The Remarks

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Rev. Dr. Carolyn A. Stephens, preaching

9 AM and 11 AM

Holy Week Schedule

Click here or the picture above to download a copy of the above Holy Week schedule. Thank you, Rex Burruss of Rex Burruss Designs for creating this helpful guide.

Hosanna to the Highest

This Sunday, for both services, weather permitting, we will gather on the Terrace (front steps) and process into the Chapel or Sanctuary together waving our palms.

Dress Warmly Tonight and Sunday Morning

The 1902 Building furnace is under repair. We do not have heat in the Sanctuary or Wade Hall.

Please dress appropriately for Wednesday Night Fellowship and the 11 AM Service on Sunday.

Holy Thursday

Thursday, March 28 | 7 PM

The Holy Thursday service will be a dramatization of the 13^th chapter of John, which tells us how Jesus spent his last evening with the disciples. The portrayal of this intimate last gathering between Jesus and his disciples weaves together the gospel leading up to his betrayal with music from the Bell Choir and Chancel Choir. 

Please join us Holy Thursday at 7:00 PM in the sanctuary, as we begin the final steps of the journey on our Way To The Cross.

Mission Sunday | Thank you!

Many thanks to all those who contributed to the success of our 1^st Mission Sunday of 2024! This past weekend we came together as a congregation to prepare Easter baskets for children and cleaning supplies baskets for young adults - all in partnership with Wellroot Family Services (formerly the United Methodist Children's Home.) 

As an extra bonus, we enjoyed the voices of children, youth, and young adults participating in leading in the 11:00 a.m. worship service. This is just the start of our collaboration with Wellroot.

We encourage you to check out the following link HERE to learn more about Wellroot from one of their 2023 videos. And whether you stayed after to assemble baskets, contributed in-kind supplies, or gave financially, thank you for saying "YES" and supporting Saint Mark in our Mission & Outreach ministries!

Thank you to Scrumptious Fare Catering for the donation last week of over 75 to-go meals to our Tuesday Evening Supper Club members.

Scrumptious Fare Catering has supported our Breakfast and Supper Club ministries for many years now and used to provide the staff a Thanksgiving meal before Covid.  

Dinner 5:30 PM | $11 Adults | $10 Seniors

Come out and join us tonight!

Easter Lily

Easter is a time to remember the special people in our lives—those who have gone from us, and those who are still enriching our lives! Give an Easter lily in their memory or in their honor. A list of those being honored and remembered and their donors will be printed in the Easter bulletin.

Purchase yours today at www.stmarkumc.org/store

Click on the picture above or

go to www.stmarkumc.org/store and make your reservation.

MAC needs volunteers to help grow the mission. We see clients in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10AM - 1PM, and on Tuesday afternoons/evenings from 4PM – 6PM. We need volunteers to help provide assistance in 2 main categories – Food Pantry and In Person Interviewers.

• Food Pantry volunteer – packing up requested items for clients based on their requests, and stocking the shelves with various items.

• In Person Assistance Interviewer – sits down with clients to help fill out any paperwork and coordinate services they request. You need to be a good listener and have a compassionate heart. All clients are prescreened by MAC staff prior to their appointments. You will meet with the client and give a short interview, take notes on their situation, and help coordinate providing services (ex. MARTA for new jobs/interviews, required clothing, referral information on services at other organizations) and then enter that assistance. Training is provided. We will have you shadow an experienced volunteer/ staff member for a while until you are comfortable.

MAC has additional volunteer opportunities. Below are some examples of opportunities outside of the normal assistance hours.

• Unloading food bank pickups – this is usually scheduled for most Mondays mornings from 10am - 12noon, and on one Thursday per month from 1PM – 3PM.

• Food drives – Organize a food drive through your community (business, congregation, civic group, school, etc.).

• Thrift shopping for MAC’s New Worker clothing closet – We need volunteers who can go shopping for specific uniform items, like black pants, white shirts, jeans, khakis. MAC will provide shopping guidelines and pay for the purchases.

• Midtown Race for MAC 5K - Saturday, May 11^th in Piedmont Park. There will be a variety of volunteer shifts available to assist with race set up, cheer for runners along the course, work water tables, event clean-up, etc. This will be from approximately 7AM – 10:30am. 

Saint Mark Restoration Fund | Sharon Smith

Recently, Sharon Smith celebrated her 75 birthday. She asked that in lieu of gifts for people to give to the Saint Mark Restoration Fund. We are grateful to the following people who gave to the Saint Mark Restoration Fund in honor of Sharon Smith's 75th.

• Harry Knox and Michael Bozeman
• Jan and Bruce Antman
• Jamell Barrett
• Verscia Eason
• Jackie Watson
• Amy Flick
• Eddie and Clint Clark-Duke
• Jane Mitchell
• Deborah Merrifield
• Gill Moor
• Cathy Alverez
• Cheryl Thompson
• Dr. Jeff Bradley and David Boswell
• Don and Sandra Williams
• Angelyn and Walter Brock
• B.D. Young & B.M. Green
• Sara Fleming and Charlotte Guthrie
• Lana and David Baty
• William and Giselle Stone
• Rev. Dr. Joshua Noblitt

Tithes & Offerings

Your generosity allows us to love, accept and serve the people of our community. 

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Palm Sunday

Sunday, March 24

Midweek Fellowship Dinner

Thursday, March 28 instead of Wednesday, March 27

Holy Thursday Dramatic Telling of John 13

Thursday, March 28 | Sanctuary | 7:00 PM

Good Friday Service

Friday, March 29 | Sanctuary | 7:00 PM

Easter Eggtravaganza

Saturday, March 30

Easter

Sunday, March 31

7 AM | Sunrise | Terrace

9 AM & 11 AM | Sanctuary

12 PM | Brunch | Wade Hall

Race for MAC

Saturday, May 11 | 8:30 am

Festival Singers of Atlanta

Saturday, June 1 | Wade Hall

Vacation Bible School (VBS)

Monday, June 3 – Friday, June 7

North Georgia Annual Conference

Thursday, June 13 – Saturday, June 15

As a United Methodist Church we are proud to be a congregation with open hearts, open minds, and open doors. We strive to be a congregation that embodies God’s absolute love and hospitality, proclaiming Jesus as our savior and as our model of the ultimate embodiment of God’s love. We believe that all persons are of sacred worth and dignity as part of God’s good creation. Saint Mark United Methodist Church welcomes all persons into the full life and ministry of our congregation, regardless of race, culture, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, family, or socioeconomic status, physical or mental ability, or faith history.

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