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Come discuss Rob Bell’s latest book this June

From 9-10am each Sunday in June there will be a discussion about Rob Bell’s latest book, Love Wins: a book about Heaven, Hell, and the fate of every person who ever lived. The book jacket states, “Millions of Christians have struggled with how to reconcile God’s love and God’s judgment:  Has God created billions of  Read more

Final Session of Tuesday Morning Bible Study and Luncheon Potluck

The final session of the Tuesday Morning Bible Study class and an End of Season Luncheon Potluck will occur on Tuesday, May 15 between 10am and noon in the St Mark lounge. This last session of “The Apostle Paul” class is titled “Paul’s Influence” and deals with what became of his writings after his death.  Read more

Bible Study on Paul

The Thursday Bible Study will now meet on TUESDAY at 10:00 am in the St Mark Lounge. Everyone is welcome. Come join in a study of the apostle Paul – one of the most fascinating, important, and controversial figures in the history of Christianity. Coming to grips with Christianity means coming to grips with Paul;  Read more

New Sunday Class – Great Expectations

Pastor’s Sunday Class  Great Expectations – What are pastors and congregations looking for in the Call Process? In the July issue of the Lutheran magazine, there was a wonderful study looking at these very issues. Over three Sundays (Sept 11, 18, & 25) we will discuss some of the spoken and unspoken expectations that each of the parties (pastor  Read more

New Thursday Class – The Meaning of Jesus

Thursday Morning Study –  Starting September 8 “The Meaning of Jesus – Two Visions” by Marcus J. Borg and N.T. Wright. In “The Meaning of Jesus” two leading Jesus scholars with widely divergent views go right to the heart of these questions and others, presenting the opposing visions of Jesus that shape our faith today. In  Read more

Divine Drama Conclusion

[The concluding session of the Divine Drama class is Aug 25, 2011.] The Bible Study for Spring and Summer 2011 led by Pastor Linda Nou is called The Divine Drama: A Biblical Narrative by Dr. Harry Wendt.  This study outlines the biblical storyline from creation to Jesus the Messiah.  It is essential to know something  Read more

Pastor’s Bible Study for Aug 25

Chapter 15 of the Divine Drama Student Workbook will be covered 8/25/2011 at the Thursday Morning (10am) Pastor’s Bible Study. Everyone is welcome. Chapter 15 is titled “The Messianic Age Today” and is the third of the 4 chapters on the New Testament. The subsections of chapter 15 are titled “Parallels and Contrasts”, “Covenants – Then and Now”, “Jesus,  Read more

Pastor’s Bible Study for August 18

Chapter 14 of the Divine Drama Student Workbook will be covered 8/18/2011 at the Thursday Morning (10am) Pastor’s Bible Study. Everyone is welcome. Chapter 14 is titled “The Messianic Age Has Come! The Verdict” and is the second of the 4 chapters on the New Testament. The 2 subsections of chapter 14 are titled “The Kingdom of God is  Read more

Pastor’s Bible Study for Aug 11

Chapter 13 of the Divine Drama Student Workbook will be covered 8/11/2011 at the Thursday Morning (10am) Pastor’s Bible Study. Everyone is welcome. Chapter 13 is titled “The Messianic Age Has Come! The Claim” and is the first of the 4 chapters on the New Testament. The 3 subsections of chapter 13 are titled “The Stage for  Read more

Pastor’s Bible Study for Aug 4

Chapter 11 and 12 of the Divine Drama Student Workbook will be covered 8/4/2011 at the Thursday Morning (10am) Pastor’s Bible Study. Everyone is welcome. Chapter 11 is titled “A New Exodus” and covers the exile and return from Babylon in Isaiah. Chapter 12 is titled “Between the Testaments” and wraps up our coverage of the Old  Read more

“Heaven is for Real” by Todd Burpo study this Fall

WOMEN’S STUDY — Starting September 11 during the education hour, you are invited to join other women of St. Mark in the lounge as they read and discuss “Heaven Is For Real” by Todd Burpo. This is the story of Pastor Burpo’s four-year-old son Colton’s incredible trip to heaven and back while undergoing emergency surgery.   Read more

LifeKeys class June 5th a success!

A LifeKeys discovery day took place in the parish hall on Sunday, June 5th, from noon until about 5:30.  Six people participated along with the facilitators, Bergel Z and Susan G.  This brings the number of people on a LifeKeys journey at St Mark, Lacey to 42. The day was packed with questions,  some struggles,  Read more