The Remarks

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Church Offices Closed

Monday, December 25, 2023 - Monday, January 1, 2024

New Year's Eve

Sunday, December 31, 2023

10 AM - One Service Only

"His Birth Made Us Heirs"

Galatians 4:4-7

Rev. Dr. Carolyn A. Stephens, preaching

Merry Christmas from the Young Adult Ministry!

If you are interested in joining our ministry, contact Meagan Williams at MWilliams@stmarkumc.org. 

2023 Year-End Giving

Any gifts to the church that you would like to be credited for 2023 must be dated and postmarked no later than December 31, 2023. 

Questions? Contact Deana Hilton in the church office at dhilton@stmarkumc.org or 404-873-2636, ext. 14.

2024 Commitment to Saint Mark

Click on the image above to make your 2024 Commitment to Saint Mark.

If you need help setting up, confirming, or managing your

electronic donations, please contact Deana Hilton

at dhilton@stmarkumc.org or 404-873-2636, ext. 14. 

Children’s Ministry Volunteers Needed

The Children’s Ministry needs four to six volunteers to help facilitate our nursery on an alternating schedule. If you LOVE babies and toddlers and can provide a one and a half to two-hour service once a month, WE NEED YOU!  Please contact Madi Dunn at mdunn@stmarkumc.org.

Fifth Saturday Breakfast Club

Saturday, December 30, 2023 | 9 am

We need volunteers to help serve a hot meal to our food insecure neighbors on Saturday morning, December 30th. If you would like to volunteer, we need you. Please contact Mary Abbott Waite at mawaite100@aol.com or 404-217-3614 to volunteer or show up at the Office doors no later than 9 AM.  Thank you.

Winter Weather Donations Needed

As the weather begins to turn colder, it becomes more challenging for our unhoused neighbors to stay warm. We are requesting donations of blankets, gloves, and sleeping bags. Please bring any of these items to church and drop them off on Sunday mornings in the appropriate donation bin in the hallway between the narthex and chapel.

El Viñedo Local

730 Peachtree Street NE | Suite 100 | Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Across from Redeemer Lutheran

Christmas Eve Hours

• Breakfast 9AM - 11AM
• Lunch 11:30PM - 3:30PM
• Dinner 5PM to 9PM

Did you know that El Viñedo Local offers a 10% discount for Saint Mark United Methodist Church members every Sunday, including today, Christmas Eve? Stop by, support a local business, and let them know you are from Saint Mark.

Disciple Bible Study—Year 2

Disciple 2 Fast Track Bible Study is a 24-week in-depth review of Genesis/Exodus and Luke/Acts. The study comprises 15 to 30 minutes a day of bible reading and dynamic group discussions during the weekly meetings. This study will immerse you in 4 important books of the Bible and will enhance your spiritual journey as a disciple of Christ. Please note that it is not necessary to take Disciple 1 prior to taking Disciple 2.

We are organizing a new class that will meet 12 times this spring and 12 times in the fall. We are considering several times for the class…

1)  During the Sunday School hour

2)  After the Wednesday night dinner

3)  A virtual class Tuesday evening

The new class will begin in late January and Paul Winslow will lead the class. The book for the first session is $17 and scholarships are available.

If interested, please let Paul Winslow know your preferred time at plwinslow3@gmail.com or 757-646-3278.

^“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work”  - 2 Timothy 3:16-17.

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

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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