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To be a church aglow, ignited by the fire of God's Holy Spirit, lighting the way in our community and warming the hearts of those we meet.
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Saint Mark UMC
616 Quincy Road
Seneca, SC 29678
Call us:
9 am - 5 pm (M-Th)
(864) 882-2603
Pastoral Care
Emergencies or after regular office hours
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(864) 888-7072
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Saint Mark 2017 Ministry Guidebook
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to view the entire Saint Mark 2017 Ministry Guidebook with information about church structure, leadership, ministries and our 2017 budget.
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Check Out Our Entire Church Calendar of Events
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to see what is going on at Saint Mark this week and the weeks to come.
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Join us every day at 3:20 pm to pray for Saint Mark - our people and ministries.
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Listen to Last Week's Sermon Today
If you were not able to attend worship on any given Sunday, you can still listen to the sermon.
Click here to select and listen to sermons that you may have missed.
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Thursday. On the subject line, please type in "Heart Beat" so that we can easily find your article among the other emails.
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Got Good News To Share With Your Saint Mark Family?
Good news lifts our spirits. Share your good news with us. We will publish your good news in our
"People 'Neath Our Steeple" feature. Your news will be sent out as an email.
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Prayer Focus for This Week
Holy One,
"There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him."
(John 1)
"My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name."
(Luke 1)
We know this to be true: You speak to us and our spirits vibrate with Your call. You breathe upon our lives and we breathe in your peace. You sing and our feet pick up the tune. You turn the world upside down, and our hearts are lifted high. Your light pierces the dark, Your justice overturns the powerful, Your grace shatters the illusion of our own grandeur; in so many moments, surprising and unexpected, we have witnessed the way You transform the world.
And yet, still we struggle when we turn to pray for the world. We struggle to remember these moments of Your glory. We struggle to trust in Your work. We struggle to magnify Your peace and justice, Your mercy and righteousness. When the world wants to drown us with despair, we struggle to let our hearts blaze with hope and joy.
We need your Word. We need your Word as proclaimed by John the Baptist in his fiery speeches about Your Light. We need Your Word in Mary as she sings forth the prophetically profound Magnificat. We need these words and Your Word to realign our priorities, to refocus our gaze, to redirect us towards the dance of Your Spirit in the world around us.
From: World in Prayer
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equests
Saint Mark is pleased to receive your prayer requests . . . for yourself or for friends or loved ones.
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to submit your request.
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WORSHIP THE NEXT TWO SUNDAYS
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FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT
THIS Sunday, December 24
One Combined Service of Worship
10:30 am
Sanctuary
"Expect the Unexpected"
bringing the message
Rev. Todd Davis
No Sunday School for Children or Youth.
Adults are welcome to meet at 9:30 am,
if desired
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Our alms offering at our Christmas Eve services will support the work of the Oconee Presbyterian Service Fund. This fund provides emergency assistance to families who need help paying rent, utilities or other basic bills. Clients are carefully screened, and may only receive help once every six months, but the help they receive can keep them in their home with power turned on in spite of a financial crisis. The fund is supported by local churches, and when the money runs out, so does the help. Thank you for your generous support.
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"When Is Christmas Over?"
bringing the message
Jens Holley
Please note: Adult Classes are welcome to meet at 9:30, but there will be no Sunday School classes for Children or Youth. The regular Sunday School schedule will resume on Sunday, January 7.
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This edition of the
Heart Beat covers the next two weeks. The next
Heart Beat will go out on Thursday, January 3.
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With Love from Your Saint Mark Staff
Rev. Todd Davis
Rev. Shawna Darnall
David Wilcox
Laura Wagner
John Glenn
Lisa Kiser
Donna Poston
Marla Fuller
Jens Holley
Karen Holcombe
Donna Jaynes
Tristan Stevenson
Becca Williams
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- A unique, full-body stretching and strengthening program. Essentrics unlocks what is tight, strengthens what is weak and tones what needs shaping.
- Rapidly and safely conditions and rebalances the full body, leaving you feeling energized, positive and healthy.
- Helps reverse the aging process through gentle exercises that develop strong, flexible muscles.
- Improves posture, helps with pain relief, and increases range of motion using therapeutic stretching.
For more information,
click here to contact Susan. You may also call her at (864) 247-8318. Look for her on Facebook - "Essentrics with Susan Ross."
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This important training is for all returning and new ministry team leaders.
For more information, click here to contact Pastor Todd Davis.
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Wednesday at Saint Mark
for Children and Youth!!
Beginning on Wednesday, January 10
5:30 pm
Each Wednesday, Children's
TREK (
Teaching
Raising
Enriching
Kids) and Youth's
Journey Group will begin on January 10, 2018. We will kick off with a pizza party at 5:30! Each week a Snack Supper will be provided for $2.00 per child and $3.00 per youth.
Children 3 years through 5th grade
meet in the Children's Chapel at 6:00 pm, and begin a rotation through a lesson time, music time, and hands-on art time. Your child will have a chance to learn fun music, hand bells and puppetry that will be performed at events in church and in our community. We try to end promptly at 7:15 pm to insure bedtimes are not disrupted.
Youth Journey Home Group
(6th grade - College) will meet on Wednesdays from 6:00 - 7:15 at the home of Todd and Cara Davis. We also have opportunities to serve others through mission projects and fellowship.
Wednesday activities for children and youth will continue through April.
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"What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" - Micah 6:8b, NRSV
Rev. Stallworth will bring the message at two of our three services. He will also lead an open forum discussion in the Commons Room at 10:15 am.
Join us as we come to understand more fully what it means to set a bigger table!
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Wednesday Evenings at Saint Mark 2018
The GATHERING
In discernment of what is the most faithful way of being and making disciples mid-week at Saint Mark, in the spring of 2018 we will begin THE GATHERING!
On the third Wednesday evening of each month, we will gather around the table for food and fellowship. We will then move to the Sanctuary to gather at the Lord's Table in worship.
On January 17, February 21, March 21, and April 8 dinner will be offered from 5:15-6 pm in the Saint Mark Center, followed by a unique worship experience including Holy Communion in the Sanctuary at 6:15pm
Children's TREK and Youth Journey will continue to meet weekly with a snack supper at 5:30 pm followed by opportunities to deepen their discipleship from 6 -7:15 pm. See details above.
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The Bellamy Brothers:
The Love Still Flows
An Elderberries Event
Howard and David continue to prove that the trail they've ridden to fame has been as unique as their music itself - music that is now celebrating 40 years of success. The Bellamys officially lifted off the launch pad in 1976 when their single,
"Let Your Love Flow," became an instant smash in both the U.S. and Europe.
Tickets are now available for you to purchase at the cost of $29 per ticket.
Click here to reserve your ticket(s). We only have 30 tickets so make your reservation SOON.
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6th Annual
Meal Packaging Event
Our Saint Mark family (children, youth and adults) loves to participate in this annual event to package food for hungry children around the world. Mark your calendars now for
Saturday morning, March 3, and save the date.
Before we package the meals, first we need to pay for them at $.29 per meal. We hope you will give generously toward this ministry outreach so that we can reach last year's goal of 50,000 meals! To make a contribution, make your check out to Saint Mark UMC and note that it is for "Rise Against Hunger." We are grateful to Trinity Baptist Church, our partner in this event.
If you haven't had the chance to participate, you may not realize that this event not only provides meals for hungry children, but it creates a environment where people of all faiths and cultures can work together, side-by-side, to enhance our interfaith/intercultural relations, and we will benefit our local food bank, as well.
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ELDERBERRIES EVENTS (FOR 50+)
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ARE YOU 50+?
Here are some Elderberries Events
that might interest you. Save the date(s) on your calendar.
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2018
Bellamy Brothers Concert
Click the link below to see the video
Saturday, January 20
7:30 pm
Walhalla Civic Auditorium
Cost: $29.00 per person
Game (Bunko) and Grazing Night
Friday, February 23
6:00 pm
Commons Room
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Revolution Youth Retreat
Wings for the Lord
will sing for Sunday Worship
January 26 - 28
Columbia, SC
Wings for the Lord Dinner Theater
"Critter County Easter Surprise"
Please note that the original date was January 21
Sunday, February 18
5:30 pm
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Welcome to New Disciples to Saint Mark, Roger and Linda Chapman
Although they have been around for some time and have already gotten plugged in to the ministries of Saint Mark, Roger and Linda made it official during the Celebration Service on Sunday, December 17. They come to us by transfer of discipleship from Eastminster Presbyterian church in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Please make them feel at home!!
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SAINTS IN SERVICE
HELPING YOU PLUG IN . . .
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LET US KNOW HOW YOU WANT TO PLUG IN!
Click here to discover the many ways to serve at Saint Mark. Fill out the form and return it to Marla Fuller in the church office. We will get you plugged in!
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