Community Events

FREE BOOK FAIR AND COSTLESS CLOSET EVENT: The annual Free Book Fair and Costless Closet is 9am to 2pm September 20! The event is St. Mark’s biggest community outreach effort each year and features hundreds of books and other media as well as clothes for all ages — all for free! There will be various foods and baked goods for sale that help St. Mark’s Social Action outreach efforts.

You can help with this event. One way is to donate any books, magazines, games, puzzles, CDs, and other media, as well as gently used clean clothing and shoes. The dates to drop off items at St. Mark are 9am to 8pm September 5-6 and September 12-13. Books and media should be placed in the Fellowship Room, and clothing donations can be placed in the middle level. Also, we can use donations for the food sales if you would like to and are able to donate food or baked goods. Also, you can sign up for a time slot to help in the kitchen area, the book area, or the clothing area. Thanks so much for your support! 

BOOK CLUB: St. Mark’s Book Club holds its next meeting 1pm Thursday, September 25 in the Fellowship Room. The club will discuss Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. 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 book for the October meeting on October 30 is The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjana Kacali. The November/December meeting will be December 11, and the book is Comfort and Joy by Kristin Hannah.

If you have any questions or have a book recommendation, contact Pastor David.

EXERCISE CLASSES SET TO START AGAIN: Exercise classes start up the week of September 8. Classes will be Mondays and Wednesdays at 6pm.

Stretchers begin 6pm Monday, September 8, while Cardio and Comedy, which is formerly Zumba Gold and will be an aerobic workout with a side of laughter, begins 6pm Wednesday, September 10. Both classes are held in the Fellowship Room. Equipment is available. Everyone is welcome, and no experience is necessary. 

If you have any questions or would like more information, contact Pastor David.

Note, there will be no classes October 1, 6, and 8.