Mark of St. Mark

A weekly missive that I write for my congregation that typically includes some kind of pastoral reflection. For a rough translation and some preliminary interpretive notes about the gospel text for weekend worship, please visit my other blog, "Left Behind and Loving It" here: http://leftbehindandlovingit.blogspot.com.

Friday, September 12, 2025

A Week of Violence and Hubris

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  Friends,   This week has been a mess: A Supreme Court decision left anyone who seems identifiably non-white vulnerable to raids and arrest...
Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Playground and Serving Children

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  Friends ,   I have some exciting news to share about our St. Mark Community Preschool. This week the new school year began with a brand-ne...
Sunday, August 31, 2025

Two Events Forthcoming

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  Friends,     There are two things coming soon that I will write about today.    First, the Orange County Pride Parade is scheduled for Sep...
Friday, August 22, 2025

Winding Down and Gearing Up

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  Friends,     Thank you all for the warm reception that you gave our guest preacher Kathy Kipp, as well as her family and friends who were ...
Sunday, August 3, 2025

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  Friends,     Last Sunday, we baptized a baby as an act of initiation and welcome into the church. Tomorrow, we will have a memorial for a ...
Friday, July 25, 2025

Quick Things of Beauty

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  Friends,   I have two things to share with you today.    First, throughout this month for our Sunday morning Introit, the St. Mark Quartet...
Saturday, July 19, 2025

IRS Ruling, pt. 2

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  Friends,     I wrote some reflections last week on the new IRS ruling allowing churches to endorse candidates from the pulpit without enda...
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