Church guide

Cuatro Puntos (St. Mark “string ensemble in residence”) playing some rock tunes at Christ Church Cathedral (patio on Church St), Hartford, until 1 pm today (Wed).

This Sunday's Gospel reading (Luke 11: 1-13) contains what we now call "The Lord's Prayer." The life of the baptized—to be rooted and built up in Christ Jesus the Lord—is to be rooted in prayer. God hears and answers prayer and so strengthens God’s own. “When I called, you answered me; you increased my strength within me.” Worship with Word & Holy Communion, Sunday morning at 9:00 am, led by Pastor Cheryl Hoffman.

St. Stephen Lutheran Church (Minneapolis) Jubilation Choir (70+ H.S. students) perform at St. Mark June 13, 2019.

"I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another." John 13:34 Details Sunday morning at 9:00 during worship of Word & Holy Communion, led by Pastor Cheryl Hoffman.

Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.” (John 20:29, from Sunday's Gospel lesson). Worship with Word & Holy Communion Sunday at 9:00 am, led by Pastor Cheryl Hoffman.

Good Friday Living Lent worship service (tonight at 7:00 pm) where the Rooster reveals a Disowned Savior. The service includes the traditional bidding prayers & procession of the cross.

The voice of the suffering savior, Jesus, can be heard in the prophet Isaiah’s words and the pleading of the psalm [Isiaiah 50: 4-9, Psalm 31: 9-16]. We are then invited into the agony of our Lord in the extended reading of the story of Jesus’ passion [Luke 22:14-23:56]. Lent leads us to this holy moment. Worship Sunday at 9:00 am with Word & Holy Communion, led by Pastor Cheryl Hoffman.

The psalm sets the tone this day: “Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven, and whose sin is put away!” Happy are those for whom the forgiveness of God has “rolled away . . . the disgrace” of former times. Happy is the father at the return of his prodigal son. Happy are we that our sins are forgiven for Jesus’ sake. Rejoice! Sunday morning worship at 9:00 am with Word & Holy Communion, led by Pastor Cheryl Hoffman.

Cyclone Idai made landfall in Mozambique on March 14, causing widespread flooding & destruction in parts of southeast Africa (Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi). At least 500 people have been killed across the region & at least 1.5 million people are affected by this devastating storm, reported as one of the worst weather-related disasters ever recorded in the southern hemisphere. Lutheran Disaster Response is working with our global partners and companions to respond to this disaster. https://blogs.elca.org/disasterresponse/situation-report-cyclone-idai/

WE ARE HAVING OUR REGULAR 9:00 am WORSHIP SERVICE THIS MORNING (March 10). PLEASE USE YOUR OWN JUDGEMENT ABOUT COMING, & BE VERY CAREFUL IF YOU ARE COMING OUT THIS MORNING.

These forty days called Lent are like no other. It is our opportune time to return to the God who rescues; to receive the gifts of God’s grace; to believe with the heart and confess with the mouth the wonder of God’s love in Jesus; and to resist temptation at every turn. This is no small pilgrimage on which we have just embarked. It is a struggle Jesus knew. It is a struggle Jesus shares. The nearness of the Lord, in bread and wine, water and word, will uphold and sustain us. Sunday morning worship of Word & Holy Communion is scheduled for 9:00 am, led by Pastor Cheryl Hoffman. If weather becomes an issue, it will be announced by 7:00 am here on Facebook & on the website, www.StMarkGlastonbury.org.

Not a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper!

What will our pastor NOT do to get into the spirit of Mardi Gras?

"Then from the cloud came a voice that said, 'This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!'” Luke 9:35, from the Gospel reading for this Sunday, telling the story of the Transfiguration. Worship at 9:00 am Sunday morning with Word & Holy Communion, led by Pastor Cheryl Hoffman.

Yikes! Blessings and curses abound on the sixth Sunday after Epiphany (Luke 6:17-26). Perhaps, we would do well to listen closely to whom the “blessed ares” and the “woe tos” are directed and to find our place in the crowd around Jesus. Sunday morning worship at 9:00 am with Word & Holy Communion. Intergenerational (that's ALL ages) Sunday School follows worship. Bible Study on the troubling Old Testament images of God with Eric Seibert's book, "Disturbing Divine Behavior," Sunday night, 7:00-8:30 pm.

An excerpt from one of the performances at the St. Mark Jacob's Well Cabaret, to raise money to build a clean water well for a third world village through Lutheran World Hunger & ELCA Good Gifts.

An excerpt from one of the performances at the St. Mark Jacob's Well Cabaret, to raise money to build a clean water well for a third world village through Lutheran World Hunger & ELCA Good Gifts.

An excerpt from one of the performances at the St. Mark Jacob's Well Cabaret, to raise money to build a clean water well for a third world village through Lutheran World Hunger & ELCA Good Gifts.

An excerpt from one of the performances at the St. Mark Jacob's Well Cabaret, to raise money to build a clean water well for a third world village through Lutheran World Hunger & ELCA Good Gifts.

Cuatro Puntos (St. Mark “string ensemble in residence”) playing some rock tunes at Christ Church Cathedral (patio on Church St), Hartford, until 1 pm today (Wed).

An excerpt from one of the performances at the St. Mark Jacob's Well Cabaret, to raise money to build a clean water well for a third world village through Lutheran World Hunger & ELCA Good Gifts.

An excerpt from one of the performances at the St. Mark Jacob's Well Cabaret, to raise money to build a clean water well for a third world village through Lutheran World Hunger & ELCA Good Gifts.

An excerpt from one of the performances at the St. Mark Jacob's Well Cabaret, to raise money to build a clean water well for a third world village through Lutheran World Hunger & ELCA Good Gifts.

An excerpt from one of the performances at the St. Mark Jacob's Well Cabaret, to raise money to build a clean water well for a third world village through Lutheran World Hunger & ELCA Good Gifts.

An excerpt from one of the performances at the St. Mark Jacob's Well Cabaret, to raise money to build a clean water well for a third world village through Lutheran World Hunger & ELCA Good Gifts.

An excerpt from one of the performances at the St. Mark Jacob's Well Cabaret, to raise money to build a clean water well for a third world village through Lutheran World Hunger & ELCA Good Gifts.

An excerpt from one of the performances at the St. Mark Jacob's Well Cabaret, to raise money to build a clean water well for a third world village through Lutheran World Hunger & ELCA Good Gifts.

An excerpt from one of the performances at the St. Mark Jacob's Well Cabaret, to raise money to build a clean water well for a third world village through Lutheran World Hunger & ELCA Good Gifts.

An excerpt from one of the performances at the St. Mark Jacob's Well Cabaret, to raise money to build a clean water well for a third world village through Lutheran World Hunger & ELCA Good Gifts.