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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
call or text
(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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July 30, 2017
Sunday
Schedule
9:00 am
Worship in the Sanctuary
9:15 am
Children's Church
Room A101
Atrium Fellowship
with beverages and refreshments
10:15 am
Sunday School
for all ages
Classrooms
11:15 am
Worship in the Saint Mark Center
11:30 am
Children's Church
Room A101
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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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Got Information to Share in Next Week's Heart Beat?
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to send your Heart Beat post to us by no later than 12:00 noon next
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.
Click here to share your good news (achievements, births, awards, etc.). Include pictures if you have them.
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Got Pictures?
We are creating an archive of pictures taken at Saint Mark events and activities. If you have taken pictures and want to share them, please
Or use our hashtag
#stmarkumc and post your photos on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
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Interested in LGBT Inclusion?
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Prayer Focus for This Week
Pray for our planet. Pray that each person will take responsibility for the care of our earth so that future generations will have the resources needed for the survival of all species (human, animal, plant and mineral) - God's wondrous creation.
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Submit Your Prayer R
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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"Summer at Saint Mark"
Service #4
Celebration of the Three General Rules
and Holy Communion
THIS Sunday, July 30
9:00 am in the Sanctuary
11:15 am in the Saint Mark Center
Celebrant
Rev. Shawna Darnall
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Pastor Todd Davis will be out of the office
Friday, July 28 through Sunday, August 6, 2017 on vacation with his family. Todd will be back in the office on Monday, August 7, 2017.
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Shhhh! It's a Secret!
TOMORROW!!!
Drop off time: 4 pm in the atrium
Pick up time: 8:30 pm
Click here to contact Caitlyn Smoldt to RSVP or to get more information about this Secret Adventure.
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"Summer at Saint Mark" continues (July 30 and August 6)
with TWO identical services of worship each Sunday.
- 9:00 am "Summer at Saint Mark" worship service will be held in the SANCTUARY.
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11:15 am "Summer at Saint Mark" worship service will be held in the SAINT MARK CENTER/GYM
- The services will be identical and neither traditional nor contemporary.
July 30 - Celebration of the 3 Rules
and Holy Communion
August 6 - Rev. Shawna Darnall's
Ordination Sermon
For more information,
click here to contact Rev. Todd Davis.
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3:20 Prayer P.U.S.H. Cards (business card size) are available in the Narthex, the atrium and the Saint Mark Center (gym). Pick up one
or more cards and place it/them strategically in locations in your home, office, car, etc. as reminders to pray for Saint Mark at 3:20 pm (or 3:20 am if you work the night shift). We look forward to all that God will accomplish in and through Saint Mark because of your heartfelt prayers.
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MAD Camp begins
NEXT Tuesday, August 1! We are so excited to so many children attending.
The deadline to register has technically passed, but if you still want to sign up a child - grades 1 - 6 -
click here to contact David Wilcox.
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Our Next "Elderberries" Event
for 50 and older
Lunch and a Show
Saturday, August 12
Lunch at Mezzaluna Brick Oven
Hendersonville, NC
We need to know if you will be joining us for lunch
in addition to the show.
Click here to make your lunch reservation
by no later than next
Tuesday, August 1
Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat
2:00 pm Matinee
All of our tickets have sold, however a few seats in the section where we will be sitting are still available if you want to attend.
Cost: $37.90 per person
Please call Marla Fuller at (864) 882-2603
if you are interested
To pay for your show ticket(s) feel free to send your payment of $37.90/person to the church office any time. Or you may put it in Marla Fuller's mail box. Make your check payable to
"Saint Mark UMC" and note that it is for
"Flat Rock Playhouse."
For more information,
click here to contact Marla Fuller
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Click here for more information and/or to register.
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When we reach a certain point in our maturity, many of us find ourselves asking this question . . . with some fear and trepidation, "Is this a senior moment or am I developing dementia?" If you have wondered - for yourself or someone you love - join us on Wednesday, September 6 for an informative and interesting seminar with Dr. Cheryl Dye, Professor of Public Health Sciences in the College of Health, Education and Human Development at Clemson University. She is the director of the Institute for Engaged Aging. Click here to register for this seminar.
This event is co-sponsored by the Elderberries and the Dementia Concerns Group.
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Click here for more information and to make your reservation.
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Celebrate Sunday School
on Faith Formation Sunday
August 13
We kick off our 2017-18 program year on Faith Formation Sunday, August 13. Once again, we invite all classes (children, youth and adults) to gather together, as we did last year, on both floors of the atrium at 10 am to celebrate Sunday School. We will recognize our Sunday School teachers with a small token of our appreciation. As part of our celebration there will be a large sheet cake in the atrium for everyone to enjoy.
We encourage anyone interested in getting involved in an adult Sunday School Class to take the opportunity at 10:15 am on August 13 to participate in our open house - to check out the different classes we have available. Classroom doors will be open. Simply walk in and make yourself at home. Click here to learn more about our 10 adult classes.
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Women's Day Apart
with Rev. Susan Leonard-Ray
Saturday, September 16
10 am - 2 pm
Commons Room
Lunch will be catered
Ladies, save the date!! Rev. Susan Leonard-Ray, our Anderson District Superintendent, and no stranger to Saint Mark, returns to us for a time of spiritual renewal and refreshment. Watch for more details.
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You are invited to a Sunset Charity Cruise aboard
"Life's ll Good"
, a luxurious cruising houseboat with more than 3,000 square feet that can accommodate 75 people. Heavy hor d'oeuvres will be provided. Bring your own beverages.
All proceeds will go to Eleuthera Missions.
We will begin to take reservations in the atrium next Sunday, August 6. Make checks payable to "Saint Mark UMC." Because we are limited to 75 people, make your reservation early! Click here to contact Kathy Graves for more information.
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Faith Formation Sunday
Sunday, August 13
Chancel Choir Kickoff
Saturday, August 19
4:30 pm
Home of Bob and Edna Rider
Summer Anderson District
Lay Servant Ministries School
Saturday, August 19 and Sunday, August 20
South Main Chapel and Mercy Center
Anderson, SC
Youth Lake Kickoff
(rising 6th - 12th graders)
Sunday, August 27
4:00 pm
Home of Mike and Debbie Wallace
Wings 'n Things and
In His Eyes Resumes
Sunday, September 10
4:00 pm
RENEW 2017-18 Kickoff
Trivia Night!!
Wednesday, September 13
Contact:
Marla Fuller
Youth Fall Retreat
Asbury Hills
September 30 - October 1
Contact: Donna Poston
World Communion Sunday
Sunday, October 1
All three services
Contact: Rev. Todd Davis
Pet Blessing
Sunday, October 1
2:30 pm
Contact: Marla Fuller
Low Country Boil
Fundraiser for Eleuthera Mission
Sunday, October 8
6:00 pm
Saint Mark Center
Contact: Kathy Graves
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Welcome New Saint Mark Disciples!
We extend a warm Saint Mark welcome to Duane and Pat Reynolds who made it official during the 11:15 am service on Sunday, July 23. They come to us by way of transfer of membership from McKendree United Methodist Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia. They have four adult children. Both Duane and Pat are retired and live in Westminster. They are already plugged into the life of Saint Mark. Please introduce yourselves to Duane and Pat when you see them - make them feel at home.
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Reminder!!
Position Available
Minister of Children's Discipleship
Are you, or do you know someone who is qualified and interested in pursuing employment at Saint Mark to minister to our youngest disciples? Click here to find the job description. Please forward it on to anyone you think might be called to work with children in the context of the church. Posting closes on Saturday, August 12.
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What Will Help You Grow in Faith and Discipleship?
We are the process of planning our small group/Bible studies for fall and winter. But we want to offer classes and studies that will be meaningful to your life and faith as a disciple of Jesus. What are you looking for?
- Bible Study (overview)
- Bible Study (in depth)
- Book Study
- Topical Study (spiritual practices, growing as disciples, social justice, people in the Bible, what Christians believe, other religions, improving relationships, self-discovery, parenting, dealing with the tough issues, etc.)
- Covenant/Accountability Group
- Other?
Click here to share your thoughts and interests with Marla Fuller, Minister of Adult Discipleship. Being as specific as you can will be very helpful in our planning for this years groups/studies.
ALSO, let us know if you would like to teach/facilitate a group or study during this program year, and what you would like to offer.
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Marvin's Kids 2017
Has "Summer at Saint Mark" inspired you to explore a new way to express your love and compassion for your neighbors here in Oconee County? Have you supported the Marvin's Kids ministry in the past with the purchase of gifts for the children but wonder how you can make a more meaningful contribution to families in need? If you feel that "nudge", Marvin's Kids needs your help in enriching the lives of those we serve.
What can you do? Volunteer to be a Marvin's Kids home visitor. Families are selected to be Marvin's Kids participants by the school guidance counselors. Home visitors meet with the families in the Marvin's Kids participant's home, beginning in October.
What is the role of the home visitor? In addition to the initial meeting with the family, there are additional opportunities to interact and establish a relationship with a Marvin's Kids family.
When else does a family interact with a Marvin's Kids volunteer? There are five other planned occasions on which a family could interact with Marvin's Kids volunteers. Beginning this year, our goal is to have the home visitor interact with the family they initially contact on as many subsequent occasions as possible.
What is the time commitment? After attending an initial 90 minute training session in September, the time involved would be approximately 12 hours total per family, from October to February.
I'm feeling the "nudge". Who do I contact for more information or to volunteer? Please call Sandy James at (864) 972-1122, or click here to send her an email.
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A Note of Thanks
Joann, John and Laura Wagner thank you for your prayers, cards, and visits while Joann was in the hospital and at Lila Doyle. She continues to improve and has moved to an assisted living facility near her daughter. Her new address is:
Joann Wagner
159 Ascot Lane
Niskayuna, NY 12309
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August Calendar and Birthdays
Click here to check out what's going on at Saint Mark during August, and while you are there, see who has a birthday in August. If we have somehow missed your birthday,
click here to let us know so that we won't miss it next year.
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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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