“If you want a child’s mind to grow, you must first plant a seed.” The following was written by our St. Mark Office Administrator, Vicki Labensky. This year, members of the Thurston County Food Bank School Gardens AmeriCorps asked the fifth graders at Mountain View Elementary School to reflect on their visits to our St.…
Special Notice! Rock Vespers is back! This “alternative service” will be offered once a month on the second Saturday in April, May, June, July and August, starting at 6:00 pm. It is almost all music and gives a space for folks who might find spirituality through rock/pop music. This month, the music of Billy Joel…
These photos are just a small taste of the produce that has been delivered from our St. Mark Garden to the Lacey and Olympia Food Banks this year. 10,000 pounds and counting. Click on images to enlarge.
Our pews and chairs throughout the church were adorned on Sunday, October 29, 2023 with beautiful, handcrafted quilts created by our St. Mark Quilters. Once a year, the group’s quilts are boxed up and sent to Lutheran World Relief for distribution across the world, helping those effected by poverty, war and natural disasters. Annually, 300,000…
St. Mark’s Grace Guestroom is ready for occupancy! (Scroll down to see photos) Gail Frare, Chair of the Transitional Housing Task Force, offered this summary of how we got here. THE IDEA In the Fall of 2022,…
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.
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…