The County Times
Thursday, Nov. 3 • Military Visit Historic St. Mary’s City Free in November Historic St. Mary’s City (18751 Hogaboom Lane, Saint Mary’s City) – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Veteran’s Day is celebrated on Nov.11, but at Historic St. Mary’s City recognition of veterans will last all month long. Those who have served our country are invited to visit the museum of living history and archaeology on the site of Maryland’s first colonial capita free with valid I.D. and accompanying family members will receive $1 off admission. Visitors can climb aboard a tall ship, help run a colonial printing press, explore a Yaocomaco witchott and help in the Plantation’s kitchen garden. At the St. John’s Site Museum, discover how archaeologists and historians know what they know. For more information, see www.stmaryscity.org. • Golden Beach Community Meeting with Sheriff Cameron Golden Beach Fire House (28165 Hills Club Road, Mechanicsville – 7 p.m. Sheriff Tim Cameron and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Citizen’s Advisory Board, in their continuing efforts to strengthen community and law enforcement partnerships, will host a Golden Beach Community Meeting. Sheriff Cameron will provide an overview of calls for service in the Golden Beach area and respond to citizens’ questions. Residents are encouraged to attend. • Writers’ Harvest Reading Uses Food for Inspiration Daugherty-Palmer Commons (18952 E. Fisher Rd., St. Mary’s City)- 8:15 p.m. The experiences of eating and cooking provided plenty of food for thought for writers at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Students in a “Summer Sustainability Books that Cook” class translated their culinary experiences into recipe recollection essays and foodie fictions, and will share this work. The reading will be followed by a reception featuring food prepared by the students. A suggested donation of $2 will go to Share our Strength, a national non-profit that aims to end childhood hunger in the U.S.
Special guests include Michael S. Glaser, former poet laureate of Maryland, and Karen Leona Anderson, author of the poetry collection “Punish honey.” The reading is part of the VOICES Reading Series, the Environmental Studies Program, and the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Program at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
Friday, Nov. 4 • Richard Wagner performs at Leonardtown Arts Center for First Friday Leonardtown Arts Center, (22660 Washington St, Second Floor, Leonardtown) – 5 p.m. Richard Wagner is an acoustic-based folk/ rock singer/guitarist from Solomons MD. His influences among others include Neil Young, John Prine, CSN, James Taylor, and Jack Johnson. Richard plays in and around Southern Maryland as a solo artist and with other local musicians. • Benefit Auction for Immaculate Conception Church’s Parish Hall Immaculate Conception Church Hall (28297 Old Village Avenue, Mechanicsville) – 4 p.m. A live auction, country store, and tables featuring baked goods, plants and gardening, foods, Christmas items and raffles provide lots of fun and excitement while fundraising for the parish hall. Quilts, furniture, antiques, picnic tables, gift sets, dinners, sports memorabilia, collectibles, afghans, rockers and many other items made and donated by the parish community will be available for purchase. Auctioneer will be A.J. Bussler. Food (stuffed ham sandwiches, fried chicken, hot dogs, potato salad and vegetable crab soup) and drinks available from 4 p.m. on. The auction begins at 6 p.m. For more details, call (301) 884-4567 or (301) 884-3123. • “Fabulous with 47” 5K and Wine Tasting Woodlawn Estate (16040 Woodlawn Lane, Ridge)- 8:30 a.m. Registration is open for the “Fabulous with 47” 5K with all proceeds from the event going to bring a world-class Special Education Conference to Southern Maryland. Your 5K runner registration or spectator registration will include
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a wine tasting from Slack Wine. Come out to run or to cheer! Registration is $30 per person and will increase to $35 per person on Race Day. There will also be a free Kids 1K Fun Run as part of the event. It is necessary to register, but is completely free. Visit www.slackwine.com/ events to register and for more info on the event day schedule and cause, visit www.fabulouswith47.com.
Saturday, Nov. 5 • St. Michael’s School Cash Bash St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds (42455 Fairgrounds Rd., Leonardtown) – 11 a.m. More than $300,000 in cash and prizes will be given to ticketholders attending this fundraiser for St. Michael’s School in Ridge. Among the prizes are gift cards for thousands of dollars and big-ticket items like a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, John Deere lawn equipment and new cars and trucks. Every five minutes someone will win one of a long list of prizes. Tickets are $75, with only 10,000 to be sold and can be purchased online at www.SMSCashBash.org or via phone at (240) 587-7111. All proceeds go to benefit St. Michael’s School. • Annual Winter Bazaar St. Andrew’s Church (44078 St. Andrew’s Church Rd., California) – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Complete your holiday shopping, decorate your home and stock up on frozen meals and baked goods at the St. Andrew’s Church Winter Bazaar at the Parish Hall. Visitors are invited to browse the wide inventory of gifts, unique crafts, plants, jewelry, knitted items, jewelry and much, much more. The St. Andrew’s Thrift Shop will also be open during the bazaar. For more information, call the Church Office at (301) 862-2247 or visit the church’s website at www. standrewssomd.org. • Free Public Star Party Myrtle Point Park (24050 Patuxent Boulevard, California) – 7:30 p.m. Weather permitting, the Friends of Myrtle Point Park invite the public to observe the Moon, planets in stars through a variety of astronomical equipment provided by the Southern Mary-
CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY Running the 2nd & 4th Week of Each Month
To Advertise in the Church Services Directory, Call The County Times at 301-373-4125
ANGLICAN
BAPTIST CHURCH
THE ANGLICAN MISSION OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND
HUGHESVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
Sundays - 9:30 AM 41695 Fenwick Street Unit 3 Leonardtown, MD 20650 301/997-1235 www.amosm.net
BAHA’I FAITH BAHA’I FAITH God is One, Man is One, and All Religions are One
Discussions 3rd Wed. 7-8 Lex Pk Library, Longfellow Rm 301-884-8764 or www.bahai.org
A member of the Southern Baptist Convention 8505 Leonardtown Road, Hughesville, MD 20637 301-884-8645 or 301-274-3627 Pastor Keith Corrick Associate Pastor Kevin Cullins
• Sunday Morning Worship • Sunday School (all ages) • Sunday Evening Worship & Bible Study • Wednesday Discipleship Classes (Adults, youth & Children)
10:30am 9:15 am 6:00 pm 7:00 pm
CATHOLIC CHURCH St. Cecelia Church 47950 Mattapany Rd, PO Box 429 St. Mary’s City, MD 20686 301-862-4600 Virgil Mass: Sunday: Weekday (M-F): Confessions:
4:30 pm Saturday 8:00 am 7:30 am 3-4 pm Saturday
UNITED CATHOLIC METHODIST
Offering worship and serving opportunities at… First Friendship campus – Ridge 9:00 am Traditional worshipc St George Island campus – Piney Point 9:45 am Children and Adult Sunday School 11:00 am Traditional worship St. Paul’s campus – Leonardtown 8:05 am Traditional worshipna 9:15 am Contemporary worshipnca(ASL Interpreted) 10:45 am Contemporary worshipnca 6:00 pm The Refinery (interactive worship)nc n – nursery provided c- children’s Sunday school also available a- adult Sunday school also available
www.firstsaints.org 301.475.7200
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land Astronomical Society. A great activity for all ages. Visit www.myrtlepoint.org or call (301) 743-7003 for additional information. • All Faith Church Annual Fall Dinner Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Dept. Social Hall (28165 Hills Club Road, Mechanicsville) – Noon to 5 p.m. All Faith Episcopal Church of Charlotte Hall will host its annual fall dinner with a meal including fried oysters, Southern Maryland stuffed ham, fried chicken, side dishes and drinks. Dinner is $20 for adults and $10 for children 8 and younger. Carry-out dinners are also available for $20 each. Crafts, desserts and a silent auction are also featured. Proceeds are dedicated to the maintenance of the church, which is 244 years old. For more information about the fall dinner, call All Faith Church at (301) 884-3773, or visit the website at www.allfaithchurch.com.
Sunday, Nov. 6 • Charlotte Hall Rotary Club Super Basket Bingo Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Dept. Social Hall (28165 Hills Club Road, Mechanicsville) – 12:30 p.m The Charlotte Hall Rotary Club hosts its 12th annual Super Basket Bingo to benefit Stephen’s Fund. Proceeds will benefit special needs children in the community. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. and bingo will start at 1:30 p.m. More than $5,000 in prizes to be won. Two for one - all regular game baskets will be filled with another Longaberger basket. Anyone who reserves a seat qualifies for a chance to win a holiday gift basket set. The person who brings the most people with them will win the medium Fill-It Hurricane. Pull tabs for baskets, King Tutt, 20 door prizes and more. Call Shirley at 240-298-3885 for more information or to make reservations for 6 or more.
Monday, Nov. 7 • Leonardtown High School Book Fair Leonardtown High School Media Center, (23995 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown) – 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Raider Nation Book Boutique will run from Friday, Nov. 4 to Thursday, Nov. 10 and offers something for everyone. Get your holiday shopping done early and all proceeds benefit Library Media Resources/Technology for Staff and Students. Contact Mrs. Hager or Mrs. Rose in the Media Center, at (301) 475-0200, ext.124 for details.
Tuesday, Nov. 8 • Special Olympics No Holdem Poker Night Bennett Building, (24390 Old Three Notch Road, Hollywood) – 6:30 p.m. $1 and $2 Blinds No limit cash game with dealers provided. Free food and drinks. High hand paid out nightly. Games benefit Special Olympics St. Mary’s County and the Center for Life Enrichment. For more information on the event, call Jim Bucci, Sr. at (301) 373-6104 and for volunteering information, call Mary Lu Bucci at (301) 373-3469 or (240) 298-0200.
Wednesday, Nov. 9 • Hollywood VRS Monthly Meeting, Member Recruitment Hollywood Voluneter Rescue Squad building,(24801 Three Notch Rd., Hollywood) – 7 p.m. WE NEED MEMBERS!!! Anyone wishing to become a member of the Auxiliary is encouraged to attend. For more information, call (240) 298-7956.