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Dragon Tales E-News
January 24
, 2018
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A Note from the Sr. Warden 
I regularly communicate with Vestry to keep them up to date on 'headline news' but also to brief them on expectations and norms. Since this seems to be my new wheelhouse, I'm going to brief you on the upcoming Annual Meeting.
First and foremost, no shirts, no shoes, no service. Seriously, this is just not the time to be showing off the giant blue "P" you drew on your chest with a Sharpie to support your AFC championship team.
Read the budget. You may preface this with, make coffee/drink coffee, then read budget... but do it. The budget reveals where St. Margaret's is putting financial priorities, and where it's not. Do you agree with this? Do you have questions?
The corollary: read the reports, not just the ones that exhibit sparking wit and sharp prose. The Treasurer is flattered you flip to his report first, but many questions are answered in the body of all those reports.
Talk to Vestry members before the meeting. It helps to have context for your questions. The formation liaisons (Ruth Harmon, Gwen Davis, Valery Weekley), finance liaisons (Doug Seybert, Tim Parker), mission liaisons (Christine Feldmann, Fran Becker), worship liaisons (Maggy Cullman, Paul O'Donnell), building & grounds liaison (Tom Wenz), or parish life liaisons (Trish Schilling, Al Todd) may have the answers or context you're seeking. Long Term Planning leader Fran Becker may also have answers for you.
Finally, conduct yourself according to the Queensberry Rules for Boxing. As you may remember Queensberry was Danish and as such was often mistaken for a breakfast pastry. This led him to define rules for getting food at church meetings and boxing it up, hence the Queensberry Boxing Rules. Queensberry's ethos was one of civility, and good taste.
Gentlepeople, with these in mind, let's have a good meeting.
--Anne Sessions
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The parish's annual meeting will take place on Sunday, Jan. 28. We will begin with a potluck lunch in the parish hall at 12:45 p.m. and ask parishioners to bring the following:
Last Names A-F - Bring entree dishes
Last Names G-N - Bring desserts
Last Names O-Z - Bring side dishes.
The meeting will begin around 12:45 p.m. and include a report from the Rector, a look at the 2018 budget a
nd a vote on new vestry members. Please help us for set up and clean up.
Childcare will be provided for the meeting
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Rector
Interim Asst. Rector
Elizabeth Radley
Dir. of Operations
Youth Ministry Leader
Communications Asst.
Bookkeeper
Tricia McVeigh
Day School Director
Grants Administrator
Judy Hall
Churchyard Administrator
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7:30 a.m.
Holy Eucharist - Rite I
9:00 & 11:15 a.m.
Holy Eucharist - Rite II
Nursery Care
Our nursery is available Sundays from 8:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Infants and toddlers are welcomed by a professional staff in our newly refurbished location. For directions to the nursery, located in the adjoining Annex building, please see an usher.
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Jan. 28
SMC Annual Meeting
Feb. 2-4
Youth Happening
Feb. 3
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Feb. 4
Scout Sunday &
Nar-Can Training
Feb. 4
Grants Liaisons Training
Feb. 11
Lunches of Love
Community Sing
Feb. 13
Shrove Tues.
Pancake Supper
Feb. 14
Ash Wednesday
Services
Feb. 15
Feb. 18
Britt/Silent Movie
Feb. 12-19
Winter Relief @ SMC
Feb. 24
Winter Coffeehouse w/
Third Sunday Band
Feb. 25
Faith & Film with W Post Movie Reviewer Ann Hornaday
March 3
Bishop's Bash
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Returns Jan. 15
10:15-11 a.m.
Godly Play, ages 3-4
Classroom A
Godly Play, K-1
Classroom B
Spark Grades 2-3
Classroom C
Spark Grades 4-5
Parish Hall Lower Level
Middle Schoolers
Classroom E
High School Youth
Classroom D
Seekers Adult Study
Admin. Building
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Public Registration
for 2018-19 school year begins
Jan. 26
stmargaretsdayschool.or
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SMDS Silent Auction
Saturday, March 10
Parish Hall
Tickets on sale soon!
Donations of higher- end items are appreciated! Contact parishioner Jennifer Albanese at
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Upcoming Baptism Dates
Sunday, Feb. 11
Saturday, March 30
Sunday, April 8
Sunday, May 20
Download a
Baptism Form
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F&F Monday Activities Have Resumed!
5 p.m. - Spirit Singers
5 p.m. - Arts & Crafts
5:30 p.m. - Acolyte Practice
6 p.m. - Fellowship Dinner
6:30 p.m. - Youth Group
6:45 p.m. - Adult Formation
6:45 p.m. - Motet Rehearsal
Adult Formation-
Faith & Fellowship Mondays
Social Justice Topic
On January 29, the speaker will be from the International Rescue Committee in Baltimore speaking on global and national issues affecting refugees.
Get Ready to Read in Good Book Club
Dust off your bibles! It is just twenty-eight days until the start of Lent and that means it is almost time for the Good Book Club. Episcopalians around the world will read the Gospel according to Luke during Lent and the Book of Acts during Eastertide in 2018.
Available now is a schedule of readings. We will provide daily links from Forward Movement on our
Facebook Members Group Many other participating organizations will also provide reflections we'll share to support you on this journey. You can learn more about the Good Book Club and see resources on their Facebook Page or on the website here:
www.goodbookclub.org.
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Lunches of Love for Winter Relief Guests
Once again, our children and youth Sunday School classes will make lunch bags for our Winter Relief guests. In order to make this a successful event, we will need the help of ALL Sunday school classes. Each class will have a donation box outside their classroom.
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW REQUESTS:
Godly Play Preschool-boxes of granola bars
Godly Play K-1- paper napkins, paper lunch bags
Sparks 2 and 3 Grade-lunch size packages of fruit cups 4 and 5 Grade-lunch size packages of chips
Youth (Middle School and High School)- Individual snack size cookies/snacks
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tems can be dropped off in front of each classroom on January 28 and February 4. Bags will be packed immediately following Sunday School in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday, February 11.
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dult volunteers are needed to set up, monitor and clean up the lunch making. Please sign up on the forms outside your child's Sunday School room.
Upcoming Youth Events
Diocesan Event - Happening #11 - February 2-4, 2018 (grades 9-12), Arrive Friday at 7:00 PM - Parent Pick Up Sunday at 3:00 PM, Cost: $95
Happening is a national program designed, staffed, and run by Episcopal youth.This weekend will deepen participants' relationships with Jesus and connections with those on similar spiritual journeys. Most of this weekend is kept a surprise for those attending so they can fully live into the moment and the community. This retreat is like New Beginnings for middle schoolers and Cursillo for adults. Happening is being held at Claggett Center in Adamstown, MD. Participants are responsible for personal transportation to and from the Claggett Center.
Diocesan Event - Bishops Unplugged: Southern MD March 3 (grades 6-12), Saturday 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Cost: $5 Spend the afternoon with both bishops in fellowship and fun! Hosted in part by St. Margaret's, the revamp of the annual Bishop's Bash includes a few hours of music, Bible study, and time to talk with our bishops.
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Men's Breakfast on Jan. 27
Our Brotherhood of St. Andrew is holding a breakfast open to all men of the church on Saturday, Jan. 27, 9 a.m., at Riverbay Roadhouse. Guest speaker is parishioner Harry Caldwell on the homelessness efforts St. Margaret's has been working on. Please contact Jim Knorr if you plan on attending at
tugknorr@aol.com.
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Scout Sunday on
Feb. 4
All scouts (boys and girls) are welcome to our attend our annual Scouts Sunday on Feb. 4. They are welcome to assist our ushers (come 15 minutes early) during our 9:00 & 11:15 a.m. services. You will receive a special prayer/blessing and be recognized for your efforts.
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Community Sing on
Feb. 11 at 4 p.m.
Join Kate Caldwell, song leader, for an hour of singing together in an a cappella experience of chant, folk songs, hymns, spirituals, jazz, and rounds. With song sheets of text and melody line, come and rediscover the joy of harmony and improvisation where there are no wrong notes. Fun for the whole family! We will meet in the Fellowship Hall of the Formation Building. Food and fellowship following.
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Ash Wednesday Services
on Feb. 14
Ash Wednesday is one of the most solemn days of the church year. This liturgy marks the beginning of the Lenten season. Worshipers will have the opportunity to receive ashes on their foreheads as a sign of penitence and baptismal remembrance. The ashes are prepared by burning palm branches from last Palm Sunday.
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Silent Movie Concert on
Feb. 18 - Note Date Change
A family-friendly favorite! Organist Michael Britt returns to St. Margaret's for another performance, this time accompanying silent movie star Buster Keaton's hilarious comedy "Our Hospitality." The movie begins at 4 p.m.
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Winter Relief @ St. Margaret's
Feb. 12-19 
WANTED: At least 100 volunteers to help with winter relief! St. Margaret's offers the campus as a shelter for community residents who otherwise not have a warm place to stay for one week during the winter. We need parishioners to sign up for everything from meal preparation to transportation to laundry preparation and hosting duties.
Sign up using this automated link or sign up at the winter relief table during coffeehour on Sundays. There you will also find items needed to help with the running of this effort.
NarCon Training on Feb. 4
The Anne Arundel C Department of Health will offer a free training program for winter relief volunteers and any other interested parishioners on Sunday, Feb. 4, at 10:15 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Experts on the use of intranasal naloxone, a prescription medicine to reverse an opioid overdose and prevent death, will be available to educate any volunteers in the company of those who are using or at risk of overdosing on heroin or prescription pain medications.
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Gift Cards for Homeless
During these cold days, you can help our homeless brothers and sisters by donating a $5 gift card to an area fast food or discount store. These cards can purchase a hot drink or meal that will give respite from the cold and bad weather. Suggestions include: Wendys, McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts, Burger King, Wawa, Subway or the Dollar Store.
Donations can be dropped off in the box in the Narthex on Sunday, January 28 or brought to the Annual Meeting. Thanks for your support.
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Social Justice-Immigration
Meeting on Jan. 31
Interested in social justice issues for immigrants and refugees? Join us for the first St. Margaret's Social Justice Interest Group meeting of the year on Wednesday, Jan 31 at 7 p.m. We will discuss current events and ways to advocate for our immigrant and refugee neighbors. All are welcome! For more info contact
Joanna
Tillman at
joannatillman@gmail.com
or Bill Saur at
wgsaur@gmail.com.
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Annapolis, MD 21409
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