Community
April Community Lunch
On a sunny but cool April 26, St. Mark opened its doors to the community and served a delicious lunch of an unstuffed cabbage casserole, apple sauce, rolls and homemade desserts. The lunch is served on the last Wednesday of the month at no charge to those attending. It is a great time to catch up with neighbors and friends, especially now after a long winter. The next lunch will be served on May 31, it starts at 11 am…
Debt reduction Breakfast
The last of our Debt Reduction Breakfasts was held on Sunday, April 23, 2023, after each service. This month’s breakfast is presented by the men of the church. These breakfasts are always a special treat. The food is great, the fellowship is wonderful, and all monies collected go to pay down our mortgage.
Sharing The Good News Tailgate
On Saturday, April 15 , 2023 , members of St. Mark’s outreach team held a baseball tailgate in front of Trinity Lutheran Church in Ohio City. We served Hot Dogs, “Grandma’s” macaroni salad, Cracker Jack and delicious chocolate chip cookies. David Grieshammer, a member of St. Mark gave his testimony about how he came to know Jesus Christ and said a prayer before the meal. St. Mark serves a meal to the homeless and disadvantaged at Trinity Lutheran on the…
Easter at St. Mark
HE IS RISEN !! HE IS RISEN INDEED !! Easter was spectacular at St. Mark. We had a well-attended, sunrise, liturgical service as well as festival services, with brass instruments, praise music, and organ music, at 9 am and 11 am. The St. Mark choir sang at the 9 am service. Holy Communion was celebrated at all 3 services. Pastor Matzke’s sermon, “Do not be Afraid,” was uplifting and extremely relevant to the troubled times we live in. Listen to…
Holy Saturday Men’s Breakfast
On Saturday, April 8th, 2023, the men of St. Mark met at Guido’s in downtown Chesterland to have fellowship and listen to St. Mark member Jim Burke talk about a special program that he has been involved with for the last 24 years, “The Walk to Emmaus”. (for more information, click on the link) Jim read about the original walk with Jesus from Luke 13 in the Bible, He explained that the “walk to Emmaus” is very similar in that…
Concordia Wisconsin Choir at St. Mark
On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, The Kammerchor (German for “chamber choir”)Choir from Concordia University, Wisconsin, gave a concert in the St. Mark Sanctuary. The choir sang,” Jesus sprach zy dem Blinden” by Melchior Vulpis along with more contemporary music like Jubilate Deo, by Juan Ignagia Noron’a. St. Mark’s own Annie Ryan is a member of the choir. The congregation provided dinner for the students and concertgoers in Fellowship Hall before the concert, It was a fun night for St. Mark…
God’s Gift of Life
On Sunday evening, March 12, St. Mark held its third installment of the series “Lutherans In The World.” Senior Pastor Mark Matzke led the study and provided a comprehensive booklet of resources that covered many “life” issues. Topics like “Care for the Dying,” Abortion, Marriage, Life, and Family just to name a few of the topics that the resources covered. A discussion on the Biblical foundation for what the Lutheran’s believe about these issues was also led by Pastor Matzke.…
Do You Know your Bible?
At the St. Mark March men’s breakfast, St. Mark member Rev. Ron LePere our guest speaker distributed a handout that said, “Does the Bible Really Say that?” It was enlightening to all about what the Bible really says. Many of us were really surprised, and we had a lot of laughs about what we didn’t know. click here to download the questions Rev. Ron used. On the second Saturday of each month, the men of St, Mark meet at Guido’s…
Lutherans In The World Feb 2023
Each month, St. Mark hosts a study on Lutherans In The World. Last month with Pastor Mark we had an overview of the Critical Race Theory. This month we examined the roles of Lutherans with regard to Church and State. Pastor Chris led this study. The next study will be on March 12 at 6 pm in St. Mark Fellowship hall Below are links to the outline and one other document that was used in the study https://www.stmarkchester.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Handout-Main.pdf https://www.stmarkchester.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Handout-CTCR-Civil-Obedience-and-Disobedience-1966.pdf This…
“Love ” Sagna at Trinity Lutheran
February’s meal served at Trinity Lutheran in Ohio City by members of St. Mark featured a Valentine’s Day theme. We also brought clothing donations for the Trinity clothing ministry and food staples for the Trinity food pantry. We served “Love ” Sagna, Italian cut green beens, rolls, and butter along with two special cakes that highlighted John 3:16 from the Bible. The message was based on John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son,…
Mark Zimmerman at St. Mark’s Men’s Breakfast
On February 11, at St. Mark’s monthly men’s breakfast, radio host and St. Mark member Mark Zimmerman (91.9 FM WKJA or heartfelt radio.org) was our guest speaker. Mark interwove scripture with his personal experiences at St. Mark in a message that really hit home to all who attended. Mark, who is also the author of “Eli – The Phenom’s Story: A Historical Novel of the 1946 Baseball Season,” which can be purchased by clicking on this here, gave a short…