Chapel Council provides strong leadership, direction
Chapel Council members have had a busy year of activities, providing many initiatives for Marksmen to have meaningful discussions and experiences in the world of religion and spirituality.
A wide range of activities kept the School community engaged this year:
Interfaith visits:
- A local ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Buddhist (Thai) Temple of Dallas
- Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple
- The DFW Diwali Mela
- The Inter-Tribal Council’s North Texas Powwow
- The Islamic Center of Irving
Interfaith guests to St. Mark’s included:
- A leader of the Jain community
- A leader of the local Zen Buddhist community
- A seminarian from Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
- A rabbi from Temple Emanu-El
Interfaith round table discussions were held on topics such as:
- What is hardest about being part of the religious community with which you identify?
- What is religion’s role in your life?
- Why is there anything rather than nothing?
“Diversity of opinion and spiritual practice makes our world both marvelously rich and frustratingly complex,” said Rev. Stephen Arbogast, school chaplain. “Here in North Texas, we can see the intersection of religion and culture right in front of us — it is everywhere around us. ‘They’ are ‘us.’”
For the first time this year, Upper School Chapel Council members joined with their counterparts in Lower School in a joint cross-divisional community service project, preparing snack bags for the Austin Street Center.
Additionally, members were instrumental in leading a special Grandparents’ Day service; provided Chapel talks, led hymns in various Chapel services and assisted with the St. Francis Day Blessing of the Animals.
Students providing leadership for the Chapel Council this year include Adam Kappelman ’24 and Ethan Singleton ’24, co-chairs. Other leadership positions were held by Jack Frary ’25, verger; Neil Yepuri ’25 and William Morrow ’25, co-chairs of the Lower School Chapel Program; John Stephen Hohmann ’25 and Arjun Poi ’25, co-chairs of the History Project; and Patrick Flanagan ’24 and Akul Mittal ’25, co-chairs of the Alumni Pastoral Care Outreach Committee.
School Chaplain Rev. Stephen Arbogast also announced leaders of the Chapel Council for the 2024-2025 school year:
- Co-Chair, All-School Chapel Council –Jack Frary ’25
- Co-Chair, All-School Chapel Council – William Morrow ’25
- School Verger – Henry Estes ’25
- Chair, Alumni Relations – Aryaman Lahoti ’26
- Chair, Community Service Liaison – William Kozoman ’26
- Co-Chair, Lower School Chapel Program – Rocco Renda ’26
- Co-Chair, Lower School Chapel Program – Weston Chance ’26
- Co-Chair, Interfaith Roundtables – Neil Yepuri ’25
- Co-Chair, Interfaith Roundtables – Noah Roby ’25
St. Mark’s School of Texas
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Dallas, Texas 75230
214-346-8000
Dallas, Texas 75230
214-346-8000
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St. Mark’s School of Texas is a private, nonsectarian college-preparatory boys’ day school for students in grades 1 through 12, located in Dallas, Texas. St. Mark’s aims to prepare young men to assume leadership and responsibility in a competitive and changing world.
St. Mark’s does not discriminate in the administration of its admission and education policies on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.
St. Mark’s does not discriminate in the administration of its admission and education policies on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.
