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Upcoming Events
Sunday, May 4
Rachel's Day/
Día de Raquel
Did you know that every 30 minutes a child or teen dies or is injured from a gun?
Our Rachel’s Day resource (English, Spanish) offers information on how we can work within our community and congregation to combat gun violence.
Rachel’s Day is observed by Women of the ELCA annually on the first Sunday in May, though it can be observed any time of the year. It is a time set aside to mourn the loss of our children and to renounce the forces of violence and fear.
The 2025 Rachel’s Day observance includes a special litany during the worship service.
Sunday
May 18
10A
Luther Britt Park
Shelter B
We join with Trinity Episcopal, Lumberton for a special outdoor worship service at Luther Britt Park.
We will gather at Shelter "B", the one at the back of the park near I-95.
After we worship we will enjoy fellowship over a hearty potluck picnic.
Bring bring a dish/casserole/pot/plate/? of food to share.
Also, bring a lawn chair if you need a better seat than a picnic bench.
Email Lisa Donovan, lisadonovansa@gmail.com, at Trinity Episcopal to volunteer to assist with setup or cleanup.
Repeating Events
Wednesdays, 6-7P
Fellowship Hall
Recharge Book Club
We are studying The Small Church Advantage by Teresa J. Stewart, which assures small congregations they are not “less than” anything but have unique strengths they can leverage. Her book leads small church members through a process of learning to use those strengths as an advantage.
There is no need to purchase a personal copy of the book.
Growing Faith Book Club
Thursdays
10:30A-Noon
Fellowship Hall
We are studying Sister Joan Chittister's The Time Is Now: A Call to Uncommon Courage. The book is a soul-stirring guide for coping with dissatisfaction and disillusionment with the power hungry people, and world institutions and systems.
For more information or to express interest in joining the group, please contact Kathy Dickason, katsam1964@gmail.com.
Thursdays, 6P,
Sanctuary
Be Still Meditation Group Currently on hiatus; resumes May 15.
A meditation group for those interested in cultivating their meditation practice.
As a group our time together will be spent sharing our prayer life and concerns, participating in a guided meditation, sitting in silence, and sharing our thoughts and insights on God in our lives.
All are welcome; no experience is necessary. We will all learn and grow in our knowledge together.
Contact Deb Rosenberg, s.a.m@stmarkslnc.org for more information.
“Be still and know that I am God”
— Psalm 46:10
Past Events
Easter 2025
Evelyn and Jocelyn received their First Communion.
Beautiful flowers adorn the cross in one of our most special Easter morning traditions: Flowering the Cross.
Cooper even offered to help decorate the cross with Mr. Robert’s tie.
Bold Women's Sunday
March 2, 2025
This Sunday, we celebrate women. Bold Women’s Day celebrates Lutheran women who have, or who currently are acting boldly on their faith in Jesus Christ.
The sermon this week will be brought by guest speaker Re. Ruth Ann Sipe, co-director of Lutheran Disaster Relief Carolinas. Women of the ELCA will lead the service. A reception wil follow the service.
Bold women are a part of our faith’s genealogy: the woman at the well, the persistent widow, the women at the tomb, and those certain women who supported Jesus and the disciples.
On this day we honor or remember bold women from our community and the bold women in our midst, who act boldly on their faith.
The women of St. Mark’s lead boldly in many capacities. Our bold women work tirelessly for the good of our church, giving the glory to God in all we do.
Bold women are not all bold in the same way. Whether speaking out against injustice or holding the hand of a friends who is in pain, boldness is all about living out our baptismal call, about being a disciple of Christ.
Lutheran theology empowers us to take risks. Our ability to act boldly is rooted in our baptism and continually enabled, empowered and sup-ported by God’s grace.
March is Women’s History Month, which provides an opportunity to pause and reflect on the contributions women have made to our nation over time. And Bold Women’s Day commemorates Lutheran women who have acted or are acting boldly on their faith in Jesus Christ through prayer, service, advocacy, hospitality and other ways.
“Whether we live out our bold story of faith in the workplace, family home or community, our faith compels us to make a difference in the lives of others,” says Linda Post Bushkofsky, executive director of Women of the ELCA. “It’s all about living out our baptismal call, about being a disciple of Christ.”
The women of St. Mark’s are the lifeblood of our church. Women serve in leadership positions of all kinds. Women lead worship. Women head committees. Women plan events. Our women are active in the community, and state and conference levels of the Women of the ELCA.
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