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Saint Mary Magdalene 2026 Dinner Dance
April 25, 2026 - 7:00 pm (Dinner at 8:00 pm)
Sacred Grounds: Using the Power of Native Plants to Help People and Wildlife Webinar
March 10, 2026, Repeat of Introductory Webinar (evening, online)
March 26, 2026, How to care for native plants Webinar (evening, online)
May 10, 2026, Mother’s Day Plan Distribution after 10:30am service
What brings you joy? This year Saint Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church is participating in an exciting program to encourage congregants to plant native plants at home. The purpose of Sacred Grounds is to help people and wildlife by planting native plants on our congregation grounds and at members’ homes. Native plants protect people and wildlife, because they are suited to the soil and weather (e.g. rainfall) of Maryland. They provide food and homes for local wildlife and help the soil to filter water, which protects our local streams from pollution and flooding.
Join us for an educational and inspirational presentation about the power of native plants, and how you can plant them at home in your yard or in containers for a balcony or porch. Participants can sign up for a FREE starter kit of native plants that our congregation will give away this spring!
"We're Going to the Capitol w/ Bishop Budde and EDOW" on Tuesday June 10, 10 AM- 2PM
This Pentecost season, we are being called to move from fear to courage, from isolation to public witness.
Before Pentecost, the followers of Jesus huddled in fear in the Upper Room. After receiving the Holy Spirit, they stepped boldly into the streets, proclaiming the truth and building a new kind of community grounded in justice and love.
On Tuesday, June 10, just after Pentecost Sunday, join Bishop Mariann and other faith leaders at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. for A Pentecost Witness for a Moral Budget—a public gathering of faith leaders, clergy, and people of conscience calling on Congress to reject proposed budget cuts that would devastate the most vulnerable among us.
Programs like Medicaid and SNAP, which ensure healthcare and food for millions of poor and struggling Americans, are under dire threat. The proposed budget slashes programs like these while funding huge increases for mass deportations. At a time of deep national fear, economic inequality, and political division, we are called to bear witness—to proclaim what is morally right and to stand with the people Jesus called “the least of these.”
Together, we will:
- Sing, pray, read Scripture, and lift up the voices of those impacted by budget injustice
- Urge our Senators to protect the most vulnerable
- Carry this witness back to our congregations and communities
This moment demands bold, public faith. Your presence will increase the power and visibility of this witness. Our goal is to bring together more than 500 people from across traditions and backgrounds.
Register today and spread the word:
Pentecost Witness (general updates and logistics)
Episcopal Diocese of Washington (info about meeting up with Episcopalians)
EDOW calendar event here (with both links)
With Christ before us, let’s be the Pentecost Church the world needs right now.