If you have not yet received your Stewardship letter including a Commitment card and envelope, please pick up one in the narthex, print one online, or call the church office (410-974-0200). If you received offering envelopes this year, we will provide them again for you. If you would like to give online, or if you need envelopes, please contact Ruth in the office.

*Pledged amount (as of 10/26/11) with 37 pledges:  $178,560. *  

We are hoping to receive the majority of pledges by Oct. 30 when we will celebrate and bless our common commitment to St. Margaret's. 

"Pink Smoke Over  

the Vatican"

               Tonight, Wednesday, Oct. 26, "Pink Smoke Over the Vatican," a one-hour documentary on women's historical participation in the church, will be screened at 7 p.m. in the parish hall.  Father Roy Bourgeois, a Maryknoll priest who has supported the ordinations of Roman Catholic women, is featured as well as Bishop Patricia Fresen, a former Dominican nun asked to leave her order when she became ordained as a priest in the "Roman Catholic Women Priests" (RCWP) movement. After the showing of the film, Andrea Johnson, who serves as RCWP bishop for the eastern region of RCWP-USA, will lead a discussion of the film for another hour.

 Sunday Adult Forum: Honduras Trip

 On Sunday, Oct. 30, members of our youth will share pictures and stories from their summer mission trip to Honduras. Please come support them and have a cup of coffee at 10:15am in the parish hall.

The flu vaccine will be offered in the parish hall this Sunday at 10:15am. The fee will be $25 for all persons not on Medicare; receipts of payment will be available for those who request them.  Medicare recipients need to bring their cards for verification of benefits.  Call Pat Hall @ 410-956-5120 to request a home visit for anyone that may be homebound.

Wednesday, November 2 at 7 pm

While All Saints' Day is to remember all the saints, popular piety felt the need to distinguish between outstanding saints and those who are unknown in the wider fellowship of the church, especially family members and friends. The day is also referred to as the Commemoration of All Faithful Departed. This will be a quiet service with some reflective music, a meditation and a time to remember those who have died especially in the last year. If you have a name you would like to be read at this service or printed for our All Saints' Sunday service, please email laura@st-margarets.org by Mon., Oct. 31. 

Pictured left to right: Erik Zlokovitz, Jon Enriquez, Ernest Freeland, Hope Stinson, Kirsten Tolley, Dawn Staniszewski, Lisa Nagel, Joye Fleming, and Ty Stinson.

We had an incredible Sunday celebration with Bishop Sutton as we welcomed 9 new members into the Episcopal Church. Many thanks to all who made the day so special. Our coffee hour feast was scrumptious and beautiful, and the vestry enjoyed a terrific lunch with the Bishop after the services.  We also collected $671 to be given to the Bishop's Discretionary Fund.

 New "Third Sunday" CD

The Third Sunday Band is pleased to announce the release of its fourth CD in November.  "Change the World" will feature a collection of 15 songs featuring new original compositions and some of the Band's favorite selections.  If you would like to preorder a copy of this CD, please see James Fitzpatrick in the Church office or contact a band member. Cost is $15. 

St. Margaret's Guild  

Nov. Meeting

Our St. Margaret's Guild will be meeting on Wed., Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. in the parish hall. We're delighted to have as our guest speaker one of our own parishioners, Bob Baltz, who is a volunteer naturalist with Scales & Tales, an environmental education program of the MD Park Service. To emphasize promotion of wildlife stewardship, Bob will bring (non-releasable) birds of prey and reptiles. Along with all women (and men, too!) of the church, our day school children are also invited for this live wildlife program. Delicious refreshments will be served! 

Need a break from the kids?  J2A is hosting Kids' Fun Night every second Friday of the month through May from 6 to 10 p.m.  There will be activities and games, a movie, and snack. Cost is $25 for the first child and $10 for each additional per family.  Everyone must be potty-trained.  Funds raised will go towards the J2A Pilgrimage in 2012.  Please pre-register by sending an email to:  J2AFunNights@gmail.com with the dates, names and ages of attendees. 

Thanksgiving Baskets 

Members of our parish will provide holiday meals to needy families or seniors this Thanksgiving. We will receive names of those to receive our gifts from the AA Co. Dept. of Social Services. The Mission Commission will provide the turkeys, you and your family will provide the fixings for the rest of the meal and deliver the basket to the recipient a few days BEFORE Thanksgiving Day. No cooking involved. Turkeys and baskets will be available at the church on Sunday, Nov. 20 or by separate arrangement. To participate or for questions, contact Barbara Marder at 410-518-9978 or email scubaesc@aol.com.