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May 2023
Guest Writer: Rev. Dr. Evy McDonald This Sunday is Pentecost and it is a time of revival and celebration. It is the day we, as Christians, mark the fulfillment of a promise Jesus gave to the disciples. He told them to go to Jerusalem and wait for the gift he spoke about. He reminded them that John baptized with water but they would be baptized with the Holy Spirit. We do not know how long it was between Jesus’ ascension and this moment in time. What we do know is that they......
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Ascension Sunday | Graduation Sunday
My kid got into the car yesterday, practically dancing. “My finals are over today!” Earlier, a few extra minutes were spent in bed, marveling, “In just a few hours I’ll be done with this...
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Busy, Busy May
May is a busy month for St. Mark’s! Service Sunday was a great success! We had 17 teams of people doing various service projects all over campus and the community. You’ll see photos on...
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Join Us for Service Sunday!
We have 175 people signed up for our first Service Sunday. That’s fantastic news! We are addressing Priority No. 4 in our church’s stated priorities: “St. Mark’s United Methodist Church will become physically involved...
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To Merge, or Not To Merge?
This Sunday, the membership at both Sanctuary and St. Mark’s United Methodist Churches will vote in their own meetings whether to merge functionally and legally into one church. Sanctuary started this conversation with us...
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Guest Post from Rich Howell
On April 30 both the congregations of St. Mark’s and Sanctuary UMCs will vote on whether to merge. I have served as part of a task force team made up of Pastor Lynn, Marsha...
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The Hard Work of Change
Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! This isn’t just a mantra we share on Easter Sunday, but it’s the reality that we live each day. Christians believe that Jesus was crucified, died,...
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Waiting for Good News
On Sunday, we had marathon worship service, filled with powerful music and Scripture. It would have been long even without Communion, but I grossly underestimated its length for a Communion Sunday! I’ve now used...
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Hosanna in the Highest
Every year at this time, the song from “Jesus Christ Superstar” comes to my mind—Hosanna, hey sanna, sanna sanna ho/ Sanna hey, sanna hosanna. The crowd sings, celebrating Jesus as he comes into town....
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On Decisions and Voting
This past week, the Covenant Council met at St. Mark’s for its regular meeting. As you know, this is the committee in the church tasked with keeping us on target with our ministries and...
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