Adult Spiritual Growth Opportunities

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 am Wednesdays in Rooms 17/18 and via Zoom. We will begin the Advent Study “The Christmas Letters” starting November 26 in room 17/18. Join the class for any or all the four sessions. 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. For December we will discuss In the Manger: 25 Inspirational Selections for Advent, by Max Lucado. 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.

December 20th: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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