In response to the Bishop’s plea for assistance to the Bahamian people, ravaged by Hurricane Dorian, the ECW will hold a “Donation Only” Bake Sale on Sunday, October 6th in the Parish Center.

We need two things to make this a very successful fundraiser:

The Bake Sale will be held during our Coffee Hours, and is the same day as our St. Francis Day Blessing of the Animals.

George Kaplan has scheduled some interesting Adult Education Forums through early November. Parishioners from both services are encouraged to attend, as the presentations are held between services in the Parish Center–during the early Coffee Hour (9:15-9:45AM).

Here’s the line-up so far:

We needed to address an air conditioning problem to complete the Outreach Office renovation project.

During warm weather, the office’s portable airconditioning unit expelled hot air from the food pantry/office area into the adjacent restroom and hallway. As a result, the temperature in that hallway and restroom often exceeded 100 degrees. Simply put: It cooled one area as it overheated another.

Inefficient cooling and high energy costs motivated us to seek grant money and help resolve this longstanding issue.

We are pleased to announce that our Outreach Office was awarded two grants, totaling $5650.00 , for the installation of a permanent airconditioning system! In August, the local VFW awarded us $1250.00; and in September, Choptank Electric Co-op awarded us $4400.00. These two grants pay for the cost of the system and installation. Crouse Bros HVAC. is now installing the system.

We extend our thanks to Choptank, the VFW, and the grant writing work of our Treasurer Andrea Pugh and Karen Schaeffer. These grants, and the airconditioning, are a true blessing to the volunteers and clientele of our Outreach Office!

Our Bishop’s family and friends have been personally touched by Hurricane Dorian’s destruction. Please read his heartfelt letter here .

Donation envelopes will be available at Sunday’s service. Plans for a fundraiser are now in the works, too.

Ring in the Christmas season with the ECW at The Radio City Christmas Show featuring…The Rockettes!

The ECW has rented a motorcoach and secured only 56 tickets for Tuesday, December 3rd !

We will leave SMA at 8AM and arrive in NYC at 11AM. Lunch is on your own, with some freetime before the 2PM show. We will arrive back at SMA around 8PM.

The cost is $130.00 each and includes show ticket, bus transportation, and driver tip.

We will begin to take payment reservations this Saturday at the ECW meeting. Payment in full is needed to officially reserve your spot. Due to the anticipated popularity of this trip, parishioners are limited to one guest until the bus is full.