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ELCA Presiding Bishop Responds to DACA Announcement

CHICAGO (Sept. 4, 2017) – The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s announcement about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. “As we journey together through the time God has given us, may God give…

Endowment Grants Benefit Many

At both services on April 23, Dan B, member of the St. Mark Endowment Committee shared a testimony about the good works being done at St. Mark, in the community and world-wide with the annual Endowment Fund Grant Awards. Dan says, in part, “The St. Mark Endowment Ministry was established in 1993 as a part of…

A Message from ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton

Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Yesterday, we heard these words in the Gospel reading from Matthew 5:1-12, the beginning of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. In the Beatitudes, Jesus lays out a vision for life in God’s realm, characterized by seeing those who are often most disregarded, including the meek, the mourning…

Quilts for the World

The year of making quilts ends in Oct when we share the quilts made in the last 12 months at Sunday morning worship. With the blessings of our St Mark family, the quilts are packed into boxes. Our quilts are taken to the regional shipping center in Seattle by our friends at Church of the Good…

SAFI School Project

Safi Foundation Auction to Benefit the Safi School Project

Saturday, October 24, 2015 from 5-9 pm Lacey Community Center, 6729 Pacific Avenue SE, Lacey WA 98503 Join friends for a fun-filled evening and learn more about the Safi School Project and the students it supports. We will be highlighting the 2014-2015 accomplishments of our students and staff of Ngateu Secondary School in Arusha Tanzania.…

More News from Safi travelers!

Trudy has sent another letter with many wonderful pictures of the work that the St. Mark crew are performing at the Ngateu secondary school in Arusha, Tanzania.  A new side walk has been built, a colorful mural painted on the wall of the science room, and  lessons in speaking and reading English.  The students seem…