Born into the family of a wealthy merchant, Francis gave up his inheritance to serve poor people. He formed the Order of Friars Minor (called Franciscans), who took on poverty and the task of preaching “using words if necessary.” Francis had a spirit of gratitude for all of God’s creation. We celebrated St. Francis and…
The softball season is sadly at an end. But we can live all year with the image of a hard-working, fun-inspired team that took SECOND PLACE in the league! That being said, in the eyes of the devoted and vocal St. Mark fans, the team is NUMBER ONE!! Thanks to all for the wonderful coaching,…
What’s better than an early morning hike in the summer in the beautiful Pacific Northwest? Well, it’s definitely better if you are hiking with friends of all ages from St. Mark! On Saturday, July 23, sixteen brave souls started out at at 8:30 am at the Comet Falls trail head just 4 miles past Longmire.…
Last week, The St. Mark Championship Trophy-winning Intergenerational Softball Team beat a previously undefeated team with a huge margin (14-2, see post “Magic #14). This week, we played that same team…and they were out to settle the score! Despite the game loss (score of 2-13), we had many “wins”. Amanda C owned an inning as catcher, making all…
The St. Mark Championship Trophy-winning Intergenerational Softball Team is back on track, turning their 7/8/16 double-header into a double-sweep! Game scores were 14-1 and 14-2. The roster was at a deficit with the U-G family (4 Team Members), the M family (2 Team Members and Head Coach) on vacation, Joe B also out of town and Brad K…
This week’s game was the first loss this season for our St. Mark Championship Trophy-winning Co-ed Intergenerational Softball Team. But the heart and enthusiasm they played with was still evident! The final score of 7-8 reflected a hard-fought come back. The bats were connecting, many strikes were thrown, the opposing hits were contained in the infield, the double-plays…
The St. Mark Softball Team has followed up it’s first huge blowout with another handsome win Friday, June 10 at the RAC. The bats were poppin’ with hits and runs, resulting in a final score of 9-3. The team is serious about using their skills and playing the game, but they also have fun. And the…
Our St. Mark Championship Trophy-winning Co-ed Intergenerational Softball Team has started off the season with a huge bang! The energy and dedication demonstrated on Friday, June 3, was something to behold. And that was just the FANS! Seriously, the players were spot on. The whole Utto-Galarneau family got on base and scored; daughter Grace had a…
The SWATCH is the newsletter of the Southwestern Washington Synodical Women’s Organization. It is published six times a year and is free via electronic mail. If you would like to be on the e-mailing list you can send an email to carolfossum@comcast.net. Two events were announced in this newsletter. The first one…
The Art of Christmas is coming! Sunday, December 20 at 5:00 pm will be the first Art of Christmas at St. Mark. Art and artists of all types will be featured for this event, singing, playing an instrument, dancing, poetry, reading a story, painting, sculpting, or any kind of craft work. We are looking for…