St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church

This Sunday, October 21st, is the last day for donations for the Undies Sundays project.  Please bring your items to the church on Sunday.   United Way will pick up your donations Monday or Tuesday.  Thanks for you generosity!

Our contemporary worship for October will be this Sunday, October 21st at 9:30.    Please join us!  Following worship, there will be time for coffee and fellowship.   No Sunday School this Sunday.

The Spark Sunday School group will have a busy day this Sunday, October 14th.

At the beginning of the 9:30 worship, they will share a couple songs they learned this summer in VBS.  Parents – please have your children here by 9:20 a.m. to rehearse. 

At 10:45, they will wrap up their lessons on Moses.  It is Movie Time!!

At 1:30 p.m., the Sunday School will be leaving St. Mark’s for their field trip to the Nelson Pumpkin Patch.   Parents and their kids are encouraged to join in on the fun.  Everyone will be responsible for their own admission and snacks for the day.  Plans are to return to St. Mark’s by 4:30 p.m. 

Looks like it will be a fun-filled day!  Don’t miss it.

St. Mark’s will be participating in the United Way’s “Undies Sundays” project again this year.  The first three Sundays in October (October 7, 14 and 21) will be collection Sundays to help people in our community.  Often we take everyday things for granted.  Like Underwear!  Clothing such as underwear, socks and undershirts are not donated at area thrift stores. 

We are asking for donations of new under garments, socks, diapers and personal care items (shampoo, shaving cream, feminine hygiene products, etc).  There is a collection box for your donated items on the mission table in the narthex.  Items should be brought to the church by October 21st.  These items will then be collected by the Altru Professional Nurses Committee and distributed via United Way agencies, area shelters, County Social Services and food banks.

Thanks for your participation!

Kathy Wyum has been sewing dresses for the Dress A Girl Around the World program.  For this mission project, Kathy uses new and gently-used pillowcases to create the dresses.  She appreciates donations of pillowcases, buttons, lace or other items to use for embellishment.   Some of the dresses she has made will be on display in our narthex for a couple weeks, then will be sent off for distribution.  For more information or the pattern, go to www.dressagirlaroundtheworld.com.   Visit the St. Mark’s facebook page to see some photos of what she has done so far.  Thanks, Kathy!

The WELCA group at St. Mark’s is hosting an informal reception for Carol Roisland Saturday, September 22nd from 9:30-11:30 am.  Please join us as we wish Carol Roisland well on her move to Florida.  Carol has been an active member at St. Mark’s for many years.  She has served on Altar Guild, the Council, as the Wedding Coordinator, and several other areas.  We will miss her!  Please join us as we say our “goodbyes”.

We hope that everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday weekend.

Rally Sunday, which kicks off our Spark Sunday School year for 2012-2013, is 10:45 a.m. on Sept. 9!  Join us for outdoor games and prizes.  You can register using this Registration Form or you can pick up a paper version at the Church office.

Our final Mug and Muffin Bible Study for the summer will be held next Tuesday, August 14th.  Join us for a “mug and muffin” beginning at 9:30am – the study will begin at 9:45 and run until 11.  Pastor Paul will lead us in August’s session “Encounters with Christ” from the “Along the Way” series.  Join us and gather with others for a morning of fellowship and inspiration.  All are welcome!

Wow! What a great week.  We had 24 children and 22 volunteers take part in Sky Vacation Bible School.  We learned about Jesus in Bible Adventures, played games, made our own experiments in Imagination Station, watched Chatter movies and had wonderful snacks that reinforced our daily bible points.  We learned fun contemporary songs that taught us anything and everything is possible with God.  Our mission for the week raised $200 for ELCA Good Gifts to buy baby chickens.