The Remarks

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

SAVE THE DATE

Family Movie Night | ELF!

Friday, December 8 | 6:00 PM

Join us for a Holly Jolly Family Movie Night!

Get ready to spread Christmas cheer with our FREE Outdoor Family Movie Night featuring the heartwarming classic, "ELF"!

Free movie, popcorn and hot cocoa for everyone!

Bring your family, friends, and your coziest blankets (and one blanket to DONATE to our Saint Mark Outreach Ministry Closet) to our festive movie night.

Dress in your comfiest PJs as this will be outside, in the neighborhood and bring your holiday spirit.

Share the joy and invite your neighbors and loved ones. The more, the merrier! Let's celebrate the season with Buddy the Elf and his hilarious adventures!

Mark your calendars and we'll see you there!

SAVE THE DATE

Christmas with Sentimental Journey Orchestra and Amy Holloway

Monday, December 11 | 7:30 PM

Join us for an unforgettable night of music and nostalgia!

Experience the magic of the season with our "Christmas with Sentimental Journey" concert, where timeless classics and heartwarming melodies come to life.

Get ready to be swept away by the enchanting sounds of the holiday season. Share this special evening with loved ones and create cherished memories.

Let's make this holiday season even more memorable together.

Thank you

to all who participated in our Halloween Trunk or Treat, donated candy, and supported it through your prayers.

It was a great success.

Green Team Initiative

Saint Mark is working with Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (gipl.org) to create a Green Team.

What is a Green Team?

A Green Team is a group of three or more passionate individuals dedicated to advancing sustainability and environmental action in a community of faith.

Green Teams meet regularly to explore their faith tradition’s commitment to care for the natural world and to cultivate individual and communal practices that embody these commitments.

Green Teams seek to educate their faith community, employ practical solutions to combat climate change at the congregational and community level, and challenge unjust systems that perpetuate harm to creation and neighbor. 

If you are interested in being a part of the Saint Mark Green Team, please reach out to Robert Gilleo at RJGilleo@stmarkumc.org.

For reservations, please email Robert Gilleo at RJGilleo@stmarkumc.org or complete the Microsoft Forms survey (https://forms.office.com/r/29Xbv198wy) no later than 5 PM on Tuesdays.

Diane Haase's Celebration of Life

This Saturday, November 11, 2023 | 2 PM

Mark your calendar for Diane Haase's Celebration of Life on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 2 PM. Rev. Philip Thomason will deliver the eulogy and Rev. Gary Arnold will be accompanist to the choir.

If you ever worked, sang, or performed with Diane, we urge you to join the all-star choir we are pulling together for the celebration of life on Saturday, November 11 at 2 PM. Please contact Robert Gilleo (RJGilleo@stmarkumc.org) in the church office to obtain your music and logistics information for the service.

Outreach Closet Donations

As we head into fall season, we need to outfit our outreach closet with winter items. We have created a link and a QR code below for you to order much needed items.

Thanks to Karen Hannula, we have located an additional site where we can get items in bulk with volume pricing for our unhoused friends and neighbors.

Head over to www.BAGSINBULK.com.

Search for: coats, hats, gloves, blankets, and sleeping bags.

Your generosity allows us to love, accept, and serve the people of our community. To donate to Saint Mark, click the button below.

Our Family Album

Did you know we have a family album of some of our more recent events? Check it out below.

If you have additional photos you'd like to share, reach out to Robert Gilleo in the church office at RJGilleo@stmarkumc.org. We'd love to add your photos to our album.

This Sunday, November 12, 2023, Rev. Dr. Carolyn A. Stephens, will be preaching at both 9 AM and 11 AM.

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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