Ash Wednesday services at St. Mark are at 12noon and 7:00pm. Both services will include the Imposition of the Ashes and Holy Communion. Come worship and remember that you have your beginning and ending and all of life in between with God.
Today is the Transfiguration of our Lord and it is a bridge between the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany cycle that comes to a close today and the Lent-Easter cycle which begins in several days. According to Matthew’s gospel, Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John up a high mountain on which he underwent some mighty big changes.…
Not only was Sunday, Feb. 23, the 7th Sunday after Epiphany, it was PLU Sunday! PLU is Pacific Lutheran University, located in Tacoma, WA. We hear a discussion between Pastor Beth and our own Dr. David O about why being a PLU Partner Congregation is beneficial to St Mark and our congregation. Dr. David also shared…
On Sunday, March 30, during Sunday School in the Parish Hall, Pastor Beth will offer a communion instruction for all the children of St. Mark. We will talk about what communion is and how we experience the presence of Christ in our lives. This class is both an invitation to welcome any child not yet…
Journey to the cross….That you may have life! Ash Wednesday, March 5th begins our 2014 Lenten journey. We know that it is a journey to the cross. We know that on this journey we find life and death and new life. This journey gives our life meaning and purpose. It reminds us of who we…
We are very excited! Our new synodical Bishop, Rick Jaech is visiting St. Mark on Tuesday, March 11. He is meeting with the pastors from 4:30-5:30pm. Then all of St. Mark will join together for a potluck dinner at 5:45pm. (Bring something tasty to share!!) At 6:30pm, Bishop Jaech will lead us in a devotion…
If you missed Pastor Eric’s invitation to read the Bible in 90 days or started and well…ran out of steam, but would like to try again, you have another chance! On Sunday, March 9th, the first Sunday in Lent, we will begin the journey through the Old and New Testaments, reading about 16 pages a…
The long awaited, snow-postponed Youth Music Festival will be Sunday, March 16th at 2:00pm in the sanctuary! Come celebrate the gift of music offered by the students of St. Mark with thanks and praise to God. You won’t want to miss this special event! The music festival is free to attend, but an offering…
Check out the slideshow attached to this post to view the beautiful artwork which has appeared on the Sanctuary Wall as we have made our way through the Christmas and Epiphany Season. This artwork and some of the other Christmas Altar decorations are courtesy of former Pastor David Nelson and his able crew of helpers.…
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus exhorts his followers to embrace standards of righteousness that exceed legal requirements and traditional expectations. The Sermon on the Mount is all about relationships. Murder and adultery being expressions of anger and lust. Anger is an expression of passion which should lead to compassion. Lust is a yearning…