WELCA Brunch

The annual WELCA Mother, Daughter, Sister, Friend brunch will be held this Saturday, May 4th, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mark’s.

This year’s theme is “Weave Us Together”.  Alyce Gibbs will be the guest speaker.

To RSVP,  please call the church at 772-4807, send us an email at stmarkselca@msn.com.

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Congregational Meeting

St. Mark’s will have a brief congregational meeting after our 9:30 worship this Sunday. April 28th.  Council members will be elected.

Plan to stay afterward and share a potluck lunch.   Our guests will be our new members…and Pastor Matthew Voorhees and his group from North Dakota Teen Challenge.

 

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North Dakota Teen Challenge

Representatives from North Dakota Teen Challenge will be with us during worship this Sunday, April 28th.  Teen Challenge  is a faith-based residential recovery program for people battling with drug and alcohol problems. Adults, ages 18 and over, from every ethnic, socio-economic, and religious background are welcomed with open arms as they embark on their new life.

They will be talking about their program, sharing stories of faith and their men’s choir will be sharing music with us.

A free will offering will be taken to benefit their program.

After a short congregational meeting after worship, please stay with us as we share a potluck lunch.

 

 

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Thank You!

The Education Committee would like to thank everyone who helped make the Snack Bar at last week’s rummage sale a success.  Thank you to all who donated baked goods for purchase – and, to all of you who purchased treats.

They were able to raise $283.00, which will be given to the Ronald McDonald House in honor of Hannah Twedt.

Thank you to all!

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Rummage Sale!

Saturday! Saturday! Saturday!!!

Come on down and shop at our annual rummage sale!!

Clothing $5 a bag (all you can stuff in),  furniture in the narthex priced to sell and everything else is “give as you have been blessed” free will offering! Get in a “spring” mood even though our weather says otherwise! Get your shopping shoes on and come on down!!

Sale hours are 9 am-3pm.  Early Bird shoppers will be admitted 8 am-9am for a $2.00 admittance fee.

Our Sunday School kids will have a snack bar offering coffee, water, gatorade and baked goods.  The snack bar will be open during sale hours and proceeds from the snack bar will benefit the Ronald McDonald house.

See you there!

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Baked Goods Needed for Snack Bar

Bakers, we need your help!

The Education Committee, along with the Sunday School children and youth are going to have a snack bar for shoppers at this Saturday’s (April 13) rummage sale from 9-3.  They will be offering coffee, bottled water, Gatorade and baked goods.

Proceeds from the snack bar will be used to buy supplies needed at the Ronald McDonald House, in honor of Hannah Twedt. Hannah will be staying there during her upcoming surgeries.

We are requesting help with baking your favorite bars, muffins, or cookies for this sale. We would like all items at the church by 7:00 pm Friday. Tami and Kristen will be on hand to organize the snack bar.

Thank you so much! We would appreciate your help.

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Rummage Sale items needed

The annual Rummage Sale at St. Mark’s will be held Saturday, April 13th, 9am-3pm.  Early Bird shoppers will be admitted 8am-9am for a $2 fee.  

We are in need of your donated sale items!   Donated items can be dropped off at the church Monday through Friday 10-4.

Sorry, but we cannot accept  OLD COMPUTERS, OLD PAINT, OR OPEN CONTAINERS OF BATH PRODUCTS, OPEN CONTAINERS OF CLEANING SUPPLIES OR OPEN CONTAINERS OF PERSONAL PRODUCTS.

If you have any questions, please call the church office at 772-4807.

Your donated items will be greatly appreciated.  Thank you!


We appreciate all your donated items. Thank you!!

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Interview with Hannah

Please use the link below to see the news story on our member, Hannah Twedt.  She is currently in the cities for her appointments at Gillette’s Children’s Hospital.   She did a great interview.  Great job, Hannah!

Thank you to all of you who brought items for the Twedts to take to the Ronald McDonald House.

http://eastside-downtown-westside.kstp.com/news/news/220992-doctors-gillette-perform-life-saving-skull-surgery-grand-forks-teen

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Feed My Starving Children fund raising

Thank you to all of you who have donated to our Feed My Starving Children project.  As of this morning, St. Mark’s has raised enough money to provide 2,984 meals!

This is our last week of fundraising.  Donations can be left in the designated offering plates, designated in the service offering plates or labeled and left in the church office.   Please make your donations by April 1st.

Every contribution makes a significant impact!  Thank you!

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Holy Week Schedule

Please plan to join us for our Holy Week worship services coming up.

This Sunday, March 24th, is Palm Sunday (Sunday of the Passion).  Worship begins at 9:30 a.m with the waving of palms.  The Sunday School children will be singing, the choir will sing and the Passion of our Lord according to Luke will be read.   Following worship, please join us for coffee (served by the Spark Sunday School children) and fellowship.

Maundy Thursday worship will be held at 7:00 p.m. March 28th.

Our Good Friday worship is at noon, March 29th.

Then, celebrate the resurrection of our Lord with us on Easter Sunday (March 31st)  at 9:30 a.m.!

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