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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
Worship Service
Sanctuary
11:15 am
Service/Mission Team Meeting
11:30 am
Church and Society Team Meeting
4:00 pm
TREK for Children
4:00 pm
Wings 'N Things
for Youth
5:30 pm
In His Eyes
for Youth
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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 whose lives have been affected by the three wildfires in California - the Camp Fire in Northern California, and the Hill Fire and the Woolsey Fire in Southern California. Pray for those who have lost loved ones in these historic fires. Pray for those who have lost homes, businesses, pets, and all of their personal belongings. Pray for the firefighters who continue to risk their lives to try to get these wildfires under control. Pray that the Santa Ana winds will calm down to give the firefighters and first responders a chance to get on top of the situation.
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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, November 18
Both Services at 10:15 am
Celebration Worship
in the Saint Mark Center
bringing the message
Rev. Ken Minton
"Baskets of Joy"
Traditional Worship
in the Sanctuary
bringing the message
Rev. Shawna Darnall
"Chosen"
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Here is the Latest Update . . .
We are encouraged at the results of our stewardship campaign thus far as we have received 13 new pledges and about half of the faith promises reflect an increase, so THANK YOU!
If you have not yet turned in your faith promise, PLEASE do so no later than
Monday, November 19 so that our Finance Committee can better plan for 2019 at their meeting on Tuesday, November 20.
THANK YOU!
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THIS MONTH!
Tomorrow, Friday, November 16
Attention Parents! You deserve a night out! Our Saint Mark Child Development Center is happy to watch your kiddos while you enjoy some adult time with your spouse or friends. Click here to make your reservation.
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Become an Angel Partner
This summer, our Wings for the Lord youth will have a fantastic opportunity to attend YOUTH 2019, the National Gathering for United Methodist Youth, as part of our annual choir tour. YOUTH 2019 will take place in Kansas City, and will offer our youth four days of discipleship, worship, small group Bible Study, and service opportunities. Our own Pastor Shawna is on the planning team and will be leading the service projects for the week.
Since the registration fee for each participant is above our normal tour expenses, we would like to give you an opportunity to become an "Angel Partner". The registration of $300.00 for each youth and leader is due by January 1, 2019. Your $150 - $300 contribution will help fund the registration fee and will ensure that our youth can be a part of this life-transforming experience.
As an "Angel Partner" you will have opportunities such as joining our youth for special times, receiving special recognition during the Wings for the Lord Theater on March 3, and enjoying other surprise "goodies". To become a partner, you can sign up in the atrium beginning THIS Sunday, November 18 through December 9. You may also click here to contact Donna Poston, our Minister of Youth and College Discipleship
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Be Soup-er Thankful!
The Golden Corner Food Pantry is very efficient at using donated funds to purchase food in bulk; however, for some reason, it has been difficult to find good bargains on canned soup. So for three weeks in November, we will be holding a
"Be Soup-er Thankful" canned soup drive.
What is your favorite? Chicken and Rice, Minestrone, Chunky Vegetable Beef? Whatever it is, would you consider buying a few extra cans to put in the containers in the atrium? They will be in place two more Sundays, November 18 and 25.
Thanks for supporting your local food pantry!
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Channel Your Inner Elf!
Will Ferrell is tied up on a movie set and the Elf on the Shelf is, well, sitting on a shelf! Santa needs YOUR help to stock his Secret Shop here at Saint Mark!
The big day for Marvin's Kids parents to visit and select toys for their children is Saturday, December 8 and it is quickly approaching. Will you volunteer to help by signing up to purchase toys? You can sign up in the atrium or Narthex on November 18 and 25. It's easy - you don't even have to wrap the toys! Just select a child by age and sex and purchase three age-appropriate toys (one each valued at $5, $15, and $25) and bring them to the Commons Room now through December 2.
AS ALWAYS, THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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Table Talk Sunday School Class
Invites YOU
Sundays, November 18 and 25
10:15 am
Room A205
Don Taylor will continue his discussion about our Jewish roots and heritage. Everyone is invited to attend! Below are the topics:
Sunday, November 18
"Holy Time - the Sabbath"
Sunday, November 25
"A Holy Place - the Temple"
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Everyone is invited to sing! For more information, click here to contact David Wilcox
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50 or Older?
Join us!!
November Lunch Bunch
Tuesday, November 27
12 noon
Ye Olde Sandwich Shoppe
124 N Townville St. in Seneca
Join us for lunch out at a well known Seneca establishment - Ye Olde Sandwich Shop. We will have the back room to ourselves. After lunch, stay and enjoy a fun game of Bingo. No reservations are needed. Just show up! Hope to see you there!
THERE WILL BE
NO LUNCH BUNCH IN DECEMBER.
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ALL Women are Invited to a
Traditional Christmas Tea
Annual UMW General Meeting
Saturday, December 1
11:30 am
Commons Room
The United Methodist Women (UMW) invites ALL women of ALL ages to the annual December General Meeting. This year will feature a "Christmas Tea" in addition to the installation of the Leadership Team for the coming year, recognition of those who have completed the UMW Reading Program, and a report from Jean Rogers on her attendance at the National UMW Conference. The Gospel According to Saint Mark Singers will perform and lead us in song.
In lieu of a love offering, attendees are asked to bring new packages of socks or underwear for children ages pre-K through High School. The collection will be provided to Grace's Closet to help Oconee County school children in need.
Come and join us for a few hours of relaxing fellowship before the chaos of the season threatens to take over! The cost is $10 and reservations are requested by November 26.
Click here to make your online reservation(s) with Nell Hodge.
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EMS personnel use these stuffed animals when they encounter children who are sick, hurt, or have experienced trauma or loss. Your donated stuffed animals will provide comfort and love to a child in need. Thanks for your donations!!
For more information,
click here to contact Lisa Kiser.
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ALL Donors will receive
a "Blood Donor" sweatshirt
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Someone's in the kitchen with Donna,
Someone's in the kitchen I know....
Someone's in the kitchen with Donna,
Rolling out the shortbread dough!
If you've been around Saint Mark on Monday mornings lately, you may have wondered about the delicious smells wafting up the stairs from the church kitchen! The UMW bakers and "Holy Rollers" are busy stocking the freezer with handmade cookies to sell on the first two Sundays in December. In addition to the traditional
Scottish Shortbread cookies that were available the past two years, the ladies will be adding a
Williamsburg Gingerbread cookie as a second selection.
Both kinds of cookies will
be attractively packaged and will sell for $8/package or two for $15. These little packages make great stocking stuffers, hostess gifts, or just a thoughtful gift for anyone! And the best part - all proceeds benefit local missions here in Oconee County - Baby Read, Fostering Faithfully,
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Join us for a covered dish lunch following worship. Fried chicken and beverages will be provided. Sides and desserts are welcome! For more information, click here to contact Pastor Shawna Darnall.
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We Need Blue and White
Wrapping Paper
Mark your calendars now for our Advent Workshop and Luncheon, following our Hanging of the Greens service of worship on Sunday, December 2. This time together, as a family of faith, will equip us for journeying through the season of Advent and help us to prepare our hearts for Christmas!
We hope every household will be able to decorate a giving box on December 2. And for that reason, we are in need of rolls of blue and white wrapping paper. Please consider picking up a few rolls, and dropping them off in the collection container in the Atrium between now and Thursday, November 29.
PLEASE NOTE:
This is a separate collection from the wrapping paper and supplies needed for Marvin's Kids. The Marvin's Kids collection boxes are in the Atrium entrances. Both are needed.
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You will not want to miss this very special presentation by our Saint Mark children! It will be in the sanctuary immediately after worship on Sunday, December 9.
Parents, we are well into our rehearsal schedule. Thanks for making sure your children attend as many rehearsals as possible.
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RESERVE YOUR TICKET(S) SOON!!
Tickets continue to sell, so don't miss out! The cost of tickets is $40 each.
After the show, we will enjoy supper together at Mezzaluna Brick Oven in Hendersonville, NC. Click here to see the menu.
Click here to make your reservation(s)! There are still a few spaces on the church bus.
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Youth Christmas Party with Special Friends
Sunday, December 9
5:30 pm
The Gathering
CDC Christmas Program
Wednesday, December 12
5:00 pm
Saint Mark Center
Christmas Eve Services
3:00 pm - Community Service
New Harmony UMC
5:30 pm - Family Christmas Service
Saint Mark Center
9:00 pm - Traditional Candlelight Service
Sanctuary
Children and Youth Activities Resume
Sunday, January 6
4 pm
Lay Leadership Training
Sunday, January 6
5:30 pm - meal
6:30 pm - Training
Human Relations Sunday
Sunday, January 13
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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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Turkey in the Hole
Wilderness Way Girls' Camp
Church-wide Event Sponsored by the Elderberries
Saturday, November 17
Campsite Tours 10:45 - 11:15 am
Dinner - 12:30 pm
Bring sides and desserts
Transportation will be available
Monthly "Lunch Bunch" Gathering
FOURTH TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH
Tuesday, November 27
12 noon
Ye Olde Sandwich Shop
A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas
Flat Rock, NC
Thursday, December 13
2 pm matinee
Followed by Supper at Mezzaluna Brick Oven
Hendersonville, NC
Cost of Tickets: $40 per person
Tickets are on sale now!
THERE WILL BE
NO LUNCH BUNCH
IN DECEMBER.
For more information about our Elderberries ministry or any of these events, click here to contact Marla Fuller
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Get Involved!!!
The Marvin's Kids Team wants to remind you of the many ways you can enrich the lives of families in Oconee County and feel the true joy of Christmas! As you prepare your Advent "To Do" list, consider adding one or two for Marvin's Kids!
Click on the image above to sign-up online. It is simple. Just check the box beside the Marvin's Kids activity(s) you would like to do to help. (e.g. Take a family to Walmart to shop, provide toys for Santa's Secret Shop, bake cookies, etc.)
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Spotlight on UMW
(United Methodist Women)
Pictured above are members of
Manibus Christi Circle after packaging feminine hygiene products for local homeless women. They are (left-right)
Sallie Wigington, Kylie Morrill, Paige Lowe, Brock Sparks, Debbie DuBose, Amber Robbins, and Savannah Bock.
Manibus Christi is coordinating mission efforts for the
Homeless Period Project, packaging and delivering the period packs to
Grace's Closet and Our Daily Rest.
UMW Circle members are active disciples in our community! Thank you, ladies!!!
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Pursuing Environmental Wholeness
and Justice for All of God's Creation
United Methodists believe the resources we consume - from the soil to grow our vegetables, to the minerals we mine for our electronics, to the power it takes to charge our phones - are of value not because they are useful to us, but because God created them. That's why we're encouraging our members to make small changes - buying less stuff, choosing reusable bags and containers and reducing power use.
We also believe that we are called by God to be proactive in supporting those at-risk: helping vulnerable communities gain better access to clean water by locating safe water sources, educating communities, and improving sanitation. In the U.S., Africa, Asia, Central and South America and the Caribbean, we respond to the kinds of natural or civil disasters that overwhelm a community's ability to recover on its own.
On this week before Thanksgiving and as we quickly turn our attention toward Christmas, let's give serious thought and prayer about being better stewards of God's creation.
To learn more, click here to watch a short video.
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Tuesday - Thursday
November 27 - 29
The Hospice of the Foothills Christmas Tree Festival will have a new home in 2018. Due to renovations underway in locations previously used by the Festival, organizers have moved all of this year's events to The Best Western University Inn and Conference Center in Clemson, located at the intersection of Highway 123 and Highway 28.
For information on all events, Click here for details. To purchase tickets, contact the OMH Foundation Office at 864 885-7912.
All proceeds from the Festival will go to the GHS Hospice of the Foothills Crippen Endowment.
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Candlelight Christmas Concert
Foothills Chorale
Sunday, December 2, 2018 at 5:00 PM.
Trinity Baptist Church
504 S Oak St., Seneca, SC
TICKETS: $20 each for adults
$10 each for students.
Get tickets from David Wilcox, Elaine Wilson,
and Jeff Weicksel, online or at the door.
It's not Christmas without the Foothills Chorale! The concert will feature winter and holiday-themed pieces with seasonal poetry in a "lessons and carols" format. The Candlelight Christmas Concert (held without applause) includes some of your favorite songs, such as "O Magnum Mysterium," "In the Bleak Mid-Winter" and "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming."
We hope you'll join us for an evening of beautiful music to celebrate the start of the Christmas season.
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For more information,
click here to contact Lauren Richardson or call Our Daily Rest at (864) 482-7040.
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Job Position Available
at Our Daily Rest
Evening Program Assistant
4 - 9 pm every other evening
Week 1 (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday)
Week 2 (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday)
$10/hour
Job responsibilities include:
- Provide support and encouragement to residents as they return home in the evenings
- Answer the door to receive donations
- Coordinate with dinner volunteers
- Clean up after dinner
- Lock up
For more information, or to express your interest in the position, call Lauren Richardson at Our Daily Rest at
(864) 482-2040. You may also
click here to send a letter of interest or resume to Lauren Richardson.
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The Salvation Army Kicks Off
the Season of Giving
On Saturday, November 10, Pastor Todd and his wife, Cara, rang bells for the Salvation Army red kettle campaign kick-off at Belk department store in Seneca.
You can get involved, too!!!
The Salvation Army needs volunteers to ring bells at area businesses for the Christmas season (through December 22). If you can ring for a 2-hour shift, please contact Salvation Army Director, Debra Andrews at 882-1160, or Saint Mark disciples, Ray Lockhart at 944-0247, or Curt Davis at 882-1624.
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Saint Mark Quilters for Christ
Provide Love and Comfort
The Saint Mark prayer quilt ministry -
Quilters for Christ - receives many "thank you" notes from quilt recipients and their families. Below is one such note:
"Quilt ladies of Saint Mark,
Thank you so much for your prayers and for the quilt made for Seth several weeks ago. When we received it, we had been told he either would pass away or be severely brain damaged from his stroke. Well he was given 2 miracles. He woke from his coma and is now almost 100% back to normal. A full recovery is expected, and we are so grateful to everyone who said a prayer for him. I know that receiving the quilt gave his mother special comfort and our entire family sends its thanks! (Seth included)."
A common question that we get is, "Who can receive a prayer quilt?" First, a quilt needs to be requested by a
Saint Mark disciple, and can be for
anyone in need. If you know someone who needs a prayer quilt, speak to any of the quilters, or fill out the printed form that you will find at the church office. There is also an online form on our church website.
Click here to go directly to that form. We ask you to be responsible for delivery of the prayer quilt.
As of today,
346 prayer quilts have been given - covered with our Saint Mark prayers. Many people have shared their stories of how they have felt our prayers. Thank you, Saint Mark!!
Sandra Lowe and Jean Rogers
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2019 Disciplines:
A Book of Daily Devotions
$12/copy
We have 5 regular print copies of this popular book of daily devotions available to purchase. The books are available now from Pastor Shawna Darnall.
Click here to reserve your copy(s) today.
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A Message from Rosa Clark Medical Clinic
to Medicare Patients
If you have Medicare and are struggling with the "donut hole," the Rosa Clark Medical Clinic can help. They offer $0 co-pay for office visits and prescription medications if you qualify for the sliding fee scale, even if you have Medicare.
For more information, call the clinic at (864) 882-4664.
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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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