Singing Heartily
Our new director of Music, Ryan Van Dijk, reflects on his experience of helping lead us musically in 2022 and his hopes for 2023.
Celebrating God
Intentions And Motivations
“The intentions and motivations of our actions are as important to our relationships as the the situations covered by the Old Testament laws.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading for this Sunday from Matthew’s Gospel chapter 5:21-37.
Salt And Light
“Both images are transformative in their power to reveal what is hidden and to open Christ’s path to true joy that is found in the Gospel’s truth.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading for this Sunday from Matthew’s Gospel chapter 5:13-20.
“Come And See”
“For us as Christian’s, Jesus holds the combination that promises to unlock the path to that place of deepest and truest satisfaction in our lives.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading for this Sunday from John’s Gospel chapter 1:29-42.
“By Another Road”
“In the story we read today, the wisemen following the star embodies God’s announcement to our world of a new, hope-filled path.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our Epiphany reading from Matthew chapter 2:1-12.
Redeemed by Love
“God doesn’t want us to be ordered by rules that are not founded in the relationships of love.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our Epistle reading for The Naming Of Jesus, from Galatians chapter 4:4-7.
Peace On Earth
“War, and the horrific things that human beings do to each other in war are the terrible fulfilment of that human brokenness that sets us against each other are the exact opposite of the peace God intends for us in Jesus Christ.” For Christmas, The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading of Jesus’ birth from Luke’s Gospel, chapter 2:1-20.
Trust In God’s Promise
“The writer of Matthew’s gospel shows how important it is to the story of Jesus to realize just how long God’s plan was in the making, and through what incredible and messy situations in the lives of people that God was working in, to fulfill the God’s promises.” For this Fourth Sunday of Advent, The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 1:18-25.
Jesus Is The One
“Our Advent readings invite us to confirm our choice to follow Christ and to choose not to restrict ourselves or to be stuck selecting between to the lesser of two evils that our worldly powers consistently offer us.” For this Third Sunday of Advent, The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 11:2-11.
2022 Christmas Services
Our celebration of Christmas at St. Mark’s begins on Sunday December 18th at 10:30am service with our Lessons And Carols Service. Christmas Eve services will be held on evening of the 24th, at 4pm, 7pm, and 10:30pm. Our Christmas Day Service will be at 10am.
Promised Hope is Near
“The Good News of Jesus Christ is a message of hope to us in the midst of our broken world.” For this Second Sunday of Advent, The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 3:1-12.
God Keeps God’s Promises
“We may not know that time or the hour of God’s Kingdom’s ultimate arrival, but we can trust that the Gospel of Jesus Christ will prevail.” For this First Sunday of Advent, The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 24:36-44.
The Leader We Can Trust
“Jesus Christ is the ultimate authority in our lives. He is the person whose words and teachings we are to follow in all aspects of our lives.” This Sunday, on which we celebrate The Reign of Christ, The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from Luke’s Gospel, chapter 21:5-19.
Endurance In Our Troubles
“It is important to recognize that Jesus takes the time to answer the question of the Sadducees. Not to prove that he is smarter and wiser in an earthly struggle kind of way, but because he cares about them and would really like for them to soften their hardened hearts and consider the Good News.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers Remembrance Sunday prayers and a message reflecting our reading for this Sunday from Luke’s Gospel chapter 20:27-38.
Right Answer, Wrong Question
“It is important to recognize that Jesus takes the time to answer the question of the Sadducees. Not to prove that he is smarter and wiser in an earthly struggle kind of way, but because he cares about them and would really like for them to soften their hardened hearts and consider the Good News.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers Remembrance Sunday prayers and a message reflecting our reading for this Sunday from Luke’s Gospel chapter 20:27-38.
Seasons of Life
“As siblings in Christ, when we pass through the seasons of blessing and woe, we go through it together.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading for All Saints from Luke’s Gospel chapter 6:20-31.
God Has Mercy For All
“God’s mercy and grace is not limited by our earthly measures of worth.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from Luke’s Gospel chapter 18:9-14.
God’s Justice Rises
“God’s grace fills us with the knowledge and promise that God is always working to bring about justice in all things and in our individual lives.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from Luke’s Gospel chapter 18:1-8.
Sharing Our Gratitude
“Our gospel reading today reminds us to give thanks for the gracious and merciful way that God gives us opportunities to restore our relationships with each other and God. ” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our Harvest Thanksgiving reading from Luke’s Gospel chapter 17:11-19.
“Increase Our Faith”
“The essence of Jesus teaching to his disciples is that the fullness of our faith becomes apparent when we use it.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting today’s reading from Luke’s Gospel chapter 17:5-10.
Named, Not Ignored
“If we choose to serve God in our life then every person has a name, like Lazarus, no matter their place in the earthly order of wealth and status.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting today’s reading from Luke’s Gospel chapter 16:19-31.
Living Faithfully
“By choosing to serve God, Jesus gives us a path that brings us closer together.”
The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting today’s reading from Luke’s Gospel chapter 16:1-13.
Being Found
“Jesus would speak with anyone, no matter what their place in our earthly systems, and offer them the chance to be restored back into right relationship with God and with the community.”
The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers special prayers at the passing of Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II along with our weekly prayers and a message reflecting today’s reading from Luke’s Gospel chapter 15:1-10.
The Cost of the Path
“In our reading today, Jesus wanted to make sure they understood that returning us all to right relationships would not come about without suffering.”
The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting today’s reading from Luke’s Gospel chapter 14:25-33. Thank you, for watching.
Humility on the Path
Welcome to your online worship for Sunday, August 28, 2022. I hope your summer months have provided you with opportunities for joy and reconnection with …