The Church Office hours are Monday 9 to 3 pm, Wednesday & Thursday 11 to 4
"For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.” (Matthew 18:20, NRSV)
Homeowner requests for assistance have begun. Both returning and new volunteer registrations are also open. Both can be done by visiting the Mission Trip Birdsboro and Beyond website or seeing Sally Sassaman
This year we will have Ash Wednesday Service at 12 and 7 PM. The midweek Lenten services will be on Thursday. We are looking for our excellent cooks to sign up for Lent to donate soup for the 6 pm Soup & Bread. A sign-up sheet is in the Narthex.
We will be doing the artistic renderings of the Stations of the Cross again this year. We would love to have some new art, poetry, and textiles. Sorry no performance arts. Signup sheets, with suggested scripture to help you along, are located on the table in the Narthex.
March 20th: Annual Lenten Fish Fry from 5 to 6:30 PM. Freewill donation. Desserts needed.
April 18th: Line Dancing and chili bar - tickets available now! $25 per person. See a youth to purchase. For the Youth Mission Trip.
There will be a First Communion Class on Sunday, April 12th at 12:15 PM at Schwarzwald Lutheran. First Communion will be celebrated in church the following Sunday. Please see Pastor Jim if you would like your child to attend.
Our next get-together is on the 19 th . All are welcome. The group gathers on the first and third Thursday of each month. Doors open at 9 AM. Anyone 55 and over in the Birdsboro Area is welcome. Transportation is available. Please call the office to register.
Here is the list of upcoming events: Volunteers are welcome. The Senior Group is on March 19, and the
cooking begins at 10 AM. Safe Berks is on March 25 at 2:30 PM. Veteran’s Stand Down is Saturday, March
28 at 8 AM. Mission First is Wednesday, April 1 at 2:30 PM. Taco Tuesday for New Journey is on Tuesday,
April 14 at 8:30AM.
On Friday, March 27 from 6 to 10 PM we will celebrate Pastor Jim’s (60 th Birthday) Wake. This event will be
held at Black Jax on route 422 in Douglassville. Your $60 ticket will include appetizer, drinks and a menu to be
decided. There will also be a cash bar, Basket Raffle and Music.
Hopewell Love Laundry Love ministry has asked if St. Mark’s would help with the on-going need of laundry detergent. Donations of new detergent bottles can be dropped off in the narthex.
This year Gift Card Bingo is on Sunday, May 3, 2026. Tickets will be on sale in a few weeks. If you would like to help but unable to come to the meetings, please let Marsha know at 610-582-8167 or secretary@stmarkbirdsboro.org. Our next meeting is on February 24 at 11 AM in Myers Hall. We are looking for donations of labeled gift Baskets. We also have letters to take if you think you know a business that might be interested in supporting us financially or with a gift basket. Just check with Marsha to see if the place you are thinking of hasn’t already received a letter.
Join us for the Reading Royals game, Faith and Family night, on Saturday, March 14th. You can purchase tickets at: https://www.gofevo.com/event/Stmarks31426 or see Christen Thompson for more information.
May 9th will be the second annual Food Truck Frenzy in Main Bird Park. All proceeds go to Hopewell Love Community Services. More details to follow.