St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
Laytonsville, Maryland

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Christmas Festival - We've already begun work for the Annual Christmas Festival to be held this coming December. This important event brings together the whole parish and we want you to participate to make this year's Festival as successful as possible! If you plan to attend, please notify Sonja Elgin or Morna Golletz.

Ladies Guild News

Spring AZALEAS went very well.. We hold monthly luncheons throughout the year.. If any woman would like to join us, please call Barbara at 301-963-7688.

Word from Mirembe

The big news from the Mirembe home is that all 10 of the orphaned young ladies are living there, and attending the high school where Mary Demo teaches. The Demos sold some of their land for 140,000 Kenya shillings (~$2000 U.S.) to pay half the cost of a 4 wheel drive van, so Mary can take them to school even during the rainy season. The young ladies are studying and taking final exams to finish out the school term that ends April 15th. We want to thank all of you for helping achieve this milestone, which shows God's love working in the world, in the generosity to a group of girls none of us have met. The money we sent in January paid to complete and furnish the dining hall and kitchen which was required for government approval to have the girls move in. There are still improvements to add, a septic system and electricity. They use kerosene lanterns for lighting, after the sun sets at 6 PM, which is constant for them, because they are so close to the equator.