St. Mark Lutheran Church — Snydertown

Grace and peace to you — and happy summer! Yes, it is officially summer this month! And to steal from Julie Andrews, the valley will be...

“When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from...

Christ is risen! Alleluia! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! With Easter here (as of March 31), we can now officially bring back out the...

Christ is risen! Al… Wait, we can’t say (or write, I guess) the “A” word until the end of March and Easter Sunday. Until then, we...

Grace and peace to you! When someone mentions Peter the apostle and follower of Jesus, what first comes to your mind? Do you think of...

Happy New Year! Just last month we celebrated a new year for the church with the season of Advent, and now we celebrate a new calendar...

WEATHER WATCH:  As we continue in the heart of the winter season (regardless of whatever Groundhog Phil has to say on February 2!), just a reminder about how we will communicate any changes to worship or other events at St. Mark. If weather conditions or something else causes us to postpone, cancel, or change anything happening at St. Mark, we will use our Call Multiplier system with an announcement, send out an email to anyone on our email list, and post on our social media

Grace and peace to you! “A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn” Those are some of the...

BOOK CLUB:  St. Mark’s Book Club holds its next meeting 1pm Thursday, February 26 in the Fellowship Room. The club will discuss An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff . The club usually meets at 1pm on the last Thursday of each month. All are invited. Feel free to invite or bring a friend. Come join the discussion and enjoy some snacks and some fellowship time with fellow book lovers! The club welcomes new readers! If you have any questions or have a book recommendation, contac

FOOD MINISTRY SUNDAY IS FEBRUARY 1:  Thank you for your continued help with our food ministries! Our next Food Ministry Sunday is February 1. The Howard Food Bank accepts food donations that help keep families fed in our area. Our outdoor food pantry continues to be a great service to the community. Monetary and/or food donations of all kinds are appreciated. Checks for the Howard Food Bank may be made out to Howard Food Bank. Checks to help our food pantry may be made out to

INSTALLATION OF BISHOP KEVIN SHOCK TO OFFICE OF THE BISHOP:  Bishop Kevin Shock officially takes over as bishop of the Allegheny Synod on February 1. He will be installed as bishop at 2pm Saturday, February 7 at Mt. Calvary Lutheran (1000 Scalp Avenue, Johnstown). All are invited to attend.  NITTANY VALLEY FELLOWSHIP HOLDS SUNDAY EVENING SERVICES IN LENT:  Congregations of the Nittany Valley Fellowship will hold Sunday evening worship services during Lent. It is a wonderful t

Grace and peace to you! On the second floor of St. Mark, as you may know, there is a board with the words, “What are you thankful for?” I...

“Next year at this time I am a more loving version of myself and the kingdom of God has come more fully in this community as a result of...

Grace and peace to you! For this space last month, I wrote about how the month of August provides a good time to rest before school year...

Grace and peace to you! Rest. Restore. Connect. Create. These are four practices author Rebekah Lyons writes in her book, Rhythms of...

Grace and peace to you! What unites us? That is a question I have been thinking of lately. In June, the Allegheny Synod, of which St....

Grace and peace to you! It is the summer season, which means … Well, it means different things to different people because summer is like...

Grace and peace to you! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Yes, we are still in the Easter season and will be for nearly the...

Grace and peace to you! In a popular and powerful scene from the series, The Chosen, which some have been watching and discussing — and...

Grace and peace to you — and Welcome to Lent! We are in the beginning of our forty days (plus six Sundays) of the season of Lent, which...