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Newsletter — November 28, 2021 November 28th, 2021

The Advent season is here! The liturgical color for advent is purple, symbolizing the royalty of the Lord. Advent is the beginning of the liturgical Church year, and a time of expectant and joyful waiting for Christmastide: the celebration of our Lord’s incarnation.

Newsletter — November 21, 2021 November 21st, 2021

Thanksgiving week is upon us. It is, of course, always good and right to render unto our God thanks and praise, but at this time of year here in the U.S., we have, for some time, set aside the fourth Thursday of every November as a special remembrance to give thanks. It is celebrated by …

Newsletter — November 14, 2021 November 14th, 2021

She said yes! In April, Sophie Goolsby will become Mrs. Brett Kernodle. We know that, “he who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord,” but it’s always a special privilege and joy to see two young people in the congregation find God’s calling for their lives …

Newsletter — November 7, 2021 November 7th, 2021

In the last week of October, our regional presbytery, Athanasius Presbytery, held its yearly presbytery meeting which took place in Monroe, LA. Pastor Thacker attended as St. Mark’s minister and representative. The general report is that things went well and there are no major issues …

Newsletter — October 31, 2021 October 31st, 2021

This coming Saturday, we’ll have the opportunity to gather with other saints in our denomination in Huntsville for an All Saint’s Celebration. All Saints’ Day is a commemoration of all the faithful saints of the church both known and unknown. It therefore seemed fitting this year to …

Newsletter — October 24, 2021 October 24th, 2021

Next Lord’s Day, October 31, we will gather together with the saints of Pilgrim Hill Reformed Fellowship to celebrate the great work God wrought through the Reformers and the Reformation. October 31 is known by most of us as Halloween, which we associate with trick or treating …

Newsletter — October 17, 2021 October 17th, 2021

Please be in prayer for members of our sister congregation at Christ Church Branch Cove (Alabama): Janet Vest, her six children, and their many grandchildren as they mourn the death of Richard Vest. He sustained injuries due to a biking accident on Saturday, October 10. The result was …

Newsletter — September 26, 2021 September 26th, 2021

On October 3rd, we will receive new members into the ranks of St. Mark. This is a joyous occasion as we formally recognize co-laborers for the cause of Christ and formally join with them and welcome them to our midst. What does membership mean at St. Mark? Among other things, it …

Newsletter — September 19, 2021 September 19th, 2021

The second Fight. Laugh. Feast. conference held in Nashville is now in the rear-view mirror. It was a great time of meeting up with Christians, both old friends and new, and had a general sense of camaraderie in our common fight for the good of the Kingdom of Christ — which work …

Newsletter — September 12, 2021 September 12th, 2021

Please keep Jamie Hays father, Carol Carman, in your prayers. For our newer friends and members, the Hayses were members of St. Mark for many years before moving their church membership closer to home. They, of course, remain dear and close friends. Earlier this year Carol Carman …

Newsletter — September 5, 2021 September 5th, 2021

Fight. Laugh. Feast. is this week, September 9–11, and St. Mark will have a strong presence at the conference through volunteers and our folks that are attending the conference. We hope it will be an encouraging and edifying time, and we also hope to bring awareness to people in …

Newsletter — August 29, 2021 August 29th, 2021

This past week severe flash flooding came to Waverly TN and the surrounding area of Humphreys County. People who track such things noted that the rainfall was measured at 17 inches in a 24 hour period. The result was devastating flooding. The death toll as of the writing of this newsletter …