The next Quarter Circle will be held at Cathy’s home on Tuesday, May 29th at 6:30 pm. Women or men who like to read and would enjoy sharing a meal and a good book discussion are invited to join us. The read for this quarter is “The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food and Love” by…
A Place of Grace
Fellowship (Page 10)
On Saturday, May 5, 10:00 a.m. to noon, children, women, even men, are invited to join us in the Parish Hall for some beginning handwork instruction. Beginning Crochet will be taught by Margi, our own in-house, gifted needle artist. We will have crochet hooks and yarn available for use; feel free to bring your own…
My heart is so full of warmth and love having just finished reading your cards and expressions of care. It has been a marvelous day for me, with rousing worship, beautiful music, hugs, smiles, and kind words. Your outpouring of love at my farewell party deeply touched my heart. One member asked me today,…
SMOGS (St Mark Old Guys) will meet at 8:30am on Feb 16 in the St Mark Parish Hall for their Valentine’s Breakfast. This is the SMOGS normal weekly meeting time. The wives of the SMOGS and other special invited guests will be attending. The SMOGS will be demonstrating their amazing cooking skills. This is an…
Seniors Together are planning a Valentine’s party on Tuesday, February 14 at 1:00. Bring a story or poem, or share the story of how you met your spouse. We will have ice cream sundaes and other goodies. Please join us for fun, lots of laughs, and good fellowship. If you need a ride, contact Audrey H. “Love is…
Women of St. Mark: We will be meeting at Margit’s home on Tuesday, February 28 at 6:30 pm (NOTE: THIS IS A DATE CHANGE) to share food (bring a main dish, salad, or dessert) and insight on the book of the quarter. This quarter’s read is, “I Count My Blessings. Each Day Is a Gift, a…
Seniors Together will meet January 10 at 1:00 pm in the Parish Hall; the topic this month will be communication. Pam Buckner will talk to us about the church newsletters, the Sunday bulletin, and the prayer chain. We will also have representatives of the St Mark website committee on hand for a presentation and demonstration…
St. Mark’s 2011-2012 volleyball season is off to a great start. Based on last year’s final standing in C Division, our team was “bumped up” to B Division this year, a more competetive level. The first seven matches of the season are considered “pre-season”. Our win/loss record for those four matches will determine our final Division…
If you were not present at the Senior Recital…you really missed something special!! Since the youth recital was so well-received by our congregation last spring, Minister of Music Kerstin put together a similar program this fall with the older generation. On Sunday, 9/25/11, a “Senior Recital” was held. Nine acts were featured, including piano solos by…
During the recent Women of the ELCA convention attended by a number of St Mark women in July 2011, one of the workshops attended was entitled “Chemical Craze: Detoxifying Your Home” by Danielle Welliever. “With increasing frequency, we hear about studies linking chemicals in everyday household products to negative effects on our health. In fact,…