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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 16, 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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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.
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Interested in LGBT Inclusion?
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Prayer Focus for This Week
Pray for men, women and children all around the world who will go to bed hungry tonight. Pray that food will reach those who are affected by war, famine, population explosion and poverty. Pray for a fair distribution of food and clean water. Pray for all persons who have answered God's call to tackle the problem of hunger and starvation.
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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 #2
Sunday, July 16
9:00 am in the Sanctuary
11:15 am in the Saint Mark Center
Bringing the Message
Rev. Todd Davis
"Do Good"
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Parents/Grandparents, this event is tomorrow evening! The movie being shown is the Disney animated film,
The Emperor's New Groove and is a perfect lead-in to this year's Vacation Bible School - Passport to Peru. Parents aren't required to stay with their primary aged children. For more information,
click here to contact Caitlyn Smoldt, Saint Mark Children's Ministry Intern.
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"Summer at Saint Mark" continues (July 16, 23, 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 23 - Stay in Love with God
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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Saint Mark Youth!
Mark This Date on Your Calendar!!
Thursday, July 20, 1:00, meet at Saint Mark to go tubing on Lake Keowee
Click here to contact Donna Poston for more information.
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We are so excited to provide this wonderful opportunity for our children to discover "God's good gifts" during this year's Vacation Bible School -
Passport to Peru. Let's have a great turnout!
Click here to register your child, grandchild, neighbor and/or friend.
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In less than a week, the 20th
Special Friends Day Camp will begin with lots of fun for the special children we will be serving. Please keep the children, their companions and the adult leaders in your thoughts and prayers.
For more information about camp, please
click here to contact Lee Ann Parker, or you may call her at (864) 903-2576.
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M.A.D. Camp is an opportunity for children to enjoy music, games, arts and crafts in a fun
and relaxed setting. Children entering grades 1 - 6 are invited to participate. Leaders include Laura Wagner, Debbie Barton, Jane Harlin, Donna Poston, Lynn Dobson, Ruth Ann Rushe and David Wilcox. We will receive registrations between June 26 and July 16. Click here to register.
For more information, click here to contact David Wilcox.
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Our Next "Elderberries" Event
for 50 and older
Flat Rock Playhouse
Saturday, August 12
2:00 pm Matinee
Group Lunch at 11:30 am
Tickets are still available!
Cost: $37.90 per person
We have had a great response to this Elderberries August event! There are still tickets available but get your reservation(s) in
SOON - before they are gone. 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."
Our van is full, but we will be happy to help you arrange for other transportation with someone who is planning to attend.
For more information,
click here to contact Marla Fuller
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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
RENEW 2017-18 Kickoff
Wednesday, September 13
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DREAM Campaign Update
Once again, THANK YOU to the 128 families that have made pledges totaling $654,067 to the DREAM campaign (we are asking that all pledges be turned in by
this Sunday July 16th)! When we began talking about doing a debt retirement campaign, our mortgage balance was $1,116,597.22; thanks to contributions of over $110,000 already made ($82,855 has gone to the mortgage) and the regular monthly payments, our debt is now under $1 million -
$998,877.90!
What a milestone! And conservative calculations indicate at the end of the 3-year campaign period, we will have reduced the term of the mortgage by more than 5 years (pay off in November 2022)! So THANK YOU for making a giant difference in Saint Mark's future.
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Staying in Touch with "Family"
Many of you, especially from the 9 am Traditional Service, will remember the Bloedow family -
Steven and Nicole Bloedow, and young sons, Coby and Colson. The Bloedows have recently moved to Highlands, NC. They have been missed! You may want to update your new pictorial directory with the following contact information:
P.O. Box 1401, Highlands, NC 28741
Home phone- 1-828-526-2050
Cell Phone (Nicole) -1-828-421-1744
Cell Phone (Steven) 1-828-200-9418
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Your Saint Mark Pictorial Directory
Is Now as Close As Your Smart Phone
Isn't technology amazing! You can now download our complete Saint Mark Directory, including photos, on your smart phone.
Click here to find the PDF that you will download and save on your computer.
Click here for instructions on how to download the file onto your mobile device.
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Thank You, Saint Mark
Carolyn Crowe, Sandi Garland's mother, is shown receiving flowers from new Saint Mark "flower girl,"
Sheryl Cherry, at Lila Doyle where Carolyn currently resides. Carolyn is so grateful to the Saint Mark family of faith for the flowers, prayers and other expressions of love that she has received since she arrived at Lila Doyle from Spartanburg.
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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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