Bible School

`Great Bible Reef' at St. Stephen's St. Stephen's Episcopal Church will hold vacation Bible school from 9 a.m. noon Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, next week at 1110 Saint Stephens Church Road, Crownsville. This is for children from pre-school through fifth grade, and the theme will be "Great Bible Reef." Wednesday is family night at 6 p.m. for dinner and activities. Registration is required. Information: 410-721-2881 or www.ststephens-severn.ang-md.org Charity indoor sale in Glen Burnie The Women of the Community Church of God will hold an indoor yard sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow at 306 Fifth Ave., SE, Glen Burnie.

The 10th Tiny Tots Concert: Music for the Young and Young at Heart, sponsored by the River Hill High School music department, will be held Thursday in the school auditorium, 12101 Route 108, Clarksville. Grandparents and parents are invited to accompany their children. Elves will greet those who attend. A 10 a.m. show is almost sold out; tickets still might be available for the 12:30 p.m. show. Tickets are $5. Information: 301-854-2974 or www.riverhillmusic.org (follow the links to "Special Events")

The Long Reach village will be featured next month in the Columbia Association's television show, Columbia Matters. The show is the fifth in a bimonthly series highlighting the features, history and people of Columbia's 10 villages. Host Barbara Kellner's guests will be village board members Karen Hitcho and Nina Basu. The show also will feature a discussion on governance changes with Tom O'Connor and Patrick von Schlag of the association's board. Columbia Matters airs on Howard Community college's station, cable channel 71 at 11 a.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Mondays and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays.

A sea of exuberant children with outstretched hands praised God recently during a vacation Bible school sponsored by First Evangelical Lutheran and St. John's Episcopal churches in Ellicott City. "Give Him Everything! Jesus loves the gifts we bring!" the children sang while clapping as instructors led them. A record 163 campers - children from preschool through middle school - participated this year, most likely because the organizers advertised early and participants from previous years spread the word, said Melinda Becker, a co-director of the camp.

Edwin Fesche, an itinerant preacher who set up a microphone and speakers on Baltimore street corners, died of pneumonia Sunday at Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital in Cape May Court House, N.J. The former Waverly and Westminster resident was 98. A member of the Plymouth Brethren, he often preached at Loch Hill Chapel on Loch Raven Boulevard and taught at the Baltimore School of the Bible in Bolton Hill. He handed out religious tracts on the streets of Baltimore and other East Coast cities in his 70 years of public preaching.

Kneseth Israel group sponsoring a trip to Neil Simon play The Sisterhood of Congregation Kneseth Israel is sponsoring a trip to see Promises, Promises, a play by Neil Simon, at 8 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. Prices are $10 for the show and $16 for dinner and show. Transportation from Kneseth Israel is $5. Send a check payable to Sisterhood of Kneseth Israel to: Maxine Silbur, 221 Cape St. John Road, Annapolis, Maryland 21401. Information: 410-798-0165 or 410-266-5804 Chesapeake Christian to welcome evangelist Pastor Glen H. Morris and the Chesapeake Christian Center will play host to Evangelist Jay Brookes at 8:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday at the center, 7975 Tick Neck Road, Pasadena.

Leo Womack, 8 1/2 , chooses yellow from a cup of bright-colored markers to fill in his jigsaw puzzle depicting God's creation of Earth. Yellow, he says, reminds him of bumblebees. Although he is part of Christ Lutheran Church's vacation Bible school this week, called StarTracks, Leo doesn't belong to the Columbia church - which makes him exactly the kind of person Christ Lutheran seeks. While many vacation Bible schools are geared to a congregation's needs, Christ Lutheran's is aimed at community outreach.