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I know snow is on the ground right now (February 28) but gardening season is right around the corner! We have amended a 6,000 sq. foot patch of ground for the potatoes we are growing for the Thurston County Food Bank. We are planting 20 rows of potatoes = each one 100 feet long. ADOPT…
I am the recycled worship service volunteer recruiter from the late 1980’s, and a member since 1984. When attempting to recruit volunteers in the 80’s, I would call on the phone and ask folks to volunteer. I didn’t have a computer and email wasn’t in existence. Here I am back again; slower in body and…
Thanks to all the hard work and planning by Pam C, the Garden Spaghetti feed and silent auction were a BIG success! The food was delicious, and our key-note speaker, Robert Coit, Executive Director of the Thurston County Food Bank, was very interesting and informative! Ron Lawson, Lacey City Council member, also spoke briefly about…
This month, Joyce B shares why serving Home Bound Communion is such privilege. Dan and I moved to the Olympia area in 1967. Shortly after, my friend Marie G invited me to St. Mark. I immediately felt at home so I convinced Dan to join me. I was Lutheran, he was not, so he was…
Stephen Ministries is a highly confidential ministry to help you work through a crisis in your life – grief, loss, illness, aging. No one will know you are meeting with a Stephen Minister unless you choose to share that information.
The Liturgical Art page will show the week by week evolution of the Lenten art starting March 9th, Ash Wednesday. Every week the artist will continue the design and it will be complete on Easter Morning. How many other churches have a 35 foot x 15 foot canvas in their Sanctuary?
This month, Robin S shares her passion for working with animal rescue organization, Best Friends. My volunteer opportunity began 15 years ago when I received a booklet from Best Friends Animal Society. I had been donating to various animal rescue organizations over the years and had somehow made it on to their solicitation list. That…
This month, Betty R shares one of her many volunteer “jobs” and how you can participate. “Volunteers are the foundation of every active organization. I am the recruiter for this Passionate People article in our monthly newsletter. I look for spirit lead volunteers to tell their story in our newsletter each month, sharing why they…
This month, council member, Vicki P, shares her love of kids and horses — and how combining them has been a great benefit to her, the kids and the horses. “Hi there, my name is Vicki and I have been attending St. Mark for almost twenty years. During that time I have had the privilege…
This month, Dorothie W tells about sharing her joy of music with others. Dorothie retired from Real Estate and moved from Vancouver, WA, to Lacey in 1997, and has been a member of St. Mark since 1998. She is also mom/in-law of Ron & Judy, grandmother of Debbie & Pam, and great-grandmother of Rebecca &…