Good morning, God. Thank you for today. Thank you for being with me this morning, today, this evening, and forever. Amen. (from Pastor Eric’s Children’s Time message on April 10, 2016)
Good morning, God. Thank you for today. Thank you for being with me this morning, today, this evening, and forever. Amen. (from Pastor Eric’s Children’s Time message on April 10, 2016)
On this glorious Easter Sunday, Pastor Eric exclaimed, “We are all entombed!” For the children’s sermon, he used the example of a butterfly shedding its cocoon. With the Gospel text of Luke, he explained that Jesus was talking about change to two kinds of people: the sinners, the poor, the marginalized people, and the rich,…
Today was Good Sunday and we experienced Good Friday, the second part of the Great Days of Holy Week-called the Triduum. Normally, these services are held on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday before Easter Sunday. We continue to learn more about these services as we journey through Lent from “Ashes to Easter”. Today’s liturgy is…
At St. Mark, we are on an alternative timeframe for our Lenten journey from ‘Ashes to Easter’. Today we celebrated Palm Sunday. This was Jesus’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem on the back of a colt (donkey). Pastor Beth talked of Luke’s Gospel, 19:28-40, not naming the two disciples who were sent to find a colt…
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…
This Lenten Sunday was a service of Healing, Forgiveness and Reconciliation. As we journey through the season of Lent, we trust in the healing power of God’s love. As a symbol of God’s healing love, when we went forward for communion, we were anointed with oil with the sign of the cross on our forehead.…
St. Mark has historically been blessed with many and varied musicians; vocalists, instrumentalists, soloists and group ensembles. On Sunday, January 31, we were blessed to have two outstanding musical offerings. Luna S played her ukulele and sang an original arrangement of “This Little Light of Mine”. We were all pleasantly surprised by her musical offering…
Our dear friends at St. Mark, We wanted to write to you to let you know about our 2016 Lenten journey at St. Mark, “From Ashes to Easter.” This year we are going to do something a little different. We will experience each of our special Lenten observances, Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good…
This year (2015) we bring you the complete 1 hour 36 minute audio of the Christmas Eve 11:00PM Choral Cantata Candlelight Service. Included in this service were six bible readings by various members of the congregation which related to the Christmas Message. Also included were numerous Choir Anthems provided by our 44 voice Chancel Choir.…
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…