What a joyous morning! There was an abundance of music with both the Chancel Choir and PraisRing performing. We also had two trumpets, two trombones, and an electric guitar to accompany all the hymns and perform the prelude and the postlude music. There was a reaffirmation of baptism and the announcement of several children that were Read more
Click on the title to see the Sanctuary prepared for the Good Friday worship service. See you all at Easter Sunday services where David Nelson has promised us another artistic surprise!!!!
The banners are now complete and they are just beautiful. Please click on the blue title to see an enlarged picture, and then reread Pastor Nelson’s description of the banners found in a previous post. St. Mark is so truly blessed to have an ‘artist in residence’ who shares his art with us so freely. Read more
Sometimes that very first reading of a season of the church year has a special significance. I think this Lent is just such a case. The story of Noah and the rainbow sets the stage and introduces the covenant theme of the whole season. This year we get a short history of Covenant Theology and Read more
The liturgical art creation for this Christmas Epiphany season continues to evolve. Here, as of January 8th, is what the Narthex wall behind the alter looks like. Click on the title of this post to see another view including the skylights. Thanks again to David Nelson for continuing on as the “Artist in Residence” at Read more
David Nelson has, once again, blessed us with the creation of a seasonal mural for the Christmas season. This is the painting on the Narthex wall Christmas Eve. Come to church each week through Epiphany to watch the artwork unfold. Thank you, David, for enhancing our worship experience with your beautiful art!
Retired Pastor David Nelson gave the sermon Sunday June 19th in which he explained his latest wall creation – the Creation story. The first of the seven panels symbolized darkness and chaos and was done with silver and black. The second panel depicts the creation of the sky and was inspired by David’s youth Read more
On Easter, the wall behind the altar changed from purples, whites, and barren trees to spring greens, yellows, and new life. With the Cross of Flowers, it was a very cheerful background for our two Easter morning celebrations! The music was spectacular with many instruments accompanying the choir and the hymns. The High School Youth Read more
The Liturgical Art page will show the week by week evolution of the Lenten art starting March 9th, Ash Wednesday. Every week the artist will continue the design and it will be complete on Easter Morning. How many other churches have a 35 foot x 15 foot canvas in their Sanctuary?
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