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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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March 19, 2017
Third Sunday
in Lent
Sunday Schedule
9:00 am
Traditional Service
Sanctuary
with Todd Davis
9:00 am
Celebration Service
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
Sunday School
for all ages
Classrooms
11:15 am
Traditional Service
Sanctuary
with Todd Davis
12:30 pm
Adult Council
3 pm
Stewardship Team
4:00 pm
Interfaith/
Intercultural
Team
4:00 pm
Wings 'N Things
5:00 pm
Service/Mission Team
5:30 pm
In His Eyes
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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 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 healing of all divisions. Pray for fractured families. Pray for splintered churches. Pray for the healing of cultural and racial hatreds and divisions. Pray for healing of divisions in our government. Pray for peace and love to reign in the world, our nation, our community, and in our lives.
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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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THIS WEEK AT SAINT MARK . . .
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REMINDER!
Church Work Day
THIS Saturday, March 18
7:30 am
Bring your pruning shears and rakes, along with any other tool you think will be helpful. We especially need wheelbarrows to move the mulch. If you are willing and available to help,
click here
to contact Ginny Murdock, or you can call her at (864) 710-2609.
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Gallery of Crosses Donations
Continue Through Lent
Keep those crosses coming! Drop your cross(es) off in the atrium on Sundays during Lent. We also have a nice selection of crosses that you can purchase on Sunday mornings. You may also drop them off at the office during the week (Mondays - Thursdays 9 am - 5 pm).
Click here to read the guidelines for donating your cross(es).
The
Gallery of Crosses will be unveiled and dedicated on
Sunday, May 14.
For more information,
click here to contact Joyce Carney.
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Worship With Us
THIS Sunday, March 19
Lenten sermon series
on the Apostle's Creed
with Rev. Todd Davis
C
elebration Service
9:00 am
Saint Mark Center
"Creed: Jesus Christ"
with Rev. Shawna Darnall
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Week Four
Community Lenten Service
Wednesday, March 22
12 noon
Ann Hope UMC
Rev. W.C. Honeycutt (preaching)
Lunch will follow
immediately after the service (no cost)
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RENEW Activities Continue
Wednesday, March 22
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5:15 - 6:15
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RENEW Dinner
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6:00 - 7:15
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RENEW Children
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6:00 - 7:15
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RENEW Youth
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6:00 - 6:15
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RENEW Communion
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6:15 - 7:15
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RENEW Conversation on Creed
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6:15 - 7:15
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RENEW Disciple Fast Track
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6:15 - 7:15
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The Bible For Everyone
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6:15 - 7:15
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RENEW Fellowship
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PLEASE NOTE: RENEW Conversation and RENEW Heart and Mind have combined to discuss our Lenten book, Creed. It's not too late to join. The group meets in Room A207 (2nd floor of the atrium).
Join Us for RENEW Dinner!
Here is next week's menu
Beef Stew
Chicken Pot Pie
Salad Bar
Rolls
Dessert
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Saint Mark Youth Retreat
Look Up Lodge
Saturday, March 25 - Sunday, March 26
Our Saint Mark youth and their adult leaders will head for the mountains for their annual spring retreat, leaving at 8 am on Saturday, March 25 and returning at noon on Sunday, March 26. This is a meaningful opportunity for our youth to carve out time and space to connect with God and with each other. Please begin to hold them in your prayers as they prepare for this holy time away.
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Proceeds will go toward the Ann Hope Wednesday Evening Feeding Ministry. Saint Mark supports and actually participates in this important ministry to our community. We hope you will plan to attend to help fund this worthy cause!
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Journey With Us Through Holy Week
Sunday, April 9 - Sunday, April 16
Palm Passion Sunday
Sunday, April 9
all 3 services
Easter Egg Hunt
Sunday, April 9
12:30 pm
Maundy Thursday Communion
and Tenebrae Service
featuring the Saint Mark
and Clemson UMC Choirs
Thursday, April 13
7:00 pm
Saint Mark UMC Sanctuary
Holy Friday Tenebrae Service
featuring the Saint Mark
and Clemson UMC Choirs
Friday, April 14
7:00 pm
Clemson UMC Sanctuary
Easter Sunrise Service
followed by Breakfast
Sunday, April 16
6:30 am
Saint Mark Memorial Garden
Easter Sunday Celebration
Sunday, April 16
all 3 services
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Special Leadership Training Event
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND!
The church needs input, insights, information, and examples of how our culture is affecting church life in today's world. To better understand the changes occurring in our culture, and to better discern the exciting days ahead for us as a church family,
Rev. Mark Tidsworth, author of the book,
Shift: Three Big moves for the 21st Century Church, will lead our staff and church leaders through a
SHIFT experience on Saturday, April 22. An invitation has been e-mailed to all ministry team and administrative committee leaders by Pastor Todd. We hope all leaders will plan to attend.
If you are not a leader, but are interested in participating in this event, please
click here to contact Rev. Todd Davis, or call him at (864) 882-2603. Lunch will be provided. For the purpose of planning for lunch, it is important that you let Pastor Todd know that you are planning to attend. If you plan to attend, a copy of Mark's book is available in the church office - at no cost. Plan to read the book before April 22.
If you need childcare, please
click here to contact our Children's Minister, Lydia Dever by April 12.
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Don't miss our annual Saint Mark Celebration! Let's come together as one combined family of faith!
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Saint Mark Festival
UMW Lunch Fundraiser
Sunday, April 23
12:00 pm
Commons Room and Saint Mark Center
Saint Mark UMW will host a meal immediately following the Saint Mark Festival on Sunday, April 23.
Proceeds will benefit these local missions:
Ann Hope Feed the Hungry Ministry
(giving hope to the hungry)
and
Oconee Presbyterian Service Fund
(assisting people in financial crisis to find immediate aid with an emphasis on education to assist people in helping themselves)
Tickets go on sale beginning Sunday, April 2. Click here to make your reservations online.
Ticket Prices:
Adult Meal - $10.00
Children ages 6-12 $5.00
No cost for children under 6 years
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Spring Anderson District
Lay Servant Ministries School
Saturday and Sunday, May 6 and 7
Grace UMC, Abbeville, SC
Courses offered:
Basic Lay Servant Ministry, Living Our Beliefs the Methodist Way, Let the Whole Church say Amen!, and Five Practices of Fruitful Living
Cost
: $45 if registered
before March 31,
$50 if registered between April 1st and April 4th.
Classes are open to everyone, regardless of whether or not you are interested in becoming a certified lay servant.
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Saint Mark Child Development Center
Saturday, May 20
7 am - 12 noon
Saint Mark Center
If you missed the opportunity to donate items to the
Wings for the Lord Garage Sale this past weekend, there is yet another opportunity to get rid of some of your "stuff" for a very worthy cause - our
Saint Mark Child Development Center. Between now and Friday, May 19, they will be happy to take your donations.
Click here to contact Becca Williams, Director of our Child Development Center.
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Council of Stewards Meeting
Monday, March 27
6:00 pm
Commons Room
Contact: Frank Beacham
Lions Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, April 29
7:00 am
Saint Mark Center
Contact: Dean Garland
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Let's build bridges of understanding and peace.
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Ann Hope Feeding Ministry
at Saint Mark
The Ann Hope Feeding Ministry at Saint Mark is seeking those who wish to serve a local, impoverished community. Sunday School classes, UMW Circles and small groups are encouraged to sign up to provide (purchase, cook and serve) a meal for about 120 people one Wednesday evening per year (on a first Wednesday of the month). We will need a total of 12 groups/teams!
We will provide the menu, with recipes as well as approximate cost. We will work with you to answer questions, familiarize you with the ministry and train you in Ann Hope's new kitchen.
Don't have a group to sign up with? Want to serve? You are welcome, too! Interested groups and individuals, please click here to contact Cora Keese, or call her at (864) 324-2894 ASAP. Thanks!
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU,
THANK YOU!!!
"Thank you" to ALL who donated items, volunteered and shopped at our Wings for the Lord (VERY successful) Garage Sale. As of today, the total amount for this fundraiser is a whopping $6044. Wow, Saint Mark! You really came through! The proceeds will go a long way to help cover the costs of the Wing's choir summer mission trip.
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Order You Easter Calla Lily(s) Today
$5 per Lily
It is our Saint Mark tradition to adorn our worship spaces with Calla Lilies on Easter Sunday (April 16). We invite you to purchase one (or more) Calla Lilies in honor, or in memory of family and loved ones. Click here to place your order online. Or fill out the printed form that will be in this week's worship bulletin.
We will need your order by Wednesday April 5
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South Carolina Conference-Wide
Mission Initiatives
This year's conference-wide mission is to reduce homelessness in our state. We are partnering with
Homes of Hope
to build 2 to 4 homes in the Greenville Area for homeless families. Click here to learn more about
Homes of Hope
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In the fall of 2016, the Saint Mark Council of Stewards made a commitment to help with this Conference Initiative in the amount of a gift of
$1000.00
. If you would like to support Saint Mark's efforts to help reduce homelessness in this way, please make your check payable to Saint Mark UMC and mark the "for" line "Homes of Hope". We will take our gift of $1000 (or more!) to the South Carolina Annual Conference June 4-8, 2017.
If we have more than $1000 donated for this effort, we will use any remaining funds to support Bikes for the World, another Conference mission to provide bicycles to children who cannot afford bikes, and to adults who need transportation.
Click here to learn more about
Bikes for the World. Thank you, as always, for your generosity.
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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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