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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
call or text
(864) 888-7072
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Saint Mark 2016 Leadership Team
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to view the entire list of Saint Mark Leaders for 2016 - with contact information.
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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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Fourth Sunday in Advent
December 18, 2016
Sunday Schedule
9:00 am
Traditional Worship
Sanctuary
with Rev. Todd Davis
9:00 am
Celebration Worship
Saint Mark Center
with Rev. Shawna Darnall
9:15 am
Children's Chapel
10:00 am
Atrium Fellowship
with beverages and refreshments
10:15 am
Senior High Christmas Breakfast
10:15 am
Sunday School
11:15 am
Traditional Worship
Sanctuary
with Rev. Todd Davis
4:00 pm
Celtic Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols
Sanctuary
6:00 pm
Emergency Christmas for Families
Meet in front of the sanctuary
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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 News for Next Week's
Heart Beat?
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Heart Beat
post to us by no later than 12:00 noon next Wednesday. 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
click here and send them to us.
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Interested in LGBT Inclusion?
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Prayer Focus for This Week
Pray for the people of Aleppo, Syria. Their city is falling and attempts to evacuate the innocent citizens have failed. Thousands are believed to be trapped while bombing and gunfire continues. Pray for another cease fire so that residents may be be evacuated to safety. Pray for lasting peace in this war ravaged area of the world.
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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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ADVENT CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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For your convenience, listed below are the many opportunities at Saint Mark to celebrate Advent.
Middle School Christmas Party
Senior High Christmas Breakfast
Sunday, December 18
10:15 am
at the home of Debbie DuBose
Celtic Festival of Lessons and Carols
Sunday, December 18
4 pm
Sanctuary
Contact: David Wilcox
Emergency Christmas for Families
Sunday, December 18
6 pm
Meet in front of the Sanctuary
Contact: Lydia Dever
Christmas Eve Communion
December 24
Family Service - 5:30 pm
Candlelight Service - 9:00 pm
with New Harmony UMC
Candlelight Service - 11:00 pm
Contact: Rev. Todd Davis
Church Office Closed for Christmas
December 21 - 26
ONE SERVICE ONLY
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL
December 25 - 10:30 am
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THIS WEEK AT SAINT MARK . . .
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College Students' Christmas Gathering
TONIGHT, Thursday, December 15
7:30 pm
Spill the Beans
in Clemson
All college students are invited to meet for a chance to celebrate, get caught up, or get acquainted. Bring a fun wrapped gift to exchange - less than $5. Your food will be paid for! Got questions?
Click here to contact Donna Poston.
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Support Boy Scout Troop 226
Eat Breakfast at Fatz Cafe
(on Sandifer Boulevard)
THIS Saturday, December 17
8 - 10 am
Breakfast includes: pancakes, sausage links, maple syrup, butter, mixed fruit, coffee, tea or milk. Cost $7 per person. One child under 6 free with adult.
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Fourth Sunday in Advent
December 18, 2016
Services of Worship
Traditional Services - 9:00 and 11:15 am
Sanctuary
Belonging to Jesus
Romans 1:1-7
Rev. Todd Davis
Celebration Service - 9:00 am
Saint Mark Center
Unexpected Entrance
Matthew 1:18-25
Rev. Shawna Darnall
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Ticket Sales Begin
THIS Sunday, December 18
Shake your tail feather and git yourself to the Narthex or atrium THIS Sunday and getter done! This show's gonna be finer than frogs hair!
Translation: Hurry to the Narthex or atrium THIS Sunday to purchase your tickets. It's going to be a great show! All proceeds go toward the Wings for the Lord Summer Choir Tour. Well, if that don't beat all!!!
For more information, click here to contact Donna Poston.
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Saint Mark UMW thanks you for your support! We had a great response to this fundraiser!
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This year's Festival of Lessons and Carols will feature the Saint Mark Festival Choir, Emerald Road Celtic Band and soloist, Sean Anderson. Please invite your friends and neighbors!
For more information, click here to contact David Wilcox
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For more information, click here to contact Lydia Dever.
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Marvin's Kids Update
Love and laughter filled the air and joy overflowed on Saturday as the parents of Marvin's Kids shopped for and wrapped gifts for their children. The shop was full of toys you donated and so carefully labeled, and every parent enjoyed shopping for just the right gifts for their children. Then they were invited to the St. Mark Center to enjoy cookies, coffee, and fellowship as they wrapped their gifts. Smiles were abundant on all faces, parents and volunteers. Thank you to everyone who donated toys, baked cookies, set up tables, donated wrapping paper, and worked that day. It was a heavenly experience!
Reminder:
If you signed up to shop with a family at Walmart, please make sure you shop before Christmas.
Also, if you would like to help with food and toy delivery, be at the Youth Center at 9:00 am on Christmas Eve, December 24.
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Do You Need a Ride to Church
on Christmas Eve?
On Christmas Eve, we are offering van service to those who would otherwise not be able to attend our 9:00 pm service of worship. Maybe you, or someone you know, no longer drives or no longer drives at night. If so, call the church office (882-2603) or click here to contact Marla Fuller to arrange for a round trip to the church and back home. Anyone riding on the van must be able to get into the van with minimal assistance.
LET US KNOW BY NEXT TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20.
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LOOKING AHEAD TO 2017 . . .
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2017
Leadership Training Event
Sunday, January 8
5:30 pm Supper
6:00 - 7:00 pm Training
Commons Room
As we begin a new year of ministry at Saint Mark UMC, to help all ministry teams and leaders to feel unified in our efforts to fulfill our church's mission to
"Renew our Hearts and to Renew the World," we will have scheduled an important Leadership Training Event on Sunday, January 8. All returning and new ministry team leaders are invited and encouraged to attend.
Questions?
Click here to contact Rev. Todd Davis or call him at
(864) 882-2603.
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To sign up for this series, or for more information,
click here to contact Marla Fuller.
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RENEW Disciple Fast Track
New Testament
Wednesdays, beginning on January 11
6:15 pm
Commons Room
Contact:
Rev. Todd Davis
Thursdays, beginning January 12
10:00 am
Room A206
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For more information,
click here to contact Marla Fuller.
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Eagle's Wings Men's Retreat
January 20-22
Asbury Hills
Register by January 5, 2017
There is still time to register for the 7th annual Eagle's Wings Men's retreat that will be held at Asbury Hills. This is for clergy and laity. All those attending can receive 3 CEU's.
Get Real
Get Discipleship
Sustain the Momentum
Click here to find the registration form with more information about this event.
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Mark Your Calendar Now!
Children of the World
International Children's Choir
Performing on Wednesday evening,
February 1, 2017
Saint Mark UMC
Watch for more details . . .
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New Years Day Worship
Sunday, January 1
ONE SERVICE ONLY
10:30 am
Sanctuary
NO Sunday School
Contact: Todd Davis
Pickleball Resumes
Monday, January 9
Saint Mark Center
Wednesday, January 11
Contact: Shawna Darnall
Sponsored by our South Carolina Conference
Friday and Saturday, January 27 and 28
Columbia, SC
Anderson District
United Methodist Men's Gathering
Saturday, January 28
10 am
Porter's Chapel UMC
Pickens, South Carolina
Children's Valentine's Day Party and Dance
Sunday, February 12
3 - 4:30 pm
Saint Mark Center
Contact: Lydia Dever
A Midwinter Retreat
The Enneagram: Knowing Me, Knowing You
Sunday, February 19
1 - 4 pm
Commons Room
Contact: Marla Fuller
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION . . .
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Listen . . . or Listen Again!
Enjoy the Children's Christmas Musical
"O Christmas Tree"
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Help Our Children's Ministry
Spread Love at Christmas
Let's fill the boxes that we have collected for the residents of Seneca Residential. The items we are hoping to fill these boxes with are listed below.
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Socks
Chapstick
Word Searches
Breakfast Bars
Bodywash/Soap
Scarves
Stuffed Animals
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Toothbrushes
Lotion
Applesauce
Hats
Crackers
Snacks
Puzzles
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Toothpaste
Gloves
Soft Mints
Tissues
Deodorant
Baby Wipes
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For more information,
click here to contact Lydia Dever, or call her at the church office (864) 882-2603.
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Thank You, Saint Mark!
To our church family, thanks for all of the calls, visits, cards, food, and for all of the prayers for our family.
The family of Dorothy (Dot) Brackett
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Memorials and Honorariums
MEMORIALS
In MEMORY of Laura Jane Harrison and Ronnie Harrison (Herb Burrell's sister and bro-in-law) by:
- Charles and Mary Ann Fox (designated to Caring Ministry)
In MEMORY of Dorothy Brackett by:
- Florence Hanzel (designated to Marvin's Kids)
In MEMORY of Vernon Ragsdale by:
- D. C. (Pete) Wylie
- Family - Antoinette, Edward and Florence Ragsdale (designated to Marvin's Kids)
In MEMORY of Fred Rollison by:
- Antoinette Ragsdale (designated to Marvin's Kids)
In MEMORY of Mitylene Irick by:
- Antoinette Ragsdale (designated to Marvin's Kids)
HONORARIUMS
In HONOR of Howard and Ann VanDenburgh by:
- Hu and Bea Moore (designated to Marvin's Kids)
In HONOR of XI Master Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi by:
- Carolyn Keese (designated to Marvin's Kids)
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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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