Welcome to
St. Mark's Episcopal Church!
We are glad you found us and are interested in learning more about our community. Visitors, newcomers, inquirers, and members of other faiths are invited to take part in Sunday services, educational opportunities for children and adults, and a variety of outreach and social activities. Wherever you are on your spiritual journey - doubting, full-of-faith, or in between - you are invited to St. Mark's.
OFFICE HOURS: The Church Office is Tuesday through Thursday 7:00 am to 12:00 noon
St. Mark's parking lot is located on the corner of East Main and Church Sts. You may enter for worship at the side entrance or at the front entrance.
If you need immediate pastoral care, please contact The Rev. Cathy Dempesy-Sims, Partnership Canon for Pastoral Care and Congregational Support, at 716-998-6565.
Our Church
Services of Holy Eucharist (and Morning Prayer) are at 10:30 am. Our services are led by Diocesan priests. We are happy to welcome The Rev. Shannon Collis in January! She'll be with us two Sundays a month, and she is joined by the Rev. Carmen Seufert. It's a blessing to have them celebrate the Eucharist with us and to hear a variety of preaching styles! In addition, one service each month is the service on Morning Prayer, led by lay leaders.
Music is by organist Dennis Mellander with other special guest musicians participating
Oct. 6 - Holy Eucharist with The Rev. Shannon Collis - followed by A BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS SERVICE AT 11:30 AM - (in St. Mark's parking lot) All Welcome!
Oct. 13 - Holy Eucharist with The Rev. Shannon Collis
Oct. 20 - Morning Prayer
Oct. 27 - Communion from Reserved Sacrament with Deacon Diane Cox
NEWS ABOUT THE ELECTION OF BISHOP SEAN ROWE TO PRESIDING BISHOP
THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT ST. MARKS is here
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Christian Education starts on Sunday, October 6th at 9:30 am for 45 minutes. Please contact the church if you'd like to participate (we're ordering copies of the award-winning book called The Path: A Journey through the Bible for adults. The Rev. Shannon Collis will be leading the adult class. In addition, children will have their own Sunday School class at 9:30 am! St. Mark's is hosting Christian education once a month until the New Year, when Christian ed will meet twice a month.
USED INK CARTRIDGES - Protecting God's creation
Keep ink cartridges out of landfills! About 350 million used cartridges end up in landfills each year. Instead, bring them to St. Mark's! There's a collection box outside the door on Church St. as well as a larger bin inside the side door (office hours are M-Th 7:00 am to noon; Sundays 9:00-11:45). Sorry--we can't take toner cartridges. The cartridges are sent in each month for recycling and re-use.
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EVENING PRAYER
If you would like a time of prayer and meditation at the end of each day, please look at the following options from Forward Day by Day: https://www.forwardmovement.org/Pages/Item/15054/Our-Podcasts.aspx
OUR DIOCESE
Our diocese is actually made up of two dioceses (The Episcopal Dioceses of Western New York & Northwest Pennsylvania) which are on a journey to discover how collaborating can help us transform our congregations and communities through the power of Jesus Christ. In our churches, everyone is welcome, without exception.