Join us for worship this Sunday, December 5th,
for the Second Sunday of Advent
9:30am
Worship with us in person or virtually!
Join us for fellowship and education afterwards!
We will be live streaming the 9:30am service on Facebook
Mark your calendars for next Sunday, December 12th, for our Christmas Program! Our Sunday school kids and confirmation youth have been hard at work! Special treats after worship too!
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St. Mark Giving
To support our weekly Plan for Ministry, $5,490 is needed each week.
---November 22nd through November 28th giving totaled: $1,548
To support our Plan for Ministry thus far, $258,077 is needed
---Our year to date giving is: $228,870
Thank you for your continued support of the St. Mark ministries!
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If you haven't picked up your copy of the Advent Devotional, there are still some copies in the narthex!
It's a wonderful hands on devo to help lead us through this season
Advent Wednesdays
Please join us for dinner on the following Wednesdays: December 8th and 15th! Each week dinner will be hosted by different ministry groups. This week the Food and Festival team will be serving yummy soups! Come hungry. And come prepared to create a nativity scene mason jar! See you at 6pm!
December 15th - Hosted by Men who love donuts - menu: sloppy joes
All ages are welcome to come - and just think - you don't have to cook dinner that night!
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Have you thought about… Women in the Bible - part 2
Please join us after worship on Sunday, as we welcome back Claire Bischoff, Professor of Theology at St. Catherine University, as she continues her conversation with us about women in the Bible.
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Poinsettia Sales
Help decorate the sanctuary for Christmas Eve! Poinsettias are now for sale and Ginny will be in the narthex this weekend. These can be given in memory/honor of someone. See Ginny Hestekind with questions.
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Christmas Eve Worship Helpers
Will you be around for worship on Christmas Eve? We need your help with ushering, greeting, and readings. If you will be in town and are available, please sign up to help. You can sign up via sign up genius or there is a sign up in the narthex as well. Thank you!
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Adopt a Family - Hope for Youth - Items are due this Sunday!
Thank you to all who took tags and have brought your items in already! Please make sure to get your items to church by Sunday December 5th.
Want to do more? HOPE4YouthMN.org has ways you can help now and throughout the yea
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Gas and Food Cards
If you are interested in donating food or gas cards, please drop them off in the office. Amounts should stay between $10-$20 and ideas of stores are: Target, Walmart, Cub Foods, Holiday.
Mitten Tree
Social Ministry will have a mitten tree planted for the month of November and December. Bring in children's and women's NEW hats, scarves and mittens. Everything that grows on the tree will be delivered to Centennial Schools and to the Alexander House. If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Collard at cksmcollard@comcast.net
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Community Events Happening this weekend! |
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Centennial Community Food Shelf Open House
You're invited to an open house on Saturday December 4th from 10-Noon
Come and see the newly renovated space!
Address: 200 Civic Heights Circle in Circle Pines
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You're invited to Living Waters Lutheran's Love Lights happening this Sunday December 5th at 5pm!
Join them as they light up all their outside lights - they'll be games, hot cocoa and so many other things to do!
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It’s a Wonderful Life - Presented by CHS Theatre
Don’t miss this opportunity to see this holiday classic! And the best part is that George Bailey is played by our very own Peter Mundale! Tickets are now on sale and can only be purchased online this year. Go to www.CentennialTheatre.org for more information and to purchase. There's still time to see this wonderful play - it goes through Sunday December 5th!
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2nd Annual - Project Feed Families
The Centennial Ministerial Association in collaboration with the Centennial School District is once again helping families facing food insecurity over the holiday break. This is a community wide initiative and helps families in the Centennial area who regularly rely on school lunches to supplement their grocery budget. We are collecting financial donation which will be used to purchase gift cards at local grocery stores.
We need your help!
You can donate funds via our giving page or by dropping off a cash/check at church with Project Feeding families in the memo line. Donations are due by December 19th.
Also - pray for those who hunger and are living with food insecurity in our neighborhoods.
Thank you for your continued support of our community members!
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Hope 4 Youth Night at Glow Holiday Festival
Looking for something to do as a family? Hope 4 Youth (the organization we are supporting with adopt a family this year), will be the charity partner for the Glow Holiday Festival on Tuesday December 14th. One dollar for every ticket sold will be donated to them! The Glow Holiday Festival is located at the state fair grounds and tickets can be purchased here: https://www.glowholiday.com/tickets. Can’t attend on the 14th - use this code: H4YOUTH at check out and they’ll still get the $1.
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December's It's the Little Things Experiment
are ready for pick up!
For our last month of our experiments, we are inviting you to take some time to reflect on what you can offer to Jesus. Write down gift or talent you would like to offer to God. And place it inside the small box that’s provided. Place it somewhere in your home that is visible to serve as a reminder of how you can bless others with your gift. You can pick up this month’s envelope in the narthex, along with all the other months -if you missed any.
If you haven't picked up the last few months of experiments, they are available at church
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Livestream Update
Everything was installed on Thursday!! We are so excited that this project is coming to a close! We continue to ask for patience as we learn how to live stream with the camera. Our goal is to be up and going live with our new equipment by Christmas. Thank you again for all your patience and financial support!
If you would like to help offset the cost, please put ‘Sound System Move” on your donation or using the online donation line names Sound System Move. The remaining amount will come from the capital improvements fund.
If you have any questions, please let the council know.
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This week we are praying for:
-Becky and family as they grieve the death of Dick.
-Karen Gregory's sister, Susan
-Mark, Swede's brother
-Kent Barnard's dad, Richard
-Kathy Christensen's brother-in-law, Bob, who has been placed on hospice
-Robbin Sonnenberg, in her new diagnosis of colon cancer and perforated bowel.
-Lisa Hutchinson's sister-in-law, Susan Bushey (and family) who is starting cancer treatment.
-Yvonne Guptill
-Sherry, Kathie Wilkinson's sister
-Verna Wood
-Joanne Hanson's sister, Wendy Brown who is going through chemo treatments.
-Sandy Borchert
-Sue Frieburg
-Paula Forester's cousin's Sandie and Mark.
-Mashell Olsen, Sheri Hanson's friend who was recently diagnosed with a metastatic tumor.
-Shannon Cleary, Cheryl Collard's family friend
-Leslie Pracht
-Dave Wilkenson, as he heals from recent knee surgery
If you'd like to be added to the prayer chain, please contact Jenny at office@stmarkcp.org
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Worship Volunteers
**A new schedule will be coming out soon for the new year, be on the look out via your emails and here**
Are you interested in being added to this list? Send Jenny an email and she will make sure you get added into the rotation that starts in January 2022.
We are still in need of some volunteers to be Worship Hosts (someone, besides Pastor Mollie or Jenny, that makes sure all of our greeters, ushers, lectors, and reader of the prayers are in worship that morning). If you're interested, sign up here. Thanks! |
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Monday December 6
Office Hours: 12-4pm
Men who love donuts: 9:30am
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Tuesday December 7
Office Hours: 12-5pm
Staff Meeting: 1:30pm
Social Ministry Meeting: 2pm
Social Justice Team Meeting: 6pm
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Wednesday December 8
Office Hours: 12-5pm
Christmas Program rehearsal: 5:30pm
Advent Dinner and Activity: 6pm
Confirmation 6:45pm
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Thursday December 9
Office Hours: 12-3pm
Centennial Early Childhood Screening -all day
Stitchin in the Dark: 6pm
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Saturday December 11
AA: 10:30am
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Sunday December 12
Advent Three
Worship: 9:30
Christmas Program
Fellowship/Education: 10:45am
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Worship Attendance
2021 Average Worship Attendance: 160
November 21: 200
November 14: 176
November 7: 169
October 31: 201
Total number includes online and in person
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St. Mark Giving
To support our 2021 Plan For Ministry, our year to date offering should be: $258,077
Year to Date Giving: $228,870
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Growing Together in God's Love to Serve Others
One North Road, Circle Pines, MN 55014
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