Vacation Bible School is Coming Soon! There is still time to register children age 3 (potty-trained) through entering 5th grade for our upcoming “Jesus is the Best Gift” VBS program at St. Mark. There is no cost to attendees for this week of Bible lessons, games, crafts and activities centered around the Christmas message and families of all faith denominations are welcome. Register at https://tinyurl.com/BestGiftEver2026 or scan the QR code.
Important VBS Volunteer Meeting If you are an adult or youth that would like to help in any way with our “Jesus is the Best Gift” Vacation Bible School, please plan to attend the upcoming VBS Prep and Pizza Party scheduled for Wednesday, July 8th at 5:30pm at church. If you have any questions, please contact Linda Bencic or Debbie Turk.
Join the fun! St. Mark members will be making caring connections at the Kiwanis summer concerts by passing out bottles of water and sharing the Gospel where we can. Starts Wed. July 8. from 7 pm to 9 pm. and every Wednesday until Aug. 12. Call/text Mark Rychel to participate.440-668-4650
St. Mark’s Book Club: For our July meeting, we will be discussing Outliers: The Story of Success. Join us as we discuss Malcolm Gladwell’s groundbreaking book and compare it to our Christian definition of success. We will be meeting at 1 p.m. on July 8th in the small dining room off of St. Mark’s Fellowship Hall. For our August meeting, we will be discussing John Grisham’s Skipping Christmas as part of our summertime Christmas celebration. We will be meeting at 1 p.m. on August 12th in the small dining room off of St. Mark’s Fellowship Hall to discuss this “modern day Christmas classic” about the year the Krank family decided to not celebrate Christmas. 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!
It’s a great time to declutter your home: Beginning on Thursday, July 9th we will begin accepting gently used household items, tools, toys, and more for our September “This & That” Sale. Sorry no clothes, dvds/vhs/cds or large furniture, please. If you would like to donate jewelry or jewelry boxes, please put them in the small dining room off the Fellowship Hall in the box labelled “Ellen”. The first work session to sort and price items will be held on Thursday, July 9th from 9am-noon. Many hands would be appreciated – it is a great opportunity for teens to get volunteer hours. Please see/call Briana McCrudden 440-667-7633 with any questions.
FOOD for VETERANS – In conjunction with our celebration of America’s 250th birthday, Fellowship is working with the Geauga Co. Veterans Food Pantry to help those who have given so much for our country. Your boxes & cans of food will go a long way to help families who are in need. Look for the marked bins in the narthex to donate boxes & cans of future-dated food. A list of much-needed items will also be available on the table. We will be collecting from now until July 19. Thank you for your generosity!
“Feed the Fish” – Thank you all for saving your pennies! I collected $300 – super job! Thank you – Lee, on behalf of Caribbean Children’s Fund.
Mark Hedrick
Praise Leader
Wendy Zimmerman
Ushers
Rich Johnson, Dave Toth II, Michael Wickman
Conductor
Clayton Heuer
Greeters
Carolyn Heuer and Bob & Connie Boddy
Tech Booth
Matt Giardina, Laurie Deau
Pavillion Set-up
Chris Powell
Lay Reader
Ray Haserodt