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LECTIONARY : Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 25:3-9; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-13
7:45 A.M. – Holy Eucharist, Rite One in the chapel
8:30 A.M. – Contemporary Eucharist
9:30 A.M. – Liturgy & Living: Healing and Loss, Marie Yung and Martha+
10:30 A.M. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II in the church
11:45 A.M. - Coffee Hour, LPH
12:00 P.M. – Inquirer’s Class, UPH
12:30 P.M. – Bridge Event and Amazing Grace
1:00 P.M. – Rehearsal for Music Man, church
4:00 P.M. – Meditation Class with Gina Sager, UPH
5:30 P.M. – Supper & Stuff, LPH
7:00 P.M. – Evening Taizé Prayer Se rvice
7:00 P.M. – Community: Everyman Theatre, UPH
7:15 P.M. – Pastoral Care Committee, LPH
7:00 A.M. – Eucharist for Peace & Justice, breakfast follows, chapel
8:30 A.M. – Samaritan Community Morning Group, UPH
Samaritan Community Food Pantry by appointment
3:00 P.M. – Rehearsal for Music Man, church 6:00 P.M. – Community: Capoeira Group, UPH10:30 A.M. – Bible Study, LPH
10:30 A.M. – Holy Eucharist at Memorial Apartments
2:00 P.M. – Staff Meeting, LPH
4:00 P.M. – After School Program, LPH
5:30 P.M. – Holy Eucharist & Healing
6:00 P.M. – Brown Memorial open for prayer and labyrinth
6:30 P.M. - Supper at Brown
7:00 P.M. – Tri-Church Education, Brown Memorial
8:00 P.M. - Community: Capoeira Group, UPH
8:30 A.M. – Samaritan Community Morning Group, UPH
Samaritan Community Food Pantry by appointment
9:00 A.M. – Dance Class, LPH
4:00 P.M. – Rehearsal for Music Man, UPH7:15 P.M. - Choir Rehearsal, LPH
LECTIONARY : Genesis 22:1-14; Psalm 16:5-11; Romans 8:31-39; Mark 8:31-38
7:45 A.M. – Holy Eucharist, Rite One in the chapel
8:30 A.M. – Contemporary Eucharist
9:30 A.M. – Liturgy & Living: Healing and Loss, Marie Yung and Martha+ (continues)
10:30 A.M. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II in the church
11:45 A.M. - Coffee Hour, LPH
12:00 P.M. – Inquirer’s Class, home of Louise E. Miller
1:00 P.M. – Rehearsal for Music Man, church
5:30 P.M. – Supper & Stuff, LPH
7:00 P.M. – Evening Taizé Prayer Service
THE INQUIRER'S CLASS will meet TODAY in the UPH. If you think you might like to be included on this spiritual journey, please talk to, email or call Stewart+ at 410-669-0220
PEACE & JUSTICE SERVICE The Tuesday morning Eucharist and breakfast will be relocated to the lower parish hall for the six weeks of Lent (and possibly longer) as an experiment in enhanced accessibility. All are welcome. Please join us any Tuesday at 7:00am for the service and/or 7:45 for breakfast, fellowship, and discussion. A perfect opportunity for anyone still in need of a lenten devotion.
WEDNESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY : 10:30 am- 11:30 am Lower Parish Hall: Join us for a lively Lenten discussion of the ethics of the Cross through the lives of Reinhold Neibuhr, Deitrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Luther King, Jr. How do we live our Good Friday and Easter faith in a world of injustice? Handouts given each week for the following class. The subject was the basis of Martha's honor thesis in seminary.
ECUMENICAL LENTEN SERIES: Beginning Ash Wednesday and for each Lenten Wednesday thereafter, join the churches of West Baltimore at Enon Baptist Church at Noon for a service of the Word through scripture and preaching. Light lunch follows. A great opportunity to hear preaching in a variety of Gospel styles! See schedule below. On March 15th, Martha+ and Stewart+ will be preacher and liturgist respectively. The series is organized this year by Pastor Emeritus the Rev. Marion Bascom
DATE LITURGIST PREACHER
March 8 The Rev. George Polk The Rev. Andrew Foster Connors
March 15 The Rev. T. Stewart Lucas The Rev. Martha N. Macgill
March 22 Mrs. Sally Shoemaker Robinson The Rev. Grady Yeargin
March 29 The Rev. Jeremiah G. Williams The Rev. Allen Robinson
April 5 Marion Curtis Bascom The Rev. Catherine Luckett
April 12 The Rev. Arnold Howard The Rev. Marvis May
POWER POINT PROJECTOR We are finding that the need for a projector for Power Poimt presentation is ever increasing. Could you be Memorial’s angel donor? Speak to Martha or Stewart if you feel so called.
MUSIC MAN DONATIONS -- Is lumber and old paint cluttering up your home? Consider making a donation: the set construction crew for the upcoming production of "The Music Man" would appreciate any wood (2x4s, 1x, plywood) and paint (we could use a wide variety of colors) that you have to spare. Please contact David Warner, Louise Toby or John Seeley (contact information is available through the church office). Thank you in advance for your generosity!
LISTENING HEARTS MINISTRIES - A full-time job opportunity awaits someone with organizing skills that enjoys working collaboratively and cares about spiritual development. This is a new position of Program Coordinator and Executive Assistant to the Trustees of Listening Hearts Ministries. Computer skills with expertise in Microsoft Office are required. The office is in the Mill Centre on Chestnut Avenue near Falls Road and Roland Avenue. For further information, inquire by email to Doris Walker: listening@verizon.net.
PRAYER LIST: If someone you love is on the prayer list and can be removed to another section of the list OR THANKS BE TO GOD – can be taken off, please let the office know. Our prayer list is again growing long – but we never want to take off anyone off that needs to be there.
Samaritan Community: FOOD PANTRY : hand lotion, juice and more juice, cold remedies, vegetables, and cerealEUTAW-MARSHBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL students need both LISTENERS and READERS. The 2nd graders need folks who will both read to them and listen to them read. The time is mostly in the morning first thing but can be adjusted in cooperation with the teacher. This would be for 1/2 hour or so at a time . The length and frequency can be arranged to suit the volunteer. Please let Pam Fleming know if you can be a 2nd grade helper. (410) 366-6827 or guypamsh@bcpl.net
FLOWERS, AUMBRY AND PEACE CANDLE CHARTS -- REMEMBER a loved one, CELEBRATE a birthday or your favorite saint in the Episcopal calendar, or pray for PEACE somewhere: Sign up on the charts at the back of the church and sponsor the flowers, aumbry or peace candle. Donations: flowers-$35; aumbry candle-$5; peace candle-$7 for 2 weeks
PLEASE HELP EUTAW-MARSHBURN SCHOOL WHEN YOU SHOP AT GIANT -- The Giant A+ BonusBucks program has started again. If you use a Giant bonus card, please designate Eutaw-Marshburn to benefit from your shopping. You may fill out a short form at the customer service counter or go to www.giantfood.com and click on A+ BonusBucks. In either place, you will enter your bonus card number, and you may use the school's code, 01297. Even if you did this last year, you must do it again. Thank you! (Super Fresh has no program for schools this year.)
Marilynn maintains the PARISH CALENDAR. When you plan an activity at the church, make sure that the SPACE and TIME you plan to use are available, and reserve them, by calling Marilynn at the church office or by email at office@memorialepiscopal.org
by Meredith Wilson
Memorial Players’ 5th annual
Spring production, will be performed on Friday, March 31, at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 1, at 1:00 and 8:00 pm
in the church
Performances are free, no tickets required. Doors open 30 minutes prior to each show. You know the music—“76 Trombones,” “Till There Was You,” “Gary, Indiana,” barbershop tunes . . . The show will star Jesse Milan, Jr., as the charming Harold Hill, and Ginny Hornbeck as Marian, the librarian. The cast also includes more than 40 talented and seasoned performers and children from the congregation and surrounding community. Come one and all to this gloriously heart-warming and funny family musical!
TRI-CHURCH EDUCATION: SALVATION AND SIN
Wednesday evenings: March 8, 15, 22 at Brown Memorial Labyrinth and church open for prayer at 6pm - Supper served at 6:30pm Program begins at 7 pm and ends at 8:30 Did you miss the popular series on the Eucharist this fall? Here’s your chance to get in on the lively ecumenical discussion – this time on salvation and sin. Each evening, we will have a short presentation on a topic around salvation and sin by one clergy member. The other two clergy will provide comparisons from a different denominational perspective. Then, the floor is open for discussion. Ever wondered about Predestination? Penance? Confession? Ever wondered about what the Presbyterians and Roman Catholics think? Do the Episcopalians have anything definitive to say? Find out on Wednesdays this Lent!
REACHOUT IDEA
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GATHERING WITH AMAZING GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Bridge event, TODAY, Sunday, March 5 at 12:30pm we continue building our relationship with another city church committed to justice issues in the City of Baltimore. We’ll have lunch with the good folks of Amazing Grace and see what they have done with their city church and their church garden including a labyrinth. Gather at the church steps at noon to carpool.
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Join us for the next Teachers' Breakfast for Eutaw-Marshburn Elementary Faculty and Staff on Monday, March 20th, 7-8:30 am. Come meet some dynamic and committed educators and help encourage them in their work. Sponsored by the Memorial Reachout Committee. Call Anne Clewell at 410.433.1040 or email aclewell@aol.com for directions. Can't make it this time? Mark your calendar for the End-of-Year Breakfast scheduled for June 5th.
SECOND ANNUAL HEALING DAY AT MEMORIAL! The second Healing Retreat Day will be at Memorial, March 11th from 9am-3pm. Mark your calendars for this very special day. This year’s theme is “Time: Tyranny or Gift.” We will have discussion, meditation, yoga and other relaxing physical activities. Everyone enjoyed this time away from the everyday stress last year. The Pastoral Care Committee is working on making this another special day for all attendees. There is a sign-up sheet in the back of the church. Please Sign Up!