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Board Meeting -
Our next Board of Directors meeting will be held on Sunday January 8th, 2012, at 1pm, followed at 3pm by a Festival Committee meeting. Meeting will be held at the Urbana Library. All members welcome to attend!

 

 

2012 Celtic Festival- NEW LOCATION!

The 2012 Frederick Celtic Festival will be held on May 12, 2012 at the Mt. Airy Fire Dept. Fairgrounds which is located at 1003 Twin Arch Road, Mt. Airy, MD 21771! Please check back for updates as we finalize entertainment, vendors, etc.

We are VERY excited to be back for the 2012 Festival season! Questions? Contact Joe.

Who is St. Andrew?

According to legend, an angel told a monk, St. Rule (Regulus), in a dream to move the bones of St. Andrew from Constantinople to "the ends of the earth". He did so, removing a tooth, arm bone, knee cap and some fingers, and headed towards Scotland.

He shipwrecked off the east coast of Scotland, and built a chapel in a Pictish settlement to house the relics. This settlement later became known as St. Andrews. The chapel was replaced by the Cathedral of St. Andrew in 1160, and St. Andrews became the religious capital of Scotland.

 

 

Failte! Welcome!

Welcome to the website for the St. Andrew's Society of Mid-Maryland, based out of Frederick, Maryland.

We were established in July of 1999 by a diverse group of people of Scottish descent and people who love all things Scottish. We happily welcome into membership those who want to help perpetuate Scottish traditions and culture. The Society promotes the growth of clan societies and Scottish organizations, including the Frederick Scottish Pipe Band and the Frederick Scottish Country Dancers. We support and host Scottish events, such as an annual St. Andrew's Dinner in November, a Burn's Night Supper in January, and a Kirkin' o' the Tartan in the spring.

We are officially recognized by the IRS as a Charitable Organization under Code Section 501(a) as an organization described in section 501(c)(3). Donations to the Society of goods or money, free of tangible benefit to the Donor (or reduced by the amount of any tangible benefit to the Donor) are decductible as Contributions for Income Tax purposes. Also qualified under 509(a)(1), our Membership Dues are considered deductible as Charitable Contributions.

Don't forget to check out our Facebook page! Pictures from all our events can be found through the link on the left for SASMM Flickr.

Upcoming soon:

 

Burns “Nicht” Supper

(18 FEB 2012)

Frederick Celtic Festival

(12 MAY 2012)

 

 

Welcome our new Board of Directors!

On Saturday evening, November 12, the St. Andrews Society of Mid-Maryland, Inc. held it's Annual General Meeting at All Saints Episcopal Church in Frederick.

The main purpose of the meeting was to elect a New Board for the upcoming year, 2012. The following members were elected and in a couple of positions, were re-elected. The following are the New Board members who will assume their duties as of January 1, 2012:

President: Joe Wiggington
Vice President: Pete Cheston (Major Elliott B. Cheston)
Treasurer: Charly MacFarland (re-elected)
Recording Secretary - Genny Furley (re-elected)
Membership Secretary - Dana Cameron

We warmly thank these members for volunteering for these important positions. Please click on "Contacts" for more information on the Board Members.