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The Gospel of Luke (chapter 11) says, “Knock and the door will be opened for you”. On this 10th Sunday after Pentecost, we were reminded that God always hears and answers prayer. When Jesus first taught his disciples The Lord’s Prayer, he encouraged them to child-like trust and persistence in prayer. When we pray for…
What’s better than an early morning hike in the summer in the beautiful Pacific Northwest? Well, it’s definitely better if you are hiking with friends of all ages from St. Mark! On Saturday, July 23, sixteen brave souls started out at at 8:30 am at the Comet Falls trail head just 4 miles past Longmire.…
Last week, The St. Mark Championship Trophy-winning Intergenerational Softball Team beat a previously undefeated team with a huge margin (14-2, see post “Magic #14). This week, we played that same team…and they were out to settle the score! Despite the game loss (score of 2-13), we had many “wins”. Amanda C owned an inning as catcher, making all…
In Luke 10:38-42, Jesus lovingly answers Martha’s concern about her sister Mary. We too have concerns especially after a week or so of truly troubling news. In our county, there have been shootings, killings, the deaths in Nice, France and the political unrest in Turkey. What is going on? Is this violence happening more or…
On 10/18/15, the congregation welcomed Sage W into our St. Mark family through the sacrament of baptism and by singing member Trudy H’s song, “A New Kid in Our Family”. Sage is the daughter of members Lara and Dan W, and sister of Cascade, who had previously been baptized into our family. Lara’ father, a retired Lutheran Pastor,…
The garden is fully planted and we are starting to seriously harvest almost every day. Thanks to Gary D. and his daily dedication and transportation of produce to the Thurston County Food Bank. We are at about 1000 pounds as of July 15th! We are having work parties every other Saturday: July 16, and 30,…
The St. Mark Championship Trophy-winning Intergenerational Softball Team is back on track, turning their 7/8/16 double-header into a double-sweep! Game scores were 14-1 and 14-2. The roster was at a deficit with the U-G family (4 Team Members), the M family (2 Team Members and Head Coach) on vacation, Joe B also out of town and Brad K…
Pastor Jeanine Dagger filled in for pulpit supply this week and gave us a very timely message about empathy and understanding – in a very graphic way. The gospel reading was the story of the Good Samaritan. She started her sermon by asking us to all slip off our shoes. She then asked us to…
This week’s game was the first loss this season for our St. Mark Championship Trophy-winning Co-ed Intergenerational Softball Team. But the heart and enthusiasm they played with was still evident! The final score of 7-8 reflected a hard-fought come back. The bats were connecting, many strikes were thrown, the opposing hits were contained in the infield, the double-plays…
INTRODUCTION – At the beginning of the 2015-16 school year, there were over 600 homeless students in the North Thurston Public Schools (NTPS). This number rose significantly as the school year continued. A student is identified as “homeless” by the McKinney-Vento Act if they do not have fixed, regular, adequate night time housing. During the…