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Easter Sunday Sermon

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…

St. Mark Community Garden News – Spring 2015

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…

Holy Week Services

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,…

Maundy Thursday

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

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…

Revelation: God’s unveiling

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…

Made for Divine Things

Jesus says, in today’s Gospel of Mark, “Concern yourself with divine things rather than human things.” He turned to Peter and said, “Remember, you are made for divine things.” In his sermon, Pastor Eric asked us to think about what exactly these divine things are. The Gospel teaches us that divine things include…denying your self,…

Mid-week Lenten Worship

Mid-week Lenten Soup Supper and Worship Services are on Wednesdays at 5:45pm for a simple soup supper in the parish hall and 6:30 for the service in the sanctuary.  Worship will include Holy Communion. During our journey through the season of Lent, we take time to reflect upon the questions, “Who am I? Who are…

We are the tempted beloved.

Mark 1:9-15 recounts Satan’s tempting of Jesus in the wilderness. Pastor Eric told us that he was going to confess some things to us. But first he had to tell us a joke to center us.  And he did. The theme for today is ‘we are the tempted beloved’. Fighting, stealing and telling a lie…