Thanksgiving Service Recap

Sunday Night, November 22nd, we celebrated Thanksgiving as a community. Around 300 people from churches all over San Marcos gathered at PromiseLand Church for the annual community-wide worship service.

Worship teams from Christ Church, San Marcos Community Church, PromiseLand, and Abundant Life Christian Church supplied singing, music, and dancing. Ministers from El Buen Pastor United Methodist, Powerhouse Christian Center, CTMC, St Mark’s Episcopal, Redwood Baptist, took part in the service with scripture readings, liturgy, and a benediction. Dr Jenna Heart, pastor of First United Methodist Church, preached the sermon.

Paul Buntyn, our SMMA president and Gary Jepson, president of CTMC, welcomed the crowd. It was an honor to have Mayor Susan Narvaiz in the service as well.

The night culminated in an offering for Salvation Army. We raised just over $1300 for local Salvation Army distribution.

Thanks to everyone that was a part of this night of unity. Jesus Christ was honored and thanked.

Community Thanksgiving Service

The annual San Marcos Thanksgiving Service will be held at PromiseLand San Marcos, Sunday November 22nd, 7pm.  Please bring your family and celebrate Thanksgiving with the rest of the community.  It is always a beautiful blend of traditions.  All proceeds from the Thanksgiving service offering go to the local Salvation Army.

Churchlist.com

Move over Craigslist!  A new site targeted at Churches and Christians in general is now active online.  Churchlist.com  is an online classified ads site that targets churches.  Specifically, it is offering a forum for church leaders to buy and sell church equipment, supplies, and anything else unique to churches.  However, the website also offers: church members a venue for buying and selling their items, church employment, and a general church listing for people looking for a church home.

Churchlist.com is brand new, so it is looking for people to start posting items.  Go through your church closets and find those gems that you never use.  You never know, it might be someone else’s treasure.  You can offer items for free or with a price.  Post something.  Buy something.  If you want to advertise your business or church, of course that is an option also.

They are adding cities as needed. So, if you want your city listed, send them an email.  You can also post your city here.  I have a feeling they might be looking at this blog.

Thanks!

+robin

San Marcos Prayer for Rain

Several local pastors have planned a City-Wide Prayer for Rain at the Pavilion in City Park.  August 31, 7:30pm

Pastors and city leaders will be leading the gathering in prayers specifically targeted at breaking the drought over San Marcos.  All churches are welcome to attend.  Let’s see how many people we can gather at the park that night.  It will be great for Christians to unite under this common purpose.

See you there!

Robin

City Council Prayer on Agenda again

The San Marcos City Council is looking for input for the new Invocation Policy that will be adopted on August 4th, 2009 at City Hall.  If the policy is to be passed it needs support from the city.

Please spread the word to the community to let your voice be heard.  If you are interested in the city council’s continued invocation, then get to the meeting at 7pm on August 4th.

San Marcos City Council votes to continue Prayer

Last night the council chambers were PACKED with supporters of prayer.  Probably around 20 citizens spoke out for continuing invocations at council meetings.  One representative of the ACLU spoke out against prayer.  Once the council took up the issue, it took about 5 minutes for them to vote unanimously IN FAVOR of continuing the invocation and having the city attorney draft an official policy for it.

Basically, prayers will be open to all faiths of San Marcos and the prayers can not promote or demote any religion over another.  The mayor said that the council would continue to work with the SMMA to coordinate prayers, but that the city clerk is officially in charge of scheduling those who will pray.

ACLU Challenges Prayer at City Council

San Marcos City officials received a letter from the ACLU challenging invocations at City Councils.  It will be on the agenda at the City Council meeting July 7th, 2009.  Please consider attending this meeting and letting your voice be heard.  Please click on the ‘leave comment’ link on the bottom right of this post and let us know your thoughts.

If anyone wants to speak to the council, they have to call the City Clerk at 393-8090 ahead of time to submit their name.

Thanks,
-Robin

Click link to download ACLU Letter to San Marcos council

Thanksgiving Poll

SMMA POLL

Please take this poll to help us shape SMMA for the upcoming season:

SMMA goes to Facebook

Join the San Marcos Ministerial Association on FACEBOOK.  Watch video, get news, chat, etc: it is all on the SMMA Facebook home.  Click here for details.