On Sunday, June 15, at 5:00-6:45pm, our kids (ages 5-13, or grades K-8) will be gathering in the St. Mark's kitchen to cook for our Hotel de Zink guests! This will be our last year getting to do this, as HdZ is changing its model - and every year, our kids really connect with this […]

Sunday, June 22 from 5:00-6:45pm, our teens (ages 12-18) will be gathering in the St. Mark's kitchen to cook for our Hotel de Zink guests! This will be our last year getting to do this, as HdZ is changing its model - and every year, our kids really connect with this event. Join us, and […]

On Sunday, Jul 27, 2025, join us in the church kitchen from 5:00-6:45. All ages are welcome at the combined kids and teens Hotel de Zink cooking night. This will be our LAST time cooking for Hotel de Zink, so everyone in both the children's and youth program is invited!  

Start the new school year off with a blessing! During the 10:00 a.m service on August 10, we will celebrate our annual Blessing of the Backpacks.   Anyone beginning their academic year is welcome - K-12 students, college and graduate students, teachers and professors, etc.!   You can bring your book bag or backpack to […]

On Sunday, January 25, all St. Markers are invited to an Ice Skating Party at Winter Lodge in Palo Alto! We will have food, hot cocoa, and plenty of wintery fun. Skating is optional - you don't have to be on the ice to be part of the party! Admission to skate is $20 and […]

Our St. Mark's Parents' Night in March generated rich reflection and community-sharing -- and we want to keep that going! Please join us on Friday April 24th at 6pm for our next evening of fellowship and conversation around the joys and challenges of raising children in Silicon Valley. How do we nurture faith in a […]

St. Mark's Parents, please join us for our next Parents' Night on Friday, May 29th at 6pm in the Kennedy Room.  We will continue our conversation about nurturing our children's faith, this time with a particular focus on Church Tomorrow? -- a timely new book by the Rev. Stephanie Spellers.   Church Tomorrow? looks closely at the […]

Join us to send our Minister of Children, Youth, and Families, Lily Dodge, off with a fond farewell after the 10:00 a.m. service.

Saturday June 27 is the Building and Grounds Commission special workday, from 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  We will focus on spreading wood chips, especially in the Memorial Garden and the Courtyard.  Any amount of time you can give is appreciated. Many thanks in advance for your help from the Building and Grounds Commission.  Questions? […]

St. Mark's is planning a tour of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) on Sunday, June 28.  We will leave from St. Mark's as a group at noon and return about 3pm.  Our tour of Jasper Ridge will last 2.0-2.5 hours, covering 1.0 to 2.5 miles on trails and gravel roads. Folks with limited mobility […]

On July 12th, everyone 18-40 is invited to join for a meet-up after the 10:00 a.m. service. We’ll go to a local restaurant. Gather on the labyrinth. St. Mark’s will pick up the tab for all students.