Services

and Events

Choral Eucharist and Mothering Sunday
Mar
15

Choral Eucharist and Mothering Sunday

Celebrate Mothering Sunday in our Choral Eucharist Service at 10.30am.


Our music will be led by the ‘Worcester College Boy Choristers’ Oxford University.
With hymns, readings, prayers and a talk by Father Chris.
All are welcome to remain after for refreshments AND our Bring and Share Lunch.


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BRING AND SHARE LUNCH
Mar
15

BRING AND SHARE LUNCH

New to Florence? A student? Visitor? On your own?

Why not come to our ‘Third Sunday, Bring and Share Lunch’ at St Mark’s?
12.15 Sunday 15th March.

If you can, please bring some food and drink to share with others.
If you can keep the label of ingredients that would be good, as it allows those with food allergies to eat safely. Thank you.

A good time and place, to meet new people, and to chat with old friends over lunch.
Why not try it?

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Apr
3

Good Friday service

The Church will be open for 2 hours from 12 until 2, for personal prayer and reflection.

At 2pm there will be a 1 hour service led by Father Chris, with reflections around the Cross.

All are welcome.

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Choral Eucharist at 10.30am
Mar
8

Choral Eucharist at 10.30am

Join us on this ‘International Womens’ Day’ as we celebrate Holy Communion together and we look at the ‘Woman at the well’ in St John’s Gospel.

After the service there will be refreshments in our 15th Century Salone - all are welcome.

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2026 Lent Course  TEACH US TO PRAY
Feb
26

2026 Lent Course TEACH US TO PRAY

TEACH US TO PRAY

This year we are considering prayer - this vital activity at the heart of our faith.
We will continue to follow the popular format of Last year’s Lent and Advent courses by holding a Wednesday lunchtime session in the salone (with soup) and a Thursday evening session in our house (bring-and-share).
These will begin 25/26 Feb and end 25/26 March.

Please give your name and email to Sofia in the office (administrator@stmarksitaly.com) if you intend to come and let her know which day.

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2026 Lent Course TEACH US TO PRAY
Feb
25

2026 Lent Course TEACH US TO PRAY

TEACH US TO PRAY

This year we are considering prayer - this vital activity at the heart of our faith.
We will continue to follow the popular format of Last year’s Lent and Advent courses by holding a Wednesday lunchtime session in the salone (with soup) and a Thursday evening session in our house (bring-and-share).
These will begin 25/26 Feb and end 25/26 March.

Please give your name and email to Sofia in the office (administrator@stmarksitaly.com) if you intend to come and let her know which day.

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Choral Eucharist
Feb
22

Choral Eucharist

Join us at 10.30am as we celebrate the Eucharist together.

We are aided in our worship by Emile our Choir Director and Organist, and our Choir.
If you wish to join them, please contact Emile.
You can listen to the hymns we will be singing, and our mass setting on our Home page.

All are welcome.

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St Mark's Writing Group
Feb
19

St Mark's Writing Group

This is a group of active writers working on a variety of writing projects who meet monthly to review and provide feedback on members' work.

Are you an aspiring or experienced writer, looking for a supportive community of fellow writers?

If so, join us at St Mark's English Church.
For more information, please contact George on george@perlov.net

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Concert for the Chinese New Year in Italy
Feb
15

Concert for the Chinese New Year in Italy

A concert to welcome the ‘Chinese New Year’ in Italy.
See below for the programme.


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BRING AND SHARE LUNCH
Feb
15

BRING AND SHARE LUNCH

EVERY Third Sunday we have lunch together after the service.
It is a time when we can share food and drink, and have more time to get to know each other around a table.

Everyone is welcome.
If you can bring some food and drink to share with others, that is great.
If however you cannot, you are still more than welcome.

If you could label the ingredients so that those with allergies can eat safely, that would be very much appreciated.

On this occassion, Father Chris and Bernadette would like to show our appreciation for all that you do.

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Choral Eucharist at 10.30
Feb
15

Choral Eucharist at 10.30

At 10.30am, you can join us as we worship together and celebrate the Eucharist.
After the service, you are warmly invited to join us as we have tea, coffee and cake together in our beautiful 15th Century Salone.

All are welcome.

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VALENTINES DAY QUIZ NIGHT
Feb
14

VALENTINES DAY QUIZ NIGHT

Why not join us for a fun evening?
Gather your friends, get competitive and get ready to battle it out.

Come on your own, in pairs, or with a small group, and we will make teams of 6.

Bring finger food and drink for your table, and we will provìde a chocolate fountain!

You will have the opportunity to donate towards the refurbishment of the Church kitchen, if you wish.

No experience necessary, just an opportunity to laugh and socialise with others and possibly be the winning team!

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Choral Eucharist at 10.30 am
Feb
8

Choral Eucharist at 10.30 am

Every Sunday at 10.30am we worship together in English, with people from all over the world.

We celebrate Communion together, sing hymns, pray and use the Church of England Liturgy.

Our choir helps us with our worship, and you can listen to the hymns we will sing by going to the home page of the website. Here you can also hear the Mass setting.

After the service we offer tea, coffee and cake, and a chance to chat and get to know each other better.

Why not join us?

All our welcome.

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Choral Eucharist at 10.30
Feb
1

Choral Eucharist at 10.30

Join us as we celebrate the Presentation of Christ at the Temple.
All are welcome to worship with us and to join us after the service, for refreshments in our 15th Century Salone.

You can listen to the hymns we will be singing on our homepage.

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Choral Eucharist at 10.30am
Jan
25

Choral Eucharist at 10.30am

Everyone is welcome to worship with us as we celebrate the Eucharist together.

Our hymns can be listened to on our welcome page, so that you can familiarise yourself with the tunes and join in if you wish.

After the service we have refreshments in our 15th Century Salone where you can chat and meet new people from around the world, and greet old friends too!

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Choral Evensong
Jan
21

Choral Evensong

Join us for Choral Evensong during the Week for Prayer for Christian Unity , here at St Mark’s English Church.

A service of beautiful, traditional Church music, with liturgy from 500 years ago.


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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Jan
19
to 26 Jan

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Unity is important in this troubled world, so why not see how you can join in various activities during this week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
Look at the poster to see the dates, times and locations for the various events, services and interfaith dialogues.

Something not to be missed!
Most will be in Italian, except for the service of Evensong at St Mark’s English Church on Wednesday 21st January at 6.00pm. All are welcome.

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Bring and Share Lunch
Jan
18

Bring and Share Lunch

If you are new to Florence, on holiday, studying here, or live here permanently, we invite you to come to our Bring and Share Lunch.

If you can bring some food and drink, that would be great; just enough to share with others. Or perhaps you could go to the Supermarket and buy something.

If you cannot do either of these things, you are still VERY welcome. It is a good time to chat and get to know new people and make friends.

If you could label the ingredients of what you bring, so that those with allergies can eat safely, that would be appreciated.

We look forward to seeing you!

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Choral Eucharist at 10.30 am
Jan
18

Choral Eucharist at 10.30 am

Join us for Choral Eucharist at 10.30 this Sunday. All are welcome.

On our welcome page, you can listen to the hymns we will sing on that day so you can familiarise yourself with the tunes.

After the service we invite you to join us for coffee and cake in our 15th Century Salone.

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Writing Group at St Mark's
Jan
15

Writing Group at St Mark's

This is a group of acctive writers working on a variety of writing projects. We meet monthly to review and provide feedback on members’ work. Are you an aspiring writer looking for a supportive community of fellow writers?
If so, join us at St Mark’s.

€5 cash donation of room use appreciated.
For more infomation email George.

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Choral Eucharist at 10.30
Jan
11

Choral Eucharist at 10.30

Join us at 10.30 as we celebrate the Eucharist together and the Baptism of Christ.

You can listen to the hymns we will be singing on our home page, so that you can familiarise yourself with the tunes.

After the service you will find a warm welcome in our 15th Century Salone as we enjoy refreshments together.

All are welcome.

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Book Launch
Jan
7

Book Launch

Join Angela M Sims, author of ‘The Rose of Florence’, as she celebrates the publication of her new book, ‘Hiding the Flame’.

All are welcome.

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Choral Eucharist at 10.30
Jan
4

Choral Eucharist at 10.30

Come and join us for our first Eucharist of the New Year as we celebrate Epiphany; the visit of the Magi.

You can listen to the hymns on our home page, so you can familiarise yourself with the tunes.

After the service, you are warmly invited to join us for refreshments in our 15th Century Salone.

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Choral Eucharist
Dec
28

Choral Eucharist

Let us celebrate Choral Eucharist together on this last Sunday of the Year.

After the service there will be tea, coffee and cake!

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