Glen Burnie West: Cantata Celebrates Start of Holy Week
By Kathleen Shatt
Glen Burnie United Methodist Church will begin its Holy Week celebration with a cantata “Behold! God’s Holy Lamb” at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. worship services tomorrow.
The church is located at 5 Second Ave. S.E.
The cantata will be presented by the church’s chancel choir. It traces the events of Passion week from Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem to his death on the cross.
The United Methodist Men will host a Communion prayer breakfast at 7 a.m. tomorrow. All men and boys in the church and the community are welcome to attend. A continental breakfast will be served.
Sunday school classes will celebrate Hosanna Day from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. There will be a special worship service for children with music, lessons of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, crafts and snacks. The program will end with an Easter egg hunt. Nursery school age children are welcome to participate if they are accompanied by an adult. Sunday school classes also will be available for adults from 9:45 to 10:30 a.m.
A new contemporary worship service, “Heart of Worship,” will be offered from 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. every Sunday.
The church will host a social coffee cafe from 9:30 to 9:45 a.m. and from 10:30 to 10:45 a.m. after the 8:30 a.m. worship service and before the 9:45 and 11 a.m. services.
For more information, call the church office at 410-761-4381.
Peace Lutheran Church
Peace Lutheran Church will celebrate Palm Sunday with a Festival Mass with Holy Communion at 8:45 and 11 a.m. tomorrow at the church, 416 Wellham Ave.
Misa, the Mass in Spanish, with Holy Communion will begin at 10 a.m.
A contemporary worship service with Holy Communion will be offered at 6 p.m. today.
The church will sponsor an Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. tomorrow on the church grounds followed by an Easter neighborhood parade at 10:45 a.m.
A First Holy Communion preparation class will be led by Deacon Gail Wilson at 3 p.m. tomorrow. Advance sign up is required.
For more information, call the church office at 410-766-3283.
Passion Sunday
The Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer will celebrate Palm/Passion Sunday with a procession of palms and the reading of “The Passion According to St. Matthew” at both the 8:30 and 11 a.m. worship services.
The church is located at 7606 Quarterfield Road.
For more information, call the church office at 410-766-8778.
St. Alban’s
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church will offer Palm Sunday worship services at 8 and 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at the church, 105 First Ave. S.W.
For more information, call the church office at 410-766-1455.
Ferndale United Methodist
Ferndale United Methodist Church will celebrate Palm Sunday with a palm processional and service at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow. The church is located at 117 Ferndale Road.
For more information, call the church office at 410-761-2880.
Holy Trinity
Fifth-grade students will re-enact the Passion at the 9 a.m. Family Mass celebrated by Holy Trinity Catholic Church in the auditorium of Monsignor Slade Catholic School, 120 Dorsey Road. Palms also will be blessed.
The Lord’s Passion will be proclaimed at all other Masses this weekend and palms will be blessed. Masses will be celebrated at 5 and 7 p.m. Saturday and at 7, 8:30 and 10 a.m., noon and 6 p.m. in the church, 7436 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd.
Mass also will be offered at 11:30 a.m. Sunday in the Monsignor Slade auditorium.
For more information, call the church office at 410-766-5070,
IEP workshop
The Partners for Success Resource Center will offer a parent workshop, “Individualized Education: An Overview of the Special Education Process,” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Oakwood Elementary School, 330 Oak Manor Drive.
All parents are welcome to attend; however, advance registration is requested.
The workshop will provide a basic understanding for parents of individualized education programs and how they can better participate in the process.
For more information, call 410-222-3805 or send e-mail to partnersforsuccess@aacps.org.
Movie night
Glen Burnie Baptist Church will host a church-wide movie night at 6 p.m. tomorrow. The church is located at 7524 Old Stage Road.
The movie “Flywheel” will be shown. The movie was made by the same people who filmed “Facing the Giants.” It tells the story of a man who will do whatever it takes to succeed, and who learns the effect that has on his relationships with family and friends.
Admission is free. The community is invited to attend.
For more information, call the church at 410-766-2588 or visit www.glenburniebaptist.org.
Quarter auction
A quarter auction will be held Monday at the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Company hall, 4 S. Broadview Blvd.
Proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in Arnold.
Admission is $3.
The doors open at 6:15 p.m. The auction game will begin at 7 p.m.
Door prizes also will be awarded.
Prizes are from Longaberger, Tastefully Simple, Private Quarters. Pampered Chef, Home Interiors, Purses, Creative Memories, Premier Jewelry and Arbonne.
For more information, call Becky Bronakoski at 410-437-2525.
Guild meeting
The Ladies Guild at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church, 105 First Ave. S.W.
For more information, call the church office at 410-766-1455.
Holy Name Society
The Holy Name Society at Holy Trinity Catholic Church will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Lipin Room at the Parish Center, 126 Dorsey Road.
For more information, call 410-766-7079.
Pascal Senior Center
The Pascal Senior Center, 125 Dorsey Road, will host a St. Patrick’s Day dance from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday.
Musical entertainment, including some Irish jigs, will be performed by James McKinney, also known as Mambo Jim. Light refreshments will be served.
The Pascal Go-Getters will present its spring show, “Western Roundup,” featuring new country-and-western song and dance numbers at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Admission is free and open to the public. The volunteer chorus performs under the direction of Floretta Keeney.
The Poet’s Corner will show Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic operetta “The Mikado” at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Admission is free. New members are welcome.
For more information, call the center at 410-222-6680.
Computer classes
Computer class registration is being accepted at the Pascal Senior Center, 125 Dorsey Road.
Most classes begin the week of April 7. The course fee is $20 per class or $5 per workshop.
Anyone signing up for beginning computer classes must also take the mouse keyboard workshop from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. on March 26.
Class sizes are limited.
A complete list of computer course offerings is available at the center.
Cash or check are accepted for payment. Checks should be made payable to the Pascal Seniors Inc.
For more information, call the center at 410-222-6680.
Ravens Nest meeting
Ravens Nest 10 will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Fireside Inn, 7400 Ritchie Highway.
New members are welcome.
For more information, call Lauren Forgnoni at 301-646-3042 or visit www.ravensnest10.com.
North Glen
The North Glen Improvement Association will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the community hall, 303 Wellham Ave.
The board of directors will meet at 6:30 p.m. before the general membership meeting.
For more information, call president Nancy Mason at 410-761-4894 or send e-mail to rdmason1952@hotmail.com.
Hip and knee replacement
Baltimore Washington Medical Center will offer a free seminar on hip and knee replacement surgery at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Courtney Conference Center, located on the lower level of the Tate Cancer Center, 305 Hospital Drive. Patients thinking about joint replacement surgery are invited to attend. Certified physicians assistants and nurse practitioners will talk about hip and knee replacement surgery, including what patients can expect after the operation and during recovery, and how to prepare for the surgery. Two videos will be shown and there will be a question-and-answer session.
Reservations are requested. For more information, call 410-553- 8282.
Blood pressure screening
Bonnie Summers, a registered nurse, will conduct a free blood pressure screening at noon Wednesday at the Glen Square Senior Nutrition Program site, 102 Crain Highway N.W.
All seniors are welcome.
Senior information specialist Wanda Swift will meet with seniors at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Glen Square Senior Nutrition program site, 102 Crain Highway N.W. Mrs. Swift will assist seniors with determining their needs, locating services and completing applications for assistance.
The service is free.
For more information, call Doris Payne at 410-222-6264.
Easter gifts
Looking for a special handmade Easter gift? Stop by and visit the craft and consignment shop operated by the Community Advocates for Senior Opportunities and Services Inc. on the first floor of the Anne Arundel Community College in the Glen Burnie Town Center, 101 Crain Highway N.E.
The store is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Craft items sold in the store have been handmade by seniors from throughout the county. Twenty percent of the profits fund an emergencies and crisis intervention fund for seniors.
Consignment items are accepted from seniors from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For more information, call 410-761-1769.
Burwood Seniors
Registered nurse Bonnie Summers will check seniors’ blood pressures at noon Tuesday at the Burwood Senior Nutrition program site, 6658 Shelly Road.
All seniors are welcome.
For more information, call Latori Golbourne at 410-222-6262.
North County PTSA
The North County High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association and Easy Method Driving School will co-sponsor driving classes from 2:05 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. Monday through Thursday April 7 to 22 at the high school, 10 E. First Ave.
Registration forms are in the main office of the school.
For details, call 410-636-6638.
Glen Burnie’s 100th
The Glen Burnie Improvement Association is selling commemorative Centennial T-shirts in honor of the association’s 100th birthday.
The shirts cost $10.
In addition, the association is selling large magnets for $5.
For more information, call the association at 410-766-6760.
Food pantry
Oakwood Wesleyan Church, 505 Oakwood Station Road, will open its food pantry from 9 to 11 a.m. today to families in need of food.
Youth members of the church took part in a 30-hour famine last weekend to experience what true hunger feels like. Thirteen teenagers and five adults participated, raising $2,300 toward famine relief.
As a service project during the event, the youth constructed 1,208 wooden crosses which were planted in the church’s front yard during the last hour of the event to symbolize the number of children who would die worldwide during that hour from hunger and malnutrition.
For more information, call the church at 410-761-4530.
Swim club
Memberships are available for the 2008 summer pool season at the Glen Burnie Park Swim Club. The outdoor community pool is located at 500 Everett Road.
Family memberships are $385 for the first two people and $25 for each additional child ages 2 to 20 years. Children younger than age 2 will be admitted free. In addition, there is a one-time initiation fee of $100 for new members. Associate memberships for one person are offered at a cost of $200 for the season. Monthly memberships are also available.
Members who pay in full prior to March 31 will receive a spring special of a basket of pool-related goodies including free guest passes and concession stand coupons.
The pool is open from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The swim club facilities feature a four-lane 25-meter swimming pool, barbecue grills, a pavilion, a wading pool, tennis courts, volleyball court and a competition swim team.
Swim lessons also are offered during the summer.
For details, call Stacey Swingle at 410-761-1774, e-mail gbpswimclub@comcast.net or visit www.gbpswim.com.
Clubs and organizations in the 21061 ZIP code area can call Maryland Gazette correspondent Kathleen Shatt at 410-766-8547 for publication of their news. They can also fax information to her at 410-766-1520 or send e-mail to kasmgfern@hotmail.com.
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