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Today was Endowment Sunday at St Mark. A day when a percentage of Endowment Committee funds are given to organizations. This year’s recipients of the fund all center around providing food for those that need it: the garden’s yet to be built Garden Utility Shed Building (shed supports St Mark Community Garden; garden supports food bank),…
Please come join us tomorrow, April 18th at 9am to plant 1000 feet of potatoes for the Thurston County Food Bank. The rows are dug and we will plant them with your help. We will also do some weeding in the larger garden, repair some pea fencing, and spiff up the raspberries. Continental breakfast and…
On the Second Sunday of Easter, we hear John’s gospel retelling the story of Jesus appearing to the disciples and then reappearing when Thomas was present. Pastor Beth asked the question: Ever have a night mare? The world of dreams is not the same as the awake world. The disciples must have been living a…
Pastor Eric’s sermon message this Easter Sunday was that “Resurrection is HOPE beyond our last breath. He illustrates this with an amazing story from his hospital chaplain days. Enjoy the sermon and know that HE IS RISEN! He is risen indeed! Hallelujah! The art work on the front wall of the sanctuary was created by…
Pea Planting St.Mark Community Garden had a group of Sunday School children planting peas with a bit of help from Haldor, Brent and Gail. This picture is of two eager and helpful boys who helped out today. Four 100 foot rows of peas were planted after the beds were amended with compost and weeded. We…
All are welcome to experience Holy Week at St. Mark! PALM SUNDAY, March 29th at 8:30am and 11:00am in the sanctuary with the Procession of Palms, a Reading of the Passion Narrative, and Holy Communion. MAUNDY THURSDAY, April 2nd at 6:00pm in the Parish Hall (sponsored by Thursday Church). A meal is provided. GOOD FRIDAY,…
All are welcome to our Maundy Thursday service April 2 at 6:00pm in the Parish Hall. Worship is sponsored by Thursday Church. Dinner is provided. Together we will explore Jesus’ command that we love one another.
Vision. Some of us need ours corrected with glasses. Pastor Beth told us a story of her own visual correction. There is another type of vision that we make the choice to see or not see. Progress is being made but we still have a long way to go in dealing with the injustices in…
Three main points to Pastor Eric’s sermon: God is rich in mercy We are built to respond (in love). God pursues us and injects his Grace into us. So what does this look like for the people of God at St. Mark? Listen to the sermon to see what ideas are percolating to ‘inject Grace”…
What a blessing to have a daughter of our congregation, Kahli A., offer a thought-provoking and heart-warming sermon! Being a first year student at a Christian university has given Kahli the opportunity to reflect thoughtfully upon her faith, family, and life. Kahli entitles her sermon “Revelation” and explores the many “veils” that are being…