Ministries (Page 5)
Easter Basket Outreach
The members of St. Mark filled 127 Easter Baskets with gifts for the children of Geauga County. Each basket was special, pink for girls, blue for boys. A note from the St. Mark congregation was included in each basket. The baskets were loaded on “Prayer Force One”, the church bus and were delivered to Geauga Jobs and Family Services. , on March 22, 2018. Thanks to Monica McGurer for the photos
2017 Youth Group Christmas Party
On Sunday evening Dec. 17, 2017 the Youth Group had their Christmas party in fellowship hall, featuring a live animated Christmas tree (Chris Ryan) and one of Santa’s elves (Tom Holt). Thanks to Kim Ryan and Donna Robinson for the pics
November Community Lunch
Nov 30, 2017 was Turkey Day for the community surrounding St. Mark. Home made turkey stuffing casserole was the main course at the St. Mark monthly community free lunch. Fellowship Hall was full of laughter and conversations , the St. Mark bus “Prayforce One” brought people from the West Geauga Senior Center, food and friendship was the order of the day. The next community lunch will be Dec.27! Mark your calendars and celebrate Christmas with us.
Gift of the Magi Christmas Boutique – Magical
On Nov. 10 and 11th , the St. Mark church entrance, hallways and Fellowship Hall were turned into a magical Christmas boutique. Beautifully displayed, colorful hand made Christmas gifts were available for purchase during the event. The proceeds will be used to fund projects and ministries by the Women’s League at St. Mark. This annual boutique at St. Mark features a preview party fellowship event on the Friday night before the event is open to the general public. Special thanks…
Rev. Terry Cripe, Ohio District LCMS President visits St. Mark
On Monday November 6, 2017 , Rev. Terry Cripe, Ohio District President of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod visited St. Mark. Rev. Cripe gave a presentation on what churches can do to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ. Rev. Cripe pointed out many different ways congregations can be more inviting from simple signage changes to streamlining sermons. Pastor Mark Matzke, Saint Mark Senior Pastor, was invited to pray by Rev. Cripe at the conclusion of each sections of Rev.…
Honoring Service, Serving the Needy, Fellowship, Bibles for Kids
The weekend ending on Sunday Sept 24, was a busy time at St. Mark. Hildred Tornberg, the longtime church organist retired from playing the organ. Hildred will still direct the choir. The congregation appreciates her years of service and dedication to excellence in music at St. Mark . Satuday we served a meal those in need at Building Hope In The City(BHIC), the urban outreach of Trinity Lutheran on the near west Side of Cleveland. St. Mark serves a meal…
Youth Group starts their new calendar year
The St. Mark Youth Group started a new year on Rally Day on Sept 10, 2017 ! A lot is happening this year, mission trips, fundraisers as well the fun and lasting friendships that happens at these events. Youth Group meets at 6 pm Sunday nights
St. Mark Chesterland joins hurricane relief
St. Mark joined with Ministry In Mission, a Recognized Service Organization of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS), to help provide relief supplies for hurricane relief. St. Mark members loaded the St. Mark church bus, “Prayer Force One” with palettes of freeze dried food, bags of pet food, diapers and cleaning supplies. On Wednesday Sept. 6, the bus headed south to Caldwell Ohio and delivered the supplies to The Harp Mission,(HARP) a service organization recommended by Rev. Terry Cripe, Ohio…
Serving at Building Hope In The City- July 2017
Every month St. Mark members board “Prayer Force One” , the St. Mark Church Bus and head to Trinity Lutheran Church on Cleveland s near west side to serve a meal, bring clothes for their clothing outreach and bring canned goods and other food to help with their food pantry. Our goal is to show the love of our risen savior , Jesus Christ to these people so that they will be drawn to Him. July featured a light fare…
St. Mark – Chesterland Independence Day Parade
The largest group ever, participated in the 2017 Chesterland Independence Day Parade . Led by our Praise Team, the St. Mark Float again featured live music. The eclectic group of Pastors, Youth Leaders, Youth Group members, and Senior Citizens from St. Mark tossed flying discs to the crowd as well as passing out “We are Family” stickers and bookmarks highlighting the new family ministry at St. Mark. Special thank to Onderdonk Sons roofing for the use of their flatbed trailer
July Men’s Breakfast
On the first day of July 2017, Rise and Dine Cafe in downtown Chesterland hosted the St. Mark monthly men’s breakfast. It is an informal gathering of men that meet to have breakfast and hear a short presentation by men from all walks of life. This month’s speaker was Rev. Greg Glodkowski from Chester Christian Center. Pastor Greg spoke on the Old Testament book of Proverbs and related it to how relevant it could be to our friendships today. The…
June Community Lunch
The weather was beautiful, the temperature was moderate for the St. Mark June Community (free) lunch.” Prayer Force One,” the St. Mark church bus headed to the Chesterland Geauga County Senior Center to transport hungry seniors to the lunch. Chicken Pasta Salad, Pea Salad, Rolls, Watermelon, Deviled Eggs and Desserts were the fare of the day. Fellowship, great conversation and fun were had by all. On the last Wednesday of each month St. Mark holds a community free lunch from…