Weekly Announcements

for week prior to October 4, 2020A

Pastoral Care : Rev. Linda is in the office (301)355-7189 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10-3pm E-mail address for Rev. Linda is: rector@saintbartholomews.org

Tachiea Roland-Morris, Parish Admin. is in the office on Mondays 11-4pm (301)355-7189 & via this email throughout the week. stbartschurch2@verizon.net

You can watch Sunday’s Service by any of these three ways:

1. Our Facebook Page: fb.me/StBartsofLaytonsville
Please click the link above and hit “Follow” or Like the page to have access

2. Our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC08yCMMldEj8BjIuVfDsliQ?view_as=subscriber

3. Or just go to our website: https://saintbartholomews.org **************************************************************
Prayer Remember to pray daily for our Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry, our Bishops Mariann Edgar Budde and Chilton Knudsen and Our Priest, Linda Calkins.Pray for health care workers, doctors, nurses who are taking care of so many people and for God’s help in overcoming this pandemic and for those who are infected or affected in any way. 

Prayer Beads Ministry: Our prayer beads ministry is happy to mail a set of prayer beads to anyone a parishioner thinks would benefit from this gift of prayer and meditation.  If interested, please email the name and address to Ann Fitts at Janice.fitts@gmail. com.  

Prayer Requests for this week
Please continue to send in prayer requests to stbartschurch2@verizon.net

*Doris Wright (L. Calkins), *Wilsie Jones (L. Hendricks)*Majorie Pinder (L. Hendricks)*Clarissa Alleyne (L. Hendricks)*Anthony Miller (L. Hendricks)*Donar Juba Johnson (L. Hendricks)*Bart Popeck (B. Calender )*Anita Fitts (Bill & Ann Fitts)
*Bobbie Lawrence (B. Calender)*Florence Williams (L. Hendricks)*Donald Graham (A. Fitts)*Leon Nivet (L. Hendricks)*Aurora Dennison (D. Dennison)*Laurie Rutherford (R. Rutherford) *Roseann Royle (N. Row)*Megan Bonnell (B. Calender)*Mark Drukenbrod-(S. Grimes)*Kathi Lewis- (E. Ollivierre*Rachel Sharp- (V. Cross)

Happenings This Week

  * Rev. Linda has a blog reflecting on the Psalms, located at psalms-for-today.com

Bible study: Tuesday morning Bible study meets at 10 am (see Zoom meeting info at the bottom of the Announcements).

Weekly Wednesday Evening Prayer will meet on Wednesday 7 pm (see Zoom meeting info at the bottom of the Announcements)

Thursday morning Bible study is meeting at 10 am (see Zoom meeting info at the bottom of the Announcements)

Sunday Worship service: will be on Facebook Live at 10:30 am, on YouTube and also in- person. Please RSVP by Wednesday to attend in person.


Other News


Every time anyone orders from Amazon it is possible to designate a charity to receive the proceeds from each purchase.  Designate St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Laytonsville as the recipient of these proceeds. It is through Amazon Smile; anyone can designate St. Bartholomew’s as the preferred charity.  You can also use the Amazon link here on this webpage. Pass this information to family and friends! ****************************************************************

Our next Regathering Eucharist Service will take place in our Memorial Labyrinth Garden on Sunday, Oct. 4th, at 10:30 A.M.  If you would like to attend, we request that you respond by this coming Wednesday (September 30th).  Please respond by email to stbartschurch2@verizon.net, to reserve seats letting us know the number of people attending and sitting together in your household. If there is information we should take into consideration, when completing the seating plan, please provide that information. An example is that some walkers have built in chairs.  As noted, this will be a service with Eucharist.  A bag with the bread will be placed on your seat. The bags are prepared, on Thursday, by our volunteers wearing masks and gloves, making it very safe. If for any reason you cannot email to reserve a seat(s), please call Nancy Row at 301-674-2918 by Wednesday to reserve seating. On Friday, Oct 2nd you will receive an email confirming your attendance with a seating plan reflecting the location of your reserved seat(s).  Special instructions on how to easily enter the garden, along with the weekly bulletin and other information on what to expect during the service, will be included.  

           

A message from Dawn Dennison Aurora has been chosen as the teen honoree for the Arthritis foundation chapter of New Jersey, as that is where she attended a virtual summer camp. Here is her fundraising page where people can either just donate or sign up and walk virtually as a part of our team, lead by Aurora.  I am including the link to her page and to the page where they announce her as the Teen Honoree.  Thank you as always for all of your support.

Aurora Teen Honoree information for Jingle Bell Run Fundraiser
Aurora Jingle Bell Run Arthritis Fundraiser


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MAIL-IN BALLOT REQUEST DEADLINE NEARS Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Montgomery County Board of Elections is encouraging all eligible voters to cast mail-in ballots. Voting by mail is a safe and secure way of voting.Any registered voter who wants to vote by mail must apply for a ballot for the Presidential General Election. You must choose to either vote by mail or vote in person. If you request a vote by mail ballot, it will be your official ballot and you must return it through the U.S. Postal Service or bring it to an official drop box. If you try to vote at the polls after requesting a ballot by mail, you will cast a provisional ballot that adds time to your voting experience and will not be counted until after Election Day. This is necessary to prevent anyone from being able to vote twice.You may apply for a vote by mail ballot in one of four ways:

  1. Text the letters VBM to 77788.
  2. Visit our website – www.777vote.org – and select Vote by Mail. Follow the instructions for completing the application which may be mailed, faxed (240-777-8560) or e-mailed to absentee@montgomerycountymd. gov) to the Board of Elections.
  3. Visit https://voterservices. elections.maryland.gov/ OnlineVoterRegistration/ InstructionsStep1 to complete an online application. You must have a valid Maryland Driver’s License or Motor Vehicle Administration issued ID and enter your name and date of birth exactly as reflected in the voter registration database in order to use this method. Follow the prompts to complete and submit your application. 
  4. You may apply in person at the Montgomery County Board of Elections – 18753 N. Frederick Avenue, Suite 210, Gaithersburg, MD 20879 – between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. To obtain an application for another person, please call 240-777-8500 for detailed information. 

The deadline for receipt of your completed application is Tuesday, October 20, 2020. After the date, a mail-in ballot can only be requested in person at our office – 18753 N. Frederick Avenue, Suite 210, in Gaithersburg. The office is open: 

*************************************************************************Rev Linda is inviting you to the following scheduled Zoom meetings below:
Topic: Wednesday Evening Prayer
Time: Sep 30, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83428070064?pwd=aEpNajNVakQ0SFpxaXcyVjVQbFNoUT09
Meeting ID: 834 2807 0064Passcode: 128859One tap mobile+13017158592,,83428070064#,,,,,,0#,,128859# US (Germantown)

Dial by your location        +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)       Meeting ID: 834 2807 0064Passcode: 128859Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kc6bzs2WPO

—Topic: Thursday morning Bible studyTime: Oct 1, 2020 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87004275278?pwd=OE1ISkpVT20zYWlqWXUwMS81Q283UT09
Meeting ID: 870 0427 5278Passcode: 906986One tap mobile+13017158592,,87004275278#,,,,,,0#,,906986# US (Germantown)

Dial by your location        +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)        Meeting ID: 870 0427 5278Passcode: 906986Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcMXMbCIj7