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Saint Mark UMC
616 Quincy Road
Seneca, SC 29678
Call us:
9 am - 5 pm (M-Th)
(864) 882-2603
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(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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Calendar of Events
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June 10, 2018
Gifts and Talents Sunday
Sunday
Schedule
9:00 am
"Come to the Table" Worship
with Holy Communion
Sanctuary
9:00 am
Celebration Worship
Saint Mark Center
9:15 am
Children's Church
Room A101
10:15 am
Sunday School
11:15 am
4:00 pm
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Join us every day at 3:20 pm to pray for Saint Mark - our people and ministries.
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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
Thursday. 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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Interested in LGBTQ+ Inclusion?
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Prayer Focus for This Week
Pray for people on the Big Island of Hawaii and in Guatemala who have been affected in any way by the eruption of the
Kilauea and
Volcano of Fire volcanoes. Pray for the families of those who have lost their lives. Pray for all who have lost homes and property. Pray for those who are ill from breathing the toxic air. Pray for relief efforts and pray for the recovery and restoration of the lives and livelihoods of the people affected by these natural disasters.
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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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THIS Sunday, June 10
9 am "Come to the Table" Worship
with Holy Communion
11:15 am Traditional Worship
Sanctuary
Bringing the message
Rev. Shawna Darnall
"Called and Equipped"
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THIS Sunday, June 10
Celebration Worship
9 am
Saint Mark Center
Bringing the message
Rev. Todd Davis
"You Are a Necessary Part"
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Have you ever wondered what your spiritual gifts are?
Bring your smart phone, tablet, laptop or pencil to worship
this coming Sunday, June 10 to find out! The message on Sunday will be about stewardship of our time and talents, and we will devote a portion of the worship services to giving you time to fill out, either online or on paper, a spiritual gifts survey.
We will then take that one step further by asking you to identify service opportunities at
Saint Mark in which you might use
your spiritual gifts or passions. If you are not able to attend that Sunday, the surveys will be available online through our website after that day.
Hope to see you Sunday!!
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Even if you didn't make a reservation, please join us this evening. We still have space for you!
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ONE LAST OPPORTUNITY!
Learn to Save a Life
CPR and AED Training
THIS Saturday, June 9
9 am - 12 noon
Commons Room
Cost: $20
We still have space for you in our last CPR and AED Training this Saturday. Learn invaluable skills to save not only folks from our community of faith, but your friends and loved ones in case of a medical emergency.
If you are interested and would like to enroll in the class, click here to contact Bob Rider or click here to contact Frank Carbee.
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Family Promise Sheltering Program
This Sunday, June 10
10:15 am
Commons Room
Can you spare a few hours 1-4 times per year to help homeless families work their way back to self-sufficiency? If so, come and hear more about the Family Promise sheltering program on Sunday, June 10th during the Sunday School hour. JoAnn Brink, a social worker with Family Promise in Pickens County, will come to the Commons Room in the Saint Mark Center and tell us more about this very successful nationwide program. Family Promise is a church-based program that provides temporary housing and other services to help homeless families with children get back on their feet and achieve lasting independence.
If we decide to become involved in this ministry, we would be supporting our friends at Clemson UMC in their role as a hosting church. They host four times each year.
For more information,
click here to check out the Family Promise website or
click here to contact Jane Harlin.
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The Saint Mark Child Development Center is now taking donations of smaller items. Furniture and large items can be dropped off beginning next Monday, June 11 and continuing through Thursday, June 14.
The Yard Sale will be open on Friday, June 15 to friends and families only from 8 am until 6 pm. The Yard Sale will be open to the public on Saturday, June 15 from 8 am until 12 noon.
On Saturday the CDC will also be selling Dinner Plates. The plates will include chicken, hot dogs, coleslaw, beans, and a roll, dessert and a drink. The cost of each plate will be $8. This Sunday, June 10, Donna Jaynes will be selling tickets in the atrium, and Debbie Barton will be available to sell tickets in the Narthex after the 11:15 am service. Click here to see the Dinner Plate flyer.
The CDC also needs desserts for the dinner plate, if you would like to support the Center by donating desserts.
The plate sale is to raise funds for new playground equipment for the Center.
For more information, click here to contact Becca Williams, director of our Saint Mark Child Development Center. You may also call her at (864) 882-0333.
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This year, our Wings for the Lord youth choir will travel to Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. Along the way, they will sing, serve and have lots of fun.
For more information, click here to contact Donna Poston.
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Knitted Knockers Project
Do you knit or crochet or would you like to learn? We are starting a group to make these light weight prosthetics for breast cancer patients in Eleuthera. To learn more,
click here to check out the
Knitted Knockers website.
Join us on Tuesday, June 19, at the Waterford Pointe Clubhouse from 1 - 4 pm. A knitted knockers representative will be there to help. All ages welcome.
Click here to contact Carolyn Johnson for more information.
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Are You 50+
Join Us For This Elderberries Event
We will begin our evening with supper at Puerto Nuevo Mexican and Seafood Restaurant in Walhalla. We will gather there at 6:00 pm to enjoy a leisurely meal.
Then we will travel to Oconee State Park to enjoy two hours of Square Dancing at The Barn located in beautiful Oconee State Park.
You do not have to pay the park admission just the door admission of $2 per person for the dance. The dance will start at 8:00 p.m.
You don't need a reservation to attend the square dance. However, if you plan to join us for supper,
click here to make your dinner reservation.
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Join us on Sunday, June 24 in one combined service of worship to welcome home our Wingers from their summer choir tour.
Then stay for a church-wide covered dish lunch. Fried chicken and beverages will be provided.
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Starting Sunday, July 8, our new Sunday morning schedule will be:
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9:00 am
9:40 am
10:00 am
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Sunday School for ALL Ages
Fellowship Time in the Atrium
Concurrent worship services in both the Saint Mark Center and the Sanctuary
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Calling Our Secret Agents
VBS Volunteer Training
"Agency D3"
Sunday, July 8
(PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF DATE!)
11:30 am
Commons Room
This year's Vacation Bible School is going to be such fun. First, if you have volunteered to help, I would like to thank you for being part of this exciting week of Discovering, Deciding, and Defending God's Word. Through accepting this mission you will be blessed as well as our Children's Ministry.
An informative training workshop is scheduled for Sunday, July 8, at 11:30 am in the Commons Room. We will have a light lunch as we look at what our mission will be. We will keep our time to 2 hours or less.
Lisa Kiser
Ministry of Children's Discipleship
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Life Line Screening at Saint Mark
Monday, July 9
Sign up NOW!
Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings will be in our community on Monday, July 9, 2018 at Saint Mark United Methodist Church. Ultrasound screenings to Identify risk factors for Cardiovascular disease include; Carotid Artery (plaque buildup-a leading cause of stroke), Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (an enlargement or weak area in the main blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body), Peripheral Arterial Disease (hardening of the arteries in the legs), a Heart Rhythm Screening (an EKG to detect Atrial Fibrillation-irregular heartbeat) and an Osteoporosis Risk Assessment for men and women.
Being proactive about your health by knowing your risks helps you and your doctor address problems early. Click here to register online and receive your "Community Circle" discount and your Preferred Appointment!
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Top Secret!!!
VBS 2018
Sunday, July 29 - Thursday, August 2
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Snack Supper will be at 5 pm
Online Registration
for Vacation Bible School
We are so excited about this year's Vacation Bible School - AgencyD3. We hope you will plan to enroll your children, grandchildren, neighbors and friends. Kids, teens, and adults will be challenged to discover for themselves the evidence that reveals who Jesus is, decide for themselves if this evidence can be trusted and accepted, and then given the tools to defend their decision.
For more information,
click here to contact Lisa Kiser.
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We have 35 tickets to sell . . . and we think they will go fast. Make your reservation TODAY!
Click here to reserve your ticket(s)! You may pick them up from Marla Fuller.
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Annual Staff Retreat
July 1 - 3
Leave at 12:15 pm
David Wilcox's Lake Home
Moving Forward at Saint Mark Worship Begins
Sunday, July 8
Sunday School at 9 am
TWO CONCURRENT Services of Worship
at 10:00 am
Seneca's New Memory Cafe
Opens Monday, July 9
1 - 3 pm
then will meet the first Monday of every month
Commons Room
Special Friends Day Camp
July 24 - 26
Faith Formation Sunday/Promotion Sunday
Blessing of Book Bags
Sunday, August 19
Wings 'n Things
Resumes (weekly)
Sunday, September 9
4 - 5:30 pm
TREK for Children Resumes (weekly)
Sunday, September 9
4 - 5:30 pm
Journey for Youth Resumes (weekly)
Wednesday, September 12
5:30 - 6:15 pm
The Gathering Resumes
a time of food and fellowship
(2nd Wednesday of each month)
Wednesday, September 12
5:30 - 6:45 pm
Mini Missions Auction
Sunday, September 16
8:30 am - 12 noon
tailgating food to be provided
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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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Supper and Square Dancing
Friday, June 22
Supper at Puerto Nuevo Mexican
& Seafood Restaurant in West Union
6 pm
Square Dancing at Oconee State Park
8 - 10 pm
Transportation is available
Tailgate at The Gorges State Park
Food, Fellowship, Hiking, Corn Hole, Singing
Saturday, July 28
12 noon until . . .
Transportation will be available
Carpoolers and those riding the bus
will meet at the church at 11 am
Watch for more information!
Greenville Drive Baseball
Saturday, August 18
7:05 pm
Transportation will be available
Covered Dish Supper at Biggerstaff Retreat
Friday, September 28
5 pm - hors d'oeuvres
6:30 pm - supper
The Lettermen in Concert
Sunday, October 14
7 pm
Cost: $37 per ticket
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"Reclaiming Jesus"
A Confession of Faith in a Time of Crisis
We are living through perilous and polarizing times as a nation, with a dangerous crisis of moral and political leadership at the highest levels of our government and in our churches. We believe the soul of the nation and the integrity of faith are now at stake.
It is time to be followers of Jesus before anything else - nationality, political party, race, ethnicity, gender, geography - our identity in Christ precedes every other identity. We pray that our nation will see Jesus' words in us. "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another" (John 13:35).
Twenty Christian leaders, including
Bishop Will Willimon, speak out against bigotry, racism, misogyny, and xenophobia, calling Christians to follow Jesus in the ways of inclusive love and healing.
Click here to listen to their invitation and
click here to read their full statement.
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Thank You Saint Mark!
We are so thankful for the generosity of our community in coming together to provide books for the Ripple of One children. We have implemented a new system called Fit to Read where our elementary kids can earn books by completing some exercises. Without the community support we receive, we wouldn't be able to provide such impactful programming for our clients. Thank you for creating your own ripple in the lives of those in our organization.
Rachel Andrews
Ripple of One
Saint Mark donated approximately 150 books for this project. Thank you Saint Mark!
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Father's Day Pancake Brunch
for Fathers and Veterans
Thursday, June 14
10:30 - 12:00 noon
Belvedere Commons Assisted Living Facility
515 Benton Street
Seneca, SC 20678
The program, led by Lillian Cleveland from Hospice Care of South Carolina, will explore palliative and hospice care, focusing attention on information about living and dying with dignity, and about care during this life process.
RSVP is preferred but not required. Contact Donnie Clark at (864) 888-4114 or Lillian Cleveland at (864) 256-5337.
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Saint Mark Shows Up for Pastor Shawna
Pastor Shawna Darnall reached a milestone in her life and ministry as she was ordained as a full elder in the United Methodist Church. This occurred during a service of ordination that was held on Monday evening, June 4 at the TD Convention Center in Greenville. This event was part of the South Carolina Annual Conference.
It is estimated that about 75 current and former disciples from Saint Mark attended the service in support of Pastor Shawna. The above photo of some from our Saint Mark family reverently standing and holding up signs while Shawna was being ordained, was captured by a photographer from the South Carolina conference office and was posted on the conference Facebook page.
Below are other photos taken before, during and after the service of ordination. You will notice that Jeff Childress is in two of the photos. He was ordained an elder, as well, and was assigned to sit right next to Shawna.
Congratulations to Pastor Shawna (and our former pastor, Jeff Childress) for answering God's call to ordained ministry!! It is clear that they will both continue to make a difference in the lives of those they serve.
Thanks to everyone who attended the service of ordination to make this day even more memorable for Shawna.
Saint Mark loves Pastor Shawna
and it was evident on Monday evening!
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A Note of Thanks
from Pastor Shawna
Saint Mark Family,
Thank you so very much for your generous support in gifting me with my first full set of clergy stoles.
As I have lived out my calling with you over these past two years, I have found you, the people of Saint Mark, have a real commitment to being a family of faith and to engaging faith with both your head and your heart.
I am deeply grateful to be serving with you as my first appointment in ministry, and for the ways you have all shared this important leg of my journey.
I, as a person to be ordained, look forward to wearing stoles about my shoulders not to be set above in any way, but as a reminder that I am yoked to serve God and to serve you.
I consider it a great gift that our lives have touched. No matter where God may lead me in the future these clerical stoles will always remind me of you, my first congregation, and of your immense love and support. Countless are the memories that I already hold and treasure, and I look forward to all God will do through us in the days and years still to come.
With Christ's Love,
Rev. Shawna Darnall
Pictured above: Joyce Carney, who created the stole display in the atrium, Pastor Shawna holding Logan Carney, and Basil Carney.
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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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