Sit back and enjoy the Children’s Christmas Program which is titled “Christmas Story: The Birth of Jesus”. This program was featured during the second worship service on Sunday, December 22 at 11:00am. Listen to the readings given by the youth and the cast of thousands of kids singing. Well, OK, it wasn’t really thousands, but…
The St Mark music groups presented their annual Christmas Concert on December 15. A list of the featured musical selections and a link to the audio recording of the concert follow: • Is Jesus the One? • Glad Tidings of Joy • Where Shepherds Lately Knelt • Christmas is Coming • Night Song • There is a Child • Rocking Carol • Ukrainian Bell Carol • Hope is…
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…
This month we are featuring the students of St. Mark who attended Lutheran Summer Music. The students shared some comments about what LSM meant to them. KAHLI: “The best thing about attending LSM was the fact that I was surrounded by so much love. We had all come from across the nation to join and give thanks…
Last spring, St. Mark was treated to two benefit concerts to help support our five students who attended the Lutheran Summer Music Academy* in Decorah, Iowa this summer. The outpouring of support from the generous people of St. Mark, plus matching funds from Thrivent, added up to roughly $5,700.00! This allowed the students to meet…
We thank Kerstin for her time and ministry at St. Mark as our Minister of Music. Kerstin decided this week to not accept the new Choir Director position at St. Mark. We continue to hold Kerstin in prayer as she discerns how to use all her gifts in service to the church and we also…
We have been blessed lately with some wonderful music in worship and through recitals! On May 5, during each service, the Chancel Choir will offer an extraordinary opportunity to hear the story of the Gospels through the narration of Peter – one of Jesus’ disciples. Upon This Rock is a musical cantata that begins with…
Come and join us for a time of prayer and preparation as we lean into anticipation of our Emmanuel being born. We will meet on Wednesdays – December 5, 12, and 19. Potluck dinner will be at 5:45 pm, with prayer and worship to follow at 6:30 pm. We will continue with our tradition of…
BE OUR FREEDOM LORD! This message resounded from the church on Sunday, December 2 when the St. Mark musicians, singers, and ringers presented their annual Christmas concert. The program’s theme stated, “Today is a day of joyful expectation as we begin our journey through Advent into Christmas. The heart of this musical service shares the story of Christ…
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…