The weekly E-Newsletter from The Episcopal Church in Garrett County serves as a vital communications link for the joint parish community of St. Matthew’s in Oakland and St. John’s in Deer Park. It keeps parishioners connected through timely pastoral reflections, updated service schedules, and detailed announcements regarding local outreach initiatives, such as the Stephen’s Table free community meals and the “It’s in the Bag” weekend food distribution program.

Beyond local parish life, each edition provides convenient links to upcoming Sunday livestreams and broader news and events from across the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland.

To sign up to serve - read, chalice, provide coffee and treats - please reach out to Julie Hartman, our Parish Administrator.

The calendar for the Episcopal Church in Garrett County centres on Sunday Holy Eucharist services at 10:00 AM, rotating between or serving both St. Matthew’s in Oakland and St. John’s in Deer Park.

Beyond regular Sunday worship, the parish schedule features routine community outreach and fellowship events, such as the monthly “Stephen’s Table” free community dinners and regular volunteer hours for the Nearly New shop and local food programs.

The Episcopal Church in Garrett County invites you to join our Christmas Services! We have two services from which to choose:
December 24th - Christmas Eve Family Service - 7 PM at St. Matthew’s, Oakland
December 24th - Christmas Eve Midnight Mass - 10:30 PM at St. John’s, Deer Park

To access our livestream on YouTube, please click:

The online edition of Forward Day by Day, a well-known daily devotional publication from Forward Movement, an official agency of the Episcopal Church.

Each daily entry includes selected scripture readings, a short reflection on the theme or the saint of the day, and a call to prayer. It is designed to help users establish a consistent rhythm of daily spiritual reflection and connection to the broader Episcopal community.

Much of the Episcopal liturgy is taken from the Book of Common Prayer. Saint Matthew’s and Saint John’s follow the Revised Common Lectionary that specifies the passages to be read each week from the Old and New Testaments. The Lectionary Page provides links to these readings for Sundays and other important days in the Church Year.

Do you ever wonder how to pronounce a Biblical name or word?  The Bible Basics Pronunciation Guide spells out the words phonetically and you can hear a recording of the word being spoken.

This website is a digital version of the 2016 Book of Common Prayer (BCP), the foundational liturgical text of the Episcopal Church.

It provides online access to the complete text of the prayer book, including the Daily Office, the Holy Eucharist, the Psalter, special rites, collects, and historical documents. Designed for easy navigation, the site allows clergy, parishioners, and visitors to quickly look up prayers, service structures, or daily lectionary readings directly from a browser.

This webpage provides online access to the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) of the Bible through the Bible Study Tools platform.

First published in 1989 and widely used across Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox traditions, the NRSV is praised for its balance between scholarly precision ("as literal as possible") and modern readability. On this page, users can browse the full text of both the Old and New Testaments by book, chapter, and verse to read, search, or study scripture online.

This is the official administrative and community website for the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, which encompasses over 100 congregations across central, western, and southern Maryland.

The site serves as a resource hub for both parishioners and church leadership, providing access to diocesan news, event calendars, grant applications, and parish-finder tools. It also highlights the diocese's key initiatives and outreach efforts, including programs focused on social justice, racial reconciliation, reparations, youth ministry, and congregational development.

This website is the official news agency of The Episcopal Church, providing comprehensive journalistic coverage of the denomination and the broader Anglican Communion.

It reports on local, national, and global church news, including leadership decisions, parish initiatives, social justice efforts, and international ministry work. The site also serves as a practical community board, featuring job listings, press releases, event announcements, and archives for church members, clergy, and observers.

This website is the digital home for Episcopal Relief & Development, the official humanitarian agency of the Episcopal Church.

The organization works in partnership with the Anglican Communion and other ecumenical groups to provide disaster relief and long-term development programs worldwide. The site serves as a resource for their mission, which focuses on alleviating poverty, improving food security, strengthening healthcare, and responding to humanitarian crises, while also providing ways for individuals to donate, volunteer, or advocate for these initiatives.

This is the official website of The Episcopal Church, serving as the central online hub for the denomination.

It offers comprehensive information about Episcopal beliefs, governance, and core ministries, including racial reconciliation, creation care, and evangelism. Visitors can use the site to locate local parishes through a "Find a Church" tool, access worship resources like the lectionary calendar and sermon archives, and read official news releases and updates from church leadership.