Parish Announcements

PENTECOST

Altar Flowers

THE ALTAR and CHAPEL FLOWERS are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Sandi Williams, by her family.

THE SANCTUARY CANDLE is given in loving memory of Marianne Kenaston, and honor of her 85th birthday, by the Kenaston family. 

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 ($25 for each arrangement, $10 for the sanctuary candle). Make checks payable to St. Mark's, memo: flowers. 

Weekly Announcements

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You may also use online bill pay to have your financial institution send a check to St. Mark's. Thank you!

Fall Festival

Dear St. Mark’s Community,

St. Mark’s Episcopal Academy’s 2022-2023 school year is off to a great start! In the school’s 66th year, we are re-committed to our mission to develop the gifts and talents of students through an advanced academic environment driven through Tradition, Innovation, and Inspiration. Moreso, essential to our outstanding education is our partnership with the Church to foster strong Episcopal values and character development in our students.

To celebrate the beginning of the school year, St. Mark’s Parents & Friends’ Association is hosting our annual Fall Festival on Friday, Oct. 7th from 5 - 8 PM. This event will take place in Cocoa Riverside Park. All members of our community are encouraged to attend, as our event will include: silent auction Items from local businesses, church members and families; bounce houses, carnival games with prizes, and food and drinks. 

To buy tickets for the event, please click here.

If you have interest in donating gift cards to the event or auction baskets, please click here.

We are looking forward to seeing all who can attend!

Justin L. Smith
Head of School
St. Mark’s Episcopal Academy
Fall Festival Contact:
Courtney Lewis
904-343-0002
courtneylewis@hotmail.com

Applications for admission

ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL ACADEMY is currently accepting applications for admission. For more information, call 321-639-5771, or visit stmarksacademy.org

Services

Sunday 
 8 AM - Rite I
10:30 AM - Rite II

Coffee Hour and Forum

Adult Forum meets between services from 9:15 - 10:15 AM.

We come together as a community and learn.

​Children and teens are welcome.

Children's Ministry

This Fall the children will are in Sunday School while the adults are in Forum, from 9:30-10:10 AM. Let Mother Sara know that you’re willing to help with Sunday School. 
WEEKDAY CHECK-IN: When you visit St. Mark’s building during the weekday, please sign in and out at the church office, and wear a name tag. If you do not have a St. Mark's name tag, please use a name badge label. Thank you.

St. Mark's
Virtual Services

You may watch our services on
Facebook.
There will be online services at 10:30 AM each Sunday. 
St. Mark's Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/St.MarksEpiscopalChurchCocoa

How to watch Facebook Live:
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-watch-facebook-live/
Go to Facebook and “like” St. Marks Episcopal Church, Cocoa FL. Then go to our page at 10:30 AM on Sunday. 

BCP online
https://www.bcponline.org/

Honduras Update

Greetings from Texas!

My recovery is proceeding slowly as I was informed it would be. I’m still restricted on lifting but getting strength back. I have been blessed to have a bulk of my medical debt erased through Baylor Charities and I am now working through the third party bills. I truly believe that I am receiving the rewards of my sowing in ministry through various blessings (2 Corinthians 9:6). I am most grateful for your prayers and kind messages. This month I’ll have help packing boxes of donations to ship to Honduras. 

Sadly, in the month of August we lost two members at Saint Bartholomew. One was an older member who years ago suffered a stroke and was wheelchair bound. Juan was a Cursillista and enjoyed participating in the life of the church. And Cursillo meetings and prayer nights were brought to his him so he could participate. You may recall last year Francisco and I did some electrical work in his kitchen to help his family. The second, Carlos, was in his 20s and lived with Cerebral Palsy. Back in 2016 we facilitated having a new wood burning stove built for his family inside the house and during the pandemic we provided them with food bags and also a water filtration system. They were my neighbors and I will miss them. As is customary, a wake is held and the burial is typically the following day. For the funeral mass it is common to have a presentation of the body prior to entering the church nave with the casket. Then on the Ninth Day a Novena is held in the family’s home.

Public schools are in session as the school year runs February through November. I’ve been told this was due to the history of coffee picking starting in November-December. The Episcopal Schools of Honduras, except one, are on a US schedule of August-May/June. Yet they also get to enjoy many Honduran holidays. Lots of them! And Saint John’s School finally resumed in person classes on August 29. The first since March 2020. It has been a joy to see some of the kids I taught at St John’s now entering their Senior Year (11th grade here) at other bilingual schools. This month the big celebration will be Day of The Child where it is customary for the kids to receive various small gifts, a good meal and sweets at school. For some they receive a new outfit or shoes.
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Food bags
I bid your prayers for two specific needs: The first need, Christmas Food Bags at $50 per family. They will have the basic food staples. Right now we are aware of 165 families in need of assistance. I will need to put in an order by the end of November for the food. The second need, The purchase of the land for the future mission house and training center. We need $60k in the ministry account to attempt to negotiate a lower price on a cash sale, pay legal fees and begin an infrastructure work. We want to close prior to Easter 2023.

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7 ESV
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PLEASE PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER A MINIMUM $100 FINANCIAL GIFT THIS MONTH (or any amount or a one time gift). For gifts NOT requiring a tax donation, please use my personal PayPal at paypal.me/ChasingGod. I will receive these gifts in 1-3 days. Or I can provide you with my personal banking info for checks/ACH transactions. For TAX DEDUCTIBLE gifts please mail a check, made in the name of and sent to: Running For Him 24-7 Ministries, 255 Pleasant Dr., Aliquippa, PA 15001 and include a separate note that it is for me (David Ledwitz 43025) and the ministry fund (water filters, food or land). I can also provide a link to give tax deductible gifts online if you prefer that method.

PRAISES: Continued healing. God’s love and providence.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Peace for the Perez and Madrid Families through their losses. Generous giving for Christmas Food Bags and the ministry land purchase.

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
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“And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.” Matthew 21:22 ESV

Historic Cocoa Village Association Tour

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