AUGUST 2025 UPCOMING

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¬Þ ±aɱE ¬Þ?Ô Þ?a… Þ" ¤aÒ±ÉE. T¬aÔÆ EÞ" Þ ¬Œ T" ŒŒ aԅ C¬"~¬ L±¤Œ ~ÞÒÒ±ŒŒ ¤Þ ¬Œ ÉÞ>ŒÉE É"Ô~¬ŒÞÔ, aԅ ¬aÔÆ EÞ" Þ ¬Þ Œ ?¬Þ …Œ~ÞaŒ… ÒE Þ¤¤±~Œ …ÞÞ. T¬aÔÆ EÞ" SMUMC ¤aÒ±ÉE. WŒÉÉ, ± ± ¬a ±ÒŒ a¥a±Ô ±Ô Þ" ¬Þ" Œ ?¬ŒŒ ¬Œ "ÒҌ Þ"±ÔŒ ¥±>Œ ?aE Þ ŒaɱŒ aÉaÒ , }" Þ , aԅ a Œ"Ô Þ ¬Œ ~¬ÞÞÉ EŒa. T¬Œ ¤±  ?ŒŒÆ ± aÉ?aE Þ"¥¬ ¤Þ aÉÉ a±Œ ±Ô>ÞÉ>Œ… ( "…ŒÔ , a¤¤, aŒÔ Œ~.). Ga~Œ ± Ԍ~Œ aE.

HÞ?Œ>Œ, ±Ô ¬a aÔ ±±ÞÔ ¬ŒŒ ± a~Œ…ÔŒ . E>ŒE EŒa ¬ŒŒ ± a Ԍ?Ԍ aԅ "ÔÆÔÞ?Ô.

A "Ô¥ ±Ô ¬Œ HEÒÔ Þ¤ PÞÒ± Œ, ¬ŒŒ ± a ±± Þ¤, ÞҌ¬±Ô¥ “"ÔŒ>ŒaɌ… "ﱃ ± Œa ÞÔ, ÞҌ¬±Ô¥ Gޅ aÉÞԌ ~aÔ ŒŒ.” SÞ, ?Œ ÉÞa… " ¬Œ }a~Æa~Æ , ¥Œ Þ ¬Œ }" Þ, aԅ ŒÔ… ¬ŒÒ Þ¤¤ ÔÞ ÆÔÞ?±Ô¥ ?¬a ɱŒ a¬Œa… ¤Þ Þ" "…ŒÔ aԅ a¤¤, }" " ±Ô¥ ±Ô ¬Œ OԌ ?¬Þ aÉÞԌ ~aÔ ŒŒ ?¬a ± aÉŒa…E ¬ŒŒ aԅ ?±¬ ¬ŒÒ ÔÞ?. I ±Ô>±Œ EÞ" Þ ÃÞ±Ô " ÞÔ A"¥"  10 ¤Þ Þ" BɌ ±Ô¥ Þ¤ Ba~Æa~Æ aԅ ¬Œ ~¬ÞÞÉ EŒa …"±Ô¥ ?Þ ¬± ?±¬ Þ" Ba~Æ Þ S~¬ÞÞÉ BÉa  Þ~~"±Ô¥ ¤ÞÉÉÞ?±Ô¥ ?Þ ¬± (ÒÞŒ …Œa±É Þ ~ÞҌ). I ¬a>Œ ¤ŒÉ ¬a aҌ ±± a I ¬a>Œ }Œ¥"Ô ÒE ±ÒŒ a Ɍa… a Þ a SMUMC. T¬ŒŒ ± a ±± Þ¤ Ԍ?Ԍ aԅ "Ô~Œa±ÔE.

WŒ …Þ ÔÞ ÆÔÞ? ¬Œ a¬ Gޅ ¬a ŒaŒ… ¤Þ " . WŒ …Þ ÔÞ ÆÔÞ? ¬Œ Þ±Œ Þ¤ ¬Þ Œ ?¬ÞÒ Gޅ ¬a ~aÉɌ… " Þ ÉÞ>Œ aԅ Œ>Œ aÉÞÔ¥ ¬Œ ?aE. AÉÉ Þ¤ ¬± ± "ÔŒ>ŒaɌ… Þ " ; ?¬a ± Œ>ŒaɌ… Þ " ± aÔ "Ô ¬aÆa}Ɍ ÉÞ>Œ ¬a ?±ÉÉ ÔÞ Ɍ " ¥Þ aԅ ~aÔÔÞ }Œ ƌ ¤ÞÒ " . I ¬ÞɅ Þ ¬Œ ?Þ… Þ¤ RŒ>. D. Ma±Ô L"¬Œ K±Ô¥ J.,“Fa±¬ ± aƱԥ ¬Œ ¤±  Œ Œ>ŒÔ ?¬ŒÔ EÞ" …ÞÔ’ ŒŒ ¬Œ ?¬ÞɌ a±~a Œ.” A ?Œ aƌ ¬Þ Œ ¤±  Œ ¤Þ?a…, Ɍ " …Þ Þ Þ¥Œ¬Œ. UÔ±Œ… }E ¬Œ aҌ S±± ¬a ~aÉÉ , ŒÒÞ?Œ , aԅ " a±Ô " . UÔ±Œ… ±Ô Ò±Ô± E ?±¬ ¬Þ Œ ?¬Þ aŒ ÞÞ, Òa¥±ÔaɱOŒ…, aԅ ÞÞ Þ¤ŒÔ Þ>ŒÉÞÞƌ… ±Ô Þ" ?ÞɅ. MÞ  ±ÒÞaÔÉE, "Ô±Œ… ±Ô ƌŒ±Ô¥ Þ" ŒEŒ ¤±DŒ… ÞÔ ¬Œ a"¬Þ aԅ Œ¤Œ~Þ Þ¤ Þ" ¤a±¬, JŒ " .

Ga~Œ aԅ PŒa~Œ, Pa Þ JÞ¬Ô

sunday@st.mark’s

JÞ±Ô " ¤Þ S"ԅaE ?Þ ¬± a S. MaÆ' UÔ±Œ… MŒ¬Þ…±  C¬"~¬ a 10:30 AM! WŒ aŒ aÔ ÞŒÔ aԅ a¤¤±Ò±Ô¥ ~ÞÔ¥Œ¥a±ÞÔ, ?ŒÉ~ÞÒ±Ô¥ Œ>ŒEÞԌ ?±¬ ÉÞ>Œ aԅ a~~ŒaÔ~Œ. O" Œ>±~Œ aŒ a ±ÒŒ ¤Þ ±±"aÉ ¥Þ?¬, ~ÞÒÒ"Ô±E ~ÞÔԌ~±ÞÔ, aԅ ¬Œa¤ŒÉ ?Þ ¬±. WŒ Œ Œ~±aÉÉE ?ŒÉ~ÞҌ EÞ" Þ Þ ±Ô ¤Þ a ~" Þ¤ ~Þ¤¤ŒŒ aԅ ¤ŒÉÉÞ? ¬± }Œ¤ÞŒ ?Þ ¬±, Þ …Þ ±Ô aԅ ҌŒ Þ" ¬Þ"¥¬¤"É NÞÒa… A…"É S"ԅaE S~¬ÞÞÉ CÉa . C¬±É…ŒÔ aԅ YÞ"¬ aŒ ?ŒÉ~ÞҌ aԅ ~ŒÉŒ}aŒ… ±Ô ?Þ ¬± aԅ Þ" S"ԅaE S~¬ÞÞÉ CÉa Œ ; ?Œ aÉ Þ Þ¤¤Œ ±Ô¤aÔ aԅ ޅ…ÉŒ ~aŒ!

W¬Œ¬Œ EÞ"’Œ a ɱ¤ŒÉÞÔ¥ ҌÒ}Œ Þ ŒDÉÞ±Ô¥ ¤a±¬ ¤Þ ¬Œ ¤±  ±ÒŒ, EÞ"’ÉÉ ¤±Ô… a ?aÒ aԅ "Þ±>Œ ŒÔ>±ÞÔҌÔ ¬ŒŒ. EDŒ±ŒÔ~Œ ±Ô ±±Ô¥ Ò" ±~, "ɱ¤±Ô¥ Ҍ a¥Œ , ~ÞÒa ±ÞÔaŒ aEŒ, aԅ ¬Œ ÃÞE Þ¤ ¥a¬Œ±Ô¥ ?±¬ Þ¬Œ ±Ô ¤a±¬.

TÞ¥Œ¬Œ, ?Œ ~ŒÉŒ}aŒ …±>Œ ±E aԅ ŒŒÆ Þ Œ¤ÉŒ~ Gޅ’ ÉÞ>Œ ±Ô aÉÉ ?Œ …Þ. CÞҌ a EÞ" aŒ— EÞ" Œ ŒÔ~Œ ŒÔ±~¬Œ Þ" ~ÞÒÒ"Ô±E. WŒ’… ÉÞ>Œ Þ ¬a>Œ EÞ" ?±¬ " ¬± S"ԅaE! FÞ ÒÞŒ ±Ô¤ÞÒa±ÞÔ, ¤ŒŒÉ ¤ŒŒ Þ Œa~¬ Þ" Þ >± ± Þ" ?Œ} ±Œ, ???. Ò"Ò~.~¬"~¬.

WŒ ÉÞÞÆ ¤Þ?a… Þ ?ŒÉ~ÞÒ±Ô¥ EÞ" Þ S. MaÆ' !

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COFFEE & TEA TIME our regular sunday schedule

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL

NÞÒa

INFANT & TODDLER CARE

9AM-10:15AM 10:15-11:30AM

GaÞÔ HaÉÉ

SANCTUARY WORSHIP

(CÞÔa~ C¬"~¬ Þ¤¤±~Œ ±¤ 9:30AM ~aŒ ± ԌŒ…Œ…) 10:30-11:30AM

CHILDRENS’ SUNDAY SCHOOL

RÞÞÒ 24/25 9:30AM 10:30AM SaÔ~"aE

RÞÞÒ 8/ZÞÞÒ

C¬Œ~Æ ±Ô }E ¬Œ C¬±É…ŒÔ’ M±Ô± ±Œ Þ¤¤±~Œ.

upcoming@st.mark’s -2- august

children’s ministries @ st. mark’s

AUGUST SUNDAY SCHOOL

A "ÒҌ ?±Ô… …Þ?Ô aԅ a Ԍ? ~¬ÞÞÉ EŒa }Œ¥±Ô , ?Œ’Œ ŒD~±Œ… Þ Éa"Ô~¬ a ¤Œ ¬ Œa ÞÔ Þ¤ S"ԅaE S~¬ÞÞÉ a S. MaÆ’ ! A"¥"  ÒaÆ a ±ÒŒ Þ¤ Ԍ? }Œ¥±ÔÔ±Ô¥ — ¬aŒÔŒ… ŒÔ~±É , ¤± …aE Þ"¤± , aԅ ¬Œ Œ"Ô Þ Þ"±ÔŒ. I’ aÉ Þ a Œ¤Œ~ ±ÒŒ ¤Þ ~¬±É…ŒÔ Þ Œ~ÞÔԌ~ ?±¬ ¬Œ± ~¬"~¬ ~ÞÒÒ"Ô±E, ŒDÉÞŒ }±¥ ¤a±¬ "Œ ±ÞÔ , aԅ ¥Þ? Þ¥Œ¬Œ ±Ô ?ÞԅŒ, ~"±Þ ±E, aԅ ÃÞE.

T¬± ÒÞÔ¬, Þ" S"ԅaE S~¬ÞÞÉ Œ±Œ ±Ô>±Œ ~¬±É…ŒÔ Þ Œ¤ÉŒ~ ÞÔ ÞҌ Þ¤ ¬Œ …ŒŒŒ  "Œ ±ÞÔ Þ¤ ¤a±¬: W¬Þ ± Gޅ? W¬Þ ?a JŒ " ?

W¬E …Þ ?Œ Œa… ¬Œ B±}Ɍ? Aԅ ¬Þ? …Þ ?Œ ŒDŒ±ŒÔ~Œ Gޅ’ Œ ŒÔ~Œ ±Ô ¬Œ ?ÞɅ aÞ"ԅ " ? T¬Þ"¥¬ ÞEŒÉɱԥ, …± ~" ±ÞÔ, aԅ ¬aԅ -ÞÔ a~±>±±Œ , Ʊ… ?±ÉÉ }Œ ŒÔ~Þ"a¥Œ… Þ ¬±ÔÆ, "Œ ±ÞÔ, aԅ ¬aŒ ¬Œ± Þ?Ô ±…Œa a ¬ŒE }Œ¥±Ô aÔÞ¬Œ ŒD~±±Ô¥ EŒa. WŒ ~aÔ' ?a± Þ ?ŒÉ~ÞҌ Œ>ŒEÞԌ }a~Æ. W¬Œ¬Œ EÞ"'Œ a Œ"Ô±Ô¥ ¤aÒ±ÉE Þ }aԅ Ԍ? Þ S. MaÆ’ , ÆÔÞ? ¬a ¬ŒŒ ± a Éa~Œ ¤Þ EÞ" ¬ŒŒ.

A"¥"  3 – T¬Œ NaҌɌ OԌ: W¬Þ Þ W¬a ± Gޅ?

A"¥"  10 – A TŒa~¬Œ Þ¤ ¬Œ WaE: W¬Þ Wa JŒ " ?

A"¥"  17 – T¬Œ SÞ±Œ Þ¤ Þ" Ta…±±ÞÔ: T¬Œ B±}Ɍ & HÞ? WŒ U Œ I

A"¥"  24 – A PÞ~ƌ F"ÉÉ Þ¤ CÞ±Ô : D± ~Þ>Œ±Ô¥ D±>±ÔŒ EԌ¥E

A"¥"  31 – La}Þ DaE WŒŒÆŒÔ…, NO SUNDAY SCHOOL (N" ŒE ±ÉÉ Þ¤¤ŒŒ…)

BLESSING OF THE BACKPACKS

AUGUST 10TH DURING WORSHIP

A ¬Œ ~¬ÞÞÉ EŒa }Œ¥±Ô , ¤Þ ÒaÔE, ?Œ ¬a>Œ a a…±±ÞÔ Þ¤ “BɌ ±Ô¥ Þ¤ ¬Œ Ba~Æa~Æ ,” ±Ô ?¬±~¬ ?Œ }Ɍ }a~Æa~Æ Þ Þ¬Œ ~¬ÞÞÉ ±ŒÒ , aԅ ¬Œ "…ŒÔ ?¬Þ }±Ô¥ ¬ŒÒ. T¬± ± ¤Þ "…ŒÔ Þ¤ aÉÉ a¥Œ ?¬Þ aŒ a±Ô¥ a Ԍ? EŒa ±Ô ɌaÔ±Ô¥ ŒÔ>±ÞÔҌÔ ("}ɱ~, ±>aŒ, ¬ÞҌ ~¬ÞÞÉ, Œ~.).

WŒ aÉ Þ ±Ô>±Œ aԅ ?ŒÉ~ÞҌ Œa~¬Œ , a ± aÔ , }" …±>Œ , ~a¤ŒŒ±a a¤¤, Òa±ÔŒÔaÔ~Œ a¤¤, a…Ò±Ô± aÞ , ~Þ"Ô ŒÉÞ , aԅ aÉÉ ?¬Þ "Þ ɌaԌ , Þ ÃÞ±Ô " ¤Þ ¬± ±ÒŒ Þ¤ }Ɍ ±Ô¥. B±Ô¥ EÞ" }a~Æa~Æ, aÔÞ¬Œ ~¬ÞÞÉ ±ŒÒ- Þ Ã"  }±Ô¥ EÞ" ŒÉ¤Þ ?Þ ¬± ÞÔ S"ԅaE (±Ô-Œ ÞÔ Þ ÞÔ É±>Œ ŒaÒ)!

children’s ministries @ st. mark’s

BACK TO SCHOOL BLOWOUT -

BIG TIME FUN TO KICK OFF THE SCHOOL YEAR

SUNDAY AUGUST 10TH AFTER WORSHIP

JÞ±Ô " ¤Þ C¬±É…ŒÔ’ M±Ô± ±Œ ’ ¤±  aÔÔ"aÉ BTS (Ba~Æ Þ S~¬ÞÞÉ)

BÉÞ?Þ"! R±¥¬ a¤Œ ?Þ ¬± ÞÔ S"ԅaE, A"¥"  10, ?Œ’ÉÉ ¬Œa… Þ" ±…Œ ¤Þ aÔ ŒD~±±Ô¥ ±ÒŒ Þ¤ ¥aҌ , Éa"¥¬Œ, aԅ ~ŒÉŒ}a±ÞÔ. WŒ’ÉÉ ¬a>Œ Þ"…ÞÞ ¥aҌ , Ôa~Æ , aԅ a~Œ Þ ÉaE, Œ~ÞÔԌ~, aԅ ŒÔÃÞE ¬Œ Éa  …aE Þ¤ "ÒҌ Þ¥Œ¬Œ. AÉÉ a¥Œ aŒ ?ŒÉ~ÞҌ, }" a aŒÔ Þ ¥"a…±aÔ Ò"  }Œ Œ ŒÔ ÞÔ ¬Œ ~¬"~¬ ¥Þ"ԅ ¤Þ ~¬±É…ŒÔ Þ a±~±aŒ.

MaÆ EÞ" ~aɌԅa , }±Ô¥ EÞ" ¤±ŒÔ… , aԅ ~ÞҌ Œa…E Þ ~ŒÉŒ}aŒ—¬± ± ÞԌ }a~Æ-Þ- ~¬ÞÞÉ aE EÞ" ?ÞÔ’ ?aÔ Þ Ò± !

EQUIP & INSPIRE: VOLUNTEER TRAINING NIGHT FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL & NURSERY

MONDAY AUGUST 18 @ 6PM TH

A ?Œ ŒaŒ ¤Þ a Ԍ? ~¬ÞÞÉ EŒa a S. MaÆ’ , ?Œ’Œ ±Ô>±±Ô¥ YOU Þ }Œ a Þ¤ Þ" ¥Þ?±Ô¥ ~¬±É…ŒÔ’ Ò±Ô± E ŒaÒ!

VÞÉ"ÔŒŒ±Ô¥ Ã"  ÞÔ~Œ Þ ?±~Œ a ÒÞÔ¬ Òaƌ a }±¥ ±Òa~. YÞ" …ÞÔ’ ԌŒ… Þ }Œ a B±}Ɍ ŒDŒ Þ ¬a>Œ Œa~¬±Ô¥ ŒDŒ±ŒÔ~Œ—Ã"  a ~a±Ô¥ ¬Œa aԅ a ?±ÉɱԥԌ Þ ¬Þ? " ¤Þ Þ" EÞ"Ô¥Œ  ҌÒ}Œ . W¬ŒÔ EÞ" Œ>Œ, EÞ" ¬ŒÉ ~ŒaŒ a a¤Œ, ÉÞ>±Ô¥, aԅ ÃÞE¤"É ŒÔ>±ÞÔҌÔ ?¬ŒŒ ~¬±É…ŒÔ ~aÔ ¥Þ? ±Ô ¤a±¬ aԅ ¤ŒŒÉ a "Œ ŒÔ Œ Þ¤ }ŒÉÞÔ¥±Ô¥.

T¬± a±Ô±Ô¥ ± ¤Þ aÉÉ ÔŒ? aԅ Œ"Ô±Ô¥ >ÞÉ"ÔŒŒ . WŒ’ÉÉ ¥Þ Þ>Œ ¬± EŒa’ ÉaÔ , }Œ  a~±~Œ , a¤ŒE Þ~Œ…"Œ , aԅ ± ¤Þ "Þ±Ô¥ ~¬±É…ŒÔ’ ¤a±¬ …Œ>ŒÉÞҌÔ. L±¥¬ Ôa~Æ ?±ÉÉ }Œ Þ>±…Œ…, aԅ ¬ŒŒ ?±ÉÉ }Œ ±ÒŒ ¤Þ Q&A aԅ ~ÞÔ>Œ a±ÞÔ. PɌa Œ Œ¥± Œ " ±Ô¥ ¬Œ QR ~ޅŒ Þ ?Œ ~aÔ ŒaŒ ÒaŒ±aÉ aԅ Ôa~Æ .

LŒ’ a ¬± ~¬ÞÞÉ EŒa ÞÔ¥—Þ¥Œ¬Œ. S±¥Ô " ޅaE aԅ ¬ŒÉ " }"±É… a ~ÞÒÒ"Ô±E Þ¤ ~aŒ, ~"±Þ ±E, aԅ ¤a±¬ ¤Þ ¬Œ Ʊ… Þ¤ S. MaÆ’ !

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august events

FILL FABRIC BAGS FOR FRIENDS’ PLACE

MONDAY AUGUST 4TH @ 9:30AM (UNITED WOMEN IN FAITH)

CÞҌ ÃÞ±Ô " a ?Œ ¤±ÉÉ ¤a}±~ }a¥ ?±¬ Œ ÞÔaÉ ¬E¥±ŒÔŒ ±ŒÒ aԅ Þ¬Œ a ÞŒ… Ԍ~Œ aE ¬±Ô¥ ¤Þ ¬Œ aÞÔ Þ¤ F±ŒÔ… '

PÉa~Œ. WŒ aŒ ±Ô DESPERATE ԌŒ… Þ¤ …ŒÞ…ÞaÔ, ÉÞ±ÞÔ aԅ ± "Œ . PɌa Œ Ɍa>Œ EÞ" Ò"~¬ aŒ~±aŒ… …ÞÔa±ÞÔ ±Ô ¬Œ }a ƌ ±Ô GaÞÔ HaÉÉ Þ " Œ ¬Œ ɱÔÆ ±Ô ¬Œ Ԍ? ɌŒ Þ Þ…Œ …±Œ~ÉE ¤ÞÒ AÒaOÞÔ aԅ ¬a>Œ ±ŒÒ …ŒÉ±>ŒŒ… Þ ~¬"~¬.

TRUSTEES MEETING MONDAY AUGUST 4TH @ 7PM

A¤Œ >± ±±Ô¥ }Þ¬ a ÞÔa¥Œ ±Ô J"Ԍ aԅ J"ÉE, ÞÔ A"¥"  4 T" ŒŒ ?±ÉÉ }Œ }a~Æ ±Ô ¬Œ ÔÞÒaÉ RÒ. 8 a 7PM. T" ŒŒ ?±ÉÉ }Œ ~ÞÔ ±…Œ±Ô¥ ¬Œ "~¬a Œ aԅ ±Ô aÉÉa±ÞÔ Þ¤ ?±Ô…Þ? }ɱԅ a }Þ¬ a ÞÔa¥Œ aԅ aÔE Þ¬Œ ± "Œ ¬a ¬a>Œ a± ŒÔ ÔÞ? ¬a }Þ¬ a ÞÔa¥Œ aŒ Þ~~"±Œ…. T" ŒŒ ?±ÉÉ aÉ Þ }Œ ¤±ÔaɱO±Ô¥ …Œa±É Þ¤ ?ÞÆ Þ }Œ …ÞԌ ÞÔ ¬Œ Ʊ~¬ŒÔ aԅ }Þ¬ }a¬ÞÞÒ a ¬Œ GɌÔ?Þޅ a ÞÔa¥Œ.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

THURSDAY AUGUST 7 @ 1PM TH T¬" …aE, A"¥"  7¬ a 1:00 ±Ô ¬Œ S"Ô RÞÞÒ a BŒÉÉ Ta~Œ. T¬Œ FÞޅ ¤Þ T¬Þ"¥¬ ¥Þ" ?±ÉÉ }Œ …± ~" ±Ô¥ T¬Œ G±É ±Ô ¬Œ W±É… F±¥ TŒŒ: HÞ? I FÞ"¥¬ Þ Sa>Œ ME ŒÉ¤, ME S± Œ, aԅ T¬Þ" aԅ Þ¤ G±É WÞɅ?±…Œ }E N±~Œ LŒÔ¥'ŒŒ. T¬± ҌÒÞ± ¤ÞÒ KŒÔEaÔ ¬"ÒaÔ ±¥¬ a~±>±  ¬aŒ ¬Þ? ¬Œ ?ŒÔ ¤ÞÒ "¬Œa}ÞÆŒÔ ~¬±É… aԅ ~ÞÒÒ"Ô±E Þ"~a , Þ ÉŒa…Œ Þ¤ ¬Œ Maa a±." S¬Œ "ɱÒaŒÉE }Œ~aҌ ¬Œ ¤±  ±Ô ¬Œ ¤aÒ±ÉE Þ aŒÔ… ~ÞÉɌ¥Œ aԅ ¬Þ"¥¬ ¬Œ ?ÞÆ, ¬Œ ¬a ¬ŒÉŒ… a>Œ aÔ Œ ±ÒaŒ… 15,000 ¥±É ¤ÞÒ ¬Œ ~" aԅ ¤Þ~Œ… ~¬±É…¬Þޅ Òa±a¥Œ . I¤ EÞ" ԌŒ… ÒÞŒ ±Ô¤ÞÒa±ÞÔ, ~ÞÔa~ L±Ô…a Ca?¤Þ…. PɌa Œ ~ÞÔ ±…Œ ÃÞ±Ô±Ô¥ " ¤Þ …± ~" ±ÞÔ!

august events

HOOSIER HILLS FOOD BANK VOLUNTEER DAY MONDAY AUGUST 11TH @ 3PM

JÞ±Ô EÞ" S. MaÆ' ¤±ŒÔ… ±Ô a ±ÒŒ Þ¤ Œ>±~Œ a ¬Œ HÞÞ ±Œ H±ÉÉ

FÞޅ BaÔÆ. C¬±É…ŒÔ 10 aԅ ÞɅŒ aŒ ?ŒÉ~ÞҌ a >ÞÉ"ÔŒŒ ±¤ a~~ÞÒaÔ±Œ… }E aÔ a…"É, aɬÞ"¥¬ ÞҌ Œ ±~±ÞÔ aŒ ±Ô Éa~Œ ¤Þ ¬Œ± a¤ŒE. PɌa Œ ÔÞŒ ¬a ?¬ŒÔ a±~±a±Ô¥ ±Ô aÔE >ÞÉ"ÔŒŒ a~±>±E, ?Œa ~ÉÞ Œ-ތ… ¬ÞŒ !

CARE TEAM SINGERS REHEARSAL SATURDAY AUGUST 16TH @ 2PM

C¬aɱŒ Ma ÞÔ ± Œ>±>±Ô¥ ¬Œ CaŒ TŒaÒ S±Ô¥Œ Ò±Ô± E, ?±¬ ÒÞÔ¬ÉE >± ± Þ }Œ¥±Ô ÞÞÔ. S±Ô¥Œ ?±ÉÉ ÉŒaÔ a ¤Œ? ±ÒɌ, ¤aұɱa ¬EÒÔ —ÒÞ ÉE "Ô± ÞÔ ?±¬ ɱ¥¬ ƌE}Þa… a~~ÞÒaԱҌÔ. M" ±~ ± a>a±Éa}Ɍ ÔÞ? Þ Œ>±Œ?. A ÞԌ-¬Þ" Œ¬Œa aÉ ?±ÉÉ }Œ ¬ŒÉ… a S"Œ S¬±¤¤±Ô’ ¬ÞҌ Ԍa S. MaÆ’ : Sa"…aE, A"¥"  16 a 2:00 .Ò. S~¬Œ…"ɱԥ ?±ÉÉ }Œ ¤ÉŒD±}Ɍ. FÞ ÒÞŒ ±Ô¤Þ Þ Þ RSVP, ~ÞÔa~ S"Œ Þ C¬aɱŒ, Þ ±¥Ô " ÞÔ RŒaÉÒ.

RECONCILING MINISTRIES MEETING

SUNDAY AUGUST 17TH AFTER WORSHIP

O" Ò± ±ÞÔ ¬± EŒa ± Þ Þ"Œa~¬ Þ ?Þ ÉÞ~aÉ P±…Œ DaE .

WŒ ?±ÉÉ }Œ "Þ±Ô¥ ¤Þ Þ" ¤±  ±ÒŒ ¬Œ LÞÞ¥ÞÞŒŒ P±…Œ DaE (¬Œ± 3… P±…Œ DaE) ÞÔ SŒŒÒ}Œ 6¬ aԅ ÞÔ~Œ a¥a±Ô }Œ ~ŒÉŒ}a±Ô¥ SŒÔ~Œ P±…Œ DaE ÞÔ O~Þ}Œ 4.

S±¥Ô " Þ ¬ŒÉ ?±¬ Þ" }ÞÞ¬ ?±ÉÉ }Œ a>a±Éa}Ɍ ±Ô ¬Œ "~ÞÒ±Ô¥ ?ŒŒÆ ..... CaÔ’ ¬ŒÉ, ÔÞ Þ}ÉŒÒ Ã"  Þ }E aԅ aE ¬ŒÉÉÞ. T¬aÔÆ EÞ" Þ aÉÉ ?¬Þ ~aÔ ¬ŒÉ "Þ " ±Ô ¬± .

T¬ŒŒ ?±ÉÉ }Œ a ¬Þ ~ÞÒÒ±ŒŒ ҌŒ±Ô¥ ÞÔ A"¥"  17 ±¥¬ a¤Œ ~¬"~¬ ±Ô RÞÞÒ 8 Þ a Þ" ÉaÔÔ±Ô¥ ¤Þ ¬Œ Œ 2 Œ>ŒÔ .

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COMPASSIONATE THREADS

MONDAY AUGUST 18TH @ 11AM

CÞÒa ±ÞÔaŒ T¬Œa… ± a ¥Þ" Þ¤ S. MaÆ’ "±ÉŒ . B±Ô¥ aÔE aԅ aÉÉ ¬±Ô¥ "±ÉE. FŒŒÉ ¤ŒŒ Þ }±Ô¥ EÞ" É"Ô~¬. WŒ ¬a>Œ Þ"Ɍ aԅ a}Ɍ ¤Þ Òa~¬±ÔŒ aԅ ~ÞÒ¤E ~¬a± ¤Þ ¬aԅ Œ?±Ô¥.

PUB THEOLOGY

MONDAY AUGUST 18TH @ 6:30PM

YÞ"’Œ ±Ô>±Œ… Þ ÃÞ±Ô " ¤Þ ¬Œ ԌD P"} T¬ŒÞÉÞ¥E ¥a¬Œ±Ô¥ ÞÔ

MÞԅaE, A"¥"  18 a 6:30 .Ò. a HaÔÆ’ P±OOa Ma~ (1285 S. CÞÉɌ¥Œ MaÉÉ RÞa…). MaÔE ¤ÞÉÆ a±>Œ aÞ"ԅ 6:00 Þ ¥Œ a ¬Œa… a ÞÔ ¤Þޅ aԅ ~ÞÔ>Œ a±ÞÔ—~ÞҌ ŒaÉE ±¤ EÞ"’… ɱƌ!

P"} T¬ŒÞÉÞ¥E ± a ŒÉaDŒ… a~Œ Þ ¬aŒ ¤Þޅ, ¤ŒÉÉÞ? ¬±, aԅ ҌaÔ±Ô¥¤"É ~ÞÔ>Œ a±ÞÔ a}Þ" ɱ¤Œ, ¤a±¬, aԅ ¬Œ ?ÞɅ aÞ"ԅ " . T¬Œ ¬ŒÒŒ aԅ Œa…±Ô¥ ¤Þ ¬± Œ ±ÞÔ aŒ ±ÉÉ Þ ~ÞҌ, Þ aE "Ԍ…! CÞ±Œ ?±ÉÉ }Œ ¬aŒ… ±Ô RŒaÉÒ aԅ a>a±Éa}Ɍ ÞÔ ¬Œ ±Ô¤ÞÒa±ÞÔ …Œ Æ ±Ô GaÞÔ HaÉÉ ~ÉÞ Œ Þ ¬Œ Œ>ŒÔ. WŒ ¬ÞŒ EÞ"’ÉÉ ÃÞ±Ô " ¤Þ ¬± Œ>ŒÔ±Ô¥ Þ¤ ~ÞÔԌ~±ÞÔ aԅ Œ¤ÉŒ~±ÞÔ.

ART JOURNALING

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 20TH @ 1PM MÞ  Þ¤ " ¬a>Œ ¬a… ¬Þ-ɱ>Œ… aŒÒ a ?±±Ô¥ a …±aE Þ a±Ô±Ô¥ a ~aÔ>a Þ¤ a Œ~±aÉ Éa~Œ ±Ô Þ" ɱ>Œ . B" ?±¬ ¬Œ ¬ŒÉaԅ ¬Œ ŒÔ~Þ"a¥ŒÒŒÔ Þ¤ Þ¬Œ }Œ¥±ÔԌ , EÞ" Ò±¥¬ Ã"  ŒŒ ¬Þ? ~ÞÒ}±Ô±Ô¥ a ¤Œ? Þ¤ EÞ" ?Þ… ?±¬ ÞҌ ±ÒɌ ƌ~¬Œ ±Ô a ÃÞ"ÔaÉ }ÞÞÆ ~aÔ }Œ~ÞҌ a ~ÞÔ±Ô"±Ô¥ a~±~Œ ?¬±~¬ ?±ÉÉ ¤ŒŒ… EÞ" Þ"É. Aԅ ÒÞ  ÃÞ"Ôaɱ  ¤±Ô… ¬ŒŒ ± ¤"Ô aԅ ¥Þޅ ¤ŒÉÉÞ? ¬± Þ }Œ ¬a… }E ¬a±Ô¥ ÃÞ"Ôaɱԥ ±…Œa ?±¬ a ÒaÉÉ ¥Þ". IÔ J"ÉE ?Œ ?±ÉÉ ¬a>Œ Þ" " "aÉ ¬Þ? aԅ ŒÉÉ, aԅ …± ~" Þ" ?ÞÆ aԅ ÉaÔ ¤Þ "~ÞÒ±Ô¥ a ÞÌ~ .

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LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY AUGUST 20TH @ 7PM

LŒa…Œ ¬± CÞ"Ô~±É ?±ÉÉ ÒŒŒ WŒ…ÔŒ …aE, A"¥"  20, a 7 Ò ±Ô

RÞÞÒ 8, ?±¬ a ZÞÞÒ Þ±ÞÔ a>a±Éa}Ɍ. WŒ ?±ÉÉ }Œ ÒÞ>±Ô¥ ¤Þ?a… ?±¬ ÉaÔ ¤ÞÒ ¬Œ MaE ŒŒa aԅ aÉƱԥ a}Þ" ÉaÔ ¤Þ 2026.

SEW BOOK BAGS FOR THE ECUADOR SCHOOL LIBRARY PROJECT

THURSDAY AUGUST 21ST @ 10AM

CÞҌ ÃÞ±Ô " a ?Œ Œ? }a¥ a¥a±Ô ¤Þ LŒaÔÔa’ aԅ GŒÔŒ’ E~"a…Þ ~¬ÞÞÉ ÞÌ~. NÞ ÞÔÉE …Þ ?Œ ԌŒ… ŒÞɌ Þ ŒŒ " ¬Œ }a¥ , }" >ÞÉ"ÔŒŒ Þ ~" aԅ Œ .

YÞ" ~aÔ }Œ a Þ¤ ¬± "Þ±Ô¥ ¥Þ" ÞÔ T¬" …aE, A"¥"  21 ¤ÞÒ 10:00 Þ 2:00 ±Ô ÞÞÒ 1 a ~¬"~¬. FÞ ÒÞŒ ±Ô¤ÞÒa±ÞÔ a}Þ" ¬Œ Œ?±Ô¥, ~ÞÔa~ L±Ô…a Ca?¤Þ….

FÞ ÒÞŒ ±Ô¤ÞÒa±ÞÔ a}Þ" ¬Œ E~"a…Þ S~¬ÞÞÉ L±}aE PÞÌ~, ~ÞÔa~ LŒaÔa Þ GŒÔŒ M~CÉa±Ô.

C¬±É…ŒÔ a ¬Œ Sa¬Ea Sa±

S~¬ÞÞÉ ±Ô Ba¬±a …Œ Caa"ŒO, E~"a…Þ ~aE±Ô¥ ¬Œ± B"……E

RŒa…±Ô¥ PÞ¥aÒ BÞÞÆ ±Ô }a¥ Òa…Œ ?±¬ ÉÞ>Œ }E ¬Œ S. MaÆ’ CÞÒÒ"Ô±E!

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RECONCILING MINISTRIES DROP-IN HOUR

SUNDAYS 9:30AM

LÞÞƱԥ ¤Þ a a~Œ Þ aÉÆ—ŒaÉÉE aÉÆ—a}Þ" ?¬a ± ҌaÔ Þ }Œ a Þ¤ a RŒ~ÞÔ~±É±Ô¥ CÞÔ¥Œ¥a±ÞÔ ±Ô ޅaE’ ?ÞɅ?

W¬Œ¬Œ EÞ" ¬a>Œ "Œ ±ÞÔ a}Þ" ¬Œ ¥Þ", aŒ Ôa>±¥a±Ô¥ EÞ" Þ?Ô ÃÞ"ԌE ?±¬ ±…ŒÔ±E aԅ ¤a±¬, Þ Ã"  ԌŒ… a Éa~Œ Þ Þ~Œ ±Ô ޅaE’ ~ÞÒɱ~aŒ… Þɱ±~aÉ ~ɱÒaŒ, ?Œ’Œ ¬ŒŒ Þ É± ŒÔ. T¬± ± a a~Œ ¤Þ ¬ÞԌ E, ¤Þ ¬ÞŒ, aԅ ¤Þ }Œ±Ô¥ ¬"ÒaÔ Þ¥Œ¬Œ. RŒŒ ŒÔa±>Œ ¤ÞÒ ¬Œ RŒ~ÞÔ~±É±Ô¥ M±Ô± ±Œ CÞÒÒ±ŒŒ ?±ÉÉ }Œ

¬Œ S. MaÆ’ L±}aE ÒÞ  S"ԅaE }Œ¤ÞŒ ~¬"~¬—¤ŒŒÉ ¤ŒŒ Þ …Þ }E ¤Þ aÔ ÞŒÔ, Ã"…¥ÒŒÔ-¤ŒŒ ~ÞÔ>Œ a±ÞÔ. I¤ EÞ"’… Œ¤Œ a ÒÞŒ ±>aŒ Œ±Ô¥, Þ ±¤ EÞ"’Œ "Œ ±ÞÔ±Ô¥, ±Ô ¬Œ ~ÉÞ Œ, Þ Ã"  ÔÞ "Œ ?¬ŒŒ Þ a, EÞ"’Œ ?ŒÉ~ÞҌ Þ Œa~¬ Þ" Þ AÔԌŒ LŒÒÞԅ, J±É

Wa ¬}"Ô, aԅ ¬Œ ŒaÒ a RŒ~ÞÔ~±É±Ô¥M±Ô± ±Œ @ Ò"Ò~.~¬"~¬ Þ ¬Œ ~¬"~¬ Þ¤¤±~Œ Þ Œ " a ÞԌ-ÞÔ-ÞԌ ҌŒ±Ô¥.

WOMEN OF WONDER AND FAITH THURSDAYS 11AM

WÞÒŒÔ Þ¤ WÞԅŒ aԅ Fa±¬ ± a ¥Þ" Þ¤ ÃÞ"ԌE±Ô¥ …± ~±Ɍ ¬a±Ô¥ ~ÞÔ>Œ a±ÞÔ ?±¬ Œa~¬ Þ¬Œ aÞ"ԅ a }ÞÞÆ "…E aԅ Þ±~ Þ¤ ɱ¤Œ. O" Œa…±Ô¥ aÔ¥Œ ¤ÞÒ ~"ŒÔ Œ>ŒÔ aԅ Þ~±aÉ Ã" ±~Œ, Þ ¤a±¬ }a Œ… ¬ŒÞÉÞ¥E.

IÔ a……±±ÞÔ Þ Œa…±Ô¥ aԅ …± ~" ±Ô¥, ?Œ a±~±aŒ ±Ô Œ¥"Éa ¬±ÉaÔ¬ÞE ¤Þ >a±Þ" ¥Þ" ±Ô BÉÞÞÒ±Ô¥ÞÔ aԅ ¬Œ "Þ"ԅ±Ô¥ aŒa . I¤ EÞ" ¬a>Œ aÔE "Œ ±ÞÔ , Ɍa Œ ~ÞÔa~ Ma±a S~¬Ò±… Þ ¬Œ C¬"~¬ Þ¤¤±~Œ.

CHANCEL RINGERS ARE ON SUMMER HIATUS - BUT STAY TUNED!

T¬Œ C¬aÔ~ŒÉ R±Ô¥Œ ?±ÉÉ }Œ aƱԥ a }ŒaÆ ¤Þ ¬Œ "ÒҌ. WŒ aŒ Þ ¥aŒ¤"É ¤Þ ¬Œ± }Œa"±¤"É ~ÞÔ±}"±ÞÔ Þ ?Þ ¬± ¬Þ"¥¬Þ" ¬Œ EŒa! PɌa Œ aE "Ԍ… ¤Þ "…aŒ ±Ô ¬Œ ԌD ¤Œ? ?ŒŒÆ a}Þ" ?¬ŒÔ Œ¬Œa aÉ ?±ÉÉ Œ "Ҍ.

WŒ ÉÞÞÆ ¤Þ?a… Þ ±Ô¥±Ô¥ Þ¥Œ¬Œ a¥a±Ô ÞÞÔ!

CHANCEL CHOIR REHEARSAL THURSDAYS 7PM

T¬Œ ~¬aÔ~ŒÉ ~¬Þ± Œ¬Œa Œ Œa~¬ T¬" …aE Œ>ŒÔ±Ô¥ ¤ÞÒ 6-7Ò …"±Ô¥ ¬Œ "ÒҌ aԅ ±Ô¥ ±Ô ?Þ ¬± Œa~¬ S"ԅaE a ?ŒÉÉ a ¤Þ Þ~~a ±ÞÔaÉ Œ~±aÉ Œ>±~Œ …"±Ô¥ ¬Œ EŒa. S±Ô¥Œ aŒ aÉ?aE ?ŒÉ~ÞҌ Þ ÃÞ±Ô ¬Œ ~¬Þ±. NÞ a"…±±ÞÔ , ÔÞ Œ "Œ, Ã"  ¬Œ ÃÞE Þ¤ ÒaƱԥ Ò" ±~! FÞ ÒÞŒ ±Ô¤ÞÒa±ÞÔ, ~ÞÔa~ GŒE SÞ" a, D±Œ~Þ Þ¤ M" ±~ M±Ô± ±Œ .

CONVERSATIONS ON LIFE

FRIDAYS 1PM

T¬± ҌԒ …± ~" ±ÞÔ ¥Þ" ±Ô>±Œ aÉÉ ÒŒÔ Þ ~ÞҌ Þ¥Œ¬Œ ¤Þ Œa…±Ô¥ aԅ ¬ŒÞÉÞ¥±~aÉ Œ¤ÉŒ~±ÞÔ. V± ±Þ aŒ aÉ?aE ?ŒÉ~ÞҌ….

NOMADS

SUNDAYS 9:30AM

T¬Œ ŒÉŒ~Œ… Œa…±Ô¥ ¤Þ ¬± ¥ŒÔŒaÉÉE Þ¥Œ ±>Œ ¥Þ" ~aÔ ÞÒ …± ~" ±ÞÔ ÞÔ ± "Œ Þ¤ ¤a±¬, ±±"aɱE, aԅ/Þ Þ~±aÉ Ã" ±~Œ. RŒ~ŒÔ a"¬Þ ?¬Þ Œ }ÞÞÆ ¬a>Œ }ŒŒÔ " Œ… ¬a>Œ ±Ô~É"…Œ… Ba}aa BÞ?Ô TaEÉÞ, JÞaÔ C¬±Œ Œ, aԅ R±~¬a… RÞ¬. AÉÉ aŒ ±Ô>±Œ… Þ ÃÞ±Ô " ÞÔ S"ԅaE ÒÞÔ±Ô¥ . PɌa Œ ~ÞÔa~ ¬Œ ~¬"~¬ Þ¤¤±~Œ ¤Þ ÒÞŒ ±Ô¤ÞÒa±ÞÔ.

St. MarkXs United Methodist Church

Pastors

Lay Leaders

Director of Children’s ministries

Director of Music Ministries

Organist

Finance director

Administrative Assistant

Social Media

Custodians

Reverend John huff

Reverend Mary Beth Morgan

Dian Ludlow

jonathan michaelsen

Madison sinan

Gerry Sousa

Ilze akerbergs

December smedley

Patrick Conklin

Stephanie Conklin

Jeff wyatt

Matt Allen

Blake white

St. MarkXs Nursery School and kindergarten

Director Kate Morris

Assistant Director Office Manager

Julie Hammond susie walker

Œ Þ"~Œ aԅ ¥"±…Œ Þ ¬Œ a~±>±±Œ aԅ Œ>ŒÔ ?±¬±Ô aԅ aÞ"ԅ ¬Œ S. MaÆ’ ~¬"~¬ ~ÞÒÒ"Ô±E. CÞ±Œ aŒ …± ±}"Œ… a ¬Œ }Œ¥±ÔÔ±Ô¥ Þ¤ Œa~¬ ÒÞÔ¬ aÉÞÔ¥ ?±¬ ¬Œ S"ԅaE ?Þ ¬± }"ÉɌ±Ô. A……±±ÞÔaÉ ~Þ±Œ aŒ a>a±Éa}Ɍ a ¬Œ WŒÉ~ÞҌ CŒÔŒ DŒ Æ, a ¬Œ Òa±Ô ŒÔaÔ~Œ Þ ¬Œ }"±É…±Ô¥, Þ }E ~ÞÔa~±Ô¥ ¬Œ C¬"~¬ O¤¤±~Œ. AÔ ÞÔɱԌ ~ÞE Þ¤ "~ÞÒ±Ô¥@ .ÒaÆ’ ~aÔ }Œ …Þ?ÔÉÞa…Œ… ¤ÞÒ Þ" ~¬"~¬ ?Œ} ±Œ (???. Ò"Ò~.~¬"~¬). WŒ ?ŒÉ~ÞҌ a±~Ɍ ¤Þ "}ɱ~a±ÞÔ. DŒa…ɱԌ ¤Þ "}Ò± ±ÞÔ ¤Þ ¬Œ SŒŒÒ}Œ 2025 ± "Œ ± A"¥"  15¬. FÞ ÒÞŒ ±Ô¤ÞÒa±ÞÔ Ɍa Œ ~ÞÔa~ SŒ¬aÔ±Œ CÞÔÆÉ±Ô a SŒ¬aÔ±ŒCÞÔÆɱÔ@ Ò"Ò~.~¬"~¬.

ST. MARK’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA IS AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY BRINGING CHRIST-LIKE LOVE, HEALING, AND HOPE TO ALL.

WE EMBRACE THE UNITED METHODIST IDEAL OF OPEN HEARTS, OPEN MINDS AND OPEN DOORS BY WELCOMING THOSE OF ALL RACES, CULTURES, FAITH TRADITIONS, SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS, AND GENDER IDENTITIES.