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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer
DESCRIPTION:Gather to spend time with God in quiet communion and Centering Prayer
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/centering-prayer-3-2-2-2/2026-02-13/
LOCATION:Kennedy Room – St. Marks\, 600 Colorado Ave\, Palo Alto\, California\, 94306
CATEGORIES:Prayer & Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260215T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260215T093000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20250611T175516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T184008Z
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SUMMARY:8 a.m. Liturgy in Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a spoken 8:00 a.m. service from the Book of Common Prayer held in the Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene.
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/8-a-m-liturgy-at-mary-magdalene-chapel-2-2/2026-02-15/
LOCATION:Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene\, 600 Colorado Ave\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306
CATEGORIES:Prayer & Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260215T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260215T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T225738Z
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SUMMARY:10 a.m. Liturgy
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/10-a-m-liturgy-2/2026-02-15/
LOCATION:Sanctuary\, 600 Colorado Ave\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306
CATEGORIES:Prayer & Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260215T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260215T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20260126T205320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T210047Z
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SUMMARY:Pancake Party
DESCRIPTION:This year\, our annual “Pancake Party” to begin the season of Lent will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday\, February 15. Join us for breakfast-y fun!
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/pancake-party/
CATEGORIES:Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260217T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260217T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20260217T010201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T010201Z
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SUMMARY:February Book Club
DESCRIPTION:In February\, the St. Mark’s Book Club will be reading Aflame by Pico Iyer. We’ll meet on February 17 at 2:00 p.m. in the Kennedy Room for a discussion led by Kathy Gillam.
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/february-book-club/
CATEGORIES:Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260218T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260218T093000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20250218T225556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T000418Z
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer
DESCRIPTION:Gather to spend time with God in quiet communion and Centering Prayer
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/centering-prayers-2/2026-02-18/
LOCATION:Kennedy Room – St. Marks\, 600 Colorado Ave\, Palo Alto\, California\, 94306
CATEGORIES:Prayer & Worship
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://saint-marks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Candles-1.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260218T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260218T133000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20260205T173959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T174104Z
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SUMMARY:Ash Wednesday Noon Service
DESCRIPTION:The first of the forty days of Lent\, named for the custom of placing blessed ashes on the foreheads of worshipers at Ash Wednesday services. The ashes are a sign of penitence and a reminder of mortality\, and may be imposed with the sign of the cross as we remember that we are held by a divine love that reaches beyond death. All are welcome to this solemn liturgy.
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/ash-wednesday-service/
CATEGORIES:Featured,Prayer & Worship
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260218T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260218T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20260205T174027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T174038Z
UID:10012162-1771437600-1771443000@saint-marks.com
SUMMARY:Ash Wednesday Evening Service
DESCRIPTION:The first of the forty days of Lent\, named for the custom of placing blessed ashes on the foreheads of worshipers at Ash Wednesday services. The ashes are a sign of penitence and a reminder of mortality\, and may be imposed with the sign of the cross as we remember that we are held by a divine love that reaches beyond death. All are welcome to this solemn liturgy.
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/ash-wednesday-service-clone/
CATEGORIES:Featured,Prayer & Worship
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260219T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260219T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20260205T173348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T173349Z
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SUMMARY:Good Reads Book Club
DESCRIPTION:In January\, the Good Reads Book Group will be reading and discussing the Good Reads group will be reading and discussing Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places by Eugene H. Peterson. \nFrom the review on Journey with Jesus: Pastor and professor Eugene Peterson combines head and heart\, theology and everyday spirituality. On the one hand\, much theology is little more than arid rationalizations and “depersonalized information about God.” On the other hand\, much so-called Christian spirituality is “impersonally functional\,” served up with cliches\, slogans\, and programs. Peterson protests against both. As he defines it\, spiritual theology “represents the attention that the church community gives to keeping what we think about God (theology) in organic connection with the way we live with God (spirituality).” \nFor a short interview with Peterson about what he hopes to accomplish in this book\, see the interview from Christianity Today (March 2005). \nThe group meets bi-monthly via Zoom on Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. Contact Marie Highby at mhighby@gmail.com for the Zoom link!
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/good-reads-october-book-club-2-2-2/
CATEGORIES:Prayer & Worship
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://saint-marks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/christ-10000.webp
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260219T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260219T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20250218T225630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T225630Z
UID:10011246-1771529400-1771534800@saint-marks.com
SUMMARY:Choir Rehearsal
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/choir-rehearsal-2/2026-02-19/
LOCATION:Sanctuary\, 600 Colorado Ave\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306
CATEGORIES:Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://saint-marks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/choir.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260220T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260220T100000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20250422T140721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T140721Z
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer
DESCRIPTION:Gather to spend time with God in quiet communion and Centering Prayer
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/centering-prayer-3-2-2-2/2026-02-20/
LOCATION:Kennedy Room – St. Marks\, 600 Colorado Ave\, Palo Alto\, California\, 94306
CATEGORIES:Prayer & Worship
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://saint-marks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Candles-1.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260220T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260220T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20260205T165848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T165848Z
UID:10012156-1771614000-1771619400@saint-marks.com
SUMMARY:Windows to the Divine: Encountering the Spirituality of Icons
DESCRIPTION:Delve into the symbolism of icons\, the process of how icons are made\, and how icons can be used as part of one’s prayer practice. Participants will leave with suggestions of how to look for the divine in icons and in other work. Dialogue between Chip Camden and the Rev. Kirsten Snow Spalding. \n 
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/windows-to-the-divine-encountering-the-spirituality-of-icons/
CATEGORIES:Featured,Prayer & Worship
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260222T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260222T093000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20250611T175516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T184008Z
UID:10010215-1771747200-1771752600@saint-marks.com
SUMMARY:8 a.m. Liturgy in Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a spoken 8:00 a.m. service from the Book of Common Prayer held in the Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene.
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/8-a-m-liturgy-at-mary-magdalene-chapel-2-2/2026-02-22/
LOCATION:Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene\, 600 Colorado Ave\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306
CATEGORIES:Prayer & Worship
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://saint-marks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Mary-Magdalene.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260222T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260222T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20250218T225737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T225738Z
UID:10010477-1771754400-1771759800@saint-marks.com
SUMMARY:10 a.m. Liturgy
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/10-a-m-liturgy-2/2026-02-22/
LOCATION:Sanctuary\, 600 Colorado Ave\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306
CATEGORIES:Prayer & Worship
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://saint-marks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/166-CZA_1013.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260222T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260222T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20260205T172052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T173211Z
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SUMMARY:Lenten Parish Read & Book Forum
DESCRIPTION:During Lent\, please join us in reading Black Liturgies: Prayers\, Poems\, and Meditations for Staying Human. In this evocative collection\, New York Times bestselling author Cole Arthur Riley offers creative prayers\, poems\, and liturgies which center Black lives\, and invite us to reflect on love\, lament\, healing\, hope\, and wonder in our world of both beauty and brokenness. Black Liturgies is available for purchase wherever books are sold. If you need help acquiring a copy\, please contact our clergy.  Throughout Lent\, we will share our thoughts and responses to the book during our Sunday forums.  For our first forum on February 22nd\, please read the opening sections on pages xiii through 55\, and the section entitled “Lent” on pages 248-255.
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/lenten-parish-read-book-forum/
CATEGORIES:Featured,Forum & Speakers
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260222T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260222T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20260119T231143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T231143Z
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SUMMARY:Evensong at Saint Mark's
DESCRIPTION:At 5:00 p.m. St. Mark’s will host the next choir evensong featuring singers\, organists\, and directors from Christ Church Los Altos\, Christ Church Portola Valley\, St. Bede’s Menlo Park\, and St. Mark’s! This service\, on the First Sunday in Lent\, will feature music by African American composers in honor of Black History Month. A reception follows.
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/evensong-at-saint-marks/
CATEGORIES:Featured,Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://saint-marks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_0244.webp
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260224T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260224T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20251006T214437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T221447Z
UID:10011834-1771959600-1771965000@saint-marks.com
SUMMARY:Scripture Discussion: Revelation for Normal People
DESCRIPTION:Starting in November\, the Scripture Discussion group will be reading and discussing Revelation. \nWe read aloud passages of Scripture and then have discussions following Study Guide materials. All are welcome; no prior Scripture background is needed\, \nThe group meets every-other week in the Kennedy Room (or the Library) on Tuesday Evenings 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM \nContact Ken Bencala [kenbnc@hotmail.com] for more information. \nFor our discussions we will be using the Study Guide Revelation for Normal People: A Guide to the Strangest and Most Dangerous Book in the Bible by Robyn J. Whitaker \nIt has never been more important to read Revelation well. Whether you love it\, hate it\, or avoid it like the plague\, the last book of the Bible’s influence permeates our cultural\, political\, and religious landscapes. From the so-bad-they’re…still bad actually…Left Behind series\, to conspiracy theories about microchips and barcodes\, to all-too-real political discourse and actions\, John’s visions in Revelation reach far beyond anything their ancient author could have imagined. But what did John imagine? Who was he writing for and why? And what’s the deal with all the hideous horned beasts? Join New Testament scholar Robyn Whitaker as she uncovers the real-world contexts behind this ancient apocalyptic text. A world occupied by an oppressive empire\, a marginalized people\, and a God committed to justice. Where a beast overthrown was a declaration of authority and a falling star was a statement of evil’s demise. Where symbols gave voice to resistance and visions provided a glimpse of hope. A world utterly and entirely ancient. Only when we understand Revelation’s ancient contexts can we begin to find meaning from it for our own.
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/scripture-discussion-revelation-for-normal-people/2026-02-24/
CATEGORIES:Featured
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://saint-marks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Revelation4NP_Front_Cover.webp
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260225T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260225T080000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20260205T173250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T173250Z
UID:10012021-1772002800-1772006400@saint-marks.com
SUMMARY:Men's Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:The Men’s Breakfast is open to all men of St. Mark’s. We meet every other Wednesday morning at 7:15 a.m. in the Parish Library. We typically choose a book to discuss based on a consensus of what’s on the minds of our members. Breakfast is truly spirit driven with folks bringing what they like\, or nothing but themselves…all are welcome!  Lively and open discussion are always on the menu.
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/mens-breakfast-2/2026-02-25/
CATEGORIES:Prayer & Worship
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260225T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260225T093000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20250218T225556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T000418Z
UID:10009693-1772008200-1772011800@saint-marks.com
SUMMARY:Centering Prayer
DESCRIPTION:Gather to spend time with God in quiet communion and Centering Prayer
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/centering-prayers-2/2026-02-25/
LOCATION:Kennedy Room – St. Marks\, 600 Colorado Ave\, Palo Alto\, California\, 94306
CATEGORIES:Prayer & Worship
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://saint-marks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Candles-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260226T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260226T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20250218T225630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T225630Z
UID:10011247-1772134200-1772139600@saint-marks.com
SUMMARY:Choir Rehearsal
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/choir-rehearsal-2/2026-02-26/
LOCATION:Sanctuary\, 600 Colorado Ave\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306
CATEGORIES:Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://saint-marks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/choir.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260227T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260227T100000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20250422T140721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T140721Z
UID:10008815-1772182800-1772186400@saint-marks.com
SUMMARY:Centering Prayer
DESCRIPTION:Gather to spend time with God in quiet communion and Centering Prayer
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/centering-prayer-3-2-2-2/2026-02-27/
LOCATION:Kennedy Room – St. Marks\, 600 Colorado Ave\, Palo Alto\, California\, 94306
CATEGORIES:Prayer & Worship
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://saint-marks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Candles-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260301T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260301T093000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20250611T175516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T184008Z
UID:10010216-1772352000-1772357400@saint-marks.com
SUMMARY:8 a.m. Liturgy in Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a spoken 8:00 a.m. service from the Book of Common Prayer held in the Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene.
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/8-a-m-liturgy-at-mary-magdalene-chapel-2-2/2026-03-01/
LOCATION:Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene\, 600 Colorado Ave\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306
CATEGORIES:Prayer & Worship
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://saint-marks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Mary-Magdalene.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260301T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260301T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20250218T225737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T225738Z
UID:10010478-1772359200-1772364600@saint-marks.com
SUMMARY:10 a.m. Liturgy
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/10-a-m-liturgy-2/2026-03-01/
LOCATION:Sanctuary\, 600 Colorado Ave\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306
CATEGORIES:Prayer & Worship
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://saint-marks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/166-CZA_1013.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260301T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260301T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T112256
CREATED:20260224T010355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T210846Z
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SUMMARY:Lenten Parish Read & Book Forum 2
DESCRIPTION:During Lent\, please join us in reading Black Liturgies: Prayers\, Poems\, and Meditations for Staying Human. In this evocative collection\, New York Times bestselling author Cole Arthur Riley offers creative prayers\, poems\, and liturgies which center Black lives\, and invite us to reflect on love\, lament\, healing\, hope\, and wonder in our world of both beauty and brokenness. Black Liturgies is available for purchase wherever books are sold. If you need help acquiring a copy\, please contact our clergy.  Throughout Lent\, we will share our thoughts and responses to the book during our Sunday forums. \nFor our second forum discussion on March 1\, please read “Body\,” “Belonging\,” “Doubt\,” & “Lament” (56-95). \nFuture readings: \nFor March 8th (Lent 3):\n“Fear\,” “Rage\,” “Secrets\,” & “Power” (96-134) \nFor March 15th (Lent 4):\n“Justice\,” “Repair\,” “Rest\,” & “Joy” (135-170) \nFor March 22nd (Lent 5):\n“Love\,” “Memory\,” & “Mortality” (171-202)\n“Palm Sunday\,” “Maundy Thursday\,” “Good Friday\,” “Silent Saturday\,” & Easter (256-263) \nReading Tips from Rev. Debie \nBlack Liturgies invites a slow\, meditative approach.  We are reading not to glean information\, but rather to reflect on our journeys with God and with each other through images\, metaphors\, questions\, and prayers designed to both console and provoke.  Here are some suggestions to guide your engagement with this multi-layered text: \n\nRead slowly: Don’t feel pressured to rush through each week’s readings.  Allow Cole Arthur Riley’s letters\, prayers\, and poems to wash over you.  If a particular line or section captures your attention\, linger over it for as many days as you need.\nRead aloud or with others: Liturgies are meant to be voiced in community.  Choose a prayer or poem each week\, and read it aloud to enhance its communal quality. You might find a reading partner\, and share a call-and-response experience with sections of the book you find compelling.\nUse the breath prayers: Choose one breath prayer for each day or week.  Memorize it\, and then incorporate it into your daily routine.  Allow the rhythms of inhaling and exhaling in prayer to guide you into a state of rest whenever you feel harried\, anxious\, or overwhelmed.\nNotice the author’s names for God: Cole Arthur Riley begins each prayer with a specific name or invocation of God: “God of forgotten things\,” “God of the night\,” “Fluid God\,” “Defiant God\,” etc.  Which names particularly resonate for you? Why? What would it be like to pray using some of these names?  Are there names missing that you’d like to add?\nAllow yourself to be de-centered: Consider what it means to read a text that is not white-centric.  Notice and embrace what you feel as the author centers Black emotion\, ancestry\, memory\, and embodiment.  How might you hold a posture of curiosity\, humility\, and grace as you encounter experiences that don’t necessarily relate to you?\nAttend to your resistance: There might be sections of the book that are hard for you to get through.  Go gently\, pausing as needed. When you can\, approach your resistance with compassion and curiosity. Is there an invitation at the heart of what you find most challenging?\nKeep a reading journal: Jot down your reactions and questions as you read.  If a particular section inspires you to compose your own poem\, prayer\, or letter\, allow your creativity to flow. Write out an answer to at least one of the author’s “Contemplation” questions each week.  At some point during Lent\, use Cole Arthur Riley’s “Liturgical Template for Alternative Occasions” (282-285) to compose your own liturgy.
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/lenten-parish-read-book-forum-2/
CATEGORIES:Featured,Forum & Speakers
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UID:10012431-1772438400-1772440200@saint-marks.com
SUMMARY:Morning Prayer
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome for morning prayers in the Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Mondays\, Tuesdays\, Wednesdays\, and Thursdays.
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/morning-prayer/2026-03-02/
LOCATION:Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene\, 600 Colorado Ave\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306
CATEGORIES:Prayer & Worship
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UID:10012953-1772524800-1772526600@saint-marks.com
SUMMARY:Morning Prayer
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome for morning prayers in the Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Mondays\, Tuesdays\, Wednesdays\, and Thursdays.
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/morning-prayer-2/2026-03-03/
LOCATION:Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene\, 600 Colorado Ave\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306
CATEGORIES:Prayer & Worship
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UID:10013475-1772611200-1772613000@saint-marks.com
SUMMARY:Morning Prayer
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome for morning prayers in the Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Mondays\, Tuesdays\, Wednesdays\, and Thursdays.
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/morning-prayer-3/2026-03-04/
LOCATION:Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene\, 600 Colorado Ave\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306
CATEGORIES:Prayer & Worship
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UID:10009694-1772613000-1772616600@saint-marks.com
SUMMARY:Centering Prayer
DESCRIPTION:Gather to spend time with God in quiet communion and Centering Prayer
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/centering-prayers-2/2026-03-04/
LOCATION:Kennedy Room – St. Marks\, 600 Colorado Ave\, Palo Alto\, California\, 94306
CATEGORIES:Prayer & Worship
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UID:10013995-1772697600-1772699400@saint-marks.com
SUMMARY:Morning Prayer
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome for morning prayers in the Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Mondays\, Tuesdays\, Wednesdays\, and Thursdays.
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/morning-prayer-4/2026-03-05/
LOCATION:Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene\, 600 Colorado Ave\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306
CATEGORIES:Prayer & Worship
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UID:10011797-1772726400-1772730000@saint-marks.com
SUMMARY:Good Reads Book Club
DESCRIPTION:In March\, the Good Reads group will be reading and discussing Ophelia by Lisa Klein. \nThe group meets bi-monthly via Zoom on Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. Contact Marie Highby at mhighby@gmail.com for the Zoom link!
URL:https://saint-marks.com/event/good-reads-october-book-club-2-2-2-2/2026-03-05/
CATEGORIES:Featured,Prayer & Worship
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