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Board of Directors & Festival Meeting
April 13th at the Furley Residence. BoD meeting from 1-3 and Festival meeting from 3-5pm. This is our last monthly meeting before the Festival! We need your support now more than ever!

Kirkin o' the TartanApril 27th at 10:30am. Blessing of Scottish Clan Tartan at the All Saint's Episcopal Church. Please bring your tartan to be blessed!

April 27th will also be the next book club meeting and monthly tea. Book club begins at 1:00pm and the tea starts pouring at 3:00pm. Please see "events" page for more details!

 

About Us

St. Andrew's Societies have a history of supporting charities in their own communities and providing scholarship assistance to those in need.

We are presently exploring possibilites for these services within our own community. If your group would like to be considered as a beneficiary of our foundation's benevolence, please click here to find a Grant Application (Adobe Acrobat needed).

Print, fill out and mail to the address provided.

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.

 

 

Website Links

Listed below are websites we think could be of general interest to our members and anyone who might be visiting our site. Clicking on a link will open a new window.

Celtic Directory for MD and Surrounding Areas - The Directory is being published by Peinteail Designs, and a portion of the proceeds go to the St. Andrew's of Mid-Maryland. For as little as $5.00 you could advertise your Celtic-themed or related business in the directory. As well as being sold online, these directories will be handed out to local business', pubs, restaraunts, etc.

Clan Duncan Society - Based in the Scottish Highlands the Clan Duncan Society's primary purpose is to bring together all those with the name Duncan and the associated names of Duncanson, Duncane, Dunkinson, Duncean, Dunken, Donkin, Dunkin and other alternate spellings; to globally unite all those with an interest in their history, heritage and ancestral roots in Scotland and unite all Duncan's both at home and overseas as one Clan.

Scottish Foundation of the Virginia Highlands - A non-profit Scottish heritage and fellowship organization covering wester and south-central Virginia. Membership is open to anyone who has an interest in Scottish culture or is of Scottish / Celtic descent.

The Capitol Scot - where you will find information about Scottish heritage, Scotland, and organizations and events of interest to Scots and Scots-at-heart living and working in the Washington, D.C. area.

X Marks the Scot - an international community of kilt-wearers, and those who encourage the wearing of kilts. "It is our goal to promote the wearing of kilts in more than just the 'Highland Games' situation".

First Foot - A dictionary of Scottish words, phrases, slang, street talk and anything else that gets past the incredibly lax editors.

Utilikilts - Handmade Men's Casual Kilts, Utility Kilts and Non-Traditional Kilts in a variety of colors and styles.

These links are a work in progress. Please check back soon for more. If you would like to suggest a link, please contact the Webmaster.