Welcome to St. Mark's!
St. Mark's United Methodist Church ~ Iowa City, Iowa
David Bywater has written a wonderful thank you letter to all who made this year's chicken barbeque a success.
His note can be found here: Thank You!
What's new in the web site?
The following was last updated on June 25, 2009
What's new? We'll, you're looking at it! We decided it was time to freshen up the web site with a splash of color. Brighten things up a bit, so to speak. Thanks for your patience while the interior decoration crew worked night and day. (Nights, mostly, to be truthful.) Besides the new color, there is a bit of new technology making its debut. The St. Mark's web site is structured to maintain it's design on a monitor size anywhere from a small 800 x 600 screen all the way up to 12,000 x 10,000 and beyond, if that day should ever come.
The area below this frame will contain announcements, culled from the St. Mark's Matters newsletter.
We love new material! Please submit content by sharing your information with Vista Smid in the office, or you may send Randy Hoelscher a Word document via e-mail at the following address: st.marks.content@gmail.com Thank You!
Wesley Woods Camp Coming to St. Mark's
Aug 3-7 • 9am - 3pm • Fellowship Hall
Wesley Woods Camp is coming to St. Marks:
August 3-7 9:00-3:00 p.m.
5 HOST FAMILIES NEEDED
Have you ever wanted to experience having a college student hanging around for a week? We need your help!
Lodging from Sunday, Aug. 2nd- Thursday, Aug 6th.
They need to have all three meals provided for them.
No need to worry about transportation they have their own.
If your kids would like to come to the day camp:
Registration is limited. $50 fee. Sign up forms in the church office starting June 1st. Deadline for registration is July 10th.
Questions? Contact Nancy Cassady, cassadyim@mchsi.com or 341-6607
Posted: June 25
St. Mark's Miracles Softball Games
Coralville Creekside Ballpark
Friday, June 26 – (3) 8:00 Zion Lutheran Church
Friday, July 3 – No games.
Friday July 10 – (2) 9:00 First United Methodist
Friday, July 17 – (3) 6:00 Church of the Nazarene
League Softball Website – www.ic-ccsl.com 
Posted: June 25
Children's Worship Time on Sundays
9:30 am worship service • Rooms 108/109
The Children's Ministry Committee is encouraging families to worship together for the summer months, as there will be no regular summer Sunday School. Following the children's sermon during the 9:30 a.m. service, we invite 3 year olds - 1st graders to attend a "children's worship" time in Rooms 108/109; the children will return to the service during the final hymn.
Posted: June 25
Vacation Bible School!
July 6-10 • 6:15 pm - 8:15 pm • St. Mark's UMC
Kids! Sink your teeth into BIG fun! Come join us at Crocodile Dock, where fearless kids shine God's light! Crocodile Dock Vacation Bible School is filled with incredible Bible-learning that kids see, hear, touch, and even taste! Crafts, games, cool Bible songs, and tasty snacks are a few of the Dock activities that help faith flow into real life. (Everything is hands-on, so kids might get a little messy. Be sure to send them in safe shoes and play clothes.) We also will be participating in a hands-on mission project called Operation Kid-to-Kid that involves millions of other children across North America! Mark these dates on your calendar, July 6-10, from 6:15 until 8:15. Call and register your children for this life-changing adventure! Adults, parents, friends, grandparents, consider yourselves invited to come participate and help out with the fun! We have a lot of volunteer opportunities available, and could always use an extra set of hands. We hope to see you there! --The cast and crew of Crocodile Dock.
Posted: June 25
United Methodist Men
July 11 • 7:30 am • Fellowship Hall
St. Mark’s United Methodist Men are hereby reminded of their upcoming July meeting date. Because of the July 4th holiday falls on our regular meeting date we changed the date of our July meeting to the second Saturday of July. We will meet on Saturday, July 11th at the regular time of 7:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the church. The speaker for our July meeting will be our “new” Pastor Denny Coon who will be speaking about what else, but “Denny Coon”. So as always, every one is invited for good food, fellowship and to get better acquainted with our new pastor.
Posted: June 25
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Located near the top on every page, in white, are the main topics. If you find yourself deep in the website and you want to start over, click the "home" link. Some people like to retrace their steps backward one page at a time. To do this, continually click the "back" link on the far right.
Towards the bottom of this page is a listing of the ministries of St. Mark's, grouped by subject. More links will be added as more information comes in from the various church groups.
Lastly, located near the top right of each page is a link labeled "index." This link takes you to a page that functions just like the index found in the back of a book. Scroll through the alphabetical listing of links. Click on what you want and you'll be taken to that information.
To submit content please contact either Vista Smid at 337-7201 or Randy Hoelscher via e-mail: st.marks.content@gmail.com
Youth Ministries
Got Youth? Are you kidding? You bet we do! The youth of St. Mark's are growing and on the go. So much is happening that we couldn't fit it all in, and so the kids have their own web site. Please take a look!
"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where castles should be.
Now put foundations under them."
Henry David Thoreau
"You set the earth on its foundations, so that it shall never be shaken."
Psalm 104.5 NRSV
"For he looked forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God."
Hebrews 11.10 NRSV