St. Mark Catholic Church - Venice (CA)

2 /5 Kathy Lewis: Used to love this church. Still love the people there minus the current father. He runs a very non friendly almost militant church. Also, very hypocritical. Not kid friendly at all. Miss Father Paul who used to make everyone feel welcome. Also, he knew the importance of keeping our young children engaged and included in the church. My kids went here from a very young age my son was not even walking yet. When the most recent father came in they started questioning their faith. How could their once faith be about not judging one another and loving thy neighbor and yet our father was the most judgemental of all. My son said mom he is a hypocrite. He also once spoke about anxiety and yet had the nerve to call my son out in the middle of mass for forgetting how to recieve the bread. My son felt so belittled wish I had been there when it happened . had just stepped out and came in at the end. My daughters stopped volunteering as he judged and called them out for every little thing. God forbid they made a mistake. My girls always felt a very weird uneasy feeling around him as well. Needless to say we left. Miss the people who always made us feel so welcome and helped bring me back to my faith. But it was not worth my kids hating church because of him.We are now at St. Joan of Arc. Father is amazing makes everyone feel welcome. My kids love church again.

5 /5 Google Account: Every weekend, Nourish LA holds food giveaways from local partners like Foodcycle and West Side Food Bank, and private donors, restaurants, local farmers markets, and fruit gleaned from trees all around L.A. Just come through their line and volunteers will fill your bag, no questions asked. Saturdays 11:00AM—1:00PM @St. Marks Church from (940 Coeur D Alene Ave, Venice, CA 90291) Sundays 12:00PM—2:00PM @UCLA University Village (3200 Sawtelle Biva, Los Angeles, CA 90066)

1 /5 S Y: On Saturday 3-15-2025, around noon, the security guard posted at the vehicle entrance was very rude and aggressive when asked a simple question regarding entrance for people on foot or on bicycle. Then he started swearing and when I pointed out that he was doing that on church property, he said he didnt care. He has no respect for the people or the church. All persons have the right to be treated with respect and dignity, even the less fortunate who are only there for the churchs food give away.

5 /5 William Cox: Great traditional mass. Do yourself a favor and go to this church

5 /5 Bob Deegan: Lovely church and Mass. Great sense of community. Have a coffee and donuts meet up after Mass