observing lent at st. mark's

THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR LENT 2020!

The season of Lent is a solemn period of 40 days, excluding Sundays, beginning Ash Wednesday and ending Easter Sunday.  During this time, we prepare ourselves through worship and a variety of spiritual and physical disciplines to remember the sacrifices made by Jesus to atone for our sins.  Lent culminates in Holy Week, a time of both deep sorrow and utmost joy as we remember and celebrate the suffering, death, burial, and miraculous resurrection of Christ Jesus.

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Palm Sunday, April 14th
Contemporary worship at 8:30 am followed by traditional worship at 11 am.  Both services begin with a processional from the main parking lot on the east side of the church into the sanctuary, weather permitting.  Sunday School classes meet at their normal time at 9:45 am.

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Sunday Afternoon Open House & Worship
This year we will open our doors for worship and fellowship each Sunday afternoon during Lent (March 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st, April 7th and 14th).

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holy week events 2019

Maundy Thursday (April 18th)
Seder Meal in the Fellowship Hall beginning at 5:30 pm (tickets pre-purchased)
Worship 7-8 pm, including First Communion for youth having completed instruction.

Good Friday (April 19th)
Stations of the Cross and prayer vigil will be available all day, Good Friday, April 19, in the Sunday School hall and chapel, respectively.  Worship will be at 12 pm and 7 pm, with the latter being a Tenebrae Service.

Easter Egg Hunt (April 20th)
Our annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held at California Street Park on Saturday, April 20, at 11 am followed by a pot-luck lunch.  The hunt is for ages 0-12 years.

Easter Sunday (April 21st)
The culmination of Holy Week begins at a 6 am sunrise service at the cross in front of the church, followed by an Easter Breakfast from 7 - 10:30 am.  Other service times will be at 8:30 & 11 am.  Though there is no Sunday School on Easter morning, folks are invited to ‘flower’ the cross at 10 am in front of the church.