Saint Mark pastoral council is pleased to share the minutes of the first meeting of our new pastoral council. The pastoral council meets on the third Thursday of each month. Generally speaking, minutes will be available within five weeks of the preceding meeting – this allows the council to review the minutes, approve them with…
In accordance to the Archdiocesan policy Many Gifts, One Spirit: Consultative Leadership, Saint Mark parish has three primary bodies of consultative leadership: the pastoral council, the finance council, and the school commission. Additionally, we have the liturgy commission, which meets throughout the year to organize liturgical ministry & celebrations. Pastoral councilThe pastoral council currently consists…
Dear friends, Well, I’m back from retreat! It was a wonderful time away from the normal routine of ministry, work, and the world. This is the second year that I’ve committed to fully disconnecting while on retreat – no phone, not social media, no keeping up on email or news. 10/10 – I highly recommend…
Over the last year, the Archdiocese of Seattle has been all parishes to a new parish management software: ParishStaq. Though we’re still in the transition phase here at Saint Mark parish, we’ve been slowly implementing the program via groups such as our pastoral & finance councils, catechetical programs, as well as select liturgical ministries and…
