Dragon Tales E-News

June 22, 2022

A Note From Emily

Next week is Vacation Bible School! We have so many wonderful volunteers who have worked hard to create a camp for elementary school kids in our church and community. It’s inspiring to know that some of you have volunteered at St. Margaret’s VBS for the last 10 years or more!

The theme of the week is Passport to Peace, which focuses on teaching children how to make peace a way of life. It seems especially relevant with our current events and includes some themes of different countries and learning from people of different backgrounds. My hope is the kids leave this week with new peacemaking skills, new friends, and a new catchy song or two.

I’m still short a few teen counselors- if you know a teenager looking to guide a group of kids through each day’s activities, please have them contact me ASAP.

We are going to have a really great week!

     We can sing in church!! Don't forget your masks this Sunday!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e45afa622a4f94-lemonade

Two weeks ago (June 12) was the communion class in the sanctuary following the 10am service:

Formation

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4EA5AF23A0F49-summers

Missions

July is St. Margaret's month for the Light House Food Drive. Here is the link to what they need

Wanted:  Tutors and Mentors for SMC’s Helping Hands partnership at Broadneck Elementary School (BES)!  School is out for only 8 weeks this summer and we want to start the new school year in a robust way with more tutors and a new kindness mentoring program.  It could be the most fulfilling hour in your week as you work with students to improve their reading and math skills! One tutor this year said that the program’s consistency and communications made it very easy to volunteer and said that “by having the opportunity to read one-one, [her] students gained confidence and enjoyed talking about what they were reading.” 

No experience is necessary, just your commitment and dedication to helping young students excel. Men and women volunteers are welcome! You will be making a difference in these children’s lives!

SMC was asked to form a “Kindness Club” @ BES next year.  We asked if we could help the teachers in ways that Rev. Patti talked about in her sermon about a month ago where she highlighted the Choose Love Movement that was started by a mother whose son was killed at Sandy Hook. BES responded with the Kindness Club idea. Their vision is that SMC would meet for lunch with kids who sign up, teach a "kindness" lesson, and perhaps have an activity - all in 25 minutes. SMC would organize the lunches. We will pilot this with 4th graders and rotate through the different 4th grade classes each week.  Can you join us to help spread kindness to these students?

If you are interested in either tutoring or mentoring kindness, please email fran.becker10@gmail.com.  Thank you!

Food Delivery to Afghan Families with Children by Janice John

In April, we took up a collection to deliver food to the families of our Afghan men in Hyattsville. These folks were left behind in Kabul. As family members of a person who worked for the Americans, and given the state of the economy in Afghanistan under the Taliban, these folks are unable to work and are hungry. 

$200 feeds 5-6 people for a month. With their extended families, our list has grown to over 75, including 21 infants and children. 

We are gearing up to provide another delivery next week. So far we have raised $400 of the $3,000 needed. If you are able to contribute to this food delivery, please contact Janice John janicejohnrg@gmail.com or Jen Thomas at jtchewie@gmail.com.

UPCOMING EVENTS/OUTREACH

From the SMC Missions Committee

July (LIGHT HOUSE):  SMC's Annual Food Drive for the Light House Pantry

OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT SMC's MISSIONS

Light House:  Ongoing: Sign up to prepare and deliver food to Light House for one (or more!) of SMC's Monthly Dinners. OR

Donate REQUESTED food and other items to Light House by placing in the designated area under the window in the narthex.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY OF THESE MISSIONS, PLEASE SEE THE MISSIONS TAB ON THE ST. MARGARET'S WEBSITE (Scroll to bottom)

Volunteers are needed for the 80^th General Convention of The Episcopal Church!

We need your help to welcome and assist our siblings throughout the Church during the 80^th General Convention next month, July 8-11. The General Convention Coordinator for Volunteers is Caroline Bomgardner, view her updated message here. We need volunteers from July 7 through July 11 and especially for Maryland Night on July 11.

View the updated General Convention schedule here.

Sign up to volunteer and register – our volunteer website will help you find the volunteer shifts that suit your schedule. Have questions? Check out our FAQs first and if you need more help contact Caroline Bomgardner directly.

Please note that the Joint Standing Committee on Planning and Arrangements passed a resolution on December 9, 2021, that ALL attendees of the 80th General Convention, including volunteers, must provide proof of vaccination and wear masks.

The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland and the City of Baltimore are ready to welcome the whole Episcopal Church to Baltimore this summer, both in person and virtually. Visit gceighty.org to learn more about our diocese's story of reconciliation and transformation.

Last Sunday's Service:

Sunday's Service Bulletin

Sunday's Announcements

Servers on June 26

Readers

7:30- Joan Rich

10- Barbara Marder

Eucharistic Ministers

10- Janis Brewer, Karin Ekholm

Acolytes

10- Julie Morgan, Anna Morgan, Marco Reyes

Altar Guild

Jeanne Nardi, Jan Little, Kim Morrow

Flower Guild

Leslie Salvail

Ushers

Molly Owens, Sam Sloan

Greeter

Web Chamberlin, Kathy Lang (V), Beth Kopack (V)

Lemonade Host

Mary Holstine, Jerry Anderson

Children's Chapel

Froggi Jackson

Livestream Host

JoEllyn Fountain

Servers on July 3

Readers

7:30- Joan Rich

10-Robert Thomas

Eucharistic Ministers

David Allen, Karin Ekholm

Acolytes

Charlotte and Clara Berthelotte

Altar Guild

Elizabeth Parker, Susan Roberts, Lyn Sloan, Betsy Dobbs

Flower Guild

Mary Kirkeby

Ushers

Mark Torrence

Greeter

Jean Clarke

Children's Chapel

Kristen Berthelotte, Ernie Tucker

Summer Family Host

Taryn Tangpricha Tangpricha

Livestream Host

Darron Hamilton 

St. Margaret's Contacts

The Rev. Peter Mayer, Rector - Peter@st-margarets.org

The Rev. Patti Sachs, Associate Rector - Patti@st-margarets.org

Elizabeth Radley, Director of Operations - Elizabeth@st-margarets.org

Jim Douglas, Director of Music - Music@st-margarets.org

Judy Hall, Administrative Assistant - Judy@st-margarets.org

For Churchyard Information- Churchyard@st-margarets.org

Emily DelSordo, Children's Formation Coordinator - Emily@st-margarets.org

Jeff Conover, Youth Ministries Leader - Jeff@st-margarets.org

Teresa McCorkle, Bookkeeper - Office@st-margarets.org

Christine Feldmann, Grants Administrator - Missions@st-margarets.org

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