WORSHIP TONIGHT 

5:30PM Soup Supper 
6:00PM Worship

We continue our Lenten journey together with the beautiful liturgy of the Holden Evening Service. Come to sing and pray together or just enjoy a time of fellowship before service.

EASTER FLOWER DONATIONS 

It's that time of year again! We're asking for $15 donations for the display of lilies, that will adorn our sanctuary on Easter Sunday (April 21). 
The sign up is on the office bulletin board. Checks should be made out St. Mark Lutheran Church with the memo line: FLOWERS.
The deadline for donations is April 14.

SEND EASTER CARDS AND HELP

Send Easter greetings with ELCA Good Gifts
Our Easter cards are back! Donate by midnight on Monday,  April 8, and you can customize a card for your loved one(s) and have it sent to their home in time for Easter - on us! You can also print or email a card at any time. All card options are available after check-out. 

HELP THE EASTER BUNNY

In preparation for the egg hunt on Easter morning, please consider donating individually wrapped candy. Although we have many plastic eggs, we are in need of candy to fill the eggs. Please leave donations in the office. Thank you!

MONDAY NOON DISCUSSION

Please join us in the church library each Monday during Lent 
April 8, 15
From noon-1:15 
Our discussion is based on the book  Lasting Hope: Devotions for Lent 2019: Pocket Edition. Each day during Lent this book can serve as your personal devotional guide and then weekly we will gather to share our insights and pray together. We will read the book of Psalms that gives us "a realistic look at the journey of faith for individuals and a community." 
AGING IN AMERICA: Coping with Loss, Dying and Death in Later Life

Wednesday, April 10, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. 
inn Hall Conference Center (formerly Jordan Hall) at UVA Hospital
Panel Discussion sponsored by Hospice of the Piedmont & Office of Chaplaincy @ UVA to discuss later life issues and look at innovative programs and new approaches to support bereaved older adults. Free registration.  
REGISTER HERE

ITEMS NEEDED  FOR REFUGEES 
IN CHARLOTTESVILLE

Support IRC by donating the most important items that newcomers need to start a new life among us.

HELP PACEM

When possible PACEM has quietly provided camping equipment, tents, sleeping bags and rain gear to those we know will need it most on the streets.

Currently our back up supply is empty. If you feel so inclined, we could use your help with donations of sleeping bags. 2 - 3 person tents and umbrellas. We will be sure they go to those who will use them most. Our last night of the season is April 12.

Rev. Adriana Nicholson, MAML
PACEM Congregation Liaison
434-906-4793 (Cell)
973-1234 ext 121 (Jayson Whitehead, Exc. Director)
adriana@pacemshelter.org


Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy

I'm inviting you to share your opinions and get the inside scoop from VICPP staff members about key legislative victories, strategies, controversies, and the political quagmire of Virginia politics.

Make your voice heard! We want to listen to your ideas, learn about the issues you care about and discover what you'd like to see VICPP focus on in 2020.

Join us Thursday, April 4th at 6:00 PM at Charlottesville Friends Meeting, 1104 Forest St., Charlottesville, VA 22903

Light refreshments will be served.

Ben Hoynem
Policy Director
Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy
WHAT IS GOING ON?

There is digging and planting and cutting and large amount of work that you might have noticed right at the front door of the church. Our sewer pipes are old and needed to be replaced after we had to unclog the toilets repeatedly. It is indeed a big issue when we have many outside groups, preschool teachers and our congregation using it. It was interesting to learn that we had three different kinds of pipes underground due to the many repairs before. We also at the same area installed new sewer pipes for our ADA bathroom currently under construction. What is left is to line the pipe under the street and we will be in the clear for many years to come. 
ACTS SPRING COURSE 

ACTS Spring Course: Spirituality and Leadership - led by Dr. Jill Y. Crainshaw April 6, 2019 at Grace, Waynesboro and satellite sites
Tell Us Your Favorite Hymns 

We are collecting hymn numbers and titles that we can sing during the summer. We all have favorite hymns that we just love to hear and have maybe missed for a long time. Put a note in the offering plate or email: office@stmarklutheran.org .

Preparing Future Pastors 

The Candidacy committee has entranced seven new candidates for ministry, five Word and Sacrament and two Word and Service. We now have
19 Virginia Synod Candidates for ministry. We celebrate their gifts for ministry!
WORSHIP SERVANT SCHEDULE

Sunday April 7
Welcome:                             Marco Escobar
Greeter:                               Christine Giesecke
Ushers:                                Richard Sundberg & Marco Escobar
Crucifer/Acolyte/Chalice:      Crosby Horton
Assisting Minister:                Nano Masters
Children Moment:                 Tom Hecmanczuk
Lector:                                Pat Dwiggins
Cantor:                                Susan Horton
Altar Guild:                          Corinne Courtney
Nursery:                              Carolyn Evans
Snack:                                Gail Milligan & Sue Ann McCarty
Coffee/Clean up:                 Gail Milligan & Susan Horton
Counters:                            Elain Oakey & Pat Dwiggins

Sunday April 14 - Palm Sunday (start service outside)
Welcome:                            Tom Hecmanczuk
Greeter:                              Linda Imhoff
Ushers:                               Marcy Wisbauer & Will and Leo Abraham
Crucifer/Acolyte/Chalice:     Anna Bon-Harper
Assisting Minister:                Paul Huffman
Children Moment:                 Pastor
Lector:                               Congregation
Cantor:                               Congregation
Altar Guild:                          Heidi Jones
Nursery:                              KC Jacoby
Snack: Corinne                    Courtney & Linda Imhoff
Coffee/Clean up:                 Karen Love & Kara McClurken
Counters:                           Christa Escobar & Lois Shepherd



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St. Mark Lutheran Church (ELCA) of Charlottesville, VA
(434) 293-3311 | www.stmarklutheran.org

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