Yes, indeed! The “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge” has come to St. Mark! A member of St. Mark nominated Pastor Beth for this challenge–to dump a bucket of ice water over her head and give a donation in support of research for ALS. This member lost her husband to this disease. Pastor Beth accepted this challenge!…
A Place of Grace
Community (Page 11)
Sure you do! Because that would be….Fellowship, Bunco, and Ice cream! Young and not so young are invited to the church parish hall on Tuesday, August 5th at 7:00pm for a fun evening. You are welcome to bring your favorite ice cream topping. Bunco is a dice game that can be played by people of…
Remember, we worship with the celebration of Holy Communion at 10:00am on Sunday mornings during the summer months of July and August. Sunday School for children and adults resumes with the return to our regular schedule in September–the Sunday after Labor Day weekend. Hope to see you at St. Mark!
You have heard it said: “A church that prays together, stays together.” At St. Mark we know this to be true… and that also true is: ” A church that plays together has a lot more fun!” Many thanks to Thrivent Financial for a grant to create new (and noticeable!) sports team shirts for St.…
Some classrooms at Mountain View Elementary and the Thurston County Food Bank are working together on a curriculum which incorporates healthy food. St. Mark has agreed to help with this by working with them to plant and maintain their small garden. Last year we planted and harvested over 50 pounds of produce for the Thurston…
Celebrate the joy of Christmas on Sunday, December 15th at 5:00pm as St. Mark presents a music festival–Christmas Joy! Performers include the St. Mark Chancel Choir, the St. Mark Bell Choir–PraisRing, various vocal ensembles, and many different instruments. The music will lift your spirits and make your heart sing! Immediately following the festival, there will…
You can contribute to our Thanksgiving gift to Mountain View Elementary in one of four ways: 1. Purchase a grocery store gift card (or more than 1!) that a family can use to purchase the foods of their choice for their holiday meal. 2. Purchase a ready-to-eat meal that the family can pick up the…
On Sunday, September 8th, St. Mark celebrated Rally Day and the 25th Anniversary of the ELCA with a food drive for the Thurston County Food Bank (TCFB). Food was processed in during worship and a “noisy” (and not so noisy!) offering taken. Cases of food were brought by church members. The food was initially gathered…
“A case at a time…A can at a time…” Come help us celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America by filling a horse trailer of non-perishable food for the Thurston County Food Bank. Pastor Eric’s sermon September 1st was about a “Generous Invite”. Flyers were passed out to share with family…
There was a bustle of activity on August 14 at St. Mark and the Community Garden as 19 youth, 2 interns and an instructor from Olympia High School’s new farming program visited. This new program is designed to give high school students an alternative way to achieve their graduation requirements. During the summer they work…