On Saturday, November 6, 2021 from 7pm to 8pm, Samaritan Ministry will be hosting its annual fundraiser. Please join St. Albans and over forty parishes in the tri-state area (DC, Maryland and Virginia) who will be participating virtually to celebrate Samaritan 35th year celebrating their service to help participants meet their goals. During this gala, Samaritan Ministry will be providing awards for Outstanding Achievement, Compassionate Service and Outstanding Partner.

In addition, there will be a silent auction of baskets assembled by partner churches, including 2 gift baskets submitted by St. Albans! To see all the baskets in the auction, please go to Samaritan Ministry Gala’s site . When you click “auction”, you will see all the baskets but in order to bid on a basket you will need to register for the event. Below is how to register for the event.

Please click here to register now!

The gala will be live-streamed on Facebook and YouTube. If you’re watching on your own device, the Gala will be streamed live on Facebook and YouTube, and it will be available to watch on their Website.

We had such a great response to our frozen sausage rolls in the online bazaar catalog last year, that we decided to do it again.  In order to make sure you don’t miss out, please email [email protected] to reserve yours now.

Each order of six savory sausage rolls comes frozen and vacuum sealed, with instructions for how to bake at home.  And we are happy to note that the price has not increased – still only $6 per order!

Frozen sausage rolls make great gifts (your friends and neighbors will love you)!  They’re easy to prepare and make a tasty surprise at the breakfast table, or can be cut into smaller pieces for savory bites on a buffet.  And they’ll stay fresh even several months in the freezer.

You can submit your pre-order now; payment will be due at time of pick up.

Thank you!

We hope you had an opportunity to read this month’s Word article about the bazaar and see why so many volunteers keep coming back!  If you ‘ve never attended the bazaar, it’s an excellent place to meet new friends, reconnect with neighbors and friends you haven’t seen in a while, do a little shopping, and have delicious food at the café (outdoor seating this year).

The bazaar closet is open & ready for your donations!  Please place items in boxes or sturdy bags marked with what’s inside.  As you are choosing items to donate, please consider what you or others would like to buy.  All items should be clean and in good condition. Please make sure any battery‐operated items have a battery so the customer can see that they work.   For more information, contact please contact the bazaar co-chairs Nancy Calvert, Sue Mairena and Nick Huskins at [email protected].

Raffle Prizes needed! We need prizes that will attract ticket buyers of all ages.  You could donate sporting event, theater or concert tickets, an offer of professional services such as decorating a special cake or raking leaves or detailing a car, or even gift cards!  You can use the following URL to make your raffle donation ($75 minimum): https://cmpeck.wufoo.com/forms/st-albans-christmas-bazaar-raffle/.  Please contact Chris Peck [email protected] or Stephanie Lightner or [email protected] for additional information.

Your bazaar co-chairs, Nancy, Sue & Nick

The Saint Alban’s Bazaar is on schedule for this Fall, and we are requesting book donations.

If you are interested in our preferences: popular fiction (adventure, historical, crime, romance) books, particularly in paperback format, and history/autobiography books. Cook books are also fine, as long as they are from within the past 10 years.

If you do donate books, please spare a thought for those who have to handle them; and use boxes that are not too large (and therefore too heavy).

If you have any questions, or if you would like to volunteer to help with the book sale at the Bazaar, please contact Izanne Zorin.

Thank you so much!

Your Bazaar Book team

The Poe Middle School Food Distribution Program is now the Braddock Elementary School Distribution Program 

As Heraclitus said, “There is nothing permanent except change.”  With the coming of June, our Poe Middle School food distribution program is transitioning to work with Braddock Elementary School.  We have recently learned that Poe Middle School will not need assistance during the summer months.  Our contact referred us to Braddock Elementary School (a feeder to Poe MS) as they have lost their usual assistance.  The Outreach Committee felt that support for the Braddock families was in keeping with our plans for the Poe families and therefore could move forward.  We are looking for members who can, once again, help us pack the bags and transport them to the H-Mart parking lot in Annandale for distribution.  Our Sign-Up Genius (link below) has openings for our August distribution date.   Thank you so much!

Sign up link:

Q: Trunk? What Trunk?

A: The car trunks of Deacon Theresa and Ivy Kilby’s cars for

Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington’s

Empowering Our Neighbors In Need (ENN) 2021 Campaign!

When: 8:30am-Noon on Saturday, May 15^th

Where: Saint Alban’s Episcopal Church parking lot.

Why: Many of SMGW’s Participants use government assistance to purchase food. Unfortunately, that benefit does not cover items such as household cleaning supplies and personal hygiene products.  We’re asking our Saint Alban’s family to donate household cleaning supplies and full size hygiene products for SMGW’s Participants.

Household Cleaning Items Needed:

• Sponge with green scrub pad
• Dish soap
• Dish towel
• All-purpose cleaner (e.g. Comet, Mr. Clean…) liquid or powder
• Laundry pods
• Paper Towels
• Toilet paper

Personal Hygiene Items Needed (full size):

• Body Lotion
• Sunblock
• Body Wash
• Body Soap (bars)
• Foot Powder
• Dental Floss
• Mini Tissue Packs

*Please wear your mask during this donation collection. Thank you!

Empower our Neighbors in Need (ENN) Campaign – 2021 – Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington

As pandemic conditions in our area improve we’re looking at the resources we’ll need to live-stream our Sunday morning worship services – just one part of a very complicated process for re-gathering for in-person worship.  Early on, we will need lectors, ushers and Altar Guild members to work with us, but we’re also looking for individuals of any age who are interested in learning our new audio/video system which we’ll use for live-streaming.

We have a brand new audio/video system, and we’ll need volunteers to run it on Sunday mornings.  If you have any interest in learning about live-streaming on the internet and learning some new skills in the area of video production, please contact Fr. Jeff or Fr. Paul.

Waving palms branches on Palm Sunday to reenact Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem is an ancient and cherished tradition.  While we won’t be gathering again this year for our Palm Sunday procession, blessed palm fronds are available in front of the narthex doors at St. Alban’s.

Come pick up palms for your household as a reminder that Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week and Jesus’ passion.  (For those allergic to cats, Clark did not touch any of the palms, and he may or may not be present.)

Palms will be available until 5:00 pm Saturday evening, and from 8:00-5:00 Palm Sunday.  If you are unable to come to St. Alban’s, please let me know via email and I will deliver them to your home.

Click here for easy instructions to make your own palm cross.