Saint Mark Lutheran Church

The Saint Mark congregation at its annual meeting in January approved the funding of an Outreach Coordinator at Saint Mark. The church council has approved the position description and is looking for candidates who might be interested in applying.

• Outreach Coordinator Position Description »

The principal focus of the Outreach Coordinator position is to coordinate the congregation’s outreach and evangelism efforts. The Outreach Coordinator interacts with the broader community by raising the profile of Saint Mark Lutheran Church in the Salem community.

Review of candidates will begin April 2nd, 2013. The position closes when a suitable candidate is found.

If you are interested, please send a letter of interest responding to the duties, skills and requirements of the Outreach Coordinator and a resume. You may mail or drop your application off at the Saint Mark church office.

Ash Wednesday is early this year! Saint Mark will worship on Wednesday, February 13th, at 12:05 noon and 7:00 p.m. with Holy Communion and Imposition of Ashes.

During Lent Saint Mark will worship on Wednesdays (Feb. 20, 27, March 6, 13, 20) with Worship at 12:05 noon followed by a light lunch downstairs in the fellowship hall. An evening service will start at 6:00 p.m.

The Labyrinth will be available from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on Wednesdays during Lent for meditation.

Saint Mark organist Tim Bibelheimer was featured in the Statesman Journal December 16th, highlighting his upcoming organ concert. The full article, including a video of Tim playing and a photo gallery, can be found on the paper’s Web site.

Read the full article from StatesmanJournal.com »

Learn more about the organ at Saint Mark »

The first Sunday in Advent will be December 2nd. With the beginning of Advent, we will have our mid-week worship on Wednesdays at 12:05 p.m. Worship will be followed by a light soup luncheon. We hope people will take time to join us for worship and lunch and return to work before 1:00 p.m. Advent services will be on December 5, 12, & 19. The labyrinth will be available each of those Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Sunday Church School for ages 3 through high school begins this week at 9:45 a.m. in the education wing (downstairs). Another year of learning and growing along with meeting and making new friends is upon us! Jennifer Morace is our Sunday School Superintendent and Brent Morace, chairs all youth activities. All are welcome (including friends!).

Saint Mark will begin its summer worship schedule as of May 20th with a Youth Sunday Celebration at 9:30 a.m. The youth will present the worship like they have the past couple of years. You will not want to miss this great opportunity to see our youth in action. Worship will be at 9:30 a.m. and continue through the summer. In the fall we will return to two services.