Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, 2200 Avenue E, Bay City, TX, 77414 (979) 245-2557
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Bay City, Texas
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Parish Life
Fellowship
In-Reach
Our in-reach program provides a hospitality ministry within the parish.
The in-reach committee helps develop opportunities for fellowship and
special social events within the congregation.
Sunday Coffee Hour &
Brunches
Faith Dinners
Lenten Suppers
Christmas Pageant
Children and Youth
Christian Education
Sunday School Classes are held for pre-K
through adult age people on Sunday mornings
at 9:40 am. Teachers are supported in this
effort by the Rector and vestry. Nursery is
provided during the Sunday school hours.
Episcopal Youth Community (EYC)
The EYC is the focal point for youth ministry in the congregation.
Emphasis is on community building and fellowship in a Christian
Environment. EYC meets on Wednesday nights. They begin with a
short prayer service led by the youth. They then enjoy a scrumptious
dinner, prepared by some of the parents, and then head upstairs to start
their lesson for the night. This year they are focusing on a program
called "The Me I Want to Be." This program has a video that goes along
with each lesson and depicts things that teens face in daily life.
EYC groups become a spring board for activities in the larger church of
the Diocese, such as YES and HAPPENING programs and for ministry
in the local community.
EYC is for young people in junior and senior high school.
The group is very welcoming and love to add people to
the community! If you have any questions you can contact
Kathy Westmoreland our youth director at kbaerw@gmail.com
Ministries
Eucharistic Visitors to the Ill and Infirm
These members deliver the Holy Eucharist to members of the
congregation who are ill, infirm, or shut in. The Bishop of Texas
licenses Lay Eucharistic Ministers after training.
Daughters of the King
The St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Daughters of the King meet the first
Tuesday evening of each month for prayer and study. During the past
year the group has completed a study of "Experiencing God's Peace in
Philippians". Also, this past year members have begun making soup for
those in need. Members also hosted a Quiet Day of Prayer on All
Saints Day for all interested with coffee and refreshments provided.
Prayer Blankets
Hearts and Hands
Youth Mission Trips
As part of the missionary outreach of St. Mark’s, our EYC youth leader
coordinates summer missionary trips to regions within the
United States. Focus is given to regions of the country in need of
basic resources for daily living, as well as areas in need of pastoral
care and guidance. In July of 2011, 25 youth and adults traveled with
several other churches from the Diocese of Texas to Copperhill, TN.
The 2011 Missionpalooza mission trip accomplished construction,
cleaning and painting projects for the needy, worked on an
environmental project in the Cherokee National Forest, and assisted
persons with special needs in the Industrial Opportunities Factory to
manufacture goods for the armed forces of our country.
Our EYC Missionpalooza teams also traveled in the years 2006, 2007
& 2008 to Bay St. Louis, MS. to help those devastated after Hurricane
Katrina. We traveled to Beaumont in 2010 to help with rebuilding
projects after Hurricane Ike. In the summers of 2012 and 2013, in
conjunction with 11 other churches from our diocese, the Missionpalooza
mission group traveled to Bastrop, Texas to help with cleaning, debris
removal, construction projects and reforesting after the great wildfires
of 2011. We hope also to put together backpacks filled with school
supplies for needy elementary school children in the Bastrop area.
In addition to our service and volunteer work, we will participate in daily
devotionals, along with evening programs, which include worship
and music.
Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, 2200 Avenue E, Bay City, TX, 77414 (979) 245-2557