Sunday, February 5, after church and before the Big Game, the parish will host its annual Chili Cook-Off. Come sample the creations of our talented cooks and take some home to enjoy during the game. “Vote” for your favorite chili by dropping money in a chef’s “tip-jar”. All proceeds go to St. Mark’s Outreach ministries.

Each Sunday morning, before the 9:30AM Worship Service, Deacon Ashley Classen leads study directed toward Christian formation. Presently the group is studying the Book of Ruth. Soon, they will be exploring the Book of the Acts of the Apostles. Come get the whole story by reading and studying the whole book in its entirety.

This group plumbs the depths of the meaning and context of the Old Testament, Psalm, Epistle, and Gospel readings for the each upcoming each Sunday. They meet at 7:00PM on Tuesdays in the Parish Hall. This is an excellent opportunity to really understand the Word we hear proclaimed in our church services. Join in anytime!

The new book for the upcoming Adult Education Class at St Mark’s will be an exciting and refreshing way to develop a new comfort level in how to explain one’s faith to others. Timothy Keller has done a masterful job with his book The Reason for God – Belief in the Age of Skepticism. It is available for a reasonable amount in paperback, at Barnes and Noble, and Amazon, christianbooks.com.

It made the New York Times’ Best Seller List a few years ago, and promises to be a more enjoyable, and clearly less unsettling read than our last book which may have stirred some, but definitely got us thinking about the roots of our faith. Hopefully we can increase the size of our 8:30 Adult Ed Class and have some engaging and productive discussion, as we continue to grow in our St Mark’s family.