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The Rainbow People of God
The Rainbow People of God

August & September 2022

During the late summer of 2022 our focus turned to the sermons and writings of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Our text was The Rainbow People of God.

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Heresies and How to Avoid Them
Heresies and How to Avoid Them

Lent 2022

Our 2022 Lenten Series studied age-old heresies that continue to exist in our modern day. Our text for this study was Heresies and How to Avoid Them - Why it matters what Christians believe edited by Ben Quash and Michael Ward.

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Lent & Holy Week with Evelyn Underhill
Lent & Holy Week with Evelyn Underhill

Lent & Holy Week 2021

During Lent and Holy Week of 2021 our parish book was Lent with Evelyn Underhill.

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C.S. Lewis and the Psalms
C.S. Lewis and the Psalms

Advent 2020

Our study book was Reflections on the Psalms by C.S. Lewis.

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Women & Angels of the Bible
Women & Angels of the Bible

Summer 2020

During the summer of 2020 we gathered online for a Bible study exploring the stories of women and angels in the Bible.

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The Epistle to the Romans
The Epistle to the Romans

June 2020

During the spring of 2020 we gathered online to read and study St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans.

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Why Learn Leviticus?
Why Learn Leviticus?

Eastertide 2020

We gathered for a Bible study seminar on Leviticus, learning how this book intersects with life of Jesus Christ.

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Going Deeper: Exploring the Mysteries of our Faith
Going Deeper: Exploring the Mysteries of our Faith

Epiphany & Lent 2020

During February and March of 2020 we gathered each week for a series of classes on the eternal questions of Christianity.

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The David Story
The David Story

Epiphany 2020

During Epiphany of 2020 the rector and others gathered for a Bible Study focusing on the Story of David in the Books of Samuel.

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The Path
The Path

September 2018 - Easter 2019

The Path is an experience unlike any other: an amazing 360-degree overview of the vast, sweeping story of God's extraordinary love for ordinary people.

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The Incarnation in Luke
The Incarnation in Luke

Advent 2018

During Advent of 2018 we gathered for a three-week Bible Study focusing on the Advent themes of the Annunciation, the Visitation, the birth of John the Baptist, and the Word-Made-Flesh.

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The Epistle to the Hebrews
The Epistle to the Hebrews

Autumn 2018

During the autumn of 2018 the second reading at the Sunday masses was from the Epistle to the Hebrews. We gathered for a two-month study for the theologically rich letter.

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Live Like Francis
Live Like Francis

September 2018

We honored a season of creation and explored Franciscan spirituality through Bible Study, the readings of St. Francis, and prayer.

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Bread of Life Bible Study
Bread of Life Bible Study

Summer 2018

During the month of August at the Sunday masses the Gospel was from St. John's discourse on the Bread of Life. We gathered for a three-week Bible Study on this text.

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Easter Mystagogy
Easter Mystagogy

Eastertide 2018

When we speak of Easter Mystagogy, we speak of interpreting the great mysteries of the faith. It is a great tradition of the church to do this exercise during the season of Easter.

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St. Cyril's Soups & Psalms
St. Cyril's Soups & Psalms

Passion Sunday 2018

On this Sunday the St. Mark's Choir hosted a Lenten Lunch of soups in honor of St. Cyril. Cyril was the bishop of Jerusalem who devised the Holy Week liturgies we celebrate today.

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Lent Forums 2018
Lent Forums 2018

Sundays in Lent 2018

For the Sundays in Lent of 2018 we gathered for a series of discussions on faith, prayer, scripture, and theology.

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Lent Book: Say it to God
Lent Book: Say it to God

Lent 2018

In this book, Luigi Gioia stresses that prayer is not so much about techniques or methods, but rather building trust that God wants to hear from us and our lives.

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Reading Evelyn Underhill
Reading Evelyn Underhill

Advent & Christmas 2017

During the Advent and Christmas seasons of 2017 we read Advent with Evelyn Underhill, edited by Christopher Webber.

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The Anglican Ethos
The Anglican Ethos

Spring & Summer 2017

During the spring and summer of 2017, Father Lillie taught a class on Anglican Spirituality, focusing on the calendar and Daily Office as outlined in the Book of Common Prayer.

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Reading the Works of Refugees
Reading the Works of Refugees

Winter & Spring 2017

During the winter and spring of 2017 we gathered at the rectory for discussions on six different refugee authors and one of their works.

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Parish Retreat
Parish Retreat

Eastertide 2017

St. Mark's hosted a weekend retreat at St. Anthony's Retreat Center in Kalihi during Eastertide. This quiet and contemplative setting was the perfect place to renew one's prayer life.

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Being Disciples
Being Disciples

Lent 2017

Discipleship, says Rowan Williams, is a state of being. Discipleship is about how we live; not just the decisions we make, not just the things we believe, but a state of being.

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The Collects of the Book of Common Prayer
The Collects of the Book of Common Prayer

Fall 2016 - Winter 2017

Beginning in September of 2016 and extending through the Sundays after the Epiphany of 2017, we gathered to discuss the history and theology of the collects of the Book of Common Prayer.

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The Screwtape Letters
The Screwtape Letters

Wormwood and Screwtape

In The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis provides a series of lessons in the importance of taking a deliberate role in Christian faith by portraying a typical human life, with all its temptations and failings, seen from devils' viewpoints.

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The Epistles
The Epistles

Summer & Fall 2016

For most of 2016 a group gathered to read and discuss the Epistles of St. Paul, as well as the Pastoral Epistles.

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The Epistle to Philemon
The Epistle to Philemon

August 2016

During August 2016 we gathered to read and discuss the Epistle to Philemon. This short letter, written by St. Paul, is only one chapter long.

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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

June 2016

Father Lillie facilitated another pilgrimage to the Holy Land during June 2016 for 25 parishioners from St. Mark's. The pilgrimage was for two weeks, and it included time in Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Galilee, and other Biblical sites.

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The Anglican Spirit
The Anglican Spirit

Easter 2016

Throughout Easter a small group gathered with the rector to discuss theology as read in The Anglican Spirit by the sometime Archbishop of Canterbury, Michael Ramsey.

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Angels
Angels

Easter 2016

Angels continually appear throughout the faith stories of the Abrahamic traditions, and yet so often our understanding of angels is clouded with confusion.

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