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Would you ever think 20 rows of potatoes could be planted in 33 minutes? Well, on Saturday, April 14, St Mark’s Potato Patch Planters set this record! Three major factors contributed to the success of the event – preparation, attendance and a wonderful breakfast spread! Preparation included plowing the land; securing the planter potatoes from…
April 22 is Earth Day. Sunday School children at St. Mark Lutheran Church will celebrate Earth Day this year by planting plant starts and seeds for a variety of herbs. The herb garden will be in a 8’ x’8’ raised bed that is part of St. Mark’s Community Garden. A three-quarters wine barrel has recently…
What a joyous morning! There was an abundance of music with both the Chancel Choir and PraisRing performing. We also had two trumpets, two trombones, and an electric guitar to accompany all the hymns and perform the prelude and the postlude music. There was a reaffirmation of baptism and the announcement of several children that were…
See the Sanctuary prepared for the Good Friday worship service. See you all at Easter Sunday services where David Nelson has promised us another artistic surprise!!!!
“Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.” – Martin Luther – The Last Supper, the First Communion. On Maundy Thursday, Jesus gathered with his disciples for what would be his last meal with them before his death. But this meal marked the start of…
The banners are now complete and they are just beautiful. View the picture, and then reread Pastor Nelson’s description of the banners found in a previous post. St. Mark is so truly blessed to have an ‘artist in residence’ who shares his art with us so freely. Thank you very much David I. Nelson!
Sometimes that very first reading of a season of the church year has a special significance. I think this Lent is just such a case. The story of Noah and the rainbow sets the stage and introduces the covenant theme of the whole season. This year we get a short history of Covenant Theology and…
My heart is so full of warmth and love having just finished reading your cards and expressions of care. It has been a marvelous day for me, with rousing worship, beautiful music, hugs, smiles, and kind words. Your outpouring of love at my farewell party deeply touched my heart. One member asked me today,…
Please join us Sunday April 1st, after the 11:00am service, for a potluck lunch followed by the planting of the peas for the Thurston County Food Bank. The weather has certainly not seemed spring-like YET, but the peas like the cooler weather and we plan to plant 4 rows of Oregon Sugar Pod peas. Also,…
St. Mark Community Garden has garden plots available for community members that would like to grow their own vegetables. The raised beds are 8 feet by 8 feet or 8 feet by 3 feet. For those folks that have difficulty bending over, a few plots are 3 feet high. The beds have organic compost, and…