Month: December 2015

New Year’s Eve Service of Prayer, Dec. 31, 6 p.m.

Please join us for a contemplative service of spoken and sung prayer, with readings and moments of silence interspersed.   On Sunday Jan. 3, we will hold our regularly scheduled worship service at 11 a.m., however there will be no Meditation Circle or Christian Education Classes.

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A Brown member and volunteer tutor stands with a student and his Christmas present.

Tutoring Program Celebrates Christmas

It was party time during all eight of the Brown Memorial Tutoring Program’s tutoring sessions during the week of Dec. 14. The children created beautiful ornaments for their loved ones, sang karaoke Christmas carols, ate goodies prepared by the tutors, and heard a favorite Christmas story.   The children also received harmonicas from their tutors … Continue reading Tutoring Program Celebrates Christmas

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Andrew Foster Connors and other clergy seated in a row as panelists.

Calling for a new day of peace between faiths

Andrew Foster Connors, Tim Hughes and several members and friends of Brown Memorial joined members of the Masjid Bait-us-Samad Mosque in Rosedale along with other Christian and Jewish clergy to call for a new day of peace between our faiths, unity against violence and hate, and hope for a new beginning of understanding and cooperation … Continue reading Calling for a new day of peace between faiths

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Brown Memorials pose for a group photo in the Winter Wonderland at Eutaw-Marshburn.

Winter Wonderland raises $1,000 for Eutaw-Marshburn

Brown Memorial members helped organize a Winter Wonderland store at Eutaw-Marshburn Elementary School last week that helped raise more than $1,000 to support enrichment activities for the school’s students.   Brown worked in partnership with Memorial Episcopal and Boys Latin Elementary School to collect donated toys and clothing that were sold at affordable prices to … Continue reading Winter Wonderland raises $1,000 for Eutaw-Marshburn

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BUILD leaders score a win for job creation

We congratulate the many BUILD leaders within Brown Memorial’s congregation and across the city for their hard work in advocating for more jobs for residents in Baltimore’s struggling neighborhoods. Read this Baltimore Sun story about area hospitals approving the creation of 375 new jobs – a first concrete step toward accelerating the pace of justice … Continue reading BUILD leaders score a win for job creation

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Andrew Foster Connors addresses gun violence

Andrew Foster Connors spoke out about gun violence during an appearance Dec. 7 on the Baltimore Sun’s podcast, “Roughly Speaking,” with Dan Rodricks. Andrew has signed on with Do Not Stand Idly By, a campaign of the Metro Industrial Areas Foundation, a Washington-based network of faith and civic leaders. The campaign is asking manufacturers to embrace … Continue reading Andrew Foster Connors addresses gun violence

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Theology on Tap: Christmas Edition

At this month’s Theology on Tap, Brown Memorial members Susan Stroupe and Kelsie Riegel Morgan will lead us in a Theology: Christmas Edition where we will have a round table chat about different personal and/or cultural Christmas traditions, both religious and secular.   The gathering takes place Tuesday, Dec. 8, 7:30-9:30 p.m., at Tavern on the … Continue reading Theology on Tap: Christmas Edition

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