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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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September 17, 2017
Sunday
Schedule
9:00 am
Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary
9:00 am
Celebration Worship in the Saint Mark Center
9:15 am
Children's Church
Room A101
10:15 am
Sunday School
for all ages
11:15 am
Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary
12:30 pm
Adult Council Meeting
12:30 pm
Mission/Service Team Meeting
2:00 pm
Leadership Development
Team Meeting
3:00 pm
Marvin's Kids Training
4:00 pm
Wings 'N Things
5:30 pm
In His Eyes Rehearsal
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Quick, easy and available
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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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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 all vulnerable persons (elderly, disabled and children) whose lives are in the hands of professional caregivers. Pray for quality care in facilities that house these vulnerable individuals. Pray for quality in-home care. Pray that all caregivers provide care with compassion and integrity.
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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.
Click here
to submit your request.
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Worship With Us This Week
Sunday, September 17
Three Services
Sanctuary
Bringing the Message
Rev. Todd Davis
Celebration Service 9:00 am
Saint Mark Center
Bringing the Message
Jens Holley
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ESSENTRICS with Susan Ross
Canceled Until Further Notice
We are sad to report that Essentrics, the stretching class led by Susan Ross on Thursday evenings is cancelled for the time being. Susan, the group facilitator, has injured her knee and is pursuing medical options. She hopes to resume the class in January of 2018. In the meantime please keep Susan in your prayers. We pray for a complete recovery.
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Women's Day Apart
with Rev. Susan Leonard-Ray
THIS Saturday, September 16
10 am - 2 pm
We have almost 50 women registered for this faith formation opportunity! It will be a very meaningful day!
A few things to remember:
- Dress for comfort
- Please check in at the registration table when you arrive
- You may pay your $10 at the door
- We will have name tags available, but we encourage you to wear your Saint Mark name badge
- Remember to bring donations of underwear for women and children (for Our Daily Rest)
Got questions? Click here to contact Marla Fuller.
See you Saturday!!
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Click here to learn how you can help with the relief efforts through
UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) in areas affected by Hurricane Harvey, and more than likely, Hurricane Irma. The deadline for the collection of cleaning kits and health kits has been extended to Sunday, October 1. Drop off your donated items at Pastor Todd's office. Will you help?
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RENEW Schedule
Wednesday, September 20
RENEW Dinner
5:15 - 6:15 PM
Saint Mark Center
or call the church office at 882-2603
Menu
Baked Chicken
Meat Loaf
Creamed Potatoes
Green Beans
Mac-n-Cheese
Salad
Rolls
Dessert
Kids' Journey (K4 - 5th grade)
Worship Arts and Activities
6:00 - 7:15 PM
Youth Journey (6th grade - college)
6:00 - 7:15 PM
Adult Journey
Moving Forward In the Wesleyan Way
(with communion)
See details below
6:00 - 7:15 PM
Commons Room
RENEW Fellowship
Feel free to just hang around in our gym to fellowship with friends - or make new ones!
6:00 - 7:15 PM
Saint Mark Center
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This fall, during
Wednesday RENEW, our adults will gather in the Commons Room to discover how the Wesleyan Way is still very relevant and very important to us as Christ followers in the 21st century. Gather with us each week in the Commons Room at 6 pm to hear a variety of clergy and lay persons lead our weekly conversations. We will end each session with holy communion. Hope to see you there!
Join us
next Wednesday, September 20 as
Rev. Shawna Darnall leads our discussion and communion.
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The study begins
NEXT Thursday. For more information,
click here to contact Sandy James.
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For more information,
click here to contact Donna Poston, Minister of Youth and College Discipleship
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We are currently taking reservations for
a Sunset Charity Cruise aboard
"Life's ll Good."
Look for us in the atrium. We are limited to 75 people, so make your reservation early! Click here to contact Kathy Graves for more information.
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Click here to contact Marla Fuller for more information.
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This new ministry will provide
socialization opportunities for individuals with mild to moderate Alzheimer's and networking for care partners. Share your stories and socialize with others who have worries about their memory. Studies confirm that b
eing active physically, socially and mentally is good for the brain!
Light Refreshments will be served.
For more information, click here to contact Diane Caster, or call her at (864) 972-4736.
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Mark your calendar now. For more information, click here to contact Kathy Graves.
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Confirmation 2017-18
Confirmation is about the "gift" God has given us in Jesus Christ. It is about what we do to accept God's gift, make it our own, and decide for ourselves to claim the name of Christian. Our Confirmation Class is for youth, grades 6 - 12, who would like to really know what it means to be a Christian, what we believe as a church, and how we are to live our lives.
Our Confirmands will meet during the Sunday School hour each week
(beginning on Sunday, October 15), and will be connected with mentors that will travel alongside them on their journey.
Confirmation Retreat to Lake Junaluska is April 13 - 15. Confirmation Sunday is scheduled for Sunday, May 21.
Click here to contact Donna Poston or
click here to contact Shawna Darnell if you know of a youth who would enjoy participating in this journey into faith.
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Mission Auction Update
Please contact Jane Harlin at (864) 638-2462
(new phone number!)
or
click here
to email Jane if you have items to donate. The auction will be held on
Sunday, October 29th in the atrium
. Thanks for supporting the fundraiser that provides resources for many of the important mission projects of Saint Mark UMC every year.
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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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Halloween Costume Party and Chili Cook-off
Friday, October 20 at 6 pm
Party with a Purpose
Covered Dish Supper
Friday, November 17 at 6 pm
Trip to Winston-Salem
(Tentative)
Monday, December 4 - Wednesday, December 6
Estimated Cost: $300/person
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World Communion Sunday
Sunday, October 1
All three services
Lay Servant Ministries School
October 7 and 8
Pendleton United Methodist Church
United Methodist Men
Saturday, October 21
10 am
Full Breakfast Meeting
Ann Hope UMC in Seneca
Stewardship Series
Sundays, October 22 and 29
Wings for the Lord
will sing during morning worship
at St. Andrew UMC in Easley
Sunday, October 29
Reformation/Saint Mark Heritage Sunday
Sunday, October 29
3 pm
Saint Mark UMC Sanctuary
Youth Halloween Party
Sunday, October 29
Time TBD
at the home of Curt and Alice Evatt
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Thank You For the Cookies,
Saint Mark Disciples!
What you see on the church office counter above are the dozens and dozens of cookies that were lovingly baked by Saint Mark disciples for the next men's Kairos weekend at McCormick prison. Polly Harshbarger and Florence Hanzel add their home-baked cookies that will go to McCormick this weekend. Thanks to all of you who provided cookies for this upcoming weekend, September 14 - 17. We credit John Glenn's powerful testimony at the UMW General Meeting on August 29 for the great response. In your prayers this week, please pray for the Kairos Team, and especially the inmates who will be participating. Our own John Glenn will be there.
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Saint Mark
Church and Society Ministry Team
Would You Like to Join Us?
We are combining two of our ministry teams into one team with a broader scope. The time seems right to merge our Interfaith/Intercultural and LGBTQ Inclusion teams to form the
Church and Society Ministry team, paralleling the efforts of the General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church. Our hope is to address some of the broader issues that concern you, and that face our church and our society:
1) Civil and Human Rights, 2) Economic Justice, 3) Environmental Justice, 4) Health and Wholeness, 5) Peace with Justice and 6) Women and Children.
Do you have a heart for any of these issues? Do you want to get involved by serving on this new team beginning in January of 2018? If so,
click here to contact Marla Fuller.
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Show Them That We Care . . .
Some of our Saint Mark disciples are homebound and unable to participate in the life of their Saint Mark family. Some of these folks have computers and are able to stay up-to-date with what is happening at Saint Mark through the Heart Beat and other electronic publications. Others among our homebound do not have computers, and feel isolated from their church. Also, it has been at least 2 years since we have produced a printed newsletter to send out to them.
We would like to participate in a mailing ministry on Thursday afternoons. The purpose is to send out bulletins for the following Sunday to all who are feeling disconnected from Saint Mark. Would you like to help? Click here to contact Marla Fuller if you would be willing to spend 15 - 30 minutes each week preparing and mailing out bulletins to our shut-ins. If we get enough help, we can create a rotating schedule. Thanks for considering this ministry as a way of living out your discipleship.
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We Are Still Looking . . .
We are still looking for a new
Minister of Children's Discipleship. The job description has been updated this week. We are looking for just the right person to fill that position - someone who is qualified, and who will lovingly and faithfully serve the children and families of Saint Mark. If you are interested in this position, or know someone who might be interested,
click here to see the revised job description.
Resumes should be submitted to Mary Ann Schrecengost.
Click here.
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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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