St. Peter’s Episcopal Church

Smyrna, Delaware

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March 5, 2026

Service Bulletin for Sunday, March 8th

Don’t be late for church!

Set your clocks ahead Saturday night!

Every Thursday- Bell practice begins at 6:00 pm and Choir practice begins at 7:00 pm.

March 10^th– TUESDAY—at 6:00 pm-Fundraiser meeting to discuss the Quarter Auction.

March 14^th– I Love Smyrna School District Day- 8am-2pm at the Smyrna High School. St. Peter’s will have a booth at the event. Please see sign-up sheet on the podium to help cover the table and meet the community.

March 15^th– Vestry meeting following the 9 am service.

March 20^th and 21^{st –} Crafting Fundraiser- $40 includes both days (Friday, Mar 20^th 3:00 pm-10 pm and Saturday, Mar 21^st –9 am to 10 pm) Dinner provided. See the flyer on the bulletin boards or the weekly newsletter for more details.

March 27^th– Annual Quarter Auction Fundraiser at the Mamie Warren Senior Center. 5:45 pm- 9:00. More information to come. Please check the sign-up sheet on the podium at the front of the church for items needed.

March 29^th– Palm Sunday—Easter Flower Memorials are due

March is Women’s History Month!

Take a moment to reflect on the quotes below. They are from well recognized women in history but are useful for everyone.

“Know what sparks the light in you so that you, in your own way, can illuminate the world.” — Oprah Winfrey

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity.” — Amelia Earhart

Easter Flowers: Please submit your request for Easter Flower Memorials no later than Sunday, March 29, 2026, to be included in the bulletin. Forms are located at each entrance to the church or HERE.

The Aumbry Candle and Altar Flower Sign-up Lists for 2026 are available. There are still dates available for altar flowers along with the May aumbry candle. Please check the sign-up lists on the bulletin board next to the kitchen window for additional availability.

Evangelism Opportunity!

St. Peter’s will be participating in I Love Smyrna School District event again this year. 

A sign-up sheet is on the podium to help with manning the table.

During the event, we hand out giveaways and talk to the people who stop at the table.

It is a large event and a lot of fun to attend.

Search Committee Update:

• We have submitted our parish profile to Canon Brad. According to our consultant Cn. Brad has already read it and gotten back to her. He said “Fantastic. Lots of really good stuff in there.”

• We wish to thank Mike Statham once again for the outstanding job of putting our Parish Profile booklet together with content provided by the committee. We couldn’t have done this without his help.

•  We will be updating our webpage and adding the parish profile once it’s approved.The committee meets this week to discuss next steps to formulate interview questions and strategy.

Thank you to the congregation and ask for your continued prayers and support during this “process”.

We are ever mindful of the incredible trust you have put in us as your servants.

 We ask for continued prayers for the Search Committee:

Gracious and Loving God, I ask your guidance and wisdom for the search committee. Bless these individuals called to serve, grant them unity, spiritual strength, and discernment to hear your voice in their deliberations. Keep them open to one another and to your will, nurturing patience and deep trust in you. May they be sensitive to your direction as they identify the shepherd you have chosen for us, and may the chosen priest be a faithful steward of your word. Instill in all of us, the congregation, a vision of the future guided by your Holy Spirit, so that we may be united in love and gladly accomplish your mission for us.

St. Peter’s accepts online donations to support our on going mission and ministries. Please click HERE to support our mission. Thank you in advance for your support and donation to our ministries.

Diocesan News…..

Click HERE to see what is going on in the diocese.

Below are a couple of things of interest in this weeks edition!

To learn more about the Prayer for Lent below click HERE!

Click HERE for the list of movies and questions.

Look for more information the coming weeks on the Lenten Film Journey—- Could be a movie day in the near future.

March’s outreach is the Smyrna-Clayton Ministerium Food Pantry. All checks should be made payable to St. Peter’s Church. Please note SCM-Food Pantry in the memo line.

If you would like to donate food items, please draw an item from the baskets located at each entryway or choose from the following list of items:

Chef Boyardee Canned Pasta                                   Baked beans, Kidney beans

Canned Beef Stew or Chili                                         Peanut Butter and Jelly

Canned Chicken, Tuna, or Vienna Sausages        Cereal or Instant Oatmeal

Hamburger or Tuna Helper                                       Applesauce or canned Fruits

Spaghetti noodles and sauce                                    Ritz or Saltine Crakers

Rice or NoodLE Side Dishes                                      Boxed Juices or Water

Powdered or Boxed MiLk

Final Sunday to donate old t-shirts is March 15^th!

We “Thank” everyone who has donated to all the outreach opportunities and food pantry this past year. Your generosity is appreciated by the outreach committee and all the various organizations who received the support. 

Game Time

Thanks to everyone who played Have You Seen This? for the month of February! The following people submitted the correct location of the Apostolic Fellow bulletin board located in the office hallway.

Leroy Brown, Carol Binns, Diana Cullison, Stan McIntyre, Riley Richard, Rosemary Richard, Mary Sanders, Jane Woodall, John Woodall.

The winner of the $10 giftcard to WAWA is Carol Binns! Congratulations!

 Have You Seen This?-March 2026– Each month a picture will be selected from around the church (including parish hall and office wing). There is a full color picture placed on the bulletin board across from the kitchen window and one sent in the weekly email. To play all you need to do is look around the building to see if you can locate where the item in the picture is located. If you are playing in person, write down the location and put it in the envelope provided on the bulletin board. If playing online, email the church office at stpeters.smyrna@verizon.net with the location. Everyone who guesses the correct location of the picture will be placed in a drawing at the end of the month for a chance to win a $10 giftcard to WAWA. Let’s get out and look around to see how beautiful our church is!

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