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December 2018
2018 Hogmanay Celebration
Join the St. Andrew’s Society of Mid-Maryland in celebrating Hogmanay! The night’s festivities begin at 7 p.m. and dinner follows at 8 p.m. The evening promises to be eventful with pipers, live entertainment provided by Dileab Phriseil (Precious Heritage), plenty of dancing with Valerie Hill and the Scottish Country Dancers, games, raffles, and silent auction items. The night concludes with a rousing rendition of Rabbie Burn’s Auld Lang Syne. We will be providing a full dinner. Pre-packaged appetizers, sides, and desserts are…
Find out more »May 2019
Spring Kirkin of the Tartan (May 5, 2019)
The Kirkin’ of the tartan is coming. All society members and friends are encouraged to come. The Kirkin’ comes from the stories of the Act of Proscription, when the wearing of the kilt was banned inn the Scottish Highlands. Highlanders hid pieces of tartan and brought them to the church to be secretly blessed a particular point of the service. The St Andrew’s Society of Mid-Maryland spring Kirkin' will be Sunday, May 5, at 10:30 at Frederick Presbyterian Church. Come…
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The St. Andrew’s Society of Mid-Maryland spring Kirkin' will be Sunday, May 5, at 10:30 at Frederick Presbyterian Church at 115 West Second Street, Frederick, MD 21701 A History of the Kirkin' o' the Tartan A Kirk is a Scottish word for church. Tartan is the traditional garb of a Highland Scot. The Kirkin' of the Tartan is thus a traditional blessing of the tartan by the clergy. The earliest image of Scottish soldiers wearing tartan, from a woodcut c.…
Find out more »Summer Cookout 2019
Please join us from 2pm to 5 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Woodsboro Park in Woodboro, Maryland (intersection of Route 194 and Woodsboro Road). This is a free event and all members are welcome to attend. This event is a welcome to new members from 2018 and 2019. All we ask is that you bring a side dish or dessert to share. As this is a public park please do not bring alcohol. Check out the events page…
Find out more »June 2019
Ellicott City Kirkin’ of the Tartan
On Sunday, June 9, 2019 Cindy Wolfe has organized a Kirkin' of the Tartan in Ellicott City at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Please arrive bewteen 8:30 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. to get prepared. Services begin at 9:15 a.m. The address of the church is 3695 Rogers Avenue, Ellicott City, Maryland 21043. The church's driveway is just off of Rogers Avenue and there is parking behind the church. The handicapped parking is as you come up the driveway on the right.…
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