Join Rev. Nick on Sunday, October 15 for a forum on our Season of Transition. He will share progress made in the first couple of months of his tenure along with planning for staffing while he is away at Officer Training School with the Air Force this fall. We’ll also look ahead to 2024 calendar year, when […]
There are so many ways to pray, so many ways to hold our spiritual experiences, such deep traditions and personal desires that stir our hearts. Rumi said, “There are 100 ways to kneel and kiss the ground.” Gather with Associate Rector Nancy Ross after the 10:00 liturgy on Oct. 29 to explore what prayer means to us, […]
The Becoming Beloved Community Task Force invites you to a Forum on November 12 at 11:30am. We will describe two of our new initiatives, a history of how Saint Mark's was financed and a speaker series, and we will provide a brief update on the California Reparations Task Force. The focus of the conversation will […]
Some people call her “Theotokos,” the God-bearer. Others champion her as a model of holy femininity — ever sinless, ever virgin, ever mother. To some, she is a prophet, and to others, an intercessor. At the Sunday forum on December 3rd, join Debie Thomas to explore the rich history, legacy, and theological significance of Jesus’s mother, who spoke […]
During this sacred season, please join us in reading The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days, by Kate Bowler and Jessica Richie. This beautiful collection of creative blessings will inspire hope, even as it acknowledges our real and often messy lives. We will read the book alongside its accompanying Lenten devotional, Bless the Lent We Actually […]
Come share about your Lent this Sunday, whether it is feeling big...or nuthin'. Join Rev. Nancy Ross on March 3rd for a conversation about how we experience this holy season. Together we will reflect on our All-Parish Book-Read, The Lives We Actually Have, or your other reflections -- so come share, whether you're reading the book […]
Our nation continues to combat racial inequality in 2024, 60 years after the passage of the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act. Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church in Palo Alto invites the wider community to an upcoming speaker series, “Community, Faith and Racial Justice,” that explores the role of Christianity, including the current white Christian Nationalist movement, […]
Matthew Burt, our beloved music director, will present a 30 minute organ recital of music based on Lent and Passiontide hymns at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday March 10. The recital will include works by J. S. Bach, Johannes Brahms, Clay Christiansen, Euguene Hancock, Kenneth Leighton, Marianne Kim, and St. Mark’s own Ron Hodges. All are […]
Women of St. Mark’s, come enjoy fellowship and sharing, spiritual exploration and ritual, art and story (and lunch) at our annual retreat: Women’s Spirituality: St. Mary Magdalene – and Us! How does Mary’s journey with Jesus relate to us, she the Apostle to the Apostles, announcer of the Resurrection, Jesus’ beloved stalwart follower whom history has […]
Join in the lively discussion for Debie Thomas' A Faith with Many Room, with group leaders Debbie Clark and Peter Jon Shuler in person at the Forum Hour (11:30 a.m.) on Sundays, April 14, 21, and 28. Or join group leaders Jonake Bose and Michele Liencres via ZOOM on these same Sundays at 4:00 p.m. […]
Join in the lively discussion for Debie Thomas' A Faith with Many Room, with group leaders Jonake Bose and Michele Liencres via ZOOM on these same Sundays at 4:00 p.m. (To get the Zoom link, email Jonake Bose at jonake.bose@gmail.com.)
Join in the lively discussion for Debie Thomas' A Faith with Many Room, with group leaders Debbie Clark and Peter Jon Shuler in person at the Forum Hour (11:30 a.m.) on Sundays, April 14, 21, and 28. Or join group leaders Jonake Bose and Michele Liencres via ZOOM on these same Sundays at 4:00 p.m. […]
