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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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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
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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 fathers . . .
Add the name of your father or someone who is like a father to you.
"God, please continue and complete Your work in ______________,
granting that he may walk with You like Enoch,
believe You like Abraham,
obey You like Isaac,
wrestle with You like Jacob,
know Your hand on his life like Joseph,
speak face-to-face with You like Moses,
win victories for You like Gideon,
speak boldly for You like Elijah,
worship You like David,
see You high and lifted up like Isaiah,
and carry Jesus' cross like Simon of Cyrene"
(written by Bob Hostetler)
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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 17
9 am "Come to the Table" Worship
with Holy Communion
11:15 am Traditional Worship
Sanctuary
Bringing the message
Rev. Todd Davis
"Is Anything Too Hard for the Lord?"
Please note: This will be the final Sunday of our current schedule when we worship at
two different times (9 am "Come to the Table" service of worship and 11:15 am Traditional Service). Beginning next Sunday, June 24, we move to one worship time at
10 am. For the next two Sundays, June 24 and July 1, there will be
one combined service
(June 24 in the sanctuary and July 1 in the Saint Mark Center). Then on Sunday, July 8, we will begin our new regular worship schedule with two services instead of three - both Traditional and Celebration worship meeting at 10 am in their respective worship spaces. Watch for more information next week.
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Celebration Worship
9 am
Saint Mark Center
Bringing the message
Rev. Shawna Darnall
"Does Everything Really Happen for a Reason?"
Please note: This will be the final Sunday that Celebration worship occupies the 9 am time slot on Sunday mornings. Worship the next two Sundays will be
combined services at 10 am. (Watch for details next week.) Beginning on Sunday, July 8, those who prefer our Celebration style of service will meet for worship at 10 am in the Saint Mark Center.
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Time and Talents Surveys Update
First, a giant THANK YOU for participating in the surveys in worship this past Sunday, June 10. We had about 71 Spiritual Gifts surveys completed electronically and 69 on paper with the data from there now entered into the database. We hope to share some of the results with you in the coming days. Data entry for the Discipleship surveys has been completed. Some other notes about the participation:
- 4 forms were completely blank on the discipleship side
- 9 forms had no name on them
If you were not in attendance Sunday or if you have not received an email with a summary of your spiritual gifts results, we encourage you to go to step 1 and 2 below to complete the surveys or you can go to the Saint Mark website under the Missions tab, scroll to and click on "Serve at Saint Mark" and go to these surveys through the links on that web page.
- A few forms had names, but no email addresses - we are trying to track those down
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Very few Discipleship surveys have been completed via the online methodology - if you did not complete that link on Sunday, please use the results of your spiritual gifts survey and go to step 2 below.
Thank you for your participation in this important effort that will help our ministry teams when volunteers are needed and help our Leadership Team when they begin the process of identifying disciples for service for our 2019 ministry year.
From Your Stewardship Team
Instructions for completing the Time and Talents surveys:
- Using your favorite smart phone, tablet or computer, go to tinyurl.com/smumcgifts to complete the Spiritual Gifts survey; shortly after you submit your results, including your email address, you will receive an email with a summary of the results. You can then use those results for the next step.
- Go to tinyurl.com/smumcdiscipleship to complete the "Disciples in Service" survey to identify how you would like to use your gifts and talents in service to Saint Mark and the community.
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Saint Mark Child Development Center
Yard Sale Fundraiser
THIS WEEK
TOMORROW, Friday, June 15
8 am - 6 pm
Saturday, June 16
8 am - 12 noon
Saint Mark Center (gym)
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. Click here to see the Dinner Plate flyer. 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.
Here is their itinerary for the week:
Sunday morning, June 17
Central UMC in Meridian, Mississippi
Sunday evening, June 17
New Orleans Mission in New Orleans, Louisiana
Monday evening, June 18
Moody, UMC in Galveston, Texas
Tuesday (all day) and Wednesday morning,
June 19 and 20
Mission work with flood victims in Galveston
Wednesday evening, June 20
St. John's UMC in Texas City, Texas
Thursday evening, June 21
Crossroads, UMC in Houston, TX
Friday and Saturday, June 22 and 23
Travel Days
Sunday morning, June 24
Saint Mark UMC in Seneca
Please keep our Wingers in your daily prayers as they travel, sing and serve through the deep south. Their names are listed below, including youth and adult leaders:
Erin, Noah, Eva, Emma, Lacey, Destiny, Camille, Emily, Amelia, Adrian, Destiny, Colleen, Madison, Emma, Eli, Austin, Ryan, Haylinn, Scott, Sue, John, Connie, Berti, Erica, Lee Ann, Will, Donna and Russ.
For more information, click here to contact Donna Poston.
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A special "thank you" to all fathers, grandfathers, step-fathers, and ALL men who have served as father-figures for the children in their lives.
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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 NEXT 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. They will present the musical, "Revival." The story takes place as a church youth group arrives for a weekend mountain retreat. Throughout the retreat, the youth begin to understand the power of God's love, the power of prayer and how to be better disciples of Jesus.
Then stay for a church-wide covered dish lunch. Fried chicken and beverages will be provided. Let's have a great turnout with lots of food to share!
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Summer Choir is Coming
Join Us!!
Sundays, July 8, 15, 22 and 29
Come sing in the Summer Choir regardless of vocal ability and experience. The Summer Choir will sing at the four 10 am Sanctuary services in July.
Join us at 9:40 am in the Choir Room.
Rising fifth-graders and up are welcome to sing at one or more of the July services.
Click here to contact David Wilcox, or call him at the church office (864) 882-2603.
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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 25 tickets to sell. We were able to get excellent seats behind the opponent's dugout!
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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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Summer Time Together (youth)
Work at Wilderness Way Girls' Camp Thrift Store
followed by a pool party at the home of
Emma Edwards'
Thursday, June 28
3 pm
"Go Fish" Children's Activity
Thursday, June 28
4 pm
Cost - $8 (under 5 yo free)
Contact: Lisa Kiser
Annual Staff Retreat
July 1 - 3
Leave at 12:15 pm
David Wilcox's Lake Home
Seneca's New Memory Cafe
Opens Monday, July 9
1 - 3 pm
then will meet the first Monday of every month
Commons Room
Summer Time Together (Youth)
Afternoon at the Movies
Thursday, July 12
Summer Time Together (Youth)
Rollerskating in Anderson
Thursday, July 19
Special Friends Day Camp
July 24 - 26
Summer Time Together (Youth)
Bowling
Thursday, August 2
Faith Formation Sunday/Promotion Sunday
Blessing of Book Bags
Sunday, August 19
Youth Summer Celebration
Lake Progressive Dinner
Sunday, August 26
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
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW!
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United Methodists Fight Separation of Immigrant Families
A
s families seeking asylum in the United States come face to face with the nightmare of being separated from their children, many United Methodists are crying out to stop this new "zero tolerance" policy.
On June 9, the Rio Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church approved a resolution requesting the Justice Department
"immediately discontinue separating children from their families due to the 'zero tolerance' policy." The resolution described the separations as
"child abuse, harassment and discrimination" and called them a violation of international law.
Click here to read the entire article on the umc.org website.
"The United Methodist Church recognizes, embraces, and affirms all persons, regardless of country of origin, as members of the family of God. We urge society to 'recognize the gifts, contributions, and struggles of those who are immigrants and to advocate for justice for all.'"
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UMVIM Team Leader Training
(United Methodist Volunteers in Mission)
with Rev. Cynthia Taylor
Trinity UMC of Anderson SC
1809 North Main St
(in Asbury Hall - small building behind the church)
NEW DATE: Sunday, July 22, 2018
3:00-6:00 pm
Cost: $25
If you are interested in participating or need more information,
click here to contact Carolyn Brashear
This training is recommended for anyone or any church
who may be considering a mission trip or would like to learn what is involved in planning a mission trip and the protocol for those on a mission trip.
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It's Not Too Early To Plan Ahead . . .
Craft Donations and Cookies Needed
for Hospice of the Foothills
Christmas Tree Festival
Every year the Christmas Holiday Market and Cookie Walk are highly anticipated and very popular parts of the Hospice of the Foothills Christmas Tree Festival. When the 2018 Festival opens its doors on November 27, we hope to have shelves packed to overflowing with hundreds of items donated by talented local artisans and dozens of homemade cookies baked by generous volunteers. And that's where you come in.
We are seeking handmade items to make this year's Holiday Market the best one ever. If you are willing to donate handmade crafts or art pieces, please contact the Oconee Memorial Hospital Foundation office at (864) 885-7912. You will receive tax credit for the materials used in your creations. The more and varied donations we have, the more successful our Holiday Market will be. Please help by donating items and spreading the word to other talented crafters and artists to do the same. Pick-up of your donations is available or you can drop-off your items at the Oconee Memorial Hospital Foundation Office. Call the Foundation Office at (864) 885-7912 for directions.
We accept all kinds of handmade items, such as unique knitted and crocheted items, wooden pieces, jewelry, soaps, handbags, pottery, toys, doll clothes and all kinds of wall and garden art and seasonal wreaths, just to name a few. All donations need to be made by November 1 to allow the committee time to price and organize the items.
If you are willing to bake 6 dozen homemade cookies for our Cookie Walk sale, you can contact the Foundation Office, too. Delicious cookies are sold by the pound and half pound throughout the Festival. Cookies will be delivered on Monday, November 26 and Wednesday, November 28.
Also, mark your calendar to come and shop at the Holiday Market and Cookie Walk, November 27 - 29 at our new location - the Best Western University Inn and Conference Center in Clemson, at the intersection of Highway 123 and Highway 28. Your support of Hospice of the Foothills is greatly appreciated as all proceeds from the Festival will go toward the Hospice Endowment.
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Thank you, Saint Mark!!
Time and time again, we are reminded that Saint Mark is a generous community of faith! You have proved it once again. The total received for the Epworth Mother's Day Offering on May 13 was $2,760.00. Thank you so much for giving. Your giving will make a difference in the lives of the children living at Epworth Children's Home in Columbia, SC.
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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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