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Merry Christmas from all of us at St. Mark’s. Our Christmas Eve worship will be held at 5:30 p.m. The church office will be closed December 24-26. We hope all of you have safe travels and a very Merry Christmas.

Tara Mulder from LIRS (Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service) has written an article on St. Mark’s.  The article, which talks about the work St. Mark’s does with New American Services, is featured in their November newsletter.    Our annual Thanksgiving … Continue reading →

St. Mark’s annual Advent Festival will be held during worship this Sunday, December 16th, at 9:30 am.  Our Spark Sunday School students will present a program called “Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa’s”.  There will be singing, a string trio, readings, … Continue reading →

Our Annual Youth Bake Sale/Auction will be held following worship this Sunday, December 9th.  Donations of baked goods will be appreciated. Dennis Biliske will be donating his time again this year to serve as our auctioneer.  He does a great … Continue reading →

“The Christmas Star” is the theme for this year’s WELCA brunch, which will be held this Saturday, December 8th, at 10:00 am.  PLEASE NOTE THIS CLARIFICATION ON THE TIME. Family and friends are welcome to attend this brunch where we … Continue reading →

The Salvation Army has designated Sunday, December 9th, as “Gifts for Baby Jesus Sunday” (formerly known as “White Gift Sunday”). This is a wonderful time for our congregation members to help the children of low income families who live in … Continue reading →

Our Thanksgiving Worship will be held this Wednesday, November 21st, at 6:00 pm.  The offering received for this service has been designated for Christus Rex, Lutheran Social Services, Red Willow Bible Camp, Valley Memorial Homes and Missionary Support.  This is … Continue reading →

Thank you to all of you who donated items for the Undies Sunday Project.  A total of 18,838 items were collected, 146 of those being donated by people of St. Mark’s.  That is an increase of 43 items from last … Continue reading →

Our Spark Sunday School students are participating in Northland Rescue Mission’s Kids+  Bridging the Gap program.   Children’s backpacks will be filled with food for weekends and holidays and given to students in need.  Without these backpacks of food, these GF … Continue reading →

Sunday, October 28th, is Food Cupboard Sunday.  There is a shopping cart in the narthex for donations of non-perishable food items and personal care items.  Your donations will be taken to the Salvation Army for distribution.    Food Cupboard Sunday is … Continue reading →