2007
News &
Articles
12.24.2007 - Christmas Pageant: A Night For Dancing
12.19.2007 - Cookies, Cookies and More Cookies!
12.19.2007 - Kids' Day Out
12.16.2007 - Making Advent Wreaths
12.16.2007 - Primary Student Bible Milestone 2007
11.26.2007 - Signing with the Cross with Catechetical Students
11.26.2007 - First Communion Milestone
11.18.2007 - Lycoming College Choirs Bless St. Mark's Services
11.8.2007 - The Cross is Rehung!
11.4.2007 - Commissioning of Stephen Ministers
11.1.2007 - Blessing of the Keys - Derek Gilbert
10.31.2007 - Pastor Elkin's Second Archaeological Adventure
10.22.2007 - Consecration Sunday
10.14.2007 - Harvest Home Sunday
9.19.2007 - Milestone: 75 or more Years of Praising God
9.18.2007 - Sunday School Year Up-and-Running
9.18.2007 - 2007-08 Catechetical Students
8.7.2007 - In the Beginning . . .
8.4.2007 - The Making of "In the Beginning"
8.2.2007 - Shirts for Liberia
7.26.2007 - Shepherd of the Streets Speaks at Forum
7.11.2007 - The Bishop's Visit
7.8.2007 - Independence Day with St. Mark's
7.2.2007 - Baptism Milestone
7.1.2007 - Young Violinists Perform During Services
6.21.2007 - Captive Free Performance
6.18.2007 - Vacation Bible School 2007
6.10.2007 - Scenes from the summer picnic
6.1.2007 - Mark Kinney - Blessing of the Keys
5.22.2007 - Church Council Members Elected
5.7.2007 - Wedding Anniversary Milestone 2007
5.5.2007 - Dick Lakey's 30 Years
4.28.2007 - Sharon Comini's Mission to Feed the Hungry
4.8.2007 - Easter Egg Hunt 2007
4.5.2007 - The Passover Seder
4.1.2007 - Lycoming College Chamber Choir, Palm Sunday.
3.31.2007 - March Family Game Night
3.30.2007 - St. Mark's Confirmands Travel to Philadelphia
3.30.2007 - Sunday School Basketball teams 2007
3.17.2007 - Confirmation class leads Children’s Church
2.24.2007 - Winter retreat at Camp Mount Luther
2.17.2007 - Family Game Night
2.11.2007 - Bells to Chime Again!
2.4.2007 - All the Languages of the Good News - 2007
Blessing of the Keys - May 2007
One of the very important days in a young person's life is the
granting of a driving permit. Lots of family anxiety is present as
responsibility is learned and earned.
On May 13, Mark Kinney, son of Jackie and Mike Kinney, announced
that he had successfully completed the driver's exam, and asked for
our prayers in the milestone we call Blessing of the Young Driver
and Car Keys. At the 10:30 service on May 20, a keychain that bears
Luther's seal was given to Mark as a reminder that the gifts God
continues to grant us day after day in every place we travel must be
exercised with responsibility to God and all of the people around
us.
Mark brought with him one of the things that he used as a younger youth, an object that he passed on to another. He surrendered a baseball, which commemorated his first Little League home run. For him it is a sign of time gone by, of a time that will not come again. There is sadness in leaving the safety of childhood, and also the excitement of new challenges ahead. The keys that some see only as a sign of their independence, we acknowledge as signs of our interdependence and responsibility - signs of approaching maturity.
When Mark is encountered, please express your encouragement to him, and remind him that we pray for him as he enters this next chapter of his life. (We might pray also for patience and wise discernment on the part of his parents Mike and Jackie as well!)