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This Week at St. Mark

Sunday, April 26 7:30 a.m. Prayer in Pastor’s Office

8:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service 8:30 a.m. Prayer Servants in the Prayer Chapel

9:45 - 10:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship Service

11:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Prayer Servants in the Prayer Chapel

*LEADERSHIP MEETING AFTER WORSHIP SERVICE

Monday, April 27 5:30 p.m. Yoga

6:00 p.m. Boy Scouts

Tuesday, April 28 6:30 a.m. Men’s Prayer Breakfast, Bell Hall

Wednesday, April 29

11:30 a.m. Barnabas PK, Mr. Bill’s 4:45 - 6:00 p.m. WEACT DINNER

7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Chancel Choir Practice Thursday, April 30

6:00 p.m. College Group.

Friday, May 1 6:00 a.m. Men’s Prayer Breakfast, Chick-Fil-A 6:30 a.m. Men’s Prayer Breakfast, McDonald’s

Saturday, May 2

7:30 a. m. Same Ten, Parlor 9:00 a.m. STEPHEN MINISTRIES WORKSHOP

John’s Journal Greetings Friends in Christ! It is an honor for St. Mark UMC to have Rev. Sandy Felkins preaching on United Methodist Women’s Sunday in Traditional Worship. As many of you already know, Sandy is no stranger to the St. Mark family as she has been a great part of this church’s ministry before answering her calling to pastoral ministry. St. Mark has been honored to have Sandy come back home after her retirement to worship and be in ministry. I know that you will join me in welcoming her as she brings God’s word to God’s people on this special ministry day. Below you will find a short biography of Sandy’s journey. Take a moment to embrace, celebrate and congratulate Sandy on her journey in serving Almighty God. Secondly, let’s thank and welcome Sandy again for bringing her gifts and graces into the fold of St. Mark UMC as we make disciples of Jesus Christ. “My family joined St. Mark in 1982 and I was blessed to be under the spiritual leadership of Rev. Charles Gattis and Rev. Lonna Lynn Higgs. It was during this time that God began to place a call on my life. In June of 1989 I accepted the call to full time ministry. In 1995 I was ordained as an Associate Member to the NAC and was blessed with 25 years of ministry. Churches served were: Panola UMC, Tuscaloosa FUMC, Propts Memorial/Andrews Chapel in Millport, Druid Hills UMC, Hargrove Memorial, Saks/Union in Anniston and Saks FUMC. I served on the staff of Pastor’s licensing school, Minister for Elementary Camp, created the East Tuscaloosa Soup Bowl, volunteered as a Chaplain at DCH and am a trained instructor for Disaster Relief first responders. I have served on many Emmaus Teams after attending my Walk #17 in 1985. I am blessed with a wonderful husband, Charles, three fabulous daughters and sons-in -aw, a step-daughter, son and daughter-in-law and nine terrific grands. It has been such a blessing to return to St. Mark” Remember….

We are building the Kingdom together, John V.

STEPHEN MINISTRIES WORKSHOP On Saturday, May 2, St. Mark will host a Stephen Ministries Workshop

in the Family Life Center, from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. Over 1,000 congregations have been invited to this event, with the anticipated

attendance being around 250. Those from other churches will have to pay $15 per person to attend, or $50 for four or more from any one congregation. Since we are the host for this event, we may have as many non-paying attendees as we wish. In other words, this is your

opportunity to learn more about Stephen Ministries for no cost whatsoever. There are no strings attached to your attendance. It is

simply an informational meeting, learning more about what Stephen Ministries is and what it does or does not do. There is a sign-up sheet

in the narthex of the sanctuary, and if you plan to attend, we need you to sign-up right away. We will also need volunteers to be greeters on that

day, so if you would like to be a greeter or help us with anything else, we need you to sign-up as well. This is a great opportunity for our church,

so please take advantage of it.

The Youth Group will be taking a Mission Trip to Charleston, SC June 28th through July 3rd.

While there, they will participate in beach ministry, construction work and child/elderly care. Any donations toward this mission trip

would be greatly appreciated!

Graduates News It’s that time again for St. Mark to celebrate our

upcoming graduates. Do you have a graduate in your family or know of a graduate in the family of St. Mark

UMC? If so, we need to hear from you as soon as possible as we make plans for Graduation Sunday,

May 17, 2015. Please contact the church office as soon as possible to give us your student’s name and High School of graduation. We

would also like to have a listing of our college graduates as well. The church office number is (205)339-5990.

Choir Appreciation Covered Dish Luncheon

Please join us to celebrate our choir and show our appreciation for them! Please join us for a covered dish luncheon immediately

following the 11 am “Experiencing God Musical” on Sunday, May 3rd. Please sign up

in your Sunday School class and bring enough food to feed 10 people. If you do not have a Sunday School class, bring your

choice of meat, side, salad or dessert. Please be sure to bring a serving utensil. Thank you choir for sharing your talent with us!

The Food Pantry has formed a steering committee to help oversee the running of the pantry. It is headed by

Vicki Killen and tries to make sure the numerous sections run smoothly and have the right number of volunteers, anticipate any problems, deal with any

concerns and suggestions and help keep the congregation informed about the workings of the pantry. In order to keep you informed we will be publishing the

following information each quarter. *Number of clients served: January 2015 307 February 2015 374 March 2015 415

Total 1096 *Amount spent to keep the pantry stocked for the first quarter

$7,822.00 A reminder to our congregation that the pantry is run strictly by donations of money and food items. We thank each one of you for your help either as a

volunteer or by donating. As you can see we are reaching out to and helping many.

Nancie Blewitt

Facility Usage A reminder from the Trustees…it is imperative that

any ministry groups, ministry committees and individuals that wish to use the church for a meeting or ministry activity at St. Mark must coordinate such through Samantha Mahloch’s office. Samantha can

be reached at (205)339-5990. While it appears many times that rooms are vacant or not being used, it is important that ANY USE of church facilities be coordinated through Samantha. IT IS NOT OKAY TO JUST

PICK A ROOM AND HAVE MEETINGS outside of the church calendar and scheduling protocol. Please help us keep our commitments to all groups,

committees, individuals and those using our facilities by cooperating with the protocol to schedule your meeting through the church office. Thank you!

“Experiencing God” The Musical Next Sunday our Chancel Choir will be presenting the

musical “Experiencing God”. Our children’s choir will also be featured on one of the selections. Performance times are at the 11:00 a.m. morning worship and also at 4:00

p.m. in the Sanctuary. Please be in prayer for our choirs as we continue to rehearse and lead our church as we

experience God in this musical.

Saint Mark Church Staff Rev. John Verciglio Senior Pastor Rev. Byron Fair Associate Pastor Rev. John Drawhorn Senior Adult & Shepherding Pastor Melanie Burkhalter Director of Children & Preschool Ministries

and Noah’s Ark Day School Ronnie Lett Minister of Music Andrew Gill Youth Director Jerrell Bowden Worship Leader Merry Livingston Pianist Matthew Edwards Organist Samantha Mahloch Administrator Summer Cockrell Executive Secretary Ellis Houston, Jr. Custodian

Prayer List Sunday School Attendance

4/19 232

Hospital Betty Marshall Friends of Church Members

Food Pantry Clients Tornado Victims Andrew Johnson Our Country’s Leaders Jennifer Clark Barbara Donahoo O’Neal Bridges Torrid Jackson Stephanie Justice Bob Kee Junior Watts Ronnie Jordan Caroline Massey Tammy, Jody and Laney Wyatt

Ken Hoots Phillis Smith Whitney Telle David Justice The Family of Nedral Champion McGee Linda Mason Tracy Bynum James Fowler Susie Ledbetter Angelia Miller’s Grandfather Lee Tucker ** All individuals requesting prayer are noted for 3 weeks. If after three weeks the individual needs further prayer, please call the church office and we will place the individual back on the prayer list for another three weeks.

Military Taylor Hollingsworth Church Members Grace Kirkley Vesta Hutchins Connie Mobley Ann Hollub Ruby Howard Jessie Hannah and Family Mildred Hargrove Lucy Hightower John and Betty Richardson Loraine Goodall Ira and Ina Smith Bill Cadenhead Alice Kizziah Ruth Davis Dudley and Dianne Kerr Suzanne Brown Anita Adams Frank Green Bill Morris Linda Wright Marty Massengale Drury Caine David Andrews Family of Church Members Frank Holm Brandon Tidmore Bobby Jagoe Michael Gibbes Lewis Mitchell Emily Koeppe Madalyn Long Lee Robertson Harry Wilson Sam Mattherson & Family Kathy Pittman & Family Martha Little Glen Toney Lynn Osborn Liz Spengler

Our Presence 4/19/2015

8:30 a.m. Traditional 71

8:30 a.m. Children 7

11:00 a.m. Traditional 152

11:00 a.m. Contemporary 117 11:00 a.m. Children 47

Total Attendance 394

Pastor on Call

292-6285

Contributions

2015 Budget 13,026.53 Non Pledged 14,480 Loose 159 Count Me In 482.60 Children’s Ministry 4.25 Choir 15 Mem./Hon. 150 Harrison Seekers 100 Sunflower Trip 200 Food Pantry 735

Total $29,402.38

General Budget 4/19/2015

Budget Needed Weekly:

$20,645.88 Budget Received This

Week: $27,665.53 Total Income Rec’d To

Date: $317,652.01 Total Expenses To Date:

$258,866.10 205-339-5990 On Call # 292-6285 www.smumchurch.com

Family Life Center Elevator Have you heard yet that the Family Life Center now has an elevator lift? That’s

correct! Many of our members and friends of St. Mark who have in the past

not been able to access the second floor in the Family Life Center can now do so. That means for any who have

trouble walking stairs, or who are confined to wheel chairs or have to rely on wheel chairs for mobility can indeed

reach the second floor level. If you need to use the elevator, please

contact Samantha for a code.

Memorials/Honorariums Choir In Memory of Edith Cook By Rob and Renee Rimer Memorial In Memory of Lila Mae Jones, Edith Cook, George Brdar, Pattie Robertson, Madison James Woods, Jack Taylor By Bill and Amelia Yessick In Memory of George Brdar By Bill Williams Food Pantry In Memory of Lisa Talley By Will and Winnie Bazemore Polly and Fred Morgan The Counseling Center Staff at UA Gladys Freeman In Memory of Madison James Woods By David and Mary Ann McKissick

Next Wednesday, April 29th, there will be a free hamburger and hotdog supper to Celebrate the

end of WEACT. No classes, bounce houses

and snow cones for the children. Come out for some food, fun and fellowship

and celebrate what a great spring semester we had!

The Jenkins Sunday School Class is missing both of their projectors. If you have them,

please return them to their SS Room. Thank you!

SMUMC

Forth Sunday of Easter April 26, 2015

Welcome/Announcements/Congregational Greeting

Lisa Verciglio Procession Prelude Matthew Edwards Invitation to Holy Worship Rev. Sandy Felkins Choral Call to Worship Chancel Choir

“May Jesus Christ Be Praised”

The Hymn of Praise #569 “We’ve A Story to Tell The Nations” Affirmation of Faith #888 Lisa Verciglio *Gloria Patri

Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

world without end. Amen. Amen. Pastor’s Prayer Rev. Sandy Felkins Children’s Minute Brenda Rainey

DISMISS TO CHILDREN’S CHURCH

Choral Anthem Chancel Choir “When I Survey The Wondrous Cross”

*Offertory Hymn #156 “I Love To Tell The Story” The Offertory Prayer and Offering Lisa Verciglio Offertory Music Merry Livingston *Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow. Praise God, all creatures here

below. Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power up-lifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia!

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Special Music Emily Von Redlich, Carol Reidenbach, Ann McAfee, and Renee Rimer

The Sermon Rev. Sandy Felkins

“The Good Shepherd” John 10:11-18

Hymn of Invitation #381 “Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us” The Benediction












Alleluia! Alleluia!
















Alleluia! Alleluia!





Order of Worship

Opening of Worship Jerrell Bowden Worship Team

Our God Open the Eyes of My Heart

Our God Is Love Opening Prayer Worship Team

Break Every Chain

*DISMISS TO CHILDREN’S CHURCH

Offering Worship Team

Forever Sermon Rev. Byron Fair

“Sunday Morning Love” 1 John 3:16-24

Worship Team

Because He Lives Announcements Benediction

If you have a question or comment about the mornings service (or any service) please feel

free to send it to Bro. Byron… (205)399-0835!

Order of Worship




Break Every Chain





Worship Team




Order of Worship




Break Every Chain





Worship Team




The 50th Anniversary is just around the corner folks,

May 31, 2015, and we could use help with a few things

to make this day even more special.

PICTURES, PICTURES, PICTURES…we need to borrow

any pictures you may have from year 1 to year 50. We

need some older pictures of when the church was being

constructed as well as construction pictures of its

development over the building additions.

WEDDING PICTURES…were you married at St. Mark

UMC? Could you share for a day wedding pictures of

your special day? As many as possible please.

BAPTISMS/CONFIRMATIONS…do you have a family

photo of special spiritual moments? Could you share for

a day these special memories of spiritual growth? Again,

as many as possible.

MEMORABILIA…do you have any milestone memorabilia?

For instance, does anyone have a shovel from

groundbreaking on construction? How about pictures

showing land clearing, etc.?

Please contact Jill Hannah or John Verciglio as your

earliest convenience if you can help with any of these

items. Thank You!






















items. Thank You!






















items. Thank You!

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