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St. Mark Women’s Retreat 2019
On Saturday, March 16, 2019, the St. Mark Women’s League held their annual retreat. The event was open to all women, not just St. Mark members. The Reverend Mark Matzke, Pastor at St. Mark gave the opening presentation, highlighting the theme, “Let God Be Your GPS.” A number of speakers presented during the day followed by discussion sessions. Lunch was served. It was a delightful day for all that attended.
Save a Life give Blood at St. Mark
Save a Life! Give blood! We need people interested in donating blood to sign up (sheet on the St. Mark bulletin board). The Red Cross will assign a date once we have 15-25 possible donors. Any questions, or if you wish to sign up by phone contact Donna Robinson. 216-496-2279.
Bio-Ethics Seminar at Christ Lutheran Church
Grow In Grace And Knowledge February 16, 2019 10:00am – 12:00pm Category: Seminar On Saturday February 16, 2019 Christ Lutheran Church will host Chaplain Major Glen Wurdeman who will speak to us on the timely topic of bio-ethics from a Christian perspective. Chaplain (MAJ) Glen Wurdeman earned a B.A in speech communication from the University of Nebraska in 1983 and an M.S. in college student personnel administration from Indiana University in 1985. After working as the coordinator of student organizations and…
LWML Prayer Service at St. Mark
The Northeast Zone of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League(LWML) held a prayer service on February 9th at St. Mark. The prayer service was written by Rev. Allen D. Anderson, past president of the Rocky Mountain District of The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Pastor Kevin Guynn, Northeast Zone Counselor, gave the message. During a luncheon hosted by the St. Mark LWML chapter, Jackie Rychel, president of Ministry In Mission, gave a presentation on the progress and completion of the Elderly Christian…
2019 Chilli Cook Off
The 2019 version of the St. Mark Annual Chilli cook off is in the books. Over 10 entries were sampled by a hungry group of all ages. The winner Lucas Zelznick a young man in the St. Mark pre confirmation class won best tasting competition.. Congrats Lucas. Mark Rychel, took the most creative prize. The night was capped off by a raucous game of family feud , hosted by Chris Ryan, doing his best Steve Harvey impersonation. The entire group…
Annual Women’s League Luncheon
On Saturday, Jan. 12, the annual women’s league luncheon was held at St. Denis Golf Course Party Center. thanks to Donna Robinson for the great pictures
Jan. 2019 Mens’ Breakfast
The 2019 mens’ breakfast started off with an interesting discussion about Spiritual Resolutions. Ron Meister, long time member and past president started the discussion by mentioning some possible resolutions and the group chimed in with a number of their own. Each month the men of St. Mark meet at the Rise and Dine Cafe in dowtown Chesterland. Fellowship, breakfast and and speakers from different walks of life provide a great start to the month. First time attendees eat free! call…
Christmas Community Lunch
On Dec. 19, The Ladies of St. Mark opened the doors of the St. Mark Fellowship Hall to the people of the surrounding communities for their month FREE fellowship luncheon Rigatoni with meatballs , salad and Christmas cookies were enjoyed by all. The St. Mark Bus “Prayer Force One” picked up some hungry carolers at The West Geauga Senior Center who enjoyed the food and great conversations. Each month the ladies at St. Mark host a free community lunch on…
Youth Group Christmas party
On Dec. 16 the Youth Group celebrated Christmas at their final meeting of the year. Everyone shared a gift. Fun foods, were prepared by Howard and Erna Mable and Chris Ryan shared a message. The Youth Group kick off the new year on Jan.6, 2018. at 6 pm in fellowship hall. For further info contact Please email Christopher.Ryan@gmail.com or call him at (440) 264-3825.
St. Mark Dec. men’s breakfast
On the first day of December, the men of St. Mark gathered at the Rise and Dine Cafe in downtown Chesterland for their monthly mens breakfast. This months speak was the Rev. Lud Golz. You can learn more about Lud and see his current ministries by clicking HERE, Lud focused his message on Joseph in the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Rev. Golz perspective was unique and excellent to hear from a man’s perspective. The men of…
Nov. Community Lunch
Turkey Casserole was the main course at the Nov. St. Mark community lunch. The hearty seniors from the West Geauga Senior center boarded “Prayer Force One” the St. Mark Church bus and joined the attendees from many local communities to enjoy great food and friendly conversation. Each month, the St. Mark members open the doors of “Fellowship Hall,” located in the west wing of the church, to the surrounding communities. This monthly FREE lunch , is a caring ministry that …
Gift of the Magi Boutique 2018
Once a year the members of St. Mark transform the hallways and fellowship hall into a magical Christmas boutique, featuring handmade items that make special Christmas gifts. The St. Mark vision statement is “Making Caring Connections in the Community.” By opening the doors of St. Mark to vendors and members of the surrounding communities, we hope that when they have spiritual needs, they will think of St. Mark to help them with those needs as well. Money raised by the boutique…