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Welcome To St. Mark's Lutheran Church!
 You Are Welcome Here!
Statement of Welcome as a Reconciling in
Christ Congregation
The mission statement of St. Mark’s Lutheran
Church is to “share the unconditional love of God.” In living out this
mission and experiencing God’s overwhelming love we welcome to worship and
membership those who have felt excluded from other congregations. This
includes those who have felt alienated because of sexual orientation,
gender, age, physical or intellectual disability, financial resources and
family status.
As followers of Jesus Christ, members of St.
Mark’s Lutheran Church are invited to work for justice and seek wholeness in
every
 relationship
and at every opportunity. This means that not only do we welcome everyone
but we encourage them into full mission partnership and have the expectation
that together we can be Christ’s church in the world.
Volunteer
Opportunities at
St. Mark's
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Volunteer
Food Pantry Opportunities:
Tuesdays, 9:30 am-Noon; Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm.
Free Weekly Community Meal:
Fridays, 10:30 am to 2:00 pm
2018 Annual Meeting
Click here to read.
Assembling & Packing Baby Kits
for Lutheran World Relief
St. Mark’s Calendar
Every Tuesday Food Pantry 10 a.m. – 12 Noon
Every Thursday Food Pantry 5:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Every Friday - Friday Free Meal 12:00 Noon – 1:00 p.m.
This Institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider.
Upcoming Events!
There are lots of great things planned at St. Mark's for the next
several weeks. Click Here to learn about them!
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Butterfly Banner Created
By Mark Weerda
 From
Our Pastor:
Lent: The Continuing Journey
From the
March, 2018 issue of Branches
I was surprised on Ash Wednesday that when I went to help Tony with his
prayer beads he ended up with a bracelet that said, “God loves Tony”. Then
others found the alphabet beads and different words and themes were
identified. Maybe we can’t get too much of hearing about how God loves us.
Maybe looking at these words every day during Lent will help us more deeply
feel God’s love and then share this love with others. Lent is about becoming
aware of God’s love for us.
The
congregation voted on February 18th to become a Reconciling in Christ
congregation. This is an important way to declare God’s love for all.
Several years ago the congregation had a serious of Bible studies on
homosexuality, since then our practice has been inclusive. Becoming an
official Reconciling in Christ congregation was a necessary and natural next
step. We are on a mission to share the unconditional love of God!
The purpose of walking through Lent
together is that we become more finely attuned to our longing for God and
seek God with all our hearts.
Ruth Haley Barton
Blessings,
Pastor Lori
Read
Pastor Lori's article in the March, 2018 issue of Branches.
Click here.
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