St. Mark's Lutheran Church Youth and Family Ministry
Welcome back to a new year at St. Mark's! It was great seeing some of you at the Ministry Fair. We hope to see many of you this Sunday as we kick off Fall programming.
Email Youth Director Alice Real at youth@stmarks-elca.org with questions or to be added to the mailing list.
* * * In order to participate in activities, all youth/parents must register to provide up-to-date information for youth leaders,
as well as complete the 2025-2026 medical release/consent form. English or Spanish * * *
This Week at St. Mark's:
Sunday, February 1, 2026
Confirmation: Grades 7 and 8
Teachers: Peggy Harris and Peter Weekly
Sundays, 11:00 am-12:00 pm, Room 217
This Week: The Sacrament of Baptism
High School: Grades 9-12
Adult Leaders: Alice Real and Jim Kyger
Sundays, 11:00 am-12:00 pm, Room 215 Youth Room
High School will explore the Bible this year, from Genesis through Acts and the birth of the church, seeking examples of God's love and call in the scriptures and in our daily lives.
This Week: Jesus's Healing Miracles
Synod Middle/High School Retreat
St. Mark's had a great time attending the Middle/High School Youth Retreat, "Called in Our Wandering," Nov 21-23 at Skycroft Conference Center in Middletown, MD. Organized and led by youth in the Lutheran Youth Organization (LYO) from the Metro-DC and Delaware-MD synods, we enjoyed large group worship, small group discussions, service projects, games, great food, and of course, a bonfire. Click here for a short video of the event compiled by St Mark's youth, Landon Snyder: https://youtu.be/irB5EpVTQu4?si=YxFHaaQz2gmKP_ja.
Photos below from recent Youth Group projects …
Calendar at-a-glance …
February:
Shrove Sunday Pancake Brunch
St. Mark's Youth will host the annual Shrove Sunday Pancake Brunch on Sunday, February 15 from 12:30-1:30 PM. Proceeds benefit St. Mark's youth activities. We will need youth and adult volunteers to help prepare and serve food, starting at 10:00 AM. Sign up to volunteer!
Survey: What is Your Favorite Pancake Topping?
Full youth ministry calendar
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For more information, contact Alice Real, Director of Youth and Family Ministries, at youth@stmarks-elca.org.
See you Sunday!
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See photos of our 2018-2020 gatherings and 2021 Youth Sunday below:
St. Mark’s Mission Trip to Red Bird Work Camp
July 2024
In July 2024, St. Mark’s sent a team to participate in Red Bird Mission Work Camp. Jim Kyger, Harriet Latta, Maureen Murphy, Alice Real, and Mary Crumrine (Alice’s sister) spent July 21 through July 26 in Beverly, Kentucky, working on home improvement projects in the surrounding community. Guided by Red Bird Crew Leaders, Brett and Kevin, they repaired and replaced a bedroom floor and water heater in an elderly couple's trailer home, and they mudded drywall and installed underpinning around an addition to the couple’s nephew's home across the street. The addition will be a new bedroom for several of the nephew's children.
Watch worship on St. Mark's Youtube channel!
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Youth Group Parent Handbook
Parents! Click HERE to download and view your Youth Group 2021-2022 Information Meeting Handout.
Youth Ministry Calendar 2025-2026
Looking Ahead
February:
Shrove Sunday Pancake Brunch
St. Mark's Youth will host the annual Shrove Sunday Pancake Brunch on Sunday, February 15 from 12:30-1:30 PM. Proceeds benefit St. Mark's youth activities. We will need youth and adult volunteers to help prepare and serve food, starting at 10:00 AM. Sign up to volunteer!
Survey: What is Your Favorite Pancake Topping?
In order to participate in activities, all youth/parents must register to provide up-to-date information for youth leaders, as well as complete the 2025-2026 medical release/consent form. English Spanish
Full youth ministry calendar
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For more information, contact Alice Real, Director of Youth and Family Ministries, at youth@stmarks-elca.org.
The St. Marks Youth had a great time raking leaves at church member homes on a recent November Sunday afternoon!
