Solid Rock Teem Ministry's Holy Sweat Service Camp - July 11-17
Holy Sweat Service Camp is a week-long service camp held each July in which Jr. & Sr. high students (7th-12th grade) and their chaperones complete numerous projects in and around our community.  In July 2009, 60 people completed 60 projects!  For more information about Holy Sweat, please contact Tom Chester, Youth Minister at (616) 455-5320, ext. 206.

Blood Drive - July 19, 3:30-7:30 pm
It's in you to give blood.  Visit miblood.org for details on Michigan Blood's Pure Michigan Summer Sweepstakes. 

St. Mark Family Camping Weekend - August 26-29
Plan a terrific time for your family with other St. Mark families by joinging the group that's going!  To sign up, contact Camp Concordia directly and let them know you're with the St. Mark group.  Camp Concordia (616) 754-3785  www.campconcordia.com

SRTM & Thrivent Chapter Featured in Thrivent Magazine
Solid Rock Teen Ministry and the Thrivent So. Kent County Chapter are featured in "Kindness Competition" (page 28), part of the "Getting Together/At Home, In Church, Abroad" section.  The item tells about the 60 students and adults who spent Holy Sweat Week serving our congregation and volunteering in the community and the Chapter supporting them.  See it at www.thrivent.com/magazine/winter10/together.html