16911 Redland Road
  Derwood, MD 20855
  301-330-4326

July 7-11 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (VBS)	Details forthcoming. Call Kim Baile if you are interested in helping out.
Past Events
April 26-27 BIBLE CONFERENCE	Dr. Dick Belcher, professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, will be teaching on Christ in all of the Psalms over this weekend. Please set aside that Saturday evening. Dr. Belcher will also be teaching in adult Sunday School and preaching during the service.
March 22 PARKERS' 24th ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT	Saturday, March 22, at 3:00 at the home of Tom & Priscilla Parker. Children of all ages are invited and friends are welcome. If you are planning to attend, please sign up at Sign-Up Central, where you can also volunteer to bring refreshments. Flyers containing directions to the Parkers' are available on the information table in the lobby.
February 3 HOSPITALITY SUNDAY	Sign up by January 20 if you'd like to participate either as a guest who brings food or a host who opens their home and moderates dinner discussion. Call the church office for more details: 301-330-4326.
January 20 CONGREGATIONAL MEETING	Immediately following the morning service in the sanctuary and for the purpose of holding an election of church officers. Steve Farley has been nominated, examined, and approved by the Session to stand for election to the office of Ruling Elder. Rob Peterson has been nominated, examined, and approved by the Session to stand for election to the office of Deacon.
January 6 HOSPITALITY LUNCH & CORPORATION MEETING	Congregational spaghetti lunch after church with opportunity to learn more about our Germantown church plant. To submit your questions ahead of time, put them in the Hospitality Luncheon container out in the lobby. Following the luncheon there will be a meeting of the corporation of SGPCA for the purpose of electing two trustees and to vote on accepting the latest offer from the State Highway Administration regarding construction of the ICC and its impact on our property. Details have been sent to you and are also available in the lobby.
December 24 "A Lesson In Carols" CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE	7:00-8:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. A family-friendly carol-filled celebration of the birth of Christ. Childcare for infants and toddlers starts at 6:45 p.m. Call the church office for more details: 301-330-4326.
December 16 CHRISTMAS CAROLING	We will gather at Pastor Baile's house at 6:00 for a neighborhood Christmas Carol Sing. Bring some cookies to share -- we will return to the church and enjoy them with some hot chocolate afterward.
November 21 THANKSGIVING EVE SERVICE	Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Please come and bring family members that might be in town. This service will be very informal with many opportunities for you to choose hymns that you would like to sing and to share words of thanksgiving to the Lord.
November 18 CONGREGATIONAL MEETING	We will meet immediately after worship to review the budgets, to approve a change regarding our pastor’s compensation, and to meet Matt Roberts, the man the Church Plant Advisory Committee has recommended to the Session as the planter for the Germantown church. Pastor Baile will also give an update on the Germantown plant activities.
November 4 HOSPITALITY SUNDAY	Sign up by October 21 if you'd like to participate either as a guest who brings food or a host who opens their home and moderates dinner discussion. Call the church office for more details: 301-330-4326.
October 31 HALLELUJAH PARTY	Wednesday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. for children and adults of all ages. Admission is $5.00/family; guests are FREE. Hot dog dinner from 6:00-6:30. Fun-filled activites and games for preschool through 5th grade. Come dressed in a friendly costume and ready for fun!
October 26-28 MISSIONS CONFERENCE	This year's theme is "The Gracious Commission." Speakers include Scott Seaton (MNA); Bob Wildeman (Fairmont, WV), Israel Contreras (Castanos, Mexico), and Scot Redpath. Friday Night, 6:15 p.m.: Pizza Dinner at the church followed at 7:00 by keynote speaker Scott Seaton, MNA. Saturday: Brunch and dinners with the various missionaries at the Lokos, Parker, Semple, and Tucker homes. See Sign-Up Central for details. Sunday Morning: All adult Sunday school classes will meet together. Rev. Seaton will preach during the service. Congregational lunch and closing session to follow the service.
October 13 FALL WORK DAY	Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. It's time for us to come together and spruce up our beautiful building and grounds for the fall and winter. don't miss out on your last chance to help before spring! We'll be working on many projects from cutting down trees to cleaning and painting and eating lunch. (That's a free lunch). Sign up at Sign Up Central so we'll know you're coming.
October 7 CONGREGATIONAL LUNCH	Right after church. Pastor Baile will share the Elders' vision for "Hospitality Sundays." Main course provided; sign up for salad or dessert.
September 30 BUDDY GREENE IN CONCERT	Doors open at 5:45 p.m. Free concert (love offering accepted) with Nashville recording artist Buddy Greene. He is a tremendously talented musician who loves the Lord and has a contagious joy, and his music is for people of all ages. His style is folk and bluegrass, and he plays the guitar and harmonica. He wrote the music to the Christmas song "Mary, Did You Know?" and he has released a number of albums, one of his most recent ones being a collection of hymns and prayer songs. He is a Ruling Elder at Christ Community Church (PCA) in Nashville, TN. Learn more about him and his music at www.buddygreene.com.
September 22 BLOOD DRIVE, CORNERSTONE FAIR, EVENING OF TALENT	Blood Drive, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.: The Red Cross will be here accepting blood donations to help replenish their supply. A Blood Donor Sign-Up Schedule is posted at Sign-Up Central and at the Visitor's Table in the lobby. We encourage you to start signing up, as we need at least 64 people. Questions? See Robin Mitchell or Scott Chesemore. Cornerstone Fair, 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.: This event is sponsored by the Cornerstone Youth Group and is intended for people of all ages. There will be a petting zoo, moon bounce, dunk tank, food, and much much more! The cost is $4.00/person or $10.00/family. Evening of Talent, 6:00-7:30 p.m.: For people of all ages. Go to Sign-Up Central for audition time.
September 16 PROMOTION SUNDAY	This is the day in the life of our church when our new children's Sunday School classes begin for the fall. The children and adult classes are combined in the sanctuary during Sunday School, and the children will file out with their new teachers at the end of the hour. We also plan to have a Small Group Display in which we promote the new groups for the coming year.
September 7-9 ALL-CHURCH CAMPING TRIP	Once again we will travel to the wilderness of Little Bennett Park for our annual camping trip. Campsites have been reserved for tent camping. The cost is $25.00 per site. Sites are also available for pop-ups or RVs. Families may share a campsite, although note that there is two-car limit per campsite. We will sing and make s'mores around the campfire on Friday night, and we will have a picnic on Saturday with games and other activities. This is a great way to meet people and make friends. To sign up for a campsite, visit the Sign-Up Central bulletin board.
August 16-17 BASKETBALL CAMP	A FREE two-day basketball camp being held at the Germantown Community Center, 18905 Kingsview Road, Germantown. Drills, street-style pick-up games, FREE drinks and food, and a 3-on-3 basketball tournament from 1:00-4:00 p.m. followed by a FREE concert featuring local hip-hop group ChristCentric on Saturday, August 18. For more information and to register, download the pamphlet and registration form.
July 9-13 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (VBS)	Mornings during the week of 2007 July 9-13. This year's theme is "Summer Seaquest" and highlights the life of Jonah. Stay tuned for details and opportunities to volunteer.
June 9, 5:30 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION	2007 June 2 is the 25th anniversary of the first worship service of Shady Grove PCA. We are going to mark this milestone with a banquet and other celebrations on Saturday, June 9. We will be giving thanks for God's faithfulness to our congregation over the years and asking for His wisdom and vision as we look to the future. hors d'oeuvres, catered sit-down dinner, and special program invitations are being sent to anyone who has ever been affilitated with SGPCA open to adults and all children in middle school and above invitations will be arriving in the mail and tickets are $15.00 per person RSVPs are required, as we regrettably will not be able to accommodate any last minute requests
April 14 SPRING WORK DAY	Saturday, April 14, 9:30-3:30 p.m. There are lots of projects to work on both inside and outside the church building. State your preference on the list posted at Sign-Up Central; doing so will also give us a headcount for lunch.
April 7 23rd ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT	Saturday, April 7, and 3:00 at the home of Tom & Priscilla Parker. Children of all ages are invited and friends are welcome. If you are planning to attend, please sign up at Sign-Up Central, where you can also volunteer to bring refreshments. Flyers containing directions to the Parkers' are available on the information table in the lobby.
February 25 CONGREGATIONAL LUNCH	Immediately following the morning service in the sanctuary. Please visit Sign-Up Central and indicated whether you can bring (1) soup in a crockpot or (2) a salad; dessert will be provided.
January 14 CONGREGATIONAL MEETING	Immediately following the morning service in the sanctuary and for the purpose of holding an election of church officers. Will Mendoza has been nominated, examined, and approved by the Session to stand for election to the office of Ruling Elder. Scott Chesemore and Jeremy Hackenberg have been nominated, examined, and approved by the Session to stand for election to the office of Deacon. After the congregational meeting, the corporation of Shady Grove Church will meet for the purpose of electing a trustee of the corporation for the Class of 2010.

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