Check out all the Diocesan youth activities at www.edow.org/youth
Youth Group Ball Game
The County Youth
Group will be attending a Blue Crabs Baseball Game on
Sunday, July 25th at 5:05 pm. Anyone that wishes to
attend and or adult volunteers to drive our youth can contact Rev Meredith Syler
at
meredithsyler@yahoo.com before
Friday, July 16th
Youth Service Trip to
DC
The Region VI Youth Group
is preparing for a service trip to Washington, D.C. August 7-8, 2010. Highlights
will be a sleep over on Sat. night at Church of the Epiphany and on Sunday
morning serve assist with serving breakfast to 150-200 of our homeless brothers
and sisters in D.C. Additional activities includes Bible study, Gospel Choir,
and worship. The trip will be a fun and powerfully transforming experience.
Contact the Rev. Meredith Syler at
meredithsyler@yahoo.com or 301-481-7717. Hurry because there are only 8
spots left!
Ascension In-Reach
Please take a moment and consider participating in our In-reach Program at
Ascension. The program has been greatly appreciated by those in our own
parish who were in need of a helping hand, a meal, or a ride at a critical time.
More help is needed, though. If you are interested, please contact
Debbie at the office for an application form to let
us know how you are interested in helping out. If you want to continue
with your current participation, there is no need to complete a new form - Only
those new to the program need to register. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
Please let the Rector or Bob Woody know if you or a fellow church member could use a hand. Ascension’s In-Reach is there to help our members in times of need, providing meals, rides, or companionship.
Community
Recycling
If you are interested
in supporting Habitat for Humanity but don't have time to participate in one of
their events, why not recycle your aluminum cans at the church?! This will
help Patuxent Habitat for Humanity build homes for those in need in our county.
Mary Sothoron will be picking up the aluminum cans weekly, so bring them in from
home and deposit them in the box in the entryway. PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY
ALUMINUM DRINK CANS CAN BE ACCEPTED.
Check out www.edow.org for the latest info.
Bishop Search Listening Session
The Search/Nominating
Committee for the 9th Bishop of Washington invites your feedback on the draft of
the Diocesan Profile at three Listening Sessions. These sessions will be in the
format of a town hall meeting, where the Draft Profile will be the focus of
discussion. The Draft Profile compiles findings from the Focus Groups. The Draft
Profile will be available on the Bishop Search website:
search.edow.org.
The Region 6 listening session is at:
Christ Episcopal Church, Chaptico, July 28, 7-9pm, Zach Fowler Road, Chaptico, MD 20621
Have your voice heard and offer your input from region 6 to the committee in the selection of your next Bishop of the Washington Diocese.
Bishop Search Survey
This week a survey will
be posted to the bishop search web page
here. Everyone is encouraged to complete the survey and
provide input. The surveys are designed as a "check and balance" against the
information gleaned from the focus groups.
VOCATIONAL MINISTRY RETREATS IN THE DIOCESE OF
WASHINGTON
The next Vocational
Ministry Retreat in the Diocese of Washington will be held on October 1-2, 2010
at Bon Secours Retreat Center in Marriottsville, Maryland. Marjory Zoet
Bankson, the retired director of Faith at Work, will lead this retreat. Please
let Rev.Gwynn know if you are interested in attending this retreat.
Registration is
online. The cost of the retreat is $120 and scholarships are
available.
Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Holy Land - 2010
EDOW will host a pilgrimage to the Holy Land from December 8 - 20, 2010. Please visit the EDOW website at http://edow.org/news/EDOWTripRegistration2010.pdf for more information.
The Tutu Institute for Pilgrimage and Prayer -
15 Day
Pilgrimage to South Africa
Join the Reverend Mpho
Tutu & the Reverend Katherine Stiles for a 15 day retreat to South Africa,
January 14 – 28, 2011, and experience a journey of the spirit and an opportunity
for spiritual refreshment. Registration deadline: September 1, 2010. For more
information, registration forms and tentative itinerary please visit our website
at
www.tutuinstitute.org or contact us at
info@tutuinstitute.org or 703-677-5642.
Last Updated: July 21, 2010