Ministries (Page 7)
January Community Lunch
Every month the Women’s League at St. Mark sponsor a lunch, that is free to all member of the community. The St. Mark church bus, “PRAYERFORCE ONE” provides transportation from the Geauga Senior Center and Fellowship hall comes alive with great food, conversation and laughter. Donna Robinson captured some great pictures show the enjoyment of all. Thanks Donna !
Sue Matzke reflects on her recent mission trip to Haiti
Mountains As I reflect back on my first Ministry in Mission trip to Haiti, mountains are what comes to mind. I’m not really certain how, but in all my trip preparations, I missed that Haiti is a mountainous country–not hills like I’m used to from southeastern Ohio, but MOUNTAINS that stretch into the clouds. I got to know those mountains quite well within hours of landing in Port-au-Prince because we needed to travel over them to get to the Jacmel…
January 2017 Men’s Fellowship Breakfast
The Rise and Dine Cafe hosted the January St. Mark monthly men’s fellowship breakfast. Rev. Daniel Esala , a retired Pastor at Valley Lutheran church in Chagrin Falls, OH. wasthe guest speaker Pastor Esala had preached many times at St. Mark during the vacancy after Pastor Zehnder had retired. Next month’s breakfast is Feb. 4, 2017, 9 am to 10:15 am at the Rise and Dine Cafe Call Ron Cudnik 440-338-3735 to reserve your spot.
“FROM SACRIFICE TO SACRAMENT ” Study Starts Feb 1, 2017
NEW BIBLE STUDY: Beginning Wednesday, February 1st, join Pastor Mark for a four-week series called “From Sacrifice to Sacrament,” a video-enhanced look at Lutheran worship Why do we do what we do in worship? What does the Old Testament have to do with our liturgies? What does God do for us when we gather together? Be a part of the discussion from 7:15–8:15 p.m. each Wednesday night in February. All ages are welcome.
2016 Children’s Christmas program
On Dec 18, 2016 at the 11 am Service the Children of the congregation participated in the annual Children’s Christmas Pageant. Special thanks to all that participated Click on the picture to see the highlight video on the St. Mark YouTube Channel
Dec. Community Lunch
Great attendance, Christmas outfits, awesome volunteers and great food highlighted the December community lunch at St. Mark. The free lunch is sponsored by the St. Mark Womens League every month. The Janualy 2017 Lunch is on January 25th 2017 fromm 11 am to 1pm
Nov. Community Lunch
November 16, was turkey day at the St. Mark Lutheran, community free lunch. Home made turkey casserole, home made cranberry sauce , and green beans were the order of the day as well as pumpkin pie and other delicious desserts. “Prayerforce One” the St. Mark church bus made its regular monthly trip to the Chesterland Geauga Senior Center to transport a fun group of seniors to the lunch. The December lunch will be held on Dec.21, 2106, the lunch is…
Gift of the Magi Christmas Boutique 2016
Beautiful colors, awesome handmade crafts, great fellowship, live music, great snack food are just a few of the superlatives that describe the St. Mark Annual Christmas Boutique. Many of the ladies in our congregation dedicate themselves to this event for many months before it actually occurs. The congregation volunteers and helps make the non-sanctuary areas of the church into a magical Christmas store. Many vendors from outside the church display their hand made wares. It is the hope of the…
October Community Lunch at St. Mark
Delicious Bratwurst, German Potato Salad, and Sauerkraut was the fare of the day at the St. Mark October Community Free Lunch. “PrayerForce One”, the St. Mark Church Bus provided transportation to St. Mark from the Geauga Community Center in downtown Chesterland. We are grateful to all that participatedin this monthly ministry at St. Mark
October Mens Breakfast
October’s mens breakfast featured Pastor and Author Dave Kern from Vitality Church. Dave gave a gripping account of heroin addiction and his efforts to minister to people with addictions. Dave is the author of the book “Raw Truth Addicted and Redeemed.” November’s breakfast at the Rise and Dine Cafe is on Saturday November 5th at 9 am until about 10. The breakfast is open to all men , not just St. Mark members. First time attendees eat free call Ron Cudnik at…
September Community Lunch
Every Month the Womens League at St.Mark sponsors a community lunch that is free to the public. This months lunch was special because for the first time, the church bus, known as Prayerforce One picked up a number of people at the Geauga Senior Center located in Chesterland and brought them to the lunch. The next community lunch is Wednesday Oct. 26 2016 Trick or Treat here are some pics from the lunch
Serving ” Brats” at Building Hope In The City
This Saturday, Sept. 17,we loaded our church bus known as PRAYERFORCE ONE with brats, buns, mac and cheese, and cupcakes and headed to Building Hope In The City, the local outreach of Trinity Lutheran on Cleveland’s near west side. We also brought canned foods and clothing collected by the St. Mark congregation. The clothing was especially welcome as people were looking towards winter. We prepared to serve dinner for 150 people and came home empty. We are grateful for the…