st. mark’s episcopal church

Rescheduled St. Mark’s music, art, and history event is Saturday, Oct. 22

Oct 20, 2022

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church is inviting the community on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to celebrate St. Mark’s in Lake City with a Medley of Music, Art, and History as well as St. Mark’s 160 years in Lake City. This was originally scheduled in August, but was postponed. “Our...

Blessing of the animals is Oct. 9 at St. Mark’s

Sep 28, 2022

The Rev. Pat VanHouten of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church invites the community to join church parishioners for a blessing of the animals on Sunday, Oct. 9, at 10 a.m. Any and all leashed pets with their owners are welcome to join this service and blessing. Rev. VanHouten’s sermon will tell the story...

St. Mark’s Aug. 14 service will be in Frontenac

Aug 10, 2022

There will be no service at St. Mark’s on Aug. 14. There will be a service at 9:30 a.m. at Christ Church, Old Frontenac Ampitheater. This is a combined service with Christ Church in Old Frontenac, Christ Church in Red Wing, Grace Memorial in Wabasha and St. Mark’s.

Updated: A look at early St. Mark’s history

Aug 10, 2022

Editor’s note: In conjunction with the Lake City 150th celebration, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church is celebrating its long history in Lake City with an event on Saturday, Aug. 13. [The event has been postponed.] The article below is condensed from a series of articles written by church member Nancy...

Over 100 attend Vintage Flower Show

Aug 3, 2022

Over 100 visitors from Lake City and out-of-town signed the guest book at the Vintage Flower Show at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Saturday afternoon, July 30. The show was presented by the Bittersweet Garden Club of Lake City, in commemoration of its 70 years and Lake City’s sesquicentennial....

St. Mark's offers healing service

Jul 27, 2022

The community is welcome to join St. Mark’s healing service with anointing on Wednesday, Aug. 3 at 6:30 p.m. The Rev. Pat VanHouten will officiate at this Holy Eucharist service. The Sunday services are held at 9 a.m. during the summer months and everyone is welcome to join for Holy Eucharist...

Update: St. Mark’s postpones music, art, history event scheduled for Aug. 13

Jul 27, 2022

Editor's Note: This event has been postponed and will not take place Aug. 13 as planned. Join us on Saturday, Aug. 13 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. to celebrate St. Mark’s in Lake City with a Medley of Music, Art, and History as well as St Mark’s 161 years in Lake City. Our presentation at 11 a.m. of...

Lifetime St. Mark’s member to become priest

Jun 15, 2022

We at St. Mark’s, Lake City, are happy to introduce our soon-to-be ordained priest, Rev. Pat VanHouten, who has been a member of St. Mark’s for her entire life. She will join Rev. Barbara Mathias alternating Sundays at St. Mark’s. Pat is employed as administrative assistant at the Benedictine...

Following grows for musician’s free-form lunch hour performances

Apr 27, 2022

For several weeks, Coleen Fowler has performed Wednesdays for about an hour around lunchtime at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Lake City. Attendance at the free concerts was light at first, but it’s growing. A few dozen were in attendance on April 20 to watch her perform free-form improvisational...

St. Marks offers lunchtime organ music during Lent

Mar 2, 2022

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church invites the public to listen to Coleen Fowler’s organ music, with some piano included, during Lent. The doors will be open from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on the following Wednesdays: March 9, 16, 23 and 30. Fowler will perform meditative music from noon until 12:30. “...