On Sunday, October 9th, during our 8:30 worship service, the debut of a new, original song, “Breathe Deep,” written by Trudy Hoy (lyrics) and Terry Shaw (music) was performed by our Chancel Choir. What an amazing gift! Thank you Trudy and Terry for putting a beautiful song in our hearts! (Soloists were Dave E. and…
A Place of Grace
Special Notices (Page 6)
We are thrilled to announce that on Sunday, September 11th at 10:00am, we will have the blessing of our Clean Kids Laundry Facility for North Thurston Public Schools homeless students and their families and the dedication of our new Garden Utility Shed which will house equipment for our community garden. St, Mark donates thousands…
The Annual Meeting of St. Mark Lutheran Church will be held on Sunday, June 12th following our one service at 10:00am. The meeting will be held in the sanctuary. Congregational reports have been emailed and are also available in advance in the church office. Additional copies can be picked up on Sunday morning. We…
All are welcome to the Wednesday Evening Soup Suppers and Lenten Worship. Soup is served at 5:45pm in the Parish Hall and the “Open My Life” service begins at 6:30pm in the sanctuary. Each week, members of St. Mark will offer reflections on what it means to Open their Lives to God. Our preachers…
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, The “Grace Gathering” will be held in partnership with the 2016 ELCA Churchwide Assembly in New Orleans Aug. 10-13, 2016. Reserve your spot today! The gathering will bring people together from across the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Participants will see the church in action, worship with Churchwide Assembly…
All are welcome and invited to our Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Services. The 5:00pm Family service will have a special message for the young and young at heart. There is always room for a little one with Jesus! The 11:00pm Choral Cantata service will have worshipful and beautiful music from our Chancel Choir, PraisRing Bell…
What if we took time each day during the month of November to offer a prayer of thanksgiving to God for one blessing in our lives? Chances are good that it will influence us to be more aware of all our blessings and feel more grateful. An attitude of gratitude changes hearts–especially our own.…
We are delighted to highlight and introduce our talented St. Mark Music Staff–Terry Shaw, Rae Corbin, and Leah Wilson! Terry Shaw (pictured on the right) is our Music Director. Terry has extensive experience with different styles of music, choirs of all ages, and teaching a variety of subjects. As our Music Director, Terry oversees our…
Remember that this Sunday we return to two services—8:30 and 11:00. In between services from about 9:45-10:45, we will have a potluck brunch. Bring your favorite brunch food to share! We could use more help with set up and clean up. The Seahawks game will be on in the Parish Hall during the potlluck. We…
It is summer! All are invited to an inter-generational “Vacation Bible School” St. Mark style on Tuesday, July 14 from 6-8pm in the Parish Hall. We will munch on burgers, share Bible stories, and play a lively game of Bunco! Bunco is a great dice game that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It will…