Services and Events: Fall/Winter 2023

Sunday, October 29, Worship Service at 11:15 a.m.  Reformation Sunday, wear your red.
               Congregational Meeting following worship service to vote on wall stabilization and
               Parish Hall entrance improvement bids
               Country kitchen pre-orders due
               Way Off Broadway Christmas Show reservations due

Sunday, November 5, Worship Service, 11:15 a.m.   Daylight Savings Time begins
Thursday, November 9. Bake apple dumplings and make country ham sandwiches
Friday, November 10, Prepare pot pie for pre-orders
Saturday, November 11, Country Kitchen Order pickup, 9 to 11 a.m.
Sunday, November 12, Worship Service, 11:15 a.m.
Monday, November 13, Council Meeting, 7 p.m.
Sunday, November 19, Worship Service, 11:15 a.m.
Saturday, November 25, Christmas Poinsettia orders are due
​                 Love Lights Memorials are due
Sunday, November 26, Worship Service, 11:15 a.m.
               Congregational meeting following worship to present
               proposed 2024 budget and council nominations
Monday, November 27th, South Mountain Shared Ministry meeting
               Bethany Lutheran Church, 7 p.m.

Friday, December 1, Way Off Broadway Christmas Show, 6 p.m.
Sunday, December 3, Worship Service, 11:15 a.m.
               Hanging of the Greens
               Kokopelli Winds concert, 6 p.m.
Sunday, December 10, Worship Service, 11:15 a.m.
               Annual congregational meeting following worship to vote on 2024 budget and
               council nominations
Monday, December 11, Council Meeting, 7 p.m.
Sunday, December 17, Worship Service, 11:15 a.m.
Sunday, December 24, Worship Service, 11:15 a.m.
               Christmas Eve Service, 7 p.m.
Sunday, December 31, Service of Lessons and Carols


Community Events:

​South Mountain Heritage Society
After a year away, one of our signature fundraisers is back! The Annual Gigantic Used Book Sale will occur each Saturday of October from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The entire museum will be filled with thousands of books of all genres available at very reasonable prices. We accept donations of books during the sale and each week, the exhibit room will be filled with new arrivals. On the last day of the sale, October 28, 2023, books will be sold by the bag! 

Burkittsville Ruritan Club
Country Butchering and Breakfast 
The Burkittsville Ruritan Club will hold its first Country Butchering and Breakfast of the 2023/2024 season during the first week of November.
​​Volunteers are needed to help prepare orders on Wednesday, November 1 and Thursday, November 2. Orders much be placed to Randy or Gary Huffer (301-371-7795) by Saturday, October 28, 2023. Butchering orders can be picked up on Friday, November 3 between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm or on Saturday, November 4 between 8:00 am and noon. 
An all-you-can-eat Country Breakfast will be served at the Ruritan Hall at 500 East Main Street, Burkittsville, MD on Saturday, November 4 from  6:00 am until 10:00 am. Menu includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, hominy, pudding, sausage gravy, coffee, orange juice, milk, and iced water. Adults $10.00, Children $5.00. 
http://www.burkittsvilleruritanclub.org/









 
























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