St. Mark's Lutheran Church and School (WELS, Citrus Heights, CA)

A place to call home: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church & School
In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, welcome home. We especially welcome to our house of 
worship our guests who have joined us today. We pray you will be strengthened by the good news about God’s grace, love, and forgiveness to us through Jesus.
We say with the Psalmist, whether here on campus or viewing online, “I rejoiced with those who said to me, 
‘Let us go to the house of the LORD’” (Psalm 122:1).
May the Lord continue to help us grow in His grace and knowledge as we hear, speak, and sing His holy Word.

Worship Focus: How important is blood? We cannot exist without it. We are encouraged to take 
measures to protect the blood within our bodies, including when we get a cut on any part of our 
body so to reduce or prevent any infection from getting into our bloodstream. Blood is the focus of 
our Service tonight, not our blood but the blood of Jesus. He was willing to shed His blood so our 
‘blood’ would not be eternally impacted by the severe consequence of our sin – eternal death. It is 
not a pleasant topic unless we can grasp the impact of what Jesus did for us through His blood given 
and shed for us … for all.

Serving at Worship Today:
Presiding Minister: Jonathan Kolander
Accompanist: Marty Puckett
Cello: Vince Beiderbecke Percussion: Don Black

A place to call home: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church & School
In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, welcome home. We especially welcome to our house of 
worship our guests who have joined us today. We pray you will be strengthened by the good news 
about God’s grace, love, and forgiveness to us through Jesus.
We say with the Psalmist, whether here on campus or viewing online, “I rejoiced with those who said to me, 
‘Let us go to the house of the LORD’” (Psalm 122:1).
May the Lord continue to help us grow in His grace and knowledge as we hear, speak, and sing His holy Word.

Worship Focus: When you think of a love story, does your mind right away go to the greatest love story of all time … that being the one God wrote and acted on? The church Season of Lent 
provides the perfect setting to see and hear God’s love for you, even if you have heard it countless times. The focus during Lent is not on what we have to do but on what God already has done for us, and how He keeps it in front of us all our days on this side of heaven. In response, the Holy 
Spirit prompts us and directs us on how to show our love for God. We can rightly say, then, that what is before us in no ordinary love story.

Serving at Worship
Presiding Minister: Pastor Jonathan Kolander
Accompanist: Jeri Reed

https://www.stmarkslutheran.com/stay-connected-2/

If there is any way our church and school can serve your spiritual needs, please contact one of our pastors or our school principal:
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and School
7869 Kingswood Drive
Citrus Heights, California 95610
Phone: (916) 961 - 7891
Website: www.StMarksLutheran.com
Audio - Video Questions? please email to av - crew@outlook.com

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Scripture Quotations:  From the Holy Bible, New International Version(NIV 2011), copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.

 

A place to call home: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church & School
In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, welcome home. We especially welcome to our house of 
worship our guests who have joined us today. We pray you will be strengthened by the good news about God’s grace, love, and forgiveness to us through Jesus.
We say with the Psalmist, whether here on campus or viewing online, “I rejoiced with those who said to me, 
‘Let us go to the house of the LORD’” (Psalm 122:1).
May the Lord continue to help us grow in His grace and knowledge as we hear, speak, and sing His holy Word.

Worship Focus: When you think of a love story, does your mind right away go to the greatest love story of all time … that being the one God wrote and acted on? The church Season of Lent 
provides the perfect setting to see and hear God’s love for you, even if you have heard it countless times. The focus during Lent is not on what we have to do but on what God already has done for us, and how He keeps it in front of us all our days on this side of heaven. In response, the Holy 
Spirit prompts us and directs us on how to show our love for God. We can rightly say, then, that what is before us in no ordinary love story.

Serving at Worship
Presiding Minister: Pastor Jonathan Kolander
Accompanist: Jeri Reed

A place to call home: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church & School
In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, welcome home. We especially welcome to our house of
worship our guests who have joined us today. We pray you will be strengthened by the good news about God’s grace, love, and forgiveness to us through Jesus.

Worship Focus: When you think of a love story, does your mind right away go to the greatest love story of all time … that being the one God wrote and acted on? The church Season of Lent
provides the perfect setting to see and hear God’s love for you, even if you have heard it countless times. The focus during Lent is not on what we have to do but on what God already has done for us, and how He keeps it in front of us all our days on this side of heaven. In response, the Holy
Spirit prompts us and directs us on how to show our love for God. We can rightly say, then, that what is before us in no ordinary love story.

Serving at Worship
Presiding Minister: Pastor Jonathan Kolander
Accompanist: Jeri Reed

If there is any way our church and school can serve your spiritual needs, please contact one of our pastors or our school principal: 
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and School 
7869 Kingswood Drive 
Citrus Heights, California 95610 
Phone: (916) 961-7891   
Website: www.StMarksLutheran.com 
Audio-Video Questions? please email to av-crew@outlook.com

Content requiring a copyright license is reproduced under OneLicense.net #A-711071. All rights reserved. 
Scripture Quotations:  From the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV 2011), copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.

GLORIFY HIM ... GROW IN HIM ... GO WITH HIS GOSPEL

CELEBRATING THE GOODNESS OF GOD
2nd Sunday in Lent
February 25, 2024

A place to call home: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church & School
In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Mark’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today.
We pray you will be strengthened by the good news about God’s grace, love and forgiveness through Jesus.

Worship Focus :  Have all your dreams come true? Have you been able to accomplish all the things 
in this life you wanted to accomplish?  If so, give thanks. If not, give thanks. What matters is not what 
we accomplish in this life , but what has been accomplished for us. This is not to say we are not to 
have or cannot have accomplishments and live out dreams, it is  just that we keep such in perspective 
for ultimate success does not come from us but rather to us and lives in us thanks to the Holy Spirit. 
What does this success look like?  That is part of our focus this morning.  
 

Serving at Worship  
Presiding Minister:  Pastor Jonathan  Kolander   
Musical Accompanist:  Marty Puckett   
Percussion: Don Black   Violin: Vince Beiderbecke   

Worship Materials:
https://www.stmarkslutheran.com/stay-connected-2/

Explore our website: stmarkslutheran.com. You’ll find materials for:
.       Worship
.       Bible Studies
.       Devotions
.       Children's Sunday School

Follow us to stay connected:
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/stmarksch
Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/stmarkslutheran
Subscribe to our videos on Vimeo: vimeo.com/channels/stmarksch

Bible Study: Streamed live at 9:30 a.m. Also:
        Recorded Video: Go to stmarkslutheran.com: hover over media: Video Bible Class
        Available on audio podcast: Go to stmarkslutheran.com: hover over media: Audio Services and Classes
        On - Line Materials: Go to stmarkslutheran.com: hover over Connect: Staying Connected to God's Word

If there is any way our church and school can serve your spiritual needs, please contact one of our pastors or our school principal:
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and School
7869 Kingswood Drive
Citrus Heights, California 95610
Phone: (916) 961 - 7891
Website: www.StMarksLutheran.com
Audio - Video Questions? please email to av-crew@outlook.com

Content requiring a copyright license is reproduced under OneLicense.net #A-711071. All rights reserved.
Scripture Quotations:  From the Holy Bible, New International Version(NIV 2011), copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.

A place to call home: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church & School
In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, welcome home. We especially welcome to our house of 
worship our guests who have joined us today. We pray you will be strengthened by the good news 
about God’s grace, love, and forgiveness to us through Jesus.
We say with the Psalmist, whether here on campus or viewing online, “I rejoiced with those who said to me, 
‘Let us go to the house of the LORD’” (Psalm 122:1).
May the Lord continue to help us grow in His grace and knowledge as we hear, speak, and sing His 
holy Word.

Worship Focus: When you think of a love story, does your mind right away go to the greatest 
love story of all time … that being the one God wrote and acted on? The church Season of Lent 
provides the perfect setting to see and hear God’s love for you, even if you have heard it countless 
times. The focus during Lent is not on what we have to do but on what God already has done for 
us, and how He keeps it in front of us all our days on this side of heaven. In response, the Holy 
Spirit prompts us and directs us on how to show our love for God. We can rightly say, then, that
what is before us in no ordinary love story.

Presiding Minister: Pastor Jonathan Kolander

Accompanist: Rosemarie Boushek

If there is any way our church and school can serve your spiritual needs, please contact one of our pastors or our school principal: 
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and School 
7869 Kingswood Drive 
Citrus Heights, California 95610 
Phone: (916) 961-7891   
Website: www.StMarksLutheran.com 
Audio-Video Questions? please email to av-crew@outlook.com

Content requiring a copyright license is reproduced under OneLicense.net #A-711071. All rights reserved. 
Scripture Quotations:  From the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV 2011), copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.

GLORIFY HIM ... GROW IN HIM ... GO WITH HIS GOSPEL

CELEBRATING THE GOODNESS OF GOD
1st Sunday in Lent
February 18, 2024

A place to call home: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church & School
In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Mark’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today.
We pray you will be strengthened by the good news about God’s grace, love and forgiveness through Jesus.

Worship Focus: As a student, did you enjoy taking tests? Tests don’t stop when we become adults, 
whether it be tests for work or driver license tests or tests which come with various life situations 
such as ill health or financial hardship.  While we cannot keep from faci ng tests , we can work on 
being prepared  for them.  God gives us what we need to be prepared  ahead of ti me and when the 
tests come. The value of His Word , the Word filled with promises based on facts and also filled with 
direction for our li fe, is highlighted once a gain today.  
   

Serving at Worship  
Presiding Minister:  Pastor Jonathan Kolander   
Musical Accompanist:  Rosemarie Boushek  
 
Flowers: The flowers at the altar have been provided by Rosemarie Boushek in celebration of 
multiple family members birthdays!  

Worship Materials:
https://www.stmarkslutheran.com/stay-connected-2/

Explore our website: stmarkslutheran.com. You’ll find materials for:
.       Worship
.       Bible Studies
.       Devotions
.       Children's Sunday School

Follow us to stay connected:
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/stmarksch
Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/stmarkslutheran
Subscribe to our videos on Vimeo: vimeo.com/channels/stmarksch

Bible Study: Streamed live at 9:30 a.m. Also:
        Recorded Video: Go to stmarkslutheran.com: hover over media: Video Bible Class
        Available on audio podcast: Go to stmarkslutheran.com: hover over media: Audio Services and Classes
        On - Line Materials: Go to stmarkslutheran.com: hover over Connect: Staying Connected to God's Word

If there is any way our church and school can serve your spiritual needs, please contact one of our pastors or our school principal:
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and School
7869 Kingswood Drive
Citrus Heights, California 95610
Phone: (916) 961 - 7891
Website: www.StMarksLutheran.com
Audio - Video Questions? please email to av-crew@outlook.com

Content requiring a copyright license is reproduced under OneLicense.net #A-711071. All rights reserved.
Scripture Quotations:  From the Holy Bible, New International Version(NIV 2011), copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.

GLORIFY HIM ... GROW IN HIM ... GO WITH HIS GOSPEL

CELEBRATING THE GOODNESS OF GOD
Ash Wednesday
February 14, 2024

A place to call home: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church & School
In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Mark’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today.
We pray you will be strengthened by the good news about God’s grace, love and forgiveness through Jesus.

 Worship Focus: When you think of a love story, does your mind right away go to the greatest 
love story of all time … that being the one God wrote and acted on? The church Season of Lent 
provides the perfect setting to see and hear God’s love for you, even if you have heard it countless 
times. The focus during Lent is not on what we have to do but on what God already has done for 
us, and how He keeps it in front of us all our days on this side of heaven. In response, the Holy 
Spirit prompts us and directs us on how to show our love for God. We can rightly say, then, that 
what is before us in no ordinary love story. 

Serving at Worship 
Presiding Minister: Pastor Jonathan Kolander
Accompanists: Lisa Thiesfeldt, Rosemarie Boushek
Vocalists: Jodi Rowe, Jenny Kolander, Lisa Thiesfeldt, Jeri Reed, 
Greg Meyer, Cameron Rowe, Greg Thiesfeldt

Worship Materials:
https://www.stmarkslutheran.com/stay-connected-2/

Explore our website: stmarkslutheran.com. You’ll find materials for:
.       Worship
.       Bible Studies
.       Devotions
.       Children's Sunday School

Follow us to stay connected:
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/stmarksch
Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/stmarkslutheran
Subscribe to our videos on Vimeo: vimeo.com/channels/stmarksch

Bible Study: Streamed live at 9:30 a.m. Also:
        Recorded Video: Go to stmarkslutheran.com: hover over media: Video Bible Class
        Available on audio podcast: Go to stmarkslutheran.com: hover over media: Audio Services and Classes
        On - Line Materials: Go to stmarkslutheran.com: hover over Connect: Staying Connected to God's Word

If there is any way our church and school can serve your spiritual needs, please contact one of our pastors or our school principal:
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and School
7869 Kingswood Drive
Citrus Heights, California 95610
Phone: (916) 961 - 7891
Website: www.StMarksLutheran.com
Audio - Video Questions? please email to av - crew@outlook.com

Content requiring a copyright license is reproduced under OneLicense.net #A-711071. All rights reserved.
Scripture Quotations:  From the Holy Bible, New International Version(NIV 2011), copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.

GLORIFY HIM ... GROW IN HIM ... GO WITH HIS GOSPEL

CELEBRATING THE GOODNESS OF GOD
April 7, 2023

A place to call home: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church & School
In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Mark’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today.
We pray you will be strengthened by the good news about God’s grace, love, and forgiveness through Jesus.

Worship Focus: During the Season of Lent we have been encouraged to live free in Jesus. This is 
needed encouragement as there are so many aspects (internal and external) in this life that try to tear 
us away from the peace Jesus won for us on the cross He died on with you in mind. Tonight, we are 
encouraged even as we are full of sorrow as we ponder how it was because of us and for us Jesus 
went willingly to Calvary’s Hill … this so we could live free from the consequences of our sins. God 
help us understand what this freedom looks like and what it all includes. 
 
Serving at Worship 
Presiding Minister: Pastor Jonathan Kolander 
Musical Accompanist:  Rosemarie Boushek 
Recorder: Michelle LeMay & Adult Choir 
 
Easter Services - 8:00 & 10:45 AM 
‘Light’ Breakfast in between the Services 
 
To connect to the auto giving option:               To online Connect Card: 
 Explore our website: stmarkslutheran.com. You’ll find materials for:
.       Worship
.       Bible Studies
.       Devotions
.       Children's Sunday School

Follow us to stay connected:
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/stmarksch
Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/stmarkslutheran
Subscribe to our videos on Vimeo: vimeo.com/channels/stmarksch

Bible Study: Streamed live at 9:30 a.m. Also:
        Recorded Video: Go to stmarkslutheran.com: hover over media: Video Bible Class
        Available on audio podcast: Go to stmarkslutheran.com: hover over media: Audio Services and Classes
        On - Line Materials: Go to stmarkslutheran.com: hover over Connect: Staying Connected to God's Word

If there is any way our church and school can serve your spiritual needs, please contact one of our pastors or our school principal:
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and School
7869 Kingswood Drive
Citrus Heights, California 95610
Phone: (916) 961 - 7891
Website: www.StMarksLutheran.com
Audio - Video Questions? please email to av - crew@outlook.com

Content requiring a copyright license is reproduced under OneLicense.net #A-711071. All rights reserved.
Scripture Quotations:  From the Holy Bible, New International Version(NIV 2011), copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.

GLORIFY HIM ... GROW IN HIM ... GO WITH HIS GOSPEL

CELEBRATING THE GOODNESS OF GOD
March 22, 2023

A place to call home: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church & School
In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Mark’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today.
We pray you will be strengthened by the good news about God’s grace, love, and forgiveness through Jesus.

 Worship Focus:  What is holding you back from living free in Jesus? If you are caught up in the 
thought process of not feeling saved or worthy, reread John 3:16 and the events of Holy Week; 
focus on the facts which reveal God’s love for you, such is not based on how you feel but on how 
He is toward us. Maybe it is guilt which is holding you back; Jesus has made it possible for you to 
be set free from this too. As we ponder the opening question this Lenten journey, may the Lord 
continue to open your eyes and ears and heart to what He has done to set us free from ourselves 
(our sin and all that comes with it) and thus enabled to live the life He calls us to live – living free 
in Jesus. 
 
Serving at Worship 
Presiding Minister: Mr. Greg Thiesfeldt Accompanist: Jodi Rowe 

If there is any way our church and school can serve your spiritual needs, please contact one of our pastors or our school principal:
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and School
7869 Kingswood Drive
Citrus Heights, California 95610
Phone: (916) 961 - 7891
Website: www.StMarksLutheran.com
Audio - Video Questions? please email to av - crew@outlook.com

Content requiring a copyright license is reproduced under OneLicense.net #A-711071. All rights reserved.
Scripture Quotations:  From the Holy Bible, New International Version(NIV 2011), copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.