![]() ![]() It was a very special day"Ĥ-year-old Kylie Dick gives perspective to the blanket pile.Īfter being blessed by Father Calis of Ascension Church the blankets were packed up and will be on their way to Germany shortly. Everyone had a good time, and many have been inspired to join Soldiers' Angels and volunteer for this and other opportunities. "I had no idea that the response would be so great, the community really came through with the materials and labor to make the blankets. But when the group had 168 blankets at the end of the day, even Matt was surprised. The goal was to beat the 47 blankets made at a similar event last year. Standing left to right Jacquelyn Peters, Megan Snider, Joanna Snellings, Gabi Nelson, Kiersten Baker, Mary Fitzpatrick, Brenna Baker, Samantha Friskey seated left to right Summer Cratty, Janine Corley, Rachel Stewart, Colleen Dick, Elizabeth Allen.Ĭollege students Ashley Pezeshkian and Amanda King work with supervision from Kylie Dick age 4 Flyers, advertising and many other things critical for the event's huge success were done by Maureen Barber. The husband and wife team say they couldn't have done it without the help and expertise of Valerie, Alyssa, Ashleigh, and Abigail Potter, a fantastic Mother & Daughters team. "We had people travel an hour from several cities away just to help out," said Lisa Dodson, who organized the event together with her husband Matthew Dick and with lots of help from their three daughters Amanda, Colleen and Kylie. Bates (seated) encourages her group to keep up the great work.Ī den leader gets help from Alyssa Burkhart age 6. Pius and Sacred Heart Catholic churches in Bowie, MD, 2 local Boy Scout Packs from Bowie, MD, and many community members. Pius X Regional school in Bowie, MD, families from St. I had called in to give a "pep talk" to the group (during which I of course choked up) and could hear there were lots of people there, but I never imagined anything like this.Īmong the volunteers were Ascension Parishioners, Jr. Looking at these photos Matt's wife Lisa sent to me, I couldn't agree more. ![]() That's how long-time Soldiers' Angels member Matt Dick described this past Saturday when over 100 volunteers converged at Ascension Catholic Church in Bowie, MD to make blankets for the wounded and ill troops at Landstuhl Medical Center in Germany. St.A modern-day "quilting bee" at Ascension Catholic Church in Bowie, MD where 168 blankets for wounded and ill troops were made in 5 hours by approximately 100 volunteers. Mary's Parish Cemetery, Clinton, Maryland Mary's Parish Cemetery, Bryantown, Maryland Mary's Parish Cemetery, Charlotte Hall, Maryland Mary's Parish Cemetery, Rockville, Maryland Mary's Parish Cemetery, Barnesville, Maryland Joseph Parish Cemetery, Pomfret, Maryland Joseph Parish Cemetery, Morganza, Maryland Aloysius Parish Cemetery, Leonardtown, Maryland Sacred Heart Parish Cemetery, Bushwood, Maryland.Sacred Heart Parish Cemetery, Bowie, Maryland.Sacred Heart Parish Cemetery, LaPlata, Maryland.Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish Cemetery.Jesus the Good Shepherd Parish Cemetery.Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Cemetery.For more information on a specific parish cemetery, please call the telephone number listed for the cemetery. The following is a list of parish cemeteries operating in the Archdiocese of Washington. ![]() Memorials at Southern Maryland Cemeteries. ![]()
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