Adult Sunday School
Led by Rick Farnsworth and Carl Harrison
Please register online or contact a study leader to obtain Zoom connection information.
9:30 a.m. Sundays
Room 17/18 and via Zoom
Seekers Bible Study
Led by Brenda Hunter and Kelly Deyoe
Study: The books of Zechariah and Malichi
If you would like to join us, please bring your favorite Bible and a curious mind. Please register online or contact a study leader to obtain Zoom connection information.
11:15 a.m. Sundays
Several Bibles are available in the meeting room.
Room 17/18 or via Zoom
Theo (Theology) Pub
Theo Pub meets at a local restaurant for dinner and conversation around life and faith ideas in a welcoming and inclusive setting. All views entertained with respect.
Register online or for more information, contact info@umcstmarks.org.
6 p.m. the last Monday of each month Location varies.
Weekly Studies
Bible and a Bite
Bring a sack lunch and the latest copy of “The Upper Room” to discuss and break bread together just as Jesus and his disciples broke bread in the upper room. 12:30 p.m. Thursdays at Sanctuary Campus. Chris Shafer, (call the church office).
Wednesday Morning Study
10-11:30 a.m. in Room 17/18 and by Zoom. Please pre-register to obtain Zoom connection info if you are new. Led by Marcia Rostad.
Roadrunner Book Club
9:30 am Wednesdays at Roadrunner Coffee, Linda Vista and Thornydale. You can join us in reading the book or just stop by for coffee and fellowship. For more information on ourcurrent book, please contact Carol Witherspoon
Open Minds Book Group
Led by Celeste Pardee and Ann Reaban
Do you enjoy discussing the books you read? This St. Mark’s book group is for you! It meets on a Friday in the latter half of each month.
9 to 10:30 a.m.
Books may be borrowed from the Pima County Public Library or purchased (new or used) from Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Bookshop.org, which supports local booksellers.
Zoom link will be emailed.
October 18th: The Overstory, by Richard Powers
“The Overstory” by Richard Powers (2018). This
Pulitzer Prize winning novel unfolds in fables about people from all walks of life who come together in
the timber wars of the Pacific northwest. It focuses on the relationship between humans and trees that
communicate silently and resourcefully in ways that are mostly invisible. The plot culminates when
activists, trying to protect the natural world, are drawn into an unavoidable catastrophe.
November 15th: Damnation Spring, by Ash Davidson (2021
This story takes place in a close-knit logging community in the Pacific Northwest where Rich is a tree-topper, a dangerous job that involves scaling trees hundreds of feet tall, and Colleen is an amateur midwife. Both want a better life for their young son, but they find themselves on opposite sides of a growing conflict that threatens their family. While this well-researched, beautifully written novel takes place in 1977-78, it couldn’t be more relevant today.
December 20th: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
A member of the Potawatomi Nation, Kimmerer believes that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. As a botanist, she is trained to investigate nature with scientific tools. She combines both lenses of knowledge to recognize our reciprocal relationship with the natural world. Her book takes us on a mystical and scientific journey that increases our appreciation for God’s creation