Kick-Off Sunday Celebration!
Sunday we will celebrate the beginning of the program year with our special Kick-Off Sunday Celebration festivities. We invite all of you to join us for a picnic lunch on the green space on the north side of the...
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C
The Rev. Ian BurchSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI September 1, 2019 For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. When I was making small talk with the landlord of my...
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C
The Rev. Ian BurchSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WIAugust 18, 2019 I come from generations of Baptists, and they don’t baptize babies as we do. Maybe this is why my siblings and I were baptized when we were...
Capital Campaign Update
Friends in Christ, Wonderful news about our continued discernment for St. Mark’s capital campaign: the Capital Campaign Task Force, under the leadership of Convener Judith Miller, has drafted and submitted a Request for Proposals for a building needs assessment...
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Year C
The Rev. Ian BurchSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WIJuly 27, 2019 Some of you might know, but most of you probably don’t, that my childhood was in large part about music. I’m the child of two music teachers,...
Mary and Martha: Two Halves of Hospitality
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Year CMatt PhillipsSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WIJuly 21, 2019 One of the activities I have found myself enjoying more and moreover the last few years has been cooking. And my favorite part of...
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C
The Rev. Ian BurchSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WIJuly 14, 2019 Our Director of Campus and Youth Ministry, Matt Phillips, mentioned to me that he’d like to research a new curriculum for the Sunday School to begin next...
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C
The Rev. Ian BurchSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WIJuly 7, 2019 The other day, I was sitting at a table with someone I hadn’t talked to for awhile. It was pleasant to catch up a bit, and then...
Third Sunday after Pentecost, Year C
The Rev. Ian BurchSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WIJune 30, 2019 Think back with me to the late 90s. The clothes were different. The slang was different. The hair was different. And there was a surge in popularity...
Second Sunday after Pentecost, Year C
Kirsten Laurel GuideroSermon June 23, 2019St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Milwaukee, WI Demon Possession: Not Just for Snake Handlers Greetings, St. Mark’s! It’s so wonderful to be back here in Milwaukee, and so nice of you all to subject yourselves...