Faith ~ Family ~ Friends
       Sharing Christian Life/ Making Friends/ Lighting the Way
             158 North Avenue   Tallmadge, OH  44278       330-633-3718

Up-coming Events:  2021                                             Church News:     

Events:
Angels in the Kitchen - Tuesday April 27th, 6:30pm

Piece Corps - Wednesday April 28th, 9am

Council Installation during worship, May 2nd, 9:30am

Holy Communion - Monday May 3rd, 3-5pm

Property Committee - Thursday May 6th, 7pm

St. Bernard's Lunch Packers - Monday May 10th, 11:30am

Out To Lunch Bunch - May 11th, 1pm, The Cafe in Stow, RSVP to Elizabeth Valentine 330-687-1086

Angels in the Kitchen - Tuesday May 11th, 6:30pm

Church Council - Thursday May 13th, 6:30pm

*Save the Date - Rummage Sale - June 4-5

*Save the Date - Vacation Bible School - June 21-25

Dates may change as we get closer to the events.  Please check back often. 

Update from Pastor                                                                     April 27, 2021
Alleluia!  Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, alleluia!

  Yes, the Easter celebration continues; though we did pause last Sunday to remember St. Mark, Evangelist, after whom this congregation was named.  The picture above is of the latest Kim Baragry work of art, created for the day of St. Mark.  The full-size painting will be displayed in the chancel. 
            The annual meeting, postponed from February, was held after worship with around 25 members in attendance by my count.  We approved the proposed 2021 budget, elected Penny Porter as Council President, Mimi Porter to a term on Council, and John Catlos and Walt Kekel as representatives to the Northeastern Ohio Synod Assembly in June.  Also approved was a proposal from the Property Committee to spend no more than $9200 updating three existing electrical panels.  (Bids still are being obtained.)

            The Building Accessibility Task Force reported that stamped architectural drawings are in process for a renovation project that we hope to accomplish in two phases.  Phase I will be the additional of a unisex “family” restroom that will be fully accessible.  Phase II will include a new, accessible entryway from an upgraded parking lot.  In the interim, recognizing that the overall plan will proceed as funds become available, the BAT Force has recommended the purchase and installation of a vertical platform lift in the existing entryway, with the $13,000 cost to be covered by the grant that we received in 2019 from the Darrow Road Grange 751 in Stow.  This recommendation was approved by the congregation, and we hope that the lift can be installed within the next couple of months.  Watch for the grand opening!

            A good bit of spring cleaning was accomplished at St. Mark on Saturday, April 24.  Many thanks to Mimi and Bob Porter, Mark Cacioppo, Tina Cacciopo, Joe Heisser, Don Rininger, Sue and Wayne Kemp, Doug Fidler, Elizabeth Valentine, and Penny Porter for your hard work!

News of note:
  • With more people returning to in-person worship, beginning in May the distribution of Holy Communion on Monday afternoon will be available regularly *only* in the week following the first Sunday of the month. (May 3, June 7, etc.)
  • Pastor Karl Biermann, known to many of us in his role as Assistant to the Bishop in the Northeastern Ohio Synod, has accepted a new call as Regional Gift Planner for the ELCA Foundation.  He and his family anticipate moving to the Cincinnati area this summer.  A Farewell reception is planned for Sunday, May 2, 3 – 5 p.m. at the Lutheran Center in Cuyahoga Falls.
  • Be sure to give your friends and neighbors a heads-up for the St. Mark Rummage Sale!  June 4 and 5, and this year there *will* be a Bake Sale.
  • Another outing to Waldameer Amusement and Water Park is being planned for Saturday, July 17.  Who’s ready?? (I am!)
  • “Rocky Railway:  Jesus’ Power Pulls Us Through” is the theme of Vacation Bible School 2021, to be held June 21 – 25, 9 -11:30 a.m. at Tallmadge United Methodist Church
  • August 22 is the date of this year’s St. Mark Church Picnic.  The place is the Pioneer Shelter at Goodyear Metropark, where we had a great time in 2019.
            May God grant us peace and joy in these lovely spring days, and cause His love to blossom in us and through us.
Pastor Deborah Wissner

Sunday School will take place during part of the church service until further notice.
​Everyone is welcome!  Please join us!

We are located just north of the circle in Tallmadge, Ohio.

            Absorbent Minds Montessori School
                          Held here at St. Mark!                                www.thesmarterkids.com

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At St. Mark Lutheran Church we care for the hurting in our community and give back as an expression of our faith. We are the hands and feet of Jesus in our world.
Link to Live Service Videos on Facebook , Click here.
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Link to our YouTube Channel , Click here.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnhr1pVBdLmrudjzi0IXCPA/videos?view_as=subscriber
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Weekly Services
SUNDAY         Single Service                  9:30 AM

​There will be a single service time will be at 9:30 until further notice. Worshippers are asked to wear a face mask and to maintain an appropriate distance while in the church building.

The service live-streamed online on our Facebook page or on our YouTube Channel or there will also be a dial in option from your phone. Dial (773) 231-9226 and Enter Meeting ID: 149 585 9573# for audio stream Sunday at 10:30 a.m.  Pass along the dial in information for anyone who is not online.
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Church office hours:
By Appointment
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Interested in some new St. Mark apparel? We have you covered with a variety of shirts, also a mug or car decal. This is a fundraiser for the church so your purchases will earn money for the church's choir robe fund. Items can be shipped to the church for free or to your home for a fee. Check out the St. Mark Store at the link below.

​https://ritchiessports.com/shop/stmarklutheran/
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Tallmadge Rocky Railway VBS
June 21, 2021 — June 25, 2021
09:00 am — 11:30 am
207 N. Monroe
Tallmadge, OH 44278
So excited to get back into the swing of things this summer with VBS! We are taking many measures to provide an experience that is safe and comfortable. 

Link for VBS registration: https://vbspro.events/p/tumc
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​Coffee Hour
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On hold for now, at least until fall.
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Please Note:  
Our new Flower Chart is up on the bulletin board. 
Please pick a week and sign-up to sponsor altar flowers. 
Thanks!
 
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For Northeastern Ohio Synod, ELCA, News and Events
follow this LINK.

For full ELCA Synod website, go here.

How We Change The World

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At St. Mark Lutheran Church we care for the hurting in our church, in our community, and in the world with the following ministries:






​Out Reach:                          
​Crop Walk
Dare To Share                    In Reach: ​
​Faithful Servants                Angels in the Kitchen
Hand Tools for Africa          Caring Cards 
Haven of Rest                     Kids Activity Bags
Knitting for a Cause            Prayer Shawls
Lions Recycle for Sight
Open M 
Piece Corps Quilts LWR
St Bernard's Lunches
​Tallmadge Good Neighbors

​We also provide Worship, Pastoral Care, Christian Education, Fellowship, Choir and Band Ministries, and Ministries for Children-Youth-Families.

​As we grow in service to the Lord, so we also grow in faith.  For more information on these missions and how to become a part of them, please see links below:
If you have news that you would like to see in the monthly Messenger Newsletter or Bulletin please email to: 
office@stmark-lutheran.org
Snapshot deadline is by Tuesday at 12:00 PM & Messenger information deadline is by the 20th of the month prior. ( EX: if you want it in the March edition then have it emailed in by 20th of Feb)
NOTE:  There will not be any Messenger or Snapshot at this time, until further notice
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