Required Chapel Services
Two mornings a week, the whole community meets together in the chapel to hear sixth formers, faculty, and outside speakers reflect on our lives together as well as on the greater world of which we are a part. We draw from many religious, spiritual and ethical traditions in our choice of readings, performances, prayers and meditations. Once a month, this service is held in the evening and includes a full choir, acolytes, and a more traditional structure and content, and is followed by an all-community seated dinner in the dining hall.
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Voluntary Chapel Services
St.Mark’s also offers voluntary services several times a week. The Holy Eucharist is celebrated on Sunday evenings in the school’s chapel, and within walking distance of the St. Mark’s campus are several other churches, including a Roman Catholic Church. Our Jewish student group frequently offers Friday evening Shabbat services and services for the High Holy Days, and community meditation sessions are offered on a regular basis in our meditation room underneath the chapel. Other services, such as Muslim Friday prayers, come and go as dictated by student and faculty need and interest. We value the life of the spirit highly at St. Mark’s, and are eager to make it accessible to our students in whatever form is most meaningful to them.