Come celebrate a musical St. Patrick’s Day with us.

Sing along to traditional Irish music performed by local entertainers.

Featuring:

• The Irish Roots and,
• Gordie O’Sly and Gary McCabe

Admission:

Free-will donations, will be gratefully accepted for St. Mark’s ‘180-year-old Bell Tower’, Restoration Fund. 

The Kingston Partners in Mission Food Bank is again accepting non-perishable food donations.  

St. Mark's has therefore returned to its pre-Covid tradition of a monthly collection for the Food Bank.  Donations can be left at the back of  the church.

• Money (your dollars contribute to higher purchasing power)
• Canned meat & fish
• Peanut butter, jam
• Stews, canned tomatoes
• Baby food, formula, diapers
• Pasta, pasta sauce
• Cereal
• 100% Fruit juice

Alex Huneault is a highly gifted young musician.  He is 15 years old and is in Grade 10 at La Salle Secondary School.  Alex has been playing piano since he was 3 years old.  He has never stopped loving music and is now studying level 10 Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) and plays Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Toronto pieces.  The Associate Diploma is the second-highest academic standing awarded by the RCM Certificate Program.  He is also a composer of orchestral pieces and other solo instrument pieces.

Don't miss this opportunity to hear Alex performing on the organ and piano in the setting of St. Mark's Church in Barriefield.

Alex will also be supported by Max Ma (claranet and piano), Cedrick Facun (saxaphone and maracas), and Sam Prevost (snare drum).

Admission is free, but donations will be accepted towards repairing of the church tower.

St. Mark's 180th Anniversary will be celebrated on Sunday, April 30, with a delicious luncheon catered by Lionhearts immediately following the 10:30 am Worship Service.  This will be a cold buffet luncheon of glazed ham, smoked salmon and marinated chicken accompainied by winter slaw, pear & pecan salad, Mediteranean pasta salad, potato salad, roles, beverage and dessert.

As the number of spaces in the Parish Hall is limited, pre-registration is required, either by contacting Anne Patterson (apatterson0808@gmail.com), or the church office (officestmarksbarriefield@kingston.net), prior to April 18.

There is no cost to attend the Celebration Luncheon, but a free-will donation to the Tower Restoration Fund will be gratefully received.  As well as celebrating our 180th year on the Hill, this will be our kick-off to our 2023 Capital Campaign to secure the necessary funds for the restoration.

Additional copies of St. Mark's Cookbook are now available from the Church Office on a first-come-first-served basis, at a cost of $25.