The Remarks

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Trunk or Treat

Tuesday, October 31st | 5:30 - 7 PM 

Join us for a fall evening full of fun, fellowship, costumes, and candy! Our Halloween event will be a safe, festive event for our children, families, and community. Spread the word! If you would like to help with this event, you can:

• Decorate Your Trunk - Help make it a great evening for our kids and community by pulling out all the stops and decorating your car trunk as part of our trunk-or-treat!
• No Trunk? Don't have a trunk, no worries. Come and we will set you up at a table.
• Donate Candy - Bring individually wrapped candy to the church office. Candy will be handed out at the trunk-or-treat. 
• Volunteer - We will need helpers with the various activities in the back lot.

To volunteer or for more information, please contact Children's Minister, Madi Dunn at MDunn@stmarkumc.org.

Sunday, November 5, 2023 | 12:30 PM | Sanctuary

There will be a Church Conference with our District Superintendent, Dr. Michael McQueen, on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at 12:30pm in the sanctuary. This Church Conference will be for the sole purpose of electing members to serve in different leadership capacities, including as your Church Council for the class of 2024 through 2026, as recommended by your Nominations and Leadership Development Committee, or from the floor. All members of Saint Mark are encouraged to be at this Church Conference, so you can be a part of this process.

Jon Easter's Ministry Celebration Photos

Thanks to Johnny Sims for capturing this past Sunday's Celebration of Jon Easter's ministry at Saint Mark in photos.

Click the link below to see the moments Johnny captured:

https://stmarkumc.church/JonEasterCelebration

Financial Gifts to Saint Mark

We celebrate the following financial gifts made to Saint Mark during the month of October:

• Lee Edwards gave a gift to Saint Mark in honor of Dr. Jeff Bradley and David Boswell for their tireless efforts landscaping each week and for decorating Saint Mark for Special Events. 

• Belva White gave a gift to Saint Mark in honor of Mary Murray for her steadfast commitment to and love for the children of Saint Mark. 

• Belva White gave a gift to Saint Mark in honor of Rev. Dr. Carolyn Stephens for Pastor Appreciation Month.

• Retired US Navy Captain Kathleen Edelman gave a gift to Saint Mark in memory of her mother, Linda V. Manning. 

• Pam Buzbee gave a gift to Saint Mark in honor of the dedicated women and men who show up every Tuesday afternoon to feed “the least of these.”

• Robert L. Manning gave a gift to Saint Mark in honor of Retired US Navy Captain Kathleen Edelman.



• Powell Jones gave a gift to Saint Mark Missions in honor of the 12-Step Outreach Program outreach at Saint Mark. 

If you would like to give to the ministries of Saint Mark, below are the ways you can giving: 

1. You can use our giving envelopes that are in the pews and place your donation in the offering plates during worship.
2. You can give online at https://app.securegive.com/StMarkUMC 
3. You can mail your donation to the church office or have your bank’s online service to send a check to St. Mark UMC at your convenience.

Wesley Woods Mother's Day Offering

Thank You!

For more than sixty years Wesley Woods and churches in North Georgia have partnered to support older adults. Church families are vital to ensuring Wesley Woods residents continue to thrive and are celebrated for the lives they live, the wisdom they share and everything they have yet to teach us.

Wesley Woods is grateful to all churches who participated in the Mother's Day Offering and recognizes the below churches who went above and beyond in 2023 to support our mission and ministry.

https://www.wesleywoods.org/foundation/recognition/church-champions/

TOP 30 CHURCH GIVING

(OVER 500 MEMBERS)

Saint Mark United Methodist Church - Atlanta

CHURCHES GIVING 10 CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF SUPPORT

Saint Mark United Methodist Church - Atlanta

Saint Mark Financial Results

Through September 2023

"I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now."

Philippians 1:3-5 (NIV)

Diane Haase's Celebration of Life

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. Details to come.

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.

12-Step Program | Saint Mark Welcome

Did you know that we have 3 12-step programs that meet at Saint Mark a week? 

They meet on the second floor of the Sunday School building. The classroom currently doesn’t have any permanent furniture. We’d like to change that and make our guests feel welcomed and loved. 

We have created a wish list of items for the room. If you would like to sponsor an item or donate financially to the project, please contact Robert Gilleo, RJGilleo@stmarkumc.org, for more information and a copy of the wish list.

Let’s make our guests feel welcomed and loved.

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

This Sunday, October 29, 2023, Rev. Steve Fazenbaker 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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