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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
Traditional Worship
Sanctuary
3:15 pm
Confirmation Class Gathering
4:00 pm
Wings 'n Things
5:30 pm
In His Eyes
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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 all mothers, and for all women who have served as mothers. Pray for those who are mothers for the first time. Pray for mothers who are currently pregnant. Pray for mothers with multiple children. Pray for mothers who have miscarried or whose children have tragically died. Pray for single mothers. Pray for foster mothers. Pray for adoptive mothers. Pray for empty-nest mothers. Pray for women who dreamed of being mothers but it was not to be so. Pray for mothers who are not able to raise their children due to mental illness, drug addiction, poverty, domestic abuse, or for any other reason.
Pray for grandmothers who are raising their grandchildren. Pray for mothers who are coming to the end of their earthly lives. Pray for all who have lost mothers and are grieving that loss.
Take a moment to thank God for your mother and/or the women in your life who served as mother figures for you.
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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, May 13
9 am "Come to the Table" Worship
with communion
11:15 am Traditional Worship
Sanctuary
Bringing the message
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THIS Sunday, May 13
Celebration Worship
9 am
Saint Mark Center
Bringing the message
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This Sunday, May 13, We Will Receive the Epworth Mother's Day Offering
This annual offering will provide loving care for the children at Epworth Children's Home. Please find information about Epworth and the Mother's Day Offering on the bulletin insert. Epworth does not receive apportionments from the United Methodist Conference. This offering is our opportunity to support this vital ministry. Give generously by using the envelope provided for you in the bulletin.
Click here for more information about Epworth Children's Home
where you can also choose to make a secure credit card donation or enroll for monthly contributions.
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UMC Abundant Health Initiative
UMCOR Health Kits cost $12 each, so the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church needs your help to raise a total of $122,400. Put your donation in the offering plate this Sunday, or drop it off at the church office by no later than Tuesday, May 15. Make your check out to Saint Mark UMC and write "UMC Health Initiative" in the "for" line.
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It's not too late to register for the Elderberries-sponsored 4-hour class to help you use your electronic devices more effectively. Your facilitators will be our own Jim Redmond and Anna Baldwin. Click here to register online by no later than Wednesday, May 16. If you have further questions, click here to contact Marla Fuller, or call her at the church office (864) 882-2603.
If possible, please plan to bring your device(s) with you to the class.
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Pentecost Sunday
NEXT Sunday, May 20
WEAR RED!
We invite you to wear something red next Sunday in celebration of the birthday of the Church of Jesus Christ!!
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For more information, click here to contact Donna Poston.
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Your sponsorship helps to pay for meals for our youth who will be on choir tour from June 16 - 23. With your gift of $25, you will receive a photo of your youth, a ribbon to wear and an itinerary to guide your prayers each day your youth is on the road.
This year, Wings for the Lord will be singing in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. While in Texas, they will be working in the homes of flood victims in the Galveston area.
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Saint Mark disciple, Raymond Lanham, who is retired from the American Cancer Society as the Estate and Asset Services Manager, will speak at an educational seminar luncheon on May 20, 2018 immediately following the 11:15 am Traditional worship service in the Commons Room.
No reservation is required to attend the event, however if you would like a bag lunch (turkey and cheese sandwich, chips, cookie, fruit, and drink is $8 per person - cash or check made out to Donna Jaynes on day of event), click her to email Donna Jaynes.
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CALLING ALL COLLEGE GRADUATES!!
If you are graduating from college this year and would like to be recognized during worship on Graduate Sunday, May 27, please click here to contact Donna Poston.
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For more information,
click here to contact Pastor Todd Davis
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Reconciling Ministries of South Carolina
Annual Breakfast
during Annual Conference
Monday, June 4
7:15 am
First Baptist Church in Greenville
Reconciling Ministries of South Carolina will hold its annual breakfast during the South Carolina United Methodist Annual Conference in Greenville, SC. The speaker will be Dr. Jim Dant, Senior Minister of First Baptist Greenville. His topic is "This I Know: A Simple Biblical Defense for LGBTQ Christians," which is also the title of his new book published earlier this year.
The program will also include stories of faith, personal testimonies, music and praise, and recognition of the Reconciling Communities in South Carolina.
Cost of the breakfast buffet is $15 which includes gratuity and online reservation fees. Click here to make your reservation.
If you are interested in riding to the event in the church bus, click here to contact Marla Fuller.
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We would love a large contingency from Saint Mark to gather at the TD Convention Center in Greenville to support and to show our love for Pastor Shawna as she is ordained as an elder in the United Methodist Church. This has been a long and arduous journey for her, and we have had the great privilege of traveling part of the road with her these last two years.
The service of ordination will be held in the Ballroom, and the reception following the ordination will be in the Concourse on Level 2
Limited transportation is available, so if you would like to ride the bus on the evening of June 4, click here to contact Marla Fuller.
PS - Jeff Childress will be one of the candidates being ordained that evening.
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The Saint Mark Elderberries (a ministry for seniors 50+) and the Dementia Concerns Group invite you to a community-wide workshop for family caregivers who have loved ones with dementia. If you, or someone you know, is caring for someone with dementia, please make them aware of this event.
Click here to register or to get more information.
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Medical Emergency Training
Saturday, June 9
9 am - 12 noon
Commons Room
Medical emergency training for Saint Mark ushers, greeters, trustees and staff continues. Our Wednesday, May 30 session is full, but if you are interested in receiving training in CPR and the use of the Automated External Defibrillator, as well as identify locations of first aid equipment within the church complex, there are still 5-6 openings in the June 9 training session. The cost is $20. Click here to contact Bob Rider, or click here to contact Frank Carbee.
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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 Monday - Thursday the week of the Yard Sale (June 11 - 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 Chicken Plates. The plates will include chicken, coleslaw, beans, and a roll, dessert and a drink. The cost of each plate will be $8. More information will follow about pre-ordering tickets to purchase a Chicken Plate.
The CDC also needs desserts for the chicken 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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Top Secret!!!
VBS 2018
Sunday, July 29 - Thursday, August 2
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Snack Supper will be at 5 pm
Volunteer opportunities are available. For more information,
click here to contact Lisa Kiser.
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The Service Mission Team will be moving its largest fundraiser (the auction) to the spring, but in the interim, we present:
The Mini Auction for Missions!
Sunday, September 16
Atrium
The mini auction will include Clemson items and holiday items only!
We will also bring back the popular "Buy It Now" table, so if you want to donate handmade items for this table, it's time to get started now. "The Buy It Now" table will feature home baked items, jellies, craft items, and other handcrafted or homemade items.
Questions? Click here to contact Jane Harlin.
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Child Development Center Graduation
Friday, May 18
6 pm
Wings for the Lord Choir Tour
June 16 - 23
Wings for the Lord
Homecoming Concert
Sunday, June 24
Sunday School at 9 am
One Service at 10:00 am
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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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Need Help With Your Electronic Devices?
Electronic Devices Class
Saturday, May 19
10 - 2 pm (lunch included)
Cost: $10
"A Walk in My Shoes"
Virtual Alzheimer's Tour
Thursday, June 7
6 - 9 pm
(Includes a light supper)
Square Dancing at Oconee State Park
Friday, June 22
Supper at Puerto Nuevo Mexican
& Seafood Restaurant in West Union
6 pm
Square Dancing
8 - 10 pm
Tailgate at The Gorge
Saturday, July 28
More details to come . . .
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United Methodist Bishops
Recommend a Way Forward
If you have been following the work of the
Commission On A Way Forward and
Council of Bishops, you know that much time, prayer and effort has been devoted to find a way for the United Methodist Church to move forward as a unified denomination - to transcend the divisive issue of homosexuality and to find unity in the midst of our diverse understandings.
The Council of Bishops spent a week deliberating from April 29 - May 4. On May 4, they released their initial report on the outcome of their meeting.
Click here to read the initial report.
Click here to view a video of
Bishop Ough, explaining the recommendation of the Council of Bishops
Full details of the plans and accompanying legislative proposals will be released as soon as final editing of the entire report is completed. It is estimated this will be no later than July 8. We will keep you informed.
Click here to read the response of
Bishop Holston, from our South Carolina Conference, to the UMC Council of Bishops' Way Forward decision.
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The Greater Anderson Chapter
of American Guild of Organists
Progressive Dinner Recitals
Next Sunday, May 20
Easley Presbyterian Church
200 S 1st St, Easley, SC 29640
5:00 PM - Dinner in the Fellowship Hall
6:00 PM - Recital in the Sanctuary featuring:
Marianne Norris
Margaret MacKay
Kenneth Varner
Easley First United Methodist Church
115 W. 1st. Avenue, Easley, SC 29640
6:45 PM - Recital in the Sanctuary featuring:
Steve Ellison
Ralph Boggess
Carolyn Hamlin
7:15 PM - Homemade Desserts in the
Fellowship Hall
The recitals are free to all who want to attend. The catered meal is $10 per person to be paid at the door that night. Please make a reservation if you plan to attend the meal at Easley Presbyterian Church before the recital begins. Deadline for Dinner Reservations is noon on Wednesday, May 16.
Click here to make your reservation page on Easley Presbyterian website. The church office number is (864) 859-4220. People may call for reservations.
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THANK YOU
from United Methodist Women
United Methodist Women express a sincere "thank you" to our Saint Mark community of faith for supporting the Saint Mark Festival luncheon that was held on April 22. Because of the great turnout and your generosity (totaling $1800), UMW donated $600 to each of these local missions - Oconee Presbyterian Service Fund, Rosa Clark Medical Clinic, and Wilderness Way Girls' Camp. Thank you for being such caring disciples!
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Outreach Opportunity
to Ripple of One
The mission of
Ripple of One is to empower families to move beyond government assistance and into their full God-given potential. The program rewards the children of clients who read books.
Ripple of One would gratefully receive books for children ages 6 through 16. If you have gently used books that you would like to donate for these children, Carol Holmes will collect them and take them to
Ripple of One.
There are boxes in the entry ways where you can place your donated books. The Faith Circle (UMW) has taken on this project and invites anyone to contribute to this worthy cause for the benefit of needy families with children.
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Introducing Tara Limbaugh
Tara Limbaugh will be donating 6 hours/week of her time to Saint Mark during part of May and through June as a ministry consultant to the LGBTQ sub-group of the Church and Society Ministry Team.
Tara is a graduate of the 2014-2015 Pacific School of Religion (PSR) Changemaker Fellowship program where she was awarded a Certificate of Spirituality and Social Change. She is completing her final year as a Master of Divinity candidate (graduating in two weeks!), and is a candidate for ordained ministry in the United Methodist Church. She's serving as a CCPO (Chaplain Candidate Program Officer) in the United States Navy student chaplaincy program. She is passionate about new ministry initiatives based on Wesleyan theology, military chaplaincy, Clemson football, good BBQ, and following the Way of Jesus. Originally from the Upstate, she lives in Berkeley, CA, but is "home" for the summer.
When you see her, please give her a warm Saint Mark welcome!!
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Will You Help?
Parking Lot Volunteers are desperately needed for our South Carolina Annual Conference that is being held in Greenville June 3-6. Volunteers will help guide conference delegates to parking lots, and drive buses (provided) to and from the lots to the entrances.
The organizers are looking for men and women who can give a few hours (work will be done in shifts) during the conference.
Food and refreshments will be provided.
Please click here to register to volunteer. Thanks for any help you can offer!!
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Security Cameras on Campus
Toward enhancing security on the Saint Mark campus, we have installed video cameras at the entrances to the CDC and to the Atrium (south exterior door). Those cameras record both video and audio whenever someone enters or exits via those doors. Soon, there will be signs posted at each entrance advising everyone that recordings are being made. Here is a sample view from each of the door cameras:
If you have questions,
click here to contact Trustee Chair, Peter Salis.
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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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