Online Epiphany House Blessing

• Tuesday, January 6th at 8pm | You can register here
  Join us online for a 30-minute house blessing to mark the season of Epiphany. Epiphany, or Three Kings Day, is the day when we celebrate the visit of the wisemen to Jesus in Bethlehem. We’ll do a short prayer service on zoom with an invitation for everyone to bless their own homes using the traditional chalk blessing over a doorway (alternatively, you can use a marker and a piece of paper). Bishop Matt Heyd will join us for the service!

Three Kings Day Celebration

• Sunday, January 11th at 11:00am
  Join us on Sunday, January 11th for a special Three Kings Day Celebration during our 11:00am worship Service. We’ll have special music, dance, and story-telling with treats after the service! Thanks to much to Jeannine Otis and Frank Gonzalez for organizing.

Author Talk: New York City Monuments of Black Americans

• Thursday, January 15 at 6:30pm in the Parish Hall. You can register here
  Join us for a conversation with David Felsen, the author of a new book that chronicles New York City monuments of Black Americans. David is an educator and historian in New York and a friend of St. Mark’s.

Author Talk: Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools that Built the Civil Rights Movement

• Thursday, January 22nd at 6:30pm | Register here
  Join us for an author talk with Elaine Weiss, award winning author and historian as she discusses her newest book about the underground learning networks that helped build the Civil Rights Movement. The talk will be moderated by our own Nell Gibson. Thanks so much to Rebecca Eddy for making the connection.

MLK Sunday at St. Mark’s

• Sunday, January 18th at 11:00am
  Join us on January 18th for a special worship service to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. The Rev. Dr. John Thatamanil will preach and Jeannine Otis will arrange the music.

Save the Date: MLK Dinner and Legacy Celebration

• Monday, January 19th at 6:30pm in the Parish Hall
  Join us for our annual home-cooked dinner and performance to celebrate the spirit and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Holy Eucharist

• Sundays at 11am | In Person in the Sanctuary | Stream online here 

New Bible Study: The book of exodus

• Sundays at 9:30am | Parish Hall.
  Join us on Sunday mornings at 9:30am for a deeper dive into scripture and the questions of our faith. This fall, we’ll be reading the Book of Exodus and exploring themes of freedom, liberation, wilderness, wandering, community, and struggle.

First fridaY family movie and game night

• First Friday of every month from 5:30-7:30pm | Parish Hall | Register here
  Join parents and kids at the rectory for an evening of fellowship and fun. We’ll have crafts, pizza, and a movie for kids and an opportunity for parents to connect with each other.

Welcome centeR - Supporting Our Neighbors

St. Marks is offering food, cell phone charging, rest/respite, and other resources to welcome our neighbors who are without work or shelter in New York.

• Please consider donating food, new socks, men’s shoes and clothing. There is an urgent need at the moment for winter coats and blankets. You can bring donations to church during the week or during the program on Wednesday afternoons. If you don’t have coats, you can donate here and we will purchase them. You can make a financial donation here or sign up to volunteer here. Donate to Metrocards here.

Multi-Faith Mondays: Witness for Democracy at Columbus Circle

• Mondays at 5:30 | Columbus Circle
  Join Rev. Anne Marie, Jeannine Otis and the St. Mark’s Choir along with interfaith leaders across the city for a weekly witness for democracy. The group gathers every Monday, but St. Mark’s will lead the program this week. We’ll sing, pray, read poetry, and testify to our moral values. Everyone is welcome.

Ecclesia

• Sundays at 2:00pm
  On Sundays, St. Marks in the Bowery hosts “Ecclesia,” an outdoor church ministry committed to serving unhoused and under-resourced New Yorkers. The ministry offers a 2pm Eucharist service every Sunday, fellowship, and a bagged lunch to everyone who joins. As the host parish, St. Mark’s will offer storage space and participate in making sandwiches and celebrating the Eucharist about once a month.