Sunday
9:00am Eucharist
10:00am Sermon Seminar
11:15am Eucharist
5:00pm Contemplative Eucharist
Thursday
12:00pm Noon Eucharist
Winter Party | Celebrate the Promise of St. Mark’s!
The Extended Vision 2020 Campaign Planning Committee is holding a celebratory event, “Celebrate the Promise of St. Mark’s!” in the Nave on Saturday, January 26, beginning at 6:30 p.m.. ALL ARE WELCOME! RSVP by 1/21/2019 Learn more
ISO String Players for Good Neighbor Refugee Project Benefit Concert
Do you play violin, viola, cello, or bass? Are you interested in playing with a chamber string group here on Capitol Hill? Then Second Strings Orchestra is looking for you! … 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
Jan
24
Centering Prayer
Would you like to begin your work day in silence and non-busyness? Centering Prayer is rooted in the contemplative practices of the Desert Fathers and places a strong emphasis on interior silence. Join us!
Jan
27
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.
Jan
27
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 …
Jan
28
SMCC Meditation
This Monday evening meditation group is based in Buddhist teachings and traditions, applied to our lives today. Newcomers welcome!
Latest Sermons
The Way of Love: Introduction to an Epiphany Sermon Series
The Reverend Michele H. Morgan introduces the 7 Steps in the Way of Love, as proposed by presiding Bishop Michael Curry.
TURN Pause, listen, and choose to follow Jesus
LEARN Reflect on Scripture each day, especially Jesus’ life and teachings
PRAY Dwell intentionally with God each day
WORSHIP Gather in community weekly to thank, praise, and draw near God
BLESS Share faith and unselfishly give and serve
GO Cross boundaries, listen deeply, and live like Jesus
REST Receive the gift of God’s grace, peace, and restoration
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The Reverend Michele H. Morgan introduces the 7 Steps in the Way of Love, as proposed by presiding Bishop Michael Curry.
TURN Pause, listen, and choose to follow Jesus
LEARN Reflect on Scripture each day, especially Jesus’ life and teachings
PRAY Dwell intentionally with God each day
WORSHIP Gather in community weekly to thank, praise, and draw near God
BLESS Share faith and unselfishly give and serve
GO Cross boundaries, listen deeply, and live like Jesus
REST Receive the gift of God’s grace, peace, and restoration
More
A Light Revealed in the Darkness
Imagine growing up and living your whole life in a desert. How incredible, how amazing, how impossible would a rainforest seem to you? Or, imagine living in the tundra, well north of the arctic circle, your whole life. How incredible, how amazing, how impossible would downtown Manhattan be? Imaging living your whole life in darkness, in the abyss, in the emptiness. How incredible, how amazing, how impossible would even the tiniest flickering light be? More
Imagine growing up and living your whole life in a desert. How incredible, how amazing, how impossible would a rainforest seem to you? Or, imagine living in the tundra, well north of the arctic circle, your whole life. How incredible, how amazing, how impossible would downtown Manhattan be? Imaging living your whole life in darkness, in the abyss, in the emptiness. How incredible, how amazing, how impossible would even the tiniest flickering light be? More
I wonder…
Listen to what Jesus has to say about children. This is from the tenth chapter of the Gospel according to Mark: “it is to [children] that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.” Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it. What does it mean to “receive the kingdom of God as a little child”? And what does it mean that the kingdom of God belongs to children? And what does it mean that God approaches us as a child? More
Listen to what Jesus has to say about children. This is from the tenth chapter of the Gospel according to Mark: “it is to [children] that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.” Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it. What does it mean to “receive the kingdom of God as a little child”? And what does it mean that the kingdom of God belongs to children? And what does it mean that God approaches us as a child? More