Easter Baskets: Thank you to all that participated in the Easter Baskets mission for the foster children of Geauga County through children’s services at job and family. I hope you all have returned your baskets so we can deliver them on March 20th. Many stores mark down their Easter Baskets after Easter and I’m appealing to everyone to please consider purchasing some baskets to donate for next year’s mission if you are willing and able. If you do choose please put them in the coat room with my name on them and I will store them for next year. Thanks and God Bless – Monica
Book of Daniel – The Sunday evening study group has started reading through the book of Daniel. This group meets onthe second and fourth Sunday of each month from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Contact Pastor Chris with any questions.
Ladies, the next gathering of New Life, a group for women who have lost their spouses will be Thursday, March 26th. We have a devotion, we pray together, and discuss (or just listen) whatever is on our minds as we live our new lives withoutour husbands. Please join us on Thursday, March 26th at 11am in St. Mark’s Fellowship Hall. Questions? Contact Jamie Nicoletti.
Palm Sunday is just around the corner – It was decided that we would be having palm crosses every Palm Sunday from now on, instead of alternating with the palm reeds. Anyone interested in making palm crosses please join us on Friday March 27th at 10am in Fellowship Hall. If you have any questions call Janie 440-488-2847, thanks a lot!
Life Together in Lent The penitential season of Lent offers us the opportunity to hear God’s Word and respond in repentance and faith. We often speak of Lent as a journey—one that leads us to the cross, and, ultimately, the empty tomb of Jesus. Our Lenten series this year is entitled “Life Together,” with messages designed to help worshippers think about and respond to ‘postmodern’ claims about spirituality and identity. As you might suspect, Holy Scripture not only anticipates such issues, but has been speaking to them for thousands of years. The series will continue through Holy Week, leading up to our celebration of Jesus’ resurrection. Please join us each Wednesday at 11:30 am and 7:00 pm to strengthen our “Life Together.”
St. Mark’s Book Club: For our April meeting, we will be discussing Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. We will be meeting at 1 p.m. on April 11th in the small dining room off of St. Mark’s Fellowship Hall to discuss this nonfiction book that “captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences.” For our May meeting, we will be discussing Charlotte’s Web. Join us as we discuss E.B. White’s classic story of love, loss, and renewal. We will be meeting at 1 p.m. on May 13th in the small dining room off of St. Mark’s Fellowship Hall. Due to changes at the Fairport Harbor Public Library, book club titles will no longer be available to borrow from Sue. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Please contact Sue Matzke with any questions about either month. All are welcome. Bring a friend or two!
Mite boxes – Don’t forget to gather-up and bring-in any full Mite boxes you may have at home, and there are plenty new ones to take from the Women’s League table outside the Fellowship Hall.
Easter Lily Order Forms – are now on the Welcome table, or can be filled-out online via the QR code. Help decorate the sanctuary for Easter and remember a loved one by placing your order for the beautiful lilies. Lilies are $8 each and order forms are due back March 29.
SHORT TERM help needed: At the end of April, St. Mark will have 2 family picture days to update our church directory and give you, your family, and friends the opportunity to have professional photographs taken. We need a few people to help over the weeks before to organize this. Contact Mark Rychel at 440-668-4650 or mark@rychel.com
From Marti Gilderslveeve: Thank you to her church family for their prayers and support. She is doing much better –thanks be to God!