LENT EXPLAINEDmdashSORTA

APOSTLE The

L ent is a period of 40 days It begins on Ash Wednesday which this year is on February 26th

(a Wednesday btw)

On Ash Wednesday (services are at 700 am 1200 noon and 700 pm mdash so lots of chances to attend Hint) we stand in our most spiritually naked manner before God mdash fully confessing our sins Then we receive ashes on our foreheads The ashes come from burning the previous yearrsquos Palm Sunday branches Fitting somehow that when we celebrate the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem by crying Hosanna and waving our palm branches but then turn around pretty quickly and join Peter in denying we even know Jesus mdash that those branches should be the source of the ashes we receive on our most important day of contrition

Ashes are also an important reminder that God made the first human beings by breathing life into dust and ergo we humans are nothing more than dust and ashes to which one day we will return On Ash Wednesday you will hear the words ldquoYou are dust and to dust you shall returnrdquo as the sign of the cross is made on your now-ashened forehead

Lent is 40 days in length because apparently that was a time frame used a lot in the Bible In Genesis the flood that destroyed the earth was brought about by 40 days and nights of rain mdash a lot of rain The people of God spent 40 years wandering in the wilderness on their way from enslavement to the promised land (which actually doesnrsquot take that long if you walk in a relatively straight line) On their way they were given the 10 Commandments which Moses got from God after fasting for 40 days in preparation And of course Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness after his baptism messing with Satan as he prepared for his active ministry So 40 has a lot of spiritual implications

In church you will notice that we use the color purple on the altar and draped around the clergy Herersquos why There are two reasons First purple is associated with mourning and therefore reflects our appropriate stance during this season of the church year Lent is the time when we acknowledge our sinfulness and inability to be as faithful or responsive to God as I am pretty sure God wants us to be It is right and good that we have a time (like our biblical brothers and sisters experienced) to recognize our need for confession and reformation

Secondly purple also is associated with royalty of course (Think the Queen of England at royal events) So as we prepare for the Resurrection of Jesus we also anticipate that he is Sovereign of all creation mdash including us A bit of an odd combo I agree

And finally the name Lent comes from an Olde English word meaning ldquolengthenrdquo because Lent happens during the time of year when the days begin to get longer Thankfully

Which got me to thinking

(Continued on page 2)

Lent is a season of the year in which hopefully we can be more attentive to God and our Christian journey A time when we can be more assiduous about worshipping on Sunday doing some daily prayer during the week and doing things that help us be more faithful as a child of God So you might want to give something you love up for this season mdash or take on something that serves Godrsquos least last and lost (See ldquoThe Way of Love in Lent 2020rdquo calendar on page 4 It has a lot of wonderful daily ideas)

(Continued from page 1)

But however or whatever you do Lent is intended to help our relationship with God be more honest and thoughtful so we can grow in our faith mdash a lot like the days as they lengthen I pray this Lent will lengthen your relationship with God

mdash Flo Ledyard Rector

Lent at St Brsquos

Special Lenten Worship

Weekly Worship

Stations of the Cross by Glorius Sullivan

F rom the earliest times Christians flocked to the

Holy Land to visit the places sanctified by the

events in our Lordrsquos earthly life Especially popular

was the pilgrimage along the path our Lord took on

the first Good Friday This pilgrimage was made with

great devotion the procession stopping (or making

ldquostationsrdquo) for prayer and meditations at the various

traditional points where legend held that special

events took place

For those who were unable to visit the Holy Land

the custom arose throughout Europe of setting up

replicas of the different incidents along the Way of

Sorrow so that the faithful could make spiritual

pilgrimages After a long development these little

shrines were formalized and set along the interior

walls of Christian churches just as they are in the

nave of St Bartholomewrsquos Church (Next time you

are sitting in a pew look up)

The Order of the Daughters of the King will be

leading the Stations of the Cross at St

Bartholomewrsquos during the Lenten season as we have

done in previous years and we welcome all to

participate in this short service This year the

Stations of the Cross will be on Wednesdays March

4 11 18 25 and April 1 beginning at 530 pm in

the church

It is a short but powerful reminder of the true

sacrifice that was made by our Lord Jesus Christ for

us This simple lsquowalkrsquo has been a Christian tradition

for hundreds of years Please join in this walk as part

of your Lenten journey towards Easter

mdash Glorius is President of the of the Daughters of the King Margaret Rollo Chapter

We say and sing

The Great Litany on March 15 at both services

The Litany is a series of prayers and supplications appropriate for the season of Lent

A Musical Offering by Ted Davis

There are many ways St Bartholomewrsquos is a gift to our West Baltimore community

One of those is our St Bartholomew Choir and their bi-annual offering of Choral Evensong Evensong is a beautiful liturgy of sung prayer It has a nearly five-century-long history beginning as a reformation-era Anglican adaptation of monastic prayer In the years since it has been observed in parishes university chapels and cathedrals worldwide Today it is a wondrous international phenomenon that has been called Anglicanisms gift to the worldrsquo Last Sunday afternoon (February 16) these prayers carried by the choirrsquos beautiful singing after many weeks of preparation made our most recent evensong sublime This offering is unique there is quite possibly nothing like it offered elsewhere in our neighborhood

For another unique offering evensong was followed by a concert on our Casavant-Storey pipe organ a pattern that has become customary at St Bartholomewrsquos since the completion of the organ in 2007 Two current graduate students of the Peabody Conservatory were featured and they presented music that delightfully used the instrumentrsquos vast sonic resources There was even one selection played as a duet so for a few minutes the instrument was being played by four hands and four feet

There is much to celebrate about St Bartholomewrsquos presence in our community and musical offerings like these are no small part of that We owe much thanks to our choir and all others who in all manner of ways make events like these possible

Pictured left to right Ted Davis St Bartholomewrsquos

organist amp choirmaster guest organ recitalists and

Peabody graduate students Wendy Johnston and Midori

Ataka and Dr John Walker instructor of organ at

Peabody Conservatory

mdash Ted is Organist and Choirmaster

T he St Bartholomewrsquos Handbell Choir rehearses on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the

month If you are middle school age or older come and join us for an exciting year

of ringing No prior musical experience is needed Contact Willis Keeling at 410-947-

5507 for more information

Lent is a season of the year in which hopefully we can be more attentive to God and our Christian journey A time when we can be more assiduous about worshipping on Sunday doing some daily prayer during the week and doing things that help us be more faithful as a child of God So you might want to give something you love up for this season mdash or take on something that serves Godrsquos least last and lost (See ldquoThe Way of Love in Lent 2020rdquo calendar on page 4 It has a lot of wonderful daily ideas)

(Continued from page 1)

But however or whatever you do Lent is intended to help our relationship with God be more honest and thoughtful so we can grow in our faith mdash a lot like the days as they lengthen I pray this Lent will lengthen your relationship with God

mdash Flo Ledyard Rector

Lent at St Brsquos

Special Lenten Worship

Weekly Worship

Stations of the Cross by Glorius Sullivan

F rom the earliest times Christians flocked to the

Holy Land to visit the places sanctified by the

events in our Lordrsquos earthly life Especially popular

was the pilgrimage along the path our Lord took on

the first Good Friday This pilgrimage was made with

great devotion the procession stopping (or making

ldquostationsrdquo) for prayer and meditations at the various

traditional points where legend held that special

events took place

For those who were unable to visit the Holy Land

the custom arose throughout Europe of setting up

replicas of the different incidents along the Way of

Sorrow so that the faithful could make spiritual

pilgrimages After a long development these little

shrines were formalized and set along the interior

walls of Christian churches just as they are in the

nave of St Bartholomewrsquos Church (Next time you

are sitting in a pew look up)

The Order of the Daughters of the King will be

leading the Stations of the Cross at St

Bartholomewrsquos during the Lenten season as we have

done in previous years and we welcome all to

participate in this short service This year the

Stations of the Cross will be on Wednesdays March

4 11 18 25 and April 1 beginning at 530 pm in

the church

It is a short but powerful reminder of the true

sacrifice that was made by our Lord Jesus Christ for

us This simple lsquowalkrsquo has been a Christian tradition

for hundreds of years Please join in this walk as part

of your Lenten journey towards Easter

mdash Glorius is President of the of the Daughters of the King Margaret Rollo Chapter

We say and sing

The Great Litany on March 15 at both services

The Litany is a series of prayers and supplications appropriate for the season of Lent

A Musical Offering by Ted Davis

There are many ways St Bartholomewrsquos is a gift to our West Baltimore community

One of those is our St Bartholomew Choir and their bi-annual offering of Choral Evensong Evensong is a beautiful liturgy of sung prayer It has a nearly five-century-long history beginning as a reformation-era Anglican adaptation of monastic prayer In the years since it has been observed in parishes university chapels and cathedrals worldwide Today it is a wondrous international phenomenon that has been called Anglicanisms gift to the worldrsquo Last Sunday afternoon (February 16) these prayers carried by the choirrsquos beautiful singing after many weeks of preparation made our most recent evensong sublime This offering is unique there is quite possibly nothing like it offered elsewhere in our neighborhood

For another unique offering evensong was followed by a concert on our Casavant-Storey pipe organ a pattern that has become customary at St Bartholomewrsquos since the completion of the organ in 2007 Two current graduate students of the Peabody Conservatory were featured and they presented music that delightfully used the instrumentrsquos vast sonic resources There was even one selection played as a duet so for a few minutes the instrument was being played by four hands and four feet

There is much to celebrate about St Bartholomewrsquos presence in our community and musical offerings like these are no small part of that We owe much thanks to our choir and all others who in all manner of ways make events like these possible

Pictured left to right Ted Davis St Bartholomewrsquos

organist amp choirmaster guest organ recitalists and

Peabody graduate students Wendy Johnston and Midori

Ataka and Dr John Walker instructor of organ at

Peabody Conservatory

mdash Ted is Organist and Choirmaster

T he St Bartholomewrsquos Handbell Choir rehearses on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the

month If you are middle school age or older come and join us for an exciting year

of ringing No prior musical experience is needed Contact Willis Keeling at 410-947-

5507 for more information

Stations of the Cross by Glorius Sullivan

F rom the earliest times Christians flocked to the

Holy Land to visit the places sanctified by the

events in our Lordrsquos earthly life Especially popular

was the pilgrimage along the path our Lord took on

the first Good Friday This pilgrimage was made with

great devotion the procession stopping (or making

ldquostationsrdquo) for prayer and meditations at the various

traditional points where legend held that special

events took place

For those who were unable to visit the Holy Land

the custom arose throughout Europe of setting up

replicas of the different incidents along the Way of

Sorrow so that the faithful could make spiritual

pilgrimages After a long development these little

shrines were formalized and set along the interior

walls of Christian churches just as they are in the

nave of St Bartholomewrsquos Church (Next time you

are sitting in a pew look up)

The Order of the Daughters of the King will be

leading the Stations of the Cross at St

Bartholomewrsquos during the Lenten season as we have

done in previous years and we welcome all to

participate in this short service This year the

Stations of the Cross will be on Wednesdays March

4 11 18 25 and April 1 beginning at 530 pm in

the church

It is a short but powerful reminder of the true

sacrifice that was made by our Lord Jesus Christ for

us This simple lsquowalkrsquo has been a Christian tradition

for hundreds of years Please join in this walk as part

of your Lenten journey towards Easter

mdash Glorius is President of the of the Daughters of the King Margaret Rollo Chapter

We say and sing

The Great Litany on March 15 at both services

The Litany is a series of prayers and supplications appropriate for the season of Lent

A Musical Offering by Ted Davis

There are many ways St Bartholomewrsquos is a gift to our West Baltimore community

One of those is our St Bartholomew Choir and their bi-annual offering of Choral Evensong Evensong is a beautiful liturgy of sung prayer It has a nearly five-century-long history beginning as a reformation-era Anglican adaptation of monastic prayer In the years since it has been observed in parishes university chapels and cathedrals worldwide Today it is a wondrous international phenomenon that has been called Anglicanisms gift to the worldrsquo Last Sunday afternoon (February 16) these prayers carried by the choirrsquos beautiful singing after many weeks of preparation made our most recent evensong sublime This offering is unique there is quite possibly nothing like it offered elsewhere in our neighborhood

For another unique offering evensong was followed by a concert on our Casavant-Storey pipe organ a pattern that has become customary at St Bartholomewrsquos since the completion of the organ in 2007 Two current graduate students of the Peabody Conservatory were featured and they presented music that delightfully used the instrumentrsquos vast sonic resources There was even one selection played as a duet so for a few minutes the instrument was being played by four hands and four feet

There is much to celebrate about St Bartholomewrsquos presence in our community and musical offerings like these are no small part of that We owe much thanks to our choir and all others who in all manner of ways make events like these possible

Pictured left to right Ted Davis St Bartholomewrsquos

organist amp choirmaster guest organ recitalists and

Peabody graduate students Wendy Johnston and Midori

Ataka and Dr John Walker instructor of organ at

Peabody Conservatory

mdash Ted is Organist and Choirmaster

T he St Bartholomewrsquos Handbell Choir rehearses on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the

month If you are middle school age or older come and join us for an exciting year

of ringing No prior musical experience is needed Contact Willis Keeling at 410-947-

5507 for more information

A Musical Offering by Ted Davis

There are many ways St Bartholomewrsquos is a gift to our West Baltimore community

One of those is our St Bartholomew Choir and their bi-annual offering of Choral Evensong Evensong is a beautiful liturgy of sung prayer It has a nearly five-century-long history beginning as a reformation-era Anglican adaptation of monastic prayer In the years since it has been observed in parishes university chapels and cathedrals worldwide Today it is a wondrous international phenomenon that has been called Anglicanisms gift to the worldrsquo Last Sunday afternoon (February 16) these prayers carried by the choirrsquos beautiful singing after many weeks of preparation made our most recent evensong sublime This offering is unique there is quite possibly nothing like it offered elsewhere in our neighborhood

For another unique offering evensong was followed by a concert on our Casavant-Storey pipe organ a pattern that has become customary at St Bartholomewrsquos since the completion of the organ in 2007 Two current graduate students of the Peabody Conservatory were featured and they presented music that delightfully used the instrumentrsquos vast sonic resources There was even one selection played as a duet so for a few minutes the instrument was being played by four hands and four feet

There is much to celebrate about St Bartholomewrsquos presence in our community and musical offerings like these are no small part of that We owe much thanks to our choir and all others who in all manner of ways make events like these possible

Pictured left to right Ted Davis St Bartholomewrsquos

organist amp choirmaster guest organ recitalists and

Peabody graduate students Wendy Johnston and Midori

Ataka and Dr John Walker instructor of organ at

Peabody Conservatory

mdash Ted is Organist and Choirmaster

T he St Bartholomewrsquos Handbell Choir rehearses on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the

month If you are middle school age or older come and join us for an exciting year

of ringing No prior musical experience is needed Contact Willis Keeling at 410-947-

5507 for more information

T he St Bartholomewrsquos Handbell Choir rehearses on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the

month If you are middle school age or older come and join us for an exciting year

of ringing No prior musical experience is needed Contact Willis Keeling at 410-947-

5507 for more information

Changer A Poem for Ash Wednesday Shared by Janet Aldrich

This poem Changer A Poem for Ash Wednesday is written by Adrienne Trevathan Director of Christian Education at Northminster Presbyterian Church in Evanston IL As a Native American (Port Gamble SKlallam) and United Methodist Adrienne is currently looking for new ways to weave these traditions together as a part of her teaching and work in the church May we be woven into the tapestry of ashes bestowed on us by our Maker (via clergy at St Brsquos during three services on February 26th) in this new season of the Church

Cover me with ashes the thick-smoke soot of the earth Make my breathing like the journey from death into life mdash second by second prayer by prayer

Cover me with a cloak mdash bring me low to the earth

your justice whispering to me like the gleam of red rocks

the colors dancing in the darkness Let me know the power of sage and cedar in my

bones not that I may trap them there but bring them forth in words

Cover me with darkness mdash with the presence of my elders their tears falling

around me reminding me of why we are here mdash sighing groaning with our singing longing to hear

us into being stretching us beyond breathing and praying and

weeping

Cover me with mercy mdash let the bones you have crushed rejoice like the woman who channeled every ounce of

courage and dignity to touch your cloak and find new life Breathe unto me life anew

of possibility of beauty of balance of grace

Cover me with mud mdash bring me to my lowest state so that in my

weaknesses I see your strength mdash the reflection of your eyes in the brokenness

around me the fullness of your love in the depths of our hearts

Cover me with ashes mdash the ashes of my grandmother who in living her days knew no strangers worked tirelessly with worn hands and lifted grandchildren high into the air

Cover me with mercy mdash let my cheek come to rest on the cold earth its faithful presence a call to walk humbly beyond myself beyond my fears and ever on to the red road that leads to your love xaacuteyacuteəs mdash Changer Cover me Cover me with ashes Change me

~~ by Adrienne Trevathan

Vestry Highlights

A t their February 18 2020 meeting the Vestry

bull Passed the 2020 proposed draft budget

bull Discussed Stewardship calls effort

bull Prepared for Project Jigsaw Community Conversation

The next meeting scheduled March 17 will take place in the Parish House A light supper is served at 615 pm and the meeting begins at 630 pm

All Vestry meetings are open and all members and friends are welcome to attend

Mardi Gras Supper amp Youth Bake Sale

Therersquos Still Time to Join a Small Group for Lent

each other as children of God each on our own path while enjoying fellowship and supporting each other

The opportunities for Sankofa Circles are listed below Please see the signup sheets in the Tower Room or call Maggie Caldwell in the church office at 410-945-7263 and she can get you signed up Group leaders will be contacting everyone who has signed up to confirm logistics for the first meeting If you are interested in

Sankofa Circles but none of these times work for you please let us know and request a different time This will help us so much when we plan for our next Sankofa Circle session

mdash Diane is a member of the Sankofa Circle Planning Team

by Diane Mountain

P eriodically throughout the year St Bartholomews offers Sankofa Circles our small

group ministry as a way to enrich our spiritual lives Lent is a particularly appropriate time to share in this experience While personal reflection prayer and study are excellent forms of Lenten discipline I find special meaning in our small group gatherings Participating in a Sankofa Circle helps me bring God into the rhythm of my work week reminding me to keep the Divine close at hand

Most importantly Sankofa Circles build our Christian community through worship Scripture study and shared reflection It gives us a place to get to know

Sankofa Circles meet at various times and locations

Mondays at 530 pm in the Parish House (led by Carol Burnside)

Tuesdays at 1130 am in the Parish House (led by Bill and Leah Kulp and Thelma Smullen)

Wednesdays at 330 pm at Fairhaven (led by Kathy Heidelbach and Mary Warfield) at 630 pm in Roland Park (led by Saville Janney and Claudia Twist) at 700 pm in Columbia (led by Sara Schroeder) at 700 pm near St Brsquos (led by Diane Mountain and Chuck Sullivan)

Thursdays at 700 pm in Oella (led by Earl and Mary Ann Ruley) at 700 pm in the Parish House (led by Inez Haynie Dodson and Michael Sarbanes)

AND a group for young families day and time TBD (led by Connie and Steve Dethridge)

And the Truth Is by Cheryl Murdock

T he topic for this years retreat was ldquoAnd the truth isrdquo We found that truth is often bent

hidden objective manipulated for our benefit and

even not shared for fear Some words we found to

describe truth were unshakable foundational hurtful

Godrsquos Word hidden freeing timeless and reliable

just to name a few We learned that Godrsquos truths are

non-negotiable One unshakeable truth learned was

that though God ldquofreedrdquo the nation of Israel ldquofromrdquo the Egyptians and the bondage of false gods they

were ldquofreedrdquo ldquoforrdquo ldquosomething elserdquo That ldquosomething

elserdquo was to be bonded to and worship Him and live

as His people God also gave the Israelites His

expectations for their vertical (with Him) and

horizontal (people) relationships That today God

has freed (saved) us by His grace through Christ Jesus from the bondage of sin to live as a community

for His purposes

One purpose is to be bonded disciples As such we

speak and act on Godrsquos truth and not bear false

witness of His truth before the world our Churches

and ourselves Also the bonded disciple acts in the

role of a revolutionary and lover just like Jesus As

revolutionaries we take risks are outspoken stand firm are a force sacrifice courageous resilient and

persist for the cause of God and His kingdom In our

role as lover we are called to love God be patient

listen nurture sacrificial truthful respectful

trusting connecting interdependent and kind

My take-away Godrsquos Word (the written or revealed)

is ldquoTruthrdquo It is by His ldquoTruthrdquo that all other truths must be measured His truth(s) are revealed to and

discovered by His children and humankind That

sometimes it takes the collective efforts of sharing between Christians and Churches and even non-

Christians coming together and sharing to discovery

Godrsquos Truth on a matter But most importantly when

Godrsquos ldquoTruthrdquo is revealed it must be accepted even

though everyone has been given a choice not to but

not without consequences nor changing ldquoHis Truthrdquo

My unshakeable truth is Jesus is the ldquoThe Truth The

Way and The Liferdquo (John 146) for He is the Word

made flesh (John 114) and Godrsquos (our Heavenly

Fatherrsquos) ldquoGracerdquo and ldquoTruthrdquo came by Him

(John1417)

In closing ever since I was invited by Bev Lohr

(thank you Bev) I have been attending these

conferences for the past 4 or 5 years (missing one)

My church affiliation is Baptist and since my attendance I (and so have many others) have always

felt nothing but love and acceptance as another child

of God or Sister in Christ from the St Brsquos family I

find the topics chosen by Pastor Flo (who is a jewel)

and Pastor Katharine (who is also sweet) always

interesting and thought-provoking However a major

clincher for my return is even when our doctrines

differ we ldquoagree to disagreerdquo and are still able to treat each other with the utmost respect So as long as they

continue to put up with me -) and my schedule

allows I will be a returning Sister-in-Christ

mdash Cheryl is a Minister of the of

The New Hope Christian Baptist Church

Love Yourself Love Your Neighbor

Perhaps objectionable in many settings he said ldquoAs guys rdquo to introduce a collection of cringe-worthy stereotypes of menrsquos attitudes Many of them unfortunately had a grain of truth about our attitudesmdasha clever way to pull us back into the discussions

The retreat wrapped up with Eucharist Sunday morning Sundayrsquos Gospel told us clearly not to hide our light under a basket in Matthew 515 The Reverend Matthew called us to celebrate the love we receive ourselves and to show extravagant love to our neighbors Well as usual scripture seldom speaks to us as clearly as it first appears We had a great retreat that explored vital concepts to contemplate and to bring into our everyday lives with action

In addition to Alex Anthony Pitts and I attended the Retreat as well as Jerry Hazelwood and Timothy Medicus who participate in various St Brsquos activities Marty Clark who often attends the Menrsquos Retreat was also at Claggett for the weekend with Happening 13 High School Retreat The walls of the dining area didnrsquot stop us from knowing about Marty and Kathie Clarkrsquos enthusiasm working with the students

mdash Pete is a member of the Menrsquos Retreat Planning Team

by Peter Griffin

M ore than 50 men from across Maryland (not just Episcopalians) gathered at the Claggett

Center on February 6-8 for this yearrsquos Diocese of Maryland Menrsquos Retreat Our own Alex Storrs who led planning for the retreat predicted a memorable retreat saying back in September ldquoIt is with delight I report thatrdquo The Reverend Matthew Hanisian Rector St Martinrsquos-in-the-Field Episcopal Church Severna Park would lead the retreat Everyone who commented during the retreat reported exceptional responses to Matthewrsquos presentations as well as to the strength of informal interactions with other men and in small group discussions After the retreat Matthew told us ldquoThank you again for the honor of keynoting our retreat a highlight of my service in our dioceserdquo and continued ldquodo us ALL a favor and invite more men to join us next yearrdquo In addition he provided seven pages of links to segments of his talks

Throughout the weekend Matthew illustrated aspects of love with a multimedia collection of video audio scripture and cartoons For example C S Lewis in a video read from his book The Four Loves as he doodled cartoons illustrating types of love (see httpsyoutubem4hI638mskQ0) As the Planning Team suggested Matthew tailored the talks to men

Vestry Highlights

A t their February 18 2020 meeting the Vestry

bull Passed the 2020 proposed draft budget

bull Discussed Stewardship calls effort

bull Prepared for Project Jigsaw Community Conversation

The next meeting scheduled March 17 will take place in the Parish House A light supper is served at 615 pm and the meeting begins at 630 pm

All Vestry meetings are open and all members and friends are welcome to attend

Mardi Gras Supper amp Youth Bake Sale

Therersquos Still Time to Join a Small Group for Lent

each other as children of God each on our own path while enjoying fellowship and supporting each other

The opportunities for Sankofa Circles are listed below Please see the signup sheets in the Tower Room or call Maggie Caldwell in the church office at 410-945-7263 and she can get you signed up Group leaders will be contacting everyone who has signed up to confirm logistics for the first meeting If you are interested in

Sankofa Circles but none of these times work for you please let us know and request a different time This will help us so much when we plan for our next Sankofa Circle session

mdash Diane is a member of the Sankofa Circle Planning Team

by Diane Mountain

P eriodically throughout the year St Bartholomews offers Sankofa Circles our small

group ministry as a way to enrich our spiritual lives Lent is a particularly appropriate time to share in this experience While personal reflection prayer and study are excellent forms of Lenten discipline I find special meaning in our small group gatherings Participating in a Sankofa Circle helps me bring God into the rhythm of my work week reminding me to keep the Divine close at hand

Most importantly Sankofa Circles build our Christian community through worship Scripture study and shared reflection It gives us a place to get to know

Sankofa Circles meet at various times and locations

Mondays at 530 pm in the Parish House (led by Carol Burnside)

Tuesdays at 1130 am in the Parish House (led by Bill and Leah Kulp and Thelma Smullen)

Wednesdays at 330 pm at Fairhaven (led by Kathy Heidelbach and Mary Warfield) at 630 pm in Roland Park (led by Saville Janney and Claudia Twist) at 700 pm in Columbia (led by Sara Schroeder) at 700 pm near St Brsquos (led by Diane Mountain and Chuck Sullivan)

Thursdays at 700 pm in Oella (led by Earl and Mary Ann Ruley) at 700 pm in the Parish House (led by Inez Haynie Dodson and Michael Sarbanes)

AND a group for young families day and time TBD (led by Connie and Steve Dethridge)

And the Truth Is by Cheryl Murdock

T he topic for this years retreat was ldquoAnd the truth isrdquo We found that truth is often bent

hidden objective manipulated for our benefit and

even not shared for fear Some words we found to

describe truth were unshakable foundational hurtful

Godrsquos Word hidden freeing timeless and reliable

just to name a few We learned that Godrsquos truths are

non-negotiable One unshakeable truth learned was

that though God ldquofreedrdquo the nation of Israel ldquofromrdquo the Egyptians and the bondage of false gods they

were ldquofreedrdquo ldquoforrdquo ldquosomething elserdquo That ldquosomething

elserdquo was to be bonded to and worship Him and live

as His people God also gave the Israelites His

expectations for their vertical (with Him) and

horizontal (people) relationships That today God

has freed (saved) us by His grace through Christ Jesus from the bondage of sin to live as a community

for His purposes

One purpose is to be bonded disciples As such we

speak and act on Godrsquos truth and not bear false

witness of His truth before the world our Churches

and ourselves Also the bonded disciple acts in the

role of a revolutionary and lover just like Jesus As

revolutionaries we take risks are outspoken stand firm are a force sacrifice courageous resilient and

persist for the cause of God and His kingdom In our

role as lover we are called to love God be patient

listen nurture sacrificial truthful respectful

trusting connecting interdependent and kind

My take-away Godrsquos Word (the written or revealed)

is ldquoTruthrdquo It is by His ldquoTruthrdquo that all other truths must be measured His truth(s) are revealed to and

discovered by His children and humankind That

sometimes it takes the collective efforts of sharing between Christians and Churches and even non-

Christians coming together and sharing to discovery

Godrsquos Truth on a matter But most importantly when

Godrsquos ldquoTruthrdquo is revealed it must be accepted even

though everyone has been given a choice not to but

not without consequences nor changing ldquoHis Truthrdquo

My unshakeable truth is Jesus is the ldquoThe Truth The

Way and The Liferdquo (John 146) for He is the Word

made flesh (John 114) and Godrsquos (our Heavenly

Fatherrsquos) ldquoGracerdquo and ldquoTruthrdquo came by Him

(John1417)

In closing ever since I was invited by Bev Lohr

(thank you Bev) I have been attending these

conferences for the past 4 or 5 years (missing one)

My church affiliation is Baptist and since my attendance I (and so have many others) have always

felt nothing but love and acceptance as another child

of God or Sister in Christ from the St Brsquos family I

find the topics chosen by Pastor Flo (who is a jewel)

and Pastor Katharine (who is also sweet) always

interesting and thought-provoking However a major

clincher for my return is even when our doctrines

differ we ldquoagree to disagreerdquo and are still able to treat each other with the utmost respect So as long as they

continue to put up with me -) and my schedule

allows I will be a returning Sister-in-Christ

mdash Cheryl is a Minister of the of

The New Hope Christian Baptist Church

Love Yourself Love Your Neighbor

Perhaps objectionable in many settings he said ldquoAs guys rdquo to introduce a collection of cringe-worthy stereotypes of menrsquos attitudes Many of them unfortunately had a grain of truth about our attitudesmdasha clever way to pull us back into the discussions

The retreat wrapped up with Eucharist Sunday morning Sundayrsquos Gospel told us clearly not to hide our light under a basket in Matthew 515 The Reverend Matthew called us to celebrate the love we receive ourselves and to show extravagant love to our neighbors Well as usual scripture seldom speaks to us as clearly as it first appears We had a great retreat that explored vital concepts to contemplate and to bring into our everyday lives with action

In addition to Alex Anthony Pitts and I attended the Retreat as well as Jerry Hazelwood and Timothy Medicus who participate in various St Brsquos activities Marty Clark who often attends the Menrsquos Retreat was also at Claggett for the weekend with Happening 13 High School Retreat The walls of the dining area didnrsquot stop us from knowing about Marty and Kathie Clarkrsquos enthusiasm working with the students

mdash Pete is a member of the Menrsquos Retreat Planning Team

by Peter Griffin

M ore than 50 men from across Maryland (not just Episcopalians) gathered at the Claggett

Center on February 6-8 for this yearrsquos Diocese of Maryland Menrsquos Retreat Our own Alex Storrs who led planning for the retreat predicted a memorable retreat saying back in September ldquoIt is with delight I report thatrdquo The Reverend Matthew Hanisian Rector St Martinrsquos-in-the-Field Episcopal Church Severna Park would lead the retreat Everyone who commented during the retreat reported exceptional responses to Matthewrsquos presentations as well as to the strength of informal interactions with other men and in small group discussions After the retreat Matthew told us ldquoThank you again for the honor of keynoting our retreat a highlight of my service in our dioceserdquo and continued ldquodo us ALL a favor and invite more men to join us next yearrdquo In addition he provided seven pages of links to segments of his talks

Throughout the weekend Matthew illustrated aspects of love with a multimedia collection of video audio scripture and cartoons For example C S Lewis in a video read from his book The Four Loves as he doodled cartoons illustrating types of love (see httpsyoutubem4hI638mskQ0) As the Planning Team suggested Matthew tailored the talks to men

Therersquos Still Time to Join a Small Group for Lent

each other as children of God each on our own path while enjoying fellowship and supporting each other

The opportunities for Sankofa Circles are listed below Please see the signup sheets in the Tower Room or call Maggie Caldwell in the church office at 410-945-7263 and she can get you signed up Group leaders will be contacting everyone who has signed up to confirm logistics for the first meeting If you are interested in

Sankofa Circles but none of these times work for you please let us know and request a different time This will help us so much when we plan for our next Sankofa Circle session

mdash Diane is a member of the Sankofa Circle Planning Team

by Diane Mountain

P eriodically throughout the year St Bartholomews offers Sankofa Circles our small

group ministry as a way to enrich our spiritual lives Lent is a particularly appropriate time to share in this experience While personal reflection prayer and study are excellent forms of Lenten discipline I find special meaning in our small group gatherings Participating in a Sankofa Circle helps me bring God into the rhythm of my work week reminding me to keep the Divine close at hand

Most importantly Sankofa Circles build our Christian community through worship Scripture study and shared reflection It gives us a place to get to know

Sankofa Circles meet at various times and locations

Mondays at 530 pm in the Parish House (led by Carol Burnside)

Tuesdays at 1130 am in the Parish House (led by Bill and Leah Kulp and Thelma Smullen)

Wednesdays at 330 pm at Fairhaven (led by Kathy Heidelbach and Mary Warfield) at 630 pm in Roland Park (led by Saville Janney and Claudia Twist) at 700 pm in Columbia (led by Sara Schroeder) at 700 pm near St Brsquos (led by Diane Mountain and Chuck Sullivan)

Thursdays at 700 pm in Oella (led by Earl and Mary Ann Ruley) at 700 pm in the Parish House (led by Inez Haynie Dodson and Michael Sarbanes)

AND a group for young families day and time TBD (led by Connie and Steve Dethridge)

And the Truth Is by Cheryl Murdock

T he topic for this years retreat was ldquoAnd the truth isrdquo We found that truth is often bent

hidden objective manipulated for our benefit and

even not shared for fear Some words we found to

describe truth were unshakable foundational hurtful

Godrsquos Word hidden freeing timeless and reliable

just to name a few We learned that Godrsquos truths are

non-negotiable One unshakeable truth learned was

that though God ldquofreedrdquo the nation of Israel ldquofromrdquo the Egyptians and the bondage of false gods they

were ldquofreedrdquo ldquoforrdquo ldquosomething elserdquo That ldquosomething

elserdquo was to be bonded to and worship Him and live

as His people God also gave the Israelites His

expectations for their vertical (with Him) and

horizontal (people) relationships That today God

has freed (saved) us by His grace through Christ Jesus from the bondage of sin to live as a community

for His purposes

One purpose is to be bonded disciples As such we

speak and act on Godrsquos truth and not bear false

witness of His truth before the world our Churches

and ourselves Also the bonded disciple acts in the

role of a revolutionary and lover just like Jesus As

revolutionaries we take risks are outspoken stand firm are a force sacrifice courageous resilient and

persist for the cause of God and His kingdom In our

role as lover we are called to love God be patient

listen nurture sacrificial truthful respectful

trusting connecting interdependent and kind

My take-away Godrsquos Word (the written or revealed)

is ldquoTruthrdquo It is by His ldquoTruthrdquo that all other truths must be measured His truth(s) are revealed to and

discovered by His children and humankind That

sometimes it takes the collective efforts of sharing between Christians and Churches and even non-

Christians coming together and sharing to discovery

Godrsquos Truth on a matter But most importantly when

Godrsquos ldquoTruthrdquo is revealed it must be accepted even

though everyone has been given a choice not to but

not without consequences nor changing ldquoHis Truthrdquo

My unshakeable truth is Jesus is the ldquoThe Truth The

Way and The Liferdquo (John 146) for He is the Word

made flesh (John 114) and Godrsquos (our Heavenly

Fatherrsquos) ldquoGracerdquo and ldquoTruthrdquo came by Him

(John1417)

In closing ever since I was invited by Bev Lohr

(thank you Bev) I have been attending these

conferences for the past 4 or 5 years (missing one)

My church affiliation is Baptist and since my attendance I (and so have many others) have always

felt nothing but love and acceptance as another child

of God or Sister in Christ from the St Brsquos family I

find the topics chosen by Pastor Flo (who is a jewel)

and Pastor Katharine (who is also sweet) always

interesting and thought-provoking However a major

clincher for my return is even when our doctrines

differ we ldquoagree to disagreerdquo and are still able to treat each other with the utmost respect So as long as they

continue to put up with me -) and my schedule

allows I will be a returning Sister-in-Christ

mdash Cheryl is a Minister of the of

The New Hope Christian Baptist Church

Love Yourself Love Your Neighbor

Perhaps objectionable in many settings he said ldquoAs guys rdquo to introduce a collection of cringe-worthy stereotypes of menrsquos attitudes Many of them unfortunately had a grain of truth about our attitudesmdasha clever way to pull us back into the discussions

The retreat wrapped up with Eucharist Sunday morning Sundayrsquos Gospel told us clearly not to hide our light under a basket in Matthew 515 The Reverend Matthew called us to celebrate the love we receive ourselves and to show extravagant love to our neighbors Well as usual scripture seldom speaks to us as clearly as it first appears We had a great retreat that explored vital concepts to contemplate and to bring into our everyday lives with action

In addition to Alex Anthony Pitts and I attended the Retreat as well as Jerry Hazelwood and Timothy Medicus who participate in various St Brsquos activities Marty Clark who often attends the Menrsquos Retreat was also at Claggett for the weekend with Happening 13 High School Retreat The walls of the dining area didnrsquot stop us from knowing about Marty and Kathie Clarkrsquos enthusiasm working with the students

mdash Pete is a member of the Menrsquos Retreat Planning Team

by Peter Griffin

M ore than 50 men from across Maryland (not just Episcopalians) gathered at the Claggett

Center on February 6-8 for this yearrsquos Diocese of Maryland Menrsquos Retreat Our own Alex Storrs who led planning for the retreat predicted a memorable retreat saying back in September ldquoIt is with delight I report thatrdquo The Reverend Matthew Hanisian Rector St Martinrsquos-in-the-Field Episcopal Church Severna Park would lead the retreat Everyone who commented during the retreat reported exceptional responses to Matthewrsquos presentations as well as to the strength of informal interactions with other men and in small group discussions After the retreat Matthew told us ldquoThank you again for the honor of keynoting our retreat a highlight of my service in our dioceserdquo and continued ldquodo us ALL a favor and invite more men to join us next yearrdquo In addition he provided seven pages of links to segments of his talks

Throughout the weekend Matthew illustrated aspects of love with a multimedia collection of video audio scripture and cartoons For example C S Lewis in a video read from his book The Four Loves as he doodled cartoons illustrating types of love (see httpsyoutubem4hI638mskQ0) As the Planning Team suggested Matthew tailored the talks to men

And the Truth Is by Cheryl Murdock

T he topic for this years retreat was ldquoAnd the truth isrdquo We found that truth is often bent

hidden objective manipulated for our benefit and

even not shared for fear Some words we found to

describe truth were unshakable foundational hurtful

Godrsquos Word hidden freeing timeless and reliable

just to name a few We learned that Godrsquos truths are

non-negotiable One unshakeable truth learned was

that though God ldquofreedrdquo the nation of Israel ldquofromrdquo the Egyptians and the bondage of false gods they

were ldquofreedrdquo ldquoforrdquo ldquosomething elserdquo That ldquosomething

elserdquo was to be bonded to and worship Him and live

as His people God also gave the Israelites His

expectations for their vertical (with Him) and

horizontal (people) relationships That today God

has freed (saved) us by His grace through Christ Jesus from the bondage of sin to live as a community

for His purposes

One purpose is to be bonded disciples As such we

speak and act on Godrsquos truth and not bear false

witness of His truth before the world our Churches

and ourselves Also the bonded disciple acts in the

role of a revolutionary and lover just like Jesus As

revolutionaries we take risks are outspoken stand firm are a force sacrifice courageous resilient and

persist for the cause of God and His kingdom In our

role as lover we are called to love God be patient

listen nurture sacrificial truthful respectful

trusting connecting interdependent and kind

My take-away Godrsquos Word (the written or revealed)

is ldquoTruthrdquo It is by His ldquoTruthrdquo that all other truths must be measured His truth(s) are revealed to and

discovered by His children and humankind That

sometimes it takes the collective efforts of sharing between Christians and Churches and even non-

Christians coming together and sharing to discovery

Godrsquos Truth on a matter But most importantly when

Godrsquos ldquoTruthrdquo is revealed it must be accepted even

though everyone has been given a choice not to but

not without consequences nor changing ldquoHis Truthrdquo

My unshakeable truth is Jesus is the ldquoThe Truth The

Way and The Liferdquo (John 146) for He is the Word

made flesh (John 114) and Godrsquos (our Heavenly

Fatherrsquos) ldquoGracerdquo and ldquoTruthrdquo came by Him

(John1417)

In closing ever since I was invited by Bev Lohr

(thank you Bev) I have been attending these

conferences for the past 4 or 5 years (missing one)

My church affiliation is Baptist and since my attendance I (and so have many others) have always

felt nothing but love and acceptance as another child

of God or Sister in Christ from the St Brsquos family I

find the topics chosen by Pastor Flo (who is a jewel)

and Pastor Katharine (who is also sweet) always

interesting and thought-provoking However a major

clincher for my return is even when our doctrines

differ we ldquoagree to disagreerdquo and are still able to treat each other with the utmost respect So as long as they

continue to put up with me -) and my schedule

allows I will be a returning Sister-in-Christ

mdash Cheryl is a Minister of the of

The New Hope Christian Baptist Church

Love Yourself Love Your Neighbor

Perhaps objectionable in many settings he said ldquoAs guys rdquo to introduce a collection of cringe-worthy stereotypes of menrsquos attitudes Many of them unfortunately had a grain of truth about our attitudesmdasha clever way to pull us back into the discussions

The retreat wrapped up with Eucharist Sunday morning Sundayrsquos Gospel told us clearly not to hide our light under a basket in Matthew 515 The Reverend Matthew called us to celebrate the love we receive ourselves and to show extravagant love to our neighbors Well as usual scripture seldom speaks to us as clearly as it first appears We had a great retreat that explored vital concepts to contemplate and to bring into our everyday lives with action

In addition to Alex Anthony Pitts and I attended the Retreat as well as Jerry Hazelwood and Timothy Medicus who participate in various St Brsquos activities Marty Clark who often attends the Menrsquos Retreat was also at Claggett for the weekend with Happening 13 High School Retreat The walls of the dining area didnrsquot stop us from knowing about Marty and Kathie Clarkrsquos enthusiasm working with the students

mdash Pete is a member of the Menrsquos Retreat Planning Team

by Peter Griffin

M ore than 50 men from across Maryland (not just Episcopalians) gathered at the Claggett

Center on February 6-8 for this yearrsquos Diocese of Maryland Menrsquos Retreat Our own Alex Storrs who led planning for the retreat predicted a memorable retreat saying back in September ldquoIt is with delight I report thatrdquo The Reverend Matthew Hanisian Rector St Martinrsquos-in-the-Field Episcopal Church Severna Park would lead the retreat Everyone who commented during the retreat reported exceptional responses to Matthewrsquos presentations as well as to the strength of informal interactions with other men and in small group discussions After the retreat Matthew told us ldquoThank you again for the honor of keynoting our retreat a highlight of my service in our dioceserdquo and continued ldquodo us ALL a favor and invite more men to join us next yearrdquo In addition he provided seven pages of links to segments of his talks

Throughout the weekend Matthew illustrated aspects of love with a multimedia collection of video audio scripture and cartoons For example C S Lewis in a video read from his book The Four Loves as he doodled cartoons illustrating types of love (see httpsyoutubem4hI638mskQ0) As the Planning Team suggested Matthew tailored the talks to men

Love Yourself Love Your Neighbor

Perhaps objectionable in many settings he said ldquoAs guys rdquo to introduce a collection of cringe-worthy stereotypes of menrsquos attitudes Many of them unfortunately had a grain of truth about our attitudesmdasha clever way to pull us back into the discussions

The retreat wrapped up with Eucharist Sunday morning Sundayrsquos Gospel told us clearly not to hide our light under a basket in Matthew 515 The Reverend Matthew called us to celebrate the love we receive ourselves and to show extravagant love to our neighbors Well as usual scripture seldom speaks to us as clearly as it first appears We had a great retreat that explored vital concepts to contemplate and to bring into our everyday lives with action

In addition to Alex Anthony Pitts and I attended the Retreat as well as Jerry Hazelwood and Timothy Medicus who participate in various St Brsquos activities Marty Clark who often attends the Menrsquos Retreat was also at Claggett for the weekend with Happening 13 High School Retreat The walls of the dining area didnrsquot stop us from knowing about Marty and Kathie Clarkrsquos enthusiasm working with the students

mdash Pete is a member of the Menrsquos Retreat Planning Team

by Peter Griffin

M ore than 50 men from across Maryland (not just Episcopalians) gathered at the Claggett

Center on February 6-8 for this yearrsquos Diocese of Maryland Menrsquos Retreat Our own Alex Storrs who led planning for the retreat predicted a memorable retreat saying back in September ldquoIt is with delight I report thatrdquo The Reverend Matthew Hanisian Rector St Martinrsquos-in-the-Field Episcopal Church Severna Park would lead the retreat Everyone who commented during the retreat reported exceptional responses to Matthewrsquos presentations as well as to the strength of informal interactions with other men and in small group discussions After the retreat Matthew told us ldquoThank you again for the honor of keynoting our retreat a highlight of my service in our dioceserdquo and continued ldquodo us ALL a favor and invite more men to join us next yearrdquo In addition he provided seven pages of links to segments of his talks

Throughout the weekend Matthew illustrated aspects of love with a multimedia collection of video audio scripture and cartoons For example C S Lewis in a video read from his book The Four Loves as he doodled cartoons illustrating types of love (see httpsyoutubem4hI638mskQ0) As the Planning Team suggested Matthew tailored the talks to men

Prayer Shawls Group and Sewing Bees

by Jean Storrs

T he Prayer Shawls Group meets on the first Wednesday of the month from 700 to 900 pm

in the Parish House Library We craft shawls and prayer squares to give to parishioners and 40 West clients in need of comfort The shawls are a tangible

hug folks can keep with them all the timemdasha tangible reminder of our love and care for them and Godrsquos love and care for them Knitters and crocheters of any age and ability are welcome

S t Brsquos Sewing Bees meet on the 2nd Monday of each month from

200 to 400 pm at the Hardy home for crafting and fellowship Any sort of handwork is encouragedmdashknitting quilting cross-stitch scrapbooking etc

For information about the Prayer Shawls Group and the St Brsquos Sewing Bees please contact Jean Storrs at 410-869-7273 or aandjmindspringcom

Faith Forum SUNDAY MORNING CHRISTIAN FORMATION FOR OLDER YOUTH amp ADULTS

From 915 to 1015 am in the Parish House

O n Sundays we meet for an hour to explore topics that help inform direct and enhance our faith lives Pretty interesting presentations but even more fascinating conversations Come join us

March 1 We see a return of our monthly Pot Luck Breakfast All ages are encouraged and welcome We meet in the Parish House to share some food fellowship and interesting discussion This month we will delight in the story and history of an Episcopal Church ground breaker mdash The Reverend Absalom Jones Inez Haynie Dodson will share his story and its impact Bring some food to share and rejoice in this cleric

March 8 amp 15 We will enjoy a two part series on the Seasons of the Church Year Our church year calendar is divided up into different seasons each with a different purpose and thrust The Reverend Carol Burnside (of Episcopal Church 102 fame) will lead us through this Imagine how much more interesting the seasons will be

March 22 As we move toward the critical events of Holy Week we will ask the question ldquoWhy did Jesus have to Dierdquo

March 29 And then we will ask the question ldquoWhy is Resurrection importantrdquo

Faith Forum SUNDAY MORNING CHRISTIAN FORMATION FOR OLDER YOUTH amp ADULTS

From 915 to 1015 am in the Parish House

O n Sundays we meet for an hour to explore topics that help inform direct and enhance our faith lives Pretty interesting presentations but even more fascinating conversations Come join us

March 1 We see a return of our monthly Pot Luck Breakfast All ages are encouraged and welcome We meet in the Parish House to share some food fellowship and interesting discussion This month we will delight in the story and history of an Episcopal Church ground breaker mdash The Reverend Absalom Jones Inez Haynie Dodson will share his story and its impact Bring some food to share and rejoice in this cleric

March 8 amp 15 We will enjoy a two part series on the Seasons of the Church Year Our church year calendar is divided up into different seasons each with a different purpose and thrust The Reverend Carol Burnside (of Episcopal Church 102 fame) will lead us through this Imagine how much more interesting the seasons will be

March 22 As we move toward the critical events of Holy Week we will ask the question ldquoWhy did Jesus have to Dierdquo

March 29 And then we will ask the question ldquoWhy is Resurrection importantrdquo

Happening 13 mdash Faith Breaks Free

Jesus loves you and is a friendrdquo The theme for

Happening 13 is a play off of the Jurassic Park

movie franchise A popular quote from the movie is

ldquoLife will not be contained LIFE BRAKS FREE It

expands to new territories crashes through barriersrdquo

Clever youth

Our 60+ youth from across our Maryland diocese are

so welcoming during large group times free time

activities and meals They eagerly broke off to their

assigned small groups aptly name after dinosaurs for

discussion opportunities on faith topics to help us

break free The chaperons or ldquoPark Rangersrdquo had this

opportunity too Youth leading these small group

discussions after youth had led a large group activity

or talk Youth leading the music youth leading

worship youth leading in testifying to the love and

friendship of our GOD All this and Bishop Sutton

preaching during our closing Eucharist Sunday

afternoon Containing my faith had no chance So

once again I surrender to be a storyteller As for me as

a chaperon I want to believe Kate was thinking

ldquoExperience has its advantagesrdquo And that my

friends is a story for another time Roar

Rawr

mdash Marty is one of the leaders of St Brsquos Youth Group

by Marty Clark

R awr My faith broke free from my inner vault

and took me back in history during the

Maryland Diocesan high school retreat for youth by

youth Happening 13 February 7-9

Asked to chaperon by our Diocesan Youth Missioner

Kate Riley I never refuse a chance to visit our own

Diocesan retreat center The Bishop Claggett Center

My faith started cracking the vault the instant we

pulled off Route 85 south of Fredrick Maryland

onto the long scenic drive to the campus Irsquove

experienced since age 8 Happening 13 was so large

we stayed in Powell Hall on the Claggett campus a

four-story building that easily allows for community

and safety during these winter months This durable

old building is the building of my own summer camp

amp youth retreats Gravitating to the old ldquodormrdquo to

find a bunk and settle in I felt a smile forming and

the vault door obliterating as my faith broke free in a

rush of youthful memories the senses had stimulated

Roar Rawr

Whatrsquos with the roar Why all the noise you ask

Besides youth being youth the youth when designing

the weekend tend to use a past popular movie as a

theme toward their objective ldquoGOD loves you and is

a friend you are valuable as you are you are loved

An Update on Childrenrsquos Word

GROUP SCOOP

created Beatitude banners that they took with to display at home The Elephants have spent a lot of time discussing the importance of giving especially in the context of their Mite Boxes To that end they have talked about earning extra money so that they can give more and about where they would like their donations to go Like Miss Ebony Miss Jo Anne is also gearing up to prepare her charges for the Lenten season

As always Miss Ebony and Miss Jo Anne want to remind everyone that all are welcome in their classrooms and they want to especially encourage any children who have not yet attended Childrenrsquos Word to check out their classes They report an average of around 3-4 children each per week and would always love to have more We are so lucky to have our Kangaroo and Elephant teachers and want every child to have the opportunity to learn from them

mdash Steve is a member of the Kidrsquos Council

by Steve Miller

E ach Sunday just before the Sequence Hymn our youngest St Brsquos members leave for Childrenrsquos

Word with our Kangaroo teacher Miss Ebony and our Elephant teacher Miss Jo Anne If you are wondering what they have been up to the past several weeks please read on

Miss Ebonyrsquos Kangaroos (ages 3-6) have been focusing on the message of Godrsquos love how to spread that love and what it means to be a disciple of Christ To learn about discipleship they played a follow-the-leader game that taught them how to follow Jesus The Kangaroos also did crafts that were tied to the themes of Godrsquos love and Discipleship They made folding hearts starting with the message ldquoWe love becausehelliprdquo and paper footprints with the message ldquoI will follow Jesusrdquo As the season of Lent approaches Miss Ebonyrsquos crew will begin to focus on how to prepare spiritually for Easter

Meanwhile Miss Jo Annersquos Elephants have also been busy these past weeks They learned about the Beatitudes and how to apply them to their lives and

An Update on Childrenrsquos Word

GROUP SCOOP

created Beatitude banners that they took with to display at home The Elephants have spent a lot of time discussing the importance of giving especially in the context of their Mite Boxes To that end they have talked about earning extra money so that they can give more and about where they would like their donations to go Like Miss Ebony Miss Jo Anne is also gearing up to prepare her charges for the Lenten season

As always Miss Ebony and Miss Jo Anne want to remind everyone that all are welcome in their classrooms and they want to especially encourage any children who have not yet attended Childrenrsquos Word to check out their classes They report an average of around 3-4 children each per week and would always love to have more We are so lucky to have our Kangaroo and Elephant teachers and want every child to have the opportunity to learn from them

mdash Steve is a member of the Kidrsquos Council

by Steve Miller

E ach Sunday just before the Sequence Hymn our youngest St Brsquos members leave for Childrenrsquos

Word with our Kangaroo teacher Miss Ebony and our Elephant teacher Miss Jo Anne If you are wondering what they have been up to the past several weeks please read on

Miss Ebonyrsquos Kangaroos (ages 3-6) have been focusing on the message of Godrsquos love how to spread that love and what it means to be a disciple of Christ To learn about discipleship they played a follow-the-leader game that taught them how to follow Jesus The Kangaroos also did crafts that were tied to the themes of Godrsquos love and Discipleship They made folding hearts starting with the message ldquoWe love becausehelliprdquo and paper footprints with the message ldquoI will follow Jesusrdquo As the season of Lent approaches Miss Ebonyrsquos crew will begin to focus on how to prepare spiritually for Easter

Meanwhile Miss Jo Annersquos Elephants have also been busy these past weeks They learned about the Beatitudes and how to apply them to their lives and

Project Jigsaw

by Flo Ledyard

Financial Position as of January 31 2020 mdash Financial information is provided by John Schroeder Treasurer

And What Does the Lord Require of You

What about ldquoto love mercyrdquo There is a phrase (Irsquove

no idea who said it) ldquoThe young demand justice but

the elderly pray for mercyrdquo This is not to say that we

shouldnrsquot strive for justicemdashwe must as we are to

ldquoact justlyrdquo However we are constantly given Godrsquos

unearned Grace or mercy and we NEED it We all fall

short of doing what God requires and it is in the gift

of Godrsquos Grace that we are redeemed and saved

The last part of the verseldquo walking humbly with your

Godrdquo is a reminder to me that God is ldquoin chargerdquo and

always with us All that we have comes from God and

we have been called to be stewards in ALL that we do

in our lives

Maybe some people see the climate change issue as

political but for me I see taking action to help

reduce the climate crisis as a part of my calling to ldquodo

what the LORD requiresrdquo of me

mdash Cynthia is Chair of the Stewardship Committee

by Cynthia Wagner

Micah 68 He has shown you O mortal what is good

And what does the LORD require of you To act justly

and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God

This was the Lesson for February 9 2020

Coincidently it was also the day that after the 1030

am service a member of St Brsquos Green team showed a

short film about the ldquoGreen New Dealrdquo that stressed

the dire need to take action NOW to reduce the

climate crisis

Some of you may be wondering ldquoWhat does climate

change have to do with Micah 68 or with

Stewardship for that mattermdashisnrsquot climate change a

political issuerdquo To my way of thinking Micah 68 is

our guide for how we as Godrsquos hands feet and hearts

on this earth are to live

Think about what it means to ldquoact justlyrdquomdashto me it

means respecting and caring for Godrsquos creation and

all the creatures that are in it

Outreach News

A Note from 40 West

And monetary donations of $70000 were received from a member church for the MLK drive in early February giving a grand total of $78500 donated for the MLK Drive

We thank you for your generosity and wanted to share this good news with you We are so blessed by such caring and commitment to minister to those in need

mdash Glorius is Chair of the 40 West Assistance and Referral Center

by Glorius Sullivan

The MLK Day Food Drive was an even more fantastic success than I reported previously

I am pleased to announce that we made a wonderful error mdash after the original count of 29705 pounds for the MLK Food Donations three additional pages of pounds counted were brought to our attention and along with many late donations brought to the Center after the event mdash a GRAND TOTAL of 45183 pounds of food was collected mdash thatrsquos two and a half tons of food for this yearrsquos MLK Food Drive

Outreach News

A Note from 40 West

And monetary donations of $70000 were received from a member church for the MLK drive in early February giving a grand total of $78500 donated for the MLK Drive

We thank you for your generosity and wanted to share this good news with you We are so blessed by such caring and commitment to minister to those in need

mdash Glorius is Chair of the 40 West Assistance and Referral Center

by Glorius Sullivan

The MLK Day Food Drive was an even more fantastic success than I reported previously

I am pleased to announce that we made a wonderful error mdash after the original count of 29705 pounds for the MLK Food Donations three additional pages of pounds counted were brought to our attention and along with many late donations brought to the Center after the event mdash a GRAND TOTAL of 45183 pounds of food was collected mdash thatrsquos two and a half tons of food for this yearrsquos MLK Food Drive

February Ceasefire Weekend by Brigit Molony

Ceasefire Art Show

One Straw Farm CSA Returns to St Brsquos St Bartholomewrsquos Church will again be a pick-up site for the One Straw Farm CSA this year with fresh fruits and vegetables arriving every Thursday afternoon between 430 and 700 pm They are using a program called ldquoHarvierdquo to enable the customization of your share online each week You can rate your preferences ahead of time adjust

your custom box each week online and purchase extra items if you choose Join with your friends purchase a share (either small medium or large) and then volunteer to staff the pick-up site a few times during the 24-week season from June 10 ndash November 18 2020 A great chance to get excellent produce support local organic agriculture and meet your neighbors

2020 CSA Details

Small Share ~ $384 ($16week)

Medium Share ~ $648 ($27week)

Large Share ~ $864 ($36week)

For 24 weeks (061020mdash111820)

With Harviersquos payment plan you pay 25 of your share at signup 25 at your first delivery and the remaining 50 is split up and charged at the time of each delivery Or you can pay in full at the sign-up Harvie generates cooking suggestions each week You can also purchase extras put your box on hold or move it to another week if needed And the CSA will also offer other specials during the season

Here is the link to join this year ndash be sure to use the Pickup Site button and sign up for the St Bartholomewrsquos pick-up location httpswwwharviefarmprofileone-straw-farm

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a mutually beneficial relationship between farmers and the community in which participants provide funding for the farmer in advance of the growing season in exchange for produce during the growing season Items vary according to the season (with 30 fruits and vegetables overall) For example greens for the whole time strawberries and sugar snap peas in spring tomatoes and watermelon in summer and hard squashes in fall Membership is accepted throughout the growing season members who sign up after the season has begun may do so at a prorated price If there are at least ten shares purchased at our site One Straw Farm will provide some produce each week for the 40 West Assistance amp Referral Center

One Straw Farm Harvest Calendar

For additional information please call Anna at 443-769-2346

SAVE THE DATE FOR A

Your prayers are requested for members and friends of St Brsquos

Lucy Marshall Doris Haughey Vince Marsiglia Donna Cartwright Janet Churchill David Schneider Shirley Nathan Pulliam Lenora Patterson Wyvetta Dupree Tony Creek Mike Knudsen Lib Shipley Irene Hardy Lillian Thomas Theresa Sexton Celia Vismale Patrick Mellin Ray Zeigler Neva and Larry Brown Sandra DeSilva Tim Wolf Tiger Watts Justine Zurita Peter Griffin Jon Davis David Cheuvront Vernon Wiggins and family Inez Haynie Dodson 40 West Assistance and Referral Center Clients Hope Harbor partner families Heidi Theresa Thomas Meg and Shaun Kathy and Andy Angel John Allen John McElroy Lauren Hennessey Leah Ron Thames Pickett Eunice Shance Sarah Porter Stipano and Emma Otto Tex Rider Wyatt Betz Carol Jones

Scotty Kimble James Cooper Gregory Morton Warren Pulliam Joretha Langley Dashawn Webb Kathleen Lee Dorothea Simmons Kathie Goblirsch Trent Tabor Young Sam Rick Richardson Jan Yvonne Alia Myles Jackson Raymond Benkoski Ann Lawler Van Wolf Josephine Sina Ann Martin Schultheis Michele Reese Sherry McCollum Charlie Rae David Lamkin Albert C Smith Fred Tucker Gloria Gilliam Betty DuLaney Steven Coffman Grace Griffith Gerald Haynie Joan Beilstein Josephine Amy Gold Pat Blume Dick Perez Annie Stark Yana Anderson Dorothy Pushpa Sokhey Lance Perry Anna Miller Sue Goodall Jimmy Terry and Ashley Beauford Hyun Brackens Elizabeth Jefferson William Edmonds Lynn Calhoun Amanda Ash Freeland those in our midst who are unndash or under-employed amp the homeless AND any others we name at this time

Ceasefire Art Show

One Straw Farm CSA Returns to St Brsquos St Bartholomewrsquos Church will again be a pick-up site for the One Straw Farm CSA this year with fresh fruits and vegetables arriving every Thursday afternoon between 430 and 700 pm They are using a program called ldquoHarvierdquo to enable the customization of your share online each week You can rate your preferences ahead of time adjust

your custom box each week online and purchase extra items if you choose Join with your friends purchase a share (either small medium or large) and then volunteer to staff the pick-up site a few times during the 24-week season from June 10 ndash November 18 2020 A great chance to get excellent produce support local organic agriculture and meet your neighbors

2020 CSA Details

Small Share ~ $384 ($16week)

Medium Share ~ $648 ($27week)

Large Share ~ $864 ($36week)

For 24 weeks (061020mdash111820)

With Harviersquos payment plan you pay 25 of your share at signup 25 at your first delivery and the remaining 50 is split up and charged at the time of each delivery Or you can pay in full at the sign-up Harvie generates cooking suggestions each week You can also purchase extras put your box on hold or move it to another week if needed And the CSA will also offer other specials during the season

Here is the link to join this year ndash be sure to use the Pickup Site button and sign up for the St Bartholomewrsquos pick-up location httpswwwharviefarmprofileone-straw-farm

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a mutually beneficial relationship between farmers and the community in which participants provide funding for the farmer in advance of the growing season in exchange for produce during the growing season Items vary according to the season (with 30 fruits and vegetables overall) For example greens for the whole time strawberries and sugar snap peas in spring tomatoes and watermelon in summer and hard squashes in fall Membership is accepted throughout the growing season members who sign up after the season has begun may do so at a prorated price If there are at least ten shares purchased at our site One Straw Farm will provide some produce each week for the 40 West Assistance amp Referral Center

One Straw Farm Harvest Calendar

For additional information please call Anna at 443-769-2346

SAVE THE DATE FOR A

Your prayers are requested for members and friends of St Brsquos

Lucy Marshall Doris Haughey Vince Marsiglia Donna Cartwright Janet Churchill David Schneider Shirley Nathan Pulliam Lenora Patterson Wyvetta Dupree Tony Creek Mike Knudsen Lib Shipley Irene Hardy Lillian Thomas Theresa Sexton Celia Vismale Patrick Mellin Ray Zeigler Neva and Larry Brown Sandra DeSilva Tim Wolf Tiger Watts Justine Zurita Peter Griffin Jon Davis David Cheuvront Vernon Wiggins and family Inez Haynie Dodson 40 West Assistance and Referral Center Clients Hope Harbor partner families Heidi Theresa Thomas Meg and Shaun Kathy and Andy Angel John Allen John McElroy Lauren Hennessey Leah Ron Thames Pickett Eunice Shance Sarah Porter Stipano and Emma Otto Tex Rider Wyatt Betz Carol Jones

Scotty Kimble James Cooper Gregory Morton Warren Pulliam Joretha Langley Dashawn Webb Kathleen Lee Dorothea Simmons Kathie Goblirsch Trent Tabor Young Sam Rick Richardson Jan Yvonne Alia Myles Jackson Raymond Benkoski Ann Lawler Van Wolf Josephine Sina Ann Martin Schultheis Michele Reese Sherry McCollum Charlie Rae David Lamkin Albert C Smith Fred Tucker Gloria Gilliam Betty DuLaney Steven Coffman Grace Griffith Gerald Haynie Joan Beilstein Josephine Amy Gold Pat Blume Dick Perez Annie Stark Yana Anderson Dorothy Pushpa Sokhey Lance Perry Anna Miller Sue Goodall Jimmy Terry and Ashley Beauford Hyun Brackens Elizabeth Jefferson William Edmonds Lynn Calhoun Amanda Ash Freeland those in our midst who are unndash or under-employed amp the homeless AND any others we name at this time

One Straw Farm CSA Returns to St Brsquos St Bartholomewrsquos Church will again be a pick-up site for the One Straw Farm CSA this year with fresh fruits and vegetables arriving every Thursday afternoon between 430 and 700 pm They are using a program called ldquoHarvierdquo to enable the customization of your share online each week You can rate your preferences ahead of time adjust

your custom box each week online and purchase extra items if you choose Join with your friends purchase a share (either small medium or large) and then volunteer to staff the pick-up site a few times during the 24-week season from June 10 ndash November 18 2020 A great chance to get excellent produce support local organic agriculture and meet your neighbors

2020 CSA Details

Small Share ~ $384 ($16week)

Medium Share ~ $648 ($27week)

Large Share ~ $864 ($36week)

For 24 weeks (061020mdash111820)

With Harviersquos payment plan you pay 25 of your share at signup 25 at your first delivery and the remaining 50 is split up and charged at the time of each delivery Or you can pay in full at the sign-up Harvie generates cooking suggestions each week You can also purchase extras put your box on hold or move it to another week if needed And the CSA will also offer other specials during the season

Here is the link to join this year ndash be sure to use the Pickup Site button and sign up for the St Bartholomewrsquos pick-up location httpswwwharviefarmprofileone-straw-farm

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a mutually beneficial relationship between farmers and the community in which participants provide funding for the farmer in advance of the growing season in exchange for produce during the growing season Items vary according to the season (with 30 fruits and vegetables overall) For example greens for the whole time strawberries and sugar snap peas in spring tomatoes and watermelon in summer and hard squashes in fall Membership is accepted throughout the growing season members who sign up after the season has begun may do so at a prorated price If there are at least ten shares purchased at our site One Straw Farm will provide some produce each week for the 40 West Assistance amp Referral Center

One Straw Farm Harvest Calendar

For additional information please call Anna at 443-769-2346

SAVE THE DATE FOR A

Your prayers are requested for members and friends of St Brsquos

Lucy Marshall Doris Haughey Vince Marsiglia Donna Cartwright Janet Churchill David Schneider Shirley Nathan Pulliam Lenora Patterson Wyvetta Dupree Tony Creek Mike Knudsen Lib Shipley Irene Hardy Lillian Thomas Theresa Sexton Celia Vismale Patrick Mellin Ray Zeigler Neva and Larry Brown Sandra DeSilva Tim Wolf Tiger Watts Justine Zurita Peter Griffin Jon Davis David Cheuvront Vernon Wiggins and family Inez Haynie Dodson 40 West Assistance and Referral Center Clients Hope Harbor partner families Heidi Theresa Thomas Meg and Shaun Kathy and Andy Angel John Allen John McElroy Lauren Hennessey Leah Ron Thames Pickett Eunice Shance Sarah Porter Stipano and Emma Otto Tex Rider Wyatt Betz Carol Jones

Scotty Kimble James Cooper Gregory Morton Warren Pulliam Joretha Langley Dashawn Webb Kathleen Lee Dorothea Simmons Kathie Goblirsch Trent Tabor Young Sam Rick Richardson Jan Yvonne Alia Myles Jackson Raymond Benkoski Ann Lawler Van Wolf Josephine Sina Ann Martin Schultheis Michele Reese Sherry McCollum Charlie Rae David Lamkin Albert C Smith Fred Tucker Gloria Gilliam Betty DuLaney Steven Coffman Grace Griffith Gerald Haynie Joan Beilstein Josephine Amy Gold Pat Blume Dick Perez Annie Stark Yana Anderson Dorothy Pushpa Sokhey Lance Perry Anna Miller Sue Goodall Jimmy Terry and Ashley Beauford Hyun Brackens Elizabeth Jefferson William Edmonds Lynn Calhoun Amanda Ash Freeland those in our midst who are unndash or under-employed amp the homeless AND any others we name at this time

One Straw Farm Harvest Calendar

For additional information please call Anna at 443-769-2346

SAVE THE DATE FOR A

Your prayers are requested for members and friends of St Brsquos

Lucy Marshall Doris Haughey Vince Marsiglia Donna Cartwright Janet Churchill David Schneider Shirley Nathan Pulliam Lenora Patterson Wyvetta Dupree Tony Creek Mike Knudsen Lib Shipley Irene Hardy Lillian Thomas Theresa Sexton Celia Vismale Patrick Mellin Ray Zeigler Neva and Larry Brown Sandra DeSilva Tim Wolf Tiger Watts Justine Zurita Peter Griffin Jon Davis David Cheuvront Vernon Wiggins and family Inez Haynie Dodson 40 West Assistance and Referral Center Clients Hope Harbor partner families Heidi Theresa Thomas Meg and Shaun Kathy and Andy Angel John Allen John McElroy Lauren Hennessey Leah Ron Thames Pickett Eunice Shance Sarah Porter Stipano and Emma Otto Tex Rider Wyatt Betz Carol Jones

Scotty Kimble James Cooper Gregory Morton Warren Pulliam Joretha Langley Dashawn Webb Kathleen Lee Dorothea Simmons Kathie Goblirsch Trent Tabor Young Sam Rick Richardson Jan Yvonne Alia Myles Jackson Raymond Benkoski Ann Lawler Van Wolf Josephine Sina Ann Martin Schultheis Michele Reese Sherry McCollum Charlie Rae David Lamkin Albert C Smith Fred Tucker Gloria Gilliam Betty DuLaney Steven Coffman Grace Griffith Gerald Haynie Joan Beilstein Josephine Amy Gold Pat Blume Dick Perez Annie Stark Yana Anderson Dorothy Pushpa Sokhey Lance Perry Anna Miller Sue Goodall Jimmy Terry and Ashley Beauford Hyun Brackens Elizabeth Jefferson William Edmonds Lynn Calhoun Amanda Ash Freeland those in our midst who are unndash or under-employed amp the homeless AND any others we name at this time

For additional information please call Anna at 443-769-2346

SAVE THE DATE FOR A

Your prayers are requested for members and friends of St Brsquos

Lucy Marshall Doris Haughey Vince Marsiglia Donna Cartwright Janet Churchill David Schneider Shirley Nathan Pulliam Lenora Patterson Wyvetta Dupree Tony Creek Mike Knudsen Lib Shipley Irene Hardy Lillian Thomas Theresa Sexton Celia Vismale Patrick Mellin Ray Zeigler Neva and Larry Brown Sandra DeSilva Tim Wolf Tiger Watts Justine Zurita Peter Griffin Jon Davis David Cheuvront Vernon Wiggins and family Inez Haynie Dodson 40 West Assistance and Referral Center Clients Hope Harbor partner families Heidi Theresa Thomas Meg and Shaun Kathy and Andy Angel John Allen John McElroy Lauren Hennessey Leah Ron Thames Pickett Eunice Shance Sarah Porter Stipano and Emma Otto Tex Rider Wyatt Betz Carol Jones

Scotty Kimble James Cooper Gregory Morton Warren Pulliam Joretha Langley Dashawn Webb Kathleen Lee Dorothea Simmons Kathie Goblirsch Trent Tabor Young Sam Rick Richardson Jan Yvonne Alia Myles Jackson Raymond Benkoski Ann Lawler Van Wolf Josephine Sina Ann Martin Schultheis Michele Reese Sherry McCollum Charlie Rae David Lamkin Albert C Smith Fred Tucker Gloria Gilliam Betty DuLaney Steven Coffman Grace Griffith Gerald Haynie Joan Beilstein Josephine Amy Gold Pat Blume Dick Perez Annie Stark Yana Anderson Dorothy Pushpa Sokhey Lance Perry Anna Miller Sue Goodall Jimmy Terry and Ashley Beauford Hyun Brackens Elizabeth Jefferson William Edmonds Lynn Calhoun Amanda Ash Freeland those in our midst who are unndash or under-employed amp the homeless AND any others we name at this time

Your prayers are requested for members and friends of St Brsquos

Lucy Marshall Doris Haughey Vince Marsiglia Donna Cartwright Janet Churchill David Schneider Shirley Nathan Pulliam Lenora Patterson Wyvetta Dupree Tony Creek Mike Knudsen Lib Shipley Irene Hardy Lillian Thomas Theresa Sexton Celia Vismale Patrick Mellin Ray Zeigler Neva and Larry Brown Sandra DeSilva Tim Wolf Tiger Watts Justine Zurita Peter Griffin Jon Davis David Cheuvront Vernon Wiggins and family Inez Haynie Dodson 40 West Assistance and Referral Center Clients Hope Harbor partner families Heidi Theresa Thomas Meg and Shaun Kathy and Andy Angel John Allen John McElroy Lauren Hennessey Leah Ron Thames Pickett Eunice Shance Sarah Porter Stipano and Emma Otto Tex Rider Wyatt Betz Carol Jones

Scotty Kimble James Cooper Gregory Morton Warren Pulliam Joretha Langley Dashawn Webb Kathleen Lee Dorothea Simmons Kathie Goblirsch Trent Tabor Young Sam Rick Richardson Jan Yvonne Alia Myles Jackson Raymond Benkoski Ann Lawler Van Wolf Josephine Sina Ann Martin Schultheis Michele Reese Sherry McCollum Charlie Rae David Lamkin Albert C Smith Fred Tucker Gloria Gilliam Betty DuLaney Steven Coffman Grace Griffith Gerald Haynie Joan Beilstein Josephine Amy Gold Pat Blume Dick Perez Annie Stark Yana Anderson Dorothy Pushpa Sokhey Lance Perry Anna Miller Sue Goodall Jimmy Terry and Ashley Beauford Hyun Brackens Elizabeth Jefferson William Edmonds Lynn Calhoun Amanda Ash Freeland those in our midst who are unndash or under-employed amp the homeless AND any others we name at this time

St Bartholomewrsquos Episcopal Church 4711 Edmondson Avenue Baltimore Maryland 21229-1440 office phone 410-945-7263

Sunday Worship amp Formation

Holy Eucharist at 800 am and 1030 am

Sunday Christian Formation

Faith Forum for Adults and Older Youth 915mdash1015 am in the Parish House (During Faith Forum the Cribbery will be open for children up through grade 5)

Childrenrsquos Word for Children Age 3 (by 0901) mdash Grade 1 during the 1030 am service meet in the Chapel

Childrenrsquos Word for Children Grades 2mdash5 during the 1030 am service meet in the Parish House

Youth Group for Grades 6mdash12 Meet in the Youth House on Sundays from 500mdash630 pm

During Sunday Worship childcare is available for children up to age 5 in the Parish House from 1000 am-1215 pm

Weekday Worship amp Formation

Noonday Prayer is said every weekday and Saturdays at 12 noon in the Chapel

An interfaith Christian meditation group meets Mondays in the Chapel at 730 pm

For more information about our worship or programs please contact us at 410-945-7263 or officestbs-mdorg or visit wwwstbs-mdorg