Sept 3
Claggett Slave Cemetery Task Force Meeting
7:30 p.m. Diocesan Center
4 E. University Parkway, Baltimore
This second meeting of the task force will focus on history, grants, design and set dates to remove overgrown vegetation. All are welcome. Contact Bill Fallowfield wmhfallo@hotmail.com, or Angela Shepherd stphilip@ang-md.org.

Sept 6
A Neighborhood Affair
The Church of the Holy Trinity, 2300 W. Lafayette Ave., Baltimore, is hosting a neighborhood bazaar from 8 am-3 pm. Seven churches in the immediate neighborhood participate. The deadline for space reservations is Aug 30. Tables are available: $20 and spaces are $15, contact Ms. Marti Grooms at 410-945-0002 or churchbazaar@verizon.net. Download the flyer.

Sept 6

Flea Market
St. Bartholomew's Church, 4711 Edmondson Avenue, one block east of Edmondson Village, Baltimore, hosts its annual flea market from 9 am-1 pm. This sale features gently used clothing, furniture, electronics, toys, housewares, etc. All proceeds benefit local social service charities. Call 410-945-7263 for more information. Please drop donations off at the adjacent parish hall on Wednesday nights all summer long.

Sept 12 and 13

Mountain Grace V

Being the Church, Being Appalachia

How to do ministry in an Appalachian context is the perennial focus of the conference. The site for this year's conference is Athens, Ohio, in the scenic Hocking Valley. Mountain Grace is sponsored by the dioceses of Southern Ohio and West Virginia and Southern Ohio ECSF. The arts, crafts and music of Appalachia will be an important part of the conference experience. Follow this link for more information.

Sept 19
INTEGRITY/BALTIMORE
Monthly meeting at the Cathedral of the Incarnation Eucharist begins at 7 p.m. in the Peace Chapel. The Rev. Scott Bellows, rector of St. David's Church and president of the Standing Committee, will preside and preach. Pot luck supper, conversation and fellowship follow until 9 p.m. For further information: mayh.miller@verizon.net.

Sept 20

Order of Urban Missioners Liturgy of Covenanting

Lay and ordained Christians practicing (or discerning about) any form of urban ministry are invited to join us in encouraging one another's spiritual journeys. Members have included urban artists, volunteer tutors, social workers, and clergy, among others. Our 2008 Liturgy of Covenanting is scheduled for Sept 20 at the Cathedral of the Incarnation. The day's events, running from 11a.m.-2:30 p.m., will include meditation, lunch, and Eucharist. The Rt. Rev. Eugene Sutton will preside and preach. Please bring enough of one lunch item to share, your calendar, and a checkbook if you care to offer an optional donation. Most future meetings will occur on the third Saturday of the month from 11 to 2 at the Church of the Holy Nativity, Pimlico. RSVP to MaryHTDavisson@aol.com or 443-604-3099.

Sept. 27
Windstories
5 p.m.
Cathedral of the Incarnation
4 E. University Parkway, Baltimore
A performance by The Annapolis Chamber Players in support of ERICA - Episcopal Refugee & Immigrant Alliance Center. This ministry offers free assistance to refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants in the greater Baltimore area. A candlelight reception will follow the performance. Suggested donation per ticket is $50. For information and tickets, contact 410-467-3750; erica@thecathedral.ang-md.org; www.erica-baltimore.org.

Oct. 1
Cruise for Seafarers
4:45-7 p.m.
Pier 5, Inner Harbor Baltimore
Register by Sept. 12 for the Baltimore International Seafarers' Center Oct. 1 Baltimore Harbor Cruise. The cruise departs Pier 5, Inner Harbor Baltimore, at 4:45 p.m., returning at 7 p.m. Download the flyer.

Learn more about the port and about port ministry while enjoying conversation and refreshments (included) on board the beautiful Duchess of Pintail. Tickets are $50, and proceeds support the ministry of the Seafarers' Center. Write baltseafarers@aol.com or call 410-685-1240 by Sept 12 to reserve your space or for more information. www.baltseafarers.ang-md.org.

Oct 25
History of Episcopal Parishes in Baltimore County
This illustrated talk will be given by James Wollen, AIA, preservation architect, and the Rev. Kingsley Smith, historian of the Diocese of Maryland at the Historical Society of Baltimore County, 9811 Van Buren Lane, Cockeysville at 2 p.m. They will explore Episcopal Parishes in Baltimore County, when they began, why they are where they are, and how the churches look. Historical Society of Baltimore County members are free, $5 per person for non-members, or $10 per parish group. www.hsobc.org or 410-666-1878.