Our  mission outreach includes but is not limited to:  Friends of the Orphans / Justin & Kari Eller, Missionaries to Bolivia / Lutheran Blind Mission/ Grace Lutheran School in Chicago / Lutheran World Relief / Bibles for the Military and Share Your Soles. The St. Mark Mission Committee chairperson is Marcie DeChristopher.

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Pray for Justin and Kari Eller, our missionaries to Bolivia.
To keep up with what is going on with the Eller's in Bolivia, click on this link: http://thepilgrimpastor.blogspot.com/

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To read Justin & Kari's monthly newsletter click this link:  http://karieller.weebly.com/

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Grace Lutheran School

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4106 W. 28th Street, Chicago, IL 60623, 773/ 762-1234,  gracelutheran.school@comcast.net

Students at Grace Lutheran School
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Chicago Illinois

Grace Lutheran School was founded in 1896 at the corner of 28th & Karlov. Five years later, Grace Lutheran Church was begun. Today, Grace Lutheran School is an RSO (registered non-profit service organization) The school relies on tuition, fundraising and the generous donations of friends and alumni to meet its budget. The mission of Grace Lutheran School is the same as it was in 1896, bring the good news of Jesus Christ to the children living in the Little Village neighborhood. The school offers a Christ centered education to children age three through grade eight.  For more information about the school and how you can help, contact the school at the address and phone number listed above.

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Share Your Soles
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Clicking on Picture links to SYS web site.

Share Your Soles“We can’t walk on their shoes. Let them walk on ours.”Our mission is simple: To provide gently worn shoes to those in greatest need around the world. Share Your Soles is a non-profit organization 501 (c) 3. It is not affiliated with any government, church, political group or other organization.The shoes we give to the needy may be the only pair they ever receive in their lives. Please be sure that the shoes you share are gently worn or new, clean and can withstand heavy wear.  When selecting shoes to donate, please follow our requirements:Children’s shoes: Boys, girls & infants – must be new or gently worn.Adult shoes: Men/Women (Dress shoes and casual shoes are needed) – must be new or gently worn.Shoe types: Winter boots / Cowboy boots / sandals / slippers / canvas shoes / school shoes / work/utility shoes / athletic shoes / roller blades / ice skates / spiked shoes / wrestling shoes / running shoes / basketball shoes / football shoes / hiking shoes / soccer cleats. (www.shareyoursoles.org)

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Bibles for the Military

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Click Here to Read: A Mother's comment after seeing her daughter in a You Tube video from Iraq.

Operation Worship Bible Campaign; Target: 500,000 Bibles to Troops by Christmas 2009

 Operation Worship Bible Campaign; Target: 500,000 Bibles to Troops by Christmas Carol Stream, IL – Tyndale is currently releasing four new Operation Worship Bible editions, one for each branch of the United States military. Each edition bears the distinctive camouflage binding of the branch for which it is intended—the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps.

For more information Click here.

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Toy Box Connection - Click On Picture
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Donate New & Used Toys

St. Mark has partnered with Toy Box Connection to help provide new and used toys to children in need. Just click on the picture above and you will be taken to their web site.

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Click on the picture above to go to their web site. 

Missionaries to the Military

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Every year St. Mark collects gifts for needy children in a program called Angel Tree through LSSI. This year 75 children plus two local families will be blessed because of the generosity of this local church family. The gifts you see below will be picked up by Lutheran Social Services and given to needy foster children living in the Chicagoland area. Not included are the warm hats and gloves that were also collected for Grace Lutheran School. (see below).

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St. Mark strives to make available ready to eat foods, so that those who are homeless and come to our door can be fed immediately. We offer a complete list of places willing to be of assistance, including local food pantries, PADS facilities, local shelters, and government offices, to enable them get on their feet.