In Pastor’s Sunday School we study the lectionary texts which follow the church calendar. It’s an informal study, always open to all, at 8:30AM in the New Room, just behind the church office.

Below are the lectionary readings for this week:

Isaiah 6:1-8 Psalm 29

Romans 8:12-17 John 3:1-17

PASTOR’S SUNDAY SCHOOL

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL MACHINE IS RUMBLING

It started two months ago...the St. Mark's Vacation Bible School crew began planning a tour through the Old Testament. Bible Giants! Noth-ing small about these props! A giant, floating vessel. A tower reaching the sky. A big ol' fish. A Philistine giant. And a wall so strong and big that the Israelites couldn't get in--without a fight!

Mark your calendars now for the week of August 20 - 24, 2018, from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. Invite the kids in your neighborhood, grand children, etc. VBS is a gift to our community from the people of St. Mark's and we hope you will pick a day (or more) to join in the fun. We need youth and adult volunteers. There are sitting jobs. Standing jobs. Movin' around jobs. Your choice.

Renee Anderson: the.renee.anderson@gmail.com

Karen Scanlon: kwscanlon@gmail.com

St. Mark’s Yard Sale Commit-tee has started planning the Annual Yard Sale and hopes that you have too! Please start planning what you would like to contribute to the sale as well as when you would like to volunteer to help during the sorting/pricing work times: Saturday July 28 and July30 - August 2 and sale day August 3 - 4.

You might think that the yard sale sounds like a lot of work - and it is! But it’s a lot of fun, too! And remember, if you help get ready for the sale, you get to shop early!

ANNOUCING ST. MARK’SANNUAL YARD SALE

This Sunday, May 27, is Peace with Justice Sunday. Funds collected for this special Sunday are used to enable the United Methodist Church to have a voice in advocating for peace and justice through a broad spectrum of Na-tional and international ministries. Moved by Christ’s love to pursue recon-ciliation and peace, honoring the dignity of every individual made in God’s image, The United Methodist Church is unwilling to turn a blind eye to in-justice. Because of the Peace with Justice Sunday offering, the people of The United Methodist Church are able to make a difference together by sowing seeds—and yielding fruit!—of peace. Because you give:

• ·Methodists spearhead a peace ministry uniting Arizona border commu-nities

• ·Methodists in Liberia are being equipped to implement the denomina-tion’s social principles to address social-justice issues

• ·Pennsylvania students are educating their community about sex-trafficking at home and abroad

• ·Austin Region Justice for Our Neighbors has the tools to support refu-gees and immigrants through advocacy, education and legal services

These initiatives, and hundreds of other ones, are how your generosity can help bring peace and justice to a hurting world. Please consider a donation, as you are able, to support the Church in these efforts.

The church office will be closed on Monday, May 28 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. The office will resume regular office hours on Tuesday, May 29.

OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY ,MAY 28

SPECIAL OFFERING: PEACE WITH JUSTICE THIS SUNDAY MAY 27

The family of Tricia Martin invite you all to come and remember the life of Tricia Martin this Saturday, May 26 at 11AM at St. Mark’s. A reception in the Social Hall will follow the service.

COME CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF TRICIA MARTIN MAY 26

TWO CONCERTS AT ST. MARK’S IN JUNE SUNDAY JUNE 3 SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE VOCAL ENSEMBLE

St. Mark’s will host the San Diego Mesa College Vocal Ensemble on Sunday June 3 at 4:30 PM. The San Diego Mesa College Vocal Ensem-ble performs several concerts each semester as well as participates in choral festivals throughout the state. A wide variety of music is performed, from madrigals to vocal/orchestral works in a range of styles including classical, folk, and jazz. The ensemble has toured Australia, Canada, Europe, and Japan and throughout California and the USA. The ensemble will leave on June 5 for a ten day tour to the Czech Republic and Poland. Please come out and enjoy a wonderful concert.

SUNDAY JUNE 10 ST. MARK’S CHANCEL CHOIR St. Mark’s is excited to showcase St. Mark’s Chancel Choir, St. Mark’s Singers and soloist for a wonderful evening of music. The Chancel Choir will sing their favorite anthems and soloists will perform their favorite selections. This is a concert that will appeal to every age. There will also be some selections especially for children, This is a concert you do not want to miss. Bring your family and friends for an evening of enjoyable music.

Bes sure to stoop by the New Room this Sunday to get your blood pressure checked . This is a quick way to monitor your health and wellness and is a free service to the commu-nity of St. Mark’s

BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING

Sunday, May 27 9:30AM Service

Rev. Jeri Newell-Davis

Child Care, Rooms 1&2

NEXT WEEK @ A GLANCE

May 23, 2018 Dear Friends,

Last Sunday St. Mark’s celebrated Pentecost, which is considered the birth-day of the Church. Pentecost is described in the Book of Acts as an event in which all the people who were gathered together in one place were filled with the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2). There was doubt about what was going on, but Peter spoke to the crowd the prophetic words of the prophet, Joel: In the last days it will be, God de-clares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daugh-ters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy. (Joel 2:17-18) With one mighty act, God freed all people to understand and share God’s revelation. All flesh, men and women, sons and daughters, young and old, slave and free, all are able to hear and speak of God’s great love. Sometimes we forget how revolutionary these words were and how liberating they still are.

This past Sunday while some of us were gathered in church, some of the women of St. Mark’s were at Pine Valley Bible Camp hearing about and sharing the good news of God’s love at Women’s Retreat. Reverend Virginia Brown led this annual event and spoke about how all believers can shine God’s light into dark places. Over 30 women, young and old, married and single, reflected on and gave voice to God’s mighty act of love as it has been reflected in Scripture and within their own lives.

Meanwhile, here at St. Mark’s, five youth affirmed their faith in Jesus and joined the Church. Three of the youth were baptized, while the other two con-firmed their childhood baptisms. Young men and women, through study and con-versations responded to the work of the Holy Spirit’s guidance into a new life – not a perfect life but a life moving on to perfection, as John Wesley would preach. Our work, as the church is to speak and exhibit God’s great love to these new members and all the world, so everyone can see the continuing work of God on earth as it is in heaven.

And if this wasn’t enough good news, we also acknowledged the work of Ed Deitzler and Karen Scanlon receiving the title, Certified Lay Minister. According to the United Methodist Church Book of Discipline ¶ 268.1, A certified lay minister is a certified lay servant, certified lay missioner, or equivalent as defined by his or her central conference, who is called and equipped to conduct public worship, care for the congregation, assist in program leadership, develop new and existing faith com-munities, preach the Word, lead small groups, or establish community outreach ministries as part of a ministry team with the supervision and support of a cler-gyperson. A certified lay minister is assigned by a district superintendent in accord-ance with [Book of Discipline] ¶419.2.

I invite you to join us in church this Sunday when we take a closer look at the ongoing work of God as we celebrate Peace and Justice Sunday. There will be a special offering to help support God’s continued work through men and women, young and old on behalf of the United Methodist Church.

See you in church,

Jeri

St. Mark’s Messenger

Rev. Jeri Newell-Davis Associate Minister

Sunday, May 20: 165 WORSHIP ATTENDANCE

♥ RoseMarie Pierce ♥ Martha Hilker & Family ♥ Deitzler Family ♥ Sherry Forrest ♥ Vera Morrison ♥ Phyllis Drewett ♥ Hope Coleman ♥ Pat Timpano ♥ Venita & Charles Ballinger ♥ Al Johannesen ♥ Dolores Hall ♥ Jim Hill ♥ Marion Deitzler ♥ Barbara Workman ♥ Stephanie Ignacio ♥ Lloyd Scot our military personnel:

Kris Brendal, Army Robert S. Chisholm, Navy Craig Clemans, Marines Paul Clemans, Air Force Blake Cross, Navy Samuel England, Navy Lenny Hezelett, Navy Amanda Hoadley, Navy Michael Hunter, Navy Brady Jackson, Army Jeremy Munson, Navy

IN OUR PRAYERS

Sunday, May 27, 2018

8:30AM Pastor’s Sunday School/NR

10:45AM Blood Pressure Screening/NR

11:00AM Worship Committee/’Lib

9:30AM Church Service/Sanc

Monday, May 28, 2018

Office Closed

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

7:15PM AA Meeting/RM 9

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

5:00PM Peace Ringers Rehearsal/SH

5:30PM Weekly Bible Study/NR

6:00PM Glory Ringers Rehearsal/SH

Thursday, May 31, 2018 4:15PM Children’s Choir Rehearsal/CR

5:20PM Children’s Chimes Rehearsal/SH

7:00PM Choir Rehearsal/CR

Boy Scouts/SH

7:15PM AA Meeting/RM 9

Sunday, June 3, 2018

8:30AM Pastor’s Sunday School/NR

9:30AM Church Service/Sanc

4:30PM Mesa College Concert/Sanc CR=Choir Room Sanc=Sanctuary Lib=Library SH=Social Hall NR=New Room

*If you have any questions about or would like to add an event to the church calendar, please contact the church office at 858-273-1480 ext.10 or smumcsdoffice@gmail.com.

Vol. 45: Issue 18

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CONGRATULATIONS TO HOLLY KITTLE KLEE, PHD

Keeping In Touch

CALLING 2018 GRADUATES

Each year, St. Mark’s likes to recognize this year’s college or high school graduates with a small gift. If you are a 2018 graduate or know someone who will be graduating who would like to be honored, please submit their name and the school’s name to the list to smumcsdoffice@gmail.com. For college graduates, we would like to include not only the name of their college or university but also the degree received.

Holly grew up among us at St. Mark's under the love and guid-ance of her long-time member parents Melanie and David, and grandparents Bill and Janice, Kittle. Holly and older sister, Shannon, were active in children and youth programs at St. Mark's. Even Holly's portrayal of the horse-back riding John Wesley has left an indelible mark in our church archives.

We celebrate from afar Holly's May 18 graduation from George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, with a Doctor of Philosophy in Education. Holly's delightful husband, Sajel, and all the Kittles send their regards to the people of St. Mark's for the happy church-family upbringing of Dr. Kittle-Klee. Yay, Holly!