Family

Family

MOTHER’S DAY TEA AT ST.MARK

On Saturday, May 10, 2025, the ladies of St. Mark, along with children and grandchildren, celebrated Mother’s Day in St. Mark’s Fellowship Hall. The theme “Embracing New Beginnings,” especially welcomed by all new moms and children. Exquisite decorations, fun games, delicious food, along with fun and laughter, provided a memorable afternoon for all that attended Special thanks to Diana Monahan and Jamie Nicoletti for organizing this event!

PASTOR KEN WELSH

Pastor Ken was called home to the Lord on May 5, 2025 Pastor Welsh is the son of Eileen and Elwood Moyer, born September 22, 1941. He was baptized at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Cleveland Heights and confirmed at Our Savior Lutheran in Mayfield Heights. He has been active for a long time as former president, elder and youth director here at St. Mark Lutheran here in Chesterland. Ken went to West Geauga High School and then prepared for a…

BOOKS, BLOOMS AND BAKE SALE

St. Mark Lutheran Church is hosting our first ever used book sale. For two days we will be selling the 5,000+ books and 250+ puzzles that have been donated to us. Proceeds will benefit our annual mission grants, our monthly community lunch, and special church projects. We will have lots of popular fiction, children’s books for all reading levels, cook books, self-help books, religious books and more. Hundreds of vintage books! Free admission.  

January Community Lunch

Wednesday January 29, The St. Mark Women’s League held their monthly free Community Lunch in the St. Mark Fellowship Hall. Potato Soup, ham and cheese sliders, and a wide assortment of delicious homemade desserts were served. The community lunch is served on the last Wednesday of each month and has become a favorite gathering place for members of Chesterland and surrounding communities. The lunch is served fro 11 am to 1 pm. You don’t have to be member to attend.…

2 Winners at Browns watch Party

On Sunday, Oct. 27, the Cleveland Browns faithful at St. Mark gathered in front of the big screen in fellowship hall to enjoy some tailgate foods and root home a winner, as the Cleveland Browns brought home an exciting victory against the dreaded Baltimore Ravens. Not only did the Browns win the game but a local family in need will have a special Thanksgiving as our Saint Mark members brought donations of cranberry sauce, green beans, corn, stuffing, mashed potatoes,…

Sunday School Begins Sept.8

The new youth Sunday school year begins Sept 8.  All of the children in our congregation who are in Kindergarten through 6th grade are invited to join our mixed grade class to learn about Jesus!  Each week the class includes a Bible story lesson along with hands-on crafts and games.  Our Sunday school is intentionally structured to allow the teachers to build strong relationships with the youth.  Once again, Kim Craig, Tracy Deets, and Peggy Kump will be volunteering their…

West Geauga Unity day 2024

St. Mark participated in the West Geauga Chamber of Commerce “Unity Day” on Sunday, August 25, 2024. The community event featured games, pickleball, a dunk tank, food trucks, over 40 merchant and community non-profits, plus much more. The event was held in the West Geauga High School parking lot and was well attended by Chesterland residents and residents of surrounding communities. The new St. Mark tent, made possible by a donation from the Lutheran Church Extension Fund, covered our display…

outdoor Worship and Picnic

On June 30, 2024, the entire congregation plus guests met under the St. Mark Pavilion for an outdoor service. The overflow crowd ended up in the parking lot! The St. Mark Praise Team led by Wendy Zimmerman provided the music for the hymns and praise music. Pastor Chris Ryan led the liturgy and Senior Pastor Mark Matzke gave a super sermon titled “Great is Thy Faithfulness.” After the ceremony, everyone enjoyed hot dogs and hamburgers, as well as a delicious…

We Hit a Home Run

We hit a home run on Tuesday, June 11th at the Cleveland Guardians Baseball Watch Party and Baby Shower that benefitted Geauga Family Services. The fun started at 6:30 with dinner – Hot Dogs and Hamburgers The enthusiastic crowd brought dishes to share. After dinner, we watched the Guardians beat the Redsand participated in the Baby shower games. All donations of diapers and baby goods went right to those in need in our community.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL-REGISTER NOW!

Registration is now open for Vacation Bible School!  Our theme this year is SCUBA – Diving into Friendship with God.  This epic undersea adventure will include crafts, games, songs, Bible stories, and more! VBS will run from July 22-26 from 9-11:30am and is open to children from age 3 through entering 5th grade.  The link to register as a participant or volunteer is https://vbspro.events/p/events/stmark2024  It’s not too early to start inviting the children that you know in our community to this…