REV. PATRICIA CARQUE

Patricia Carque came to the New Ark in July 2010 to serve as Interim Pastor, and is originally from New Jersey. She has been ordained in the UCC for 25 years, and received a M.Div. at Lancaster Theological Seminary in 1981. Some of her additional training includes interim ministry, pastoral counseling, and spiritual direction.

Her thirty year ministry began working with a family shelter for women and children in Harrisburg, PA. She has served churches in south central Pennsylvania, New Haven, CT, San Diego, CA, and northern New Jersey. She has also worked as a hospice chaplain and published a book on that experience, The Low Places Rise: Voices from the Valley.

The New Ark UCC was coming into existence at the same time Patricia was graduating from seminary. “I am touched by the level of lay leadership and involvement within this congregation, as well as its deep commitment to social concerns. This is a church which started with a vision of inclusivity and tolerance, and continues the journey to live out that reality within the heart of its ministries.” >> EMAIL PATRICIA <<

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR ELISABETH SALT
Liz is the New Ark's Administrative Assistant. She was raised in Kansas and moved to Delaware with her husband in 2002. She has a BS and MA in Art Psychotherapy. She has been with the New Ark since Spring of 2005.

Among her many responsibilities of the church are include the business aspects of things such as preparing the bulletins and newsletters, scheduling building maintenance, handling email and other church correspondence, maintaining the church calendar, event planning and managing building rentals, etc.

Liz enjoys her ministry of hospitality for such a warm and inviting church. Things are busy at the New Ark UCC, but she always likes getting a chance to say hello to congregation members and friends via email, on phone, or in person. If you need anything, just let her know. >> EMAIL LIZ <<

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION COORDINATOR JENNY GREENSWEIG
Jenny Greensweig and her husband, Greg, joined the congregation of the New Ark UCC in 1996 when she was pregnant with their first child. Since then, she has taught Christian education to ages ranging from preschool to young adults. She has also organized several intergenerational Advent parties and has worked with the middle and high school age groups for the last few years.

When Jenny came aboard the New Ark, she was between careers and working as a computer analyist. She now teaches at a local elementary school.

Currently, she is the chairwoman for the Christian education committee at the New Ark and is a member of the Pastor Congregation Relations committee. In her spare time she enjoys golfing, catching up on sleep, reading, and watching movies. >> EMAIL JENNY <<

MUSIC DIRECTOR JANE DILLEY

Jane Dilley is among the founding members of the New Ark and from the earliest days took on the role of music director. As there was no library of choir music, choir selections for special music were the unfamiliar and somewhat more difficult hymns found in the hymnbook. In its evolution the choir first sang without formal direction. Once it began singing standard choir anthems Jane too evolved to become the choir conductor.

 

She began her music training in grade school on violin, later on piano with frequent accompanying assignments. In high school she played for services in her small rural church and directed its choir. She minored in music at Ohio University with some vocal training and directed the chorus of the music honorary. During college she sang in the local Presbyterian choir directed by a music faculty member and played viola in the University orchestra.

 

Jane's training in choral conducting has come from having sung under a number of professional directors: 20 years or so with the University of Delaware-Community chorus (Choral Union, now called Schola Cantorum) with directors from the music school; three summer sessions with the Berkshire Choral Festival; locally, two sessions with Coro Allegro and Friends directed by Jack Burnam and annual performances of the Newark Symphony Chorus directed by church choir directors, Betsy Kent and Nicole Aldrich; a one-week course on vocal production for choral singers in a Peabody Conservatory Elderhostel. She continues as volunteer music director for the New Ark and happily turns over conducting the choir to University conducting students who occasionally request some real-world experience to go with their course work. >> EMAIL JANE<<

KEYBOARDIST EVA YOUNG
Eva Young was born in Taiwan. She has performed in the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Japan, the United States, and her native Taiwan. She was invited to premiere composer Lu Yen’s concerto in Taiwan’s National Concert Hall. She has performed composer Steve Reich’s work with New World Symphony in Florida and composer Aaron Jay Kernis’ work at the Pacific Music Festival in Japan.

 

Eva has served as professor at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. She is an active performer and is on the roster at the Community Music School of the University of Delaware. Eva also enjoys drawing and the visual arts. >> EMAIL EVA <<