Coming Events

Click here to view calendar of St. Mark's program schedule. EVERY SUNDAY Worship Service and Church School at 10:00 AM Fellowship Hour in the Church Parlor at 11:00 AM Prayer Team in the Parlor at 3:00 PM Youth-led Worship every second Sunday of the month Sanctuary open for prayer 9 AM to 5 PM each first Thursday

• Craft Group meets every Tuesday evening at 8:00 in the church Kitchen or the Parlor. Everyone is welcome. No skills needed, just come and learn. Knitting, silk painting, wreaths, greeting cards, etc.
  
  
• Prayer Shawl Ministry - If you enjoy knitting, join the ladies at the craft group on Tuesday evenings. If you don't know how to knit, someone will teach you. We knit shawls with prayers for comfort and healing to give to those who are sick, grieving, lonely, or facing a change. The knitters/givers find new blessings too. To find out more about what a Shawl Ministry is, visit www.shawlministry.com.
  
  
• Hanging of the Greens - Sunday worship service on December 2nd.
  
  
• Rhythms All Around (Fundraising Concert) - Saturday, December 15 at 3:30 PM, at St. Mark's. Mary Knysh, professional musician, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist of world music for children, will be presenting "Rhythms All Around" at St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Rockville Centre. Incorporating music improvisation, drumming and fun, Mary Knysh's "Rhythms All Around", which is really more of a family jam session than a traditional sit-down event, brings out the unique musician in all participants, regardless of age. All proceeds from the concert will go to benefit St. Mark's United Methodist Church. Tickets are $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for children, and lap babies are free. This concert is brought to the Rockville Centre community by While Theyıre Little. To reserve a spot for your family at this event, or if you have any questions, please contact While Theyıre Little at 516-466-2098 or visit their website at www.whiletheyrelittle.com.
  
  
• St. Mark's Supper Club for December has been canceled.
  
  
• Christmas Pageant - Sunday, December 16, during the morning worship service, presented by the children and youth of the church.
  
  
• Christmas Eve Family Service - Monday, December 24th at 5:30 PM. Service of Lessons and Carols with a mini pageant.

Also at St. Mark's:

• St. Mark's Korean United Methodist Church
  Pastor Young Chuel Cho; Youth Minister John Cho
  • Sunday worship at 12:00 noon, morning prayer 5:30 a.m. daily except Monday
  • Korean School - every Saturday 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Youth Group - every Saturday - 3:00 - 5:00 PM
  
  
• St. Mark's Cooperative Nursery School
  St. Mark's is one of the few nursery schools on Long Island to have the prestigious recognition of national accreditation from the NAEYC. For more information on how you can provide your little one with the best start at St. Mark's Cooperative Nursery School, please call 516-536-6295 or visit our website at www.smns.org.

• Fortnightly Club of Rockville Centre, Inc. - since 1898 - to promote the cultural development of its members. Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays from October to June at 1:30 PM in St. Mark's Parlor and are open to members and their guests. For more information, call Rosemary at536-7629.
  
  
• Nassau Queens Drum and Dance
  • every second Saturday - open jam 7:30 to 11:00 p.m. $10 No experience is necessary; there are extra drums and rhythm instruments available. You can drum or dance or both.
  • every first & third Mondays - Jembe class in the Indoor Playroom (downstairs) - Beginners, 7 to 8:30, Intermediate, 8:30 to 11. Each class, $15, both for $25. If you need a drum for class e-mail JEMBEJOHN@aol.com.
  For more information, see www.loudjoy.com/nqdrum/index.html
  
  
• Hempstead Baha'i Fellowship - 2nd & 4th Fridays 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
  
  
• Alcoholics Anonymous - Tuesdays and Fridays at 7:00 p.m.
  
  
• Rockville Centre Choral Society - a non-denominational, community-based chorus performing classical, popular, religious, and theatre music in and around Rockville Centre. Our members need not be Rockville Centre residents, nor professional singers; they just need to love music and performing! Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings at 7:30. Visit www.rvcchoralsociety.org or call 516-764-8882.
  
  
• Men's Basketball - Mondays at 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 8:00 a.m.
  
  
• Divine Yoga - classes with Arlene Lucas - Call Arlene at 516-458-0004 for schedule of classes and see www.DivineYogaNY.com.
  
  
• Drama Kids International - Fridays; Lower Primary (5-8 yrs old) 4:15 p.m.; Upper Primary (9-12 yrs old) 5:15 p.m. Includes speech training, creative movement, structured improvisation, dialogue development, mini-scripts. Classes meet once a week and run throughout the school year. New enrollments are accepted each week, space permitting. Class size is limited to 20. Director Sandee Leanhard. Call 516-374-3222.
  
  
• While They're Little - Music Together® classes, an internationally recognized early childhood music and movement program for infants, toddlers, pre-schoolers, kindergarteners, and the grown-ups who love them - a community of families coming together weekly for 45 minutes to share songs, instrument play, rhythm chants and movement activities in a relaxed, playful, non-performance oriented setting. Visit www.whiletheyrelittle.com for more information or call 516-SING-2-ME (516-746-4263) to schedule your FREE demo. Judy Leff, Director
  
  
• Rockville Centre E.O.C. Community Action Program for children during the summers.
  
  
• Cub Scout Pack 40 - 3rd Friday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
  
  
• Girl Scouts & Brownies - Fridays at 4:00 p.m. - Contact Amy Slavin - 766-7980
  
  
• Empire Finch & Canary Club - a small (but growing) group of canary and finch enthusiasts, dedicated to the breeding and showing of our birds. Our meetings are very informal with plenty of time for discussion of birds and methods of breeding and showing. Our members are dedicated to putting on an outstanding show on the second Saturday in November. Call Gabe Dillon 516-593-2841 or John Lund 516-564-4692.
  
  
• Piano Recitals - Judy Deschler, piano instructor, is a native Hungarian who studied piano in Budapest, Hungary and Vienna, Austria. She holds a BM and MM from Manhattan School of Music, New York. Presently Mrs. Deschler is the music director at St. Aloysius Church in Great Neck. She also teaches Piano to all age groups. Each year, her studio presents a recital at St. Mark's.