CALENDAR OF EVENTS

March 2009

March 6, 2009
Basket Bingo
Longaberger Basket lovers will enjoy an evening of many filled baskets, food and bingo. There will be 20 regular games, 3 specialty games, 3 raffles and a 50/50 raffle. All proceeds to benefit the Living Farm Heritage Museum. 5:30pm at the Dining Hall, Howard County Fairgrounds, Howard County Antique Farm Machinery Club, 410-988-8069, www.farmheritage.org

March 12, 2009
Bringing Nature Home: The Case for Native Plants
Author, Douglas W. Tallamy. 7pm at The Howard County Conservancy, 410-465-8877, www.hcconservancy.org

March 14, 2009
Franciscan Day of Prayer - Clare of Assisi and the Mirror of the Cross
The answer to all our pain, struggle, and weakness can be found by gazing into the mirror of the Cross. 9:30am to 4:00pm at Bon Secours Spiritual Center, 410-442-1320, www.bonsecoursspiritualcenter.org

March 14, 2009
Reconciling the Sacrament of Reconciliation in the 21st Centruy
This retreat is an opportunity to explore the sacrament of Reconciliation more deeply. 9:30am to 3:30pm at Bon Secours Spiritual Center, 410-442-1320, www.bonsecoursspiritualcenter.org

March 14, 2009
Wonder Talks & Walks
Endangered Species of Maryland. 10:00am at The Howard County Conservancy, 410-465-8877, www.hcconservancy.org

March 22, 2009
Contemplation: A Loving Presence To What Is
Is it difficult to find God in your everyday life or in the world saturated with violence, noise and impasse? 9:30am to 4:00pm at Bon Secours Spiritual Center, 410-442-1320, www.bonsecoursspiritualcenter.org

March 28, 2009
Columbia Orchestra Classical Concert #3
The Columbia Orchestra presents Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story and Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7. Young Artist Competition winners for 2009 will also be featured. 7:30pm at the Jim Rouse Theatre, 410-465-8777, www.columbiaorchestra.org

March 28, 2009
A Day of Healing, A Day of Hope: Coming Home More Fully for Veterans and Spouses
The Day of Healing, Day of Hope program offers an expressive arts and spirituality based approach for veterans and their spouses who are struggling to process and heal the physical and psychological wounds of war. 10:00am to 4:30pm at Bon Secours Spiritual Center, 410-442-1320, www.bonsecoursspiritualcenter.org

March 28, 2009
RCIA Lenten Day of Reflection
The Lenten Day of Reflection is offered to individual parishes to bring their RCIA candidates, catechumens, sponsors, and team for time to reflect on the RCIA process and the upcoming Rites of Initiation. There will be time for individual and corporate prayer, meditation, small and large group sharing and personal reflection. 9:30am to 4:00pm at Bon Secours Spiritual Center, 410-442-1320, www.bonsecoursspiritualcenter.org

March 29, 2009
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
Columbia Pro Cantare travels to Baltimore, where it is joined by the choir of the Church of the Redeemer and soprano Irida Herri, under the direction of Henry Lowe, to perform Brahms' moving Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), a rich monument of Brahms' work. 4:00pm at The Church of the Redeemer, 410-799-9321, www.procantare.org

March 30, 2009
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
Columbia Pro Cantare travels to Baltimore, where it is joined by the choir of the Church of the Redeemer and soprano Irida Herri, under the direction of Henry Lowe, to perform Brahm' moving Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), a rich monument of Brahms' work. 4:00pm at The Church of the Redeemer, 410-799-9321, www.procantare.org