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Sowing the seeds of faith. ~ Pastor Alex

CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS EMAILED

Third quarter contribution statements have been emailed. If you did not receive one or have any issues, please contact Deborah Herrick.

Reminder, the deadline for survey submissions is Sunday, October 25th. The Sunday Schedule Committee needs your thoughts in order to plan our next steps. Please share them by filling out your survey by the deadline. We want everyone to have a voice.

Please return print surveys to the office, to Sally Boggs,

or place in the designated box in the atrium.

To complete the survey digitally

click here: https://forms.gle/RuhwmP65FNYhbbky5  

or scan the QR code.

• Golden Corner Food Pantry
• Ann Hope UMC Feeding Ministry
• Collins Children's Home
• The Dignity Project

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

TO VISIT FAMILIES

The Marvin's Kids Ministry is seeking volunteers to visit families that will be served as part of the Christmas outreach in December.

These face-to-face visits are important, as they help to confirm information about each family and are also a time to share with the parents and guardians what the outreach provides. These visits will occur over the next month, to be completed before Nov. 15. If interested, please contact Alice Evatt at acevatt@hotmail.com or 864-247-7401.

PECAN SALES FOR MISSIONS:

The United Women in Faith are selling extra large Georgia pecan halves. Each one-pound bag is $15. These will also be sold at the Mission Faire in December, but we are having advanced sales to give a head start to holiday baking!

Pre-orders will be taken via email by Ilene Lund (click on the blue link) now until October 20. Pick up will be on Sunday, November 1 and Sunday, November 8 in the atrium after the Celebrate! service and in the narthex before and after traditional service.

We prefer cash or check, but credit cards will also be accepted.

CHRISTMAS FAIR UPSCALE RESALE!

It's that time of year again ... time to start thinking about our Christmas Fair for Missions! And a very important and popular part of our Fair is always the Upscale Resale shop. Please start collecting treasures you are willing to donate and set them aside. You can bring your donations to Room 208 until December 1. 

We do not accept clothes, books or DVDs. Our best sellers are always the Christmas-related items -- anything Christmas is always the first to go. We also love to get jewelry and novelty items. We don't accept any computer or other electronic items. We also won't accept anything that is not brought upstairs to Room 208. 

Anything that does not sell will be donated to the Wilderness Way Girls Camp Thrift Store. In advance, thank you for your generosity and for helping us raise money for worthy mission projects in our community.  If you have questions, please reach out to Nancy Evatt or

Mary Jane Duggins.  

As we approach the Christmas Holidays, Saint Mark’s United Women in Faith are preparing for our annual Mission Fair scheduled for December 4-6. Once again we will be selling pies and cakes to support the Mission Fair. This year we will be offering a limited number of preordered pies and cakes to be picked up at the Mission Fair through Christmas.

We will also offer a limited number of preordered Thanksgiving pies to be picked up on Sunday, November 22 in the atrium after both services or on Wednesday, November 25 in the atrium from 3:00-5:00. You can preorder an apple pie (ready to be baked), pumpkin pie, pecan pie, or chocolate pie. All pies are $20 each. Preorder forms will be available in the atrium between Sunday services and in the narthex before and after 11:15 service starting October 18 through November 15.

Cakes can also be preordered in the atrium at this time. You may preorder carrot cake, chocolate pound cake with chocolate icing, coconut cake, cream cheese pound cake with lemon glaze, and German chocolate cake. Cakes are $50 and can only be picked up at the Mission Fair through Christmas.

Payment by cash or check is due at pick up. Checks are to be made payable to Saint Mark Women in Faith.

For any questions, please contact Joyce Carney at

864-723-5622 via text and she will contact you by phone call or text.

A TIME FOR DISCERNMENT

Our campaign begins not with a pledge card, but with prayer and discernment.

Take time to consider the blessings God has entrusted to you and how you are called to respond. What part can you play in supporting the worship, ministries, missions, and outreach of our church? How can your giving reflect your faith, gratitude, and commitment to Christ’s work?

The answer will be different for each person and household. What matters is that we listen for God’s direction and respond faithfully and generously.

As we approach Consecration Sunday, October 25, consider what your commitment will be for the coming year. When each of us responds according to our means and calling, our individual gifts become something greater —ministry that touches lives within our congregation, throughout our community, and beyond.

One Church. Many Gifts. Greater Together.

It Takes All of Us.

Church Finances through the Month of September 2026

Expected Contributions to Date $ 732,759.23 

Received Contributions to Date $ 741,040.09 

Expenses Paid to Date $ 700,193.01

Uplifting Campaign Status through the Month of September 2026:

Amount Pledged through 5/31/28 $ 364,702.00 

Outstanding Amount to Date $ 136,127.81

A detailed Analysis of Revenues & Expenses is posted on the bulletin board outside the church office.

A healthy endowment makes it possible for us to respond to God’s call with confidence.

CLICK HERE to email Pastor Alex with your prayer concerns.

All Saints' Sunday, celebrated the first Sunday of November every year, is a time to honor the memory of loved ones in the faith who have passed before us. This year we will mark the occasion with displays of red roses for our worship. You are invited to remember your loved ones by reserving and naming roses for the displays. Roses must be ordered by Sunday, October 18. Order forms will be located on the back tables in the gym at this Sunday's combined service.

TRUNK CONTEST!

CANDY & VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Fall Festival is Wednesday Oct 28 at 5:30pm. Saint Mark Family Ministry, in partnership with the CDC, Evangelism, Hospitality, and Service & Missions, will host this amazing outreach event. You can do your part to support and participate by signing up to host a trunk, donate candy or small toys, serve food, greet and direct traffic, set up or clean up. There will be prizes for the Best Theme, Best Decorations and Best Activity. Sign up for a truck with family, friends, or a church committee to try and win!

For all other details about the event and how to be involved, please contact Julie.

FAMILY MINISTRY BULLETIN

CLICK HERE to see what's happening with children and youth!

Click on www.swu.edu/refresh for details and to register.

• October Birthdays
• Pickle Ball Mondays
• Church Directory on Your Mobile Device
• Need a Replacement Name Tag?
• Blessing Box

FLOWERS NEEDED

We have several vacancies on the sanctuary flower calendar for October through the remainder of the year. Please consider donating flowers to beautify the sanctuary during worship service. And remember, our Caring Ministry will share those flowers afterwards with disciples who are homebound or in medical facilities. Please contact Sarah Boylston with any questions.