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Raised in a rough Wilmington, Del. neighborhood, the Rev. John R. "Jack" Sharp's views were salted by experience. Sharp was brought up by his blind and frail grandmother, and no matter how bad things became, he said, "the church on the corner was there for us." So it made sense that Sharp - the man shepherding the redevelopment of the Memorial Stadium site - felt called to church service. In what he calls a "justice ministry," he worked for civil rights and against the Vietnam War and nuclear weapons in the 1960s and 1970s.

Fifty years later, the assassination of John F. Kennedy remains a galvanizing event, studied by serious scholars and conspiracy fringers with equal intensity. People who were old enough in 1963 still remember everything about the news flash that something horrible had happened in Dallas to the nation's youthful president. Those born much later may also find themselves haunted by this dark history. They may even create an opera about it. "Camelot Requiem," which receives its world premiere this weekend with Baltimore area singers and instrumentalists, is the latest and perhaps most ambitious undertaking to date of the Figaro Project, a DIY organization founded by soprano Caitlin Vincent in 2009.

In an age of mega-churches, the 147-member congregation of Granite Presbyterian Church is seeking ways to invest in its community -- and its future -- with plans for day care, before- and after-school programs and other services.On Wednesday, members of the historic congregation in southwest Baltimore County will begin that process with a meeting to discuss the church's future, including the feasibility of a more modern facility on the church site on Old Court Road.While many questions remain to be answered about the project, the Rev. Margaret Ferguson, pastor for four years, is optimistic about winning the congregation's support.

The effects of Superstorm Sandy continue to affect millions of people in the northeast, and Fallston Presbyterian Church is staying involved with the relief effort. You are invited to help! Fallston Presbyterian, located on Route 152, between Watervale and Harford Roads, is sending a team to Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., on Sat., March 23, to deliver supplies for the relief efforts and to scout out possibilities for a mission trip later this year. The church has a history with disaster relief mission trips.

On April 29, 2009, Memorial services were held May 8th at the Rockville Presbyterian Church, Rockville, MD.

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, April 13, at 1:30 P. M at Govans Presbyterian Chapel, 5828 York Road.

* Glen Burnie: Appliances and other property were taken from the Glen Burnie Presbyterian Church in the 200 block of A St. between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. Monday.

Ross Perot is a Democrat in Tex. and N.J., a Republican in Wash. and an independent in N.Y., like the Queen being an Anglican in England and a Presbyterian in Scotland.

On April 5, 2008, MARGARET G. PENNINGTON, beloved wife of Colonel James R. Pennington. On Wednesday, friends may call at the VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES, 5151 Baltimore National Pike from 3-8 P.M. On Thursday, Mrs. Pennington will lie in state at Catonsville Presbyterian Church, 1400 Frederick Rd., where services will begin at 11 A.M. Inquiries to (410) 233-2400.

On February 4, 2006, GEORGEWASHINGTON HYDE, a resident of Presbyterian Home of Maryland, Towson, MD. Beloved husband of the late Helen May Spellman Hyde. Dear father of George W. Hyde Jr. and J. Thomas Hyde. Devoted brother of Edna B. Hyde and dear grandfather of Robin Hyde Woods and Leighton Anne Hyde. Friends may call at the family owned Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home, Inc., 6500 York Road (at Overbrook) on Wednesday from 7 to 9 P.M. A Memorial Service will be held at Roland Park Presbyterian Church 4801 Roland Ave. Baltimore, on Thursday, February 9, at 11 A.M. Interment West River Quaker Burial Ground, Galesville, MD. In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make contributions to Presbyterian Home of Maryland, 400 Georgia Court, Towson, MD, 21204.

Elsie M. Hegwood, a former elementary school educator and cafeteria manager who was an active member of Govans Presbyterian Church, died Jan. 16 at a daughter's Elizabethtown, Pa., home from complications of a stroke she suffered two years ago. The former Towson resident was 99. The former Elsie Matthews was born in Laurel, Miss., and was raised in New Orleans and Jackson, Miss., where she graduated from high school. She attended Belhaven College — now Belhaven University — in Jackson, Miss., for several years and then moved to Detroit and Boston, where she was a school cafeteria manager in Westwood, Mass.

Mayor Craig Moe and members of the City Council will attend a special service Sunday, Oct. 7, at 11 a.m., at Oaklands Presbyterian Church, 14301 Laurel Bowie Road, for World Communion Sunday and to celebrate the church's annexation into the city of Laurel. After the service, there will be a dedication of the Heart Labyrinth behind the church, which will be for congregational and community use and enjoyment.

William Hanson Moore IV, a descendant of Maryland's earliest settlers who for nearly three decades operated a company that installed custom burglar alarms, died last Monday at Greater Baltimore Medical Center of heart failure. The Towson resident was 79. Born in Baltimore, Moore was the son of William H. "Dinty" Moore III, a renowned lacrosse coach at St. John's College and the U.S. Naval Academy who was a founder of the Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Father and son were direct descendants of Henry Moore, who settled in what is now Charles County in 1649, and John Hanson, who arrived in Maryland in 1653 and whose great-grandson of the same name was president of the first Continental Congress.

Elizabeth K. "Bitze" Glaser, an ordained Presbyterian deacon who was active in the affairs of Govans Presbyterian Church, died Wednesday at Roland Park Place from complications of dementia. She was 95. The daughter of a Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. worker and a homemaker, Elizabeth Lyle Kane was born and raised in Northwest Baltimore. She was a 1934 graduate of Forest Park High School and Baltimore Business College. She was married in 1940 to H. Donald Glaser Sr., a consulting engineer, who had been president and chairman of the board of Henry Adams Inc. He died in 1985.

The Rev. Dr. Edythe Cherry Marshall, the first female pastor to be installed in the Presbytery of Baltimore who had recently retired as minister of Hope Presbyterian Church in Arbutus, died Friday at the University of Maryland Medical Center from complications of a fall. The Catonsville resident was 66. Dr. Marshall retired Jan. 8 after having pastored Hope Presbyterian Church for 38 years. "Everybody is speechless. The blessing in all of this is that we had a wonderful celebration — 269 attended the dinner and church was full that morning — the good part was that we were able to tell her how much we loved her," said E. Farrell Maddox, the church's organist and choir director.

Harriette D. Holway, a former dietitian who was an active member of Catonsville Presbyterian Church, died Dec. 15 of cancer at the Charlestown Retirement Community. She was 85. The daughter of a grocer and an educator, Harriette Dean was born and raised in Trafford, Pa. After graduating in 1944 from Trafford High School, she earned a bachelor's degree in 1948 in dietetics from Lake Erie College in Painsville, Ohio. While completing her dietetic internship at Grasslands Hospital in Valhalla, N.Y., she met her future husband through her supervisor.

On October 16, 2009, Richard A. Byrne Jr. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, Joppa, MD at 2 P.M. Friends may call at the church prior to the service, from 1 to 2 P.M. Interment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Blue Ash, OH. Those who desire may contribute to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058 or Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 457, Joppa,...

Suddenly on September 1, 2005, JUNE YVONNE HUPPENTHAL (nee Jones); beloved wife of Harold Huppenthal; loving mother of Monica Agapaloglou (Ted), Sharon Cornelius (Richard), Peter Huppenthal (Sheri) and April Dickerson (Bryan); devoted grandmother of nine. Mrs. Huppenthal is also survived by her sister Lorraine Stephens and her brother James Jones. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, September 5, at 11 A.M. in the Fallston Presbyterian Church, 600 Fallston Road, Fallston. In lieu of flowers, Memorials in Mrs. Huppenthal's name may be made to the church of your choice.

Oaklands Presbyterian Church, 14301 Laurel Bowie Road, will present its annual Christmas Concert Sunday, Dec. 18 during the 11 a.m. worship service. Concert will feature the Chancel and Bell Choirs plus its own Dr. Jay De Wire on the piano. Service is open to everyone. Come celebrate the Christmas message in music. 301-776-5833.

Laurel Presbyterian Church, 7610 Old Sandy Spring Road, will hold its fall bazaar Saturday, Oct. 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bazaar features handmade crafts, a white elephant table and kid's corner. Enjoy light refreshments and baked goods. For information, call 301-776-6665.