Beautiful Day 2 Briefly 3 Here at St. Mark’s 4 Letters 5 Children’s Ministry 6 Youth Ministry 7 Alpha 8 Inside this issue: Inside this issue: May 16, 2012 Issue 200 Special Offering For the World Vision, Zam- bia, Africa WASH Project helping to provide water, sanitation and hygiene. A special “3 times” match will provide an extra $3,000 for every $1,000 raised. Mission Weekend June 2-3 Beautiful Day takes on community projects with simple, direct and unyielding kindness. Read more on page 2. Saturday, June 2 Beautiful Day Sunday, June 3 Mission Sunday Special guest speaker Steve Haas, Vice President and Chief Catalyst for World Vision, will speak at all three worship services challenging us to “live out loud” and calling us to action as we follow the greatest commandment to love. “Year of Mission” Fair Sponsor a child World Vision Sponsor-A-Child packets will be available June 3. Visit our mission display tables to learn about how to get connected to a mission project. Displays will include Local Missions, Beautiful Day, The F.L.Y. Program, SMERT, Eight Days of Hope, TEX/MEX Missions and Global Missions. For those who visit all the displays, there will be a drawing to win a donation toward a mission trip or your cho- sen mission project - $400 adult prize, $250 student prize.
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Welcome Advent
Beautiful Day 2
Briefly 3
Here at St. Mark’s 4
Letters 5
Children’s Ministry 6
Youth Ministry 7
Alpha 8
Inside this issue:Inside this issue:
May 16, 2012 Issue 200
Special Offering
For the World Vision, Zam-
bia, Africa WASH Project
helping to provide water,
sanitation and hygiene. A
special “3 times” match will
provide an extra $3,000 for
every $1,000 raised.
Mission Weekend June 2-3
Beautiful Day takes on community projects with simple, direct and unyielding kindness. Read more on page 2.
Saturday, June 2 Beautiful Day
Sunday, June 3
Mission Sunday Special guest speaker Steve Haas, Vice President and Chief Catalyst for World Vision, will speak at all three worship services challenging us to “live out loud” and calling us to action as we follow the greatest commandment to love.
“Year of Mission” Fair
Sponsor a child World Vision Sponsor-A-Child packets will be available June 3.
Visit our mission display tables to learn
about how to get connected to a mission
project. Displays will include Local Missions,
Beautiful Day, The F.L.Y. Program, SMERT,
Eight Days of Hope, TEX/MEX Missions and
Global Missions. For those who visit all the
displays, there will be a drawing to win a
donation toward a mission trip or your cho-
sen mission project - $400 adult prize, $250
student prize.
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There’s a familiar story in the Gospel of John, in which
Jesus washes the feet of his disciples. Methodically, de-
spite Peter’s protests, the Savior moves from one person
to the next, likely scrubbing from heel to toes (and in be-
tween) until each of the twelve has been cared for. At the
end, after doing a slave’s job, He returns to the table and
presents them with a simple command:
“Now that I, your ‘Lord’ and Teacher, have washed your
feet, you should wash one another’s feet. I have set you
an example that you should do as I have done for you.”
(John 13: 14-15, NIV)
Beautiful Day, at its core, is an extension of this mes-
sage—an opportunity to deliver a fraction of the compas-
sion God has shown us through Christ to our community.
But why of all things did Jesus use washing someone’s feet
as the anchor of His point?
Sure, no one wanted to do it and, as Peter shows, it
seems a task far below the Son of God. We often look to
the humility displayed by Jesus and marvel (rightfully), but
maybe we miss something a little deeper. What happens
when you wash someone’s feet?
You see what they’ve stepped in.
Think about it: the streets of Palestine were more than
just thick with dust and dirt; they were often littered with
garbage and stinking piles left behind by pack animals car-
rying goods from one place to another. To wash a per-
son’s feet was to encounter the unsavory circumstances of
their life.
That is what Beautiful Day is about: stepping in to meet
the needs as best we can because Jesus did it for us first.
We, the blessed, find the broken and hurting people so
that we can wash their feet and understand where they
have walked, if only for a day.
Near the end of the chapter, Jesus tells the disciples to
“Love one another….By this everyone will know that you
are my disciples.” With sweat and smiles, paint-stained
clothes and achy joints, that is exactly what Beautiful Day
volunteers do.
Beautiful Day at St. Mark’s begins on June 1 with a
blood drive from 1-5:30pm.
On June 2 Beautiful Day will continue with a variety of
projects such as:
visiting and sharing God’s love with those in a care
center
assisting in building a home for a family in need
thanking our civil service workers with cookies and
cards
providing food to those that are in need
….just to name a few. See the Beautiful Day brochure for
full details and serving opportunities. Sign up any Sunday
in May in the Crossings.
Why do we participate in “Beautiful Day”?
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H.S. and college graduates of 2012 Graduates, we would like to honor you on Graduation Sun-
day, May 20. Please join us at any of our three worship
services.
Choir Extravaganza May 20 Don’t miss the Chancel Choir’s performance of “Lord of
the Dance” Sunday, May 20 at the 8:30 a.m. worship ser-
vice.
Church council meeting The next Church Council meeting will be held at 4 p.m.
Monday, May 21. To contact the council, send an email to:
Tami Foley, administrative assistant to Youth Ministries, [email protected]
If you know of a middle schooler or high schooler who is not connected at a local church, please let them know about
Confirmation/Middle School Ministry and The Edge High School Ministry. Guests and visitors are always welcome!
God is doing amazing things in our youth ministry!
Our High School Mission Team members are preparing their hearts for what God has prepared for them when they
go to Louisville in just a matter of weeks! This past weekend the team travelled to Camp Courageous and took part in
some amazing time of group building and serving by working at the camp on various projects.
We gave out prayer tools after worship recently - a helpful guide for praying for our team! If you didn't get one,
please pick one up in the church office!
Join us for The Edge The Edge meets weekly from 7:15 - 8:45 p.m. in Café Ablaze. Please join us!
This past Friday was the 5th grade retreat - it was AWESOME! It was a great way for some of our 5th graders to hear
about middle school ministry and for their parents to learn more too! If you weren't able to attend, no worries — we'll
have an Orientation for Confirmation in the fall. If you know of a current 5th grader who needs info about our middle
school ministry/confirmation, let Jody or Tami know!
5th grade retreat was fantastic!
On May 2 we celebrated a wonderful year of ministry at Confirmation/Middle School Ministry! A HUGE thank you to all of our INCREDIBLE leaders and team members that make this ministry possible by the grace of God!