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Since 1939, we have ministered to the people of Houston. Located in the West University/Bellaire area, we are a diverse, inclusive community seeking to transform lives. We hope you will visit one of our services to experience the mission of St. Mark’s.
For seventy-five years St. Mark’s has been a source of Worship, Welcome, Outreach and Formation for all of God’s people in response to our baptisms and our belief that we are to be a light to the world. We collaborate with our Bishop, our diocese, other Episcopal churches, and many service organizations to accomplish this mission. We seek to serve our city, our state, and our world. We are a church full of past accomplishment and future potential.
We are a people comfortable with being Episcopalian and restless to explore ideas, worship styles, and Gospel ingenuity. We believe the Gospel to be active, not static, and so we respond accordingly by always striving to balance a rich heritage with new initiative.
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CCSC
Christian Community Service Center is a community-based non-profit organization serving the inner city Houston community. Its mission is to serve the poor, hungry, disabled, and otherwise needy while respecting their religious, ethnic or cultural differences. St. Mark’s joined CCSC as a member church in 1986.
What can I do to help?
- Volunteer in Emergency Services. There is a need for volunteers to work four-hour shifts in Interviewing, Reception, Food Pantry, or Clothing. Please contact Kate Gallup or call 713.961.3993, ext. 213 for more details.
- Bring a can (or two!) to church as we help stock the CCSC food pantry. The top 10 food items needed are beans, rice, canned tomatoes, pasta, peanut butter, canned fruit, individually wrapped toothbrush or deodorant, cereal, canned meat, and meaty soups.
- Donate gifts for the 2015 Jingle Bell Express. Christian Community Service Center has 2,500 families to serve this year. Your donations of gift items will ensure these families have a happy and joyful Christmas season. Please bring new unwrapped gift by December 5, 2015 and place them in the collection boxes located in the church office, narthex, and Hauser Hall. Gift items needed are:
- Baby items — toys, clothing, and books
- Preteen items
- Teen items
- Children’s books (including picture books)
- Teen readers
- Spanish/bilingual books
Hospitality Apartments
Hospitality Apartments provides free temporary housing (from two weeks up to three months) and a safe, supportive environment for families in need who are receiving medical treatment at any of the medical care facilities in the Texas Medical Center area here in Houston, Texas.
What can I do to help?
- Be an office or maintenance volunteer. There are not paid employees. Volunteers run the Hospitality Apartments office and help with the care and maintenance of the grounds, buildings and apartments.
- Provide direct financial assistance.
- Visit their website at www.hospitalityapartments.org or call 713.790.9120 for more information.
Kids' Meals
Kids’ Meals is a community based organization, serving healthy lunches to 1,400 hungry pre-school aged children living in poverty. Kids’ Meals provides and delivers nutritious meals, free of cost to the families, Monday through Friday, year-round.
What can I do to help?
- Come join the fun putting 300 sack lunches together. St. Mark’s volunteers meet every third Sunday (except the fourth Sunday in December) in Hauser Hall.
- Underwrite the effort. It takes $500 to make 300 lunches. Please consider a contribution made payable to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church with a “Kids’ Meals” notation.
- Visit www.kidsmealshouston.org for more information.
Lord of the Streets (LOTS)
Lord of the Streets Episcopal Church (LOTS) ministers to the spiritual, emotional, physical and social needs of individuals living in Houston who are homeless, in crisis or in transition.
What can I do to help?
- Join the Breakfast Serve Team and cook breakfast at LOTS on scheduled Sundays.
- Help fill the clothing box in Hauser Hall with new and gently used men’s clothing.
- Be a Bible Study Facilitator or Noonday Prayer Facilitator.
- Visit www.lordofthestreets.org or contact Bob Lane to learn more.
Youth Mission Trips
Each summer, youth have the opportunity to participate in a short term mission trip. In the past few years, sixth through eighth grade students have served in places like San Antonio or New Orleans. Ninth through twelfth grade students have served in New York, Belize, and Costa Rica. Each mission team participates in various outreach activities and partners with Episcopal outreach programs in those towns or cities. These trips are an opportunity to be the hands and feet of Christ while growing as a St. Mark’s Youth Group community. St. Mark’s Youth Group also participates in local outreach projects throughout the school year.
Please contact Kim Thompson to learn about the various outreach and fellowship opportunities.
Second Family Care Team
The Second Family Ministry is an in reach program for St. Mark’s Church members and their families. It is a partnership between Interfaith Care Partners and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.
Our Mission: We are a Care Team Ministry bound together for a common cause to expand the Christian faith through the power of emotional, practical and spiritual support. This ministry allows our parish family of all ages to make a joyful and conscious commitment to reach out to those in need within our church community.
What can I do to help?
- Volunteer to be part of a second family care team. You will find this rewarding as you help the care partner to stay involved with their church and as you help with activities of daily living. Contact Barbara Stanley for more information.
3816 Bellaire Blvd.
Houston, TX 77025-1296
United States
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