Cookies for Council

Deadline February 23rd

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Please consider helping us supply homemade cookies for our Diocesan Council in February. Our men's group baked 36 dozen cookies, so now we only need 164 dozen cookies to fulfill our 200 dozen commitment, so fire up those ovens!

 

Please package your cookies in gallon Ziplock bags. Write the name of the type of cookie, and how many are in the bag. PLEASE NOTE that you should write "Contains nuts" on the bags if your cookies contain nuts. If you make them now, please freeze them. If you don't have freezer space, we have freezer space available at the church. Please let Judy know when you bring cookies to the church so she can keep track of the count and know where we are at any given time.

 

Please bring your cookies by Sunday, February 23rd. We will need to box them up to get ready to deliver them to the Hilliard Center, where Council is being held.

The Season of Lent

Begins February 18th

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Shrove Tuesday--2/17

Before the Lenten season begins, we'll gather for our Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on February 17th. Our men's group will prepare the meal for us. There will be time for fun, fellowship, and games.

 

Ash Wednesday Services--2/18

7:00 a.m. Ash Wednesday service in the sanctuary chapel

5:00 p.m. Ashes to Go in the church parking lot

7:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday service in the sanctuary

 

Lenten Soup and Study--2/25

Begins Wednesday, 2/25, at 6:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall with a soup supper and will continue with meetings on Wednesdays during Lent. We will discuss the fourth season of The Chosen. Please sign up on the back of your Connection Card if you plan to attend and let us know if you will need childcare.

2026 Flower Chart

Available in the Entryway

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Please sign up on the flower chart to sponsor the flowers on a Sunday in 2026.  The flowers cost $55.  You will receive an email reminder and request for your dedication around the first of the month that you signed up for.

Books Available

 

Our library is receiving a much-needed cleanup and clean-out. Teresa Bacon and Marlyce Rysavy have been working on it for over a month now. There were lots of books in the library that are no longer needed but are still great to share. So, they are available in the fellowship hall and are free to take. Go over after the service on Sunday to see if any of the titles are of interest to you. Happy reading!

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Seek Group 

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All students in sixth through twelfth grade are welcome to join. 

Ministry in Partnership

with Timon's Ministry

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Over the course of many years, St. Mark's has partnered with Timon's Ministry in various ways. Timon's goal "is to provide a hand up, empowering individuals to regain their strength, dignity, and ultimately, their place in the workforce." Our women's reunion group has discovered several ways to serve this community.

 

Members of the group have been volunteering their time at Timon's Ministry working in the Clothing Closet organizing items and visiting with people. The group has asked for help with their efforts through any of the following ways:

• Donating band aids, bandages, and gauze    

• Donating clothing, especially men's shirts, jeans, or athletic shoes

• Donating travel size deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, bars of bath soap, body wash

• Donating toothbrushes

• Donating items for to-go food bags: tuna and cracker packs, granola bars, chips, bottled water, etc.

• Sorting clothing on Mondays from 8:45 - noon.

You may leave your donations in designated boxes located in the entryway to the sanctuary and in the fellowship hall. Contact Pam Cater at (361) 446-4498 for more information.