Welcome to St. Mark Church

Welcome

Together we are St. Mark Evangelical

Lutheran Church!

We Glorify God:

in worship and praise,

in deeping the walk of the faithful,

in sharing the love of Christ with neighbors,

in telling the Good News to the world!

WORSHIP GOD WITH US!

All are invited to enter worship - masks and physical distancing are optional but recommended during this time of omicron spread.

Saturday Night

5:30pm Spoken Worship & Holy Communion

Sunday Morning

9:00am Traditional Worship & Holy Communion

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As a Sample of Worship here is our

St. Mark Christmas Eve

Afternoon Worship

December 24, 2021

CLICK HERE: to see or print out the written form of the Christmas Eve 3pm Worship Bulletin.

Office Hours are Monday - Friday 11:00am - 3:00pm

Saturday Spoken Worship - 5:30pm

Sunday Traditional Worship - 9:00am

Sunday School during the school year

for pre-k thru 8th grade - 10:10am

Please call 717-637-8904 for any needs, information or questions you may have.

Welcome to

St. Mark Lutheran Church

A Message from Our Pastor

We give thanks that your life’s journey has brought you here to visit with us today. Please use this opportunity to get to know us and in turn we would love to get to know you. Look around a bit and become acquainted with the diverse ministries and exciting lives of St. Mark Lutheran.

If while you are getting to know us, you have any questions, we would be happy to hear from you. Then, when you feel comfortable, come for a personal visit. We will welcome you just as we are: in the office, at worship, or during some other ministry activity.

God has truly blessed us both with a wonderful opportunity to get to know each other and to continue together in our faith journey. May it flourish and deepen our life as God’s people.

May God’s peace be with you today and always.

Rev. Kirk Griffin, Pastor

Join Us

We welcome you to visit us.

If you are visiting for the first time, we would love a chance to explain just exactly who we are. Come as you are and join us for our traditional Sunday worship. Stay for cookies and conversation afterward.

Come in and talk or pray or both.

Find peace.

Inclement Weather Policy for St. Mark

That time of year has again arrived where snow, ice, cold, wet, and any myriad of weather conditions may affect our ability to conduct worship. For possible St. Mark closings, we can follow WGAL for any closings or delays and WGAL.COM. We will do our best to leave messages on the church website, church telephone, and send e-mails where able. Please keep us updated on your contact information.

First Communion &

New Member Classes

Everyone who is interested in becoming a member of St. Mark, please talk to Pastor Kirk. Similarly, all those interested in receiving their first communion, please talk to Pastor Kirk. If you cannot catch him after worship, just call the church office at 717-637-8904 or his cell phone at 717-808-1986 or email him at prkirk129@gmail.com.

What Else is Going On?

Want to see what is happening at St. Mark, around our community or nearby Synod events?

Click the "Go to Things to Do at St. Mark" link to the right.

Go to Things to Do at St. Mark

When the Covid Threat is Over

Regular Service Times will return

Saturday 5:30 pm - Spoken Service

Sunday 9:00am - Traditional Service

Sunday School

Nursery 10:20-11:00

Elementary 10:20-11:20

Middle / Confirmation with Pastor

For our Bible Study with the Pastor go to

the "Things to Do at St. Mark" page and scroll down to St. Mark's Bible Study Restarts.

Have questions?

We are happy to answer them.

Feel free to reach out to us with anything you need. Use the phone number at the bottom of the page or submit a Contact Us request.

Office Hours:

Monday through Friday, 11am-3:00pm

St Nicholas Day (Sankt Nikolaus Tag)

St Nicholas Day is a favorite holiday with German children. On the night of December 5, children clean and polish their boots and leave them outside the door before going to sleep. Next morning, they find their shoes filled with nuts, candy, and small gifts from St Nicholas.

Krampus Night (Krampus Nacht)

Krampus the devil is sort of a sidekick of St Nicholas. He is believed to accompany St Nicholas to teach naughty children a hard lesson.