Event:  SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES
Location:  St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Piney Parish, Waldorf, MD
Time:  8 AM   Duration:  01:30 hours
Author:  Piney Church

Please come worship with us on Sunday! All are welcome!

8:00 am: Holy Eucharist – Rite I
9:30 am: Sunday School
10:15 am: Holy Eucharist – Rite II

We're located at 4535 Piney Church Road in Waldorf.

For more information, call us at 301-645-5000 or 301-870-7590 or visit our website at http://www.pineyparish.org/index.html .

Event:  The Refinery
Location:  St. Paul's UMC, Leonardtown, MD
Time:  6 PM   Duration:  01:30 hours
Author:  thanksforthe mammaries

Where: St. Paul's UMC, Leonardtown (in front of st mary's hospital)
Time: 6:00pm (last about 1 1/2 hrs)
When: Every sunday.

What is the refinery:
The Refinery started as a conceptual 'church within a church' back in the spring of 2004, with weekly meetings and team-building based out of St. Paul's UMC in Leonardtown, MD.

We first opened our doors as a Saturday night service called "the Ro4c" (which stood for "Reaching Out for Christ") on September 11, 2004, based around a relatively traditional church model with more upbeat music. About a year and a half later the service moved to Sunday nights, and the name change happened about another year after. As is obvious, we've done a lot of changing in our short life.

The current Refinery, while akin in spirit to our first Saturday night roots, looks very different physically and programmatically, for we have learned a few lessons in our years (and we continue to learn). We're not a traditionally modeled church, we're an experiential, (dare I say) emergent service, interested in real, true, & biblical faith, not simply religion. We do small groups for we see great value in community, silent reflection for faith is personal, corporate worship for faith is to be shared, experiential elements for faith is real, and the list goes on. We started this with the goal of "Reaching Out for Christ". We've come to realize that 'reaching out' means that you actually have to DO SOMETHING, and as Christians, we have a responsibility to live out our faith.

That's a little about us. Come and tell us about you.

What do we believe?

Man, there's a question, right? It's not like there's been a struggle for truth since the dawn of man or anything...

But seriously, what we believe as Christians, regardless of denomination, has been a subject of real controversy throughout the 2 millenia since the birth of Christianity. It even shows up in the New Testament, written only a few short years after Jesus death and ressurection:

Galatians 2:
11 But when Peter came to Antioch, I had to oppose him to his face, for what he did was very wrong. 12 When he first arrived, he ate with the Gentile Christians, who were not circumcised. But afterward, when some friends of James came, Peter wouldn't eat with the Gentiles anymore.

Sure, some of the topics of disagreement have changed, but the conflict is still there, and at its root there is the simple question: What is truth?, and it's a great question to ask.

I'm not going to claim we have all the answers, but we're going to try to have some civilized conversations. We'll get more articles below as we all write them.

Go to www.refinerycommunity.org for more info!

CHECK US OUT! HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! BTW- we have cookies.. no.. really.. we do.

Event:  Unitarian Universalist Services
Location:  44219 Airport Rd. California, MD 20619
Time:  10 AM   Duration:  01:00 hours
Author:  Dana Van Abbema

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Chesapeake Sunday Services begin at 10:00 AM at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center

All are welcome – Nursery care and religious education available. Visit our Web site at http://theUUCC.org
(301) 880-0508

It is our mission to create a spiritual environment in which people of diverse cultural, ethnic, racial, economic, and religious backgrounds can learn to understand, respect, appreciate, and love one another as well as promote social justice for all and for our environment.

Event:  BOLD Ministries....Sunday Worship Service
Location:  Lexington Park Library, Meeting Room A 21677 FDR Boulevard
Time:  1:30 PM   Duration:  02:00 hours
Author:  Jacquelyne Taylor

Bread of Life Deliverance (BOLD) Ministries

Tired of meaningless traditions? Ready to break free? Come! Worship with us! Share with someone who has been there....Come totally as you are, no judges!

For more info: Pastor Jacquelyne H. Taylor
(301) 904-4409
1boldministry@live.com

Event:  St Johns Hollywood Monthly Breakfast
Location:  St Johns Church Social Hall, Hollywood
Time:  8 AM   Duration:  02:30 hours
Author:  Mike Thompson

All you can eat breakfast served at St. John's Catholic Church in Hollywood. The menu includes eggs, pancakes, sausage, bacon, hash browns, biscuits, sausage gravy, orange juice, milk and coffee. Families are invited. The cost is a donation. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.

Event:  ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BAZAAR -- MOTHER CATHERINE SPALDNING SCHOOL
Location:  Mother Catherine Spalding School, Helen, Maryland
Time:  10 AM   Duration:  06:00 hours
Author:  Betsy Farrell

Mother Catherine Spalding School will be holding its annual CHRISTMAS BAZAAR on Sunday, November 1, 2009, from 10AM to 4PM. HANDMADE CRAFTS/GOODS, select vendor/home-based business items, Basket of Cheer, Big Money Raffle, Baked Goods Table and Kitchen, Silent Auction, Gingerbread Room, Kids Crafts, Secret Santa Shop, Cake Walk, Bingo, Yard Sale items, and best of all, photos with SANTA CLAUS!! Lots of fun for the whole family.

Located on Route 238 in Helen, Maryland.

For more information or if you are an interested crafter, please contact Betsy Farrell via email at bfarrell@ftrinc.net or via phone at (301)884-4545.

Event:  FAW Community Breakfast
Location:  Father Andrew White School, Leonardtown
Time:  8:30 AM   Duration:  04:00 hours
Author:  Annette Morgan

Father Andrew White School's HSA is sponsoring a community all-you-can-eat breakfast.
The menu features eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits with gravy, pancakes and more.
Cost:
Ages 13 and up - $7
Ages 8-12 - $5
Ages 5-7 - $3
Under 5 - FREE

Event:  SUPER BASKET BINGO TO BENEFIT STEPHEN'S FUND
Location:  MECHANICSVILLE MOOSE LODGE
Time:  5 PM   Duration:  00:00 hours
Author:  Shirley Mattingly

The Charlotte Hall Rotary Club will host a SUPER BASKET BINGO to benefit Stephen's Fund. Proceeds will benefit special needs children in the community.
Doors open at 1:00
Early Birds start at 2:00
Food, drinks & baked goods will be available
Over $5,000 in Longaberger baskets, pottery & wrought iron will be won. All baskets will have liners and/or protectors. EACH EARLY BIRD & REGULAR GAME BASKET WILL HAVE A 2009 LONGABERGER HOLIDAY TOTE IN IT!!!
CALL TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT AND GET YOUR NAME ENTERED IN A DRAWING TO WIN THE 2009 JOHN DEERE BASKET COMBO.

THE NEW OVAL MUFFIN BASKET COMBO WILL BE GIVEN TO THE PERSON WHO BRINGS THE MOST PEOPLE WITH THEM!!!! RESERVATION REQUIRED BUT NOT PREPAY!!!

PULL TABS FOR BASKETS, KING TUTT, SUPER HOLIDAY BASKET RAFFLE, 50/50 RAFFLE, CHINESE AUCTION, DOOR PRIZES & MORE!!!

Some of the baskets to be won are:

Beverage Tub Basket Set
Multi-Color Rectangle Basket Set
Fancy Round Pie Basket Set
Blanket Basket Set
Collectors Club Celebrate Basket Set
Carry-All Basket Set
Braided Leather Satchel
Tami Longaberger Heritage Series Basket Set
Autumn Leaves Large Berry Basket & engraved lid
Autumn Leaves Medium Market
2009 Snowflake Christmas Basket
Wrought Iron Stand with Bowls
Hamper Basket
and many more!!!

Please call Shirley at 240-298-3885 or 301-884-5669 (leave message) for reservations or for more information. Thank you in advance for your support!!

Event:  MAHA'S PICNIC TRAIL RIDE AT GREENWELL STATE PARK
Location:  GREENWEILL STATE PARK, HOLLYWOOD MD
Time:  11 AM   Duration:  05:00 hours
Author:  Ellen Watters

Come join MAHA for our Picnic Trail Ride at the beautiful Greenwell State Park, 25420 Rosedale Manor Lane
Hollywood, Maryland. This is our most popular ride. We meet at the pavilion for good food, great friends and beautiful trails. MAHA will provide the hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks. We ask everyone to bring a dish to share. There will be a fire in the fireplace to roast marshmallows.
The trails are mostly flat around fields with the view of the river. There are no water crossings or bridges. You do not have to be a member to join us. Registration is at 11:00 am. All riders must be out by 1:00 pm.
Members ride free, non-members pay $10.00. A negative coggins is required. Helmets required for all riders under 18. NO DOGS PLEASE!
For more info contact Ellen at livelywatters@verizon.net or call 301 884-2893.

Event:  St. Mary's Ryken Open House
Location:  St. Mary's Ryken High School, Leonardtown, MD
Time:  12 Noon   Duration:  03:00 hours
Author:  Robert Harmon

St. Mary's Ryken is hosting an Open House on Sunday, November 1st from 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity for prospective students and parents to explore all that St. Mary's Ryken has to offer! Meet the students, faculty, and coaches. Learn about the college preparatory curriculum and the extracurricular activities. Tour the beautiful college-like campus. Information on admission, scholarships and financial aid will be available. For more information, visit www.smrhs.org or contact the Admissions Office at 301-373-4183.

Event:  Revival at Hollywood United Methodist Church
Location:  Hollywood UMC, Marvell Dean Rd, Hollwood,Md
Time:  4 PM   Duration:  00:00 hours
Author:  Judy Wentz

On Sunday, Nov 1, at 4pm, our choirs will put together an all music service with instrumentals, duets and trios. A dessert fellowship will follow in Galilee Hall.

Come join us and as we renew our commitment to Christ and have a time of praise and fellowship. All welcome!

For more information contact the church office at 301.373-2500

Event:  BAGS & BASKET BINGO
Location:  Prince Frederick VFD Rt. 4 & Old Field Lane
Time:  12:30 PM   Duration:  05:30 hours
Author:  Linda Reamy

The PFVFD will be hosting a Bags and Basket Bingo featuring Vera Bradley and Longaberger. Doors open at 12:30 PM, Early Bird games start at 1:30 PM. Admission $20; Extra Books $5 ea.; Early Birds $4 & Book of Specials $5 ea. Regular game items will be filled. Advanced Purchase Drawing. Pull tabs and raffles. Lots of New Fall & Holiday Items. Refreshments available. For more information visit our website at www.pfvfd.org or call 410-535-9875

Event:  Thanksgiving Community Food Drive
Location:  45315 Alton Lane, Suite 16032, California, MD 20619
Time:  9 AM   Duration:  00:00 hours
Author:  Long&Foster Lexington Park Sales

November 1st through November 15th, We will be collecting nonperishable donations for the preparing of thanksgiving meal baskets.
Help us Help those deserving families in our community who need a Thanksgiving meal to bless at the dining room table this season.
Items may include, for example, Turkey’s (or $ to purchase), Stuffing, Gravy, Instant Mash Potatoes, Canned Yams, Canned Cranberry, Rolls, Deserts. Please only bring in items specific to a Thanksgiving meal for the families to prepare on this day.
Thanks of Appreciation goes out for your donation!

Event:  TEXAS HOLD'EM TOURNAMENT - THE BIG GAME
Location:  PARK BINGO HALL, CALIFORNIA, MD
Time:  14:30 PM   Duration:  10:00 hours
Author:  POKER PALS

TEXAS HOLD'EM TOURNAMENT, THE BIG GAME, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1.

THIS GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT:

PARK BINGO HALL
22608 THREE NOTCH ROAD
CALIFORNIA, MARYLAND

(AT THE CORNER OF RT. 235 & MILLSTONE LANDING ROAD - NEXT TO McDONALDS)

DOORS OPEN 1:00 PLAY BEGINS 2:30

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: ARRIVE & REGISTER BEFORE 2:15 AND RECEIVE AN EXTRA $1000 CHIP

GUARANTEED $2000.00 1ST PLACE. Other places paid according to number of players.

BUY-IN $100 + $20 REGISTRATION FEE FOR 10,000 CHIPS

Blinds start at 25/50 - increase every 30 minutes.

REGISTER mbb88@aol.com or call
301-643-5573. No e-mail on the day of the event.

Event:  COSMIC !!! Chamber Orchestra of Southern Maryland In Concert
Location:  Huntingtown High School, Huntingtown MD
Time:  4 PM   Duration:  01:30 hours
Author:  Leslie Lindler

Huntingtown High School has one of the best stages and seats in the Southern Maryland area. If you haven't checked it out - definitely come on Sunday/01 November at 4Pm - (Daylight saving time in most of the United States - ends at 2 a.m., local time, on Sunday, November 1.)

To hear this music on Sunday - played by your neighbors and friends - colleagues and classmates, under the direction of Vladimir Lande - will delight your senses - and make you want to skip to your work on Monday.

Welcoming Piece: The COSMIC Flute Choir !!! Main Act: Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1 in D Major and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 - featuring Jose Cueto on violin.

Tickets are ridiculously inexpensive and can be purchased at the door or visit: www.cosmicmusic.org

Event:  Learn to Fly - Open House
Location:  Potomac Airfield - Friendly, MD
Time:  10 AM   Duration:  06:00 hours
Author:  Tim Poole

You've always wanted to learn to fly, now do it!

GT Aviation, Potomac's newest flight school, is hosting an open house this Sunday (Nov 1) from 10am - 4pm. Whether you are an existing pilot looking for an aircraft to rent, or know someone you want to introduce to flying, we have a solution for you.

Want to learn how to fly? Stop in and find out how our training aircraft are fun, safe, and affordable. Ask how we can save you more than $1,000 to earn your license.

Already a pilot? Our Piper Arrow with Garmin 430 is well equipped for your advanced training needs.

Our planes will be on display and food and drink will be provided. Discounts will be offered to attendees and there will be multiple drawings for free Intro Flights.

You can find more information at http://www.gt-aviation.com or contact us directly at info@gt-aviation.com.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Event:  FRA Branch 93 Breakfast
Location:  FRA Branch 93 Home
Time:  9:30 AM   Duration:  03:00 hours
Author:  steven sharkey

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Breakfast $6.00
Eggs to Order
Omelets
Bacon, Sausage, Ham, Spam (choice of 2)
Home Fries
Pancakes
Biscuits w/Gravy
Navy SOS
Toast
Orange Juice
Coffee
The Branch Home is located 1/4 mile south of NAS Gate 2
301-863-8291

Event:  C.I.V.F.D. Annual Oyster & Ham Dinner
Location:  13290 Main Avenue, Cobb Island, Maryland 20625
Time:  12 Noon   Duration:  05:00 hours
Author:  Will Lawman

Mark your calendars for our Annual Oyster and Ham Dinner on November 1, 2009.

Location - 13290 Main Avenue, Cobb Island, MD 20625

Time - 12 Noon till 5 p.m.

MENU - Fried Oysters, Stuffed Ham, Oven Baked Ham,
Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans, Corn, Cole Slaw, Rolls, Coffee, Tea

Adults - $22.00
Children 6 to 10 - $12.00
5 and Under - Free

Dinners available as Dine in or Carryout

Oyster Scald Available - Sold Separately from Dinner

Raffles, 50-50, Bake Sale, Pull Tabs

Televised Football Game and Race

Come and Enjoy a meal with your family and friends, and Come Support and Meet your Local Fire/EMS Department.

Event:  Fall Colors Hike at Double Oak Farm
Location:  American Chestnut Land Trust, Prince Frederick
Time:  9 AM   Duration:  03:00 hours
Author:  Somd Calendar

Join ACLT for a hike through the woods and enjoy the fall colors. Be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather. Registration requested. www.acltweb.org or 410-414-3400