Dragon Tales E-News
August 22, 2018
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The Fall Spire is now available!
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A Note from Peter
“Back to school, back to school, to prove to Dad that I’m not a fool…I got my lunch packed up, my shoes tied tight, I hope I don’t get in a fight, ohh…..back to school..”
-Billy Madison
One of the joys of adulthood is having sleepless nights many times a year instead of just on the night before school starts. I can remember the mix of excitement and anxiety, expectation and restless ambition and dread all rolled up into one big knot in my stomach. “Mom, I can’t sleep”. How many of us have heard the same thing we said 20 or 30 or 40 years ago?
This Sunday, come and bring that knot to church. We can’t promise we’ll untangle it, but as I say time and again, if we bless it, God will redeem it somehow.
What we’ll do this Sunday is meet in the fellowship hall during coffeehour for a special sit down to talk about what this school year may hold for us
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Bring your backpacks
for a special gift. We’ll share some good school stories,
bless our backpacks, pray over our students, teachers, administrators, aides and all others who are going back to learning this year,
and close with another prayer that will hopefully put everyone in the best frame of mind to start school on the right foot. I will look forward to spending this time with children and parents, so please attend.
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Sunday School Open House
Sept. 9 - 10:15 a.m.
It's time to register students for an exciting new Sunday School year which will include new curriculum for both middle and high school classes!
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Ordination of the
Rev. Patti Sachs on 9/15
The ordination service for the Rev. Patti Sachs will be on
Saturday, Sept. 15, 11 a.m. at the Cathedral for the Incarnation in Baltimore City. Guests should arrive by 10 a.m. to ensure seating. A sign up sheet in the narthex and parish hall lobby for possible transportation to and from the event is available. Please sign up ASAP as we need to inform the bus company very soon.
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Ensemble Galilei CD Release Concert Sept. 9
Ensemble Galilei is excited to share that the group has released a new CD and will tour on the west coast in early November. The CD release concert for
The Flowers in the Forest
will be in the sanctuary of St. Margaret's Church on
Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 or $20 for students and seniors.
Their tour and CD includes a powerful new collaboration between journalists and the EG musicians, exploring honor, courage, loss, and hope. The CD features music, poetry, and memoir, featuring two of NPR’s most storied war correspondents, Neal Conan and Anne Garrels. For more information, watch the video below...
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Thursday AM Bible Study
Starts Sept. 13
The book being used this fall is a
wise, entertaining, and educational book authored by Amy-Jill Levine that offers a fresh, timely reinterpretation of Jesus’ narratives. She analyzes “problems with parables,” taking readers back in time to understand how their original Jewish audience understood them. Levine reveals the parables’ connections to first-century economic and agricultural life, social customs and morality, Jewish scriptures and Roman culture. With this revitalized understanding, she interprets these moving stories for the contemporary reader, showing how the parables are not just about Jesus, but are also about us—and when read rightly, still challenge and provoke us two thousand years later.
Note: The book will also be used by the Seekers Sunday Morning Class at 10:15 a.m. in the Admin. reception area.
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Faith & Fellowship
Monday Activities
Begin Sept. 17
Our first Faith & Fellowship evening begins on
Monday, Sept. 17.
Acolytes will have practice in the sanctuary at 5:30 p.m. and arts and crafts will be available for children and parents in the parish hall at 5:30 p.m. A Fellowship Dinner will be held at 6 p.m. Youth Group will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Classroom D.
Spirit Singers will begin practice at 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 24.
For adult formation starting at 6:45 p.m., programming will feature a variety of offerings.
Rev. Peter Mayer will begin our sessions with a discussion of the Gospel of Mark on September 17
to introduce some upcoming Sunday scripture readings.
Al Todd will be screening a movie on environmental issues on October 15,
when he will show "An Inconvenient Sequel" about the continuing battle to promote awareness of climate change, with another film of this type to be shown on Novermber 12.
There will be other offerings on church history together with some more sessions of the "Living the Questions" series hosted by Valery Weekley. Finally, we will mark Advent with a four part series also led by Valery between November 26 and December 17.Stay tuned for more programs and information.
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Seniors News
Holy Folders on August 28
We are calling for our Holy Folders (and anyone who can make it) to the
Admin. reception room on Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 10 a.m.
to help us prepare our Stewardship annual mailing. Great fellowship and goodies promised!
Senior Sessions on Sept. 4
We will begin our Senior Sessions for the program year on
Monday, Sept. 4 at 10 a.m. in Classroom E.
The session is for our senior parishioners with the Rev. Peter who will discuss the Gospel lesson of the week.The group will also share joys and concerns and serve as support for each other.
Guild Meeting on Sept. 5
The Women's Guild will hold their first monthly meeting for the program year on
Wed., Sept. 5 in the Fellowship Hall
. All women of the parish are welcome. Bring a bagged lunch at 11:30 a.m. Dessert and beverages will be served. The day's speaker will be the Rev. Patti Sachs
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Foyers Forming for 2018-19
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The St. Margaret's Foyers Planning Committee is organizing Foyer groupings for 2018-2019. The groupings will be ready to be released for our first Foyer Social scheduled for
Sunday, September 16 from 3-5:00 pm
in the Parish Hall.
Please bring an appetizer, snack or dessert
for others to enjoy
(beverages will be provided). At this social, you will meet with other members of your Foyer group, enjoy some food and a beverage, and schedule your upcoming dinners.
If you know you have a conflict with September 16, please email Vera Torrence at
vdtorrence@verizon.net
.It is not too late to request to be in a Foyer grouping. Simply send a message to Vera Torrence and you will be included. The deadline is
Monday, September 10.
If you sign up after this date, you will still be included. It would just help the Foyer Planning Committee if
we have your name early.
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Tanzania Trip Planned for 2019
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St. Margaret’s Missions Comm. members are leading a group to Tanzania on March 7-20, 2019. The all-inclusive trip will include a safari visiting the most beautiful spots of the Serengeti and a three-day visit to the Dageno Girls Center. Dageno has been a St. Margaret’s grant recipient since 2014 but this is the first time we’ve visited in person. The itinerary has been planned and will be led by Teri Priebe of King George Travel—a very experienced TZ tour operator. A $500 deposit secures your space now. Space is limited - 3 spaces left!
For more information, CLICK HERE.
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Seafarers Golf Tournament This Oct.
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The Baltimore International Seafarers Center annual Golf Tournament is Thursday, October 18, 2018. Breakfast at 8am and starting time at 9am.The Elkridge Club in Baltimore City (
www.elkridgeclub.org
). The event will include a Captain’s Choice, buffet breakfast and lunch, and awards receptions following the golf. The price is $150 per golfer. Peter Mayer, Gordon Piche, and Mike Winn have played in this terrific event backing a ministry St. Margaret’s Church has regularly supported. Please plan to play by contacting Mike Winn by email or by text
mwinn421@gmail.com
- 410-703-2768.
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A REMINDER FOR OUR WORSHIP VOLUNTEERS
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By now, all who serve on Sundays (except acolytes) should have received by email information on St. Margaret's new scheduling system. The system is an easy way to check the current schedule, find a substitute or swap weeks with another volunteer.
Please remember to check it regularly!
FOR ACOLYTES --
Julie Svendsen has graciously accepted the challenge of scheduling acolytes on Sundays. If you have any questions, please contact her at
julesannap@yahoo.com
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Deadline for Dragon Tales - Monday afternoon
Deadline for Sunday Announcements - Wednesday morning
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As the summer vacation season continues, our regular office volunteers and staff are taking vacations. As a result, phone calls may not be answered right away,
Email may be the fastest source of communication and is encouraged if possible.
Staff will be able to collect voice mail phone messages throughout the day as long as they are not on vacation.
As a reminder, pastoral
emergency
calls can be made at 443-837-5463.
Office Emails
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