The Books Café is now Closed. 
Join us for our next Books Café in 2023.
The team accepts books year-round in anticipation of future events.  Call 410-827-8484 for more information.

 


SATURDAY CHRISTMAS MARKETS RETURN TO ST. LUKE’S CHAPEL

IN QUEENSTOWN

 

            Each of the four Saturdays in November of 2021 will see a return of last year’s popular new event, the Christmas Market at St. Luke’s Chapel in Queenstown.  The Market will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature Christmas decorations, baked goods, gift books, jewelry, and a variety of other items for holiday giving or enjoying.

When in 2020, for the first time in 57 years, Covid forced cancellation of the Christmas Bazaar at Old Wye Church, the Bazaar tradition was kept alive with an outdoor Christmas market at St. Luke’s.  This year, with the Bazaar still on hold, the Wye Parish team has decided to repeat the Market.

With Covid on the run, the 2021 Christmas Market can have a much larger indoor component, but there will again be the cheerful outdoor firepit around which, weather permitting, MJ’s hot mulled cider can be warmly enjoyed.

Indoors,  besides the Christmas-specific items, much of the huge Books Café inventory will be accessible to Market-goers at the usual 90% off cover price.  During Covid, the books never stopped coming, and the Children’s Room, largely shuttered for almost two years, is now overflowing with perhaps its best selection ever.  The same is true for the Local & Regional collection, where scarce Eastern Shore items can be found at a small fraction of their market values.

The four Saturday dates for the St. Luke’s Christmas Marker are November 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2021.  Call 410-827-8484 for further information and updates.

 


Upcoming Books Café Events for 2021

During the pandemic, the 19-years-running Books Café was open only on a limited basis, at a Christmas Market in November, a Farm Sale in June and by appointment.  Now, with COVID on the wane, the Books Café team, which never stopped receiving and processing book donations, is considering a few more one-shot public openings before the annual multi-day Books Café to resume in February/March 2022.   Watch this site for notices of upcoming activities as dates are scheduled.

For more information (or to schedule an appointment for a private opening), call the Parish Office 410.827.8484.


BOOKS CAFÉ REOPENS FOR SPECIAL SUMMERTIME SALE
SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2021, 10 AM-2PM
Closed down by the pandemic in March of 2020, the Wye Parish Books Café reopens to the public for a festive four hours on Saturday, June 12. This special summertime sale will be at the regular location, St. Luke’s Chapel, 7208 Main St., Queenstown, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
On offer, besides the huge assortment of books at 90% off, will be homemade cakes, cookies, and pies; pottery and quilts from local artisans; and local farm products. Featured will be a selection lavender-related creations from the Calico Fields Farm & Shop near Millington.
In the books department, the Children’s Room is full of attractive reading for all ages, and the former lunchroom (there will be no food service) has become the “Book Nook” with Mysteries, Nature, Science, True Crime, “Potpourri” ( a miscellany for browsing), and an
exceptional range of books of Local and Regional interest. The big History collection, including Military History, has grown even bigger, and an enlarged Nautical collection will also be available – plus, as always, lots of good fiction, hardcover and paperback, and much more.
During the pandemic, the 19-years-running Books Café was open only on a limited basis, at a Christmas Market in November and by appointment. Now, with COVID on the wane, the Books Café team, which never stopped receiving and processing book donations, is
considering a few more one-shot public openings before the annual multi-day Books Café to resume in February/March 2022.
For more information (or to schedule an appointment for a private opening), call the Parish Office 410.827.8484.Wye Parish accepts donation of books year round.  Please call the church office at 410-827-8484 to let us know you plan to bring books.  We receive books at The Old Wye Church Parish Hall in Wye Mills on Mondays through Thursdays from 9 am to 2 pm.  If this time is not convenient, please call the church office to discuss other options.


Shop the Books Café by Appointment – Winter 2021

The staff of Books Café at St. Luke’s Chapel in Queenstown is offering people the opportunity to make an appointment to shop. Shoppers can purchase gently used books at 90% off the cover price. No food or beverage will be sold at this time.

Shoppers are limited to one person or group or family per hour, maximum 6 people. Masks are required, and latex gloves are recommended. A staff person will be on site to assist customers with questions and purchases. Customers are advised that CHECKS are preferred, and no credit cards will be accepted.

To schedule your appointment, please email your contact information as well as the date and time that you would like to shop to the Parish office at Wye Parish at info@wyeparish.org. Please include a first choice and a second choice. Time is scheduled on the hour. You may also phone Mike Bilek at 410-827-0378, between the hours of 3 and 5 pm, Monday through Friday to schedule your appointment.

The selections have been restocked. Come check out the new books!

See you at the Book Sale!


Outdoors Christmas Market All Four Saturdays in November 2020

Each of the four Saturdays in November, weather permitting, will see a new Parish event, a Christmas Market, in front of St. Luke’s Chapel, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.  The Market will feature an exceptional collection of traditional Christmas decorations, plus baked goods, gift books, and other items suitable for holiday giving or enjoying.

As a significant extra, persons wishing to browse and buy from the huge Books Café inventory inside the Hall will be admitted during Market hours, no more than six at a time, wearing masks, maintaining social distance, and the Hall windows and doors will be open for lots of fresh (and no doubt cold) air.

See our homepage for more information on the Christmas Market.
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