Sunday
9:00am Eucharist
10:00am Sermon Seminar
11:15am Eucharist
5:00pm Contemplative Eucharist
Thursday
12:00pm Noon Eucharist
Advent at St. Mark’s: Family Activities, Music, Services
The first Sunday in Advent is December 2. This post may be updated throughout the month so check in often and scroll down this homepage to get details on upcoming Events. Special music, youth and family events, volunteer opportunities, greening and more. Learn more
Annual Advent Sale of Olivewood and Olive Oil
The Mid-East Working Group’s annual Advent Sale of Olivewood and Olive Oil will begin Sundays from December 2 -23. You can once again purchase the Fair Trade olive oil from Canaan and Al’Ard. Learn more
Canvass 2019 – Pledges Still Welcome!
Get weekly updates on the status of the 2019 Canvass. View or download an informational slide deck for greater detail about the 2019 canvass and how you can help St Mark’s reach this important goal. Pledge online. Learn more
Calendar
Dec
16
Sunday Morning Bible Class: Studying First Samuel
Newcomers welcome to this Sunday morning adult bible study. We will be studying First Samuel, the Hebrew Scriptures. Each class consists of a discussion of the text assigned for that day.
Dec
16
Catechesis Level I Adult Formation Class
Reformatted by popular demand! “Help me get closer to God by myself.” That’s a quote from a young child who expressed very concisely the underlying principle of the Catechesis of …
Dec
16
St. Mark’s Music Studio Recital
Mark your calendar for the annual St. Mark’s Music Studio Recital. All are welcome!
Dec
16
Family Fellowship Ice Skating
Families of all ages are invited to join us after Sunday School to walk down to Canal Park Ice Rink! Group rate is $10/person.
Latest Sermons
Hurry Up & Wait!
…I would always hurry down to the station. Now, nine times out of ten, not only was the train not early, it was late. Five, ten, fifteen, twenty minutes late. Those of you who ride Amtrak know that I’m not exaggerating (it’s not Amtrak’s fault, since freight trains get priority on rail lines, but it’s true nonetheless). So I would always hurry down to the station, but more often than not, I’d then have to wait for a late train.
I had to hurry up—and wait. More
…I would always hurry down to the station. Now, nine times out of ten, not only was the train not early, it was late. Five, ten, fifteen, twenty minutes late. Those of you who ride Amtrak know that I’m not exaggerating (it’s not Amtrak’s fault, since freight trains get priority on rail lines, but it’s true nonetheless). So I would always hurry down to the station, but more often than not, I’d then have to wait for a late train.
I had to hurry up—and wait. More
Christ the King? What Kind of King is Jesus!?
So how does Jesus compare to this model of kingliness? Well: Jesus had no power, no wealth, no crown—at least not the kind you want—no palace, and no army. Indeed, Jesus knows that he does not fit human expectations of a king. He makes this clear in our passage from the Gospel of John this morning. More
So how does Jesus compare to this model of kingliness? Well: Jesus had no power, no wealth, no crown—at least not the kind you want—no palace, and no army. Indeed, Jesus knows that he does not fit human expectations of a king. He makes this clear in our passage from the Gospel of John this morning. More
Peacemaking: Talking the Talk; Walking the Walk
One hundred-four years ago, there was a man who had to ask this same question for himself. His name was Adolf von Harnack. He was a German theologian. He had been teaching for decades as a leading voice of the “liberal theology” school of thought . . . In the summer of 1914, von Harnack would have known that war was on the horizon . . . For decades, von Harnack had been talking the talk about Jesus and his teachings. Von Harnack had spread the idea that modern Christians should figure out Jesus’s core message and try to live it in the modern world. Now he had a decision to make: was he going to walk the walk of being a peacemaker, as Jesus had instructed? More
One hundred-four years ago, there was a man who had to ask this same question for himself. His name was Adolf von Harnack. He was a German theologian. He had been teaching for decades as a leading voice of the “liberal theology” school of thought . . . In the summer of 1914, von Harnack would have known that war was on the horizon . . . For decades, von Harnack had been talking the talk about Jesus and his teachings. Von Harnack had spread the idea that modern Christians should figure out Jesus’s core message and try to live it in the modern world. Now he had a decision to make: was he going to walk the walk of being a peacemaker, as Jesus had instructed? More