Missions (Page 3)

Missions (Page 3)

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…

2016 St. Mark “This and That Sale”

On Sept. 9th and 10th , St. Mark held it’s annual “This and That” rummage sale. The event took up the entire church , sans the sanctuary, including some of the front lawn. Bargains galore, including pianos,organs, board games, and various items. The money from the sale helps sponsor many of the mission activities at St. Mark. It also the hope at St. Mark that by having people from the community visit St. Mark that we might serve them spiritually when…

Ready to Roll- Prayer Force One

Thanks to St. Mark member Cheryl Lee and Mason & Healey Services for officially putting the name and contact information on St. Mark church bus. The bus known as “Prayer Force One” will be used by St. Mark for ministry in the Chesterland and surrounding areas.  “PRAYER FORCE ONE” WILL BE  AT  THE GEAUGA SENIOR CENTER  September 28, 2016 To Transport People to  ST. MARK COMMUNITY FREE LUNCH thanks Cheryl for the pictures    

Immanuel Lutheran, Downers Grove IL Youth Group

St. Mark entertained a youth group from Immanuel Lutheran Church , Downers Grove IL last weekend as they traveled to Western Pennsylvania for mission work.  About 60 youth and adults slept in the St. Mark church and St. Mark  members provided dinner on Saturday and a breakfast on Sunday as well as a huge bonfire Sat. night. We were privileged to worship with the group at our 8:15 service. We pray for their safe travel and that the Holy Spirit uses their…

St. Mark 2016 Vacation Bible School

St. Mark Vacation Bible School 2016 (VBS) took place from July 25th thru July 29th. 55 plus kids enjoyed the theme “Barnyard Roundup” in the St. Mark Sanctuary. The entire St. Mark campus was turned into a Barnyard, sans the smell. Volunteers from the St. Mark congregation plus members of the community helped the children , sing songs, watch videos, hear bible stories, meet biblical characters and pray. They  feasted on food like  lambs made from marshmallows and pretzels and sandwiches…