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Weekly Ongoing Activities:

Lenten Program - Lent and Holy Week with Thomas Merton:  Feb. 23rd; Mar. 2nd, 9th,16th, 23rd, and 30th

During Lent and Holy Week, we will gather on six Tuesday evenings in the Lower Hall at 6:30 p.m. for a light supper, followed by a discussion based on Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton, and ending with Compline.  This little book is edited by two members of the Merton Institute for Contemplative Living and will be our companion as we walk through the wilderness of Lent and into the suffering and turbulent emotions that mark Holy Week.  Tim+ will lead the discussion.  

Please mark your calendars now for the evenings of February 23rd, and March 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th.  Also, please sign up for the group during coffee hour after the 10:30 a.m. service using the form on the table in the Lower Hall, and also indicate whether you are prepared to provide food on one of the nights.  We are ordering the books for participants, which cost $5.95 each, and will collect payment on February 23rd.  Please call 410-426-0709 with any questions or to sign up if you cannot make it to coffee hour.

Celebration of New Ministry:  March 7th

On Sunday, March 7th, the Rt. Rev. John L. Rabb, Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of Maryland, will preside at the service of Celebration of New Ministry, at which the Rev. Timothy H. Grayson will be instituted as Rector of the Episcopal Church of the Messiah.  The service will begin at 5:00 p.m. and will be followed by a reception in the Lower Hall.  Everyone is welcome to attend this festive occasion!

Moveable Feast Desserts Due: March 14th

Members of the Church of the Messiah's Moveable Feast Baking Team bake scrumptious desserts and bring them to the church for people who are HIV positive or who have cancer.  Carol Waldhauser, the program's coordinator, gathers and delivers these desserts to Moveable Feast, a nonprofit organization that serves nutritious meals to its homebound clients in Central Maryland.  This happens on the second Sunday of every month, so interested bakers may leave their individually-wrapped, homemade offerings (labeled "For Moveable Feast") in the Lower Hall kitchen on Sunday morning, March 14th. 

Open Book Group:  March 24th

The Book Discussion Group meets in the lower level Family Room to talk about a book, available in paperback or from your local library.  Non-church members are always welcome to join in -- the only requirement for coming and joining the conversation is to read the book beforehand.  We will be discussing Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert on Wednesday, March 24th from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. and hope to see you there!