The Remarks
For the week of December 27, 2011

 

Saint Mark United Methodist Church
Atlanta, Georgia
www.stmarkumc.org

Loving • Accepting • Serving

Saint Mark United Methodist Church

In This Issue

Quicklinks to stmarkumc.org

About The Remarks

The Remarks is a weekly publication of Saint Mark United Methodist Church, Atlanta, Georgia. The email addresses used in this mailing were provided by the addressees for church use.

To unsubscribe from our emails, follow the SafeUnsubscribe link at the bottom of this email. You can also update your email address for the eRemarks at the bottom of this email.

To ensure that you continue to receive emails from us, add remarks@stmarkumc.org to your ISP address book & ISP safe list today.

Click here to provide general updates to your church record.

Contact Us

Please submit announcements for The Remarks to Christia Holloway, Remarks Editor, no later than the Friday prior to the week that the information should appear.

Saint Mark
United Methodist Church

781 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta GA 30308-1205
Phone: 404.873.2636
Fax: 404.873.2639
E-mail: office@stmarkumc.org
Saint Mark Care Line
(for after-hours emergencies):
1.800.673.0411
Prayer line: 404.873.2636 x31
or prayer@stmarkumc.org
Web: www.stmarkumc.org
Complete Staff Directory

Holiday Edition

Christmas at Saint MarkARC New Year’s Open House - CORRECTION

You are invited to an Open House on January 2, 3-10pm, at the home of Larry Lucas (4053 Brenteresa Court, Snellville).

This event was originally scheduled for January 1 - until we realized that January 2 is the day for all football games.

Stop by, play games, watch football and old movies on TV and enjoy fellowship with your church friends. Soups, sandwiches, desserts etc. will be offered - everyone is welcome! For more information, contact Larry Lucas, 404-409-2847.

Group Holiday Schedules

The Saint Mark Grief Support Group will resume at their regular time (6:30-8pm) on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. Questions? Contact Rev. Josh Noblitt

The Job Network will resume their weekly meetings on Tuesdays, on January 10, 2012, 6:30pm.

Wednesday Fellowship Dinners and Beth’s Bible 101 class will resume on January 18, 2012. The dinners will be provided by a new caterer. The first program of the year will feature Rebecca Burns, author of Burial for a King; Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Funeral and the Week That Transformed Atlanta and Rocked the Nation.

Year-end Giving

Remember that any gifts to the church that you would like to be credited for 2011 must be received by the church no later than December 31, 2011. If you need assistance with any special gifts such as stocks, please contact Deana Hilton in the church business office, 404-873-2636 x12.

Also, it is not too late to turn in your 2012 pledge card. Your estimate helps us to be good stewards by planning appropriately for next year’s ministries. Thank you!

Click here to make your pledge online.

Church Office Holiday Schedule

The church office will be closed the week of December 26 - 30 and Monday, January 2. No Remarks will be published the week of January 3. If you need to contact a minister in case of emergency, please call 1-800-673-0411. The staff wish you a happy and healthy 2012!

Financial Peace University Returns

Once again, Saint Mark is pleased to offer Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, a life-changing program that teaches you to achieve your financial goals by eliminating debt, saving for the future, and giving like never before. The 13 week program will be facilitated by Rev. Josh Noblitt and Richard Rhodes, and it will meet every Sunday from 1:30-3:30pm beginning Jan. 8, 2012. Cost is $99.51 per household. You can register online or contact Christia Holloway in the church office, 404.873.2636 x16.

Partial scholarships are available for interested parties who are serious about attending all sessions of FPU and attaining financial peace. Contact Rev. Josh Noblitt for more information.

Congregational Care

In Sympathy

Saint Mark expresses heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of Julie Semones on the death of her mother on Tuesday, December 27, in Atlanta. Funeral services will be on Saturday, December 31, 11 am, at A.S. Turner & Sons in Decatur.

In Hospital
Judi Cheney Piedmont Fayette
Jill Lee-Barber's father  
Anne Marriott Kennestone
At Home
James Bradley's aunt, Mary Pierce Ft. Lauderdale FL
Suzi Campbell's brother, Tim Campbell  
Cara Cassell's mother, Caroline Perry GA
Michael Collins-Smythe  
Joe Dawsey's mother, Julia Gaines Dawsey Vicksburg MI
Susie Kezh's parents, Wallace & Beth Bice Ellijay GA
Stacy Ladd's mother, Sue Alexander  
Kim Lockhart's step-mother, Sue Lockhart Los Altos CA
Mark McElroy's mother, Myra Nell Anniston AL
Anne McQuade’s mother Judy McQuade Souderton PA
Justin Mercer's mother, Doris Mercer Valdosta GA
Michael Murphy's mother, Kathy Murphy Augusta GA
Katie Olliff's mother, Eddie Olliff Statesboro GA
Terry Oxner's mother, Katie Oxner  
Michael Prudent's mother Sharon Prudent Herrin IL
Jim Rawls  
John Richardson's sister Becky Oldham Colorado Springs CO
Regina Robuck's mother, Winona Robuck  
John Snyder's aunt Goldie Lockridge Fishersville VA
Grace Stephens  
Judd Strong's mother, Mary Kay Strong St. Augustine FL
In Care Facilities
Click here for the mailing addresses of these Care Facilities.
Mark Corsale's parents OR
Helen Coulson Medlock Gardens
Terry Goggin's father, Delbert Goggin Richardson TX
Jennifer Hansen's aunt, Aylvia Piechna Birmingham AL
Phil Hulst's mother and Brett Hulst's grandmother, Elaine Hulst Statesboro GA
Chuck King's mother, Maxine King Dothan AL
Mark LaRocca-Pitts' mother Carroll Indianapolis IN
Rick Laws' father, Ronald Laws Henderson NC
Jeff McMullen's mother, Sandra Milledgeville GA
Joyce Norman's mother, Mary Newman Beechwood OH
Mary Elizabeth Upshaw Pike Lenbrook Square
Pat Strickland’s mother Dorothy Kelly Budd Terrace
Beth Suess' mother Gloria Klee Apple Valley MN
Gladys Wiggins St. George Village
In Military Service
Marlysa Brooks-Alt's brother Jonathan Brooks Iraq
Candice King's daughter-in-law, SGT Rachel King Fort Wainwright AK
Zeb Lau Charleston Air Force Base, Charleston SC
Eric Lauer Army, Afghanistan
SGM Callie Leaver GA Army Natl Guard, Guantanamo Bay
Kim Lockhart's cousin, Lt. Josh James Army, Afghanistan
Joel Rose's brother, Michael J. Rose GA Air Natl Guard
Julie Semones' niece, Sandy Healey Air Force, TX
Julie Semones' cousin, Geno Pellicia Army, Baghdad
Al Thomas' grandson, Cory Carter Ft Bragg NC, Army
Dennis Washack's son, Maj. Christopher John Washack Army, Washington DC

Coming up at Saint Mark