We are a group of Christian Ministers in San Marcos, Texas that meets for fellowship and unity.
If you are in SMMA and are interested in presenting a post for our blog, please leave a comment on this post and we will contact you.
Upcoming Events:
On Monday, November 21, 2011, 7pm all of San Marcos will gather at First Baptist Church to give thanks and worship God as a community.
Join many other churches and traditions, pastors and congregations in a one hour service as we sing, pray, give, read scripture, and fellowship.
First Baptist Church San Marcos is located at 325 W. McCarty Lane * San Marcos, TX 78666. Their phone is (512) 392-3377.
This service is sponsored by the San Marcos Minister’s Association and Central Texas Medical Center.
This year we are hosting 2 events for the National Day of Prayer, May 5, 2011.
PRAYER BREAKFAST
for Clergy, Government Officials, Community & Business Representatives
7:30am-9:00am
@ EMBASSY SUITES
RSVP for the breakfast 512-353-4633 or email elisabeth@corestratinc.com (by May 3)
HOUR OF PRAYER
Open to the general public. Join area clergy, elected officials and community leaders for prayer focused on Church, Family, Government, Education, Military, Business, and Media/Arts/Entertainment.
Noon-1pm
@ EMBASSY SUITES (Veramendi Ballroom)
Embassy Suites
1001 East McCarty Lane
San Marcos, TX
Click on the link below to view an open letter from the San Marcos Ministers’ Association to our congregations.
Clergy that signed the letter are:
Tom Ray, Merlin Starr, Paul Buntyn, Sam Montoya, Robert Smith, Sara Seablom, Jill Sullins, Fred Pratt, Diana Wiley, Robin Steele, Chad Carlton
Kerry Hartwick, the Activity Director at Regent Care Center asked if we knew anyone that might be interested in providing Sunday services at Regent. We told him he might want to ask the pastors at SMMA. If you want to contact him, his e-mail is khartwick@regentcare.biz and phone number is 805-5000, ext. 3009.
The 2010 Thanksgiving service was a huge success. Thanks to everyone that participated and attended that night. A special thanks to First United Methodist for hosting this years’ service. The united praise team was powerful, the kids choir was terrific, and the message from Pastor Jason Bollinger was inspirational. Having people from all different backgrounds worshiping together showed the power of unity and diversity of the San Marcos church.
The San Marcos school district has asked the SMMA to join them for a special meeting, Wed, October 27, 2pm – 3pm at the District office on LBJ street. They will be asking our opinion of the new superintendent hiring process. If you would like your voice heard in this process, then please attend.
Dear Clergy,
I know this is short notice, but circumstances involving San Marcos’ city sister, Santiago, Mexico, have stirred us to action. As most of you are aware, the violence level in parts of Mexico has been very high and I am sad to report that the Mayor of Santiago was murdered last week.
Please help us respond by coming to the San Marcos Plaza Stage (the Sights and Sounds stage in City Park) this Monday evening, August 30 from 6-7pm for a community wide prayer gathering for our sister city as well as the Mayor’s family. We must spread the word quickly, so I am asking you to share this with your congregation and invite them to come pray and offer their encouraging words to the family in the form of cards, letters, and small toys for the children. There will also be a banner to sign. The city will pack those up and mail them to Santiago afterwards.
Also, August 30th marks the one year anniversary since we held a prayer meeting for rain, we will give thanks for the rain that we have been so blessed with this year.
Please let me know if you have any questions, we believe this is the right thing to do to show our support for Santiago, and we need your help!
Thank you for serving our community,
Mayor Susan Narvaiz
Monthly Meeting - Sept 14th – Any local clergy/minister is invited to join us at Central Texas Medical Center for our regular monthly meeting. Lunch is provided free. The meeting runs from Noon-1pm. It is recommended that you arrive at 11:45am to get your food in time for meeting to start.
Annual Planing Meeting - Sept 21st – All SMMA members are invited to join the officers as we plan out 2011 SMMA calendar. We will discuss our priorities for projects and finances. Lunch will be provided at this meeting. We will meet at PromiseLand Church: 1650 Lime Kiln Road, San Marcos.
Jason and Holly Bollinger, pastors of Riverstone Church in San Marcos are adopting a child from Ukraine. (I researched and they prefer to be called ‘Ukraine’ and not “The Ukraine” although that sounds odd)
The Bollingers are now on a 6 week trip to Ukraine to adopt their child. This is an awesome story of adoption and it is a great example to us all. This family is leading the way in selfless love to the unloved.
Check out their journey through their blog: More Love To Give They are updating on a regular basis. Please continue to pray for them in this challenging experience.
+Robin
San Marcos pastors and their families are welcome to join SMMA at San Marcos River Retreat (formerly Pecan Park Retreat), June 24th, 6pm. Everyone bring a food item and we will eat/fellowship together. You do not need to be an official member of SMMA to join us. We would love for you to be a part! Please comment below if you have any questions or ideas. Thanks!
Directions:
From IH 35: Take exit number 205, this is the Luling exit. Head South on Hwy 80 toward Luling. Go one and eight tenths (1.8) miles from IH 35 and then take a right onto at the traffic light onto Old Bastrop Rd./County Road 101. Take an immediate left at the first intersection you come to onto CR 102. Then go one half (1/2) mile and take a right at Pecan Park Dr. Go past the Pecan Park Campground RV office (the white building on your left) and TG Canoe & Kayak (the white building on your right). Follow the blacktop road around the left turn and to the San Marcos River Retreat Gate. To get to the campground go through the gate and down the hill.
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