We gather in person each Sunday at 8:30, 9:45, and 11:00 a.m. in our sanctuary. Also, please remember that we will continue to offer an online worship service every Sunday at 10 a.m.

Our Scriptures for this week are: Exodus 17:1-7 and John 4: 1-42.

Share prayer requests with us by sending them to prayers@smlutheran.org. 

For recordings of the Bible study, sermons, matins, and more, please check out our podcasts on Podbean. You’ll be able to connect with Apple Music, Spotify, and more on the podbean website.

Wednesday Evening Worship: Please join us at 7:30 p.m. each Wednesday evening during Lent for compline worship.

Dinner: Dinner on Wednesday, March 15, will be potato bar, chili, and salad.

Plan for Giving in 2023–2024

This week, all members of St. Mark’s received a letter from our stewardship committee and a Plan for Giving card to return to the church. Please click here to watch a video message from our stewardship committee. Plans for giving can be returned to us during worship this month, through the mail, and by using this online form.

Sunday morning faith formation classes resume this week 9:45 a.m. in designated spaces. 

The Well for 9-12th gr meets at St Mark's at noon this Sunday. 

Thursdays at St Mark's for youth grades 6-12: youth group 5:30; youth choir 6:30; marimbas 7:30.

Save the date: VBS August 7-11th here at St. Mark's.

For more information on what is going on for children, youth and families please contact Deacon Ingelaurie Lisher ingelaurie@smlutheran.org or see her weekly email. 

We want to hear from you! Please take a moment to share your thoughts with the St. Mark's Transition Team. This survey is part of the self-study leading to the pastoral call process. Please click here to access the link or QR code to complete the Transition Survey. Kindly submit this survey just once so that everyone's voice is weighed equally. Thank you!

Peace and Justice in Transition

Times of transition both excite us and make us anxious. Our St. Mark’s community is moving through a season of pastoral transition, which both scares us and opens space for us to dream new dreams. Click here to continue reading.

Nativity House: Please click here to read an update from Nativity House.

Mexico 2023! In partnership with LBCM, St. Mark’s will be building houses this summer in Tijuana. Look for a number of ways to learn about, celebrate, and financially support this work with us in the Parish Commons on Sunday, March 12, following the 8:30 service!

Mexico Celebration and Fundraiser! Following the 8:30 service on Sunday, March 12, join us in the Parish Commons to learn about, celebrate, and financially support this year’s Mexico Mission Trip! Members of the team will be on hand to share crafts, dessert, information, and a way to donate to this year’s mission. Click here for more information.

Interfaith Encounters Resume Next Week: On March 14, all are invited to gather at Temple Beth El in Tacoma from 6:30-8:00 p.m. for an Interfaith Encounter that will bring together people from St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Temple Beth El, The Islamic Center of Tacoma, and Bethany Presbyterian Church. Please click here for more information and to register.

Interfaith Women's Tea: There will be an Interfaith Women’s Tea on March 16 from 6:30-8:30pm at the Islamic Center of Tacoma. The address is 31 Montana Ave. in Tacoma (across from Costco). At the gathering, you will be invited to share how your faith helped you through COVID. Please click here for more information about this event.  

National Quilting Day: Sunday, March 19, 2023 9:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

St. Mark's quilters will show how our quilts are made and who receives them. Come and meet us in the narthex.

ELCA Southwestern Washington Synod Assembly

Our ELCA Southwestern Washington Synod is gathering for the annual Assembly on May 5-6 at Messiah Lutheran Church in Auburn. We are looking for five members of St. Mark's who would like to join our deacon and pastors as voting members. Interest forms are available in our church office. 

Save the date!

All are welcome to the celebration of ministry dinner for Pastor Jan Ruud and Linda Faaren, Friday, April 28, at Pacific Lutheran University beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale March 17 for the April 28 event. More information and how to reserve your spot will in The Bridge next week.