This Sunday at Saint Mark's

The Day of Pentecost, June 8

8 a.m. - Low Mass

A spoken service, with traditional language and sermon

Sermon by Mother Dure

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 Johnson

The music for the Mass is:
Come, thou Holy Spirit - The Dublin Troper (c.1360) arr. John Scott

10 a.m. - Formation for All Ages

11 a.m. - Solemn High Mass with Holy Baptism

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 Mother Dure

The music for the Mass is:
Missa Brevis “Tongues of Fire” - Cecilia McDowall (b. 1951)
Loquebantor variis linguis - Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
Listen, sweet dove – Grayston Ives (b. 1948)

News from Saint Mark's

Upcoming and Announcements

St. Barnabas Day, Pontifical High Mass with Confirmation and Reception, Wednesday, June 11 at 7 p.m.
The Bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, Daniel Gutiérrez, will celebrate and preach. The bishop will also confer confirmation and receive new members into the Episcopal Church. A reception will follow the Mass.

20s/30s Pentecost Picnic, June 8 at 1:30 p.m.
Come enjoy friends, food, and springtime this Pentecost. Following High Mass, members of the 20s/30s group will be meeting in Rittenhouse Square for a festive spring picnic. We will welcome 20s/30s members from our sister parishes throughout the Diocese of Pennsylvania. Please bring along a side, drink, or dessert to share with the group, and don’t forget your picnic blanket! We will meet on the 18th street side of the park. Please look for fold-out tables with red tablecloths.

De-Escalation Training Session, Saturday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saint Mark’s urban location positions the parish to regularly minister to those in need in our community. When ministering to vulnerable populations, we encounter people in various states of crisis, and this occasionally results in difficult and uncomfortable situations. Leadership from the Saturday Soup Bowl have organized a training focused on de-escalation techniques to help maintain safety and respect for those in crisis. Please plan on attending to learn more about identifying crises, de-escalating in the moment, and also about opioid overdose and Nacran intervention. Lunch will be provided, and an RSVP would be appreciated. Please contact Kenny Pearlstein to RSVP and with questions about the training.

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Holy Week and Easter 2025