CLAYMONT PRESCHOOL AT ST. MARK COMMITTEE

 

Claymont Preschool at St. Mark had a wonderful 61st year of providing early education to 64 children who reside in our surrounding communities. May of 2023 brought to close our 2022-2023 school year, and Susan Talley’s first full year as Preschool Director. Susan has enjoyed her new role at St. Mark and made a smooth transition with parents and teachers, from the previous Director, Lynne Dauve. 

Summer school began in early June, and 23 children attend school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for three weeks. Our amazing teachers lead two classes in exploring a variety of unconventional ways to create art. 

We continued to offer our three different aged classes: Two-Year-Old, Three-Year-Old, and PreK, for the 2023-2024 school year. Interest and enrollment for three days a week for our three-year-old age, greatly increased. This allowed us to have two different classes for this group, when traditionally there has only been one. Interest for our PreK class was also high late in the summer, though opening a second classroom for this group was not feasible. Our TwoYear-Old Class held steady in enrollment with 18 students. 

Our extended day, lunch bunch option, has been popular this school year. Our daily enrollment varies from 8 to 24 students. By staying longer at school, until 1:30, our students are gaining stamina for a longer school day, learning how to take care of their own lunch needs, and getting extra time to play with their friends. Our parents also had the option of signing their children up for extra school activities. The Gymnastics Express Bus comes two days a week, and Soccer Shots comes once a week to teach our students skills in these sports. 

Claymont Preschool at St. Mark was fortunate to gain a few updates in 2023. The hallways of our school received new paint and baseboards this summer, and photographs of our preschool children now adorn the hallways. This fall, our children painted rocks to help create a flower rock garden on the side of our building. It transformed the space from weedy grass to something beautiful. When our students get dropped off from their car, they love seeing their own handiwork. Our Two-Year-Old playground, behind the back parking lot, was replaced this fall. Our youngest preschool children, adore our new safe space to play! Finally, Fellowship Hall, our music classroom, and our preschool bathrooms received new paint as we closed out 2023. We are so thankful to the St. Mark Congregation for continuing to support Claymont Preschool at St. Mark. Having beautiful, and fresh spaces for our children is an important part in drawing new families to our school, Church, and community. 

We are fortunate to continue to have wonderful, hardworking teachers, who go above and beyond for their students. New teachers to our staff this year complete our teaching staff of 10. We have been searching all fall for a new music teacher, and are happy to report that our search is over, and she will begin with us in January. Many thanks to the Preschool Committee for their unwavering support and dedication.They each bring wonderful perspectives that aid in making decisions for Claymont Preschool at St. Mark. We are looking forward to starting enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year with our St. Mark members on January 12, 2024. The community enrollment began January 22, 2024

With Joy, Susan Talley, Pre-School Director

https://www.discoverstmark.org/claymont-preschool/

Lose an Hour, Gain a Day

 “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24. NRSV.) 

As we march into a new month, I have good news and bad news. Let’s start with the bad news first: Daylight Savings Time is less than two weeks away, and “springing forward” will cost everyone an extra hour of sleep on Sunday, March 10. Now that we have that out of the way, here’s the good news: because 2024 is a leap year, we get an entire extra day on February 29. Exchanging an hour for a day doesn’t feel like a bad deal. In fact, it’s the best trade in St. Louis since the Cardinals sent Ernie Broglio to the Cubs in exchange for Lou Brock.

In the great hymn, “O God, Our Help in Ages Past”, Isaac Watts proclaims, “A thousand ages in Thy sight are like an evening gone; short as the watch that ends the night before the rising sun.” We don’t need to study Albert Einstein to know time is relative. We learned this in elementary school while each of us stared at the slow-moving classroom clock. Similarly, we know time goes faster when we are with beloved family or longtime friends. The Bible is not as concerned with the keeping of time as it is with what we are willing to do with the seconds, minutes, hours, and days allotted to us. Jesus reminds us again and again to live fully into every day. 

“Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. ‘So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today” (Matthew 6:28b-34, NRSV.)

 Don’t let yesterday’s regrets or tomorrow’s worries steal the joy from the day God is giving us. We might lose an hour in March, but we gain an extra day in February. We all long for one more day with loved ones who have departed. The good news of Lent is it concludes with the hope of resurrection and reunion. Since God holds tomorrow, what are you going to do with today?

 In Hope and Confidence, 

Pastor Dave

This I Believe—Names Have Power

Choosing the right words to convey a message is the focus of a good PR team. We can think of great successes and great failures. McDonald’s will always bring a smile to your face while Edsel will leave no warm feelings at all.

In February I found an absolutely precious heart-shaped box of Valentine candy at Walgreen’s. On it was a wonderful picture of a sloth hanging from a tree with the caption, “Let’s Hang Out!” The box jumped in the cart and a theme for the next Presbyterian Women’s brunch was running around in my head. The reactions to the idea were mixed. They ranged from “Oh what a cutie” to “They are dirty lazy creatures” and on to being one of the 7 deadly sins.

So, my quest began. “Sloth” the word, does not have a positive connotation. Does that apply to that cute little animal in the trees of Latin and South America? Has he just had a bad PR team? He managed to survive and evolve when the giant land sloths that ranged in North America went the way of the dinosaurs. There must be more to the story.

As I have studied these creatures this summer I have learned that yes, they are the slowest moving mammal. They sleep ten hours a day. They come down the tree once a week to do their business. They are covered with algae that provides camouflage for the animal and a whole ecosystem for the sloth moth. They have poor eye-sight. They are not geniuses. They are not social animals. I have also learned they are strong swimmers and survivors against jaguars and harpy eagles. They always smile. They can’t frown.

So why have I developed a real attachment to this animal? It seems to sum up what I think God is calling me to ponder in my heart. I don’t understand all the disparaging, downright hurtful, words especially in regard to young people. I recently led a book discussion about Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan. In the PR for the book it was described as “Mad Honey is a riveting novel of suspense, an unforgettable love story, and a moving and powerful exploration of the secrets we keep and the risks we take in order to become ourselves.” Yes, there is mystery and a corpse but the overarching story is that of a transgender teen trying to find a place in the world and the world’s reaction to the effort.

Honestly, I considered not doing this book but it was too late and I didn’t want to shy away from it. I needed to see where this book would take me. Coincidentally, not long after this, I sat with a new member of my professional society of educators who was instrumental in the formation of PFLAG in St. Charles County (PFLAG is the first and largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and their families.) This seems like a God-thing connection.

And it took me to the message of the sloth. The animal has anything but a positive connotation. The characteristics we see in the sloth are the way it has been made and loved by the Creator. Recent study of the sloth has brought to light the unique talents and used for its role in the world…humble or great. As we journey through our daily lives we see just a part of what is around us. The people, the places and actions are all subject to descriptions that we and society create in our minds.

Sometimes these descriptions are harsh and unfair and we don’t even realize that the PR we subscribe to can be detrimental to them and to us. All God’s creatures—great and small—are the work of a loving, imaginative, wise and caring Creator. I believe we must slow down and be mindful as we choose the words we use in life. This I believe, we are all made the way we are. God help me to understand and accept all God’s creatures.

Mary Beth Peterson Powell 

We hope you are inspired, not only by the faith we express, but by the

challenge to write your own faith story. We are re-posting the stories from last summer hoping you will be inspired to share your faith story with us.

 

If you write a faith story you would like to share with the congregation, send

it to Bill Tucker for feedback and publication. Only with your permission, we

will publish it on the St. Mark Blog. 

2023 Deacons Annual Report Part 3

 

MISSION COMMITTEE  It was with overwhelming support from the St. Mark Congregation that the Mission Committee was able to accomplish all stated in this report. 

• Each month the food pantry “Most Wanted” list was included in worship bulletins and the monthly Messenger newsletter. During the year, over three tons or 6,000 pounds of food as well as almost 1,000 pounds of personal care products were contributed for donation to Circle of Concern and Isaiah 58. Underwear was collected for Isaiah 58 and the winter coat drive yielded over three hundred new and “like new” coats for Isaiah 58. 

• Discover Mission Sunday was held in February. Eight mission partners were highlighted with guest speakers participating in the worship service. Circle of Concern, Isaiah 58 Ministries, Lafayette Industries, Marion Medical Mission, Mound Ridge, Newborns in Need, Peace Meal Project, and Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services were represented. 

• The annual Lent Water Challenge began with Ash Wednesday and concluded at Easter. During the challenge, we drink only clean tap water for the 40 days of Lent and donate the money not spent on other beverages to support the building of clean water wells in Africa. We were blessed to be able to contribute enough funds to drill ten wells. 

• St. Mark’s first Rise Against Hunger meal packing event was held in June. It was a huge success with an intergenerational group of over 80 participants from the congregation and neighborhood. In a joyful and spirited two hours 14,000 meals were packed and were later sent to the Ukraine. 

• In August, after a week of many members working together sorting and organizing donated items, St. Mark hosted the annual Attic Basement Closet (ABC) rummage sale. The ABC sale is our major fundraiser for our local mission partners. It takes much planning and can only be accomplished with vast St. Mark member support. Approximately $13,000 was raised. 

• Equal Exchange sales at the church occur one Sunday of each month. These sales support long-term trade partnerships that are economically just and environmentally sustainable between small farmers and consumers. Throughout the year, articles in the worship bulletins and the monthly Messenger newsletter introduced the congregation to some of the farmers and their environmental farming methods. 

• Rev. Jed Koball, a mission co-partner supported by St. Mark through Christmas Alternatives, presented the program for our October Potluck. Jed assists the Peru Joining Hands Network in working to overcome environmental contamination issues.

 • Christmas Alternatives was created 23 years ago to address the challenge of finding the perfect gift for someone who everything by making a donation in honor of the recipient to designated international mission partners that help deserving people who have so little but need so much. This year over $11,000 was raised which was donated to PCUSA mission co-workers Chenoa Stock and Jenny and Rev. Jed Koball, scholarships to Plan Grande Dos in Nicaragua, Medical Benevolence Foundation, Marion Medical Mission, Presbyterian Children’s Homes, and Services, and PCUSA Agriculture missions.

 • Christmas gifts were collected and donated to children supported by Isaiah 58 and Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services (PCHAS). This was a partnership with St. Mark Presbyterian Women who contributed sixty-five gifts collected for children who receive services from PCHAS. The Children’s Ministry Angel tree collected eighty gifts for Isaiah 58. In addition, members of the congregation donated another three hundred gifts to Isaiah 58 for their holiday store. 

• In addition to the activities mentioned above, local mission partners received $14,000 in monetary grants. The funds were procured by proceeds from the ABC sale, designated and undesignated mission donations, along with special offerings. Recipients were Lafayette Industries, Mound Ridge, Presbyterian Children’s Homes, and Services (PCHAS), Peace Meal, Circle of Concern, and Isaiah 58. Presbyterian Women also make monetary donations to mission partners and that activity is reflected in their section of the annual report. St. Mark members donated many hours each week volunteering directly at Circle of Concern, and Isaiah 58. Throughout the year our members also volunteered at Peace Meal (coordinated by Bruce Cranston) and Lafayette Industries. 

It is with much gratitude that this report is submitted by the Mission Committee. Thank you, St. Mark members for your faithful mission support.

WORSHIP SUPPORT COMMITTEE – Your Worship Support committees have been busy this summer. The head of our usher teams reviewed old procedures and met with Pastor MP and the Safety Team. The result was a new list of instructions/procedures that usher teams follow before, during and after services. As we have moved into a post Covid Communion setting,  the Communion Committee worked with Pastor MP and Clerk of Session Cay Noble to review and update Communion procedures. In an effort of inclusivity, all Communion elements are now gluten free.. As we moved into fall and winter, we created signups for Sunday service Liturgists. Our Pastors prepare readings: Call to Worship, Offertory prayer, etc. for the liturgist to read. Individuals who signed up are contacted several days prior to their dates and given the material. 

Worship Prayers Feb. 25

  

CENTERING PRAYER

 

God, your Son Jesus Christ bore the cross for our salvation and was raised from the dead for the redemption of the world. Give us the courage to take up our cross and follow him, that through his grace we may accept the cost of faithful discipleship and receive the joy of everlasting life with Christ, who lives with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

 

 

CALL TO WORSHIP

 

Creating Lord, we come to you with hopeful hearts.

Create in us a clean heart.

God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,

let us remember your mighty deeds.

Help us to believe where we cannot see

and go where you lead.

Saving God, we praise you for your loving sacrifice on Calvary’s hill.

Give us the strength to take up our crosses and follow you.

 

 

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

 

Merciful God, we confess we are not sincere in our faith. We claim to follow Jesus, but we avoid his path of sacrificial love. We profess to be disciples, but we are not willing to bear the cost of discipleship. We affirm the virtue of self-denial, but we indulge our selfish desires and seek earth gain and acclaim. Forgive us, we pray. Free us for sincere repentance, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. (Silent Confession)

 

 

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – Heidelberg Catechism Question One

 

Q.1. What is your only comfort in life and in death?

A. That I am not my own, but belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ. He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood, and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil. He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven; in fact, all things must work together for my salvation. Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him.

 

 

OFFERING

 

Invitation to the Offering

 

What will it profit us to gain the whole world and forfeit our life? With all humility let us make our offering to God, trusting not in worldly gain but in God’s sustaining grace.

 

Prayer after Offering

 

Let us pray. We thank you for your covenantal love. Accept these offerings with the dedication of our lives, that we may shine the light of your abiding love and testify to your enduring promise. We pray this in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

 

Scripture for Feb. 25

  

Mark 8:27-38

Peter’s Declaration about Jesus

Confession of Peter in Luke 9:20
: "But who do you say that I am?"
Peter answered: "The Christ of God".^[1]

27 Jesus and his disciples left Galilee and went up to the villages near Caesarea Philippi. As they were walking along, he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”

28 “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other prophets.”

29 Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?”

Peter replied, “You are the Messiah.[a]”

30 But Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.

Jesus Predicts His Death

31 Then Jesus began to tell them that the Son of Man[b] must suffer many terrible things and be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but three days later he would rise from the dead. 32 As he talked about this openly with his disciples, Peter took him aside and began to reprimand him for saying such things.[c]

33 Jesus turned around and looked at his disciples, then reprimanded Peter. “Get away from me, Satan!” he said. “You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s.”

34 Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. 35 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it. 36 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?[d] 37 Is anything worth more than your soul? 38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

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Daily Prayer Feb. 23

 You, O Lord, are full of compassion and mercy, slow to anger, and rich in kindness.

Daily Readings for Friday, February 23, 2024

• Morning Psalms 22; 148
• First Reading Genesis 40:1-23
• Second Reading 1 Corinthians 3:16-23
• Gospel Reading Mark 2:13-22
• Evening Psalms 105; 130

God our creator, you made all things in your wisdom, and in your love you save us. We pray for the whole creation. Overthrow evil powers, right what is wrong, feed and satisfy those who thirst for justice, so that all your children may freely enjoy the earth you have made, and joyfully sing your praises. Take all our doubts and uncertainties, O God, and fill us with such faith that we may be confident of your love and loyal in the service of him who died and yet lives for us, Jesus Christ the Lord. Merciful God, you bear the pain of the world. Look with compassion on those who are sick; cheer them by your word, and bring healing as a sign of your grace. God of comfort, stand with those who sorrow; that they may be sure that neither death nor life, nor things present nor things to come, shall separate them from your love. (Add your prayers,) Amen.

As God's own, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, and patience, forgiving each other as the Lord has forgiven you, and crown all these things with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.

(Opening sentences, prayers, and blessings are from the Book of Common Worship. Readings are from the daily lectionary in Daily Prayer. Both are published by Westminster/John Knox Press.)

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

 

We were blessed in 2023 to have so many dedicated volunteers who supplied time and talent in all areas of the Children’s Ministry. The following programs and activities could only have been accomplished with all of us working together! 

• Two separate Sunday school classes for Pre-K – 5 are in place with parent sign-in each Sunday. Nursery care for children 0-2 years is available from 9:45 – 11:00. A special thank you to our dedicated Sunday School teachers and nursery workers. 

• Teacher orientation and training occurred for Sunday School and VBS teachers. New teachers were recruited throughout the year to teach and assist Sunday School, as well as VBS.

• VBS was for five days, July 17-21, with the theme: “Hero Hotline (Called together to Serve God.)” Our numbers grew from the previous year with approximately 150 registered students, youth & adult leadership. 

• Wednesday night activities produced two amazing musicals that were presented with children & their parents’ participation. “Under God’s Sea in 3D” was presented on April 23rd followed by an ice cream social. “The Christmas County Spelling Bee” was performed on December 3rd followed by the Jingle Mingle holiday gathering. 

• Bibles were presented to children entering the 3rd grade and “Blessing of the Backpacks” occurred on August 20. 

• The Saints and Siblings (Families with children and teens) were involved behind the scenes this year with several main events including pizza lunch and shopping for Isaiah 58, putting together homeless bags, learning about missions in Peru and Youth missions trip presentation as well as Angel tree giving and helping with church outreach activities providing breakfast and lunch for those gathered at this year’s meal packing event. 

• The children’s garden with flowers and vegetables was planted and harvested. • Our partnership with the Claymont Association for Food Truck Friday enabled us to greet new families in our area and provided opportunities to share St. Mark with our neighbors. 

• Our website www.discoverstmark.org brought weekly worship experiences to homes for Pre-K, Elementary, and Preteens including Bible stories and activities.

 • Jerusalem Festival with marketplace, petting zoo and more, was held on Palm Sunday. The children led and carried animals into and out of Worship. The Gleason Hall became first century Jerusalem filled with interactive and intergenerational activities. 

• Children and their parents participated in Rise Against Hunger (a Meal Packaging Experience.) In 90 minutes, 80-plus people packaged 1,4000 meals that were sent to the Ukraine. 

• Parents of preschool and elementary aged kids enjoyed “Supper Club” dining events. Childcare was provided at the church. 

• The Fall Festival was attended by over 200 children and adults. All ages attended the event, enjoying food, fellowship, crafts, hayrack ride, live band and inflatables. 

• Bunny Breakfast (outdoor with donuts) and Easter Egg hunt with photo opportunity with Peter Cottontail is always a favorite in the Spring. 

• Breakfast with Santa welcomed approximately 200 children and their parents. Santa and the elves welcomed guests and all enjoyed a delicious breakfast, arts and crafts and a book read aloud by Santa. Parents were able to shop for donated baked goods at the Little Elf Bake shop. $700 was raised to donate to the St. Louis Assistance League for books to be purchased to give to children. 

This has been my second year as Chair of the Children’s Ministry Committee. I thank all of you who, when asked to help, enthusiastically said, “yes” and to those who volunteered without being asked! This is how we fulfill the promise we made when these children were baptized. Thank you to Latisha Gilliland, Director of Children’s Ministry. Her love and dedication is aninspiration for all. 

 Respectfully submitted, Christine Polak Elder, Children’s Ministry Chair

CHILDREN’S MUSICAL - JOY RIDE We are so excited about the journey through the book of Philippians with easy scripture memorization through songs and drama, games and weekly lessons. What fun!!!! The St. Mark Children's choirs meet each week - Pre-K (ages 3-4) choir meets from 5 - 5:25 pm & Elem. SMP choir is for grades K-5 (5:30 - 6:30 pm) in Fellowship Hall. Contact Latisha Gilliland for more information. Then, we will share our journey with you on April 28th at 4:00 pm followed by a beach "hangout" reception for all. 

Come join us for our Session #5 luncheon about "Parents and Children" – Faith Conversations. We encourage you to join us even if you are not teaching Sunday School and especially if you have children between the ages of 0-12! Childcare & lunch will be provided. Our meeting will be immediately after the morning worship service in room 102. There will also be a chance to preview our VBS theme for summer 2024!

Upcoming Blood Drives

 

St. Mark & the American Red Cross are pleased to announce the 2024 Blood Drive schedule as follows: – February 25 – April 28 – August 18 – October 20 These Blood Drives are held in Gleason Hall on Sundays from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM 

For years St. Mark has participated in this very valuable community service. For donors who regularly give blood, please add this schedule to your 2024 calendar. For members & community residents who have been thinking about giving for the first time, let year 2024 be the beginning of a new habit in your life. A member of your community may be the one who receives your blood because of cancer, transplant surgery, other life-saving surgeries, genetic blood disorders, various illnesses & a multitude of various accidents. 

BE THE ONE WHO BRINGS HOPE & HEALING TO THOSE PATIENTS IN NEED. The Deacon’s Health & Wellness Committee looks forward to seeing our past donors, renewing old friendships, hopefully meeting new donors, and making new friendships in this coming new year.

This I believe----CAY-3

Wow! What a Presbytery Meeting! Attending a Presbytery Meeting is not necessarily high on most people’s list of a momentous occasion. I am very proud of Giddings-Lovejoy Presbytery and the actions taken at the August 24, 2023, meeting. I will never forget that meeting.

The issue on the docket concerned reparative action to address a series of events beginning in 2006 that resulted in a Black congregation being saddled with a huge debt. There was a line drawn between “reparation” and all that word suggests in today’s culture, and “reparative action”, which works to “move from apology to action.” The two motions involved the Presbytery assuming the remaining debt and reimbursing the Black congregation for the principal and interest they have paid over the years.

Being Presbyterian, there was lots of “order”. There was prayer to begin and prayer at the end. There was respect. There was consideration for anyone who wanted to speak. There was serious discussion. There was no accusatory blame. There was no hurry to rush through any portion of the meeting. There was a heavy sense of responsibility to the past AND to the future. You could feel that in the room—and even remotely via Zoom.

As that meeting ended, I was uplifted in the thought that there is hope for us as human beings, as a culture, as a country—when we follow Christ’s path. This was an experience so far removed from what we see daily in the news and all around us. God was in that room. God was in our hearts.

The guest speaker before the meeting, Rev Jimmie Hawkins, PCUSA Director of the Office of Public Witness, reminded us that we have a responsibility to act on what we believe. We are charged to advocate, to step up and speak out when there is injustice or wrong, just as Christ taught. Standing up, acknowledging the wrong, and taking action happened at that meeting.

Cay Noble August 2023

We hope you are inspired, not only by the faith we express, but by the

challenge to write your own faith story. We are re-posting the stories from last summer hoping you will be inspired to share your faith story with us.

 

If you write a faith story you would like to share with the congregation, send

it to Bill Tucker for feedback and publication. Only with your permission, we

will publish it on the St. Mark Blog.