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11/26 Creation Walk 9:30am
@ 9:30 am we will gather for prayer/devotions at Hastings Lake Forest Preserve – Blue Loop Trail. Join us for a leisurely walk around the Hastings Lake forest preserve for fellowship and connecting with God through nature. Look for more instructions from Ken Swanson via email as we get closer to that Saturday.
11/27 Beginning of Advent 10am
If you can believe it, we kick into our advent season! Our Stephen Minister Jill Shepherd will be preaching as we point our thoughts and hearts toward the gift of Christmas.
12/3 Christmas Light Decorating
From 11:00 am to 2:00 pm we are plastering every available bush and tree with Christmas lights and hooking it up to our automated and music-timed lighting system. Bring a few strands of lights, claim a bush or tree and help us make St. Mark's shine!
12/10 Contemporary Worship Service & Christmas Light Kickoff!!! 5:30pm
At 5:30 pm is our Christmas-themed contemporary worship service, and then directly following at 6:30 pm is our Christmas light kickoff! Covering over a football field in length is our automated and timed-to-music Christmas light display! We will countdown to our lighting launch and then have a party in the parking lot with the Doughnut Hut Food Truck and other vendors. We will also be raising funds to support a local charity called Keeping Families Covered. Keeping Families Covered provides diapers and other basic needs to families. Their mission is to eliminate the barriers that exist to access basic human needs for the most vulnerable residents in the local Waukegan/Lake county communities. We are asking attendees to please bring diapers, and period supplies to help fill their diaper truck! https://www.keepingfamiliescovered.org/
https://www.stmarkslutheran.us/christmas-light-setup.html
12/11 Christmas Pageant Radio Play 10 am
Take a humorous look at the historical events surrounding the Christmas story with a readers theater Christmas pageant this morning. In lieu of a sermon we will do our best to transport you to the first century and hear the events as they happened. Written and directed by Eric Aho, our fabulous choir director.
12/18 Blue Christmas Service 10am
St. Mark's invites you to a special holiday service designed for those for whom the holidays might be difficult. If you have undergone a difficult loss, transition, or life change, the church cares about you and invites you to a special time of music and worship at this special Sunday morning worship service.
12/24 Christmas Eve with St.Mark's 4:00 pm
Join us for a candlelight Christmas Eve service with all the bells and whistles! Our church halls will be decked to the nines and ready to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior! This service is by design kid and family friendly so bring everyone to enjoy a memorable worship experience.
12/25 Christmas Sunday! 10am
We are back with worship at 10am. Celebrate the gift of Christmas with your friends at St. Mark's Lutheran church as we take a closer look at Christ's coming into the world!
1/1 New Years Day Lessons and Carols Service 10am
We extend Christmas just a little bit more with our lessons and carols service. Eric Aho, our multi talented worship director leads us through classic Christmas Carols and explains their meaning and origin!
@ 9:30 am we will gather for prayer/devotions at Hastings Lake Forest Preserve – Blue Loop Trail. Join us for a leisurely walk around the Hastings Lake forest preserve for fellowship and connecting with God through nature. Look for more instructions from Ken Swanson via email as we get closer to that Saturday.
11/27 Beginning of Advent 10am
If you can believe it, we kick into our advent season! Our Stephen Minister Jill Shepherd will be preaching as we point our thoughts and hearts toward the gift of Christmas.
12/3 Christmas Light Decorating
From 11:00 am to 2:00 pm we are plastering every available bush and tree with Christmas lights and hooking it up to our automated and music-timed lighting system. Bring a few strands of lights, claim a bush or tree and help us make St. Mark's shine!
12/10 Contemporary Worship Service & Christmas Light Kickoff!!! 5:30pm
At 5:30 pm is our Christmas-themed contemporary worship service, and then directly following at 6:30 pm is our Christmas light kickoff! Covering over a football field in length is our automated and timed-to-music Christmas light display! We will countdown to our lighting launch and then have a party in the parking lot with the Doughnut Hut Food Truck and other vendors. We will also be raising funds to support a local charity called Keeping Families Covered. Keeping Families Covered provides diapers and other basic needs to families. Their mission is to eliminate the barriers that exist to access basic human needs for the most vulnerable residents in the local Waukegan/Lake county communities. We are asking attendees to please bring diapers, and period supplies to help fill their diaper truck! https://www.keepingfamiliescovered.org/
https://www.stmarkslutheran.us/christmas-light-setup.html
12/11 Christmas Pageant Radio Play 10 am
Take a humorous look at the historical events surrounding the Christmas story with a readers theater Christmas pageant this morning. In lieu of a sermon we will do our best to transport you to the first century and hear the events as they happened. Written and directed by Eric Aho, our fabulous choir director.
12/18 Blue Christmas Service 10am
St. Mark's invites you to a special holiday service designed for those for whom the holidays might be difficult. If you have undergone a difficult loss, transition, or life change, the church cares about you and invites you to a special time of music and worship at this special Sunday morning worship service.
12/24 Christmas Eve with St.Mark's 4:00 pm
Join us for a candlelight Christmas Eve service with all the bells and whistles! Our church halls will be decked to the nines and ready to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior! This service is by design kid and family friendly so bring everyone to enjoy a memorable worship experience.
12/25 Christmas Sunday! 10am
We are back with worship at 10am. Celebrate the gift of Christmas with your friends at St. Mark's Lutheran church as we take a closer look at Christ's coming into the world!
1/1 New Years Day Lessons and Carols Service 10am
We extend Christmas just a little bit more with our lessons and carols service. Eric Aho, our multi talented worship director leads us through classic Christmas Carols and explains their meaning and origin!
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We know church shopping can be stressful and visiting a church for the first time can be hard! That’s why we want to give you the opportunity to learn about St. Mark's and even attend a service online before joining us in person.
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a place to belong, just as you are
Come as You Are, Whoever You Are
Everyone is welcome at St. Mark’s, no matter what you have done, what has been done to you, what darkness or struggles you have faced, and regardless of whether you have been marginalized
by society or denied involvement by other churches.
All are worthy of God’s love and grace. We celebrate diversity, and seek to be inclusive of every race, ethnicity, faith background, age, economic status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, mental ability,
or anything else that divides us.
Christ’s church is not ours to control, nor is it our job to sort, divide, categorize or exclude. But it is our place to love all our neighbors, aid the less fortunate, and to be a voice on their behalf. Welcome!
“Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.” Romans 15:7
by society or denied involvement by other churches.
All are worthy of God’s love and grace. We celebrate diversity, and seek to be inclusive of every race, ethnicity, faith background, age, economic status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, mental ability,
or anything else that divides us.
Christ’s church is not ours to control, nor is it our job to sort, divide, categorize or exclude. But it is our place to love all our neighbors, aid the less fortunate, and to be a voice on their behalf. Welcome!
“Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.” Romans 15:7
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St. Marks
Lutheran Church 3350 N. Delany Rd. - Waukegan, IL 60087 847-623-5135 |