Welcome to The following slide show is presented (before and after service) to invite you to our upcoming Church activities!

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Annual Chili Feed & Cake Auction Sat., March 4 Endowment Ministry Annual Chili Feed & Cake Auction Sat., March 4 3

Lent 2017 Pause with Me Lenten Soup & Fellowship Thursdays: March 9, 16, 23, 30, and April 6, 13 Saturdays: March 11, 25, April 8 Contact: Kathy Glass 4

Small Group How is it with your Soul? Thursdays, 7 pm Library On hiatus March 5-April 16 Contact: Kathy Glass 5

Little Methodist School You’re Invited to Coffee Time! 9:00 am in front of the blue mural February 22 & 23

Little Methodist School Habit Burger Fundraiser March 15, 4-10 pm Contact: Sue Jas, Director

Articles for the March 2017 Acorn are due! Acorn Newsletter Articles for the March 2017 Acorn are due! Wednesday, February 22, 9:00 am Contact: Church Office 8

Order forms on Narthex bulletin board. Contact: Church Office Scrip Orders Next Order Date: Monday, March 20 at 9:00 am. Order forms on Narthex bulletin board. Contact: Church Office 9

Heifer International Unique Clothing Drive & Fundraiser Accepting gently and UNgently used items Through February 28, 2017 Flyers on the Heifer Table in the Narthex.

Lent 2017 All Aboard for our Tour of John Wesley’s England Lenten Small Group Study: Understanding Methodism All Aboard for our Tour of John Wesley’s England Begins March 5 Contact: Mary McCollum, Pastor Jeong 11

Office Hours Monday – Friday 9 am – 1 pm Closed on February 20 & 21. 12

Contact: Karlene Brown Outreach Ministry Downtown Ministries Collection Jar In the Narthex on the 1st Sunday of each month. Contact: Karlene Brown 13

1st Sunday of every month Outreach Ministry Food Drive Sunday: 1st Sunday of every month 14

Outreach Ministry Tarps and Seasonal Support for the Homeless Contact: Ruby and Wayde Wicker Tarps and monetary donations gratefully accepted. 15

Church Space Available Contact: Church Office Board of Trustees Church Space Available Help spread the word! Contact: Church Office 16

Communion for the Homebound Contact: Church Office 1st Sunday of every month Contact: Church Office 17

Home Study Guides located on Narthex Bulletin Board Adult Education Sunday Mornings at 9 am Church Library Home Study Guides located on Narthex Bulletin Board Contact: Loren Guffey 18

Weekly meetings on Thursdays Contact: Adriane Samcoff Youth Ministry Weekly meetings on Thursdays 7 pm in the Teen Room Contact: Adriane Samcoff 19

Chancel Choir Rehearsals Music Ministry Chancel Choir Rehearsals Thursdays at 7:30 pm Contact: Betty Karamatova 20

Sunrise Circuit St. Mark’s UMC Crab Feed Saturday, February 25 5:30 pm Flyers on Hall Bulletin Board 21

CA-NV Annual Conference 2017 Summer Camps Registration is open at www.calnevypm.org Flyers on Hall Bulletin Board 22

Lent Small Group Leaders, Ministry Meetings TUESDAY: Finance Ministry, Spencer, 6:00 pm NEXT SUNDAY: Lent Small Group Leaders, Library, 11:00 am 23

Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming Events… Looking Ahead Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming Events… 02/20 Presidents’ Day - church office closed. 02/21 Church office closed. 03/01 Ash Wednesday service 03/04 Endowment Chili Feed/Cake Auction 5:30p 03/05 1st Sunday in Lent 03/05 Lenten Small Groups begin 03/09 Thursday Soup Supper at 6 pm 03/11 Soup Saturday—new this year! 24

Looking Ahead 03/12 Daylight Saving Time begins. Spring forward 1 hour. 03/15 Little Methodist School Habit Fundraiser 03/16 Thursday Soup Supper at 6 pm 03/23 Thursday Soup Supper at 6 pm 03/25 Soup Saturday—new this year! 03/30 Thursday Soup Supper at 6 pm 04/06 Thursday Soup Supper at 6 pm 04/08 Soup Saturday—new this year! 04/09 Palm Sunday 04/13 Maundy Thursday and Soup Supper 04/14 Good Friday 04/16 Easter Sunday 04/17 Easter Monday - church office closed. 04/29 Little Methodist School Trike-a-Thon 05/06 Spring Work Day 05/29 Memorial Day - church office closed. 06/04 Pentecost Sunday 07/04 Independence Day - church office closed. 09/04 Labor Day - church office closed. 11/05 All Saints Sunday 11/05 Daylight Saving Time ends. Fall back 1 hour. 11/23 Thanksgiving - church office closed. 12/03 1st Sunday in Advent 12/03 Marathon - possible road closures. 12/09 Advent Concert 12/24 Christmas Eve (on a Sunday this year) 12/25 Christmas Day - church office closed. 12/31 Tongan Ministry Watch Night service 25