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Sunday, July 12, 2020

When the going gets tough

When the going gets tough, the tough reach for Famous Amos chocolate chip cookies.

Set#3: The training never stops

Set#3: The training never stops for the fire service in Carroll County. Starting at 6:30 a.m. – training in the heat on a Sunday morning at the Carroll County Public Safety Training Center. 12July2020

Set#2: The training never stops

The training never stops for the fire service in Carroll County. Starting at 6:30 a.m. – training in the heat on a Sunday morning at the Carroll County Public Safety Training Center. 12July2020

The training never stops for the fire service in Carroll County

The training never stops for the fire service in Carroll County. Starting at 6:30 a.m. – training in the heat on a Sunday morning at the Carroll County Public Safety Training Center. 12July2020

Thursday, July 09, 2020

Coming Up at at Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster Maryland 7/9/2020

Worship this Weekend

July 12

God’s word is like the rain that waters the earth and brings forth vegetation. It is also like the sower who scatters seed indiscriminately. Our lives are like seeds sown in the earth. Even from what appears to be little, dormant, or dead, God promises a harvest. At the Lord’s table we are fed with the bread of life, that we may bear fruit in the world.

Grace’s worship service will be posted online

beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday.

We begin including the celebration of Holy Communion

at Home this weekend. (Please see the link below for

information about joining in Holy Communion.)

You can tune in through Facebook or on

YouTube channel – gracelc21.

Holy Communion

Preparation, Celebration, and Clean up

Click here for the letter explaining the rationale for adding Holy Communion to our on line worship services. You also will find the pastors’ instructions for how to prepare the elements, celebrate the sacrament, and clean up properly after the worship service.

Little Friends of Grace Needs Your Help

Little Friends of Grace is planning to reopen in the fall utilizing all of the CDC and Department of Education Guidelines. Among the measures required for a safer learning environment, each child must have a box with his/her individual supplies. We expect 80 to 90 students this fall. We could use your help in collecting these supplies. If you can contribute anything from the list below, please drop your item(s) off at the church office or the box outside the LFOG door at the back of the church during church and preschool office hours which are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30 – 3:30 p.m. The items needed are:

90 - 16 count Crayola crayons

90 - Elmer's school Glue Sticks

90 - blunt tip scissors

90 - large, round Children's paint brushes

Volunteers Needed For In Person Worship

We are working toward the return to in person worship services beginning on August 8 & 9. This return depends upon (1) a continued low rate of virus spread in our county and (2) the availability of volunteers. If you plan to return to in person worship, please consider volunteering in order to make the services possible. Please click here to sign up to help.

Confirmation Projects

Our Second Year Confirmation Students created projects to express their faith. They were shared with parents, teachers and mentors via a zoom meeting. Over the coming weeks, we will be sharing pictures of the projects with you. We think the students did a great job and hope that you agree.

The project displayed at the top of this email is a picture of Camryn Cruz showing her drawing of the Earth in God’s hands surrounded by flowers that represent new life.

TECT Paying It Forward

Do you have a job around your house or yard for which you need some help? Middle and High School Youth from Grace and Trinity are willing to help. In thanksgiving for the ways in which our congregations have supported youth on their summer mission trips, our young people want to say “thanks” by paying it forward! While there is no guarantee they will be able to do your job, it is worth asking!! Use this link for the form you can fill out to request their services.

Understanding Spiritual Gifts

A six week Bible Study

There is still time to join in an inspiring Bible Study that will help you look at your own life in Christ. The class will be offered on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. and Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. You can move back and forth between the classes as your schedule requires.

Books are still available for pick up at the church office. If you prefer a digital copy, you can find it on Amazon. Look for “Understanding Spiritual Gifts” by Kay Arthur, David & BJ Lawson.

If you plan to participate, please email Pastor Martha at mclementson@gracelc.org so that we can send you the zoom link.

God's work. Our hands.

Your financial commitment is needed to carry out the lively ministries of Grace. Click here to support Christ's work in the world through Grace Lutheran Church.

Grace Lutheran Church

http://gracelc.org/

21 Carroll Street

Westminster, MD 21157

(410) 848-7020

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Larry Shipley Clerk of the Court for Carroll County

Larry Shipley Clerk of the Court for Carroll County: So Larry Shipley, I wonder what you mailed me on June 5, 2001? Hope you are well. You were an awesome Clerk of Court – just saying.

Air Canada

Wednesday, July 08, 2020

The Westminster Municipal Band

Musicians wanted – The Westminster Municipal Band. I found this recruitment display on June 11, 2020 in the window at Coffey Music in Westminster and it made me smile.

No matter how much I tried – I could not get a better picture of the window display. If you are interested in joining the band – email the band with this address: recruiting@westminsterband.com. For more information go to: www.westminsterband.com

I have great childhood memories of playing in the Wm. F. Myers and Sons Band. My wife, Caroline, currently plays the bassoon in the Westminster Band.

I have written about the band on a number of occasions – but this piece, from 16-years ago in 2004 might be my favorite. Interestingly enough, although I wrote it in 2004 for the Baltimore Sun, this version has never been published.

A History of the Westminster Municipal Band

Excerpted from the July 15^th, 2004 unpublished long version of “Heavy Metal Garage Band in Westminster finds Home” by Kevin Dayhoff

Between 1857 and 1952 there were 40 bands incorporated in Carroll County. Records of the Westminster Municipal Band go back as far as the 1860s.

In 1893 it was incorporated as the “Westminster City Band.” According to Sandy Miller, the Director of the Westminster Municipal Band, “the band is now officially celebrating 111 years of sharing music in Carroll County and the surrounding tristate area.” Band Director Miller was very helpful in filling me in on the rich history of the Westminster Municipal Band – for it seems our “Garage Band” is the Westminster Municipal Band.

The band has undergone many changes throughout its 111 years. The uniforms have changed color, from tan to Green and Gold. The name also changed in 1950 when the band reorganized as the “Westminster Municipal Band” and the City of Westminster pledged financial support to the group. The Color Guard was formed in 1961 and really sets our band apart from the other bands. (“Westminster Municipal Band” By Westminster Municipal Band Director Sandy Miller, July 12^th, 2004.)

From the beginning, the band has been a totally volunteer organization. Those who participate are involved because of their love of music and the opportunity to share that love with the community. Members range in age from 14 – 80 and there are no auditions or membership fees.

A big part of the band’s success is that it functions as a family. The group literally has many members of the same families as members of the band. Other family members attend band functions as our “groupies.”

The Westminster Municipal Band regularly participates in local Firemen’s parades; Memorial Day and July 4^th celebrations in and around the Carroll County area. The highlight of the Band’s playing season is the yearly trek in June to Ocean City for the Maryland State Firemen’s Association Convention. As the “Official Band of the MSFA,” the band leads the parade each year down Baltimore Street.

One big part of the band’s success is the relationship we have built with the City of Westminster which has provided some financial support to the band since the 1950’s while the Band provides musical assistance and entertainment at many City events.

The Band and the Westminster Fire Company have a long history together as well, with many Fire Company members in the Band and the Color Guard. In the early part of the 20^th century, and again near the end of the century, the band met for their weekly rehearsals at the Westminster Fire Hall located on Main Street.

In 1998, after the Fire Company moved to its new building on John Street, the Band was again looking for a new home. That search ended, again, with the help of the Westminster Volunteer Fire Company. The Fire Company was in possession of the old Plumbing, Heating Supply Co building on John Street, and wasn’t using the space. An agreement was reached and the band moved to 40 John Street in January, 2001.

In the spirit of the many private – public partnerships that have made Westminster successful, The Westminster Municipal Band, The Westminster Fire Department and the City of Westminster have joined forces to give the Band a long-term home.

In the spring of 2003, the Fire Company demolished the back portion of the building, but left the area the band rented standing. It was decided that the Band, working with the City and Fire Company, could renovate the existing storefront to better accommodate the band’s needs. Members of the Band, Fire Company and the City have provided much of the labor, while the City has worked to provide a portion of the funds needed by way of a downtown rehabilitation grant fund.