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

Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost October 29, 2017

Focus of Today’s Service: What do you value? Your list may be long as it might include family, friends, pets, heirlooms, and more. Is ‘freedom’ on your radar? In the U.S. we know what freedom is and the doors it can open; we have also come to experience what happens when freedoms slip away. There is one freedom for sure that keeps on giving even when other freedoms may be slipping away, and that is the freedom we have in and through Christ Jesus. Even before ‘the Reformation’ 500 years ago, this was a valued freedom. May we continue to value it…Today’s worship focus helps us do just that. Enjoy your worship!cus of Today’s Service: Today's service leads us to ponder the question: Am I bearing fruit for my Lord?  The Lord prepares good works for us to do, but are we doing them?  As he confronts our sinful habits and tendencies in today's readings, we can see that we have a loving God who takes great care of us and provides all we need to thrive spiritually in this world.  Because of this, we want to honor him by living fruitful lives of faith for him not only out of thanks to him but also so others might come to know his caring ways.

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost October 22, 2017

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
October 22, 2017

Welcome to 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 that your soul will be strengthened by the good news about God’s grace, love, and forgiveness to us through his Son, Jesus Christ.

Focus of Today’s Service: Today's service leads us to ponder the question: Am I bearing fruit for my Lord?  The Lord prepares good works for us to do, but are we doing them?  As he confronts our sinful habits and tendencies in today's readings, we can see that we have a loving God who takes great care of us and provides all we need to thrive spiritually in this world.  Because of this, we want to honor him by living fruitful lives of faith for him not only out of thanks to him but also so others might come to know his caring ways.

 

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

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 15, 2017

Focus of Today’s Service: What is one of the most used words when it comes to starting questions? “Why…” Why did this happen or why did that happen. We like to have answers. Some questions either do not have a simple answer or they do not have an answer we want to hear. Why do people get hurt? Simple answer to this is because of sin in the world; yet there may be more to the answer. Today we are reminded of the fact sin comes with consequences. Why? God gets into this in our Scripture Readings.

Presiding Minister: Pastor Jon Kolander
Musical Accompanist:  Adrienne Bengel

 

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

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 8, 2017

Worship Focus:  What is our God like? Today’s lessons cause the worshiper to ask “Is God fair?” No, he’s not. He doesn’t give us what we deserve, and that’s called mercy. In fact, he gives us what we don’t deserve, and that’s called grace. Our God is inconceivably gracious.  

 

Presiding Minister: Pastor Brock Groth
Musical Accompanist:     Marty Puckett
Violinist: Vince Beiderbecke 
Flutist: Maren McPeak

 

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost October 1, 2017

Worship Focus:   To forgive or not to forgive, that is the question. Do I like this person or not, is that the answer to whether or not I should forgive someone who hurt me? If someone has paid off all of your debts, if you have any yet, what would be your response? How does your answer line up with what Jesus has to say about this? As we look at His answer keep in mind YOU have been forgiven thus YOU in turn are in a position to forgive. Mercies new every day!
Presiding Minister:   Pastor Jonathan Kolander

 

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

 

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 24, 2017

Worship Focus:  The church fulfills her role as her brother’s keeper. The privilege, responsibility and importance of this task all rest in the words from our Gospel lesson that follow Jesus’ divine directive, “I tell you the truth…” The keys of the kingdom have been placed in our hands. It is our privilege and responsibility to bind and loose—to be our brother’s keeper—because Christ has appointed the church to carry out that task on his behalf.
Presiding Minister:  Pastor Brock Groth

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Welcome to 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 that your soul will be strengthened by the good news about God’s grace, love, and forgiveness to us through his Son, Jesus Christ.

 

Worship Focus: Who or what are you living for? Did God say life would be without roadblocks or challenges? We face such every day, and yet we do not have to face them alone. God can use such for our good, spiritual most of all. In light of His attention to our life, again … who or what are living for day to day? Let us live life each day in view of God’s mercy.

 

Presiding Minister:  Pastor Jon Kolander

Musical 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

Children Sing - Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Welcome to 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 that your soul will be strengthened by the good news about God’s grace, love, and forgiveness to us through his Son, Jesus Christ.

Worship Focus: The Church will stand forever. Nothing can keep our Redeemer from upholding his
promised salvation. Neither false expectations nor the gates of hell, neither an
Egyptian army nor a flowing river, not even the great tribulation of the end times
will keep our God from preserving his Church.

Presiding Minister: Pastor Brock Groth

Musical Accompanist: Marty Puckett
Violinist: Vince Beiderbecke

 

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

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Welcome to 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 that your soul will be strengthened by the good news about God’s grace, love, and forgiveness to us through his Son, Jesus Christ.

Worship Focus: The Church will stand forever. Nothing can keep our Redeemer from upholding his
promised salvation. Neither false expectations nor the gates of hell, neither an
Egyptian army nor a flowing river, not even the great tribulation of the end times
will keep our God from preserving his Church.

Presiding Minister: Pastor Brock Groth

Musical Accompanist: Marty Puckett
Violinist: Vince Beiderbecke

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 3, 2017

Welcome to 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 that your soul will be strengthened by the good news about God’s grace, love, and forgiveness to us through his Son, Jesus Christ.

Worship Focus: The Church is meant for all people. The Prayer of the Day reminds us that it is only by God’s gift of grace that we come into his presence to offer true and faithful service. Today’s lessons teach that the gift of grace given to Israel, God also intended to give through Israel to the world. The Church is meant for all people: a display of God’s mercy and a result of the living and active Word of God.

Presiding Minister: Pastor Brock Groth

Musical 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