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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 26, 2017
Fourth Sunday
in Lent
Sunday Schedule
9:00 am
Traditional Service
Sanctuary
with Rev. John Evatt
9:00 am
Celebration Service
Saint Mark Center
with Rev. Todd Davis
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 Rev. John Evatt
There will be NO
Wings for the Lord
or
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 the millions of people around the world who are dying of starvation and from lack of clean water. Pray especially for those who have been displaced in Somalia and who are suffering because of severe famine and lack of resources necessary for life.
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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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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 at Look Up Lodge, near Traveler's Rest. They will leave at 8 am on Saturday, March 25 and plan to return at noon on Sunday, March 26. Attending this year's annual retreat are:
Elizabeth, Destiny G, Madison, Destiny E., Camille E., Emily, Liberty, Eli, Austin, Emma E., Lacey E., Erin, Colleen, Amelia, Leesee, Erin, Ryan W.,
Matt, Corbin, Bryana, Olivia,
Tonia, Lee Ann, Scott, Lance, Berti and Donna.
Please hold these youth and their adult leaders in your prayers.
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Church BBQ @ Ann Hope UMC
THIS Saturday, March 25
11 am - 2 pm
702 Goddard Ave.
Seneca, SC 29678
$10 a plate
Dine in or pick up
Contact: Philip Kalchthaler for tickets
(864) 710-6242
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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Order Your 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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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 26
Lenten sermon series
on the Apostle's Creed
with Rev. John Evatt
C
elebration Service
9:00 am
Saint Mark Center
"Creed: Holy Spirit"
with Rev. Todd Davis
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Week Five
Community Lenten Service
Wednesday, March 29
12 noon
Ascension Episcopal Church
Father William Hearne (preaching)
Lunch will follow
immediately after the service (no cost)
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RENEW Activities Continue
Wednesday, March 29
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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
Baked Potato Bar (Sweet or Russett)
Full Salad Bar
Dessert
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UMW Special Event
Help Stop Violence Against Women
Monday, April 3
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Clemson United Methodist Church
Room 402 (back corner room in the
Christian Life Center)
Did you know that South Carolina ranked fifth nationwide in the number of women abused by men in 2016? That is actually an improvement since South Carolina ranked number one for several years before that. Please join us for a special United Methodist Women meeting to learn about our faithful response to domestic violence in South Carolina.
Susan Burton, Director of Women's and Children's Advocacy for the General Board of Church and Society will meet with United Methodist Women to discover how we as the church, can lead the movement to end violence against women. Please come and learn how we can help.
For more information call Lynn Sheffield at (864) 654-2787.
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Journey With Us Through Holy Week
Sunday, April 9 - Sunday, April 16
Palm Passion Sunday
Sunday, April 9
9:00 am Traditional Service
9:00 am Celebration Service
11:15 am Traditional Service
(Everyone will gather outside
in front of the sanctuary
to begin all three 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
Sunday, April 16
6:45 am
Saint Mark Memorial Garden
Sunrise Covered Dish Breakfast
Sunday, April 16
7:15 am
Commons Room
(Grits and Beverages will be provided.
We are looking for fruit, sweets, breads,
breakfast casseroles and meat)
Easter Sunday Celebration
Sunday, April 16
9:00 am Traditional Service
9:00 am Celebration Service
11:15 am Traditional Service
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Whether you are a leader or not, if you 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, copies of Mark's book are still 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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Saint Mark Festival Worship
with Rev. Mark Tidsworth
ONE SERVICE ONLY
10:30 AM
PLEASE NOTE: There will be
NO regular Sunday School, however, individual classes are welcome to meet at a time of their choosing.
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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 local missions - the Ann Hope Feeding Ministry and the Oconee Presbyterian Service Fund.
Tickets go on sale beginning Sunday, April 2. Click here to make your reservations online - now.
Ticket Prices:
Adult Meal - $10.00
Children ages 6-12 $5.00
No cost for children under 6 years
Please Note:
Because this is a fundraiser for missions, we recommend that any tickets you reserve be paid for even if you won't be attending. Thank you!
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Spring Anderson District
Lay Servant Ministries School
Saturday and Sunday, May 6 and 7
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Anderson District - United Methodist Church
presents
Racial Reconciliation
for all youth in our district
Sunday, April 30
4 - 6 pm
Saint Mark Center
Watch for more details
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Saint Mark Child Development Center
Yard Sale Donations Needed
Have you started your spring house cleaning?
Saint Mark Child Development Center would love to help you get rid of "stuff" you no longer want or need. Between now and Friday, May 19, they will be happy to take your donations for their CDC Yard Sale on Saturday, May 20.
Click here to contact Becca Williams, Director of our Child Development Center for more information, or to have someone pick up your item(s).
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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
CDC Celebration Sunday
Sunday, April 30
TWO SERVICES
9 am and 11:15 am
Bringing the Message - Lydia Dever
Contact:
Becca Williams
All Choirs Sunday
Sunday, May 7
TWO SERVICES
9 am and 11:15 am
Sanctuary
Contact: David Wilcox
Gallery of Crosses Dedication
Sunday, May 14
10:00 am
Hallway Behind the Sanctuary
Contact: Joyce Carney
Graduate Sunday
Sunday, May 21
9:00 Celebration Service
11:15 Traditional Service
Contact: Donna Poston
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Let's build bridges of understanding and peace.
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Welcome, Alisse Craig
We are so happy to welcome
Alisse Craig who officially joined our faith community
this past Sunday, March 19 at the 11:15 am Traditional Service. She comes to us as a disciple by transfer of membership from ALIVE Wesleyan Church in Central, South Carolina.
When you see Alisse, please make a special effort to greet her and make her feel at home at Saint Mark!
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Saint Mark Easter Egg Hunt Preparations
Will You Help?
Saint Mark Easter Egg Hunt will be on
Palm Sunday, April 9, at 12:30 pm. If you would like to help pack eggs to support this outreach please stop by Lydia's office and pick up one of the small tubs that will be waiting in the hallway. Take home the eggs and fill them with small toys, candy, or coins then return to Lydia's office
by April Wednesday, April 5. For more information,
click here to contact Lydia Dever, Minister of Children's Discipleship.
Thank you, as always, for supporting our children's ministries!
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Children's Church Needs YOU!
Ever wonder where the kids go after Ms. Lydia leads the children from the 9 am services? Well, we want you to discover the great opportunity to lead worship for these precious hearts! Lydia is in need of
once-a-month teachers for this group! For more information or to plug into this ministry, please
click here to contact Lydia!
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Special Thanks to Our Volunteers!
A huge
"THANK YOU" to the 20-25 of you who spent your Saturday morning with tools in hand, beautifying our church campus!!! What a difference it has made!! Thanks especially to Ginny Murdock for organizing our church work day last weekend.
The week after Easter, a new irrigation system will be installed on the church grounds, so there will be more mulching to do in early May. Watch for details.
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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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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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Did You Lose Your Phone?
While we were recently looking through our
Lost and Found items, we rediscovered a smart phone that had been turned into the office last March . . . and never claimed. The phone was found by one of our custodial staff in the
Outreach Sunday School Classroom - Room A201. If you think it might be yours, stop by the church office Monday - Thursday, 9 am - 12 noon. Or, call the church office. We hope it will finally find its way back to its rightful owner.
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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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