Welcome ABCCM Crisis Ministry

Next week St. Mark's will host the operations of ABCCM's crisis ministry while their facility on Cumberland Ave gets a major face lift, courtesy of Home Depot who is bringing in 300 volunteers and over $500,000 in materials to make the facility shine! ABCCM volunteers and staff will serve clients out of St. Mark's fellowship hall June 23-27. We're glad to partner with ABCCM to meet the needs of our community!

How will this impact the day to day at St. Mark's?

• The Fellowship Hall and Adult Classroom will be in use for the duration of their stay
• There will be refrigerated trucks and employee vehicles in the parking lot.
• Monday AA Meeting will be meeting in the Sanctuary from 10am-12pm
• Tuesday Quilting will be cancelled
• Wednesday Property day will continue as planned
• Wednesday and Friday evening NA will meet as scheduled

How can you help?

• Direct visitors to the Fellowship Hall doors if they are looking for ABCCM.
• If you see someone lost, walk them to their location.
• Do NOT unlock the Welcome Center doors or let people in who are not with St. Mark's. ABCCM visitors must use the Fellowship Hall doors - similar to visitors when we host an election on property

Other ABCCM Needs

The CAT Team collects needed items for the ABCCM Shelter. Currently they are in need of men’s clothing - particularly demin, socks, underwear, and belts. If you can donate, please place the donated items in the brown bins outside of the kitchen. Questions - contact Sharon Godfrey or Dan Dudde  

The Wired Word

For a few weeks The Wired Word will be the focus for Faith Formation. The Wired Word provides current news headlines discussion topics to help us learn how we can respond to events around the world as people of Faith. This class will meet in the library.

Didn't Catch The Rev. Dr. Katherine Shaner?

Incase you missed The Rev. Dr. Katherine Shaner, speak about Biblical authority and interpretation as it relates to human sexuality check out the recording of her teachings here!

Out of Office

Danielle will be out of the office beginning today, Wednesday 6/18 and will be back in the office on Monday 6/23 for a pre-planned vacation. The church office will remain open during regular hours while she is out of town.

Thanks be to God!

Deacon Katie would like to thank the congregation for their support and prayers as she recovered at home last week from oral surgery. She is healing well and is back in the office. Thanks be to God! 

Hood Huggers Tour - Saturday, June 21st @ 10am

Interested in learning the history of Asheville from a different perspective? Please join the Racial Healing Team for a Hood Huggers Tour of the Burton Street community and Peace Garden on Saturday, June 21, at 10:00am. Hood Huggers International is a labor of love founded by DeWayne Barton who gives you a chance to learn the history he has lived, and to contemplate what steps we can take now to secure a bright future for ALL. Tickets for the tour can be purchased online @ https://hoodhuggers.com/tours/

This is a walking tour that goes from 10:00-11:30am, so please wear comfortable shoes and bring some water. More details are on the website. If you need help purchasing the tickets, please contact Debbie Layne at laynedeb70@gmail.com or 828-412-1281.

Red Dresses - Ready for Pick Up

Thank you to those who graciously loaned their red dresses to help with the MMIW display in the commons during the month of May. With the conclusion of the display, please pick up your loaned dress from the clothing rack near the water fountains in the commons.

Bread for the World Offering of Letters Report

Thanks very much to all who wrote letters to our members of Congress for the Bread for the World Offering of Letters, encouraging them to support continued funding for WIC, SNAP, and global nutrition programs. Russ and I delivered a total of 84, mostly handwritten, letters to Senator Budd’s, Senator Tillis’s, and Representative Edwards’ offices on Capitol Hill last week. We met with staff from their offices and presented a strong rationale for supporting these life-saving programs. We learned that, even though our efforts may not change minds today, the work to build long-term relationships with our elected officials often does lead to good outcomes in the long run. Please continue to stay in touch with these officials to voice your concerns. It’s our faith in action. 

Noisy Bucket Sunday - Sunday June 29th during worship

Our next Noisy Bucket Sunday will be June 29. Recommendations from members of the St. Mark’s Christian Action Team were used to select this month’s recipient. Your gifts from June’s Noisy Bucket will be donated to Swannanoa Communities Together (SCT).

SCT was born out of the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. During the disaster, neighbors in the Swannanoa area came together across differences to support, feed and shelter others in the community. Building on that experience, SCT seeks to continue to strengthen the community, while advocating and organizing for Swannanoa’s future. SCT provides rental assistance, eviction prevention, and rental tracking services.   

Weekly Schedule

Wednesday, June 18th

9am - Property Day

Thursday, June 19th

4pm - Evangelism & Hospitality

5pm - Prayer Team

Friday, June 20th

9am - Library Team

12pm - Bridge Group

Sunday, June 22nd

8:30am - Worship

9:45am - Faith Formation

11am - Worship

Monday, June 23rd

10am - Faith & Fellowship (Zoom)

Tuesday, June 24th

9am - Quilting - CANCELLED

10am - Staff Meeting

Wednesday, June 25th

9am - Property Day

Worship Assistants, June 22nd

 Greeters:

8:30am – Vic & Mary Anne Allwein

11am - Bob & Judy Taylor

Ushers: 

8:30am –  Linda Kinsinger, Mike Bradley

11am - Alice Silver, TBD

Altar Guild:

8:30am – Amy Zellers

11am - Setup - Amy Zellers; Clean-up - Deacon Katie

Acolyte:

8:30am – Noah Schreck

11am - Randy Warren

Crucifer:

11am – Christian Wikoff

Assisting Minister:

8:30am – Amy Zellers

11am – Randy Warren

Reader:

8:30am – Anne Sites

11am – Natalie Haynes

Communion Assistant:

8:30am - Mary Anne Allwein

11am – Donna Turnbaugh

Live Stream:

George Hahn 

Contact Information

Parish Administrator

admin@stmarkslutheran.net

Our Mission:

Making disciples by loving Christ,

growing in faith, serving all people

Our Vision:

Experiencing and sharing God's grace as an inclusive, intergenerational congregation through Worship, Outreach, Learning and Fellowship