worship (Page 4)

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Carducci – Shulman Wedding at St. Mark

On May 27th Caitlin Carducci and Dennis Shulman we’re married at St Mark.  Caitlin is the daughter of Joseph and Charlotte Carducci. Their reception was held in fellowship hall. The Carduccis are members at St. Mark and the entire congregation wishes the newlyweds and their families God’s blessings. Pastor Mark  Matske, Senior Pastor at St. Mark  and celebrant at the wedding mentioned how special it was to have members of the congregation help with the wedding so that everything went as…

Summer Schedule Begins June 4, 2017

Summer Worship Schedule Beginning June 4, 2017 There will be two worship services each Sunday. 8:15 a.m. will continue to be the traditional service; 9:45 a.m. will alternate between The Gathering and the contemporary service. The 9:45 a.m. service on June 4 will be the Gathering format.

Holy Week Highlights

Selected Highlights from Holy Week at St. Mark Palm Sunday- Easter Egg Hunt, Christian Seder, Pastor Matzke – Good Friday Sermon, Easter Sunday – Contemporary Service thanks to Donna Toth and Bruce Robinson for the photos

Happy Birthday St. Mark

On January 29, 2017 we celebrated everyone’s birthday at St. Mark. We  received Communion on a one service Sunday .Following theservice we had a birthday party potluck in fellowship hall. Each person at the party had to sit at the table that aligned with their birthday month. This was a great way to meet new people in the congregation.  

St. Mark Handbell Quartet

On January 8, 2017, the St. Mark Handbell Quartet played “Christmas Love and Joy” arr. by Valarie Stephenson at all three worship services. The quartet is a a subgroup of the full handbell choir. Directed by Leah Spisak, the handbells  bring their special music to St. Mark many times during the year. If you would like to join our handbell choir, contact Leah by calling the church office at 440-729-1668.

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

Immanuel Lutheran, Downers Grove IL Youth Group

St. Mark entertained a youth group from Immanuel Lutheran Church , Downers Grove IL last weekend as they traveled to Western Pennsylvania for mission work.  About 60 youth and adults slept in the St. Mark church and St. Mark  members provided dinner on Saturday and a breakfast on Sunday as well as a huge bonfire Sat. night. We were privileged to worship with the group at our 8:15 service. We pray for their safe travel and that the Holy Spirit uses their…

St. Mark 2016 Vacation Bible School

St. Mark Vacation Bible School 2016 (VBS) took place from July 25th thru July 29th. 55 plus kids enjoyed the theme “Barnyard Roundup” in the St. Mark Sanctuary. The entire St. Mark campus was turned into a Barnyard, sans the smell. Volunteers from the St. Mark congregation plus members of the community helped the children , sing songs, watch videos, hear bible stories, meet biblical characters and pray. They  feasted on food like  lambs made from marshmallows and pretzels and sandwiches…

Congrats to the St. Mark Confirmands

Sunday May 1, 2016 St. Mark celebrated the confirmation of Lauren Dvorak and Chase Hickey. The two confirmands answered questions by Pastor Matzke at the 8:15  service and received communion at the 11:00 am service.

Pastor Matzke on Twitter

How might your experience be different if you went to worship this Sunday looking to encourage someone else? #fellowship @Stmarkchester — Mark Matzke (@ReverendMatzke) March 30, 2016

A Weekend of Ministry, Fellowship, Worship and FUN!!

This past weekend was very active for the members of St. Mark . The Youth along with a number of adults boarded the St. Mark Bus and served the needy at Building Hope in the City an outreach of Trinity Lutheran In Cleveland Thanks to Jeff Atchley for some great pictures   Saturday Evening The St. Mark Fellowship Committee sponsored a get together dinner at the Oak and Embers Restaurant in Chesterland Palm Sunday Featured a debt reduction breakfast sponsored by…