Sunday, July 24 9:00 A.M. Worship with Live-Stream
10:00 A.M. Fellowship Hour with coffee and donuts
11:00 A.M. Outdoor Worship on East Lawn
3:00 P.M. Youth Synod Worship Day at Zion Lutheran Monday, July 25 - Summer of Service Week 9:00 A.M. Youth meet at St. Mark - Feed My Starving Children meal assembly Tuesday, July 26 9:00 A.M. Youth meet at St. Mark - High Adventure at Rock Cut
10:30 A.M. St. Mark Duplicate Bridge Wednesday, July 27 10:00 A.M. St. Mark Ringers
1:00 P.M. Youth Meet at St. Mark - service projects and Lock-In Thursday, July 28 9:00 A.M. Youth Breakfast at St. Mark
9:00 A.M. Cherry Valley Bridge Group
12:00 P.M. Bridge Group Lunch
12:30 P.M. Sew and Sews
6:30 P.M. Emotions Anonymous Friday, July 29 7:30 A.M. St. Mark Breakfast Group Sunday, July 31 9:00 A.M. Worship with Live-Stream
9:00 A.M. Baptism of Rowan McKenna
10:00 A.M. Fellowship Hour with coffee and donuts
11:00 A.M. Outdoor Worship on East Lawn | July 24, 2022 - 7th Sunday after Pentecost
9:00 am - Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary (Prelude will begin at 8:55)
10:00 am - Fellowship hour
11:00 am - Praise Service in Fellowship Hall Our weekly live-stream will occur during the 9:00 am Sanctuary service. Follow this link for the live-stream service Sunday. | Summer of Service begins Sunday, July 24th at 3:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M. Synod Day Worship with Bishop Clements. Middle and High School Youth are encouraged to attend. Our church is helping to make this happen. We would love for our youth to participate. Youth are invited from the entire Northern Illinois Synod. (145 from Rockford to Moline to Joliet!). There is no cost to you. An offering will be collected for Lutheran World Relief. Please text Melinda Alekna at 815-871-0390 and say you will join us! | Septemberfest
Friday - Sunday, September 9-11! A weekend of celebration. Details coming soon. | Save the Date Lasagna Love Saturday, September 10th 10:00-1:00 P.M. (sign up for an hour shift or more) We will be making, assembling, and preparing lasagna! We need volunteers! Individuals, groups, families, co-workers, etc. We plan to make enough lasagna to feed Rock House Kids, Carpenter’s Place, Rescue Mission, and others. Fun, friendly, foodie, event. P.S. got an apron? Wear it! Sign-up starts now! Call the church office or sign-up on Sunday mornings. | The Marksmen will be singing this Sunday, July 24th. All men who like to sing are welcome to participate. We will meet at 8:00 a.m. Sunday to rehearse an arrangement of "Standing in the Need of Prayer" and will sing it at the 9:00 a.m. service. During the service, you are free to sit with your family. No further commitment is required. All singing men are invited; feel free to join us! | Nursery News!
The nursery is during the 9:00 service! Children are and always will be welcome in worship here at St. Mark, but we also recognize that nursery care can be a helpful option. For now, we will be relying on volunteers to serve as nursery attendants. You can sign up here: Nursery Volunteer Sign-Up. Adults and youth are welcome to volunteer, but youth under 16 need to serve in pairs. There may be times when the nursery is open but no volunteer is available. In this case, you are still welcome to use the space to play or relax with your child. We hope you find these options helpful! We are always looking for ways to better support our members and visitors. If you have questions or want more information, please email julie@stmarklc.com. | Thank you for all the phone calls, cards, and prayers I have received. I am so grateful and thankful for my St. Mark family.
~ Marsha Carlson | Summer of Service July 24-28th is almost here!
You don't want to miss this!
For youth in 7th-12th grade. We may not be going to the Gathering but WE WILL be Gathering!
Schedule:
Sunday, July 24th Synod Day Worship, games & dinner with other churches from around the Northern Illinois Synod. 3:00 - 6:00 P.M. at Zion Lutheran Church 925 5th Ave.
Monday, July 25th- 9:00 A.M, Feed My Starving Children(meal assembly)
Tuesday, July 26th - 9:00 A.M. High Adventure at Rock Cut (kayak, hike)
Wednesday, July 27th - 1:00 P.M. Service projects and Lock-In overnight at St. Mark.
Thursday, July 28th breakfast and projects at St. Mark(done at noon.) Please let Pastor Katrina, Becca Honzel or Melinda Alekna know you will be joining us. | White Elephant Wednesday
Wednesday, August 3rd is our summer intern, Becca Honzel’s, last day leading the youth group this summer. In celebration, the theme of our day is “White Elephant Wednesday” where we will have a gift exchange! If you haven't heard of a white elephant gift exchange before the term refers to an extravagant, impractical gift that cannot be easily disposed of. Everyone is asked to bring a fun, creative, and perhaps even impractical present wrapped to Wednesday night. The price limit is $5. You are more than welcome to bring something fun from home- if you don't want to spend money to buy something new you can always recycle or re-gift something from home! Everyone will have a chance to pick a present and we will all take turns opening our gift. Games of gaga ball and sardines are on the agenda in addition to a secret activity! We hope to see you there to celebrate and reflect on our fun times from this summer. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out. Email: melinda@stmarklc.com or rebeccahonzel19@augustana.edu | The Outreach Committee ** would like to thank you for your past support of our Uniform Co-op. This is an important ministry of St. Mark and greatly helps families with the start of school expenses. Now that the Fourth of July has passed, I’m sure you have noticed the stores have started selling school supplies. For the Outreach Committee, this means it is time to get ready to sell uniforms for our Uniform Co-op. Since 2015, we have sold school uniforms at discounted prices. During the 2021-22 school year, we served Ellis, Lewis Lemon, and McIntosh elementary schools. We sold over 2600 uniform pieces and served 774 children and 560 families. We are excited to add Haskel Elementary School to our Uniform Co-op program this year. With financial help from St. Mark, United Way of Rock River Valley, First Free Rockford, Try-Beta Club, Kiwanis Club of Rockford, and others, we can sell new uniform pants for $4, new uniform shirts for $3, and anything used for $1. We also allow trade-ins and give $1 credit for each usable piece. Here is how can you help with our Uniform Co-op?
• Donations of new uniforms: (All donated items can be placed in the little red truck in Fellowship hall.)
• Navy or khaki uniform pants in girls’ and boys’ size 6-14.
• Navy, light blue, yellow, dark green, or red polo shirts (must have a collar, no logos) girls and boys in sizes 6-14.
• Donations of used uniform pieces in sizes 6-14 in the above colors only.
• Volunteer for a 3-hour shift at Fall Registration on August 17 and 18. (Call Maureen at 815-289-4548 or email MTHargrove@gmail.com. For more details.)
• Financial Contributions are welcomed too. Your financial contributions help us purchase in bulk at a discounted price. (You can write a check and write “school uniforms” in the memos or you can donate through Pushpay here at this link.) This program serves shoppers with the dignity they deserve and empowers parents to provide for their families. Because of our partnership with Ellis, Lewis Lemon, and McIntosh, attendance at Registration and Parent-Teacher Conferences has increased. Parents count on us throughout the year for their children's needs as they grow. Thank you for your continued support of our Uniform Co-op program.
Stella Schroeder and Maureen Hargrove, Co-chairs. | Remedies Renewing Lives
Helping women get out of domestic violence. We are collecting new or gently used baby blankets. Fleece, hand-sewn, store-bought, etc. Please drop your donations off at the "red" truck in Fellowship Hall or the church office. | Our St. Mark members: Marsha Carlson, Dennis Pitcock, Linda Vivian, Tim Panjkovich,
Rita Olson, Fritzi Panjkovich, Erlene Martin, Bev Johnson,
Beth Johnson, Jack Sowl, Lorine Kortus, Jan Cotter,
Diane Swanson, Sherri Lindquist, Bette Patterson, Keith Haggestad. Family and friends of St. Mark members: Janet Webster, Brock Lawrence, Carrie Nelson, Bill Hart, Roger Clark, Ellie Krepfle, Carl Steingraeber, Don Minnis, Tom Montgomery, Jon Baylander, Debbie Park, John Mortensen, Carolyn Neagle, Sue Flott, Bob Pollack, Jenny Hobby, Bill King, Clyde Webster, Conrad Semmelroth, Nici King, Debbie Adams, Linda Johnson, Eva Love Sherbondy, Norma Comstock, Carolyn King. Those serving in the military and their families: Logan Gehrke, Hunter Haggestad, Tristan Davenport, Scot Hornick,
Bailey Panjkovich, Jim Tammen, Brandon Ballenger, Taylor Eversole. Strengthen and encourage those in public health services and in the medical profession: care-givers, nurses, attendants, doctors, all who commit themselves to care for the sick and their families. | Summer Office Hours
Monday through Thursday
9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Friday - 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Telephone: 815-398-3557 Publications
St. Mark Memos, the weekly e-newsletter, is distributed each Thursday. The deadline for submission is Monday by 3:00 P.M.
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