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A presentation was made here at St Mark on Wed, June 1 at 10am by the St Mark CIC committee, the LOTT Clean Water Alliance, and the Lacey Water Resources Specialist. The presentation will be repeated at 11:30am Sun, June 5 in the parish hall. A complete video of the presentation is included below. Alternately,…
The Gospel from Luke was a healing story where a centurion asks Jesus to cure his sick slave. He tells Jesus that he does not have to come to his home, but just “speak the word and my servant will be healed.” Jesus was amazed at the centurion’s faith, and told the crowd, “I tell…
On this Holy Trinity Sunday, our St. Mark Bell Choir used their music to illustrate “My Father’s World”. Alternately, the Lector read the scriptures and PraiseRing played their hand bells and special instruments to portray Wind, Rain, Stars, Tempest and an Epilogue. Together, they helped us experience God’s world through the Word and sounds…”the wind blows where it…
On this Day of Pentecost, we celebrated Confirmation Sunday at our 11:00 service. As we give thanks for the gift of the Holy Spirit, we also give thanks for the gifts of faith and baptism. After instruction about faith, God, Jesus, the Bible, and the church, three 8th graders — Isaiah U., Kaitlyn B., and Samantha…
Pentecost Sunday is when we are reminded that the Spirit of Truth will fill us and teach us about everything that is important to Life. The Spirit will be our Advocate. Pastor Eric spoke to us of how the Spirit is about the How of life, not the Why. The Why is God’s question, not…
On this Ascension Sunday, Retired Pastor David Nelson asked us to consider whether Jesus being carried up into Heaven is a classic case of “Abandonment” or an illustration of “God with Us” through hope and promise. In the Gospel reading of Luke 24 , Jesus tells his disciples that after he rises from the dead, repentance and forgiveness of…
Pastor Eric shared a sunset picture from his deck the other night, and spoke of the wonder and beauty and promise of God’s continuous love with each sunset – and then sunrise. This week’s sermon is a collection of contemporary songs sung by Pastor Eric, Terry, and Luna. The lyrics and the melodies are rich…
Jan H comes to St. Mark from California. She is a 5th generation native of that state. After high school, Jan attended California Lutheran University at Thousand Oaks. Her career has been as a professional fund raiser, and this work included raising funds for non-profit organizations from grass roots to the national level in scope.…
On this Sunday, which was Endowment Sunday at St Mark, we heard Pastor Beth’s words read to us by Pastor Eric. Pastor Beth wrote that she loves the 21st Chapter of Revelation in which God tells us that He will always dwell with the people. Where is this holy city where God dwells? Our world…
Pastor Eric’s theme for today was “Echo’s of Resurrection. The voice of Jesus resides in your heart: What song do you hear?” Sometimes it seems as if God speaks quite loudly to you, and other times it seems as if it is just a faint echo. God speaks to us through nature, other people, situations,…