Mar
24
to Mar 31

Holy Week and Easter Schedule of Services

Palm Sunday, March 24--Liturgy of the Palms at 9 & 11 a.m..Gather on the Green for procession into the church (weather permitting).

Maundy Thursday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m.—Holy Eucharist with Washing of Feet

Good Friday, March 29—One service in the church at noon with Stations of the Cross on the Green at 3 p.m.

Easter Vigil, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. Gather in front of the church.

Easter Sunday, March 31—Holy Eucharist at 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. Bring flowers for the Flowering of the Cross.

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Pilgrimage to England
Sep
10
to Sep 18

Pilgrimage to England

Explore the heritage of our faith while enjoying the sights and flavors of England. Our next pilgrimage will include visits to historical sites in London, Canterbury, Bath and the southern coast of England, as well as the Cotswolds with its quaint villages, churches and inspiring cathedrals. Departure date is Tues., Sept. 10, and return is Wed., Sept. 18. You do not need to be a St. Mark's member to join the group.

For a complete itinerary, costs and other information, click HERE.

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Confirmation/Inquirers' Class
Mar
27
6:00 PM18:00

Confirmation/Inquirers' Class

St. Mark’s continues its Confirmation/Inquirers’ class with a light supper at 6 p.m. followed by the class at 6:30 p.m. This series covers the history, faith, liturgy and polity of the Episcopal Church and offers a great opportunity for any who wish to learn more about the church, as well as anyone who may be considering being confirmed or received into the Episcopal Church when Bishop Ruth visits later this year. The class will be led by Fr. Roy and Deacon Ken. Please contact one of them or the church office for more information. Come and see!

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Palm Cross Making
Mar
23
1:30 PM13:30

Palm Cross Making

Help make crosses for Palm Sunday with our resident expert Kit Bruce on Sat., March 23, at 1:30 p.m. in St. Mark's Center. The crosses will be distributed the next day on Palm Sunday. Kit will show you how--it's not that hard. Bring scissors to trim the palmetto fronds. If you can help, give Kit a call at 843-295-0058 or email kitbruce1111@gmail.com.


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Confirmation/Inquirers' Class
Mar
20
6:00 PM18:00

Confirmation/Inquirers' Class

St. Mark’s continues its Confirmation/Inquirers’ class with a light supper at 6 p.m. followed by the class at 6:30 p.m. This series covers the history, faith, liturgy and polity of the Episcopal Church and offers a great opportunity for any who wish to learn more about the church, as well as anyone who may be considering being confirmed or received into the Episcopal Church when Bishop Ruth visits later this year. The class will be led by Fr. Roy and Deacon Ken. Please contact one of them or the church office for more information. Come and see!

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Confirmation/Inquirers' Class
Mar
13
6:00 PM18:00

Confirmation/Inquirers' Class

St. Mark’s continues its Confirmation/Inquirers’ class with a light supper at 6 p.m. followed by the class at 6:30 p.m. This series covers the history, faith, liturgy and polity of the Episcopal Church and offers a great opportunity for any who wish to learn more about the church, as well as anyone who may be considering being confirmed or received into the Episcopal Church when Bishop Ruth visits later this year. The class will be led by Fr. Roy and Deacon Ken. Please contact one of them or the church office for more information. Come and see!

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Chili Cook Off
Mar
9
5:00 PM17:00

Chili Cook Off

St. John’s Lutheran Church’s annual Chili Cook Off is back! This year’s cook off will take place on Sat., March 9, from 5-7 p.m. Fr. Roy will be submitting his own chili in the competition and you can enter your favorite recipe too. All chili should be brought in a crockpot and must arrive by 4:45 pm to be judged. Mark your calendar now and plan to attend. Minimum donation: $ 8 per person or $24 per family. Proceeds to benefit Good Neighbor Clinic. St. John’s is located at 157 Lady’s Island Dr.

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Confirmation/Inquirers' Class
Mar
6
6:00 PM18:00

Confirmation/Inquirers' Class

St. Mark’s continues its Confirmation/Inquirers’ class with a light supper at 6 p.m. followed by the class at 6:30 p.m. This series covers the history, faith, liturgy and polity of the Episcopal Church and offers a great opportunity for any who wish to learn more about the church, as well as anyone who may be considering being confirmed or received into the Episcopal Church when Bishop Ruth visits later this year. The class will be led by Fr. Roy and Deacon Ken. Please contact one of them or the church office for more information. Come and see!

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Adult Ed.
Mar
5
10:00 AM10:00

Adult Ed.

In the final adult class, Tom Miller will lead a discussion on "Pascal's Wager," invented by the 17th Century French mathematics prodigy and devout Roman Catholic Blaise Pascal (pictured), that suggests it is only rational and we have nothing to lose by believing in God. We will also visit selected pieces of Pascal's "Pensees," the purpose of which was to convert readers into serious Christians. Next, it's on to the 17th century contemporary of Pascal, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Here we will decide if he is correct that while we see all things in God, "it is also necessary that we have ideas of our own," even if our ideas are always changing.  We conclude with Leibnitz's "On the Ultimate Origin of Things" in which he develops the cosmological argument for the existence of God, which he based on the principle of sufficient reason. Did he get this right?

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Confirmation/Inquirers' Class
Feb
28
6:00 PM18:00

Confirmation/Inquirers' Class

St. Mark’s continues its Confirmation/Inquirers’ class with a light supper at 6 p.m. followed by the class at 6:30 p.m. This series covers the history, faith, liturgy and polity of the Episcopal Church and offers a great opportunity for any who wish to learn more about the church, as well as anyone who may be considering being confirmed or received into the Episcopal Church when Bishop Ruth visits later this year. The class will be led by Fr. Roy and Deacon Ken. Please contact one of them or the church office for more information. Come and see!

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Adult Ed - A Fast and Dangerous Romp
Feb
27
10:00 AM10:00

Adult Ed - A Fast and Dangerous Romp

The adult education program on the Early Church History being led by Tom Miller will continue at 10:00, February 27, in the St. Mark’s sanctuary.  In this session we will be rubbing shoulders with the only Roman Catholic cleric believed to be canonized primarily for the  enormous volume and importance of his writings, the 13th century Saint Thomas Aquinas.

It will be exciting to come to appreciate the work of Saint Thomas Aquinas and the impact of his theological and philosophical writings on Christian orthodoxy.  While we learned that  Augustine was considered a Platonist in his  intellectual approach to God and the soul,  the thinking of Aquinas is similar to that of Aristotle. 

Specifically, we’ll question why Aquinas jilted the highly respected Benedictines for the upstart mendicant Dominicans, how he constructed his Five Ways  connect-the-dots proof of God’s existence, and try to make of the  instances of Aquinas actually levitating during his meditations.  

The discussions are lively, free form, and questions are eagerly encouraged.  No knowledge of philosophy, theology, or church history is needed to enjoy this hour of fellowship.

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Confirmation/Inquirers' Class
Feb
21
6:00 PM18:00

Confirmation/Inquirers' Class

St. Mark’s will hold a Confirmation/Inquirers’ class on Wednesday evenings during Lent beginning on Feb. 21 with a light supper at 6 p.m. followed by the class at 6:30 p.m. The six-part series will cover the history, faith, liturgy and polity of the Episcopal Church. This class offers a great opportunity for any who wish to learn more about the church, as well as anyone who may be considering being confirmed or received into the Episcopal Church when Bishop Ruth visits later this year. The class will be led by Fr. Roy and Deacon Ken. Please contact one of them or the church office for more information. Come and see!  

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Parish Oyster Roast
Feb
16
5:00 PM17:00

Parish Oyster Roast

Local oysters, hotdogs, homemade chili, entertainment by the Sometime Later Band, s'mores around the bonfire! Mark your calendar for Fri., Jan. 12, 5 p.m. in Live Oak Park, Port Royal. Oyster dinners are $25 per person; hotdog dinners are $10. Make your check payable to St. Mark's, write the number and types of dinners on the memo line, and have it in by the Jan. 8 deadline. You can mail your payment to St. Mark's at PO Box 761, Port Royal 29935, drop it by the Center during office hours, or give it to a designated person after the one 10 a.m. church service on Dec. 31 or either service on Jan. 7.

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Adult Ed - A Fast and Dangerous Romp
Feb
6
10:00 AM10:00

Adult Ed - A Fast and Dangerous Romp

At this session, you will be introduced to Augustine, who, according to Tom, is "one of the most original and provocative theologians of the Christian Church. The future Bishop of Hippo, Augustine struggled mightily trying to decide what religious path to follow, resulting in a moving conversion experience described in his autobiography Confessions."

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Adult Ed - A Fast and Dangerous Romp
Jan
30
10:00 AM10:00

Adult Ed - A Fast and Dangerous Romp

Tom Miller continues his Epiphany series with week 2 where we'll meet the lustful young Berber who was his mother's worst nightmare yet would eventually be the Bishop of Hippo in Roman North Africa, now Algeria. The world came to know him as St. Augustine. Augustine's excruciating spiritual pain and anguish will be experienced, as will his adoption of Manichaeism, which he later rejects, as he shares a moving account of his conversion to Christianity in his Confessions.

For those of us who are unsure whether God exists, week three will bring Thomas Aquinas and his easy-peasy five-step philosophical proof to get us on track. “The Ox,” as he was known, missed a few steps, as we'll see. Also, God's bookie, the French polymath Blaise Pascal, will make a cameo appearance with “Pascal's Wager,” which handicaps the believe/don't believe arbitrage.

Our home stretch will be in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with the Roman Catholic British philosopher, Christian apologist, journalist, and literary and art critic G. K. Chesterton, best known as the creator of the loveable, pudgy Father Brown. We, however, will spend our final session with Chesterton's Orthodoxy as he addresses what he viewed as an increasingly decadent world.

Reading material and links to instructive videos will be posted in “Red Lion Weekly” in advance of each session. If you plan to attend or have any questions, email Tom Miller directly at youngtom1969@gmail.com.

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Adult Ed - A Fast and Dangerous Romp
Jan
23
10:00 AM10:00

Adult Ed - A Fast and Dangerous Romp

Tom Miller will lead a four-week Epiphany series on church history and evolving Christian thought beginning at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays in the Center on Jan. 23 and 30 and Feb. 6 and 20. According to Tom, the series begins with a romp through the fast times and dangerous world of the 3rd and 4th centuries early Church. (Pictured: Bishop Nicholas loses his cool with Arius at the Council of Nicaea)

In the second week we'll meet the lustful young Berber who was his mother's worst nightmare yet would eventually be the Bishop of Hippo in Roman North Africa, now Algeria. The world came to know him as St. Augustine. Augustine's excruciating spiritual pain and anguish will be experienced, as will his adoption of Manichaeism, which he later rejects, as he shares a moving account of his conversion to Christianity in his Confessions.

For those of us who are unsure whether God exists, week three will bring Thomas Aquinas and his easy-peasy five-step philosophical proof to get us on track. “The Ox,” as he was known, missed a few steps, as we'll see. Also, God's bookie, the French polymath Blaise Pascal, will make a cameo appearance with “Pascal's Wager,” which handicaps the believe/don't believe arbitrage.

Our home stretch will be in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with the Roman Catholic British philosopher, Christian apologist, journalist, and literary and art critic G. K. Chesterton, best known as the creator of the loveable, pudgy Father Brown. We, however, will spend our final session with Chesterton's Orthodoxy as he addresses what he viewed as an increasingly decadent world.

Reading material and links to instructive videos will be posted in “Red Lion Weekly” in advance of each session. If you plan to attend or have any questions, email Tom Miller directly at youngtom1969@gmail.com.

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Parish Annual Meeting
Jan
21
11:00 AM11:00

Parish Annual Meeting

St. Mark’s Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Sun., Jan. 21, 2024, immediately following a single service at 10 a.m. In addition to the usual business, including the election of three new vestry members, we will vote on the adoption of new bylaws. All documents relating to the meeting and bylaws will be available on the webpage at stmarksc.org.

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Women of Grace
Jan
16
12:00 PM12:00

Women of Grace

The next meeting of the Women of Grace--St. Mark's women's group--is scheduled for Tues., Jan. 16, at noon in the community room of the church. Fr. Roy will speak about “Threads of Faith.” All are invited! Please let Jo Phelps know if you plan to attend by texting or calling her at 828-246-7146 or emailing her at jophelpssept9@gmail.com

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Sock-it-to-'Em
Jan
2
to Jan 31

Sock-it-to-'Em

Warm those feet

It's that time of year once again! During the month of January, St. Mark's will collect new socks for needy children at Port Royal Elementary School and needy adults at St. Francis Center. Please bring your donations of NEW socks to the Center during office hours or to the church on Sundays throughout January. Contact Carter Hoyt at carterhoyt@comcast.net with any questions.

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Advent Adult Ed - Journeying the Way of Love
Dec
20
6:00 PM18:00

Advent Adult Ed - Journeying the Way of Love

The season of Advent began on Dec. 3. Our new adult education class, “Journeying the Way of Love,” continues taking us through the first two chapters of the Gospel of Luke as we await the coming of Christ. Luke’s gospel provides a pattern for understanding how we can live the "Way of Love" as individuals, as families and friends, as a community, and out in the world. Join Fr. Roy each Wednesday, at 7 p.m. and running through Dec. 20. A soup supper will precede the class at 6 p.m.

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Advent Adult Ed - Journeying the Way of Love
Dec
13
6:00 PM18:00

Advent Adult Ed - Journeying the Way of Love

The season of Advent began on Dec. 3. Our new adult education class, “Journeying the Way of Love,” continues taking us through the first two chapters of the Gospel of Luke as we await the coming of Christ. Luke’s gospel provides a pattern for understanding how we can live the "Way of Love" as individuals, as families and friends, as a community, and out in the world. Join Fr. Roy each Wednesday, at 7 p.m. and running through Dec. 20. A soup supper will precede the class at 6 p.m.

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Stephen Ministry Informational Meeting
Dec
10
12:15 PM12:15

Stephen Ministry Informational Meeting

I have been excited that so many of you have expressed an interest in Stephen Ministry—enough for us to move ahead to the next step. We will hold an informational session on Sun., Dec. 10 at 12:15 p.m. in the church. Who is invited? Anyone, everyone, from the curious to the committed. I will provide an overview of how Stephen Ministry works from start to finish and also answer questions. I look forward to seeing you then.--Glenda Lee Nutting (laughneyz@centurylink.net)

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Advent Adult Ed - Journeying the Way of Love
Dec
6
6:00 PM18:00

Advent Adult Ed - Journeying the Way of Love

The season of Advent began on Dec. 3. Our new adult education class, “Journeying the Way of Love,” continues taking us through the first two chapters of the Gospel of Luke as we await the coming of Christ. Luke’s gospel provides a pattern for understanding how we can live the "Way of Love" as individuals, as families and friends, as a community, and out in the world. Join Fr. Roy each Wednesday, at 7 p.m. and running through Dec. 20. A soup supper will precede the class at 6 p.m.

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Advent Wreath Making
Dec
2
11:00 AM11:00

Advent Wreath Making

It’s time to make Advent Wreaths!  This year’s workshop will be held on Saturday, December 2 at 11:00 am on the Green.  The $10 fee offsets the cost of the wreath forms and is payable in cash or check made out to St. Mark’s with “Advent Wreath” in the subject line. This is a “loaves and fishes” kind of workshop: participants are asked to bring greens of any kind – lots of them! – to use and to share. Contact Nicole Passeggio at npp203@nyu.edu to RSVP or ask questions.

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Advent Adult Ed - Journeying the Way of Love
Nov
29
6:00 PM18:00

Advent Adult Ed - Journeying the Way of Love

The season of Advent begins Dec. 3. Our new adult education class, “Journeying the Way of Love,” will take us through the first two chapters of the Gospel of Luke as we await the coming of Christ. Luke’s gospel provides a pattern for understanding how we can live the "Way of Love" as individuals, as families and friends, as a community, and out in the world. Join Fr. Roy each Wednesday, beginning on Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. and running through Dec. 20. A soup supper will precede the class at 6 p.m.

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Adult Ed Class - Mark's Gospel
Nov
21
10:00 AM10:00

Adult Ed Class - Mark's Gospel

The First Sunday of Advent on Dec. 3 takes us to Year B in the lectionary cycle, and the gospel readings will generally be from the Gospel of Mark. Mark's gospel is the shortest and earliest of the four gospels and served as a source for both Matthew and Luke. Join Rev. Roy for a four-part study of this action-packed version of Jesus' life.

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Lowcountry Pride Event
Nov
18
12:00 PM12:00

Lowcountry Pride Event

Join us at Live Oak Park in Port Royal this Sat., Nov. 18, from noon to 5 p.m. to celebrate Lowcountry Pride! St. Mark's will be in attendance with a table and handouts. If you can help spread the good news from St. Mark's, please contact Fr. Roy at stmarkscrector@gmail.com. He needs a couple of people for an hour or two each from noon to 5 p.m.

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