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1.13.2025 - Welcome to St. Mark's New Council Members
12.8.2024 - Report from St. Mark's Annual Meeting
12.1.2024 - 2024 Annual Report Issued
12.1.2024 - Creating Advent Wreaths
11.17.2024 - Operation Christmas Child
10.31.2024 - Summer & Fall Food Collections
10.13.2024 - Cropwalk
9.30.2024 - Supporting Camp Mount Luther
7.27.2024 - Indoor Church Picnic
7.13.2024 - Independence Day Hospitality
4.7.2024 - Alba Paige Hanford Baptism
3.31.2024 - Images of Easter Sunday
2.18.2024 - Shrove Tuesday
2.12.2024 - Souper Bowl of Caring
12.13.2023 - Annual Meeting Luncheon Photos
12.13.2023 - Annual Meeting Report
12.10.2023 - St. Mark's Annual Report Issued
11.13.2023 - Operation Christmas Child
11.6.2023 - All Saints Sunday 2023
10.22.2023 - Harvest Home: "A Day of Thanksgiving"
The
Wind Strikes Again!
St. Mark's Steeple Damaged From Gust
They say that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. So the lion has roared and St. Mark's steeple felt it's breath.
During the evening of March 8, 2022, either a strong gust or sustained winds caused the steeple to tilt. The cause of this tilt is not yet known, but damage is apparent from the ground.
This is the second such event. In July of 2012, during a strong thunderstorm, the steeple came loose and tilted in a similar manner. That event required removal of the steeple, and restoration and repair in the courtyard. The newly restored steeple was reinstalled in December 2012.
The oringinal steeple was in place for over 50 years. The new steeple lasted just under 10 years without incident. The inability of the steeple to remain secure as intended is a troubling development, that will certainly require some study to address.
