St. Mark's Weekly E-blast

We gather, connect, and serve so all may experience the love of Christ.

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Meet up with other vets for breakfast or coffee on Friday July 25 at Cracker Barrel. Come and join the group for great conversation and sharing from 8:30 to 10 am. Contact Marcia Rostad for more information.

Dinner and Thinks

6 pm Monday July 28 at Transplant Pizza. Eat and drink and think while discussing life and faith.

1970 W. River Road

Contact info@umcstmarks.org

This Sunday at Youth Group:

Christmas is SO FUN! Why only celebrate it once each year?

Come celebrate it here in July, too! Bring a White Elephant gift and be ready for all of the classics. Carols. Games. Hot Cocoa.

You probably don’t want to wear your warmest Sweater...but I highly encourage ugly sweater style t-shirts!

(4-6 pm, Grades 6-12, Wesley House)

Help us bless Nash and Estes Elementary students again this year with donations of school supplies. This is the last Sunday to bring in school supplies. Look in the June & July Messengers for a complete list of requests, and how to make a monetary donation. We still need black Expo dry erase markers, Kleenex, and Chlorox wipes. Thank you!

July is Peanut Butter Party month at the ICS Foodbank.

Bring jars on Sundays or to the North parking lot on Saturdays, 10:00—11:00 AM. St. Mark’s goal is to win the fourth straight trophy for the most jars. Additionally, please bring non-perishable food items (soup, cereal, pasta & sauce). Give generously, the number of families needing food assistance is increasing while the amount of contributions is hardly keeping up with the demand.

We want to invite you to the memorial services for two church members who have passed away recently. Please plan to attend to honor their lives and support their families.

A memorial for Glenn Brechbiel will be held on Sunday, July 27 at 2 pm in the Magee campus sanctuary, with a reception immediately following in the Fellowship Hall. Glenn passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2025.

A celebration of life will be held for Don Schmidt on Wednesday, July 30 at 11 am in the Fiesta Room in Sunflower, with a light lunch reception following. Don was a long time member of Sanctuary, then began worshipping on the Magee Campus at the early service. He passed away on June 2, 2025.

Disability Awareness -

Did you know most people with disabilities have super powers? You may have heard that if you lose one sense, your other senses become heightened. My daughter, Tieu, has a fine sense of touch to read Braille. And she can understand audio books at more than double the reader’s speed. Another super power is her ability to memorize details like phone numbers and addresses. And like many people with disabilities, she is very empathetic. Next time you encounter a person with disabilities, think about what super powers they might have.

- Joylee Gathings - Church and Society.

SUNDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE

8:30 and 10 am Traditional service in Magee Campus sanctuary and child care in Rm 15

10 am Modern service at Sanctuary Campus with Children's Sunday School and childcare

10 am Magee Campus youth and children's Sunday School (except fifth Sundays) and child care

The 10 am worship service on the Magee Campus is live-streamed on Sundays on our website or on YouTube UMC St. Mark's AZ. You can also watch the service at a later time.

The Monthly Messenger Newsletters are available HERE!

Office Hours – 9 am to 3 pm Mon-Thurs, closed Friday - Sunday

Staff may be available by appointment at other times; email them using their first name followed by @umcstmarks.org