St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Bridgeport, CT

06/17/2026

06/16/2026

Pray about the things you can’t explain and the hopes you’re afraid to say out loud. God understands them all. 🙏

06/15/2026

We can be consumed by our situations or we can consume our thoughts with Jesus. Let's choose to fix our eyes on Him.

"Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus..." Hebrews 3:1(NIV)

06/12/2026

I am a normal human...
I have my faults and foibles...
yet amidst all the struggle,
I pray I may remain...
fiercely kind... Kyrie eleison...

06/12/2026

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Email from Bridgeport Deanery Network Transitioning to God's Plan St. Mark's Episcopal Church invites you to a NOTE: Address location was inadvertently omitted from original email 401 Newfield Avenue

06/10/2026

Jesus called Matthew not after he had everything figured out, but right where he was.

Again and again, Jesus meets people where they are, offering mercy instead of judgment, welcome instead of exclusion, and hope instead of despair.

May we follow Christ's example by creating spaces where all people know they are seen, valued, and loved, and by serving our neighbors with compassion, courage, and grace.

"I desire mercy, not sacrifice." — Matthew 9:13

06/09/2026

There comes a moment when the weight becomes too much.
Not because we’re weak — but because we were never meant to carry it alone.

The burdens of worry, regret, pressure, and pain can pile up quietly.
We try to hold it together, push through, stay strong.

But strength isn’t found in holding on.
It’s found in surrender.
“Jesus, I lay it all down. Take what I can’t carry.”

This isn’t a prayer of defeat.
It’s a declaration of trust.
It’s saying, “I know You’re strong enough. I know You’re good enough. I know You’re near.”

Jesus doesn’t ask us to pretend we’re okay.
He invites us to come as we are — weary, burdened, honest.
He doesn’t shame the overwhelmed. He lifts them.
He doesn’t ignore the pain. He enters it.

When we lay it all down, we make room for peace.
For healing.
For rest.
For grace to flow where striving once lived.

So today, let go.
Lay it down.
Not because you’re giving up — but because you’re giving it to the One who can carry it all.

🕊️ Together in Christ, we find rest for our souls.