Been sick

Sorry for the light posting last week. Got a cold starting about wednesday evening and I am right now just emerging from a fog. I should be back to normal posting this week.

Chant

I’ve been being pressured to chant, so Matins/Vespers is up this week. This is a warning. I can achieve volume, but Randy Jackson would be sitting there saying, “Dog…pitchy…way too pitchy”.

But the agreement is if I chant the congregation comes along as well. No wimping out on the Te Deum.

If you have no . . . → Read More: Chant

A couple of New Links

I’ve added a couple of new links in the Toolkit section

The site for the Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) Men’s Network, and it corresponding blog.

Our current men’s group meets once a month. I’d like to add a men’s Bible study say once a month as well. Anyone up for what I’ll call meat . . . → Read More: A couple of New Links

Leadership Presentation

There is a new tab for a short time on the navigation bar. It contains the presentation given to the Elders last night. It will be given and discussed at the Council meeting on 1/21 @ 7:30. I would invite all members to follow the “Present” link and view the presentation slides. The Elders have . . . → Read More: Leadership Presentation

Lite posting this past week/Contemporary Service

Sorry to anyone who has been following the study on this site. It was a very eventful week in the real world as opposed to the cyber world. The biggest item was a special service.

St. Mark’s style is largely small village traditional mixed with the Lutheran Tradition. In fits an spurts over the years . . . → Read More: Lite posting this past week/Contemporary Service

Good News

The big good news is that Jesus is alive and you are no longer in your sins. The gospel should never go unsaid.

The smaller, more localized good news is I just finished Saturday/Sunday worship attendance. We had 70 people come and worship with us this weekend. That is about 20 more than our average . . . → Read More: Good News

October Newsletter

The October Newsletter is now available under the Newsletters tab.

Emotion, Consensus and Change

I’m going to put aside my normal reading and meditation for today. (Paul arrives in Jerusalem – Acts 21:15-26 if you are looking for that.) Instead I wanted to post on happenings or maybe more likely conversations. Upon arriving at St. Mark, the first conversations I had with the various boards and leadership bodies were . . . → Read More: Emotion, Consensus and Change

Bible Translations & Reading Habits

I’ve put up a new survey for two purposes: 1) To pass along some information to the congregation and 2) To try and gather some information about the relationship members have with the bible outside of Sunday morning

This link will take you directly to the survey page or you can use the header bar . . . → Read More: Bible Translations & Reading Habits

September Newletter

The September Newletter has been published. You will find it in your church mail nook, or under the newsletter tab on this site.