Congregational Meeting: The biannual congregation meeting will be held next Sunday May 17th starting at approximately 11:30am. Please join us to hear updates from our various boards and receive the latest updates on the Mission & Vision process. St. Mark has many exciting initiatives underway, and we look forward to sharing them with you. If you have any questions, please contact Howard Mabel, our Congregation President.
St. Mark’s Book Club: 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. this Wednesday May 13th in the small dining room off of St. Mark’s Fellowship Hall. For our June meeting, we will discuss books that have been translated into English. Pick ANY book that was originally written in a foreign language and come ready to discuss why you think it was worthy (or not!) of an English translation. Your selection can be a classic (like The Odyssey or The Three Musketeers) or something more modern (like A Man Called Ove or My Neighbor Totoro) Although you are free to choose any title, a list of potential books is available on the bulletin board across from the coatroom. Please contact Sue if you’d like the list emailed to you. We will be meeting at 1 p.m. on June 10th 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!
Family Night! Thursday, May 21st from 6 – 7:30, join St. Mark Family Ministry for a special event designed to help families nurture faith in everyday moments. Gather around the dinner table for a meal and a short family devotion, fostering connection and spiritual growth. Please RSVP to Pastor Chris so he can plan accordingly.
Food for the Poor – A guest pastor with Food for the Poor will be visiting Sunday June 21st. Founded in 1982, Food For The Poor works to end the suffering of impoverished children and their families in the Caribbean and Latin America.
“The Light” – Did you know our monthly church newsletter, “The Light,” can now be sent-out digitally? If you would like to be added to the email distribution, please contact the church office or email newsletter@stmarkchester.org. You can also pick-up a paper copy on the table outside the office door.
We give thanks to God today for all the faithful women in our lives, and remember in our prayers those whose mothers, wives, or children have been called home.