in online worship
It can be difficult to view an online service bulletin and a worship livestream on screen at the same time. Some ways to solve this problem:
1. Print the service bulletin. PDFs are easily printed on your home printer. Use your browser to navigate to the online PDF and then choose "print" under your browser's "File" menu.
2. Use a second device, such as a laptop, iPad, tablet, or Kindle. If you are watching the livestream on your computer, use your tablet or other web-enabled device to follow the link to the service bulletin and use it to follow along.
3. If neither of these options works for you, you can follow along with the service using a Book of Common Prayer and a hymnal. Beginning this week, Rev. Suzanne has added BCP page numbers to the service PDF. We STRONGLY recommend using bookmarks to mark these pages before worship begins! Our services jump all over the prayer book, and you will find it much easier to follow along if you have marked the pages in advance. Most of the hymns are from The Hymnal 1982. If you do not have a Book of Common Prayer and/or Hymnal, and would like to borrow one, Tom Ellis has volunteered to deliver copies direct to local mailboxes: email Rev. Suzanne at revsuzannewade@gmail.com.
Korean Church Worship ScheduleWestford Korean church has temporarily suspended in-person worship servicesSt. Mark's Office HoursThe Office is currently closed. To reach us, leave a message at 978-692-7849 or email secretary@st-mark.org.
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Holy Week (online) at St. Mark's Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, we will not be able to gather in person to observe Holy Week and Easter this year. But the Church is the people, not the building, so wherever and however we gather — online, offline, at our own dinner tables or in shared prayer — we are the Body of Christ. We invite you to connect with us as we observe Holy Week through these worship opportunities for Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil, and Easter Sunday.
Palm Sunday, April 5
Morning Prayer Live! 10 a.m. on the St. Mark’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/stmarkwestford. Rev. Suzanne will bless palms at this service for distribution on our first in-person gathering when the current crisis is over. The order of service can be found here.
Decorate your own door: Place a green branch from your yard over your door as a proclamation of Christ’s coming to the world. Any green branch will work! Share with others by posting a picture of your branch to the St. Mark’s Facebook page.
Way of Love Discussion via Zoom, 7 p.m. https://zoom.us/j/331966783, phone in at (253) 215-8782, Meeting ID 331-966-783. Invitation to talk about what it means to Go and Bless.
Wednesday of Holy Week
Theology at the (Virtual) Tavern 7:30 p.m. https://zoom.us/j/255380728 , phone in at (253) 215-8782, Meeting ID 255-380-726. Grab a beverage of choice and come join us for some social time and discussion of what Resurrection means to us!
Maundy Thursday, April 9:
In-Home Agape Meal. We’re providing instructions for a Love Feast that recalls Jesus’ last meal with his disciples. Use this observance with members of your own family, or join with others via Zoom. For an invitation to a Zoom table, e-mail the Rev. Marsha Hoecker of Trinity Chapel, Shirley at mhhoecker@gmail.com. Click here for a PDF of the instructions for the meal.
Video Worship with the brothers of the Society of St. John the Evangelist:Links to this service pre-recorded at the SSJE monastery will be made available on St. Mark’s website at www.st-mark.org and on the Diocese of Massachusetts website at www.diomass.org.
Good Friday, April 10:
St. Mark’s Good Friday video service of Tenebrae: A solemn candlelit service in which we hear once again the story of Jesus’s last hours. Links to this video worship service, featuring readers from St. Mark’s and Trinity Chapel and music from St. Mark’s Minister of music Lee Yezek and parishioner Jenny Meanwell, will be available on St. Mark’s Website and Facebook page.
Video Worship with the sisters of the Society of St. Margaret: Links to this service pre-recorded at the convent chapel will be made available on St. Mark’s website and on the Diocese of Massachusetts website. The Rt. Rev. Gayle Harris preaching.
Easter Eve, April 11:
The First Fire of Easter and Easter Meditation with Rev. Suzanne, 7 p.m. via Facebook Live! On location at Suzanne’s backyard firepit, at www.facebook.com/stmarkwestford.
Easter Sunday, April 12:
10:30 a.m. Virtual Easter Brunch, https://zoom.us/j/309711092, phone in at (253) 215-8782, Meeting ID 309-711-092
11:15 a.m. Watch Party for Easter Worship at Washington National Cathedral, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry preaching.
Alleluia! The Lord is Risen! At a time of national crisis, it seems appropriate for us to join with the Body of Christ throughout the country in celebrating the Sunday of the Resurrection via webcast from the National Cathedral. Join us from home via Zoom for a pre-worship Easter breakfast (mimosas optional!) and chance to check-in, followed by the National Cathedral webcast at 11:15 a.m. Links to the service will be found on our website www.st-mark.org and via Facebook Watch Party at www.facebook.com/stmarkwestford.
Video Worship from the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston, the Rt. Rev. Alan Gates preaching. Easter worship available at www.diomass.org all day on Easter Sunday.
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