The Becoming Beloved Community Task Force is pleased to invite the community to the first talk in our speaker series on the topic of Christianity's involvement in perpetuating racial injustice, along with efforts toward healing, reconciliation, and social change. The speaker series begins Wednesday, March 6 at 7 PM in the Parish Hall with a […]
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, […]
Good-Reads Book Discussion 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM This group meets bi-monthly via Zoom on Thursday afternoons. Contact Marie Highby for more information and Zoom link! We read spirit-filled, typically modern Christian, books. Discussions focus on a few chapters at each meeting providing the opportunity to learn from each other as we are progressing through the […]
Mindfulness Meditation: Cultivating Peace in a Changing World Led by Mary Dillard Where: St Mark’s Kennedy Room. When: 10am-11:30am: February 17 & 24 and March 2 & 9 Are you looking to rekindle or begin a meditation practice? Learn the basics in a clear, easy-to-follow way as we explore meditation in a supportive environment.
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 […]
The St. Mark's Book Club is a group of dedicated readers who gather to discuss great books! We meet every 3rd Tuesday of each month at 2 p.m Email Kathy Gillam, kgillamk@stanford.edu, for more information and to be added to the group email.
Good-Reads Book Discussion 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM This group meets bi-monthly via Zoom on Thursday afternoons. Contact Marie Highby for more information and Zoom link! We read spirit-filled, typically modern Christian, books. Discussions focus on a few chapters at each meeting providing the opportunity to learn from each other as we are progressing through the […]
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 sure to make copies […]
On March 24 at 11:00 a.m. come to reflect on some of the ways Christians have understood what happened on the cross, and why. What are some of the images, metaphors, and explanations that the New Testament writers and early Church thinkers used as they struggled to comprehend this great mystery? Why is it important […]
The Easter Brunch Potluck is a wonderful tradition here at St. Mark’s, 8:30 a.m. on Easter Sunday morning (March 31). All are invited. Bring something to share to add to the bounty if you can, but come either way! And invite your friends to come with you to St. Mark’s on Easter morning. There will be […]
Good-Reads Book Discussion 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM This group meets bi-monthly via Zoom on Thursday afternoons. Contact Marie Highby for more information and Zoom link! We read spirit-filled, typically modern Christian, books. Discussions focus on a few chapters at each meeting providing the opportunity to learn from each other as we are progressing through the […]
Gather to spend time with God in quiet communion and Centering Prayer
