St. Mark’s United Methodist Church 100 Peachblossom Road Easton, Maryland 21601 410-822-0001 FAX: 410-822-0002 www.stmarkseaston.org churchoffice@stmarkseaston.org church e-mail 18th Sunday after Pentecost *Please take a few moments to sign the registration booklet and pass it on to your neighbor! October 12, 2014 … … ……………….8:15 & 11:00 AM Worship Services WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE……………………………………....……………………….….Overtones “Kum Ba Yah”……………………………….…………………………arr. Wilson GREETING Stand at your watchpost and wait for the Lord. We wait for a vision of truth and hope. Stand at your watchpost and pray to the Lord. We pray for righteousness and understanding. Stand at your watchpost and trust in the Lord. We trust the One who hears our cries and makes justice prevail. Stand at your watchpost and wait for the Lord. HYMN / LIGHTING OF ALTAR CANDLES “Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty”… … … … … … … ..… … .. page 64 ▲ THE OPENING PRAYER THE GLORIA … … … … … ……,,,,,,,,…..… … … … … … … … ..page 71 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. WELCOMING ONE ANOTHER PSALTER READING Psalm 89 (with response 2)… … … … … … … …… … … … pages 807-808 SPECIAL MUSIC…………………………………………………….…Overtones “Canon of Grace”……………………………………………………….arr. Lamb THE READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Habakkuk 2:2-3 … … … … … … …………. … … … … … page 811 This is the Word of our Lord Jesus Christ.. THANKS BE TO GOD! MESSAGE ... … …“A God-Sized Vision!”… … … Rev. Missy Rekitzke HYMN “Be Thou My Vision” … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … page 451 PRAYER CONCERNS /ORGAN CALL TO PRAYER The Lord be with you. AND ALSO WITH YOU. Let us pray. MORNING PRAYER & THE LORD’S PRAYER Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. PRAYER RESPONSE (Hymn No. 451, verse 1) Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; naught be all else to me, save that thou art. Thou my best thought, by da or by night, waking or sleeping, thy presence my light. OFFERING OF OUR GIFTS Offertory Prayer & Offertory Music [8:15]………………………………………………..………….………Dr. Wharton “Prelude in G Minor”…………………………………………………………Bach [11:00]…………………………………………………………….…Chancel Choir “If We Ever Needed the Lord Before”…………………….…….Dorsey/Larson DOXOLOGY……………………..………….….………page 682, stanza 5 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. ▲ HYMN / EXTINGUISHING OF THE CANDLES “Great Is Thy Faithfulness ” … … … … … … … …… … … … … page 140 ▲ BLESSING/CHORAL BENEDICTION (11:00) POSTLUDE … … … ……..…………………………..……….……….Dr. Wharton “Fugue in G Minor”…………………………………….……………………..Bach ▲ Indicates to Please Stand As Able Have a Blessed Week & Say a Good Word for God!” Sunday, October 12th – All Worship Services – An Unveiling of the New Vision for St. Mark’s Come hear how God has inspired us to a new Vision! WELCOME TO ST. MARK’S! Let us prepare ourselves to worship our Lord this morning with prayer. Before the service begins, you are invited to register your attendance (please print) in the attendance pad in the pew. FLOWERS on the Altar this morning are presented to the Glory of God in memory of my father, Norman Kasper by Jane Kasper. LARGE PRINT HYMNALS , BULLETINS, & PRAYER REQUEST FORMS ARE AVAILABLE. Please see an usher. IN THE LITERATURE RACK Upper Room reg & LP – Nov./Dec., Pockets – October. CD MINISTRY Today’s sermon is available on CD for you to share with a friend. Please see an usher or fill out a form on the usher’s table. THE NURSERY We are excited to announce that the Nursery received a makeover! With fresh paint & new carpet we are ready to welcome your little ones!!! THE NURSERY is located in Room 212 & is available for parents to either drop off their children during the 9:30 service or tend to their child's needs. Volunteers will be available in the nursery every week, only during the 9:30 service but, it will be open during all other services for families to use as well. THRIFT SHOP HOURS are Monday 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 410-820-7106. -Those Who ServeACOLYTE: Haley Nestel. LAY READERS: Dan Swann. (8:15). Raymond Harrison. (11:00). COFFEE FELLOWSHIP: Ruth Circle. USHERS: Head Usher: Mike Butler; Fran Keene & Ethel Ann Milby. (8:15). Head Usher: Ray Kraeer; Brad & Jodi Baker, Jane Wallenhorst. (11:00). GREETERS: Fran Keene & Ethel Ann Milby. (8:15). Laura & Victoria Sydnor, Ted & Pat Lewers, Tom & Ethel Mae Cronshaw. (11:00). NEW MEMBER GUIDES: Roger Eareckson. (8:15). Harry & Janice Nagel. (11:00). SOUND TECHNICIAN:: Seth Gunther. ALTAR GUILD: . CHURCH OPENING: Jeff Morton. CLOSING: Frank Meyerle. ARE YOU SEEING STARS? STARS MEAN NEW OR CHANGED ANNOUCEMENTS!! THE PRESENTATION OF DONATIONS PROGRAM will be held on Monday, October 20th at 10am in Room 155. All members of our congregation are invited to attend this program to learn more about the 20 Local Mission Partners that St. Mark's supports through our missions funds. THE PICTORIAL DIRECTORIES HAVE ARRIVED! & can be picked up today in the hall leading to the Gathering Area. Every family who had their photos taken will get a free directory. All others may purchase a directory for $6.00 to cover the costs. This is a great way to get to know our church family! Don’t forget to stop by today! HOLIDAY BASKETS FOR ST MARK’S VILLAGE The time has come to fill our food baskets at St. Mark’s Village. Please take a bag & return it filled with the appropriate food (marked on the bag) by November 17. A basket will be placed by the Chapel & another in the gathering area. If you have any questions please call Lee Royer 410-829-8189. SAVE THE DATE! Friday, October 24, 2014 – Fellowship Hall 6 pm to 8 pm Fellowship Dinner – Buffet Meal Provided – Free Will Offering Come hear about how God is leading St. Mark’s in the development of a Long Range Plan. See Sign up sheet in the Gathering space. ST. MARKS’S UNITED METHODIST WOMEN BOARD Meeting Tuesday, October 21, 9:30 Room 155. SARAH CIRCLE Tues., Oct. 13 7:00 PM Rm. 155 St. Mark’s Church, Sheila 822-7336. ALL SAINTS SUNDAY On the first Sunday in November, we again remember St. Mark’s church members who have gone to be with the Lord since this time last year & giving thanks to God for the gift of each life. In addition to the church members names, this year we are inviting the congregation to submit names of loved ones you would like placed in the bulletin for All Saints’ Sunday. These loved ones would not be members of St. Mark’s & would have been deceased after November 1, 2013. Please send a written submission (for correct spelling of name) to the church office via email: kreed@stmarkseaston.org , mail or drop off. DEADLINE is Wednesday October 29. UMMEN MEETING Tuesday, October 14, 7:00PM in the Fellowship Hall. Program – Claire Rekitzke, The World Race- Adventures in Missions. Special feature - taste testing in preparation for Waterfowl Festival UMMen’s Outreach. For information call 410-822-7852 or email bpowers@goeaston.net . CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS! Want to support Talbot Interfaith Shelter (TIS)? Volunteers are needed to help staff their major fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 18th, & help prepare for it the week before. This is the "Century Fall Foliage Tour" for bike riders and 5K walkers or joggers. Please contact Brenda Wood (brendawood@atlanticbb.net) if you would like to help that day or before. Another way to help is to BAKE A PIE. A signature of the Fall Foliage Tour in Easton is a slice of homemade pie at the finish line for each participant! More than 100 pies are needed. Drop off a pie that does not need refrigeration at the Rise-Up Coffee parking lot on Dover St. on Oct 17th. Pie Bakers should call Jean Saballus (847-217-3312) or e-mail her (djsaballus@goeaston.net) and offer to contribute in this way. Please contact her as she will need a pie count. STRAWBERRY FREEZER JAM As in previous years, I made Strawberry Freezer Jam to sell at our church Fall Festival. We participated in the Rotary Artisans’ Festival in Centreville October 4 & 5 instead of having the festival here. I could not take the jam there to sell due to Health Department regulations. I am offering it to St. Mark’s members & friends. The cost is $4.00 per half pint jar. I have 20+ jars available. If you are interested in purchasing any, please call me. All money goes toward ‘Paying Down the Debt’. Ann Yingling 410 820 8592 SIGHT & SOUND BUS TRIP DEADLINE IS NEAR! We still have 8 spaces available for our bus trip to Sight & Sound Theatre in Lancaster PA to see “Moses”. The date is Friday, November 7 & the deadline for signing up is Wed., Oct. 16 as we need to give a final count to the theatre on the 17th! The cost of $100 includes your ticket to the performance, lunch at a local restaurant, the bus ride & snacks on the way home. To register, call Judy Lawrence at the church office 410-822-0001 or jlawrence@stmarkseaston.org or sign up in the Gathering Area today!!! Bring your friends and let’s fill up the bus!!! RADA CUTLERY FUNDRAISER Sarah Circle’s annual fall Rada cutlery sale will take place October 1 through November 16. All profit benefits Mid-Shore Council on Family Violence. Since beginning this project in 2005, Sarah Circle’s contribution to them has been over $3900.00 which includes our initial donation to them of $1500.00 & sponsoring a family each Christmas. Because of your help, we are able to continue this worthwhile project. In addition to cutlery products, other items included in the catalog are meal starters, soups, cheeseballs, dips, stoneware, cookbooks, gift books, & cooking utensils. Rada products make great Christmas gifts! Catalogs, which include ordering instructions, are available in the gathering area. If you have questions, please call Ann Yingling @ 410-820-8592. UPDATED EMAIL ADDRESSES We are asking for your help! We have found that copying & mailing The Markings each month is quite an expense in our yearly budget. If you would be willing to receive your copy of the newsletter each month by email instead of hard copy, this would cut down the expense of copying. We are currently mailing about 850 issues each month & emailing only about 80 newsletters. Please fill out a form (they are in the Gathering Area) giving us your current email address & letting us know if you are willing to receive your Markings each month by email. Or you can just email jlawrence@stmarkseaston.org. We promise that we will not share your email with anyone outside of St. Mark’s! We all need to pull together to cut down on church expenses to balance our budget! Thank you for your support! AMAZON UPDATE we have earned $8. & some change from people using smile.amazon.com & clicking St. Mark’s United Methodist Church as your favorite non-profit to support. We all know that every penny counts! So don’t forget when you are shopping for Christmas or everyday items go to smile.amazon.com & choose St. Mark’s! WESLEY YATER BIBLE CLASS will resume for it’s next 8 week session on October 19 in the Chapel & will continue until December 7, 2014. PRAYER IN THE CHAPEL meets weekly on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. please feel free to join us as we pray for various needs for the church, members & the local community. Please use the pew cards to submit requests for prayers. WE ARE ON FACEBOOK! If you haven’t LIKED us on Facebook, please do so! We love to share what is going on around St. Mark’s!! BOARD OF CHILD CARE/FOOD LION PARTNERSHIP Food Lion has agreed to donate a certain percentage of every dollar that is spent in its stores to the Board of Child Care, Denton Campus. To get the credit, you need to register your MVP discount card in order for the Board to get this credit. Please register your card information on the list in the Gathering Area. Thanks! MR. FIX-IT Wouldn't you like to get those nagging little problems around your house fixed? We have two church members who would really like to help you, so please don't hesitate to call the Church office for this free service. 410/822-0001. LABELS FOR EDUCATION (Campbells, etc.) coupons please bring to church & place them in the Campbell’s soup can. PRAYER CHAIN MINISTRY The purpose of the Prayer Chain Ministry is to provide prayer support in crisis or emergencies for church members, loved ones & people in the community. Please call the church office 410/822-0001 & or Contact Sara Lou Casson 410/822-4872 or Betty Fleming 410/822-2216. SAVE YOUR TRASH! Please continue to save Boxtops for Education for local Elementary Schools, & soda can tabs for Ronald McDonald House in Baltimore. Please place in basket marked Save your Trash. -TODAYSunday, October 12, 2014 “Vision Sunday” 8:15 a.m. – Worship Service. Chapel. 9:00 a.m. – Coffee Fellowship. Gathering Space. 9:30 a.m. – Worship Service. Sanctuary. 11:00 a.m. – Worship Service. Sanctuary. 7:00 p.m. – Reign Down Choir Rehearsal. Sanctuary. Monday, October 13, 2014 7:00 p.m. – Long Range Planning Committee. Conference Rm. Tuesday, October 14, 2014 9:30 a.m. – UMW Board Meeting. Meeting Rm. 155. 7:00 p.m. – Sarah Circle. Meeting Rm. 155. 7:00 p.m. – UMM Meeting. Fellowship hall. 6:30 p.m. – Apostle Paul Letter’s. Room 209. Wednesday, October 15, 2014 10:30 a.m. – Prayer Group. Chapel. 1:00 p.m. – Prayer Shawl Ministry. Meeting Rm. 155. 6:30 p.m. – Invitation to the Old Testament. Meeting Rm. 155. 6:30 p.m. – Overtones Rehearsal. Music Rm. Thursday, October 16, 2014 7:00 p.m. – Chancel Choir Rehearsal. Sanctuary & Choir Rm. Sunday, October 19, 2014 8:15 a.m. – Worship Service. Chapel. 9:00 a.m. – Coffee Fellowship. Gathering Space. 9:30 a.m. – Worship Service. Sanctuary. 11:00 a.m. – Worship Service. Sanctuary. 6:00 p.m. – Youth Group. Room 201. 7:00 p.m. – Reign Down Choir Rehearsal. Sanctuary. -NEXT WEEKTHE SCRIPTURE LESSONS from the lectionary for next Sunday are Exod. 33:12-23, Ps. 99, 1 Thess. 1:1-10, Matt. 22:15-22. -LET US PRAY FORPrayer Focus: Sunday School Teachers. While we all know that being admitted into the hospital can be a stressful time, please contact the church office so that you can be visited. You are our family & are important to us!! Our Mission Statement To share the love of Jesus with & through the people of Talbot County & beyond. Our Worship: 8:15 A.M. Worship 9:30 A.M. Worship 11:00 A.M. Worship Total Worship Attendance Sunday School Attendance 2013 62 129 137 328 103 2014 65 165 141 371 97 * The new fiscal year began on July 1. Our Tithes & Offerings (October 5, 2014) Amount Received Last Week ………………..$ 23,546.77 Missions Fund (YTD) *…….…........................$ 13,704.46 Building Maint. Fund…(YTD) *……...............$ 10,718.96 ST MARK’S WOMEN AND GUESTS Make a Reservation Now to Attend St. Mark’s United Methodist Women’s FALL SALAD LUNCHEON Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:00 noon in St. Mark’s Fellowship Hall 100 Peachblossom Rd., Easton Our Speaker: Claire Rekitzke “The World Race—Adventures in Missions” Admission: $3.00 donation and your favorite salad (Beverage, rolls & dessert provided) -----------------------------------------------------------------UMW Fall Luncheon Reservation October 21, 2014 Name_______________________________Phone__________________ Guest(s)_________________________________________________ Return with $3.00 donation per person to St. Mark’s church office by October 17. Sermon Notes “A new command I give you: Love one another, as I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” Jesus of Nazareth What gets in the way of experiencing authentic community in your life? Too busy? Church activities? Disconnected from other believers? Are you in meaningful, growing, Christ-centered relationship with a handful of people? Do you want to be? Are you willing to declare war on superficial relationships in your life? What is necessary for the “real you” to show up in your relationships? Who comes to mind when you think of someone who has honored you and been devoted to you? How do you feel about them? How would you characterize your current service to God? On fire? Fading? In need of an overhaul? Get the joy and adventure back in serving! Consider doing 3 acts of kindness this week. Buy coffee for the next person in line, get a meal for a homeless person, or meet a need secretly at work. Are you willing to take whatever step necessary to rearrange your schedule and take initiative to build the kind of relationships that “SHOUT TO THE WORLD” that Jesus is the Son of God? Consider starting a small accountability group with a few friends that you trust? Not sure how to start one, just come and see Pastor Missy and she can help you out! HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER @ ST. MARK’S Membership in St. Mark’s Church is open to all people who confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and are willing to serve Him with joy! Fill out the information on this page. At the conclusion of the worship service come forward to the Baptismal Font. A New Member Guide will meet you. If you need baptism, the pastor will contact you to discuss its meaning and when the Sacrament could be administered. Please fill out completely (print clearly) _______________________________________________________ First Middle Last Name _______________________________________________________ First Middle Last Name Address_________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ Home Phone # ____________________________________________ E-Mail Address ____________________________________________ How are you joining? By Certificate of Transfer? If yes, then complete below. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Name of Church and Address or By profession of faith? Yes or No (circle one) If yes, have you been baptized? Yes or No (circle one) What are the next steps? 1. 2. 3. Fill out your EveryOne in Ministry Commitments and return them to the church. In response to your area of service, a ministry leader will contact you about serving in an area of ministry. You will be invited to attend an orientation session. Date_____NMG____