[The concluding session of the Divine Drama class is Aug 25, 2011.] The Bible Study for Spring and Summer 2011 led by Pastor Linda Nou is called The Divine Drama: A Biblical Narrative by Dr. Harry Wendt. This study outlines the biblical storyline from creation to Jesus the Messiah. It is essential to know something…
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will be assembling in Orlando for their 12th Churchwide Assembly, August 15-20, 2011. The assembly provides a marvelous opportunity to affirm our identity as the ELCA and celebrate God’s mission that flows from it. What an opportunity to witness a church that shares a living, daring confidence in…
Chapter 15 of the Divine Drama Student Workbook will be covered 8/25/2011 at the Thursday Morning (10am) Pastor’s Bible Study. Everyone is welcome. Chapter 15 is titled “The Messianic Age Today” and is the third of the 4 chapters on the New Testament. The subsections of chapter 15 are titled “Parallels and Contrasts”, “Covenants – Then and Now”, “Jesus,…
On July 31, the gospel lesson from Matthew 14 was the story of the “Feeding of the Five Thousand. ” During the children’s message, the children were invited to move among the congregation and collect any coins those gathered in worship had on hand to feed the hungry crowd. The congregation was invited to offer any change they had in their…
Despite a rather cloudy and cool summer, the garden continues to grow! In fact, most raised beds are overflowing into the aisles. Lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, snow peas, kale, onions, spinach, and chard have loved this weather! As of July 28th, the St. Mark Community Garden has produced 145 pounds of produce for the Thurston County…
Chapter 14 of the Divine Drama Student Workbook will be covered 8/18/2011 at the Thursday Morning (10am) Pastor’s Bible Study. Everyone is welcome. Chapter 14 is titled “The Messianic Age Has Come! The Verdict” and is the second of the 4 chapters on the New Testament. The 2 subsections of chapter 14 are titled “The Kingdom of God is…
Chapter 13 of the Divine Drama Student Workbook will be covered 8/11/2011 at the Thursday Morning (10am) Pastor’s Bible Study. Everyone is welcome. Chapter 13 is titled “The Messianic Age Has Come! The Claim” and is the first of the 4 chapters on the New Testament. The 3 subsections of chapter 13 are titled “The Stage for…
Everyone get excited! Mark your calendar! Sunday, August 7 is the St. Mark Picnic! The picnic will be at the Beachcrest Community Beach. Thanks to Pastor Linda we have this lovely, private beach with a covered picnic area for our use! The plan is to head out to the picnic area after the church service on August 7…
Chapter 11 and 12 of the Divine Drama Student Workbook will be covered 8/4/2011 at the Thursday Morning (10am) Pastor’s Bible Study. Everyone is welcome. Chapter 11 is titled “A New Exodus” and covers the exile and return from Babylon in Isaiah. Chapter 12 is titled “Between the Testaments” and wraps up our coverage of the Old…
For those of you who were unable to attend the National Convention of the Women of the ELCA (WELCA) in Spokane on July 14 to July 17, 2011,”previously recorded” video feeds of the convention proceedings exist on the WELCA website.