White Fragility 6:45 Light meal 7:30 Presentation and discussion 8:50 Compline How can we begin to look at racism beyond simply bemoaning the burden placed upon the backs of people of color but the work that whites must make…
Category: Adult Education
A sober look at racism: Living Into God’s Dream
While the dream of a “post-racial” America remains unfulfilled, the struggle against racism continues. Living Into God’s Dream is a report from the front, combining personal stories and theoretical and theological reflection with examples of the work of…
This Sunday, Racial Reconciliation group will view and discuss film on race
Our Racial Reconciliation Book Group begins 2019 discussing the short film Brown Eyes and Blue Eyes. We meet Sunday, Jan. 20, at 12:15 pm in Room 5 of our Community Life Center. Child care will be provided. Shot…
This Sunday we begin our discussion of “Between the World and Me”
This Sunday, Oct. 7, please join us for our first session to discuss “Between the World and Me” by Ta Nehisi Coates. Coates is an American author, journalist, comic book writer, and educator. Coates is a national correspondent for The…
Christian education year begins Sept. 9; classes for adults, teens, tweens and tots
In addition to all the fun that will take place in the Courtyard beginning at 9 am this Sunday, please join us in Adult Formation at 9:30 am in the Community Life Center for a session of talk and introduction…
Discussions of “Between the World and Me” begin Oct. 7
As part of St. Mark’s racial reconciliation work, please start reading “Between the World and Me,” by Ta Nehisi Coates. We will have three meetings to discuss this important book. The book is a letter to the author’s teenage son…
Seeing Ourselves in Prayer and Worship
How is your relationship with God? What things need to be given up and taken on this Lent? Our 8:30 and 10:30 liturgies on Sunday will provide opportunities to explore these questions. A new arrangement in the Centrum will also…
Seeing Ourselves in Faith Formation
Have you ever wondered what people who walk or drive by our church think of us? Sometimes our customs and routines have so thoroughly shaped us that they can hamper our awareness and impede our ability to identify new opportunities.…
Seeing Ourselves in the Work of Racial Reconciliation
How do we reconcile the sin of racism? Can we? What is our personal obligation? What must we do socially and spiritually? This year, our Lenten Study-Series will feature the provocative work of I Am Not Your Negro written by…
Lent 2018: Seeing Ourselves as Others See Us
Lent began on Wednesday, and I want to encourage you to enter deeply into this solemn season and take full advantage of the worship and learning opportunities at St. Mark’s. Our Lenten theme: Seeing Ourselves as Others See Us, will provide us with a chance to…