30 Hour Famine!

The 30 Hour Famine is this Friday-Saturday (March 25th-26th) ! We'll be leaving the Youth Center at 4 p.m., and we will be back by 8:30 p.m. on Saturday evening after the break-fast meal . It's going to be a small group this year, so I need to know if you are planning to come! You can get lots of service hours! If you are doing the Famine, you need to bring 2 jugs of juice along with your regular overnight toiletries/sleeping bag. Love Hungry!

We have normal EYC this week , with Juniors from 5-7 p.m. and Senior High from 6-8 p.m. Junior EYC will be talking about God's grace--can God forgive any sin? Senior EYC will discuss another question of faith: Are Jesus and God the same person?

Angels for Allison (a charity that helps families who have lost a child, in honor of Allison Haramis) has asked St Mark's EYC to come help paint angels on Sunday, April 3rd. We will need drivers to drive the group from the church. Please let me know if you can help with this worthwhile project!

Our first group of pics are from Sunday's EYC. Check out the shoe in the group pic!




Random Holiday : Today (3/22) is International Talk Like William Shatner Day, in honor of his 80th birthday! Even if you don't know who William Shatner is, click here to join in the fun!

Could organized religion become extinct ? According to a new study, that is going to happen in 9 countries, including New Zealand and Australia! Click here for the article.

The St Mark's Parish Retreat is April 8th-10th, at Camp Honey Creek in Georgia ! Come with your family for a fun weekend of swimming, frisbee golf, and kickball. Dave Bast (from Jacksonville Young Life) will be leading the youth, so you know it's going to be awesome! You can sign up on the St Mark's website here.

Our second group of pics are from last weekend's Revolve Tour, our girls' event in Lakeland!




Invite your friends to see Soul Surfer with us on Sunday, April 10th! We're going to see the movie at Tinsletown late that afternoon (around 4:30 p.m.). Here's the trailer again:



Don't miss this fun EYC event!

Continue to pray for Japan, and for everyone living in a war-torn area.

Quote of the Week : "Man is born broken. [We live] by mending. The grace of God is glue." --Eugene O'Neill

Our last pictures (and short video) are from Revolve, including our birthday girl! Don't forget that God loves you, and so do I !