At St. Mark’s, we see summer as a time to explore ways to volunteer, socialize, learn, and worship together with our fellow church members and neighbors. Please join us.
Summer 2026 Events
Service
Garden Guild – Mondays at 5 p.m.
Summer Pick-Up Choir – June 28, July 26, and August 23
PB&J Sundays – June 28, July 12, August 23
The Gathering lunch service – Saturday, July 18
Kinship Food Distribution – Saturday, August 22
Sign up to volunteer at The Gathering or Kinship here.
Study
Summer Book Group: Speak with the Earth and It Will Teach You – Wednesdays, June 24 and July 1, 8, 15 & 22
Church in the Wilderness – Wednesday, August 19
Summer Book Group
Theologians for thousands of years have talked about God’s two books of revelation. The first book of Revelation is the created world around us. The second being the texts that people have written expressing their experiences of God. Daniel Cooperrider’s Speak With the Earth and It Will Teach You invites the reader to encounter God in God’s first book of Revelation, the creation around us, and how the text of Holy Scripture reveals God to us through engaging the features of the created world.
Over the summer on Wednesday Evenings at 7 p.m., we are going to dive into Cooperrider’s book to see how God is revealed to us through the world around us, and how the writings of Holy Scripture see in the natural world the divine revelation of God’s self.
This book group will conclude with a Eucharist held in the wilderness. The location for that gathering is yet to be determined. The book can be purchased anywhere books are sold. We are working to have a few copies here for you to purchase. If you need assistance purchasing a copy, please let Don know.
Reading Schedule (schedule updated 6/29/2026)
June 24 – Prologue
July 1 – canceled
July 8 – Rivers
July 15 – Mountains
July 22 – Tree
August 19 – Clouds + Epilogue & Church in the Wilderness Eucharist (6 p.m.)
Fellowship
Milwaukee Pride Parade – Sunday, June 7
Flower Arranging Class – Sunday, June 14
Vita Media Social Event: Chill on the Hill (Humboldt Park) – Tuesday, June 23
Downer Bike Race & Bake Sale – Saturday, June 27
All Ages Hike – Saturday, July 11
All Ages Bike Ride – Sunday, July 19
Parish Social Event: Lake Park Musical Mondays at Lake Park – Monday, July 20
Church Picnic – Sunday, September 13
Downer Classic Bike Races & St. Mark’s Bake Sale
On June 27, the neighborhood will be the site for the Downer Classic Bike Races, and we’re planning to have a bake sale during the races again. We need your help! This year, our treat tent will be open from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. We are looking for a few volunteers to help set up and take down the tent and tables, as well as staff the sale. More importantly, we are looking for bakers who will fill the tables. Sign up here.
Vita Media Social Event: Chill on the Hill — Tuesday, June 23 (Humboldt Park)
Our Vita Media (Middle Life) group will gather at Humboldt Park in Bay View for Chill on the Hill. Music begins at 6:30, but you are welcome to come as early as 5 p.m. We will be on the southeast side of the hill (closer to the park road and pavilion). All folks are welcome to attend.
More details and information about how to sign up to attend events will be posted here as it becomes available.