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Saint
Mark Presbyterian
Church
Weekly eNews
Zoom Worship 10am - prelude 9:50am
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
- Bible reading: Psalm 119: 105-112 & Mark 4: 26-29
- Sermon: The Silent Gospel
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Sunday worship will take place over Zoom at 10:00 with a prelude beginning at 9:50. The bulletin and information to join the Zoom call will be sent out Saturday afternoon.
Sharing worship information
We are glad to see so many friends and family from across the country joining us for worship! If there is someone you would like to receive the worship information (Zoom invitation and bulletin), please pass along their email to Christina (
office@saintmarkpresby.org
) so she can add them to the list.
Mission Opportunity
We have an opportunity to prepare food for the Women's Shelter through InterFaith Works on JULY 22nd! Sign up to contribute to the Sloppy Joe Feast
HERE. Contact
Ray Mountain (
rdm.mountain@verizon.net
) with questions.
Bible Study July 13, 7:00 pm
Look for the Zoom link on Monday
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The Session voted this last week to authorize formally an Anti-Racism Taskforce.
Though "taskforce" implies a temporary work group in response to a new issue, we know that racism is neither new, nor will it be "solved" quickly. But at a time when counties across the country are declaring racism a public health crisis, we recognize the immediate need to respond.
We have great latitude in discerning the work that we want to do as a group. Some members of the congregation have been discussing this already and have shared great ideas so far. Hopefully this group will discern ways that we can respond in the short-term and also find a place for anti-racism work to "live" permanently at Saint Mark -- how will we continue to respond beyond this current news cycle?
If you would be interested in serving on this taskforce or being kept in the loop on its work, please contact Emily Turek --
ekturek@gmail.com
Saint Mark Book Lovers group has decided on their reading list for 2020-21.
In addition to our usual September - June schedule we are adding two books for this summer. Click
here
to see the full list and schedule.
In order to support our efforts to bring about racial justice, we are focusing our July 22 discussion on the book Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race, by Debby Irving. It is her personal reflections on racism and white privilege. This book will be used as a vehicle to continue Saint Mark's discussion on, and actions to support, racial justice. We invite all Saint Markers to join us in this discussion!
The Mission Ministry Team is trying out a new way of giving our funds and we'd love for you to join us!
Each month, the ministry team will vote for THREE organizations, from about 18, to which to allocate $500 each. We hope you will also support these organizations in any way you can.
For the full list of organizations currently on our list, see attachment
here.
Statement on Giving/Pledging
Wondering how to continue giving or paying your pledge for the next few weeks? With church
staff working remotely, using our on-line giving platform will insure your donation or payment
reaches us. Here's how to give or pay your pledge on line.
On Line
From your computer, go to the
Saint Mark website
and click on Give Now at the bottom of the
homepage. Under Donations, look for the box with the purpose for which you're donating.
If you're a giver who hasn't pledged and you're making your regular donation, enter the amount
in the General Fund box. If you're a pledger paying your annual pledge, enter the amount in the
Pledge Payments Stewardship box
From you cell phone, if you don't yet have the Give Plus + phone app. go to the App. Store
to download the free Give Plus + phone app. After downloading the app, open and click onm
church, select Saint Mark, then click to the Donations page, and look for the box with the
purpose for which you're donating.
I
f you're a giver who hasn't pledged, enter the amount you're giving in the General Fund box.
If you're a pledger, enter the amount you're paying in the Pledge Payments - Stewardship box
By Check
If you're just not up for on-line giving and want to pay by check you can send it by mail to the church.
In our prayers this week:
~ Prayers for Pastor Shelby as she prepares for the arrival of her new baby girl in early August.
~ Mia George and Vinod, Anjali and Zac on the death of Mia's father in India. They are not able to travel to be with family at this time, please keep them in your prayers.
~ For all of our friends and
family working in the health care industry and those
who
are essential personnel, working hard to keep us healthy, safe and fed at their own
risk.
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| Our Core Values: Commitment, Community, Compassion, Hospitality, Mission & Spiritual Growth
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church 10701 Old Georgetown Road North Bethesda, Maryland 20852 www.saintmarkpresby.org 301-530-8141 Pastor Scott Wilson 301-530-8143 Associate Pastor Shelby Etheridge Harasty 301-530-8142 Office Administrator Christina Stefanelli 301-530-0600 Main Number
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