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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, The “Grace Gathering” will be held in partnership with the 2016 ELCA Churchwide Assembly in New Orleans Aug. 10-13, 2016. Reserve your spot today! The gathering will bring people together from across the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Participants will see the church in action, worship with Churchwide Assembly…
Pastor Beth asked the congregation this question in the sermon today. What is worth it to you to be uncomfortable, to work really hard, to not give up? For some it is physical fitness, for others academic or professional success, for some it is healthy relationships. For Jesus it was worth the struggle, even in…
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…
Miracles are simple things that turn into amazing abundance. In today’s Gospel, we hear of Jesus performing his first miracle. After his mother asks him, he changes water into wine and his Apostles saw the glory of this and believed in Jesus. Pastor Eric spoke of God’s miracles being a way of seeing God’s love…
When asked “Where did you grow up?”, Tony B replied, “I refuse to grow up!” And Diane agreed! This is a good example of the open and engaging personalities of returning St. Mark members Tony and Diane B. Tony finally confessed he spent his pre-teen years in Arizona, the Mojave Desert, and high school years…
Ernest Hemmingway is quoted as saying, “We are all broken. That is how the light gets in”. Pastor Beth recounts her own journey as a young pastor, unable to hear God’s voice as she madly worked to become the ideal and perfect pastor. Her spiritual director asked her to quietly contemplate the blessing of God’s…
Joe grew up in Olympia the youngest child in his family by ten years. He has four older sisters and one brother. Before he started attending St. Mark he was Catholic and attended Sacred Heart and St. Michael’s in Lacey and Olympia. Joe is employed as an insurance agent for Bankerslife. He works with all aspects…
The theme for the Lessons & Carols and sermon today, the second Sunday of Christmas, was light. “God saw that the light was good and separated the light from darkness…” (Genesis 1); “What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the…
The SWATCH is the newsletter of the Southwestern Washington Synodical Women’s Organization. It is published six times a year and is free via electronic mail. If you would like to be on the e-mailing list you can send an email to carolfossum@comcast.net. Two events were announced in this newsletter. The first one…
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.…