Missions (Page 3)
Honoring Service, Serving the Needy, Fellowship, Bibles for Kids
The weekend ending on Sunday Sept 24, was a busy time at St. Mark. Hildred Tornberg, the longtime church organist retired from playing the organ. Hildred will still direct the choir. The congregation appreciates her years of service and dedication to excellence in music at St. Mark . Satuday we served a meal those in need at Building Hope In The City(BHIC), the urban outreach of Trinity Lutheran on the near west Side of Cleveland. St. Mark serves a meal…
St. Mark Chesterland joins hurricane relief
St. Mark joined with Ministry In Mission, a Recognized Service Organization of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS), to help provide relief supplies for hurricane relief. St. Mark members loaded the St. Mark church bus, “Prayer Force One” with palettes of freeze dried food, bags of pet food, diapers and cleaning supplies. On Wednesday Sept. 6, the bus headed south to Caldwell Ohio and delivered the supplies to The Harp Mission,(HARP) a service organization recommended by Rev. Terry Cripe, Ohio…
August Men’s Breakfast
Ryan Jensen, missionary to Northern China, was the guest speaker at the August St. Mark monthly men’s breakfast. Ryan, who grew up in the Chesterland area, highlighted his experiences in China and spoke about a specific opportunity he had to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with a family in China. Ryan answered ,many questions about his experience in China. The St. Mark men’s group meets on the first Saturday of the month at Rise and Dine Cafe in…
A Weekend of Plants and Fairy Gardens at St. Mark
Friday night, May 19, 2017 , St. Mark hosted the annual plant sale preview party with a silent auction and a Chinese auction . Pastor Mark did great job as MC.. The venue featured great food & beautiful plants. It was a rainy evening so the Classic Car Show was cancelled. Saturday, the plant sale continued with sunny skies. Grilled hamburgers and hot dogs were the fare of the day for our guests. Marilyn Meyerholt and her assistants held a Fairy…
Family Style at Building Hope In The City
On March 25, 2017, a team from St. Mark boarded the church bus, “Prayer Force One” and headed to Building Hope In The City (BHIC), the urban outreach of Trinity Lutheran Church on the near west side of Cleveland. This month’s fare was lasagna, green beans, rolls and HOME MADE cookies. Made by members of the St. Mark congregation. We usually serve cafeteria style where people line up and are handed a tray of food. At the suggestion of Brian…
Serving at Building Hope In The City
On Feb. 25, 2017, St. Mark members served at Building Hope In The City (BHIC), Trinity Lutheran’s, Cleveland Ohio urban outreach, . The St. Mark congregation cooked delicious home made meatloaves. A group of St. Mark members boarded “Prayer Force One” the church bus and served the meat loaves along with mashed potatoes, corn and various deserts to those in need. Once a month St. Mark members will serve at BHIC, next month will be on March 25th. Call the church office…
Sue Matzke reflects on her recent mission trip to Haiti
Mountains As I reflect back on my first Ministry in Mission trip to Haiti, mountains are what comes to mind. I’m not really certain how, but in all my trip preparations, I missed that Haiti is a mountainous country–not hills like I’m used to from southeastern Ohio, but MOUNTAINS that stretch into the clouds. I got to know those mountains quite well within hours of landing in Port-au-Prince because we needed to travel over them to get to the Jacmel…
St. Mark Handbell Quartet
On January 8, 2017, the St. Mark Handbell Quartet played “Christmas Love and Joy” arr. by Valarie Stephenson at all three worship services. The quartet is a a subgroup of the full handbell choir. Directed by Leah Spisak, the handbells bring their special music to St. Mark many times during the year. If you would like to join our handbell choir, contact Leah by calling the church office at 440-729-1668.
Nov. Community Lunch
November 16, was turkey day at the St. Mark Lutheran, community free lunch. Home made turkey casserole, home made cranberry sauce , and green beans were the order of the day as well as pumpkin pie and other delicious desserts. “Prayerforce One” the St. Mark church bus made its regular monthly trip to the Chesterland Geauga Senior Center to transport a fun group of seniors to the lunch. The December lunch will be held on Dec.21, 2106, the lunch is…
October Mens Breakfast
October’s mens breakfast featured Pastor and Author Dave Kern from Vitality Church. Dave gave a gripping account of heroin addiction and his efforts to minister to people with addictions. Dave is the author of the book “Raw Truth Addicted and Redeemed.” November’s breakfast at the Rise and Dine Cafe is on Saturday November 5th at 9 am until about 10. The breakfast is open to all men , not just St. Mark members. First time attendees eat free call Ron Cudnik at…
September Community Lunch
Every Month the Womens League at St.Mark sponsors a community lunch that is free to the public. This months lunch was special because for the first time, the church bus, known as Prayerforce One picked up a number of people at the Geauga Senior Center located in Chesterland and brought them to the lunch. The next community lunch is Wednesday Oct. 26 2016 Trick or Treat here are some pics from the lunch
Serving ” Brats” at Building Hope In The City
This Saturday, Sept. 17,we loaded our church bus known as PRAYERFORCE ONE with brats, buns, mac and cheese, and cupcakes and headed to Building Hope In The City, the local outreach of Trinity Lutheran on Cleveland’s near west side. We also brought canned foods and clothing collected by the St. Mark congregation. The clothing was especially welcome as people were looking towards winter. We prepared to serve dinner for 150 people and came home empty. We are grateful for the…