Ministries

Ministries

Sharing The Good News at Trinity Ohio City

On Saturday Feb 17, 2024, St. Mark members along side members of Trinity Lutheran Ohio City, (TOC) and St. Peter’s , Shaker Heights, served home made Chili and corn bread along with delicious white cake, decorated with bible verses, to the homeless and disadvantaged residents of the local neighborhood. Rev. Mark Matzke, St. Marks Senior Pastor, gave a message based on 1 John 3:16. This is the first lunch that St. Mark has served at TOC, usually dinner is served…

Serving those in Need

On Saturday, July 15, 2023, St. Mark members hosted a fried chicken dinner for those in need in the Ohio City neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. The social hall at Trinity Lutheran Church was the venue. St. Mark serves this meal monthly, which has become a great opportunity to share the Good News of Jesus Christ along with the meal. St. Mark members also bring donated clothes for the Trinity clothing store and food for their food pantry. The message this…

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…

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…

“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,…

Lutheran East Students Partner with St. Mark

On January 21, 2023, Students from Lutheran East High School partnered with the members of St. Mark and served a meal to the homeless and needy at the Trinity Lutheran social hall in Ohio City. St. Mark members provided a well-received meal of fried chicken, mac and cheese, and peas with cookies for dessert. The Lutheran East students served the meal. The Lutheran East students also provided care packages to our guests that included, toothbrushes, toothpaste, bandaids, alcohol wipe, beef…

Helping Those In Need

St. Mark’s newly formed “St. Mark Toolbox” is a ministry for those members of our congregation, that have needs in their home that they can’t take care of. Recently, a member asked if we could stain a small deck on the back of their house. The couple is getting along in age and couldn’t do it themselves. Members of St. Mark washed the deck and stained it! Now the couple can walk out their kitchen sliding door and enjoy the…

Thank You Lutheran East High

St. Mark along with Trinity Lutheran in Ohio City hosts a monthly meal for those in need on the third Saturday of every month. Last Saturday, August 20, we were joined by students and faculty from Lutheran East High School, In addition to the delicious pulled pork sandwiches made by the St. Mark Women’s League, the GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST WAS PROCLAIMED , both in word and by tracts given out by Trinity members.

Hamburgers and The Gospel

St. Mark members loaded up clothing for Trinity Lutheran’s clothing ministry and food staples for their food pantry and headed down to the cul-de-sac in front of the church to serve, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, homemade macaroni salad, popcorn, and cookies to people from the Ohio City neighborhood. Dave Onysko, proclaimed the Gospel and read Scripture to those in attendance. St. Mark serves these people every month on the third Saturday of the month. Join us for a fun rewarding experience.

Missionary Visit

On Sunday, June 5th, we welcomed to our Education Hour Gary and Sue Kessler, who are serving the Lord through The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS) in Belize. In this role, Gary manages the LCMS’ construction projects in the country and coordinates the short-term teams that come to serve there. Meanwhile, Sue oversees religious education at Little Lambs Preschool in the Valley of Peace community and teaches English classes. Their presentation included visuals from their ministries, Q&A, and the…

Free Lunch and games

Wednesday, May 25th was a busy day at St. Mark!! The monthly free community lunch hosted by our Women’s League featured a barbecue with grilled hamburgers and hot dogs. Many people from the community attended, families, seniors, moms, and daughters, the fellowship was special. Speaking of fellowship, our fellowship board hosted our first game night in the fellowship hall on Wednesday evening. Card and board games were enjoyed by all, as well as desserts and popcorn.