10th Weekend of Pentecost

"Completing the Circle"

In the gospel this week Jesus feeds a multitude of people. The story looks and sounds a lot like when we gather around the table to be fed in Holy Communion. We will reflect on how the circle of God's love shows up and works miracles when we bring our short comings and concerns as we gather around the table.

Download the Order of Worship here to join in the singing, readings, and prayers.

We invite you to gather elements at home to participate in Communion: bread or crackers, plus wine or juice. 

We would love to connect with you and know who is worshiping with us online! Click here to fill out our online connect card. 

If you would like to give online, you may click here. Any expression of generosity is much appreciated!  

St. Mark’s welcomes all to the table! 

We hope that you will join us.

Feast Day of Mary Magdalene, Apostle

"Mary the Tower"

In the gospels of Matthew, John, and Mark, Mary Magdalene is the first to see the risen Christ, who commissions her to tell the other disciples the good news. In almost all the lists of women who followed Jesus, she is named first. Through the centuries, in the Western church she has been the object of misconceptions about her life and her relationship to Jesus. Now we recover her role as leader among Jesus’ followers and as witness to the resurrection. 

Come to worship and see Mary Magdalene though a new lens which has the power to iluminate our faith in Jesus!  



Download the Order of Worship here to join in the singing, readings, and prayers.

We invite you to gather elements at home to participate in Communion: bread or crackers, plus wine or juice. 

We would love to connect with you and know who is worshiping with us online! Click here to fill out our online connect card. 

If you would like to give online, you may click here. Any expression of generosity is much appreciated!  

St. Mark’s welcomes all to the table! 

We hope that you will join us.

8th Weekend after Pentecost

"#KidsConnect"

One of my favorite gospel stories is when Jesus welcomes the children. This week at VBS we have been living and celebrating all the reasons this gospel is good news - we are all connected and God's love is found in those connections and God sightings. We will share our favorite moments from this week! (From Deacon David)

Download the Order of Worship here to join in the singing, readings, and prayers.

We invite you to gather elements at home to participate in Communion: bread or crackers, plus wine or juice. 

We would love to connect with you and know who is worshiping with us online! Click here to fill out our online connect card. 

If you would like to give online, you may click here. Any expression of generosity is much appreciated!  

St. Mark’s welcomes all to the table! 

We hope that you will join us.

7th Weekend after Pentecost

"Seeds and Good Soil"

The parable we hear this coming weekend likens the word of God to seed that Christ sows into the field that we are. Come to worship, to receive the seed of the word, and at the table, to be nourished for a fruitful life. 

Download the Order of Worship here to join in the singing, readings, and prayers.

We invite you to gather elements at home to participate in Communion: bread or crackers, plus wine or juice. 

We would love to connect with you and know who is worshiping with us online! Click here to fill out our online connect card. 

If you would like to give online, you may click here. Any expression of generosity is much appreciated!  

St. Mark’s welcomes all to the table! 

We hope that you will join us.

6th Weekend after Pentecost

God's Invitation

In our gospel this week we are reminded that God is constantly inviting us into community with God so that we might experience God's abundant love. Never mind our stubbornness or distraction, God is always nearby extending an open hand and heart.

Download the Order of Worship here to join in the singing, readings, and prayers.

We invite you to gather elements at home to participate in Communion: bread or crackers, plus wine or juice. 

St. Mark’s welcomes all to the table! We hope that you will join us.

5th Weekend after Pentecost

"Mission Trip Recap"

Join us this weekend as the Mission Trip group shares stories from the NYC trip. We will reflect on all the ways God's love manifested for us in forms of hospitality. We hope these stories will be living examples of the hospitality that the gospel calls our attention to this week in Matthew.

Download the Order of Worship here to join in the singing, readings, and prayers.

We invite you to gather elements at home to participate in Communion: bread or crackers, plus wine or juice. 

St. Mark’s welcomes all to the table! We hope that you will join us.

4th Weekend after Pentecost

"Jesus Draws Together All"

In the gospel reading for this coming weekend, Jesus says several surprising things: that he has come to bring, not peace, but a sword; and that followers must love him more than they love their own family members. Come to worship to meditate on what these

sayings might mean, and at the table, be strengthened to live the surprising life of the Christian!

Download the Order of Worship here to join in the singing, readings, and prayers.

We invite you to gather elements at home to participate in Communion: bread or crackers, plus wine or juice. 

St. Mark’s welcomes all to the table! We hope that you will join us.

2nd Weekend after Pentecost

"Jesus Draws Together All"

This coming weekend, we hear the call to follow Jesus. In doing so, we join Christ at his table, where we are healed and raised from death. Come to worship, and may your faith make you well.

On Saturday, we welcome two children of God through baptism! God Bless Paul Warren Hestekin and Joseph Oliver Woolhiser!

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We invite you to gather elements at home to participate in Communion: bread or crackers, plus wine or juice. 

St. Mark’s welcomes all to the table! We hope that you will join us.

Holy Trinity

"The Mysterious Dance of Trinity"

This weekend we remember the festival of the Holy Trinity. It celebrates the wonder of relationship with God while leaving us distinctly dissatisfied with our limited understanding of what God is. While guarding against the idolatry of language, we survey our scripture, doctrine, creeds, and symbols of our heritage.

Equally important, we pray for God to inspire fresh, innovative ideas of God in the present moment.

Join us as we are invited to consider our calling to influence the world with the good news of God’s love.

Download the Order of Worship here to join in the singing, readings, and prayers.

We invite you to gather elements at home to participate in Communion: bread or crackers, plus wine or juice. 

St. Mark’s welcomes all to the table! We hope that you will join us.

Day of Pentecost

"The Breath of Life"

"God is closer to us than our own breath." Thomas Keating, the Christian (Trappist) Monk, was known to say as he taught Centering Prayer. As we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, we do so in the context of the Gospel of John, acknowledging God's presence and action in our lives, closer to us than our own breath, bestowed in an embrace and a kiss. We consider how this inspires us to share God's abundant love.

Download the Order of Worship here to join in the singing, readings, and prayers.

We invite you to gather elements at home to participate in Communion: bread or crackers, plus wine or juice. 

St. Mark’s welcomes all to the table! We hope that you will join us.

Ascension of Our Lord

"Christ is Risen! (Again!)"

Forty is a significant number in the Bible, and the church has kept Ascension on the fortieth day of Easter. That Christ ascended to God the Father to reign over life and death is another way to say that Christ rose from the dead. Thus the Ascension is another Easter Day. Come and see!

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We invite you to gather elements at home to participate in Communion: bread or crackers, plus wine or juice. 

St. Mark’s welcomes all to the table! We hope that you will join us.

6th Weekend of Easter

"Our Holy Companion"

Our Easter celebration continues as we sink deeper into Jesus' love for us. The gospel reading returns to Jesus' Farewell Discourse helping us get ready for the arrival of the Holy Spirit, letting us know the way love and connection and community are inherent in the way we know the Holy Spirit.

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We invite you to gather elements at home to participate in Communion: bread or crackers, plus wine or juice. 

St. Mark’s welcomes all to the table! We hope that you will join us.

5th Weekend of Easter

"Jesus the Host Welcomes All"

“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?"

Our Gospel for this weekend (John 14:1-14) is commonly heard at funerals and memorial services. It is comforting to know that Jesus prepares a place for our loved one, and for us.

But the kingdom of God is not just in the sweet by and by. Jesus comforts us now. Jesus gives us a place now. Jesus is with us now.

Come hear the good news and be fed by our great Host, Jesus.

Download the Order of Worship here to join in the singing, readings, and prayers.

We invite you to gather elements at home to participate in Communion: bread or crackers, plus wine or juice. 

St. Mark’s welcomes all to the table! We hope that you will join us.