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Altar FlowersThe Altar and Chapel Flowers are given to the Glory of God, and in thanksgiving for the prayers and healing during her knee surgery and recovery, by Jamye Rainwater.
A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO HONOR A LOVED ONE, glorify God, or to give thanks for an answered prayer is to make a contribution for altar or chapel flowers or the sanctuary candle ($10 for the sanctuary candle). Make checks payable to St. Mark's, memo: flowers.
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PREFER ONLINE GIVING? It is available for St. Mark's via Realm. Click the button or text lions to 73256, followed by the gift amount to give online via text.
You may also use online bill pay to have your financial institution send a check to St. Mark's. Thank you! We need you!
Vestry newsHistoric Cocoa Village Association Tour
St. Mark's is part of the Historic Cocoa Village Association Historical Tour. Scan the QR code to access information about St. Mark's. |
ServicesSunday
8 AM - Rite I 10:30 AM - Rite II Coffee Hour and ForumAdult Forum meets between services from 9:15 - 10:15 AM.
We come together as a community and learn. Forum discussion topics are found in the Announcements. Children and teens are welcome.
There will be online services at 10:30 AM each Sunday.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation, Your safety is our priority, and we are hard at work continuing to seek the best steps to take. St. Mark's Facebook Page:
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BCP online https://www.bcponline.org/ Honduras UpdateGreetings from Honduras!
Our month started out with the mandatory annual assembly for my community. The big complaint was water rationing since February 2021 and lack of communication by the water board. We’ve started getting rain. We need it! Hopefully it will be bountiful this year and refresh our river higher up the mountain where our water comes from. We’ve had several days, again, this month without water, and multiple wildfires in my area and across the country. Last month I wrote about one school opening and closing due to lack of water. The community rallied and prayers have been answered! A new water tank and toilet were donated to the school! Classes have resumed. We recently provided a water filter to a neighbor whom I helped build a stove for in 2016. I’ve asked Francisco to get me prices on new chimney pipe for it as it has rusted out. Marina has a son, Carlos who is 22 and has, I believe, Cerebral Palsy. He is always smiling and has limited communication. Marina was so happy to receive the filter. Her family has been member at St. Bartholomew for many years. We had two more transportation strikes, with unions again talking about high fuel prices and other expenses. The new president refused to talk to the unions until the first strike was halted. Both sides have agreed to some concessions (subsidies) and to talk again in 90 days. However, many companies illegally raised prices. Our last major strike and price increase was July 2019 so I predict this summer the prices will be raised again. Additionally, the public doctors, nurses and teachers have been striking over lack of pay in months. It is a rather sad part of society here. The new government has been in place for three months, yet many offices are still not functioning optimally due to changes in personnel, etc. Pray this will improve! There are some Missionaries that will need to leave temporarily or pay fines if their documents are not approved and renewed soon. And probably the biggest news regarding Honduras, the former President was recently extradited by the US. Nothing more to be said on that topic as it is not part of my life routine or ministry work. As servants for The Lord we focus on Him, His people and their needs. I am continuing to read Charity Detox by Robert Lupton and learning good things. I’ve been gifted a new book (released in March) to start reading next on the topic of Short-Term Missions. Something admittedly, I’ve begun to dislike due to a lack of thought process changes in many years, “we’ve always done it this way” (just my personal experiences and that of others). It is a delicate topic in ministry and missions. To grow we must change and try new ways. We can always find ways to improve. Otherwise, we just stagnate. I want to thrive for not just me but those I’m called to serve. I bid your prayers for continued faith, trust and patience. Please pray about the trailer and land funding I wrote about last month. And please give what you are able. Many of you have given sacrificially over the years and that is not lost on me. (Mark 12:41-42). The land especially as the owners are really wanting to sell and know I have been walking and praying this property since 2020 to use for the ministry. I’ve asked then to give me this season to continue to pray and raise funds. Developers and investors have been coming in and started to buy up vacant land to create future developments. This land borders one such area.
PRAISES: God’s love and abundant providence. Thank you for your prayers!
PRAYER REQUESTS: Generous giving to secure the land for the mission house and training center, $60k. Improved mental and physical health. A time of renewal, spiritually and physically. New website and content completed in May 2022. How may I pray for you? Reach out to me. I’d love to hear from you! Faithfully, your brother in Christ, David Ledwitz, Missionary/Servant fmcodeman@gmail.com 214-763-6912 text/voice messages “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:34-35 ESV |
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