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St. Mark's Calendar

	December 2024
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 Traditional Worship Service Traditional Worship Service December 1, 2024 9:00 am - 10:00 am Sanctuary Holy Communion every Sunday at the rail See more details Christian Ed 3-12 yr olds Christian Ed 3-12 yr olds December 1, 2024 10:15 am - 11:15 am Kindergarten Room God is Love: Meeting Jesus See more details Contemporary Worship Service Contemporary Worship Service December 1, 2024 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Sanctuary Communion is served every worship service as continual See more details Bible Study Bible Study December 1, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Panera Bread, 2311 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803, USA Leaders: Vicki Jackson Gail Rodger See more details G. S. Service Team Mtg. G. S. Service Team Mtg. December 1, 2024 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Seminary Room See more details AA Meeting AA Meeting December 1, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Great Room KEY HOLDERS Kelly McKinley. - 302-442-2958 Will B. - 302-220-0175 Fred H. - 215-760-2114 Tom G. - (I will follow up with his phone number once I have it) FUTURE KEY HOLDERS Barry S. - 302-993-6190 Kiran C. - 302-853-5444 See more details • • • • • •	2 G. S. Troop #440 G. S. Troop #440 December 2, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Great Room Tyesha McCray Troop Leader See more details Grief Share Program Grief Share Program December 2, 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Conference Room Cecelia Cronk - Chair Selma Tepper, Vicki Jackson, Sandy Pierson See more details • •	3 G. S. Troop #249 G. S. Troop #249 December 3, 2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Great Room Lisa Taylor Troop Leader See more details G. S. Troop 1391 G. S. Troop 1391 December 3, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Great Room Brenda Bilous Troop See more details • •	4 Adult Bible Study Adult Bible Study December 4, 2024 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Zoom Meeting ID: 832 4500 1778 Pass Code: 685960 Leaders: Don Roberts & Vicki McDowell, e-mail: vickimcdowell@yahoo.com, phone: 909-225-1920 See more details Souls on Fire Souls on Fire December 4, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sanctuary See more details • •	5 Daisy Troop Daisy Troop December 5, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Great Room - Brenda Bilous See more details Choir Rehearsal Choir Rehearsal December 5, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Choir Room See more details A A Meeting A A Meeting December 5, 2024 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm SS Upstairs Room Northern Delaware Intergroup 24 Hr Phone: (302)655-5113 Main: (302)655-5999 Site: www.ndiaa.org See more details • • •	6 Lasagna Dinner Lasagna Dinner December 6, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Great Room See more details AA Meeting AA Meeting December 6, 2024 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm SS Upstairs Room KEY HOLDERS Kelly McKinley. - 302-442-2958 Will B. - 302-220-0175 Fred H. - 215-760-2114 Tom G. - (I will follow up with his phone number once I have it) FUTURE KEY HOLDERS Barry S. - 302-993-6190 Kiran C. - 302-853-5444 See more details • •	7 AA Meeting - Upstairs Room AA Meeting - Upstairs Room December 7, 2024 8:00 am - 9:00 am SS Room Upstairs See more details Advent Prayer Vigil Advent Prayer Vigil December 7, 2024 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Sanctuary See more details Christmas Bazaar Christmas Bazaar December 7, 2024 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Narthex, Kindergarten, Nursery, Great Room See more details AA Meeting AA Meeting December 7, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm SS Upstairs Room KEY HOLDERS Kelly McKinley. - 302-442-2958 Will B. - 302-220-0175 Fred H. - 215-760-2114 Tom G. - (I will follow up with his phone number once I have it) FUTURE KEY HOLDERS Barry S. - 302-993-6190 Kiran C. - 302-853-5444 See more details • • • •
8 Traditional Worship Service Traditional Worship Service December 8, 2024 9:00 am - 10:00 am Sanctuary Holy Communion every Sunday at the rail See more details Christian Ed 3-12 yr olds Christian Ed 3-12 yr olds December 8, 2024 10:15 am - 11:15 am Kindergarten Room God is Love: Meeting Jesus See more details Contemporary Worship Service Contemporary Worship Service December 8, 2024 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Sanctuary Communion is served every worship service as continual See more details Bible Study Bible Study December 8, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Panera Bread, 2311 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803, USA Leaders: Vicki Jackson Gail Rodger See more details AA Meeting AA Meeting December 8, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Great Room KEY HOLDERS Kelly McKinley. - 302-442-2958 Will B. - 302-220-0175 Fred H. - 215-760-2114 Tom G. - (I will follow up with his phone number once I have it) FUTURE KEY HOLDERS Barry S. - 302-993-6190 Kiran C. - 302-853-5444 See more details • • • • •	9 G. S. Troop #440 G. S. Troop #440 December 9, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Great Room Tyesha McCray Troop Leader See more details Grief Share Program Grief Share Program December 9, 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Conference Room Cecelia Cronk - Chair Selma Tepper, Vicki Jackson, Sandy Pierson See more details Altar Guild Altar Guild December 9, 2024 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Zoom See more details • • •	10 G. S. Troop #249 G. S. Troop #249 December 10, 2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Great Room Lisa Taylor Troop Leader See more details Faith Formation Faith Formation December 10, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm via Zoom See more details G. S. Troop 1391 G. S. Troop 1391 December 10, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Great Room Brenda Bilous Troop See more details • • •	11 Adult Bible Study Adult Bible Study December 11, 2024 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Zoom Meeting ID: 832 4500 1778 Pass Code: 685960 Leaders: Don Roberts & Vicki McDowell, e-mail: vickimcdowell@yahoo.com, phone: 909-225-1920 See more details G. S. Troop#424 G. S. Troop#424 December 11, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Great Room Pastor Kelley & Pastor Robbie are Troop Leaders See more details Souls on Fire Souls on Fire December 11, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sanctuary See more details • • •	12 Daisy Troop Daisy Troop December 12, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Great Room - Brenda Bilous See more details Choir Rehearsal Choir Rehearsal December 12, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Choir Room See more details A A Meeting A A Meeting December 12, 2024 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Great Room Northern Delaware Intergroup 24 Hr Phone: (302)655-5113 Main: (302)655-5999 Site: www.ndiaa.org See more details • • •	13 AA Meeting AA Meeting December 13, 2024 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Great Room KEY HOLDERS Kelly McKinley. - 302-442-2958 Will B. - 302-220-0175 Fred H. - 215-760-2114 Tom G. - (I will follow up with his phone number once I have it) FUTURE KEY HOLDERS Barry S. - 302-993-6190 Kiran C. - 302-853-5444 See more details •	14 AA Meeting AA Meeting December 14, 2024 8:00 am - 9:00 am Great Room KEY HOLDERS Kelly McKinley. - 302-442-2958 Will B. - 302-220-0175 Fred H. - 215-760-2114 Tom G. - (I will follow up with his phone number once I have it) FUTURE KEY HOLDERS Barry S. - 302-993-6190 Kiran C. - 302-853-5444 See more details AA Meeting AA Meeting December 14, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Great Room KEY HOLDERS Kelly McKinley. - 302-442-2958 Will B. - 302-220-0175 Fred H. - 215-760-2114 Tom G. - (I will follow up with his phone number once I have it) FUTURE KEY HOLDERS Barry S. - 302-993-6190 Kiran C. - 302-853-5444 See more details • •
15 Deadline for The Lion Articles Deadline for The Lion Articles December 15, 2024 Articles are due the 15 of every month See more details Traditional Worship Service Traditional Worship Service December 15, 2024 9:00 am - 10:00 am Sanctuary Holy Communion every Sunday at the rail See more details Adult Ed - GR Adult Ed - GR December 15, 2024 10:15 am - 11:15 am Great Room See more details Christian Ed 3-12 yr olds Christian Ed 3-12 yr olds December 15, 2024 10:15 am - 11:15 am Kindergarten Room God is Love: Meeting Jesus See more details Contemporary Worship Service Contemporary Worship Service December 15, 2024 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Sanctuary Communion is served every worship service as continual See more details Leadership Council Meeting Leadership Council Meeting December 15, 2024 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Seminary Room See more details Bible Study Bible Study December 15, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Panera Bread, 2311 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803, USA Leaders: Vicki Jackson Gail Rodger See more details AA Meeting AA Meeting December 15, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Great Room KEY HOLDERS Kelly McKinley. - 302-442-2958 Will B. - 302-220-0175 Fred H. - 215-760-2114 Tom G. - (I will follow up with his phone number once I have it) FUTURE KEY HOLDERS Barry S. - 302-993-6190 Kiran C. - 302-853-5444 See more details • • • • • • • •	16 G. S. Troop #440 G. S. Troop #440 December 16, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Great Room Tyesha McCray Troop Leader See more details •	17 G. S. Troop #249 G. S. Troop #249 December 17, 2024 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Great Room Lisa Taylor Troop Leader See more details G. S. Troop 1391 G. S. Troop 1391 December 17, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Great Room Brenda Bilous Troop See more details • •	18 Adult Bible Study Adult Bible Study December 18, 2024 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Zoom Meeting ID: 832 4500 1778 Pass Code: 685960 Leaders: Don Roberts & Vicki McDowell, e-mail: vickimcdowell@yahoo.com, phone: 909-225-1920 See more details Seaman’s Center Visit Seaman’s Center Visit December 18, 2024 11:00 am - 1:00 pm See more details G. S. Troop#424 G. S. Troop#424 December 18, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Great Room Pastor Kelley & Pastor Robbie are Troop Leaders See more details Souls on Fire Souls on Fire December 18, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sanctuary See more details • • • •	19 Daisy Troop Daisy Troop December 19, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Great Room - Brenda Bilous See more details Choir Rehearsal Choir Rehearsal December 19, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Choir Room See more details A A Meeting A A Meeting December 19, 2024 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Great Room Northern Delaware Intergroup 24 Hr Phone: (302)655-5113 Main: (302)655-5999 Site: www.ndiaa.org See more details • • •	20 AA Meeting AA Meeting December 20, 2024 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Great Room KEY HOLDERS Kelly McKinley. - 302-442-2958 Will B. - 302-220-0175 Fred H. - 215-760-2114 Tom G. - (I will follow up with his phone number once I have it) FUTURE KEY HOLDERS Barry S. - 302-993-6190 Kiran C. - 302-853-5444 See more details •	21 AA Meeting AA Meeting December 21, 2024 8:00 am - 9:00 am Great Room KEY HOLDERS Kelly McKinley. - 302-442-2958 Will B. - 302-220-0175 Fred H. - 215-760-2114 Tom G. - (I will follow up with his phone number once I have it) FUTURE KEY HOLDERS Barry S. - 302-993-6190 Kiran C. - 302-853-5444 See more details AA Meeting AA Meeting December 21, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Great Room KEY HOLDERS Kelly McKinley. - 302-442-2958 Will B. - 302-220-0175 Fred H. - 215-760-2114 Tom G. - (I will follow up with his phone number once I have it) FUTURE KEY HOLDERS Barry S. - 302-993-6190 Kiran C. - 302-853-5444 See more details • •
22 Sojourners' Place Breakfast Sojourners' Place Breakfast December 22, 2024 7:10 am - 8:40 am Sojourners' Place, 2901 Governor Printz Blvd, Wilmington, DE 19802, USA Breakfast is taken to Sojourners' Place by a few members of the congregation See more details Traditional Worship Service Traditional Worship Service December 22, 2024 9:00 am - 10:00 am Sanctuary Holy Communion every Sunday at the rail See more details Adult Ed - SR Adult Ed - SR December 22, 2024 10:15 am - 11:15 am Seminary Room See more details Christian Ed 3-12 yr olds Christian Ed 3-12 yr olds December 22, 2024 10:15 am - 11:15 am Kindergarten Room God is Love: Meeting Jesus See more details Contemporary Worship Service Contemporary Worship Service December 22, 2024 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Sanctuary Communion is served every worship service as continual See more details Bible Study Bible Study December 22, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Panera Bread, 2311 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803, USA Leaders: Vicki Jackson Gail Rodger See more details AA Meeting AA Meeting December 22, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Great Room KEY HOLDERS Kelly McKinley. - 302-442-2958 Will B. - 302-220-0175 Fred H. - 215-760-2114 Tom G. - (I will follow up with his phone number once I have it) FUTURE KEY HOLDERS Barry S. - 302-993-6190 Kiran C. - 302-853-5444 See more details • • • • • • •	23 Boiler Winter Maintenance Boiler Winter Maintenance December 23, 2024 8:00 am - 12:00 pm See more details •	24 Contemporary Worship Contemporary Worship December 24, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm See more details Traditional Worship Traditional Worship December 24, 2024 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm See more details • •	25 Office Closed Office Closed December 25, 2024 See more details •	26 Office Closed Office Closed December 26, 2024 See more details A A Meeting A A Meeting December 26, 2024 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Great Room Northern Delaware Intergroup 24 Hr Phone: (302)655-5113 Main: (302)655-5999 Site: www.ndiaa.org See more details • •	27 AA Meeting AA Meeting December 27, 2024 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Great Room KEY HOLDERS Kelly McKinley. - 302-442-2958 Will B. - 302-220-0175 Fred H. - 215-760-2114 Tom G. - (I will follow up with his phone number once I have it) FUTURE KEY HOLDERS Barry S. - 302-993-6190 Kiran C. - 302-853-5444 See more details •	28 AA Meeting AA Meeting December 28, 2024 8:00 am - 9:00 am Great Room KEY HOLDERS Kelly McKinley. - 302-442-2958 Will B. - 302-220-0175 Fred H. - 215-760-2114 Tom G. - (I will follow up with his phone number once I have it) FUTURE KEY HOLDERS Barry S. - 302-993-6190 Kiran C. - 302-853-5444 See more details AA Meeting AA Meeting December 28, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Great Room KEY HOLDERS Kelly McKinley. - 302-442-2958 Will B. - 302-220-0175 Fred H. - 215-760-2114 Tom G. - (I will follow up with his phone number once I have it) FUTURE KEY HOLDERS Barry S. - 302-993-6190 Kiran C. - 302-853-5444 See more details • •
29 Joint Worship Service w/PCOC Joint Worship Service w/PCOC December 29, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am 501 Duncan Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809, USA No Communion See more details Visitation - Kay Doubt Visitation - Kay Doubt December 29, 2024 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm See more details Memorial Svc - Kay Doubt Memorial Svc - Kay Doubt December 29, 2024 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm See more details Bible Study Bible Study December 29, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Panera Bread, 2311 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803, USA Leaders: Vicki Jackson Gail Rodger See more details The Youtherans The Youtherans December 29, 2024 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Delmarva Youth Gathering, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Newark De outdoor games, devotion time, and planning See more details AA Meeting AA Meeting December 29, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Great Room KEY HOLDERS Kelly McKinley. - 302-442-2958 Will B. - 302-220-0175 Fred H. - 215-760-2114 Tom G. - (I will follow up with his phone number once I have it) FUTURE KEY HOLDERS Barry S. - 302-993-6190 Kiran C. - 302-853-5444 See more details • • • • • •	30	31

Barb Breisch

Barbara Breisch

After moving to Delaware, I came to St. Mark’s looking for a new church. I found a new church home and family.

- Barbara Breisch

Historic photo of Brandywine Hundred Fire Company No. 1

Celebrating the centennial of Brandywine Hundred Fire Company No. 1!

September 21, 2024

Did you know St. Mark’s has strong ties with Brandywine Hundred Fire Company No. 1, stretching back more than 80 years? Our first service was held on the second floor of the company’s fire house on Jan. 11, 1942. We moved to our current site almost a decade later, and our first service was held in our new building on Christmas Eve 1951. When a disastrous fire broke out in our building in May of 1969, our firefighting neighbors rushed to our aid. You can read more about that fire and our history on our website. This year, Brandywine Hundred Fire Company No. 1 marks its 100th anniversaryand we have plans to join their celebration and honor these first responders.

Get into something good with us this summer!

June 1, 2024

Join us as we launch our new summer schedule and get into something good together! Our summer schedule starts Sunday, June 2, with adult education at 9 a.m., fellowship at 10 and a single worship service at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Kelley will lead our first adult education class of the summer (9 a.m. on June 2), as we discuss the recent visit of Shane Claiborne, a Christian activist from Philadelphia who works for peace and non-violence in local, national and international initiatives. He demonstrated the work of the RAW Tools project during his visit on May 25, using the hammer and anvil in the photograph above to show how lethal weapons can be transformed into useful tools. God does transformative work in us, too, as we connect for study, prayer, worship and service. We also have plans to get together at community events this summer, using those opportunities to get to know each other better and get to know our neighbors better, too. We hope you’ll join us as this new summer journey begins!

Swords to Plowshares: ‘Youtherans’ host Shane Claiborne at St. Mark’s May 25

May 22, 2024

Join us Saturday afternoon, May 25 for a very special event as the “Youtherans” and Lutheran churches (ELCA) in Delaware and Maryland welcome Shane Claiborne and the “Swords to Plowshares: Forging Peace. Disarming Hearts” project to St. Mark’s. Using a forge and a hammer, Claiborne will demonstrate how weapons of violence — guns that were donated, broken down and decommissioned — can be turned into garden tools and other instruments of peace. The public event will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at St. Mark’s parking lot. The Raw Tools project draws its inspiration from a Scripture passage in Isaiah: “They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, they will train for war no more. Everyone will sit under their own vine and fig tree. No one shall make them afraid.” Also participating Saturday will be the Rev. Raymont Anderson, a survivor of gun violence and a representative of the Newark chapter of Moms Demand Action, a grassroots movement of Americans fighting for public safety measures that can protect people from gun violence. Claiborne is the co-author of “Beating Guns: Hope for People Who are Weary of Violence.” He worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, India, and is the founder of The Simple Way in Philadelphia and the leader of Red Letter Christians, a movement of folks committed to living “as if Jesus meant the things he said.” In 2023, he received The King Center’s Beloved Community Award for Social Justice from Dr. Bernice King, the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. “We do more than turn guns into garden tools. We are turning violence into peace. We are turning fear into trust. Through relationship, dialogue, and resources, we are welcoming neighbors with loving arms rather than bearing arms. Join us.”