If more than one person wishes to give flowers, the cost can be divided or a memorial or thank offering gift may be made to the Crisis Assistance Fund or the Clergy Discretionary Fund. If you are interested in altar flower delivery please contact Irene Sniegocki. Call the Church office to get a direct phone number. A part of the liturgical leadership at St. Mark's is provided through the liturgical lay ministers. Lay lectors , who come forward from the congregation, read the lessons each Sunday.
Chalice assist the clergy in administering the wine and bread at celebrations of the Holy Eucharist.
Lay readers officiate at Morning Prayer each weekday in the chapel. Lay Eucharistic Ministers deliver the bread and wine to the sick and shut-ins immediately following the Sunday services. For those people who are interested in these ministries, training classes are held at times established by the clergy. The primary duties of the ushers are to help the clergy by preparing the church for services, greeting members and visitors at the door, handing out orders of service, and helping visitors to become familiar with the physical facilities - Sunday school rooms, nurseries, etc. During communion, they maintain a steady and orderly flow to the altar rail.