Saturday, August 27, 2022

St. Martin's Catholic Church: Sunday school begins on Sunday, 10-01-2022

See this 08-27-2022 message:

Sunday school begins Sunday October 1st!!


Sunday school registration begins Sunday September 18th

 

On Sunday, September 25th, noon at St. Martins Catholic Church Washington DC’s Cardinal Gregory will preside over a Celebration Mass for both:


                Fr. Mike’s 30th anniversary as pastor at St Martins, and 

                Deacon Bobby’s 25th anniversary as a deacon

 

We have three ways to get your Sunday mass from Bloomingdale’s St. Martin’s Catholic Church:

 

1) Video mass:


To view this week’s Sunday mass click on the link below:


http://stmartinsdc.org/this_week_video_mass.html


2) Sunday Noon Mass in person:


This coming Sunday at noon we will have a live mass at St. Martin’s Church.  The mass is open for all to attend in person with masks at the Church however if you are sick please stay at home and do not attend.  If you are not vaccinated and over 60 or with serious health issues we strongly encourage you to please stay home. 


3) Sunday Noon Mass Live Streaming:


The Sunday noon mass will be live-streamed on zoom.  To view the noon mass as live-streaming event click on this link (we ask you to please turn off your video to not distract from the mass):

http://stmartinsdc.org/sunday_mass_zoom.html

Or if you would like to call in and listen dial:

301-715-8592

Meeting ID: 848 0146 6509#

Meeting password: 123456#

 


We wish you all a blessed week and you should know that we at St Martins are praying to help us all get through these challenging times.

 

Peace,
Fr. Mike.


Open Houses in and around Bloomingdale for Saturday 8-27 and Sunday 8-28-2022

 

54 Randolph Pl NW is offered at $999,000.
 

The featured listing is a Victorian house, located in the Bloomingdale Historic District. The agent representing the seller is Omar Vidal with Redfin.

Scheduled Open Houses in Bloomingdale and surrounding neighborhoods

Note that the open house time will not appear if the open house has passed, so if you open the link on Sunday and an open happened only on Saturday, there may be no time listed.

*Agents, to have your listing featured in this weekly post, please e-mail suzanne@compass.com by 10am on Friday.

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Bloomingdale Farmers Market 08-21-2022: RIP Matteo Catalani

From: Markets & More 

Date: August 20, 2022 at 11:28:06 PM 
Subject: BFM: RIP, Matteo Catalani
 

                                                          RIP: Matteo Catalani

Matteo was the soul and passionate cofounder of Cucina Al Volo and we are so sad that he died this week at the age of 29.  He was supposed to study medicine but decided that his path was to be a pastamaker.  We met him when he was 21 and we all adored him. We will miss you, Matteo.                            

 

Hi BFM Fans! 

I was looking at Debora Robertson's newsletter the other day and saw this very appealing idea for a melon and tomato salad that I will make tomorrow.  It is made with 2 pounds of cantaloupe and about 1.5 pounds of watermelon cut into 1 inch cubes, 1 pound of tomatoes, cut into wedges, a smallish cucumber, halved lengthwise, seeded and sliced into half moons. 2 ounces of black olives, pitted. 3 tablespoons of fruity olive oil, juice of a small juicy lime. A handful of coriander, roughly choped, a handful of mint leaves, roughly chopped, a pinch of chile flakes and a pinch of flaky sea salt. A small red onion, halved and sliced very thin.  

Soak the onion in iced water for 15 minutes and drain. Mix the onions and everything else together and serve on a platter or shallow bowl. Serve right away.  

SHENANDOAH SEASONAL: Tomatoes!  Including Big Dena, Black Cherry and Sunpeach Cherry, Pink Berkely Tie Dye, Striped German, Juliet Roma, Cherokee Purple, Red Brandywine, German Johnson. 6 different eggplants: Traviata, Dancer, Beatrice, Fairytale, Annina and Patio Baby. Beans, Cabbages, green 7 purple, Beets: red and golden, Carrots, Squash, Rainbow chard, Kale, Curly & Dino, Peas Shoots, Cukes, Baby Gens, Dandelion greens, Khlrabi: green & purple, onions, scallions, squash and zucchini, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, shishito peppers, basil, parsley. New: Dragon Tongue Beans, Shishito Pepper and Radicchio.

REID: Peaches and nectarines, yellow and white. Donut peaches. Apercotes, apples, blueberries, blackberries, tomatoes, zukes, cukes, green 
beans.

GARNER's PRODUCE: Melons. Melons. Melons. Bicolor Sweet Corn! Blueberries! blackberries, sugar snap peas, shelled peas, high tunnel tomatoes: heirloom, cherry, early girl, green beans, kales bunches - red, green, Tuscano, sorrel. red, white and yellow new potatoes, yellow, golden and green squash, pale green Ishtar, eggplant (black, striped, barbarella, white, Large Italian, long Japanese neon. beets, fennel, round, Savoy, Napa cabbage, green and purple and sweet banana peppers.  Fresno, poblanos, jalapenos. sweet candy onion, radishes, swiss chard, collard greens, cukes, lettuces - romaine and salonova heads.  Elephant Garlic, Parsley. Rosemary. Chives. Lavender. Mint. Basil, Cilantro. Dill. Stoneground Grits and Stoneground Cornmeal. Squash blossoms. Basil.

 

WHISKED; Cowboy Pretzel has everything. I was skeptical of a pretzel cookie but am now a convert.  Get your favorite Pies: Apple Crumble, Bourbon Pecan, Lemon Coconut, Key Lime. Cherry, Sea Salt Chocolate Chess, Salted Caramel Apple, Cherry. Cookies (Chocolate Chip, Salty Oatmeal, Molasses Spice, Pretzel Cowboy, Snickerdoodle, Vegan: Oatmeal Chocolate Chip, Lemon Poppy Seed, Chocolate Blackout, Peppermint Chocolate. 


Sneak Peek at a new Fav- Vegan Cranberry Orange Cookies!

CUCINA AL VOLO: Homemade Fettucine, Bucatini, Strozzapretti, Cavatelli, Mushroom Pappardelle, Smoked Pepper, Pappardelle, Handmade Gnocchi, Stuffed Squash: Butternut Squash, Burrata, Spinach and Cheese, Beef Brisket,  Buy them frozen and keep them in your freezer.  Toss them into simmering, salted water and they are done in less than 5 minutes. Perfect fast food as it should be.

TIP: The green fusilli makes the best pasta salad, says Robin. 

CHINESE STREET MARKET: Wonderful Sichuan dumplings for omnivores and vegetarians, noodles, noodle soup kits, three kinds of chili condiments.  A really local success story.  Keep them in your freezer and you can serve a very special meal in just a few minutes. Use the chili oil and mala dry chili seasoning to spice up your barbecues and stir fries. 

Moon cakes!

SWIRLY GIRL CREAMERY.  So many cheeses: Smokey Gouda, Farmhouse, Spring Tulip, Smokey Isabelle, Tommy Goat, Peach Butlah, Winter Morning, Morbier, Goat Manchego, Firetruck, Onamor, Brie, Blue Moon, Spring Picnic, Gouda, Flower Power, Cranberry Honey, Curds.

Tell Mark or Sara what you are having for your cookout and they will recommend the right cheeses
                        

KING MUSHROOMS: 8 kinds of 'shrooms including various colors and size of oyster mushrooms, shiitakes, hen of the woods, lion's mane.

NUMBER 1 SONS
Last two weeks of Pickles and other ferments. Stock up. They last weeks and months in the fridge. My beloved Salsa Verde is back says Robin. Buy it up and use it on everything. It LASTS in the fridge. Cider Masala Beets is the rotating product this week. Cucumber Pickles: Half Sours, Crispy Koshers, Super Sours, Horseradish Pickles and Honey Habaneros. Salsa Verde, Giardiniera. 2 kinds of Kimchi: Sons and Kicky. Cider Masala  Beets. Kombucha: Watermelon, Lavender Mint, Juicy Turmeric, Original Ginger. 

GROFF'S CONTENT: 
Grass Fed Meats: Beef (steaks, roasts, ground, sausages, patties, short ribs, chuck roast, ossobuco, cubed chuck, London broil, eye roast, rump and round roast, brisket, sandwich steak, boneless sirloin, t-bone steak, porterhouse, rib steak, soup bones, 100 % beef hot dog.  etc). Pork (chops, bacon, roasts, ribs, ham, hocks, sausages, eaf lard, Canadian bacon etc). Whole Chickens, breastbone/boneless, wings, liver/heart, soup bones, neck/feet.  some Turkey parts. Half Smokes.  Lamb in ground, leg, leg steak, rib and lin chops, neck roast, Merguez sausage. Tallow soap. Pork liver Pâté. Thai green curry, Bolognese sauce, Spatzle, , Chicken Soup, Beef and Chicken Enchiladas, Chicken Tortilla Soup, Chicken Pot Pie, Beef Shepherd's Pie. 

Ask Groff about their new Bulk Beef buying program. 

PANORAMA:  Check out the new Croissants, Breakfast Pastries, Muffins, Bear Claws. Danish, Baguettes, Multigrain, French Boule, Whole Wheat, Rustiques, Petit Pains, Olive, Sourdough, Focaccia, Challah, Ciabatta.  Loaves and Sandwich breads. Look out for Damien's weekly specials too.


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What: BFM
Date: Sundays 9-1
Where: 100 block of R St NW
(next to the BBC)

See you Sunday
Robin and Ted

on Sunday, 09-25-2022: DC Cardinal Gregory celebration Mass for Dr. Mike's 30th anniversary as St. Martin's Catholic Church pastor + Deacon Bobby's 25th anniversary as deacon

Hello!  See this 08-20-2022 message:


 

On September 25th, noon at St. Martins Catholic Church Washington DC’s Cardinal Gregory will preside over a Celebration Mass for both:


  • Fr. Mike’s 30th anniversary as pastor at St Martins, and
  • Deacon Bobby’s 25th anniversary as a deacon

 

We have three ways to get your Sunday mass from Bloomingdale’s St. Martin’s Catholic Church:

 

1) Video mass:


To view this week’s Sunday mass click on the link below:


http://stmartinsdc.org/this_week_video_mass.html


2) Sunday Noon Mass in person:


This coming Sunday at noon we will have a live mass at St. Martin’s Church.  The mass is open for all to attend in person with masks at the Church however if you are sick please stay at home and do not attend.  If you are not vaccinated and over 60 or with serious health issues we strongly encourage you to please stay home. 


3) Sunday Noon Mass Live Streaming:


The Sunday noon mass will be live-streamed on zoom.  To view the noon mass as live-streaming event click on this link (we ask you to please turn off your video to not distract from the mass):

http://stmartinsdc.org/sunday_mass_zoom.html

Or if you would like to call in and listen dial:

301-715-8592

Meeting ID: 848 0146 6509#

Meeting password: 123456#

 

We wish you all a blessed week and you should know that we at St Martins are praying to help us all get through these challenging times.

 

Peace,
Fr. Mike.

Open Houses in and around Bloomingdale for Saturday 8-20 and Sunday 8-21-2022

 

152 Bryant St NW is offered at $1,390,000.
 

The featured listing is a renovated porch front house, located in the Bloomingdale Historic District. The agent representing the seller is Ken Sypal with Versant Realty.

Scheduled Open Houses in Bloomingdale and surrounding neighborhoods

Note that the open house time will not appear if the open house has passed, so if you open the link on Sunday and an open happened only on Saturday, there may be no time listed.

*Agents, to have your listing featured in this weekly post, please e-mail suzanne@compass.com by 10am on Friday.

Saturday, August 13, 2022

St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church: Sunday Masses -- Sunday, 08-14-2022

From: Saint Martins 
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2022 5:00 PM
Subject: St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church: Sunday Masses
 

 

We have three ways to get your Sunday mass from Bloomingdale’s St. Martin’s Catholic Church:

 

1) Video mass:


To view this week’s Sunday mass click on the link below:


http://stmartinsdc.org/this_week_video_mass.html


2) Sunday Noon Mass in person:


This coming Sunday at noon we will have a live mass at St. Martin’s Church.  The mass is open for all to attend in person with masks at the Church however if you are sick please stay at home and do not attend.  If you are not vaccinated and over 60 or with serious health issues we strongly encourage you to please stay home. 


3) Sunday Noon Mass Live Streaming:


The Sunday noon mass will be live-streamed on zoom.  To view the noon mass as live-streaming event click on this link (we ask you to please turn off your video to not distract from the mass):

http://stmartinsdc.org/sunday_mass_zoom.html

Or if you would like to call in and listen dial:

301-715-8592

Meeting ID: 848 0146 6509#

Meeting password: 123456#

 


We wish you all a blessed week and you should know that we at St Martins are praying to help us all get through these challenging times.

 

Peace,
Fr. Mike.

Open Houses in and around Bloomingdale for Saturday 8-13 and Sunday 8-14-2022

 

64 U St NW #2 is offered at $1,050,000.

The featured listing is a boutique top level duplex condo, located in the Bloomingdale Historic District. The agent representing the seller is Kathleen Eder with Compass.

Scheduled Open Houses in Bloomingdale and surrounding neighborhoods

Note that the open house time will not appear if the open house has passed, so if you open the link on Sunday and an open happened only on Saturday, there may be no time listed.

*Agents, to have your listing featured in this weekly post, please e-mail suzanne@compass.com by 10am on Friday.

Tuesday, August 09, 2022

calling on all Bloomingdale Civic Association members to serve on its BCA Nominating Committee – elections in October 2022

See this 08-12-2022 message from the Bloomingdale Civic Association:

The Bloomingdale Civic Association will be holding its biennial election at its Monday, October 17, 2022 virtual meeting.

We need volunteers to serve on the BCA Nominating Committee who will present a list of qualified candidates for all nine BCA Board positions at the Monday, September 19, 2022 BCA meeting.  BCA Executive Board terms are for two years. 

You must be a current member (2022) of the Bloomingdale Civic Association to be on the BCA Nominating Committee.

If you are interested in serving on the BCA Nominating Committee, then please Email bcaelect@gmail.com by Friday, August 26, 2022.

Thanks!





Saturday, August 06, 2022

Sunday, 08-07-2022: Three ways to get your Sunday mass at Bloomingdale's St. Martin's Catholic Church

From: Saint Martins 
Sent: Saturday, August 6, 2022 5:00 PM
Subject: St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church: Sunday Masses

We have three ways to get your Sunday mass from Bloomingdale’s St. Martin’s Catholic Church:

 

 1) Video mass:


To view this week’s Sunday mass click on the link below:


http://stmartinsdc.org/this_week_video_mass.html


2) Sunday Noon Mass in person:


This coming Sunday at noon we will have a live mass at St. Martin’s Church.  The mass is open for all to attend in person with masks at the Church however if you are sick please stay at home and do not attend.  If you are not vaccinated and over 60 or with serious health issues we strongly encourage you to please stay home. 


3) Sunday Noon Mass Live Streaming:


The Sunday noon mass will be live-streamed on zoom.  To view the noon mass as live-streaming event click on this link (we ask you to please turn off your video to not distract from the mass):

http://stmartinsdc.org/sunday_mass_zoom.html

Or if you would like to call in and listen dial:

301-715-8592

Meeting ID: 848 0146 6509#

Meeting password: 123456#

 

We wish you all a blessed week and you should know that we at St Martins are praying to help us all get through these challenging times.

 

Peace,
Fr. Mike.


Open Houses in and around Bloomingdale for Saturday 8-6 and Sunday 8-7-2022

 

144 Bryant St NW #1 is offered at $799,999.

The featured listing is a boutique duplex condo, located in the Bloomingdale Historic District. The agent representing the seller is Taylor Carney with Compass.

Scheduled Open Houses in Bloomingdale and surrounding neighborhoods

Note that the open house time will not appear if the open house has passed, so if you open the link on Sunday and an open happened only on Saturday, there may be no time listed.

*Agents, to have your listing featured in this weekly post, please e-mail suzanne@compass.com by 10am on Friday.