Identity, Self, and Society: Who am I really?

December 22, 2018

This year’s Christian Education Weekend will explore the different identities we each assume at home, at work, in our social life, at church, and in our extended family. We will look at the intersections and differences we experience, and how those affect our lives. Teachers required; ALL are welcome. Learn more

ISO String Players for Good Neighbor Refugee Project Benefit Concert

December 26, 2018

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

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Canvass 2019 – Pledges Still Welcome!

December 9, 2018

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

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Jan 20

Sunday Morning Bible Class: Studying First Samuel

Sun | 10 - 11 am, Penniman Room

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.

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Jan 20

Youth and Others at Sunday Suppers

Sun Jan 20 | Pizza at 5:45 pm, leave for Franklin Sq at 6 pm

Youth and families have taken over the Sunday Suppers outreach! Sign up to bring a casserole, serve the meal, help drive the youth, and more.

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Jan 20

Catechesis Level I Adult Formation Class

Every Sunday that Sunday School is in session | 10-11 am

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 …

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Jan 21

SMCC Meditation

Mon | 7:30 - 9 pm, Adams Room

This Monday evening meditation group is based in Buddhist teachings and traditions, applied to our lives today. Newcomers welcome!

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Latest Sermons

The Way of Love: Introduction to an Epiphany Sermon Series

Jan 07, 2019   ·     •   Matthew 2: 1-12, Isaiah 60: 1-6

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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A Light Revealed in the Darkness

Dec 30, 2018   ·     •   Luke 2:21-38; Hebrews 1:1-12

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…

Dec 23, 2018   ·     •   Luke 1:39-55; Mark 10:14-15

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

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