A Renewal of Body and Heart
Posted on by Benjamin Badgett
Beloved in Faith,
What an exciting journey we have been on these past several months, awaiting the renewal and rededication of our nave and sanctuary. There have been countless hours and people working tirelessly to prepare our worship space to reflect and amplify our praises to God.
And, supporting all the hands and hours of work, have been the financial commitments of you, the parish, who have helped bring us to this point. Additionally, as an encouraging friend of the parish, we have been blessed with the Carole Weinstein Challenge Gift to give us a true running start to carrying forward our work.
For each and every one of you, I give profound thanks!
St Paul, in his letter to the church in Corinth (1 Corinthians 12:12) he reminds them, “For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.” We, as Christ’s body, here in this corner of the world, at this juncture in time, are to be Christ’s hands, feet, voice, gut, eyes, ears, and so on and so forth.
Our mission is to live out Jesus’ ministry of grace, justice, healing and reconciliation in the world and amongst ourselves. And our newly renovated interior, worship space is intended to be a place of gathering, strengthening, and an offering for the work we have been given to do.
As we come to Sunday, September 7, 2025, we are planning to offer prayers of thanksgiving and rededication for our renewed nave and sanctuary: important parts of our vehicle for ministry.
But even more so, we will be re-membering those who have brought us to this point, as well as re-dedicating our own calls in ministry as the baptized of Christ Jesus.
Our hope is for all the St Mark’s Family, past and present, to be able to renew not only our space, but our hearts as well. To remember that we are all One body in Christ with gifts for ministry that are needed outside the walls of our church, now as much as ever.
So, please join us in-person or on Zoom this Sunday as we rededicate our worship space and our own hearts for the ministry to which God has called us: To love and serve God and one another, now and always.
Yours in Faith,
Benjamin +