all are welcome

 Lifelong Christians and folks who aren't really sure about church; those asking questions or seeking healing and forgiveness; LGBTQ+ or straight; single, partnered, married, or divorced; young, old, or somewhere in between: you are welcome here. All who seek Christ are invited to the table, without exception.

Holy Week 2024

sundays

8am Eucharist: spoken Rite II service in our chapel; in person 
10am Eucharist: liturgy with music & choir; in person and livestreamed
 

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featured news

Rector Search Committee Formed

We are excited to announce the formation of the Rector Search Committee, which is charged with the very important task of finding and recommending its top candidates to the Vestry and Bishop for approval as our next Rector. The Committee members include: Anne Callahan (co-chair), Peter Kidder (co-chair), Margalynne Armstrong, Ken Bencala, Lena Chow, Lodewijk Gelauff, Marina Martin (Vestry liaison), Virginia Rock,…

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Speaker Series Lift-Off!

Dr. Lerone Martin and the Becoming Beloved Community Task Force (BBC) brought out some 125 people, both parishioners and the community-at-large, to St. Mark’s on a rainy night and lit a fire in us! MANY THANKS to all who worked so hard to make it a rousing success. The opening of the Community, Faith, and Racial…

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2024 Holy Week Schedule

Holy Week is a time to reflect on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Remembering Jesus’ actions, reflecting on his messages and recommitting to living as his disciples in the world today. The Triduum marks the three-part worship of Holy Week which takes us to the final days of Jesus life, crucifixion, and…

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No Forum this Sunday – Commission Leaders and Vestry Leadership Lunch and Meeting

There is no Forum this Sunday, March 17. A reminder to all Commission Leaders and Vestry that this Sunday is the Leadership Lunch and Meeting following the 10:00 liturgy. (Next Sunday, March 24 — Palm Sunday — is at the start of Holy Week. No Agape, and our Forum is “The Mystery of the Cross:…

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Debie’s Book Launch Party Next Saturday!

On March 23, 2024 at 5:00 p.m., St. Mark’s will host a book launch celebration and book signing for our own Debie Thomas’ latest publication, A Faith of Many Rooms: Inhabiting a More Spacious Christianity. Please block off the late afternoon/evening for this celebration. You can also pre-order the book ahead of this event, and we’ll be…

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Beautiful Altar of Repose for Contemplation at St. Mark’s

On Maundy Thursday evening through Good Friday at noon (March 28 and 29), the St. Nicholas Chapel in the St. Mark’s Sanctuary will be prepared as a beautiful Altar of Repose for open prayer and contemplation. An Altar of Repose is a Holy Week tradition of beautifully decorating a side altar where consecrated Eucharist from…

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