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Pew Sheet
Sunday next before Lent
Today’s Hymns
Introit: 19
Gradual: 129
Offertory: 699
Post Comm.: 369
Large print hymn books
and some with a melody
line and full harmony are
available at the back of
the church.
Readings
Deuteronomy
5:12-15
Psalm 81:1-10 2
Corinthians 4:5-12
Mark 2:23-3:6
Onlus
941 692 30 482
Collections:
Siena: 25/01/14
€53
Florence: 08/02/15
€101.10
Flowers 25/01/15
No donation
Sunday 15th February 2015
Welcome to St Mark’s English Church
A warm welcome to
St Mark’s, especially
if you are here for
the first time. Please
join us for refreshments upstairs after
the Service.
All those who in
good conscience
wish to do so are
invited to receive
communion at
today’s Service.
Gluten-free wafers
Otherwise, please
are also available.
come to the altar rail
Please speak to the
for a blessing by
chaplain.
keeping your head
bowed and please do
bring your
children with you.
Services this week
Tuesday
5.30pm, Evening
Prayer.
Ash Wednesday
7.30am, Low Mass
with Ashing
7pm, Sung Mass
with Ashing
Thursday
5.30pm,
Contemp. Worship
Friday
5.30pm, Chaplain
Consultation Time.
6pm, BCP Mass
Collection
envelopes are
available at the
back of church for
those who wish to
have their own.
Sunday
10.30am, Sung High
Mass.
3.30pm, St Peter’s
Siena
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Sunday 15th February 2015
St Peter’s Siena
St Peter's Siena recently
hosted a choir from Vienna
and they used the church
for practice time and
performance. If you, or a
group you know, would be
interested in using either of
our well-located buildings
for an event, performance,
lecture or other activity,
then please speak to the
Administrator.
The next Service in St
Peter’s Siena will be
Sunday 22nd February at
3.30pm. Please do come
along and show your
support for this growing
congregation.
We are trying to build an
archive of St Peter’s. If
you have any photos of
the interior, we’d be
most grateful to be able
to make copies.
St Mark’s News
Thank you to those who
sponsor our flower
displays. Although we
don't decorate our places
of worship excessively
during Lent, and certainly
not with flowers, it is a
good time to ask for
donations for the
wonderful flower
arrangements enjoyed
during Holy Week and
Easter. Many people take
this opportunity to have
flowers in memory of
loved ones, or to mark
significant times in their
lives by a votive light next
to the flower display. We
also need support for our
Mothering Sunday posies. If
you can help, please use the
collection tin at the back of
church or speak to a church
officer. Please make it clear if
your gift is in memoriam.
Thank you.
Lectio Divina is an ancient
method of reading the
Bible, in prayer and
meditation; it is a spiritual
exercise that can be done
in groups or alone. As God
speaks, we listen in the
power of the Holy Spirit.
Lectio Divina is on every
second Saturday of the
month at 3.30pm in St
Mark’s.
We are also delighted that
our new Diocesan Bishop,
the Right Reverend Robert
Innes, will be presiding this
year at our Easter Services.
Sunday 15th February 2015
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St Mark’s Cultural Association.
St Mark’s Cultural
Association was formed as
a platform where music,
words and art could create
lasting relationships across
cultures and communities
in Florence and beyond.
As part of the association,
Florence Writers aims to
cultivate and support
expat and native writers in
the city through talks,
events and workshops.
Choirmaster.
St Mark’s Choir sings every
Sunday and continues to
grow in size and skill. We are
always looking for new
members so if you are
interested in singing with us,
please contact the
St Mark’s is looking for a
volunteer/s to help
organise and create
events for our Cultural
Association. For more
information, please
contact the
Administrator.
St Mark’s News
St Mark’s Cultural
Programme is now out,
with events starting in
March continuing right up
to June. Please find a copy
of the programme with this
week’s pewsheet.
The first cultural event is
the talk Printing
Impressions by Bob Blesse,
on Tuesday 3rd March at
6.30pm. Please check out
our website, Facebook
page or noticeboard for full
information.
Bible study, Life after
Death, begins this
Thursday 19th February at
5.30pm and will run for
four weeks. For more
information, see the
noticeboard or the
website.
Please note our AGM this
year follows the Sung High
Mass on the 12th April.
“ We do not proclaim
ourselves; we
proclaim Jesus Christ
as Lord...”
2 Corinthians 4:5
Music for Ash
Wednesday: William
Byrd’s Mass for three
voices and Thomas Tallis’
If you love me.
St Mark’s English Church
Via Maggio 16-18
50125 Florence
Tel. +39 055 294 764
www.stmarksitaly.com
and
St Peter’s Church Siena
Via Giuseppe Garibaldi 32
StMarksItaly
StMarksCulturalAssociation
FlorenceWritersItaly
Administrator
Mundy E. Walsh
+39 055 294 764
Administrator@stmarksitaly.com
Chaplain
Fr William Lister
+39 328 180 4196
chaplain@
stmarksitaly.com
Hon. Treasurer
Mundy E. Walsh
Hon. Assistant Treasurer
Helen Glave
Reader
Maria Makepeace
makepeacemma@
gmail.com
Choir Master
Nick Chapman
Choirmaster
@stmarksitaly.com
Bishop’s Warden
Mark Ridley
Churchwarden1@
stmarksitaly.com
St Mark’s Cultural
Association
www.facebook.com/
stmarksculturalassociation
Peoples’ Warden
Antonia Lanza d’Ajeta
Churchwarden2@
stmarksitaly.com
Archivist Emeritus
St Mark’s Opera
Tickets: +39 340 811 9192
info@concertoclassico.info
www.concertoclassico.info
Penny Mittler
Dates for the Diary.
Ash Wednesday 18th February

7.30am Low Mass with Ashing

7pm Sung Sung Mass with Ashing
Tuesday 3rd March
Talk: Printing Impressions: The
development of printing in 15th Century
Italy by Robert Blesse at 6.30pm.
Thursday 19th February
Thursday 5th March
Bible study, Life after Death at 5.30pm.
Bible study, Life after Death at 5.30pm.
Sunday 22nd February
Tuesday 10th March
Sung Mass with Ashing at St Peter’s
Siena at 3.30pm.
Miracles of Anglicanism, 'Scripture,
Tradition and Reason' at 6.30pm.
Thursday 26th February
Thursday 12th March
Bible study, Life after Death at 5.30pm.
Bible study, Life after Death at 5.30pm.
Friday 27th February
Tuesday 17th March
Solemn Choral Evensong at 6pm.

Meditations on St Patrick at 5.30pm.

Reading: Paradoxa by Lee Foust.