200 South Wille Street, Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056
Phone: 847-253-0631
Fax: 847-253-5387
Email: stmarkmp@stmarkmp.org
St. Mark Lutheran Church (ELCA)
Hello & Welcome!
Join us for In Person Worship on Sunday mornings at 10am.
Join us for Worship On-line!
Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/StMarkLutheranIL/
as well as
our YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/stmarkmpyoutube
Sunday Worship Services are LIVE on Facebook at 10am then posted to YouTube afterward
Offerings & Donations
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We also accept contributions through Zelle using our email address - Stmarkmp@stmarkmp.org ,
Bill Pay through your bank or a check payable to St. Mark Lutheran Church
and mailed to 200 S. Wille St., Mount Prospect, IL 60056
The choice is yours!
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Announcements & Events
New Members
WOW & FaithWalk
Children's Christian Education Programs
(September - May)
Contact Deacon David for information on these programs.
FaithWalk - (Confirmation Program for 6th-8th grade) meets weekly on Mondays
4:30 - 6:00 pm (in person).
Taking Faith Home
Taking Faith Home are weekly flyers that are a simple tool to help your family extend their faith formation practices at home. Based on the worship scripture text for the week, each flyer contains faith-building scripture, activities and devotions to help you and your family share and live your faith together during the week. Attached are the Taking Faith Home flyers:
Book Club
We meet to discuss the selected book on the 4th Monday of each month at 1:00 PM in the Great Room (February & March in the Library). If you'd like to be part of the group, please join us! All are welcome! Contact Nancy Snell for more information or contact the Church Office at 847-253-0631.
2023 BOOK SELECTIONS
February 27 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
March 27 - Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara
April 24 - The Other Americans by Laila Lalami
May 22 - The Boys from Biloxi by John Grishom
June 26 - A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck
July 24 - The Stationery Shop by Kamali Marjan
August 28 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
PADS UPDATE
On Monday, October 3, St Mark welcomed PADS guests for the first time since March of 2020. This has only been possible through the kindness and generosity of our church members, our partner churches including St Raymond and St Philip and members from the community. More than 100 people have volunteered to support PADS in some way during the 2022-2023 season. Thanks to all of you for demonstrating your concern for our vulnerable neighbors.
Several different groups have volunteered to provide dinners for the guests each week. We are also collecting donations to provide the food for breakfast and lunch for the guests as well as supplies for the shelter program. If you would like to contribute or you are interested in volunteering to assist the PADs program, please contact Mike Mokate at 847-846-6576 or mike.mokate56@gmail.com.
Thanks for making it possible to continue our rich history of supporting our homeless neighbors.
Walk the Gym
Come walk the St. Mark gym! Thursdays from 10am to Noon. Bring your friends and get your steps in!
Winter Farmers Market
Starting in November, the Winter Farmers Mark will be back at the Center on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month from 9am-12:30pm through April.
Upcoming date: Jan. 28 & Feb. 11
Quilting
Quilters (knotters) will meet at 9:00am on these upcoming dates in the Quilting room (second floor of the Education wing):
Wednesday, February 15 &
Tuesday, February 28
For more information, contact the Church Office 847-253-0631.
Sundays @ the Center
Family, Faith, Friends, and Community
Center your life on what's important
Date: January 29 Time: 4-6pm
St. Mark Community Center
205 S. Wille St., Mount Prospect
St. Mark is hosting a monthly afternoon at the center for anyone interested in sharing in community and making our world a better place. We will gather to do a service project, learn together, sing a little bit, share a meal, and have a little bit of fun.
This month we will be reflecting on where and how our hearts are calling us to share some love with the world. We will collect donations for PADs’ breakfast and make Valentine gift bags for our PADs guests. There will be additional age-appropriate activities for children and families. Dinner will be a build your own Chicken, Black Bean, and Sweet Potato Enchilada or Salad. Vegetarian, Dairy Free, and Gluten Free Options will be available. Please Contact Deacon David Webb by email dwebb@stmarkmp.org or via the church office to RSVP.
Caregiver Support Group
Are you doing the important and challenging work of providing care to a loved one? Join our Caregiver Support Group meeting Wednesday, February 8 at noon in the Great Room. Bring your own lunch. Questions? Contact Pastor Christie by calling the church office.
Super Bowl Party
Sunday, February 12 starting at 4:30pm
In the Assembly Room at the Center
Come watch the game (or just the commercials) on the BIG screen with friends. Bring your favorite appetizer/snack to share. Pizza provided. BYOB. Food, Fellowship and Fun! What more do you need if your favorite team isn’t in the game!
Senior Lunch Brunch
(or anyone else who would like to join us)
Thursday, February 16 at 1:00pm
In the St. Mark Great Room
Come and join us for a Buffet Lunch catered by Dave's Specialty Foods. $15 per person
RSVP by Monday, February 13.
SAVE THE DATE!
Mardi Gras Potluck Dinner
Tuesday, February 21 starting at 5:45pm
In Fellowship Hall
Start thinking about what favorite dish you will bring to pass.
Last names beginning with
A-M: Bring a salad or dessert
N-Z: Bring a pasta or meat dish
Pop, coffee & lemonade provided.
Palm burning service to end the night.
Ash Wednesday Worship
Wednesday, February 22
at 11am & 7pm
St. Mark Preschool's Annual Pasta Dinner Night
Friday, February 24
5:30-7:30pm
Fellowship Hall
Advanced Meals Tickets
Adults: $12 Seniors: $10
Children (ages 3-12): $6
Children 2 & under: Free
Dinner includes: Pasta, Salad, Bread, Dessert
Lemondae, Wine & Beer
Silent Auction/Raffles/Children's Performance
See the St Mark Preschool Facebook page or Instagram for ways to register or call the Preschool at 847-873-1110
WELCA Bible Study
Women's Bible Study is back
“Listening For The Voice Of God” led by Deacon Pat Gerber
Subject: “The Holy Spirit”
The Bible Study will meet once a month on the 4th Monday at 7 pm in the Great Room.
Next session is February 27 at 7pm.
For more information, contact the Church Office 847-253-0631.
Backpack Ministry
With food and monetary donations from our Congregation and the Mount Prospect Lions Club, St. Mark is supplying a backpack of healthy food for five Mt. Prospect school children every week. These are children who were identified by their school as at risk for hunger at home. You can support the ministry by making a monetary or food donation. If you would like to help pack the backpacks, please contact the Church Office at 847-253-0631.
Food List - please check expiration dates before donating
Single Serving Cereal Boxes
Oatmeal in Individual Packets
Raisins in Small Boxes
Granola/Fruit Bars
Peanut Butter
Jelly in squeeze bottles
Canned Spaghetti/Ravioli
Canned Beef Stew
Canned Chili
Soup in kid friendly flavors
Boxed 'helper' Meals
Canned Tuna/Tuna Salad kits
Vienna Sausages
Canned Chicken
Macaroni & Cheese
Noodle / Rice side dishes
Canned Fruit / Fruit Cups
Canned Vegetables
Cookies/Crackers/Trail Mix in Individual Packets
*No Glass Containers or Microwavable items
Our Ministries
We have a place for you!
Adult Education
Learning for the enrichment of daily living, we participate in midweek Bible Study, Fall and Lenten Focus studies and special topic sessions.
Backpack Ministry
St. Mark, working with School District 57, provides a backpack of healthy food for children in need for over the weekend during the school year.
Congregational Care
Caring for the congregation takes many volunteers. Supporting members by sending cards, making calls, delivering flowers, participation on the prayer chain, and making shawls, in addition to providing rides to church or appointments.
Fair Trade Products
We sell Fair Trade Products from Equal Exchange, a worker-owned co-operative. Equal Exchange's mission is to foster mutually beneficial relationship between farmers and consumers by paying producers a guaranteed minimum price that provides a stable source of income as well as improved social services.
Typically, Fair Trade Products are sold on the 4th Sunday of each month.
Fellowship
Summer BBQs, Mardi Gras Potluck, Lenten Meals, outings and more! Come out and meet some new friends or reconnect with old ones.
Music Ministry
People of all ages and levels of experience participate in our music ministry. Come and share your talents: Vocal Choir, Handbell Choir, Youth Choir and Youth Bell Choir.
Nibblers
Enjoy food? Come and join the Nibblers as they find new places to eat around our community each month. Typically, Nibblers meets on the 1st Saturday of each month.
Outreach
Collecting food items for Mt. Prospect Emergency Food Pantry and the Lutheran Church of the Cross Food Pantry; participating in the Mt. Prospect 4th of July Parade, the Mt. Prospect Block Party, Feed My Starving Children, Crop Hunger Walk, and helping Refugee One with the relocation of refugee families.
PADS
(Public Access to Deliver Shelter)
St. Mark works in conjunction with Journeys|The Road Home and St. Raymond de Penafort Catholic Church to provide meals and shelter for the homeless on Monday nights at the St. Mark Center from October through April.
Property
Do you like to do small projects around the house or yard? The church has projects to do, too! Your special talents/knowledge could be helpful.
Quilting
St. Mark quilters meet twice monthly to put together quilts for Lutheran World Relief.
Senior Lunch Bunch
Meets monthly to get together with friends for a meal or outing.
Stewardship
Our Goal: to be wise stewards of the resources with which we have been blessed . If you have good financial sense and a heart for doing the work of the church, join us.
The King's Players
St. Mark Community Youth Theatre
As a partner with District 214 Community Education and based in Mt. Prospect, The King's Players is a youth theater group consisting of members from 6th through 12th grade, producing a musical every July. Auditions are usually at the end of April and rehearsals begin in May of each year.
Women of the ELCA
(WELCA)
St. Mark Women of the ELCA is our local unit of the churchwide women's organization. Activities range from educational to spiritual to social to charitable.
Worship
Serve as an acolyte, greeter, reader, cantor, lay minister, communion assistant, usher, audio-video technician, or serve on altar guild. There are many ways to participate.
Youth & Family Ministry
WOW! - Christian education for children 3 years old through 5th grade, meets weekly (4:30-6 pm)
on Wednesdays mid-September through May; FaithWalk - Confirmation program for 6th through 8th grade, meets on Thursday afternoons (4:30-6 pm) mid-September through May;
SHINE! -St. Mark's High School group, meets monthly for events, retreats and service;
VBS - Vacation Bible School, week-long summer program for children 3 years through 5th grade.
Holy Family Ministries
St. Mark partners with Holy Family ministries in their support of Holy Family School in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago. This ministry helps support student tuitions, Saturday Morning Academy, Summer School, early morning math enrichment, and after-school homework help.
St. Mark/
St. Raymond Ecumenical Ministry
This lay-led group fosters and encourages the special relationship and shared ministries between St. Mark Lutheran Church and St. Raymond Catholic Church. This ministry celebrates our oneness in Christ through our shared Covenant signed in 1999 and renewed in 2010. Its goal is to build upon our long lasting relationship and continue to live our covenant.
St. Mark Foundation
The St. Mark foundation is most known by the educational gifts it awards to the students of the congregation, but the Foundation's philanthropy goes far beyond these educational gifts. Through gifts and member bequests, the Foundation awards grants to support many worthwhile religious and charitable organizations: an ELCA missionary, Journeys/The Road Home, Holy Family Ministries, and Concordia Place, just to name a few.
St. Mark Preschool & Enrichment Center
has been developing the confidence and self-esteem of our community's children for over 50 years, providing a welcoming, safe and encouraging environment. Preschool and Kindergarten Enrichment programs offered. See more on their website at: stmarkpreschoolcares.org
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