Fellowship
Hospitality Hosts
Contact: Darrel S | Email | 360-491-2052
Hospitality Hosts is a great Fellowship activity and is much needed in many church activities. This team hosts the coffee between services on Sunday, arranges for refreshments during many church gatherings, and helps with funeral receptions and other special events in the church. If you like to cook and like the company of many wonderful people, this group is for you!
Quilting Group
Contact: Earla F | Email | 360-491-2052
The Quilting Group gathers weekly on Wednesday mornings at 10:00am to make quilts which are given to our high school graduates, soldiers from our congregation who are deploying,and to Lutheran World Relief to support their many worthwhile projects worldwide. Some women sew here at the church and others take materials home to work. Click HERE to see pictures of more of their work.
Co-Ed Softball
Contact: Kate & Gary D | Email | 360-491-2052 | Photos
Latest Softball Scores - Co-Ed Softball is open to any member that has an interest in playing softball. The season runs from April until August and games are one night a week at the beautiful Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey. We are part of the Independent Church League (ICL), which is an interdenominational league founded in 1966 when a local pastor saw the need for organized church sponsored recreation. The ICL has 60 softball teams. Families can play on the same team as the age limit is anyone thirteen to over sixty.
Co-Ed Volleyball
Contact: Kate & Gary D | Email | 360-491-2052 | Photos
Co-Ed Volleyball is open to any member that would like to play. The season runs from September through February, and games are held once a week at churches with a gym. The ICL has 32 volleyball teams. Families can play on the same team as the age limit is anyone thirteen to over sixty. We may not always win but we succeed in being known as a fun team that keeps fair play and good sportsmanship as our first priority. Watch the website for sign-up information.
St. Mark Old Guys (SMOGS)
Contact: Harry S | Email | 360-491-2052
SMOGS are the older men (self-defined – really open to all men!) of the church who gather every Thursday morning at 8:30am for breakfast, fellowship, planning, and execution of Church maintenance projects. This is a great way to get to know other men in the church!
Women of the ELCA
Contact: Dorothy R | Email | 360-491-2052
Women of the ELCA is a national church-wide organization which has conventions and cluster group meetings with women from other ELCA churches. The website of this organization contains many resources including free downloads of the Bold Connections newsletter and the Interchange newsletter. An additional resource is the website of Southwest Washington Synod Women of the ELCA from which the free Swatch newsletter can be downloaded. A third resource is the website of Gather Magazine (formerly Lutheran Woman Today Magazine).
Craft Night
Contact: Jan S & Dorothy R | Email | 360-491-2052
Craft Night occurs on the 4th Monday evening of the month from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Women gather here at the church in the Parish Hall, for a meal together and to work on any individual personal craft projects that may interest them or to work on prayer shawls. Meals are provided by volunteers from the previous meeting who may prepare the food either at home or at the church. There is no charge for the meal, although a good will offering which goes to purchase yarn for prayer shawls is appreciated.
Praying Hands Prayer Shawl Ministry
Contact: Karen G | Email | 360-491-2052
Prayer shawls are made and given to people in need of healing as a symbol of God’s loving care. Shawls are made at home or during craft night by all women of the church.
Quarter Circle
Contact: No Designated Leader | Email | 360-491-2052
Quarter Circle meets quarterly in individual homes for a book discussion and to enjoy a meal. Check the calendar or the Grapevine for announcements on the Quarter Circle dates.
Seniors Together
Contact: Audrey H & Ruth B | Email | 360-491-2052
The newly-formed “Seniors Together” (formerly known as Senior Fellowship Group) will be meeting at 1:00 p.m. in the church lounge on the second Tuesday of each month. If you are a retiree and new to St. Mark, or if you have been a long-time member, come join us for fun, fellowship, and good conversation. If anyone is in need of a ride, we will see that it is provided.
