This Sunday at Saint Mark's

The Fifth Sunday in Lent, April 6

8 a.m. - Low Mass

A spoken service, with traditional language and sermon

Sermon by Father Cobb

9 a.m. - Family Mass

An in-person, contemporary-language service, with music sung by the Boys & Girls Choir, congregational hymns, and sermon

Sermon by Mother Dure

10 a.m. - Christian Formation for all ages

The Adult Forum during Lent: Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness

11 a.m. - Choral High Mass

An in-person and live-streamed, contemporary-language service, with music sung by the Parish Choir, chant and incense, congregational hymns, and sermon

Sermon by Father Cobb

The music for the mass is:
Missa Syllabica - Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)
Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

4 p.m. - Choral Evensong & Benediction

Sung by the Parish Choir and Boys & Girls Choir

The music for the liturgy is:
Ave regina caelorum - Peter Philips (1597-1628)
Preces and Responses - Maggie Burk (b. 1990) 
Evening Canticles in A - Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995)
Hear my Prayer - Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)
O salutaris hostia - Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)

Holy Week and Easter 2025

Palm Sunday, April 13

Regular Sunday Mass Schedule

Wednesday in Holy Week: Tenebrae, April 16 at 7 p.m.

A service of Psalms, shadows, and singing

Maundy Thursday, April 17 at 7 p.m.

Choral High Mass with Foot-washing, Procession of the Blessed Sacrament, Stripping of the Altars,

and Vigil before the Blessed Sacrament

Good Friday, April 18 at 12 Noon

Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday and

Mass of the Pre-Sanctified

Easter Eve, Saturday, April 19 at 8 p.m.

The Great Vigil of Easter and First Mass of Easter
Festal Reception to follow

Easter Day, April 20

Regular Sunday Mass Schedule

Easter Egg Hunt, Sunday, April 20, 10 a.m.
Saint Mark’s families are warmly invited to celebrate Easter Sunday with a festive Easter egg hunt in the west garden following the 9 a.m. Family Mass. Bring your own Easter basket and enjoy some Easter treats! A specially designated area will be marked for our littlest egg finders ages three and under.

News from Saint Mark's

Upcoming and Announcements

Fridays in Lent
Fridays in Lent are days of special devotion. At Saint Mark’s it’s our custom to walk the Stations of the Cross, after Evening Prayer on Fridays in Lent, and we’ll continue that practice this year. Evening Prayer is said at 5:30 p.m. with Stations following. This year, there will be an organ meditation played between Evening Prayer and Stations; these pieces will be based on beloved Lenten and Passiontide chorale tunes.

Seven Last Words of Jesus Liturgy, April 9 at 6:30 p.m.
Members of the 20s/30s group are welcome to share their reflections on the Seven Last Words of Jesus throughout the four Gospels. We will observe this liturgy at the St. John’s Altar where our friends can express what Jesus’ words mean to them. Are you interested in preparing something to say and sharing your thoughts? Interested but need more information? Please contact Gabriela Montequin or Mike Benevenia. The sign-up deadline is April 4.

The Way of the Cross for Children, Friday, April 18 at 3:30 p.m.
Children and Youth are invited to join in a family friendly service of “The Way of the Cross for Children” on Good Friday.  Beginning in the church, the children will process informally through age appropriate Stations of the Cross both inside and outside the church.  They will have the opportunity to interactively learn about the events of Jesus’ Passion: touching a crown of thorns, tasting vinegar, carrying a cross.  The service will last about an hour.   If you have any questions, please be in touch with Gabriela Montequin or Mother Dure.

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