For the Week of June 16 - 23, 2022
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Join us this Sunday for Pastor Shawna's last Sunday at Saint Mark and Pastor Todd's last Sunday before taking leave for spiritual and physical renewal this summer.
Welcome to Saint Mark UMC! On Sunday, June 12, 2022 Don and Jane Meriam joined Saint Mark by transfer of membership from Fairplay Presbyterian Church in Fairplay, South Carolina. Please take a moment to welcome them when you see them around the church campus.
Don and Jane Meriam
DOROTHY RITTS
The church office has received the following information from Dorothy's daughter:

Dorothy will join my father, Paul Ritts, in your Memorial Garden this Fall. St Mark UMC was a special church home to both of them. Mom continued to follow the church sermons online from her Assisted Living facility in the Champaign, Illinois area. She was 94 but still vibrant and able to use her computer, pay bills, take her own meds, play euchre, and enjoy life. She spread the message of her Faith whenever possible. 

Thank you,
Nancy Ritts Pataky 

Click on the following link to read the full obituary:
A list of petitions for our church family and others.
  • Bidding Pastor Shawna Farewell
  • Part-Time Bus Driver Needed for CDC
  • UMW Cookbook Needs Your Recipes
  • Flower Calendar
  • Pickle Ball
  • Opt-In for Texting
  • Journey Through the Bible Holy Land Trip 2023
  • Ride to Work Coaches Needed
  • Pianist Needed at Chicopee Church, Walhalla
A list of Church meetings and events during the next two weeks.
  • Nursery Volunteers Needed This Summer
  • Parents' Night Out 6/17
  • CDC VBS 6/27-29
  • Youth Escape Room Outing 6/26
  • Youth Lock-In & Lake Day 7/8-9
  • Kids' Outing @ Children's Museum 7/24
  • Youth Mission Week 7/25-28
  • Volunteer Readers Needed for CDC
FAMILY MINISTRY INTERNS
Julia Beman
Katelyn Franck
Please welcome our interns! Julia Beman and Katelyn Franck will be interning with our Family Ministries programs and events! They will be introduced in worship on Sunday morning! Both are current nursery staff here as well as Clemson University students who are active in Clemson Wesley and the STEM program. Julia and Katelyn have worked with and participated in similar programs with Children and Youth. Katelyn will be with us over the summer and return in the spring of 2023 after a semester of studying abroad! Julia will be with us throughout the year! Say hello when you get a chance! 
  • The Happy Berry Farm June 21st
Our current COVID safety policy while on campus.
Click here to view the entire Saint Mark 2022 Ministry Guidebook with information about church structure, leadership and ministries.
Saint Mark UMC
616 Quincy Road
Seneca, SC 29678

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(864) 882-2603

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June 19, 2022

2nd Sunday after Pentecost

9:00 am
Celebrate! Contemporary Worship @ Gym

10:00 am
Sunday School
(Adults, Children & Youth)

10:15 am
Destiny Christian Center
@ Commons Room

11:00 am
Traditional Worship
@ Sanctuary

Worship services are LiveStreamed!
CHILDREN & YOUTH
SUNDAY SCHOOL

Children meet at 10 am in Room A101 off the atrium. Youth meet in the Youth Center.

Youth Group meets at 4 pm in the 
Youth Center.
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Saint Mark United Methodist Church
616 Quincy Road
Seneca, South Carolina 29678-3820
864-882-2603
Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors