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To Be and Make Disciples of
Jesus Christ
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Contact Us?
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 2018 Ministry Guidebook
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to view the entire Saint Mark 2018 Ministry Guidebook with information about church structure, leadership, ministries and our 2018 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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9:00 am
Sunday School
9:55 am
Fellowship Time in the Atrium
10:15 am
Traditional Service
of Worship
Sanctuary
10:15 am
Celebration Service of Worship
Saint Mark Center
NO TREK OR YOUTH ACTIVITIES
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Quick, easy and available
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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 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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Interested in LGBTQ+ Inclusion?
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Prayer Focus for This Week
Pray for all who will be alone this Christmas - folks who no longer have family or friends with whom to celebrate. Pray that others will extend a hand of love and support to those who will have to endure the emptiness of a lonely holiday season. Pray that God might use you to bring the light of Christ into the darkness of the lives of those who face a bleak Christmas this year.
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Submit Your Prayer Requests
Saint Mark is pleased to receive your prayer requests . . . for yourself or for friends or loved ones.
Click here
to submit your request to Pastor Todd Davis.
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Fourth Sunday in Advent
"THE COMING OF LOVE"
THIS Sunday, December 23
10:15 am
Traditional Worship
bringing the message
Rev. Todd Davis
Celebration Worship
bringing the message
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Thank You!
We're still doing great and down to about
20 families we still need to hear from. THANK YOU for your responses to support of the 2019 Saint Mark budget!
Your Stewardship Team
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Cookie Sale Extended One More Week
Our UMW cookie sale has been extended one more Sunday. The shortbread cookies are gone, but there are still beautifully wrapped packages of gingerbread cookies available this Sunday, December 23.
Cookie samples will be available for tasting.
100% of the proceeds will go to local missions -
Baby Read, Fostering Families, and the Oconee Presbyterian Service Fund
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There is a service for everyone!
Please join us as we celebrate the joy of Christ's coming!! Invite your family, friends and neighbors.
The 3 pm and 9 pm services will be more traditional, with holy communion at both and a candlelight service at 9 pm.
The 5:30 pm service is geared toward families with children, and will also include holy communion.
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Advent Giving Boxes
Hopefully, your Giving Boxes have proven a gift to you through this season as each day you have paused to prayerfully add another item; and now are almost full so that they will soon be a gift to those in need in our community.
If you will be in town, remember to bring your Giving Box to worship on Christmas Eve at any of our three services.
If you cannot bring your box on Christmas Eve, you may bring it to the Commons Rooms any time that the church is open, between now and January 6th.
We will have a "sorting party" on Monday, January 7 at 6:00 pm in the Commons Room, to sort and prepare the boxes for distribution. Everyone is invited to participate, and we hope you will join us!
For more information,
click here to contact Pastor Shawna.
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We Wish You a Holy
and Blessed Christmas
"Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in mercy is to have the real spirit of Christmas. If we think on these things, there will be born in us a Savior, and over us will shine a star sending its gleam of hope to the world."
~Calvin Coolidge
With love from your Saint Mark Staff
Pastor Todd Davis
Pastor Shawna Darnall
David Wilcox
Laura Wagner
John Glenn
Lisa Kiser
Donna Poston
Marla Fuller
Jens Holley
Karen Holcombe
Donna Jaynes
Linda Bryant
Becca Williams
Enjoy this gift of song:
"Love Came Down At Christmas"
lyrics are by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894)
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Children's Christmas Musical - December 16, 2018
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From Ms. Lisa
Our next time together for TREK will be Sunday January 6 at 4 pm.
I am overwhelmed with appreciation to each family and child that participated in last Sunday's program and Christmas celebration. The kids were amazing to watch and see the Christmas message pour out of them.
The Oconee EMS picked up over 450+ stuffed animals that will be used to comfort children who are experiencing a medical trauma!! Special thanks to all of you who donated!
Our children with just some of the
450+ donated stuffed animals
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Saint Mark children loading the GHS ambulance with the stuffed animals that had been collected.
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Sunday, January 6
5:30 pm - meal
6:30 pm - training
Commons Room
As we begin a new calendar year, all Saint Mark disciples in leadership positions at Saint Mark are encouraged to attend this important training to help you be equipped for the coming program year. This training opportunity is for persons who are coming into leadership in 2019, as well as those who have already been serving in leadership positions and are continuing into 2019. For more information,
click here to contact Pastor Todd Davis.
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Fellowship Meal
and Tacky Re-Gift Exchange
Wednesday, January 9
5:30 pm
Saint Mark Center
At our January Gathering, we will follow the meal with a Tacky Re-gift Exchange. We usually receive at least one gift at Christmas that we would consider wrapping up and passing on. So, wrap up your tacky gift and bring it with you on January 9! You must bring a gift to participate. Here's how it will work...Hope to see you there!
- Each player brings one wrapped gift to contribute to a common pool
- Players draw numbers to determine what order they will go in
- The first player selects a gift from the pool and opens it - Making sure everyone can see the gift!
- The following players can choose to either pick an unwrapped gift from the pool, or steal a gift previously opened. Anyone who gets their gift stolen in this way can do the same - choose a new gift or steal from someone else. (A gift can only be stolen once)
- After all players have had a turn, the first player gets a chance to swap the gift he or she is holding for any other opened gift, and with that, the game is over.
What fun this is going to be!!!!! A great way to start the year off - together.
Menu
Baked Chicken
Rice with Gravy
Steamed Broccoli
Mac-n-Cheese
Rolls
Dessert
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On Human Relations Sunday, we will devote the entire day to emphasizing the call of the Church of Jesus Christ to reach into the margins of society to extend the love and compassion of Christ. We are excited to announce that our guest clergy for that Sunday will be Rev. Deb Richardson-Moore, pastor of Triune Mercy Center in Greenville. Click here to learn more about her.
Following worship, at 11:30 am, you are invited to participate in a panel discussion in the Commons Room, featuring Rev. Deb Richardson-Moore, along with Reggie Lee, Congregational Specialist for the Marion/Florence District of the United Methodist Church; and Jody Usher, social justice activist. A light lunch will be served.
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Enjoy a Cold Winter Evening with
Your Friends at Saint Mark!
On Friday, January 18, let's gather in our beautiful atrium for a magical evening of winter fun, food and fellowship. The evening will feature a covered dish supper. Because it is winter, we invite you to bring your favorite "comfort food" to share with the group. Chicken will be provided. In addition to the meal, our evening will include a hot chocolate bar with a variety of toppings, and a fire pit to roast marshmallows so that you can cap your meal off with s'mores. There will also be some fun activities for your winter enjoyment.
Invite your friends and neighbors to join you.
Click here to make your reservation(s).
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6-Week Study and Sermon Series
Begins Sunday, January 20
You have been reading about this upcoming 6-Week study and sermon series and hope you will plan to participate.
Your cost for the workbook is only $5 per person. Envelopes are in the Sunday School folders for you to pay for your workbook. You may also place your $5 in an envelope on Shawna's office door. The workbooks will be distributed in worship on January 20.
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Are You 50+?
Join Us For Our Monthly Lunch Bunch
January's Lunch Bunch will feature a potato bar with
Baked Idaho and Sweet Potatoes with a variety of toppings. Salad will be also be included.
For dessert, you will get to make your own
Ice Cream Sundae.
Stay after lunch and enjoy a special surprise activity!!
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Sign Up to Attend This Important Series
Please join the members of the Saint Mark Church and Society Team for a special 5-part program called Racism and Its Impacts: A Self-Discovery Series.
During this program you will become aware of personal behaviors that may be perceived as racist, explore concepts like white privilege and unconscious bias and discuss obstacles to better race relations and what you can do to be a part of the solution. Our goal is to create a movement of Saint Mark disciples who contribute to positive race relations within the church and our community-at-large.
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Session 1
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Self-Reflections and Racism Defined
Sunday, January 27
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Session 2
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Historical and Social Impacts
(Panel Discussion)
Sunday, February 24
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Session 3
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Connecting with the Other: Our Stories
Sunday, March 24
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Session 4
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Saying and Doing the Right Thing
Sunday, April 28
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Session 5
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Continuing the Dialogue
Sunday, May 26
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All sessions will take place from 11:30 am - 2:00 pm and include a light lunch and door prizes! There is no registration fee. All sessions will take place in the Saint Mark Commons Room.
Attending all sessions is not required but highly recommended due to the sequential nature of the content.
We look forward to sharing this special experience with you.
To sign-up for the 5-part series, click here to register online, or visit the sign-up table in the atrium after worship on January 6, 13 and 20.
Contact Stacy Keelor at (914) 217-8092 with any questions about the program.
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Disciple's Path Leader Orientation Training
Sunday, January 6
11:30 am
Commons Room
Children and Youth Activities Resume
Sunday, January 6
4 pm
Lay Leadership Training
Sunday, January 6
5:30 pm - meal
6:00 pm - Training
CDC Parents' Night Out
Friday, January 18
5:30 pm
Revolution for Youth
January 25 - 27
Annual Souper Bowl of Caring Sunday
sponsored by our Saint Mark Youth
Sunday, February 3
Special Friends Valentine's Day Party
Sunday, February 10
5:30 pm
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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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THERE WILL BE
NO LUNCH BUNCH
IN DECEMBER.
Memory Cafe
Name That Tune and Sing-Along
Monday, January 7
Commons Room
Winter Fun Night
Covered Dish Supper and LOTS of Fun!!
Friday, January 18, 2019
6:30 pm
At Saint Mark
Watch for details!
Lunch Bunch
Potato Bar (Regular and Sweet), Salad
and Make-Your-Own Ice Cream Sundae Bar
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
12 noon
Commons Room
For more information about our Elderberries ministry or any of these events, click here to contact Marla Fuller
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"I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
I thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along the unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
And in despair I bowed my head:
"There is no peace on earth," I said,
"For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men."
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth he sleep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail,
With peace on earth, good will to men."
Till, ringing singing, on its way,
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime,
Of peace on earth, good will to men!
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OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE SAINT MARK
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A United Methodist Men's Event
Men, one important component of being a disciple - a follower of Christ - is being intentional about growing and maturing in faith and in relationship with God. Our South Carolina chapter of United Methodist Men is providing a perfect opportunity for you to gather with other men from around our entire conference for that very purpose - to grow spiritually.
Click here for more information about the retreat and to register for this event.
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Church Flower Calendar
There are still dates on our flower calendar that need to be filled, especially for the
month of January, which is fast approaching. Stop by the Flower Calendar located in the church entrance that leads to the music suite (on the left as you face the front of the sanctuary) and volunteer to provide flowers for worship in honor or in memory of a loved one, or to celebrate an event or milestone. For more information,
click here to contact Sandra Stricker, or call her at (864) 882-8641
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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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