On thisEaster Day you are invited to bring individual flower blooms/greenery to cover our Cross.  These can be blooms from the garden (if they’re up yet!!), your home or blooms from the grocery store/florist.  The flowering of the cross represents the transition from Good Friday to Easter, from meditation on Jesus' death to joyful celebration of his resurrection. It transforms a barren cross, a reminder of Jesus' death, into an Easter symbol. Covered with fresh, living flowers, the cross serves not only as an emblem of Jesus' resurrection but also of the continuing presence of Christ among today's Christians.

The Parish Office will be closed on Easter Monday, April 21.

The Men's Group will not be meeting on Easter Monday.

The Sewing Bee will not be meeting on Easter Monday, or on the following Monday, April 28.

There will also be no Bible Study on Wednesday, April 23.

Parish Council will meet in the Parish Hall at 4:15 pm for its regular monthly meeting.

Parish Council meetings are open meetings and members of the congregation are welcome to attend.

Approved Minutes of previous Parish Council meetings are available at the Parish Office, upon request.

St. Mark's "Seniors Having Fun" group invites you to a seminar at St. Mark's Parish Hall at 1:00 pm on Thursday, April 24.

The Seminar is entitled "Ducks in a Row: Preparing for the Inevitable", presented by William Walker with TruStage Life/Canada Purple Shield.

Learn about Estate Administration, Wills and Power of Attorneys, Planned Giving options, Funeral preplanning, considerations if a death occurs away from home and Executor tips.

Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be served.

For more information contact: St. Mark’s Office at: 613 546 3386

Please note, a funeral service for Ron will be held on Saturday, April 26 at 2:00 pm, at St. Mark's Church, Barriefield with a light reception to follow in the Church Hall.

The service will not be live-streamed.

Our next Movie Matinee, Heaven is for Real, that had been scheduled for Saturday, April 26 at 3 pm, has been postponed to later in the year.

St. Mark's Book Club will be meeting at the home of Alan Rumsey at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, April 29, to review and discuss the book "Enneagram Made Easy".

The Enneagram is an archetypal personality system that identifies nine distinct types, each with its own set of characteristics, motivations, and patterns of behavior. In this book, the author Dr. Deborah Threadgill Egerton, globally respected psychotherapist and president of the International Enneagram Association, explores all facets of the Enneagram and provides a deeper dive into each of the nine personality archetypes.

St. Mark's Book Club always welcomes new members.  If you would like to join us, please contact Alan Rumsey (alan@planetrumsey.ca)