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It's fat city, as Havre de Grace tricks out for Mardi Gras
The biting wind couldn't keep the crowd away from Havre de Grace's annual Mardi Gras party Tuesday evening.
People ready to celebrate Fat Tuesday lined up on the sidewalks of St. John Street. Several came dressed for the occasion — colorful beads...Tags: Festive Events, Mardi Gras, Havre de Grace
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Ash Wednesday services mark the beginning of the Lenten season
Yesterday, on Shrove Tuesday, we feasted. Today, on Ash Wednesday, we fast as we start the sacrificial season of Lent. Begin your pilgrimage in one of these welcoming churches: • Arbutus United Methodist Church, 1201 Maple Ave. Communion hours...Tags: Methodist, Ash Wednesday, Roman Catholicism, Potatoes, Bible
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Ash Wednesday a time for renewed interest in spirituality
For the Rev. Blaise Sedney at Bel Air's St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Ash Wednesday is a unique opportunity to connect with people by placing ashes on their foreheads while reading the verse, "You were made from dust, and to dust you will return."...Tags: Religious Events, Easter, Ash Wednesday, Religious Festivals, Roman Catholicism
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Rodgers Forge: Lenten season brings slate of activities at area churches
Now that Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow and we've all declared our love for family, friends and others at Valentine's Day, it won't be long before local Christians begin the six-week observance of Lent. Our area churches will inaugurate the Lenten...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Christianity, Trips and Vacations, Cancer
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Lutherville: Thinking Day will help mark Girl Scouting 100th birthday
Girl Scouting will celebrate its 100th anniversary on March 12, celebrating how Juliette Lowe brought scouting to Savannah, Ga., to start this wonderful program for girls in the United States. Our local Girl Scout Service Unit will celebrate Thinking Day...Tags: Healthy Diet, American Legion, Allergies, Asthma, Christianity
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Cockeysville students' art complement Meyerhoff show
Twelve students from Cockeysville Middle School are having their artwork displayed at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. The exhibition coincides with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's February concert series, which includes a multimedia performance of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Teaching and Learning, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Philip Glass, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Short stacks for those longing for final feast before Lenten fast
"Fat Tuesday," preceding the start of the Lenten season, is rooted in history. To prepare their homes for the solemnity of the sacrificial weeks of Lent, devout cooks purged their larders of decadent fats and sweets, offering them up in one last feast....Tags: Foods and Beverages, Methodist, Pancakes, Roman Catholicism, Halethorpe
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Elkridge: St. Augustine Knights of Columbus to host annual bull and oyster roast Feb. 18
Wow ... can you believe that we are halfway through February already? And, it's been such a mild winter that my jonquils are already 4 inches out of the ground. I guess they're just as eager for spring as any of us. However, the word from "Puxatawney...Tags: Andy Williams, Facebook, Foods and Beverages, Awards and Prizes, Howard County
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Visitors guide is not just for the county's out-of-town guests
You don't have to be from out of town to take advantage of the newest Visitor's Guide to Howard County, produced by Howard County Tourism and available at their Welcome Center in the former Main Street Post Office, as well as other venues around the...Tags: Music, Tourism and Leisure, Arts, Libraries, Tourism and Leisure
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Three area churches celebrate Shrove Tuesday with pancake suppers
The Christian season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday and ends 40 days later (Sundays not included) with Easter. In the Middle Ages, celebrants fasted during Lent and thus indulged in richer foodstuff – for example, milk, eggs, sugar, and butter &#...Tags: Easter, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Music, Butter, Anglicanism
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Concert, food festival at St. Gregory of Nyssa Church
Religion notices 'Let the Earth Be Glad' — A concert tour of sacred music of the Carpathian Mountains, Thu., Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m., St. Gregory of Nyssa Church, 12420 Old Gunpowder Road Spur, Beltsville. Performed by The seminary choir of The...Tags: Music, Concerts
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Orthodox Lent starts today; spring cleaning, too
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:Today is the first day of the Great Lent in the Eastern Orthodox tradition. It’s also known as “Clean Monday,” a reference to the obligation among the faithful to cleanse themselves spiritually through fasting...Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Getaway Travel, Trips and Vacations, Ash Wednesday, Christianity
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