Saint Mark's Episcopal Church Charleston Blog

Feb 27, 2020
3 min

Managing Aging, Facing Mortality, and Making a Difference

The blessing of our second half of life and latter years is to both understand and accept that what we are now doing is not at all for us...

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Jul 15, 2019
1 min

Michael Drayton Jefferson - Saint Mark’s Treasurer For 35 Years

Mike, started as an altar boy and now is currently a member of the finance committee for The Episcopal Church in South Carolina.

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Apr 23, 2019
1 min

Meet Acolyte Zachariah Wallace-Wright

Zach Wallace-Wright is one of the younger members of our church. He and his mom, Kristin, joined Saint Mark’s a couple of years ago and ...

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Jul 18, 2018
1 min

JHS Meaning...Learn its History in Christianity

Did you ever notice this symbol located in the center of the altar? It is a “Christogram” or a religious symbol for Jesus Christ. Origin...

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Jun 21, 2018
3 min

Psalms - Learn the History and Read One of Our Favorites.

In almost every service, a psalm is read or sung. What exactly are psalms? The Book of Psalms, in the Old Testament of the Bible, is a v...

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Apr 4, 2018
2 min

Meet our Organist and Music Director!

Loretta Haskell joined Saint Mark’s in 2016 and is delighted to be a part of our community. A native of SC, Loretta is an accomplished mu...

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Jan 16, 2018
4 min

Reflections on our First Year

We officially began our journey in ministry together almost one year-ago. In fact, it was at last year’s Annual Meeting that our Senior ...

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Sep 15, 2017
2 min

In The Know About Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, Charleston

The mission of Saint Mark’s, an historical, Black Episcopal Church with a diverse congregation, is to live and grow in the Gospel of Jesu...

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May 10, 2017
2 min

Who Was Saint Mark?

Saint Mark was a contemporary of Christ, born in what is now Tunisia/Libya, in Africa. He was born to Jewish parents three to fifteen ye...

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