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

Up-coming Events:  2020                                             Church News:     

Events:
Church Council Meeting - September 17th, 6:30 p.m.

Angels in the Kitchen - September 22nd, 6 p.m. 

Crop Walk - October 11th, 1:30 pm Registration, 2 pm Walk

Out to Lunch Bunch - October 13th, 1 p.m., please RSVP to Elizabeth Valentine 330-687-1086

Trunk or Treat - October 25th, 2-4 p.m.

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

Virtual       
 https://www.crophungerwalk.org/cuyahogafallsoh/           
Traditional Walk will be held: 
When: October 11, 2020 
Time: Registration 1:30 pm, walk @ 2 
Where: Summit Metro Park Goodyear 
Walk Name: Akron (Goodyear Heights)  

Update from Pastor                                                                    September 15, 2020
​Dear people of St. Mark,           
​“We are Church together for the sake of the world.”  That is an oft-repeated reminder from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, and one that she began using during her tenure as Bishop here in Northeastern Ohio from 2007-2013.  We come together as local congregations of believers, as a family of faith in this particular community to worship and to serve and to witness; and at the same time we’re always part of something much larger – the Church, the people of God of every time and place, united in our Lord Jesus Christ.  As an outpost of the Kingdom of God, one of a great many all around the world, we are called to “go make disciples,” trusting that our Lord Jesus Christ is with us always and that the Holy Spirit of God is nudging us out into the mission field that surrounds us.
            Last Friday and Saturday, the ELCA’s Northeastern Ohio Synod (a word which means “together on the way”) met to conduct business via that ZOOM platform with which more and more of us are becoming familiar during this season of “distancing.”  It was … different.  I enjoyed the comforts of remaining in my own home, with drinks and snacks readily available (and no waiting in the ladies’ room!)  It was fun to see other participants’ pets peering into the screen now and then.  It didn’t have nearly the energy of an in-person assembly; but we managed to take care of business. 
            The largest piece of business was the election of a new bishop to assume that office upon the retirement of Bishop Abraham Allende as of December 1, 2020.  The Rev. Dr. Laura Barbins, currently the pastor of Celebration Lutheran Church in Chardon, was elected on the 5th ballot.  I don’t know Pastor Barbins personally, but after hearing her presentations at the assembly I am looking forward to her leadership, and lifting her up in prayer.  I know you will join me in wishing Bishop Allende a delightfully fulfilling retirement which he graciously postponed for three months due to the pandemic-related delay in electing his successor.  Thank you, Bishop Allende, for your faithful ministry.  And thank you, Walt Kekel and John Catlos, for representing St. Mark along with me.  That was a long time to stare at a computer screen …
            Since March of 2020 many people, perhaps more than we’ll ever know, have been blessed to join in worship with the St. Mark congregation even though they were not present physically.  This ministry has been possible in very large part due to the efforts of Jasen Smith, producer and director of St. Mark’s Facebook livestreaming and YouTube channel; and Elizabeth Valentine, who sets up and continues to fine-tune the RingCentral audio bridge.  Please join me in expressing a HUGE “thank you!” to each of them! 
            What is needed now is wider participation in these ventures.  We need a team of volunteers to learn the video and audio systems well enough to take a turn at running them approximately one Sunday per month.  You do not need to lay a finger on the camera in order to run the video, and the software is designed to be user-friendly.  You do need to know how to “dial” (why do we still say that?) a phone to set up the audio bridge. Please consider volunteering yourself or someone else you know (ask them first!) to give it a try; and then call Jasen 330-506-1938  or Elizabeth 330-633-7822 and set up a time to come find out what’s involved and how it works.            
            A team from St. Mark will be walking for Christian Rural Overseas Project (CROP) on Sunday afternoon, October 11.  Register by signing the large envelope at the display in the church entryway; or call and leave a message at 330-633-3718.  Don’t forget to wear your St. Mark t-shirt, polo, or hoodie!  (www.ritchiessports.com/shop/stmarklutheran.com to order.)   Please consider sponsoring the team with a financial contribution, which can be placed in the aforementioned large envelope OR mailed to the church office and identified as a “CROP Walk” sponsorship.
            Community Cashback continues!  Remember to save your Acme receipts, and bring them or mail them to the church office.
            Jane Baddorf has a new address:  c/o Vitalia Senior Residences, 4291 Allen Road, Stow, OH 44224.  Her telephone # has not changed.  Blessings, Jane, upon your new home.
            Lyle Shaffstall was hospitalized following a fall in his home.  He continues to receive rehabilitation at the Summa facility on East Market St. in Akron.  Also in our prayers is Bill George, Tom and Mary’s son, who will be starting chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
            The next update letter will come your way the week of September 28, Lord willing.
​Pastor Deborah Wissner

Sunday School is CANCELLED until further notice.
​Sunday School is for kids and adults.
​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.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/St.MarkLutheranChurchTallmadge/videos/?ref=page_internal
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.  Christian Education for children will occur during part of the church service.

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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​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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