VBS Celebration and Picnic June 25
Everyone is invited to celebrate with our VBS Heroes on June 25 on the lawn! Come to the 11:00 outdoor worship service to meet the heroes, dance to fun VBS songs, and participate in our service project by donating new picture and early-reader books for the RPL Mobile Library. Then, stay for lunch! Bring your own picnic and enjoy your lunch on the lawn or at a table. St. Mark will provide drinks and Quixotic Bakery’s food truck will be here with delicious treats to purchase.

Synod Assembly
2023 Northern Illinois Synod Assembly is taking place June 16 - 17 at Augustana College in Rock Island. Representing St. Mark will be Cassie Paulsen, Renee and Mike Fager, Pastors Chad and Katrina.

Special guest speakers include the Rev. Dr. Charlene Rachuy Cox, St. Olafs Program Director for Congregational Thriving, Rev. Peter Schattauer St. Olaf's Associate Director of the Lutheran Center for Faith, Values and Community, Nick Kiger ELCA Director for Mission Support and Bishop Stacie Fidlar.

Proposed Resolutions include R-1: Growing in Faith: the diaknoiaTM Program and R-2: Memorialize Churchwide to Update the Social Statement on Abortion. For more information go to nisynod.org

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Reading Tuesdays at the Grove!
We have an amazing opportunity to get to know our neighbors at the Grove. The Grove is located at 690 S. New Towne Drive just south of East State. On Tuesday afternoons from 3:00-3:45 pm we are invited to read with the children who live at the Grove. This is an informal time to read with the kids. You can bring your favorite children’s book or pick a book out of the container in the Community Room. You can bring a blanket or chair to sit outside by the playground and read with kids for 45 minutes. You do not need to sign up you can just show up and check in with the folks leading the program. If it is rainy or the ground is too wet from a storm, the Reading Tuesday will be cancelled. The program runs from May 16th to August 29th from 3:00 to 3:45 pm every Tuesday. Please email Pastor Katrina for more information, prkatrina@stmarklc.com.