St. Mark Lutheran Church — Snydertown

Grace and peace to you. Football. Farm festivals. Foliage. Pumpkin spice in everything. Yep, fall is here. While I enjoy fall —...

Grace and peace to you! Back to school! Yes, with August comes the reality that school doors will soon be opening, bells will be ringing,...

Grace and peace to you! When we think of July, many of us will think of July 4th — the day America remembers and celebrates its...

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...

WORSHIP/EDUCATION/CONGREGATIONAL LIFE YOU CHOOSE THE HYMNS!: St. Mark’s worship service on May 10 (Mother’s Day) is a service where you may have had a say in the hymns that are sung! In April, the church asked for your favorite hymn, and some of those selections will be played during worship on May 10. Because we had a great response, the hymns that aren’t played on May 10 may be played during the June 21 (Father’s Day) worship service. That also means that if you didn’t do i

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...

WORSHIP WALKS RETURN: Pastor David is bringing back Worship Walks this summer, and starting a little earlier this year with the first walk happening May 19 at the Arboretum at Penn State. The walks are a time to enjoy nature, fellowship, some quiet time, and have a brief worship while walking. The time will include prayers, a scripture reading and reflection, and Holy Communion. The worship walk begins at 6pm and we will meet at the bench near the parking pay machines. T

FOOD MINISTRY SUNDAY IS MAY 3: Thank you for your continued help with our food ministries! Our next Food Ministry Sunday is May 3. 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 St. Mark L

BISHOP KEVIN IN KENYA: Bishop Kevin Shock will be traveling to Kenya May 20-27. He is part of a small contingent from the ELCA that will be going there for the consecration of Bishop Catherine Ngina Musau, who will become the first female bishop of the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church. Please pray for Bishop Kevin on his travels, as well as for Bishop-elect Musau. BECOME MORE INVOLVED WITH THE ALLEGHENY SYNOD: With the annual Allegheny Synod Assembly happening on June 20,

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...