Discover Mission Sunday

This hasn’t been the coldest or wettest winter, but it feels like it’s been the darkest in some time. I

know the sun is still here, but the clouds are thicker than a bowl of oatmeal. I think we are all ready for spring and the promise of new life all around us. We all long for brighter days, shorter nights, and the hope of resurrection. Easter is just around the corner on the calendar, but we know there is quite a journey to get there. Before we celebrate with lilies, we are marked with ashes. Lent is my favorite liturgical season of the year because it’s the most honest, and it requires something of everyone who A Monthly Insight into St. Mark Presbyterian Church dares make the 40-day journey to Jesus’ cross and tomb. The one who invests little in Lent receives a small return at Easter. However, if we are bold in our commitment over the next month and a half, we will gain something far greater at the journey’s end.

We are excited to announce our first Discover Mission Sunday on February 23. We are welcoming our mission partners to participate in our 10:30 worship service and to provide information at tables set up in the narthex between services. This is a fantastic way to learn more about how our congregation blesses our neighbors across the street and around the world. This is also an opportunity to become more involved in this meaningful work. This will be our third year participating in the Lenten Water Challenge, and it is wonderful to see this program grow. Discover Mission Sunday is our opportunity to take the next step together.

In Hope and Confidence,

Pastor Dave D

The mission partners scheduled to present are: 1. Circle of Concern 2. Isaiah 58 3. Lafayette Industries 4. Marion Medical Mission 5. Mound Ridge 6. Peace Meal 7. Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services 8. UKirk