Click here to view live streaming video images from St Mark's sanctuary web camera
(note for Mac users: You will need to use either the "Firefox" browser or Microsoft's Internet Explorer for the Mac to view images on St Mark's 'sanctuary cam' - unfortunately OS X Safari will not work with this camera. Additionally, our current Axis 2191 audio module is not compatible with Mac browsers - basically, by using Firefox or Internet Explorer, you'll be able to see but not hear - we're working on upgrading our Sanctuarycam system to make it fully accessible from both Macs and PCs. Thank you for your patience.
If this is the first (or 2nd or 3rd, or 100th) time you've viewed St Mark's 'Sanctuarycam', please let us know by clicking here and sending us an e-mail telling us where you're 'viewing' from, along with any other information, comments or suggestions you may have (i.e. who you are, church affiliation if any, have you visted Alaska, etc.).
If you do send us an e-mail regarding our 'Sanctuarycam' you will NOT be placed on any mailing list. You will receive a return e-mail thanking you for contacting us.
We are simply curious to find out the width and breadth of our 'viewing audience'.
St Mark's Sanctuarycam and internet missions are dedicated to the memory of our first pastor
Pastor Floyd Brause
Please note the following information regarding St Mark's SanctuaryCam:
1. To view live streaming images from St Mark's Sanctuarycam from a PC requires Internet Explorer. Mac users will need to use either the Firefox browser or MS IE as well - the Mac OS X Safari will not work with our current camera system. The first time you access the camera, you'll be prompted to download & install a small Active X program from the camera manufacturer (http://www.axis.com). It is safe to load this small application. Note that with our current video system, only PC Windows users will be able to hear audio. We're working on upgrading our camera system to allow full access - both video and audio - by all PC and Mac users. Thank you for your patience.
2. The SanctuaryCam image is currently set to update once each second.
3. Higher speed internet connections such as DSL or cable modem will render much better viewing results.
4. The SanctuaryCam server is built into the web camera and only supports a limited number of simultaneous viewers in its current configuration. Please close the SanctuaryCam webpage when you've finished viewing so others may log on. (we're working on a dedicated video server to accommodate many more simultaneous users)
5. Streaming audio feed - in addition to streaming video - will be available during regularly scheduled worship services. Note the times of our weekly worship services on St Mark's homepage. Note: if the audio feed is not on, you may hear a 'buzzing' sound from the audio. Simply click the 'mute' box in the lower left corner of the video screen to eliminate the buzzing noise.
6. The SanctuaryCam consists of an Axis model 2100 with Axis model 2191 audio module attached.
7. Here are some of the things you might see on the 'Sanctuarycam' during other than scheduled worship service times:
God's house with the Holy Trinity always present
God's people in His house in Worship or attending other services such as weddings or funerals - please check our on-line calendar to see what might be happening in the sanctuary. Remember the time difference between Alaska and other locations in the lower 48 or around the world. Click here to see the current time in Anchorage, Alaska.
The Eternal Flame symbolizing the ever-present Holy Spirit (upper left center - the flame is very visible when the sanctuary is dark)
The altar (upper center)
The backlit cross in the upper center (the empty - without the corpus - cross symbolizes the arisen Christ in the Lutheran tradition)
Church musicians practicing
Church lay workers preparing for worship services and/or cleaning/servicing the sanctuary
The Kenneth Jones tracker organ (upper left)
The baptismal font (center)
The camera looks through the 8-candle memorial chandelier suspended above the congregation