Garden Party in the news!

Video report by Jen Rynda/Baltimore Sun on the 2016 British Garden Party and Fête

The Baltimore Sun sent a videographer to the Garden Party. You can see the results (including interviews with the Rector and others) on their web page.

Video report by Jen Rynda/Baltimore Sun on the 2016 British Garden Party and Fête

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Punch & Judy at the Garden Party

Dr Horn's Punch & Judy Show at the 2014 British Garden Party & Fête. Photo courtesy Desperate English Housewife In Washington

We’re delighted to welcome back Professor Horn’s Punch & Judy Show to the British Garden Party and Fête, on Saturday, May 7th. The Garden Party runs from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and Professor Horn will present his riotously (and we use that word advisedly) funny show three times: at 11:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and . . . → Read More: Punch & Judy at the Garden Party

Afternoon Tea at the Garden Party

What could be more delightful than to partake of afternoon tea at the British Garden Party and Fête, on Saturday, May 7th? The Garden Party runs from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and the Tea Room is open for constant service. (Be forewarned, the line can be quite long. You can read all the . . . → Read More: Afternoon Tea at the Garden Party

Maypole at the Garden Party

Maypole in Progress

Edited to correct date

Don’t be a Puritan Roundhead—come to the Cavalier side and join in the Maypole Dance. It’s fun for the whole family. (You don’t have to tell your kids what it’s all about.) There’s all sorts of entertainment, fun and games, and great food at our British Garden Party . . . → Read More: Maypole at the Garden Party

It’s nice to be noble;
 be a patron of our fête!

May Day! May Day! May Day! It’s almost upon us. There are just three weeks to the St Stephen’s Annual Garden Party and Fête. This means time is running out for you to join the ranks of the nobility by signing up as one of our noble patrons.

Prime Minister Lloyd George felt free . . . → Read More: It’s nice to be noble;
 be a patron of our fête!

Schedule changes for week of April 10th

The ACA Executive Council is meeting at St Stephen’s this week, and as a result, we are making a few changes to our normal weekday schedule.

There will be no Fellowship Breakfast at the Nautilus Diner on Tuesday, April 12th There will be no Parish Life Meeting on Tuesday, April 10th. The meeting has been . . . → Read More: Schedule changes for week of April 10th

For the Victims of the Terrorst Attack in Lahore

Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park

Merciful God in heaven: Grant, we beseech thee, peace and rest to those whose lives were taken in the terrorist attack in Lahore, and comfort those who mourn them. Give strength and courage to those who were injured, and bless those who minister unto them. Grant the people of Pakistan the resolve to carry on . . . → Read More: For the Victims of the Terrorst Attack in Lahore

Afternoon Tea Schedule Adjustment

There will be no Afternoon Tea in April, due to the ACA Executive Council meeting, which St Stephen’s will be hosting April 12–14.

Also, there will be no separate Afternoon Tea in May, because Afternoon Tea will be available at the annual British Garden Party and Fête on May 7th.

Regular Afternoon Teas . . . → Read More: Afternoon Tea Schedule Adjustment

Holy Week Schedule 2016

Mikhail Nesterov The Empty Tomb

The schedule for this year’s Holy Week includes at least one service every day. Highlights are the Choral Eucharist and Stripping of the Altar on Maundy Thursday (March 24th at 7:00 PM), the Seven Last Words from the Cross (a preaching service) and the Children’s Way of the Cross on Good Friday (March 25th . . . → Read More: Holy Week Schedule 2016

Daylight Saving Time

Pythagoreans celebrate sunrise

(We’re posting this today, as a reminder, and to give you a head start for tomorrow.)

Daylight Saving Time currently begins, for most of the United States, on the second Sunday in March. This collect was written by Kevin Robertson, a friend of one of the Priests at St Stephen’s, and posted to Mr Robertson’s . . . → Read More: Daylight Saving Time