Care Ministry
St. Mark’s Care ministers are available to walk with you through a season of change, challenge or loss. For more information about Care ministers, contact Pastor Sigi Helgeson (sigi.helgeson@smlutheran.org).
Pastoral Visits
Our pastors and pastoral intern are available to visit with you either by phone or a virtual visit via zoom. In case of an urgent need please call our office phone (253) 752-4966 and we will get back to you in a timely manner.
You can also email any one of our pastors to set up a virtual visit.
Pastor Sigi Helgeson- Congregational Care Pastor, sigi.helgeson@smlutheran.org
Pastor Mark Gravrock – Interim Associate Pastor, mark.gravrock@smlutheran.org
Pastor Audrey Lukasak – Interim Lead Pastor, audrey.lukasak@smlutheran.org
St. Mark's Support Groups
Caregiver Support Group
Meets the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month at 11am
For those who are caring for a loved one who can no longer care for themselves or are in the process of decline.
Journey Through Grief and Loss
This 5 -week class is offered three times a year- in the Spring, Fall and Winter, check the Bridge for the next offering.
When someone you love dies, you experience grief in a number of ways. Grief is a natural emotion, and it is experienced differently by each person. Depending on your relationship to the person who died, how death came to him or her, whether you were able to say goodbye, your beliefs, your background, and your personality, each of us reacts and processes the grief in a different way. As you walk through your season of grief and loss, you may find yourself feeling a range of emotions including sadness, regret, anger, guilt, relief, and a yearning to see the person again. All of these emotions, which are natural and normal, are given to us by God to help us understand our world.