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:  Hospice Festival of Trees - Charles County
Location:  Waldorf Jaycees Center
Time:  10 AM   Duration:  00:00 hours
Author:  Colleen Wilson

The 22nd annual Hospice Festival of Trees, the popular four-day event to benefit Hospice of Charles County, will be begin Friday, November 27th and run through Monday, November 30th. With 70 decorated trees and wreaths will be on display, the Festival is a wonderful way to kick-off the holiday season, embrace the Christmas spirit and support a very worthy cause. All Festival related activities will take place at the Greater Waldorf Jaycees Community Center located at 3090 Crain Highway (Rt. 301) in Waldorf, Md. Please call (301) 934-1268 M-F 8 am to 4 pm, after hours (301) 609-TREE or email cwilson@hospiceofcharlescounty.org for more information about the Festival events.

Festival Events
Friday, November 27th
Hypnotist Jack J. Laurie
Dinner and show
Tickets $50 per person

Saturday, November 28th
General Admission – 10:00 am to 3:30 pm, adults $8, child ages 2-11 & seniors 60 & up $5
Santa Lunch – 10:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm, $15 per person
Black tie – 7:00 pm to midnight, $80 per person

Sunday, November 29th
General Admission – 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, adults $8, child ages 2-11 & seniors 60 & up $5
Tree Decorator Reception – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Memorial Service (Invitation only)
4 pm

Monday, November 30th
Senior Luncheon – 9:00 am -12:30 pm, $8 per person, tickets sold through Charles County Senior Centers, Clark Sr. Center – 301-934-5423

General Admission – 10:00 am to 1 pm, adults $8, child ages 2-11 & seniors 60 & up $5

Event:  BREAKFAST @ American Leg. Post 274
Location:  American Legion Post 274 in Downtown Lusby
Time:  8 AM   Duration:  00:00 hours
Author:  Rick Watson

Breakfast with all the good stuff. sausage gravy, chipped beef, Potatoes, pancakes, French toast bacon and sausage and eggs to order
call 410-326-3274 for info
THE PUBLIC IS ALWAYS INVITED

Event:  TEXAS HOLD'EM TOURNAMENT - THE BIG GAME
Location:  PARK BINGO HALL, CALIFORNIA, MD
Time:  14:30 PM   Duration:  12:00 hours
Author:  POKER PALS

TEXAS HOLD'EM TOURNAMENT, THE BIG GAME, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2009

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:  HOLIDAY BAZAAR
Location:  Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Department
Time:  10 AM   Duration:  05:00 hours
Author:  Valerie Smiley

The Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary will hold its annual HOLIDAY BAZAAR from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 29, 2009 at the Mechanicsville Vol. Fire Department Social Hall. Crafters and vendors offering holiday decorations, jewelry, gift items and more! Pictures with Santa from 11 am to 1 pm, raffles and door prizes. For more information, please call Peggy at (301) 884-4519.

Event:  SUNDAY FOOTBALL @ SPICERS
Location:  SPICER BAR, E. MT. HARMONY ROAD, OWINGS, MD
Time:  12 Noon   Duration:  09:00 hours
Author:  Kathy Spicer

Check out our great food specials each week during the football games, and stay for our Sunday Night Football Happy Hour from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.
Spicers Bar - 410-257-5444

Event:  Family and Friends Day
Location:  28943 Three Notch Road Southway Centre Mechanicsville,MD
Time:  10 AM   Duration:  00:00 hours
Author:  Renee Thomas

Come out and fellowship with us here at Life Changing Healing Church. Also remember to bring your family and friends.

Event:  FOP 7 Texas Hold’em Tournament
Location:  FOP-7 Lodge, Chancellor’s Run Road
Time:  2 PM   Duration:  00:00 hours
Author:  Tom Kracinovich

FOP 7 Texas Hold’em Tournament
FOP-7 Lodge, Chancellor’s Run Road
$15 ($12 Main Pot + $3 Rake)
2:00 PM Start Time Sundays
Start with 3000 in chips
Blinds start at 25 & 50
20 minute blinds
No Re-Buys
No Add-Ons
Cash games available during and after event.
NL Texas Hold'em Tables with $.50/$1 blinds and $1/$2 blinds available.
NL Omaha High/Low Tables with $.50/$1 blinds available.
Poker proceeds benefit local FOP-7 Charities.
FOP-7 Lodge is Smoke-Free.
Outside Pavilion is available for smokers.
For more info or questions,
go to http://fop7poker.com/
or contact
fop7maryland.poker@gmail.com
or call 301-863-6007