"For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.” (Matthew 18:20, NRSV)
Our next get-together is December 18. All are welcome. The group gathers on the first and third Thursday of
each month. Doors open at 9 AM. Anyone 55 and over in the Birdsboro Area is welcome. Transportation is
available. Please call the office to register. No gathering January 1.
Here is the list of upcoming events: Taco Tuesday for New Journey is on Tuesday, December 16 at 8:30AM.
Veteran’s Stand Down is December 27 at 8:30 AM. The Senior Group is on December 18, and the cooking
begins at 10 AM. Mission First is Wednesday, January 7. Safe Berks is January 22 at 2:30 PM. All Volunteers
are welcome.
Tuesday, January 6 is the next Community Meal here at St. Mark’s at 5 PM. Everyone is welcome. The Food
Bank Distribution is on the 2 nd & 3rd Tuesdays of the month in December at 4 PM.
Hopewell Love Laundry Love ministry has asked if St. Mark’s would help with the on-going need of laundry detergent. Donations of new detergent bottles can be dropped off in the narthex.
The Outreach Committee will be putting together items for families leaving Safe Berks to take with them once safe housing is found. Items will include: dishpan, dish towels and cloths, drying pad, hot pads, table settings for 4, silverware, dish soap. Place settings have been donated from the VFW and Fabric ministry will provide dish cloths. Please consider donating any of the other items to these families in need. BB&B is providing meals to Safe Berks through October.