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Dec
8
2024

Preached by:

Joseph Lane

Second Sunday in Advent

Fiesta de Guadalupe

Dec
1
2024

Preached by:

Mike Mischler

First Sunday in Advent

Here He Comes

Nov
24
2024

Preached by:

Paula Walker

Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King

Living Truth

Nov
17
2024

Preached by:

Carri Patterson Grindon

Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

Watching for New Life

Nov
10
2024

Preached by:

Greg Boyle

Consecration Sunday Special Guest Greg Boyle

Noticing with the notice of God.

Nov
3
2024

Preached by:

Alexa Ho

Season of Gratitude Interview With Alexa Ho

An interview with one of our life long members, Alexa Ho.

Oct
20
2024

Preached by:

Kelly Lauer

Season of Gratitude Interview With Kelly Lauer

An interview with Postulant Kelly Lauer.

Oct
13
2024

Preached by:

Carri Patterson Grindon

Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost

Set it down, give it up, let it go

Oct
6
2024

Preached by:

Joseph Lane

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

At last! My lonely days are over.

Sep
29
2024

Preached by:

Stephanie Herrman

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

The Lord hears our prayer

Sep
22
2024

Preached by:

Mike Mischler

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Already number one

Sep
15
2024

Preached by:

Carri Patterson Grindon & Jenn Tolbert

Homecoming

Starting with listening

Sep
8
2024

Preached by:

Joseph Lane

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Generously sharing God's blessing

Sep
1
2024

Preached by:

Paula Walker

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

The Pause

Aug
25
2024

Preached by:

Sylvia Sweeney

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

How welcoming are we, really?

Aug
18
2024

Preached by:

Mike Mischler

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

How can we keep from singing?

Aug
11
2024

Preached by:

Carri Patterson Grindon

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Seeing their humanity

Jul
28
2024

Preached by:

Galvin Brewington-Mathis

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Where is God in the stories of injustice?

Jul
21
2024

Preached by:

Joseph Lane

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

The House of David and the Legacy Ring

Jul
7
2024

Preached by:

Sylvia Sweeney

Independence Day

Maintaining our liberties in righteousness and peace.

Jun
30
2024

Preached by:

Paula Walker

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

How to build a body.

Jun
23
2024

Preached by:

Galvin Brewington-Mathis

Juneteenth

We've come this far by faith.

Jun
16
2024

Preached by:

Mike Mischler

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

The secret, subtle work of God

Jun
9
2024

Preached by:

Carri Patterson Grindon

Third Sunday after Pentecost

Recognizing and honoring God's liberating work in the world

Jun
2
2024

Preached by:

Joseph Lane

Second Sunday after Pentecost

Known by God

May
19
2024

Preached by:

Carri Patterson Grindon

Day of Pentecost, 2024

The Spirit filled community

May
12
2024

Preached by:

Galvin Brewington-Mathis

Seventh Sunday of Easter, 2024

A nurturing and mothering Spirit

Apr
28
2024

Preached by:

Stephanie Herrman

The Feast of Saint Mark, 2024

Rooting in, bearing fruit

Apr
21
2024

Preached by:

Paula Walker

Earth Day, 2024

Ring out to the Earth!

Apr
14
2024

Preached by:

Carri Patterson Grindon

Third Sunday of Easter, 2024

You didn't have to be there.

Apr
7
2024

Preached by:

Joseph Lane

Second Sunday of Easter, 2024

Continuing Resurrection

Mar
24
2024

Preached by:

Palm Sunday, 2024

A staged reading of Mark's Passion of Christ.

Mar
3
2024

Preached by:

Sylvia Sweeney

Third Sunday in Lent, 2024

The roots of antisemitism.

Feb
25
2024

Preached by:

Carri Patterson Grindon

Second Sunday in Lent, 2024

A different kind of campaign

Feb
18
2024

Preached by:

Mike Mischler

First Sunday in Lent, 2024

If you find yourself spinning

Feb
11
2024

Preached by:

Galvin Brewington-Mathis

Last Sunday after the Epiphany, 2024

Safe and Sacred Spaces

Feb
4
2024

Preached by:

Joseph Lane

Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, 2024

Quick to serve

Jan
28
2024

Preached by:

Carri Patterson Grindon

Annual Meeting Sunday, 2024

When you go out.

Jan
14
2024

Preached by:

Galvin Brewington-Mathis

MLK Sunday, 2024

Come and see.

Dec
24
2023

Preached by:

Galvin Brewington-Mathis

Christmas Eve, 2023

How does it feel to be seen by God?

Dec
17
2023

Preached by:

Mike Mischler

Third Sunday of Advent, 2023

Which way are you pointing?

Dec
10
2023

Preached by:

Galvin Brewington-Mathis

Second Sunday of Advent, 2023

Waiting for peace

Nov
26
2023

Preached by:

Joseph Lane

Christ the King Sunday, 2023

What makes a king?

Nov
12
2023

Preached by:

Joseph Tomas McKellar

Consecration Sunday, 2023

What are you using your oil for?

Nov
5
2023

Preached by:

Mike Mischler

All Saints Sunday, 2023

There are no "lesser" saints.

Oct
29
2023

Preached by:

Hunter Kalmus

Season of Gratitude Interview, 2023 - Hunter Kalmus

Hunter Kalmus shares his journey that brought him to the United States and Saint Mark's.

Oct
22
2023

Preached by:

Galvin Brewington-Mathis

Season of Gratitude Interview, 2023 - Galving Brewington-Mathis

Galvin Brewington-Mathis shares his journey of faith and how he arrived at Saint Mark's.

Oct
15
2023

Preached by:

Ashley Hengst & Joseph Lane

Season of Gratitude Interview 2023 - Ashley Hengst

Ashley Hengst shares her faith journey and how she arrived at Saint Mark's

Oct
8
2023

Preached by:

Mike Mischler

Pentecost 19, Year A 2023

Loving loosely

Oct
1
2023

Preached by:

Galvin Brewington-Mathis

Episcopal Schools Sunday, 2023

The ongoing and culminating work of relationships

Sep
24
2023

Preached by:

Joseph Lane

Pentecost 17, Year A 2023

The full measure of grace is always available.

Sep
17
2023

Preached by:

Carri Patterson Grindon

Pentecost 16, Year A 2023

The habit of forgiveness.

Sep
10
2023

Preached by:

Mike Mischler

Pentecost 15, Year A 2023

Who gets to be part of Saint Mark's?

Sep
3
2023

Preached by:

Paula Walker

Pentecost 14, Year A 2023

Are we stewards or stumbling blocks?

Aug
27
2023

Preached by:

Joseph Lane

Pentecost 13, Year A 2023

The foundation of the church.

Aug
20
2023

Preached by:

Mike Mischler

Pentecost 12, Year A 2023

The necessity of change

Aug
13
2023

Preached by:

Carri Patterson Grindon

Pentecost 10, Year A 2023

In the middle of the storm

Jul
23
2023

Preached by:

Joseph Lane

Pentecost 8, Year A 2023

Who decides which one of us is wheat and which one is weed?

Jul
16
2023

Preached by:

Paula Walker

Pentecost 7, Year A 2023

The Parable of the Sower

Jul
9
2023

Preached by:

Carri Patterson Grindon

Pentecost 6, Year A 2023

Put the load right on me.

Jul
2
2023

Preached by:

Mike Mischler

Independence Day 2023

Are we ever really independent?

Jun
25
2023

Preached by:

Betsy Hooper-Rosebrook

Pentecost 4, Year A - Betsy Hooper-Rosebrook retirement

The same sermon for 24 years at Saint Mark's: believe that God loves you abundantly and unconditionally, then share that love with others.

Jun
18
2023

Preached by:

Joseph Lane

Pentecost 3, Year A 2023

"Follow me," said Jesus, "and learn to be truly human."

Jun
11
2023

Preached by:

Betsy Hooper-Rosebrook

Pentecost 2, Year A

How do we try to think what is right, when we already think we are?

May
28
2023

Preached by:

Carri Patterson Grindon

Pentecost 2023

We are one in the Spirit, and filled with the power of the Spirit, it's our work to make real that oneness with each other and all of creation.

May
21
2023

Preached by:

Betsy Hooper-Rosebrook

Easter 7, Year A

Waiting with expectation, to see where the Spirit will lead us and how the Spirit will act in our life

May
14
2023

Preached by:

Joseph Lane

Easter 6, Year A

Giving the Spirit room to help us figure things out

May
7
2023

Preached by:

Michael Mischler

Easter 5, Year A

Jesus's actions, and ours, convey more lasting meaning than words.

Apr
30
2023

Preached by:

Betsy Hooper-Rosebrook

Easter 4, Year A

How do we live a good life?

Apr
23
2023

Preached by:

Carri Patterson Grindon

Easter 3, Year A

We recognize Jesus as we care, eat, share, and work together.

Apr
16
2023

Preached by:

Paula Walker

Easter 2, Year A

"How do you do that??"

Apr
9
2023

Preached by:

Betsy Hooper-Rosebrook

Easter Day, 11:00 a.m.

Through the resurrection of Jesus, God raises us up when we've been cast down and makes new what was old.

Apr
2
2023

Preached by:

Palm Sunday, Year A

The Passion according to Saint Matthew, presented with narration, vocalists, and string quartet

Mar
26
2023

Preached by:

Carri Patterson Grindon

Lent 5, Year A

Staying with Jesus through the hardest parts of the story

Mar
19
2023

Preached by:

Kathy Wilder

Lent 4, Year A

Kathy Wilder, executive director of Camp Stevens, passes on what she learned from her mother: Share compassion and love freely; we will never run out!

Mar
12
2023

Preached by:

Michael Mischler

Lent 3, Year A

Finding God in the mundane and mediocre

Mar
5
2023

Preached by:

Betsy Hooper-Rosebrook

Lent 2, Year A

Faith is allowing for the possibility that God is in the process with us, on the journey to whatever new place we’re headed.

Feb
26
2023

Preached by:

Carri Patterson Grindon

Lent 1, Year A

What if we stop trying to make Jesus who we want him to be, and allow him to be who he is?

Feb
19
2023

Preached by:

Joseph Lane

Last Epiphany, Year A

"Listen to him!"

Feb
5
2023

Preached by:

Betsy Hooper-Rosebrook

Epiphany 5, Year A

What about the times when our light seems dim and our salty flavor feels flat?

Jan
29
2023

Preached by:

Carri Patterson Grindon

Epiphany 4, Year A

Annual Meeting Sunday

Jan
22
2023

Preached by:

Michael Mischler

Epiphany 3, Year A

All we need to do is immediately keep going

Jan
15
2023

Preached by:

Joseph Lane

Martin Luther King, Jr.

The improvisation of life

Jan
8
2023

Preached by:

Betsy Hooper-Rosebrook

Epiphany 1, Year A

Water, baptism, Star Words...at Saint Mark's, they all come together on the 1st Sunday after Epiphany. You can get your own Star Word (one spin only!) here: https://bit.ly/StarWord23StM

Jan
1
2023

Preached by:

Betsy Hooper-Rosebrook

Holy Name of Jesus

What if New Year's resolutions were about leaning into the wonderful being God has already created each of us to be, rather than about how we fall short and need to do better?

Dec
24
2022

Preached by:

Carri Patterson Grindon

Christmas Eve - 7:30 p.m.

The messiness is part of the joy and wonder of Christmas

Dec
11
2022

Preached by:

Betsy Hooper-Rosebrook

Advent 3, Year A

Just as cake pops tear up the cake to make something quite different and wonderful, so God's creative process often involves tearing down in order to shape a ne, more just and compassionate world.

Nov
27
2022

Preached by:

Michael Mischler

Advent 1, Year A

Advent invites us to step away from the uncertainties and chaos of the current moment into the eternity of God's time.

Nov
20
2022

Preached by:

Rose & Keith West

Christ the King Sunday - Season of Gratitude

Rose and Keith share their story of coming to Saint Mark's and finding a welcoming home...a place where we learn from our history and go forward together in God's love.

Nov
13
2022

Preached by:

The Rev. Dr. Joseph Lane

Pentecost 23 - Season of Gratitude

The Rev. Dr. Joseph Lane considers how we each stand on the shoulders of those who came before us.

Nov
6
2022

Preached by:

Bob Ross

All Saints' Sunday

Bob Ross shares "A Love Letter to Saint Mark's" as he reflects on his journey of grief, prayer, hard work, and new joy following the death of his wife Robin in March 2020.

Oct
30
2022

Preached by:

Nic Arnzen & Ray Samoa

Pentecost 21 - Season of Gratitude

Nic Arnzen and Ray Samoa talk with Carri Patterson Grindon what attracted their family to Saint Mark's, how they've been involved, and what their hopes are for the future of the parish.

Oct
23
2022

Preached by:

Andy Pollard

Pentecost 20 - Season of Gratitude

Our Season of Gratitude begins with Andy Pollard speaking of his 97 years of life and faith, and his many decades as part of the Saint Mark's community.

Oct
16
2022

Preached by:

The Rt. Rev. John H. Taylor

Pentecost 19

Sermon and hymn from Bishop Taylor's visit to Saint Mark's.