Welcome to
Saint Mark's
Join us for Worship on Sunday mornings at 11:00 am
North Highland & Walnut Street
Seminole, OK 74818
About Saint Marks
We are a Mission the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma and a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion. We strive to love God and our neighbors as ourselves. We believe every human is made in the image of God; therefore, we strive to respect the dignity of every human being.
Regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey, no matter your church or non-church background, we hope you find the grace filled welcome of Jesus in our church. If you are single, divorced or married, republican or democrat, straight or gay, rich or poor, please know that you are welcome to come and seek God and God's kingdom with us at Saint Mark's.
We believe faith involves a measure of reason alongside mysticism. Our doctrine is designed to point out, not dictate, the response to God’s continuing revelation, a revealing that comes from a variety of sources—ancient scripture, prophets, artists, scientists and philosophers.
Our ultimate focus is on God’s love for us and our mature, free response, best expressed in love of neighbor.
Our basic, historic beliefs are expressed in the Book of Common Prayer and especially in its Catechism. And Episcopalians generally believe that Truth is derived through an on-going interaction of scripture, tradition and reason, what we call the “three-legged stool.” Jesus’ summary of the law: to love God with all of our heart, mind and soul and to love one’s neighbor as oneself is the focus of Christian morality. It is not on laws and restrictions but on a free & mature response to God’s love and in responsibility to our neighbors.
Eucharist, or Communion, the Lord's Super, the Mass, is the primary act of worship in the Episcopal Church. It is more central to our worship than the music or the sermon. The early Christians devoted themselves to "the apostles' teaching, the fellowship, the prayers, and the breaking of the bread," which is Luke's way of saying Communion, and they did so every time they gathered. Episcopalians believe that Christ is really present in the Eucharist.
Sunday Morning Worship
11:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite Two
The sacrament of Christ's body and blood, and the principal act of Christian worship. The term is from the Greek, “thanksgiving.” Jesus instituted the eucharist “on the night when he was betrayed.” At the Last Supper he shared the bread and cup of wine at a sacred meal with his disciples. He identified the bread with his body and the wine with his blood of the new covenant. Jesus commanded his disciples to “do this” in remembrance of him (see 1 Cor 11:23-26; Mk 14:22-25; Mt 26:26-29; Lk 22:14-20). Christ's sacrifice is made present by the eucharist, and in it we are united to his one self-offering (BCP, p. 859).
In the Book of Common Prayer, the whole service is entitled the Holy Eucharist.
The first part of the service is designated the Word of God. It usually includes the entrance rite, the lessons and gradual psalm, the gospel, the sermon, the Nicene Creed, the prayers of the people, the confession of sin and absolution, and the peace. The second portion of the service is designated the Holy Communion. It includes the offertory, the consecration of the bread and wine in the Great Thanksgiving, the communion of the people, and the concluding prayers of thanksgiving and dismissal. A blessing may be given prior to the dismissal.
The eucharist is also called the Lord's Supper, Holy Communion, the Divine Liturgy, the Mass, and the Great Offertory (BCP, p. 859).
Special Services
Throughout the year we offer a variety of special worship services to celebrate the seasons and important events in the life of our church. Please check our calendar for upcoming services and events.
Meet Our Priest
Mother Beverly Rodgers was born and raised in Holdenville Oklahoma. She even served as Mayor of Holdenville in the 1980s and again from 2015 to 2019.
She has been a member of the Episcopal Church her entire life.
She is a proud graduate of Oklahoma State University; she was admitted to the bar in 1991 and practiced municipal law and oil and gas law. She moved back to Holdenville in 2004 to care for her parents, and stayed when they passed away.
Despite her many accomplishments, something was missing in her life and she decided to pursue the calling that had not gone away since she was a small child. After 4 years of discernment and seminary on June 29, 2023 she was ordained a priest by Bishop Poulson Reed of the Diocese of Oklahoma.
About the Episcopal Church
What is Anglicanism?
It’s the middle way, a crossroads of the Christian faith…
It’s Catholic, it’s Protestant.
It’s conservative, it’s liberal.
It’s ancient, it’s modern.
It seeks to integrate faith and reason.
The Episcopal Church is the American branch of the Anglican Communion. Through the church of England, she was the first church in the colonies and was the church home of most of our nation's founders.
Anglicanism is a way of Christian discipleship that is rooted in ancient Christian practice, scripture and liturgy. It is catholic and reformed. It is a global church. Some notable Anglicans include theologians George Herbert, N.T. Wright, Rowan Williams and CS Lewis, social reformers William Wilberforce and Desmond Tutu, novelists Jane Austen and Madeleine L’Engle, poets John Donne and T.S. Eliot, and multiple U.S. Presidents, such as George Washington, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and George H.W. Bush.
