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We believe that we are the church, the body of Christ. What body part are you? Pastor Beth stated that she never really understood the Transfiguration. This part of Jesus’s life goes beyond understanding because with Jesus there’s always more than we can figure out. Jesus can’t be contained. We may not always know what…
On this fifth Sunday after Epiphany, Pastor Eric shared his vision of God’s intimate, immediate kiss of grace. His idea began with a “Thursday Church” exercise of writing words that represented gifts from God on strips of paper and forming them into a chain. Some of the gifts noted were compassion, family, mercy, and growth. During this morning’s children’s…
When Jesus’s was baptized the heavens opened up. When he was teaching in the synagogue for the first time he commanded an unclean spirit out of a person. Life as we know it totally changed when Jesus started his ministry. God was showing his power through his son. Jesus told his disciples that they would…
The first chapter of the Gospel of St. Mark tells of Jesus calling out to others to leave what they are doing and follow him. On this 3rd Sunday after Epiphany, Pastor Eric shared some of the different ways that Jesus has called out to him throughout his life, beginning as a child at Camano…
God was absurdly un-strategic when he entered the world. People expected to find him as a King in a palace, or at least born into a wealthy, well-connected family. Instead, he was born in a barn to a dirt-poor father and mother who were bewildered and exhausted. Then the family moves to the small unremarkable…
Today at St. Mark it was all about the water. During Pastor Eric’s children’s sermon, he gave the kids each a small tree branch, had them dip it in the font and go out into the congregation and share the water with swooping sprinkles…in essence to remember our baptism. It’s all about the water. We…
Southwest Washington Women of the ELCA Annual Spring Retreat April 17-19, 2015 Dumas Bay Centre, Federal Way Pastor Mary Lindstrom- speaker & pastor Full weekend – $185.00, includes 4 meals and two overnight lodging Commuter or Saturday only $120.00, includes meals. Please join us for a Joyful Heart, Dancing Spirit, uplifting weekend in a beautiful Puget…
Epiphany Brunch at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd. St. Mark women are invited to attend the Epiphany Brunch on Saturday, January 17th at 10:00 am at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd. This will be a chance for all to meet Good Shepherd’s new pastor, Pastor Amy Hessel. The speaker for the brunch is…
On this Second Sunday of Christmas, one of our St. Mark youth, Lisha, shared the Gospel of Matthew 5:13-16. In part, it says…“Let your light shine before others so that they may see your good works, and give glory to your father in heaven.” God’s grace frees us to care, and to do good works.…
Thursday Church officially began at St. Mark on January 22, 2015 at 6:00 pm. We meet every Thursday in the Parish Hall, beginning with soup and bread (provided). The service lasts about an hour, and includes prayer, communion, and hearing and engaging the Word of God. The style is: Informal – Come as you are. All…