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Women of ELCA

Members of St. Mark, Lacey, Women of ELCA selected the Friends of the Triennial Gathering as a goal for donation at the Women of the ELCA, Church-wide Triennial, which will be held in Minneapolis this year. Dorothy R, President of St. Mark’s Chapter, states, “Our goal of a $500.00 donation and having our church name…

Advent at St. Mark – Come Join Us!

The Liturgical Art is signaling the beginning of Advent 2016.  Josh E. is our resident artist and Week One is a simple yet beautiful depiction of the four Advent candles.  Each week the picture will be added to, with the final product revealed on Christmas Eve. Many activities are scheduled during the Advent season so…

New Member Orientation

If you are curious about St. Mark, interested in making St. Mark your church home, recently joined our congregation, or have been a long time member, you are welcome to attend a New Member Orientation on either Sunday, November 6 or Sunday, November 13 at 10:00am.  (This is the same orientation — it is being…

Blessing of the Animals 2016 Pictures

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…

St. Mark Took Second Place!!

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,…

St. Mark’s First Intergenerational Hike

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.…

Grudge Match

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…

Magic Number 14

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…

4W & 1L: Just a Hiccup On Our Way

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…