St. Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church
All Saints Day
Sunday November 2 is All Saint’s Day, and at worship that weekend we will remember all those who have died since All Saint’s Day last year, November 1, 2024. This year we will remember Joesph Landry who died on December 19. However, we will also name aloud anyone else whom you wish to remember who died in the past year. Text, email or call the church office and tell Elaine:
The Name of the Deceased – Your Name – Your relationship to the Deceased.
Loaves & Fishes Coordinator Needed
Laura Heitz has served as St. Mark’s Coordinator for Loaves and Fishes for the past five years. She will complete her service in December, and a new coordinator is being sought. The responsibilities include coordinating with the leaders of Loaves and Fishes for what meal will be served that week, soliciting cooks, asking for cookies, and handling publicity.
Pies Needed
St. Mark's has been invited to provide 15 pies for the Wapakoneta Community Thanksgiving Dinner Thursday, November 27. The request is for ready to serve pies that do not need refrigeration (as oven and refrigerator space are limited). Pies may be dropped off until 9 pm on Wednesday or from 6 to 9 am on Thursday at the St. Joseph Parish Life Center. Please call our church office if you can provide one or more pies. Thank you for your generosity.
The Adult Sunday School class
The Adult Sunday School class is concluding their present series and will be exploring in the coming weeks “The Armor of God” in light of today’s world and present culture. Have you or are you experiencing spiritual warfare presently in relationships, the workplace, or even within yourself? The variety of individuals in the class offer interesting perspectives and experiences. Grab a beverage in the Gathering space and join us at 9:00. Smiles and Bibles provided. Feel free to ask Julie Miars Golden any questions you might have, jgolden@bright.net.
Mission Wapak Helps Homeless Woman
The Situation: F. is homeless and is living out of her car. She has a young son with her as well. She works nights at Ferguson in Celina and she has a babysitter in Wapak that takes the child when she works. During the day she sleeps in her car while the child is at school (Wapak).
CERT recently put her up in the Holiday Inn for 3 nights to get her out of her car and WAMA is covering two additional nights, which will get her through to Monday. She has found an apartment in Wapakoneta and has saved enough to cover her security deposit.
F. is requesting help covering her first month's rent of $875. Any amount would be helpful in speeding up her transition to stable housing.
The Solution: Mission Wapak contributed $500.
Fellowship Server Needed
We could use another person willing to bring in treats and clean up after fellowship on Sunday mornings. Please contact Elaine in the church office if you are willing to serve in this important way.
Top: Pictured left to right, Ethan Jeanneret, Evelyn Oen, Ella Price, & Marlow Johnston. The youth did a modern version of Israelites complaining in the wilderness!
Right: Pictured left to right, Hans Schlegel, Laura Schlegel holding Greta Annaliese Schlegel, and Pastor Doug. Greta was born on December 19, 2024 and was baptized at St. Mark’s on October 12, 2025. Her godparents are Heidi Hahn & Kelsey Swan.
Directories Ready for Pick Up
The Photo Church Directories are here and are being distributed to everyone who had their picture taken, submitted a photo, or submitted their address. We have many folks who are entitled to a directory who have not yet picked theirs up. They are sitting in the hallway outside of the sanctuary. If you cannot get to church, please let Elaine know and she will mail you one or arrange for someone to drop one off.
Community Thanksgiving Dinner
The Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be served at the St. Joseph Parish Life Center from 11 am to 1 pm. Boxed carry-out meals are served starting at 12:30 pm. If you are homebound and would like a meal delivered, please let Elaine in our church office know, and she will pass along your address.
Christmas Jubilee
St. Mark’s will again be participating in the Christmas Jubilee “Angel” Tree program. We will have 75 tags to fill, so be on the lookout for the Christmas tree in the hallway outside of the sanctuary that will be up from the beginning of November through mid-December. How it works: pick a tag, buy and wrap a gift with tag attached, and return it to under the tree. These gifts will be distributed to needy families this Christmas season.
