Do you play an instrument?  Do you enjoy making a joyful sound?  If you answer yes to these questions then you are invited to join a new music ministry team at St. Mark’s.  We would like to create a folk/praise music team that would lead worship quarterly or do specific pieces from time to time.  It won’t be an every Sunday commitment.  All skill levels and talents accepted. If you are interested or would like more information, please see Rev. Sandra or Music Director Melody before the end of June.

You are cordially invited to CLAP your hands and SING ALONG at St. Mark's Coffee House , located in St. Mark's Parish Hall this Saturday, May 31 at 2 pm.

Tom MacIntosh and Barry Yuen's Trio will play a range of familiar songs.

Bring your family and friends!  Light refreshments will be available.

Admission: Free-Will donation, with proeeds going to the church's Tower Restoration Fund.

You are invited to wear red (orange or yellow will do as well) as we celebrate the birth of the Church and the receiving the Holy Spirit.

We are also looking for volunteers to help with Pentecost Sunday 10:30 am Worship. If you speak a language other than English and would be willing to read a very short piece of scripture during our worship time on June 8 then please get in touch with Rev’d Sandra by Wednesday, June 4. Email her at: sandrahounselldrover@gmail.com or call the parish office (613-546-3386).

Please remember that this year, as in recent years, St. Mark's is providing an opportunity for parishioners to donate to the Change for Life Campaign of the Mea Centre, from Mothers Day through to Fathers Day.

Donations can ben made through cheques made payable to St. Mark's Church, but clearly designated to the "Change for Life Campaign".  The cheque can either be mailed to: 268 Main Street, Kingston ON K7K 6W4, or dropped into the offering plate on Sunday.

Donations to the Mea Centre through St. Mark's can also be made online through the "DONATE" menu on the church's website.  Please select "Mission and Outreach" in the "To:" drop-down menu, and enter "Change for Life Campaign" in the memo field. All designated donations received up to and including Father's Day, will be forwarded on by St. Mark's to the Mea Centre.  As with all donations through St. Mark's, a tax receipt will be issued at year-end.  

The Sisters of Saint John the Divine (SSJD) are an order of the Anglican Church of Canada, and their Motherhouse is in Toronto. The sisters continue to reach out in teaching, healing, caring, and loving the people God brings to them at the Motherhouse where they provide active hospitality, retreats, spiritual direction, and outreach into the community. 

At its 2023 Synod, the Diocese of Ontario pledged, "by way of contributions and solicited donations, at least $30,000 towards the refurbishment of the guest house of SSJD to support their ongoing ministry, and for the support of the future life of the Anglican communion in Canada.”

Additional background on this project can be found by clicking here.

At the end of 2024, close to $15,000 had been raised by parishes/congregations/individuals towards the $30,000 goal. These funds and the remainder will be crucial toward this project with the unfortunate and costly discovery of asbestos during the work already underway.

If so motivated, individuals may give directly to this project either through the diocese directly via cheque or etransfer (payments@ontario.anglican.ca), with the designation SSJD Motherhouse, or through a Mission & Outreach donation to St. Mark’s, again clearly designated to SSJD Motherhouse.

Thank you.