Announcements
Lenten Services
The midweek Lenten services will continue through April 9th. Prior to each service there will be dinner at 6 PM. The worship service will feature Holden Evening Vespers.
March 19: Change of Habit Luke 6:46-49
March 26: Change of Circumstances Luke 12:22-34
April 2: Change of Heart Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
April 9: Change of Plans Mark 10:32-34
Dinner hosts:
March 19th Mark Endres
March 26th John and Marian Bleeke
April 2nd Andy and Arlene Ford
April 9th Jan Mueller
Choir
During Lent, the Bell Choir will rehearse on Sunday mornings following the worship service. Chancel Choir will continue to rehearse on Wednesday nights at 7:15 pm following the Lenten service downstairs.
This Easter season, the choir will once again sing the Faure´ Requiem on Palm Sunday since the program was snowed out last year.
Easter Tree To Benefit St. Philips Neighborhood Outreach Ministry
This Lenten Season the Service Committee is collecting school supplies to benefit the Immanuel/St. Philip Neighborhood Outreach Ministry. This organization is housed at St. Philips ELCA (the organization is separate financially from the church, but is a part of the ELCA), located at 2424 Annie Malone Drive, St. Louis, in the historic Ville Neighborhood about 5 miles NE of St. Mark’s. This organization provides the following outreach activities for the community in which it is located - a Sunday breakfast weekly, clothing giveaways 2x annually; school supply giveaways 3x annually; Thanksgiving food baskets; Christmas toy giveaway; VBS; etiquette classes; GED classes; resume assistance, etc. Please take an Easter egg ornament off the Easter tree and purchase $5 to $10 of the designated item and return to church in the labeled containers. Supplies will be delivered to the organization a few days after Easter.
Additionally, the Service Committee will host a Fellowship Hour on Palm Sunday to benefit this organization. They have a part-time social worker whose salary has been paid the last several years by a grant from a grass roots organization. The grass roots organization provides seed money to new ministries. Once the ministry is established, the ministry needs to provide its own funding. St. Philips Neighborhood Outreach Ministry has reached this level starting next year and has asked all local ELCA congregations to pledge support of its ministry. Unfortunately the request came to St. Marks after the budgeting process for 2014.
Please donate at this fellowship hour. We hope to raise a couple hundred dollars for the ongoing success of this ministry. Thank you.
The Service Committee
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March Food Barrel Focus
Green Foods (green beans, brussel sprouts, peas, jello, lucky charms, canned corned beef, box potatoes, rice packets with herbs or broccoli, etc, etc)
Attention Thrivent Members
Some benefit members may still have dollars in the Choice Dollars Program from 2013 that have not been directed to your desired location (ie, St Marks or favorite charity). This needs to be done by the end of March or Thrivent will dispense it to one their charity programs. You can do this on-line or by telephone to Thrivent Choice Dollars.
Seder Dinner
Join St. Mark’s Lutheran Church for our annual Seder dinner on Holy Thursday, April 17 at 6:00 PM. We will celebrate a complete Seder in a family style setting. The celebration includes a delicious dinner of lamb, salad, potatoes, and a variety of desserts. A free will offering is requested but not mandatory. No one will be turned away. Please contact Marsha Balluff to make reservations to join us in this ancient celebration to thank God for His Mighty acts in leading His people out of slavery in Egypt.
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