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Tithing is not about keeping the rules. It's about thanking God! ~ Pastor Alex

GUEST MUSICIAN

Gena Sykes will play the flute with the Chancel Choir during the traditional service's anthem "Bless the Lord, O My Soul". To learn more about Gena, visit her website by clicking here.

Our Stewardship Campaign is about more than raising money. It is about participation—each of us prayerfully considering how we can support the work God has called our church to do.

Our circumstances and gifts are different, but everyone can participate. When we make a pledge, we are saying, “I want to be part of the ministry of this church.”

As we approach Consecration Sunday, October 25, please prayerfully consider making a pledge for the coming year. Every commitment matters because together we make ministry possible.

One Church. Many Gifts. Greater Together.

It Takes All of Us.

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

Marvin's Kids is gearing up for Christmas! Thank you to

those who signed up for our Christmas in July gift drive!

You can now sign up on Sundays in the atrium and

narthex through November 23. CLICK HERE for details about the Marvin's Kids program. You may also contact Mary Barnette (864-903-2744) or Sarah Boylston (864-650-0635) with questions.

Interested in helping with the Secret Santa Shop? Set up

will be December 9-11. Parents will come to shop for their

children on Saturday, December 12. Please contact

Alice Evatt with questions or to volunteer.

Saint Mark has been one of the most supportive churches of the Salvation Army's bell ringing program over the years, and they rely on us to provide smiling faces and willing hands to ring that bell during the holiday season. Money raised during the "red kettle" campaign helps people in Oconee County with rent and utility payments when they are struggling to stay in their homes.

NOTE: the two shifts on Saturday, December 12 conflict with the Marvin's Kids Santa Shop AND the dress rehearsal for the Christmas Choir's Lessons & Carols, so please check your calendar before you sign up to be sure you're free that day!

Please contact Jane Harlin if you have questions or would like to sign up.

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.

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.

CLICK HERE to email Pastor Alex with your prayer concerns.

Don't Miss Out — Sign Up Now!

Join the Berries Group on Tuesday, October 27 for a fun fall day exploring Greenville! Enjoy a guided Falls Park walking tour, lunch with friends, and a fascinating tour of Greenville's historic neighborhoods. Choose one tour or both!



Great fellowship, beautiful scenery, and local history await! Contact Mitch or DiAnne Crisp or email SaintMarkBerries@gmail.com to sign up today!

All Saints Sunday is the day when Christians have

traditionally celebrated the lives of the saints. In modern

practice it is a day to celebrate not only the lives of our

mothers and fathers in the faith but also the saintly status of

all Christians. It is also an opportunity to remember those

who have joined the saints in heaven in the past year. We

will be celebrating All Saints Day on Sunday, November

1st. During the service we will remember those saints from

Saint Mark who have gone on to glory in the past year.

Join the Berries Lunch Bunch for food and fellowship on Thursday, November 12 at Arnold's in Seneca. Contact Karen Suarez to RSVP.

To celebrate Thanksgiving during Recharge, we will be packing boxes of donated food for the Aldersgate Sunday School class to give to people who come by the church in need of food. This is a year-round service that they provide, and they need your help. 

Please bring bags of listed food items (CLICK HERE) to the boxes in the outer atrium or on the night of November 18 Recharge.

LIFE LINE SCREENING HERE

Life Line Screening will be in the Saint Mark Center (gym) on Monday, November 23 from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Schedule your appointment at the phone number above to take advantage of this opportunity.

Our annual 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. Tell your friends and neighbors! Please contact Julie with any questions.

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.