Middletown Valley Food Bank
Middletown Valley Food Bank (MVFB) has particular needs for toilet paper, paper towels, laundry detergent, toiletries, and any / all food stuffs. Our Outreach Team has extended a challenge to donate 60 food & toiletry items each month in 2026. For the first 3 weeks of September, we gave 117 items, 78 rolls of toilet paper, 12 rolls of paper towels, 8 boxes of tissues and 10 boxes of Ziploc bags! We have exceeded our goal every month this year – let’s keep it going! Thank you for offering these gifts of care for our community.
Adult Education Group
This informal group is held at 9:00 AM in the Memorial Hall. It is open to everyone and all are welcome. Come and share a donut and coffee as we discuss books about our faith. The book being discussed next is An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith by Barbara Brown Taylor.
Blessing of the Animals ~ Sunday, October 4th
Anyone wishing to bring in their beloved pet(s) or a representation of their pet(s) in remembrance of St. Francis on Sunday, October 4th, are welcome. We will have a special time of prayer and blessing for our animal companions during both services.
Church Office
The church office will be closed this Wednesday Sept 30th through Friday Oct 2nd, and will reopen Monday, Oct 5th. The Sunday Zoom service will still run as regularly scheduled.
Vestry Highlights
The Vestry set the 2027 Annual Meeting for Sunday, February 7th.
Transfiguration has received grant funds from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to purchase new trees for our campus. The planting will occur on October 14th with the time yet to be determined – you may see some blue flags and paint around campus denoting where the plantings will occur. Please connect with Tony Traini, our Junior Warden, if you are interested in assisting with this project.
The refinement of the website is complete – the Vestry encourages folks to check out these adjustments.