St. Peter’s Episcopal Church

Smyrna, Delaware

UPCOMING INSPIRATIONS

e-Weekly

June 4, 2026

Service Bulletin for Sunday, June 7th

Congratulations

Reagan Faulkner

Class of 2026

Smyrna High School

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

JUNE 2026

June 6^th– Smyrna High Graduation

June 8^th– Flags for Heroes display will be taken down at the cemetery.

June 10^th– St Peter’s Preschool Graduation at 9:00 am in the church.

June 12^th and 13^th– Crafting Fundraiser- $30 includes both days (Friday, June 12th 9:00 am-9 pm and Saturday, June 13^th –9 am to 9 pm) Breakfast provided on Saturday. See the flyer on the bulletin board or the e-weekly newsletter for more details.

June 16^th– TUESDAY— Dine Out Event at the Celtic Pub from 11am – 8pm.- No Coupon Needed.

June 21^st – Father’s Day!  The Vestry Meeting scheduled for today is subject to change—Please check your email.

June 28^th– Bishop’s Visit—Cover dish brunch to follow the 9:00 am service. Sign up sheet on the podium at the front of the church for what you would like to bring to the brunch.

JULY 2026

July 4^th—Happy Independence Day!

July 6^th -10^th— The church office will be closed

July 17^th and 18^th– Crafting Fundraiser- $30 includes both days (Friday, July 17th 9:00 am-10 pm and Saturday, July 18^th –9 am to 10 pm) More information to follow in the July edition or the e-weekly newsletter. See Dawn Adams to register.

AUGUST 2026

August 6^th—Thursday, 7:30 am—Sight & Sound trip to see Joshua. Meet at Centennial UM Church.

August 14^th and 15^th– Crafting Fundraiser- $30 includes both days (Friday, August 14th 9:00 am-10 pm and Saturday, August 15^th –9 am to 10 pm) More information to follow in the August edition or the e-weekly newsletter. See Dawn Adams to register.

Bell Practice for the summer will be Wednesday mornings at 11:30 am following the Healing Prayer Service at 10 am. Choir practice will resume Thursdays in the fall at 7 pm.

Last weekend to view the flag display.

Please visit the cemetery on North Main Street across form the George C Wright Municipal Park to see the display from May 21st to June 8th!

Search Committee Update:

• As St. Peter’s enters this very important stage of our search and discernment, Cn Brad Hinton, shared the following prayer. Please pray for the search committee and vestry as they begin this next step of the journey.

For St. Peter’s: Almighty God, you know the needs of your Church in every place: look graciously upon the people of St. Peter’s and especially their vestry and search committee. Grant them the guidance of your Holy Spirit as they seek a new rector. Give them discernment, wisdom, and confidence in your timing. Guide them as they labor to be faithful in seeking your will. Pour out your spirit upon them to strengthen them for mission. Bless them with mutual trust, respect, courage, and foresight as you shepherd them through this journey. In this and all things may your holy name be praised through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

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.

The June outreach is Warriors Helping Warriors (Brian Conley Veterans Resiliency Center) located in Middletown.

The center offers programs to support health and wellness, housing, resource and benefits education, financial planning, recreation, peer support and mental health. It also includes residential space homeless veterans with bedrooms, kitchen and bathrooms.  

Wish List (Donation Box is located at the Church Entrance):

Dart Bus passes for Zone 2, Coffee, Spin buckets & mops (can be found on Amazon), toilet paper, and toiletries, Bleach, and snack items, cash or check donations (Please make checks out to St. Peter’s Church with a note in the memo line Warriors Helping Warriors.)

You can purchase DART 2-Zone bus passes in the following locations:

·       In person at all ACME Markets and ShopRite stores across Delaware.

·       Through the DART Pass mobile app (for iOS and Android)

·       Online at https://dartfirststate.com/app/dartcards/

·       Or by calling 1-800-652-DART,

In August, we will be helping the students at North Smyrna Elementary get a good start on the school year by donating backpacks filled with school supplies to them.

We “Thank” everyone who donates to all the outreach opportunities and food pantry over the 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 May! The following people submitted the correct location of the top of the mirror outside the Sacristy.

Terri Anderson, Yvonne Belle, Carol Binns, Leroy Brown, Paula Buckley, Betty Decker, Alex Cullison, Stan McIntyre, Muff Meyers, Andrew Richard, Riley Richard, Rosemarie Richard, Melody Richards, Mary Sanders, Jane Woodall and John Woodall.

The winner of the $10 giftcard to WAWA is Yvonne Belle! Congratulations!

 Have You Seen This?-June 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 Marmy’s (Ice Cream).

Let’s get out and look around to see how beautiful our church is!

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