Community Briefs 12/7/22

CAMP Rehoboth holiday handmade market set Dec. 9

CAMP Rehoboth Community Center will hold its holiday handmade market from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 9, at 37 Baltimore Ave., Rehoboth Beach. The event will be the final market of the year, and features LGBTQ+/ally artists and crafts-makers in the Elkins-Archibald Atrium. Entry is free and open to the public.

Patrons will enjoy entertainment by Robb the Uke Guy, who will bring his signature Hawaiian flare to cherished holiday classics. Featured market vendors are Alni CBD, body care and CBD products; Bev Pasquarella, paintings and prints; Brad Cox photography; Gifts from the Sea, shell and sea glass art; Joyce Hastings, T-shirts; Kate Nagle, paintings; Mace, bead jewelry and bead art; Richard Thibodeau, reverse painting on glass; Royal Touch Designs; Sea Screens LLC; Susan Friedman, children's sweaters; and Tracey Wehr-Harrell, pearl and gemstone jewelry.

“The holiday season is a prime time for gift giving, and shoppers are spoiled for options with our Handmade Market artists,” said Matty Brown, CAMP Rehoboth communications manager and markets organizer. To learn more, go to camprehoboth.com.

Residential recovery home for women sets open house Dec. 9-10

St. Vincent House of Transformation will host an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9 and 10, at 20865 Gravel Hill Road, Georgetown.

Attendees will tour the residence, dedicated yoga studio, meditation room and landscaped grounds.

Addiction and rehab professionals, and the public are welcome. There will be refreshments and light fare prepared in the St. Vincent kitchen by its holistic chef.

Set to open in early 2023, St. Vincent House will provide women seeking recovery from addiction a 12-step program in a comfortable and calm residential facility free of all substances. Staff will facilitate a community spirit of cooperation for addicts to get them poised to enter society as strong sober women.
The focus is on treating the whole person, providing holistic therapies in a safe environment.

St. Vincent House of Transformation is a nonprofit organization committed to becoming the area’s first holistic residential women’s recovery house helping women help themselves.

To learn more, go to stvincenthouseoftransformation.org.

Children's nativity pageant set at St. Jude Dec. 10

St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church's annual children's nativity pageant, “Darkness Into Light,”  will be held at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, in the parish life center at St. Jude on Route 1 north of Five Points, Lewes. The annual pageant celebrates the Christmas spirit with children telling the story of Christ's birth as narrated by John the Baptist. All are invited to attend and celebrate the season with the children's production and music of the holidays. There is no charge, but nonperishable food items will be collected for those in need.

Unitarian Universalists to meet Dec. 11

The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware will hold an online and in person service at 10 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 11. The message topic will be A Light That Soothes, But Doesn’t Dazzle. Guest minister Om Prakash, also known as the Rev. Dr. John Gilmore, said, “We enter into the season of lights. Leaves fall from the trees. Evergreen branches get weighed down with snow as insect and animal, and even human beings, burrow themselves in warm places to survive the freezing winter. Still, there is a light in the hearth and the heart of the human family that shines the way and provides warmth for the weary traveler and a sigh for the ever burdens of life. In our world today, a wintry world, we need to raise the fire of love and compassion. Let us raise our individual lights to create a flame that will set the world ablaze in the light of love and compassion.” To learn more or livestream go to uussd.org.

Beebe sets environmental services hiring event Dec. 13

Beebe Healthcare will be hosting an environmental services hiring event from 2 to 5 p.m, Tuesday, Dec. 13, in the walk-in conference room at the Georgetown Health Center, 21635 Biden Ave., Georgetown.

Positions available include floor techs, housekeeping and laundry services. Beebe is conducting on-site interviews and offering a $1,000 sign on bonus.

Candidates must bring a copy of their resume and wear a mask. To RSVP online, go to tinyurl.com/2p95u932 and select the date, call 302-645-3336 or email employment@beebehealthcare.org. Walk-ins are welcome.

Beebe Healthcare is one of the largest employers in Sussex County, and is experiencing tremendous growth to offer more services to more people in more locations.

For complete job descriptions and requirements for any listed positions, go to beebehealthcare.org/careers.

DNREC collecting Toys for Tots through Dec. 14

Delaware Natural Resources Police and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control once again are teaming up with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program to provide toys as gifts for children in local communities. The Toys for Tots program collects new, unwrapped toys suitable for boys and girls of all ages, and distributes them as Christmas gifts to children in need in communities nationwide.

Helping spearhead the holiday effort in Delaware are three enforcement agencies from within DNREC: Fish and Wildlife Delaware Natural Resources Police, NRP Environmental Crimes Unit and NRP Park Rangers.

Toys will be accepted through Wednesday, Dec. 14, in Sussex County. Drop-off locations include Delaware State Park offices statewide from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and the Delaware Natural Resources Police Sussex County office from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 23530 Campbell Circle, Georgetown.

For more information, go to toysfortots.org or nassau-de.com. 

UUSD Drum Circle to meet Dec. 15

The UUSD Drum Circle will gather from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 15, at Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware, 30486 Lewes-Georgetown Highway, Route 9, Lewes. Newcomers and old hands are welcome; extra drums, rattles and percussives are available. Drumming is a communal energy expression and veritable vibration treatment which is always a remarkable experience. Sue Greer and Tony Codella co-host and participation is free. For questions, email Tony Codella at DrumCircle@UUSSD.org.