All are welcome to our Ash Wednesday services at 12noon and 7:00pm on February 22 in the sanctuary. Worship will include the Imposition of Ashes, readings from Scripture, prayers, hymns, and Holy Communion.
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The St. Mark 2023 Community Garden was started 1/16/2023. The first row of garlic is in the ground. Only a few more rows to do! Head Gardener, Gary Delozier (shown here), reported the 2022 total produce donated weighed in at 11,371 pounds…down a bit due to a cold, wet spring. The garden was fortified with…
Today we dedicated our new Clean Kids Showers! We were delighted to have North Thurston Public Schools Director of Student Services to help us celebrate! These showers were built especially for use by NTPS students and families. This ministry grew out of our Clean Kids Laundry. The mission for Clean Kids began in 2016, when…
The display on the pews, chairs, and railings this Sunday, Oct 30, 2022, will be quilts put together with love by our St. Mark Quilters. This coming week, the quilts will be boxed up and shipped around the world through Lutheran World Relief. Imagine all the warmth and comfort these quilts will give to the…
This Sunday (10/2/22), the pews were decorated with prayer shawls that have been knitted or crocheted by Craft Night members as well as other St. Mark members. Prayer shawls are given away to members and friends in response to both joyous occasions and difficult times. During Children’s Time, the meaningful work of the Praying Hands…
All are welcome to attend the new “Rock Vespers” at St. Mark on Saturday May 14, June 11, July 9, and Aug 13 at 6pm in the sanctuary. Terry Shaw, John Martin, Benjamin Martin and other community musicians will offer this welcoming service filled with a variety of popular rock music. Although the service will…
After 2 years of pandemic isolation, St. Mark Community Garden held its annual Potato Planting event. 1000 row-feet of potatoes are grown each year for the Thurston County Food Bank. Over thirty people, large and small showed up for some gardening, some visiting, some refreshments, and some joy. Please enjoy the pictures from the predicted…
Throughout his life, Jesus reached out to the most vulnerable and offered healing and hope. As followers of Christ, St. Mark believes service with others is a fundamental way to live out our faith. This post announces a new page recently added to our website which offers a brief introduction to many of our social ministries…
St. Mark, it’s time for our Giving Tree for children at Hawks Prairie Head Start and Friendly Grove Preschool! Please look in emails sent from the church office for the link to sign up on SignUp Genius. We still have names available. Gifts can be brought to church on Sundays December 5 and 12. Volunteers…
On October 17th, 15 new members were received into the St. Mark congregation. Some of these new members began attending St. Mark before all churches were closed due to the Governor’s COVID 19 mandates. Others started attending after viewing our video-taped church services on line during the pandemic! New members include Jim and Myrna S., Inge…