Saint Mark’s

United Methodist Church www.saintmarksum.org

October 5, 2014 ______ World Communion ____________8:20 & 10:45

Warren Coile…………………………………………………………….Senior Pastor

Jeff Nesbit……………………………………………………………Teaching Pastor

Sandra Thomas…………………………………...Pastor for Worship & Music Arts

Karie Sue McCaleb…………………………………..Pastor to Children & Families

Jeanne Chapman……………………………………………………...Youth Director

Martha Hand……………..………………………….Director of Outreach & Nurture

Darlene Baker………………………………………………..Music Assistant/Pianist

Jason Boyd………………………………………………...Music Assistant/Organist

+Please stand, if you feel comfortable.

GATHERING MUSIC

ANNOUNCEMENTS/GREETING

LIGHTING OF CANDLES

+OPENING HYMN O Church of God United No. 547

LITANY

+AFFIRMATION OF FAITH No. 883

+GLORIA PATRI

STEWARDSHIP MOMENT Trey Curry

PRAYER CONCERNS

MORNING PRAYER

OFFERTORY PRAYER

OFFERTORY/ANTHEM Look at the World Sanctuary Choir

+DOXOLOGY Children ages 3K through 5K are dismissed to Children’s Church

+HYMN I Come With Joy No. 617

LITANY The Ten Commandments

SERMON Because I Said So Rev. Warren Coile

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

A SERVICE OF WORD AND TABLE III No. 15 The communion rail offering will benefit the pastor’s discretionary fund.

COMMUNION MUSIC Teresa Humphrey, Mac May

Bill Dillon, Jason Boyd

+CLOSING HYMN Forward, Through the Ages No. 555

+BENEDICTION

We are always pleased to welcome new members. If you wish to unite with our church family today, please come forward during the singing of the closing hymn; or you may speak to one of

the ministers following the benediction.

The rosebud is placed on the altar table upon the birth of Luke Henry Van Every, 9/28, son of Kelsey and Kelsey Van Every.

The flowers are placed in the sanctuary in honor of the upcoming wedding of Grant Stevenson and Nikki Gregory on October 11, 2014

by Jim and Becky Stevenson.

PRAYER CONCERNS

Serving our Country

Patrick Anderson, Neil Burton, Laura Burton, Jason Cumberland,

David De Blasio, Jerry Dickey, Jamie Duvall, Dylon Eaton, Louis Ginn,

Bob Hegland, Jacob Lawrence, Dustin LeFors, Boston Little, Cliff Long,

Lattie McGinnis, Michael Mooroklan, Rob Munroe, Casey Powell,

Christian Powell, Brook Samuel, Chad Shields, Hunter Sinclair, David White,

Eric White, Adam Wilson

The President of the USA and world leaders

Serving in Foreign Missions

Allison Alexander - Honduras, Henry & Hemi Alvarenga - Honduras,

Caleb & Stacey Eldridge - Honduras, Melvin & Marysol Flores - Honduras,

Ludmila Gorbazva - Russia, Janet Holloway - Russia, Josh & Caitlyn Mobley -

Middle East, Jeff & Barbara Thomas - South Korea,

Carolyn Thornton - Honduras, Shannon - China

Assisted Living/Nursing Homes/Retirement Center/Hospice

Sarah Beard, Jill Beshell, Helen Breedlove, Betty Brussell (Blackwell),

Patty Campbell, Ruth Carr, Lou Cotton (McGee), Louise Finison (Pittman),

Anita Gazaway (Glasscock), Ian Graham (Niemeyer), Rebecca Hammons (Ellis),

Gerald Haskett, Brad Hilton, David Jones, Marion Jordan, Verna Kennedy,,

Edith Laird, Bob Legate, Edwina Peeler, Katherine Peebles, Joanne Ramsey,

Rev. C. M. Roby, David Ross, Carolyn Russell, Lynn Ware (Shields),

Liles Williams. Mary Ann Winstead

At Home

Helen Ainsworth (Townsend), Blake Blackwell, Theresa Brumley,

Jacob Chastain (Spencer), Jerry Cook, Larry Creel, Chet Cox, Dennis Dance,

Russ Griffith, Richard Hartung, Susie Hays, Catherine Hayes,

Rev. John Higginbotham, Jerry Hocutt (Baker), Steve McDonald,

Virginia McKie, Jim Myrick, Blake Miller, Dixie Miller, Jonnie Norton,

Jerry Oakes, Lloyd Parker, Jonathan Pettus, Wendy Powers,

Sylvia Russell (Hartung), Merle Spann, Karen Streit, Jake Sullivan,

Maxine Thompson, Henry Walters, Gail Warren, Larry Wert,

Laverne Wolfe (Doyle)

Out of Town

Jennifer Brown (Beam-Ingram), Bessie Bush (Malottki), Jim Carney (Carney),

Carl Cockrell (Williams), Mary Daniels (McKinley), Katie DeBlasio (Shurtleff),

Leon Ellzey (Bates), Robby Hamrick (Hamrick), G R Hardin (Myrick),

Cheryl Harrell (Hall), Jeff Horne, Nan Huff (Kay Taylor), Bailey Jenkins,

Bob Johnson (Barnes), Peri Johnson, Joline & Faye Killen (Taylor),

Rhett Laubach (Glasscock), Lottie Leach (Beard), Avis Livingston (O’Neal),

Carolyn Nash (Gural), Lorraine Neger (Thompson), Evelyn Ray (Ray),

Ken Ravell (Readel), Dean Sasser (Ravenhorst), Tom Simms (Weatherholt),

Wade Sharp (Stringer), Izzy Slot (Richardson), Lori Smith,

Bailey Stowell (Puckett), LeRoy Taylor (Breedlove), Steve Teets (Dean),

Ann Trawick (McNeil), David Tucker (Hall), Cindy Vaughn (Wheat),

Bob Walker (Douglas), Afton Wallace (Doyle), Gloria Warren (Doyle), Sylvia

Wilson

Recently Hospitalized

Mary Ann Winstead - Baptist, Katherine Harrell - Baptist,

Jan Weimer - River Oaks, Jeanie Lanneau—St. Dominic

In Sympathy

The family of Joan Smith, 9/29, sister of Dan Bowen

Congratulations

Luke Henry Van Every, 9/28, son of Kelsey and Kelsey Van Every

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5

Psalm 63:1-8

8:20 am Worship (1)

9:30 am Sunday school

10:45 am Worship (1)

11:00 am 11th Hour Worship (5)

3:00 pm Disciple Class (3)

5:00 pm Handbells

5:00 pm Merge

6:00 pm Adult Bible Study

MONDAY, OCTOBER 6

Leviticus 23:1-27

5:30 pm Women’s prayer group (2)

7:00 pm AA (2)

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7

John 20:24-29

6:00 pm Ladies Bible Study (2)

6:00 pm SPR meeting

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8

Psalm 51:1-12

10:00 am Senior day @ the fair

3:30 pm 5th Block

5:00 pm Supper (5)

5:30 pm Fuel

6:00 pm Cherub choir,

Methodist Melodies, Adult studies

6:00 pm Praise team (5)

7:00 pm Sanctuary choir (1)

7:00 pm Youth council

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9

Romans 12:9-13

9:30 am Abigail Circle (3)

6:00 pm DivorceCare/DC4K (2)

7:00 pm AA (2)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10

Luke 12:22-31

Confirmation Retreat

10:00 am FP4H (2)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11

Colossians 3:12-17

Confirmation Retreat

8:30 am CLC kitchen reserved

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12

Romans 8:1-17

8:20 am Worship (1)

9:30 am Sunday school

10:45 am Worship (1)

11:00 am 11th Hour Worship (5)

11:00 am Sanctuary choir lunch/rehearsal

3:00 pm Disciple Class (3)

5:00 pm Handbells

5:00 pm Merge

6:00 pm Adult Bible Study

THE STEWARDSHIP REPORT 9/28/2014

TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET 1,458,878.00

AMOUNT RECEIVED YTD 908,932.00

AMOUNT EXPENDED YTD 972,306.00

OFFERING FOR TODAY 21,131.00

AMOUNT GIVEN FOR DEBT REDUCTION 2,064.00

TOTAL FOR DEBT REDUCTION SINCE 1/1/02 220,788.00

The greeters for 10/12 are

Sandra Bates and Betty Crowell (1st)

Bobby/Julie Blake, Becky Ross,

Frank/Mae Humphreys (2nd)

The greeters for 10/5 are

Bill/Dell Ewing, Phillip/Jane Brown 1st)

Jim/Linda Thomas,

Don/Barbara Jackson,

Chip/Christy Jones (2nd)

Adults ($5) BBQ (Pulled pork), w/wo

bun, potato salad, baked beans, salad

bar, tea, drink, dessert

Child ($3) Pizza, chips, drink dessert

Trendsetter Events October 8 - Senior Day @ the fair

October 23 - Merigold/Cleveland

December 5 - Jackson Tour

December 9 - Advent program @ Millsaps

December 17 - Trendsetter luncheon

Sign up sheets are in the church office.

This week’s (10/5) Children’s Ministry volunteers:

Acolytes: Ben Curry and Mary Everett Robinson (1st service)

Andrew Richardson and Bowen Rowzee (2nd service)

Children’s Church: Trey/Suzie McCarthy (1st service)

David/Emily Brandt (2nd service)

Nursery: Brandi Johnson (1st service)

Mae Humphreys (2nd service)

Next week’s (10/12) Children’s Ministry volunteers:

Acolytes: Jackson Walden and Jim Caldwell (1st service)

Laura Case and Mason Brown (2nd service)

Children’s Church: (1st service)

Mike/Jessica Lowery (2nd service)

Nursery: Jeanann Suggs (1st service)

Melvia Sumrall (2nd service)

YOUTH NEWS!

MERGE tonight, 10-5–14! Join us from 6 - 8

pm! ! Dinner, Games, Life Groups! For all

students in 6-12th grades! Tonight’s theme:

“Woz: Scarecrow ~ Wisdom”

YOUTH CHOIR today @ 5:00pm. All youth 6th

- 12th grades who love to sing are invited to

join us! Directed by the Dynamic Duo: Roslyn

Williams and Susan Cokely! (No audition or

experience necessary)!

We are going to the Fair!

MONDAY, OCTOBER 6 ~ NOON - 9:00 PM!

Cost: $25 plus food! Unlimited rides wrist-

bands! Friends welcome! Chaperones need-

ed! Leaving and returning to St. Mark’s. Parents can pick up stu-

dents earlier from the fairgrounds, if necessary. It is suggested

students eat lunch PRIOR to going! Sign up is required and can

be done on the youth bulletin board or by contacting Jeanne.

5TH Block ~ Wednesdays ~ 3:30—5:00 pm ~ Hang time in

the HUB Play Pool, Ping Pong, Foosball, take a Nap, do

homework, catch up with friends, hang out…

FUEL ~ High octane for your soul midweek! ~ Wednesdays ~

5:30 - 7:00 pm! (Separate MS/HS Bible Studies) Come join us as

we study “Ten Hard Things” Jesus asks of us! This

week: Hard Thing #8: Act Shrewdly”

~ Jan. 16-19, 2015

(MLK wknd) ~ Gatlinburg, TN ~ $200+ meals Cost

includes: worship sessions, skiing, breakfast,

transportation, & t-shirt. (Non-skiing options

also available - see Jeanne for more details!)!

$100 deposit is due by October 31! This is for all students 6th

grade - college! Special pricing for adult leaders who chap-

erone!!

COAT DRIVE! We have begun collecting coats for our annual

coat drive. There are numerous Rankin County residents, adults

and children, who do not have warm coats for the cold weather

just ahead. Please join us in blessing someone with a coat for

warmth on the coming cold days of fall and winter. Please

donate coats in any size: children, men, and women, new and

used in good, clean condition. You may drop off coats in the

WWF SS room or in the church office. We can shop for you if

you prefer. Checks should be made out to St. Mark’s with “Coat

Drive” in the memo line and dropped in the drop box outside

the business office.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gregory

Request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter

Lindsay Nicole to

James Grant Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Stevenson

Saturday, the eleventh of October, Two thousand and fourteen

At six o’clock in the evening

The Ivy Flowood, Mississippi

Reception immediately following

Caleb Welch, local boy scout, is doing his Eagle Scout

project to benefit Restoration Home Inc. in Jackson,

MS. To help, you can leave new/used men’s clothing

along with razors, bed sheets, deodorant, and other

toiletries in the drop box in the church office. If you

have any questions or inquiries, contact Caleb at 662-607-8343.

St. Mark's UMC is covered!

We have hit out goal of 72 units for Mississippi Blood Services. Starting

with the Blood Drive in March we have continued to have faithful donors

who together have met the goal of 25% of the congregation. Because we met

this goal, members of St. Mark's UMC are covered under the Donor Protec-

tion Plan. What this means: Mississippi Blood Services provides a 'donor

protection' insurance policy for its blood donors against all processing fees

and replacement fees for one year should they need blood. If any member

of St. Mark's is in need of this policy, please contact the MS Blood Services

and tell them you are a member of St. Mark's!

You may continue to donate in the churches name at the Mississippi Blood

Bank on Lakeland Drive. The Blood Mobile is scheduled at St. Mark's again

on Saturday morning, January 31. We have scheduled a large block of time

in order to meet the response we had at the last blood drive. Details to

come later for slot sign ups!

Thanksgiving Senior Meal Boxes Mission

As the holiday season approaches we begin to consider more the joys of

love for our family, friends, church family, and community. For several

years, St. Marks has extended our church love to low income seniors by

providing a box of food for Thanksgiving. The box contains an assortment

of canned vegetables, grits, rice, small turkey breast, rolls, etc. It has provi-

sions for 1-2 seniors and requires minimal preparation.

There is a special joy that comes from sharing the Lord’s love through

providing for someone's needs. The seniors are thankful for the sharing of

love and remembrance at this time of year. Most of the recipients have

medical problems and are struggling. For these recipients the Thanksgiving

meal box is their Thanksgiving dinner.

The Women With Faith Sunday School class has coordinated and spon-

sored this mission for the past few years with your help through donations

and volunteers. We are again seeking your support through donations so

that this mission can continue. Donations can be made through your Sun-

day School class or a check made to St. Marks with “Thanksgiving Senior

Meal Mission” on the memo line. The November Communion Rail Offering

will also be used to support this mission. Please join us in sharing the

blessing of our Lord.