Everyone is welcome to worship at St. Mark’s. On Sunday’s we worship at 8am and 10am. Our 10am service is live streamed on Facebook.
Our 8am worship is fully accessible in our downstairs worship space (parish hall). Our 10am worship is in our historic Nave which is located upstairs.
At 8am we follow the Prayer Book using Rite I. At 10am we sing and follow Rite II. You can follow the words of the service with the bulletin posted below, or on the screen projected in church.
On Tuesdays at 12:15 we commemorate the Communion of Saints, worshiping with Lesser Feasts and Fasts at a Brown Bag Eucharist. You are invited to bring your lunch as we sit around a table sharing a spiritual and physical meal.
Worship at St. Mark’s
If this is your first time at an Episcopal Church, or even in a Christian Church, please know how welcome you are.
Episcopal worship is liturgical. That means there are specific rituals and prayers with which Episcopalians follow. This connects local worship with worship across the world through the Worldwide Anglican Communion. Episcopalians, stand, kneel, sing and sit at specific times during worship. Episcopalians pray and sing some words from memory, others are read from the Book of Common Prayer or a hymnal.
Don’t worry if you don’t know when to move or are not able to move easily. At St. Mark’s everyone is invited to move in body or spirit. Furthermore, every worshiping member has had a day that they have not remembered what prayer comes next. Feel free to adopt your own personal posture of prayer letting the words of communal prayer and song lead your heart and soul in worship. You may ask a person sitting near you for guidance; St. Mark’s members are always happy to welcome new worshipers.
All worshipers are welcome to come to the communion rail. You may receive communion by placing one hand over the other and responding “Amen” when offered “The Body of Christ, the Bread of Heaven.” You may then eat the communion or dip it in the Cup. Many choose to sip from the Cup. This will be offered to you with the words “The Blood of Christ, the Cup of Salvation.” To which, you respond “Amen” once again.
If you prefer, you may ask for a blessing. You may indicate this is your wish by crossing your arms over your chest. Or, you may simply come forward and greet the priest in whatever way you prefer.
If you are unable to come forward and would like communion brought to you, please let an usher know or wave to the priest as the ministers are finishing the distribution of Communion. Our ministers are always happy to come to members at their seats.
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St. Mark’s
Located in the north-central Massachusetts city of Leominster, St. Marks is a well-respected community parish, having contributed to the Leominster community for well over 120 years. And in this time of transition and the crisis of a global pandemic, the tradition continues. We remain steadfast in service by adapting to the needs of the community in this ever-changing world. We welcome with open arms, everyone, regardless of origin, background, religious or faith-based experiences or perceived social status.
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Our 8 a.m. Service is Rite 1 and has a strong following amongst those seeking a more traditional format. At 10 a.m. we have a Rite 2 Sung service using a mixture of traditional and more modern worship hymns. Our Healing Team is available each Sunday during communion for those who wish to have prayers. We have a healing service once a month. We also use a power point to project our 10 a.m. service. We worship midweek on Wednesday evenings.