Becoming Beloved Community Forum Discussion on Descendant (documentary)
The Becoming Beloved Community Task Force invites you to a Forum to discuss the 2022 documentary Descendant on …
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Joint Choir Evensong at St. Bede’s Menlo Park
The combined choirs of St. Mark’s and St. Bede’s are presenting a Michaelmas Evensong on Sunday September 24 …
St. Francis & St. Clare Sunday
Blessing of the Animals During this “Season of Creation,” please join us at 10 am on October 1st …
In the Footsteps of St. Francis—An Evening of Songs, Stories and Slides
Oct. 1 at 5:00 pm, St. Mark’s presents “In the Footsteps of Saint Francis—An Evening of Songs, Stories …
Adult Members Art Show
Adult artists are invited to display ready to hang art in our Parish Hall Art Show from September …
Good Reads and Scripture Discussions
Good Reads In mid-September, the Good-Reads Book Group we will begin discussing Cain by Jose Saramago. The last …
Stewardship Brunch Volunteers needed
Volunteers are needed to help with this year’s Stewardship Brunch! This is a great opportunity to join a …
This Week’s Food Closet Requests
This Week’s Needs at the Food Closet: Dear Food Closet Donors: Fall is approaching and warming foods will …
Thank You for Updating Your Breeze profile
Thank you for keeping your Breeze profiles current! If you have moved or changed your email, please update …
Parish retreat Registration and Payment Due Sept 15th! Don’t Miss it!
NOW IS THE TIME to sign up for our annual Parish Retreat at Bishop’s Ranch in Healdsburg, Oct. …
A Panel Discussion About Artificial Intelligence at Christ Church, Los Altos
Sunday, September 17, 2023 4:0 – 5:30 pm A fantastic opportunity to learn more about a very hot …
Upcoming Jail Ministry Opportunities
St. Marks parishioners, together with CIC (Correctional Institutions Chaplaincy), led by our own Liz Milner, are doing life-changing …
Nourishing Night
Calling all parents, family members & adults in our community who help minister to our children–please join us …
This Week’s Most Pressing Food Closet Needs
This Week’s Needs at the Food Closet: Dear Food Closet Donors: Your donations are crucial at this time! …
Bishop Marc Andrus Visits This Sunday, Sept. 10 – One Service at 10 a.m.
This Sunday, September 10, our Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Marc Andrus, will join us for worship and fellowship. There …
September 11th Commemoration Dinner
Join our larger community for a delicious Middle Eastern dinner in commemoration of September 11th, hosted by our …
Thank you to Hotel de Zink Coordinators
Our deep thanks to St. Mark’s Hotel de Zink coordinators Susan Dansker and Jenny Jordan! Our guests who …
Community Faire Delight!
What a wonderful Community Faire at St. Mark’s last Sunday! Thank you to Building and Grounds leaders Marius …
Gratitude to Our Transition Committee
The wonderful events to honor the Rev. Matt McDermott as he retired were a true celebration of his …
This Week’s Food Closet Needs and Labor Day Closure
This Week’s Needs at the Food Closet: Heads up donors who directly drop off at the Food Closet …
Healing Prayer at 10 a.m. Liturgies
At our Sunday 10:00 a.m. liturgies, Healing Prayer is available in the St. Nicholas chapel (to the right …
Parish Work Day and Community Faire Set up
Please join us on Saturday, August 26, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. to help clean and set up …
Community Faire and Jazz Eucharist (and Parking Note!)
Come join us for music and tacos and activities and family fun at the festive St. Mark’s Community …
Early Bird Discount for Parish Retreat Until Sept. 1
SIGN UP NOW FOR THE PARISH RETREAT IN OCTOBER! -Early Bird Deadline is September 1! -Payment due September …
Final Week of Hotel de Zink
This is the final week for Hotel de Zink at St. Mark’s. Some twenty of our unhoused neighbors have been …
Thank You, Musicians
Special thanks to the musicians of our Jazz Eucharist: Download PDFSend to Print
This Week’s Food Closet Requests
This Week’s Needs at the Food Closet: Thank you donors – the last 2 weeks your donations were …
PARISH RETREAT – RIDE QUESTION
If you are unable to attend the Parish Retreat without getting a ride, please call Rev. Nancy at …
Blessing of the Backpacks
During the 10am service on August 13, we will send students of all ages into the new school …
Hotel de Zink is here!
Our unhoused neighbors of Hotel de Zink have been spending nights during the month of August in our parish hall, and we …
Professing our Faith: The Rites of Baptism, Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation
On September 10, 2023, our Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Marc Andrus, will join us for worship. The Bishop’s …
What’s Next for St. Mark’s?
a 50-minute forum on August 13, 2023 about our strategic plan and season of transition Over the past …
Peace Prayer Worship at St. Mark’s
St. Mark’s is hosting the monthly Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice gathering on Friday, August 11, 7-7:30 …
New Parish Hall Art Show Update
The wonderful summer all-age art show is over (please retrieve your family’s art from the church office), and …
This Week’s Food Closet Requests
This Week’s Needs at the Food Closet: Thank you donors – last week your donations were 6 bags …
Greetings from your Interim Rector
Beloved, “How good it is when sisters and brothers dwell together in unity.” Psalm 133:1 And how good …
Celebrating Rev. Matt’s Retirement
This past weekend’s events were full of love and appreciation for Rev. Matt McDermott for his 26 years …
This Week’s Food Closet Needs
This Week’s Needs at the Food Closet: Thank you donors – last week your donations were 6 bags …
Rev. Liz Milner’s Sermon for the Feast of Mary Magdalene and the St. Mark’s Community
Often in life we come to a situation, a loss, a challenge, with the tools we have in …
Parish Retreat October 6 – 8, 2023 with Presenter The Very Rev. Julia McCray-Goldsmith
It’s time to sign up for our annual Parish Retreat! The Very Rev. Julia McCray-Goldsmith, Dean of Trinity …
Meal Train Sign-Ups Needed for Hotel de Zink Shelter at St. Mark’s
Thank you, St. Mark’s, for signing up to provide dinner for 15 people each night in August as we …
A Hotel de Zink Memory
In 1997, I had just returned from a trip to Machu Picchu in Peru. While sitting on the …
Parish Art Show
Attention all artists! The current art show in the Parish Hall ends Sunday July 30, 2023. Please remove …
Mary Magdalene Service on July 23!
St. Mark’s will commemorate the Feast of Mary Magdalene on Sunday, July 23rd. Join us at …
For Everything There is a Season forum: Preparing our Hearts and Minds for Change
Change is an inevitable part of human life, but we often find it painful, destabilizing, and hard. How …
Good Reads Book Discussion
Good–Reads Book Discussion In late in July we will begin discussing Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc …
Preparing for a Healthy Transition
As we plan events to acknowledge Rev. Matt’s many years of service, it is important to think about …
This Week’s Food Closet Needs
This Week’s Needs at the Food Closet: Thank you donors – last 2 weeks your donations were 6 …
Let’s Chat about artificial intelligence
A 50 minute forum on Sunday, July 16th, at 11:30pm From witty jokes to profound philosophical discussions, ChatGPT …
Honoring Rev. Matt, LeeAnne & Family–save the dates!
Dear St. Mark’s Community, We want to let you know of the following events scheduled in July to …
Becoming Beloved Community Task Force: Summer reading and documentary recommendations
It was gratifying to see 40 people attend our Forum on Reparations a month ago where we discussed …
Semi-Annual giving statement
Semi-annual giving statements have been sent to your email on record in Breeze. Don’t forget to check your …
This Week’s Food Closet Needs
This Week’s Needs at the Food Closet: Thank you donors – last week your donations were 0 bags …
Blood drive at Mitchell Park Community center
A local high school senior is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive on August 16th from …
CIC Ministry – New Opportunity for St. Marks!
Are you interested in St. Mark’s work with the Correctional Institutions Chaplaincy but are not able to come …
Hotel de Zink Returns to St. Mark’s in August
August is a special month for the St. Mark’s Community because we welcome 15 of our unhoused neighbors …
This Week’s Food Closet Needs
This Week’s Needs at the Food Closet: Thank you donors – last week your donations were 6 bags …
Food Closet Needs
This Week’s Needs at the Food Closet: Thank you donors – last week your donations were 1 bag …
STAY SAFE FROM PHISHING SCAMS
Recently a hacker went “phishing” to St. Mark’s emails. You may have received a fraudulent email, this time …
Come Sing on Summer Sundays
While our adult choir is on summer vacation, please come and sing at 9:30 a.m. on Sundays June 11, …
Diocesan Juneteenth Celebration
You are warmly invited to the Third Annual Diocesan Juneteenth Feast Day Celebration taking place next Saturday at St. Augustine’s, Oakland! This …
Modulating our Minds forum: Navigating Emerging Technologies
People have been modulating minds with pharmacological substances (alcohol, psychedelics, etc.) for thousands of years. In our current …
Forum on Chant
Join Matthew Burt, St. Mark’s Music Director and Organist, at the Forum on Sunday June 11 at 11:30 …
A Forum on the St. Mark’s Jail Writing Project
Come to our Sunday forum on June 4, 2023 after the 10am service and hear from some of …
Training for Jail Ministry
Save the Date for jail ministry training and find out if this is for you! Consider joining our …
Pride Mass at Grace Cathedral
All are invited to the annual San Francisco PRIDE Mass, 6 p.m., Sunday, June 4 at Grace Cathedral. …
A Greeting From Our New Associate Rector!
Dear St. Mark’s, I’m so excited to be joining your community! Apparently, St. Mark is my guy: I …
Pentecost Day and Forum!
Join us for a spirited combined service (our 8am service folks will be joining us) on Pentecost Sunday, …
Good-Reads Book Discussion
Good–Reads Book Discussion In Mid-June we will begin discussing The American Religion by Harold Bloom This group …
Memorial for Rev. Robert Gregg
A memorial service for Rev. Robert Gregg, St. Mark’s parishioner and former Dean of Memorial Church and professor …
This Week’s Food Closet Needs and Volunteer Opportunities:
This Week’s Needs at the Food Closet: Thank you donors – last week your donations were 7 bags …
Come and See the Parish Art Show!!
We’re having a St. Mark’s Art Show during the month of May in the Parish Hall. The art …
Invitation to Join Committee to Review St Mark’s and Palo Alto History
After our forum on reparations for churches on May 7, the Becoming Beloved Community task force wants to …
Parish Picnic is May 21st: Say Goodbye to Rev. Nick, Say Hello to Our New Associate Rector!
Join us for a Potluck Picnic with staff transitions, games, trivia contest, good home-made food and downright FUN! …
The Food Closet Seeks A Good Awning Vendor.
The Food Closet Seeks A Good Awning Vendor. Thank you donors – last week your donations were a …
St. Marks CIC Ministry Needs
Calling all parishioners who can help! We are collecting supplies for our ministry in the local Santa Clara …
Chance to Serve on 5/13 – Bay Area Furniture Bank
Hi St Mark’s folks! On behalf of the outreach commission Carla Bliss and I would like to invite …
Forum: Racial Reparations – Beginning to Understand the Why and the How
Forum: May 7 Racial Reparations: Beginning to Understand the Why and the How The Becoming Beloved Community …
Faythe Freese in Recital at St. Mark’s
On Friday May 12 at 7:00 PM, internationally renowned organist Faythe Freese, Professor Emeritus at the University of …
Seeking Truth in Faith and Science: An Evening with Francis Collins
Is God a delusion? Is science the enemy of faith? Don’t miss this empowering exploration of a new way …
Urgent Update From the Food Closet
Urgent News From the Food Closet. Thank you donors – last week a generous contribution of $20 was …
Leftover Yarn?
Leftover Yarn needed for Warm Hats and Scarves My neighbor, Sandy Goldstein, has a huge network of knitters …
Ragazzi Singing at This Sunday’s Service
We welcome the Concert Group of the Ragazzi Boys Chorus to sing anthems by Mendelssohn, Bach/Gounod, and Vivaldi …
In case you missed our Good Friday reflectors…
It’s not too late to listen to the beautiful and grace-filled reflections on “The Companions and Adversaries of …
Urgent Update From the Food Closet
Urgent Update From the Food Closet. Thank you food donors – last week the donations baskets were filled …
Join us for Scripture Discussion!
Our Scripture Discussion Group, which meets bi-monthly in the Kennedy Room on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 PM to …
Girl Scout cookies still available
Malia Chen still has most varieties of cookies available in her personal inventory and would LOVE for each …
Welcome to Interim Associate Rector Nick Roosevelt
Dear Beloved at St. Mark’s, It is my thrill to join you this month as your Interim Associate …
Safe Church Training!
Safe Church Training is on Sunday, April 23 at 12:00 (after the 10:00 service.) The Diocese of California …
Thanks for a Holy Week!
Thanks to the many people who helped to make Holy Week truly holy last week! Reflectors and Story-tellers, …
Join Us for Good-Reads!
In the Good Reads book discussion group we have begun disscussing Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. This …
Upcoming Memorials for the Beloved
There are various upcoming memorials and gatherings for beloved parishioners and for family of parishioners. Join us to …
Urgent Update From the Food Closet
From 4/1/23 Second Harvest Food Bank is drastically reducing their supplies to food pantries due to significantly-reduced financial …
Urgent Information From the Food closet
Urgent News From the Food Closet. Shirley Reiter, one of the volunteer Food Closet Managers, just passed along …
St. Mark’s Evolving Mask Protocol Spring, 2023:
St. Mark’s Evolving Mask Protocol Spring, 2023: Having gratefully heard from various parishioners over the last month in …
Parish Work Day – Saturday, April 1st
Saturday April 1 st is our first St. Mark’s workday of the year, beginning at 9:00 and ending …
Sign up to help with the Easter Brunch!
Sign up to bring food or help with cleanup at the Easter Brunch! You can bring what you like, …
Join the Choir for Easter
St. Mark’s Choir welcomes additional singers who would like to join for the 10:00 a.m. service on Easter …
Easter Memorials and Thanksgivings
Consider the devotional opportunity of making a special Easter donation (to support our music & flower ministries) in …
This Week’s Food Closet Needs and Volunteer Opportunities:
This week’s news and requests. See below for an updated list of requested food and supply donations. Cash …
SIgn UP For the Women’s Retreat
Women of St. Marks, it’s time to SIGN UP for our 2023 Women’s Retreat! We will gather in …
This Week’s Food Closet Needs and Volunteer Opportunities
This week’s news and requests. No new food or supply requests for this coming week. Generally just the …
Haunted By God — The Life of Dorothy Day
The Mercy Center in Burlingame is hosting the play, “Haunted by God,” this Saturday, March 4th at 4pm. …
Memorial for Carl Ditmore
A memorial service celebrating the life of Carl Ditmore will be held on Sunday, March 26th at 1:00 …
The Mystery Revealed: An Introduction to Epiphany
We have now entered the season of Epiphany, a holy season of mysteries, revelations, and divine “showings.” But …
Easter Memorials & Thanksgivings – submit by April 2
Easter Memorials & Thanksgivings Consider the devotional opportunity of making a special Easter donation (to support our music …
Sunday forum, June 6th: “God, Our Founding Fathers and The Supreme Court” with Professor Margalynne Armstrong
Sunday June 6 please join us at the 11:30am forum, “God, our founding fathers and the supreme court.” A …
Last Zoom Session for Love is the Way!
In this season we are discussing the divisions in our country and neighborhoods, religious, political and cultural, and …
Children’s Chapel – Jesus Predicts His Own Death
As we continue to shelter at home, please check out our St. Mark’s YouTube channel for a new Children’s Bible Story …
St. Nicholas Day Outreach – American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem
This week’s outreach contributions go to American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. Check out the life-changing …
Children’s Chapel – The Birth of John the Baptist
As we continue to shelter at home, please check out our St. Mark’s YouTube channel for a new Children’s Bible Story …