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Saint Mark Presbyterian
Church
Weekly eNews
Second Sunday After Epiphany
Zoom Worship 10am - prelude 9:50am
- Bible reading: Isaiah 40:1-5 & John 1:43-46
- Sermon: "Lift Every Voice"
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The office will be closed on Monday, January 18th in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Sunday Worship
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 [email protected] so she can add them to the list.
Inauguration Day Prayer Service
At 9:00 am on Inauguration Day (Jan. 20) we will gather for prayer on Zoom. We will pray for peace, for the future of our country and for the safety of all those participating in and protecting the events of the day.
Property Ministry Update
The kitchen renovation project: After many months of hard work, including identifying and contracting and consulting with a kitchen design consultant, a general contractor, an architect and an equipment provider, we are pleased to announce that the kitchen renovation is now scheduled to begin on Monday the 18th! Expect to see new stainless steel cabinets and work tables, a new 2-door refrigerator and freezer, a new stove and 2 microwaves, and new flooring among other features. This will be a fully up-to-code commercial-grade kitchen! Construction will proceed for about six weeks, with an expected completion date of around March 1.
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- HVAC chiller: The 60-ton chiller component of our HVAC, essential for bringing air conditioning to our Education/Office building, was ordered in December, after review of 3 bids. We project the chiller will be installed in March/April timeframe, in time for the summer heat!
- Fellowship Hall: The ceiling of the Fellowship Hall was recently painted with a mold-resistant white paint, after the ceiling was scrubbed to remove mold and sealed earlier in 2020.
- Clean energy: In keeping with our designation as a PC(USA) Earth Care Congregation, we have now moved to 100% renewable energy for our source of electricity (99% wind/1% solar), beginning this month; this follows our conversion to full LED lighting in 2017 (and completion of the projected payback time).
MLK Week of Service - January 18-24
We encourage you to take some time for Service next week. Here are some suggestions to start thinking about - and more details will be coming soon!
1. Send words of love/thanks/encouragement with cards or phone calls.
2. Donate items or funds to those in need and working their way out of homelessness.
3. Clean your neighborhood, parks and trails nearby.
4. Pray for our community, the world and those who may benefit from your service.
Make a commitment to join the Saint Mark community in Service in one, some or all of these items here.
Join the Zoom Team!
Has 2020 awakened the Zoom-Zeal in you? If so, maybe you should consider joining the team of Zoom managers for church services! Anyone interested can email Jocelyn Callister - [email protected].
Good News Gazette
The January Good News Gazette will be coming out soon. Send your Good News to be included! We are looking for photos of your last Advent coloring pages (Love and Emmanuel), and photos of your family lighting your candles on your Advent wreath. Send news of college students, old members getting in touch, new pets, anniversaries, weddings, etc.
Book Lovers
Book Lovers will meet over Zoom on Wednesday, January 20 at 1:00 PM to discuss Mudbound, by Hillary Jordan. "In Jordan's prize-winning debut, prejudice takes many forms, both subtle and brutal. It is 1946, and city-bred Laura McAllan is trying to raise her children on her husband's Mississippi Delta farm-a place she finds foreign and frightening. In the midst of the family's struggles, two young men return from the war to work the land. Jamie McAllan, Laura's brother-in-law, is everything her husband is not-charming, handsome, and haunted by his memories of combat. Ronsel Jackson, eldest son of the black sharecroppers who live on the McAllan farm, has come home with the shine of a war hero. But no matter his bravery in defense of his country, he is still considered less than a man in the Jim Crow South. It is the unlikely friendship of these brothers-in-arms that drives this powerful novel to its inexorable conclusion." Contact Phyllis Norrie ([email protected]) with questions or to obtain the Zoom link.
Mission End of Year Gifts
With the last of the funds entrusted to the Mission Ministry in this year, we have decided to give gifts for the following:
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- $1,000 to help provide five months of meals for delivery to a senior in need
- Hearts With Haiti - $500 given on Giving Tuesday to help toward their matching funds effort
- Scotland AME Zion church - $1,500 towards scholarships for their 5 college students
- PCUSA Disaster Assistance - $750 to international relief, $750 to domestic relief
As ever, if you are looking for organizations for your own charitable giving, please consider joining us in giving to these organizations.
In our prayers prayers week:
~ Prayers for friends and family of Marjie McClelland who died on new years day in Scotland. Marjie was Violet Smith's sister-in-law
~ Prayers for Sarah Mason, at home under hospice care
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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
941-350-4375 (cell) Pastor Scott Wilson
301-530-8143 (office) Pastor Shelby Etheridge Harasty
301-530-8142 Office Administrator Christina Stefanelli
301-530-0600 Main Number
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