News

The talent show on February 16 is fast approaching. We’re excited to welcome back St. Mark alum Marc Hays to emcee the event. If you’d like to participate, go to stmarkreformed.com/talent-show, which will take you to a Google Doc where you can sign up.

Accompanying the talent show is our annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake feast. But a pancake feast wouldn’t live up to its name without the titular pancakes. Sign up to bring pancakes or other foods and supplies at stmarkreformed.com/pancakes and be prepared to live up to Shrove Tuesday’s other name: Fat Tuesday.

With the arrival James and Emily’s covenant child, James Holland IV, St. Mark will be providing some meals to help with “new baby life.” If you would like to participate, please see the sign up sheet on the bulletin table.

And at a soon to be determined date, there will be an SMRC baby shower to celebrate this young one. The shower theme will be Books and Diapers. If you would like to give a book to begin James’ library, please let Carolyn Thacker know of your choice so that we don’t duplicate titles. If you would like to give diapers, please do not choose newborn size. More information coming soon.

And don’t miss our annual congregational meeting on Sunday, February 21 after the fellowship meal.

We’re thankful to report the safe arrival of James and Emily’s covenant child, James Holland IV on Thursday, January 14, by C-section. Mother and baby are doing well.

St. Mark will be providing meals for the Holland family. If you would like to participate, please see the sign up sheet on the bulletin table.

While the date has yet to be determined, there will be an SMRC baby shower to celebrate this young one. As a heads-up, our shower theme will be Books and Diapers! If you would like to give a book to begin James’ library, please let Carolyn Thacker know of your choice so that we don’t duplicate titles. If you would like to give diapers, please do not choose newborn size. More information coming soon.

We’re very excited to announce a special musical celebration of Christ’s birth featuring choirs and musicians from Heritage Church of Centerville, TN. One of our members, TJ, was a member of Heritage before he moved to the area and joined St. Mark. Through those connections, he was able to arrange for Heritage to bring their wonderful musical talents, among which are organists, violinists, pianists, a choir, a chancel choir, a children’s choir, and much, much more, for this Christmas celebration.

We hope you will be able to join us for this special occasion of worship and celebration of our Savior’s birth.

To get a taste of the beautiful worship and celebration you’ll experience at this service, here are a couple videos of a similar service Heritage had a couple years ago:

The service will be held at 4 PM on December 23rd.

Wednesday, March 28th: Agape Feast, 6 PM in the Fellowship Hall

Friday, March 30th: Good Friday Service of Darkness, 7:00 PM

Christmas Caroling at Elmcroft of Brentwood
Sunday December 17th, 3;30 PM

Reformation Sunday, October 29th

Worship Service, 11 AM at the church.

Weather permitting, a Reformation Celebration will be hosted from 4:30-7:00 PM at the Thacker home. A bonfire, hot dogs, and s’mores will be provided. Please bring flashlights, camp chairs, chips and/or drinks to share. The bringing of pipes, cigars, and musical instruments is also encouraged.

April 13th, Maundy Thursday Agape Feast, 6 PM in the fellowship hall.

April 14th Good Friday Service of Darkness, 7 PM in the sanctuary.

This year our Lessons & Carols Service will be December 23rd, 4 PM with a fellowship meal following. We will not have a Christmas Eve Service, but will have Sunday Service Christmas Day at 11 AM. Please join us in our celebration of the Incarnation and Birth of Christ our Savior and King.

Beginning June 5th, we will read and discuss C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters. We will meet together in the Fellowship Hall, at 9:45 AM. The reading schedule works out to approximately three chapters per week, making allowances for the Psalm and Hymn Sing the second Sunday of the month. We will keep to this schedule unless otherwise stated, so you can check back here for each week’s reading assignment.

June 5: Preface and chs. 1-3

June 19: chs. 4-6

June 26: chs. 7-9

July 3: chs. 10-12

July 17: chs. 13-15

July 24:chs. 16-18

July 31: chs. 19-21

August 7: chs. 22-24

August 21: chs. 25-27

August 28: chs. 28-31

We will be celebrating a Maundy Thursday Agape Feast at 6 PM, March 24th in the fellowship hall at the church. This is a worship service that takes place around tables and a meal, and culminates in the celebration of the Lord’s Supper.

The Good Friday Service of Darkness will be held at 7 PM, March 25th, in the sanctuary at the church. This is a solemn service of confession, scripture reading, and singing, as we meditate upon the suffering and death of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Please join us.

Due to the icy road conditions, the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Feast is canceled.