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Dragon Tales E-News
April 27, 2022
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Happy Spring! In the Sunday School hallway I know many of our families and children are happy to get back on the playground in the warm weather for fellowship on Sunday mornings after Sunday School and on Monday nights!
I wanted to share my excitement for Good Seed Sunday this coming Sunday. The vestry has been working hard to pull together what is going to be a very fun and educational event for all ages. The Sunday School and Children's Chapel will have a couple of tables with a craft and games as well!
May 15 is Youth Sunday, and although the older youth will be orchestrating the service, the younger kids who have been coming to Children's Chapel will also get a chance to sing during the offering. If your child has come to any Children's Chapels this year, they are welcome to come sing- the final practice will be during Children's Chapel that day.
Finally, Vacation Bible School registration is now open on Realm! The theme is Passport to Peace, focusing on Peacemaking skills and following in Jesus’ way of Peace. There are themes of travel and different countries interspersed as well. Camp will take place the week of June 25-July 1 from 9am-12pm for kids entering PreK to entering 5th grade and the cost is $50. I need several more volunteers (teenagers or adults) to run the camp successfully, even just one day of help or check-in would be greatly appreciated.
Hope to see you all at Good Seed Sunday!
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Good Seed Sunday
May 1st !!
Please join us Sunday May 1st from 10:15am to 1pm for our first annual Good Seed Sunday, a spring festival centered on caring for God's creation. The event will feature a food truck, honey tasting, horseshoe crab and bug demonstrations, games, campus tour, crafts, and more! Please contact coordinator David Allen at dallen7376@outlook.com or Kristen Berthelotte at haysks@gmail.com for more information.
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UPCOMING EVENTS/OUTREACH
From the SMC Missions Committee
May 19 (LIGHT HOUSE): Friends for Friends Light House Fundraiser at the Annapolis Waterfront Hotel. See https://friendslhs.ejoinme.org/FFF2022 for more information.
June 4 (PRIDE): Annapolis PRIDE Parade and Festival. SMC is a sponsoring organization and will participate as a group in this 2nd Annual family-friendly event. Please plan to join us and invite your friends and family - ALL ARE WELCOME! For more information and to sign up, go to this SignUpGenius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E4BADAE2AA2F85-stmargarets4
June 9 (LIGHT HOUSE): Friends of the Light House Golf Tournament, Renditions, Davidsonville, MD (currently a waitlist). Talk to Peter if you want to play. See https://friendslhs.ejoinme.org/golf2022 for more information.
July (LIGHT HOUSE): SMC's Annual Food Drive for the Light House Pantry to honor the great contributions of outgoing Director Joann Mattson. Details to follow. SMC POC: Pam Roth, SMC's Light House Donation Coordinator, rothsbythebay@verizon.net
September 18 (LIGHT HOUSE): Annapolis Run for the Light House, Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis, MD. See https://www.annapolis run for the lighthouse.org/ for more information.
OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT SMC's MISSIONS
PRIDE: NEED VOLUNTEERS ASAP to lead/help coordinate SMC's participation in this year's Annapolis PRIDE Parade & Festival. If you are interested, please contact Marti Engstrom @ martiengstrom@gmail.com to learn more.
WINTER RELIEF - 2023: NEED VOLUNTEERS to lead/help coordinate SMC's Winter Relief in January 2023. Please contact Marti Engstrom for more information.
Light House: Ongoing: Sign up to prepare and deliver food to Light House for one (or more!) of SMC's Monthly Dinners. For more information and to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e4badae2aa2f85-smcmodified1 SMC POC: Marti Engstrom, martiengstrom@gmail.com
Light House: Ongoing: Donate REQUESTED food and other items to Light House by placing in the designated area under the window in the narthex. Please see list of needed items here: https://annapolislighthouse.org/get-involved/needs/ SMC POC: Pam Roth, SMC's Light House Donation Coordinator, rothsbythebay@verizon.net
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Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Update
Did you know that faith-based groups in Anne Arundel County have formed the Racial Reconciliation Collaborative (RRC)? RRC meets in the Great Hall at St. Phillip’s Episcopal Church on Bestgate Road. RRC next meeting is on May 12th at 7:00pm. Beth Kopack and Dan Tootle have been attending RRC meetings to represent St. Margaret’s. Other churches have requested we share the TRR Spring 2021 Survey many of you participated in last year. Now the work of our TRR’s Education and Formation group will help other churches better understand their congregation.
Coffee Hour Chats resume on May 15th following the 9:00 service. May’s Chat will focus on What is Critical Race Theory? We will also share resources to better understand White Privilege and where to get involved in Anne Arundel County to effect anti-racism.
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Update on SMC's Afghan Relief Efforts:
For more than 8 months SMC parishioners have stepped in and offered their hands, muscles, money, prayers, support and love to hundreds of recently resettled Afghan families in Maryland. From hauling furniture for Homes Not Borders, to organizing clothes pantries, to providing basic food to starving and penniless arrivees in hotels at BWI, to assisting those left behind in Afghanistan, SMC has been on the ground answering the need. For the next few Dragon Tales, some of this effort will be spotlighted.
Jen Thomas (St. Margaret’s liaison to Tarjoman, a nonprofit whose mission is to help interpreters and family members still in Afghanistan) coordinated the delivery of food to 55 adults and 21 children in the greater Kabul area over this past weekend. These are the families of 8 men in Hyattsville that SMC is mentoring and assisting with employment, ESL classes and computers. Their Kabul families were on the verge of starvation. It was wonderful to see their happy faces at receiving this much-needed food from 11 St. Margaret's families who provided cash for the food purchase. Just in time for them to celebrate the ending of Ramadan. Many thanks to these giving parishioners.
All of the SMC funding has been expended and with your help, we would like to fund another distribution of food in June. Would you please contact Jen Thomas, jtchewie@gmail.com, or Janice John, janicejohnrg@gmail.com?
STRONG MUSCLES NEEDED THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH FOR A FEW HOURS!
Please let Janice John, janicejohnrg@gmail.com, know if you can deliver furniture for Homes Not Borders this Saturday to a family in Alexandria that has nothing. Thank you!
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Diocese of Maryland - Bishop Search
Update
The Bishop’s Search Committee wants to hear from you!
Participate in the Bishop Search Survey
You are invited to complete a survey. The Bishop Search Committee uses the information from this anonymous survey to inform the forthcoming profile. This survey will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. All who worship in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland are invited to complete the survey. The more data that is collected through submissions, the more complete the picture the Search Committee will have to create a profile that reflects the needs and wants of the people of the Diocese of Maryland.
The link to the survey is https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DioceseMaryland
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Volunteers Needed from July 5-14
(General Convention in Baltimore, MD)
Volunteers recruited from the Diocese of Maryland and neighboring dioceses, who welcome guests and support the logistical work of the General Convention, have an opportunity to learn about the structure and governance of The Episcopal Church. In addition to experiencing the gathering of The Episcopal Church, volunteers who contribute their time have the chance to meet people from around The Episcopal Church and connect with others in the diocese whom they would not have otherwise met.
There are two steps to become a General Convention Volunteer:
Step One — Complete an online form by going to https://bit.ly/3JMHSor and share your contact information (name, congregation, email address, and phone number) with the Diocese of Maryland. If you do not have an email address, you may contact Caroline Bomgardner at 410-467-1399 ext. 1379 to indicate your desire to volunteer.
Step Two — Those who complete the online form will receive an email in February 2022 providing information about signing up to volunteer for specific days, times, and areas of interest. A link and log-in information to a scheduling application will be included. Once completed, you will receive a confirmation email from the system with your selections.
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Servers on May 1
Readers
7:30 - Fran Becker
9:00 - Tres Lewis
11:15 - Mel Kessler
Eucharistic Ministers
9:00 - Molly Owens
11:15 - Jim Hall
Acolytes
9:00 - Caroline Viscardi, Molly Svendsen, Grace Delsordo, Dillon Salvail
11:15 - Sarah Mayer, Allen Mayer
Altar Guild
Charlie Lang, Susan Byrom, Robert Thomas
Ushers
9:00 -Sam Sloan, Peter Wiernicki
11:15 - Mel Kessler, Barb Friedman
Coffee Hour Hosts
Kathy and Charlie Lang
Ty and Hope Stinson
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Servers on May 8
Readers
7:30 - Kathy Polk
9:00 - Liz Hutchinson
11:15 - Pat Hall
Eucharistic Ministers
9:00 - Karyn Sproles
11:15 - Janis Brewer
Acolytes
9:00 -Katherine Parker, Matthew Parker, Marco Reyes, Nolan Salvail
11:15 - Emily Bontempo, Peter Saroch
Altar Guild
Stephanie Cerulo, Nancy Saroch, Lisa Moylan, Lynn Goff
Ushers
9:00 - Molly Owens, Randy Goff
11:15 - Jim Hall, Stacia Bontempo
Coffee Hour Hosts
Sam and Lyn Sloan
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