by Julie Turner | Apr 28, 2010 | How We Got Here
Just to let you know that we have reached the stage where we are thinking about an official opening! There is still a lot of work to be done, but we are hoping to have a grand opening and Open Day on Saturday 3rd July from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. with an evening...
by Julie Turner | Apr 27, 2010 | How We Got Here
Jesus taught people by telling stories or parables, often focussing on an ordinary event (such as gardening or building) to give the listeners a familiar background into which He could reveal spiritual truth. Stories and parables are a fantastic way of engaging the...
by Julie Turner | Apr 26, 2010 | How We Got Here
One of the truly amazing and heartening things about working at St Mark’s has been the slowly unfolding revelation that God uses everything we go through to bring us to a place where all our previous experience can be of use to Him and His kingdom. It’s...
by Julie Turner | Apr 26, 2010 | How We Got Here
Here’s how a typical Saturday at St Mark’s is spent…Cleaning the brickworkVarnishing the brickworkGetting rid of the cobwebs!Fitting the new gate on the other side of the buildingCleaning & mopping the community hall floor to rid it of paint...
by Julie Turner | Apr 24, 2010 | How We Got Here
The amount of rubbish found in St Mark’s, not to mention the amount created by us as we have worked, is truly astounding. Pieces of wood, jumble for sale, broken vases, cardboard, overhanging branches, food waste, empty paint cans, used mops, cloths, and...