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Church members going on Walk to Jerusalem
MOUNT SAVAGE, Feb. 12 -- Members and friends of Saint George's Episcopal Church in Mount Savage are taking to heart an edict from state church officials to get in shape - in mind, body and spirit.
Sharon Logsdon, parish nurse, said participants in the church's first Walk to Jerusalem can log miles by walking, cycling, climbing stairs, hand-washing dishes, grocery shopping and several other ways. Total distance needed: 5,958 miles.
The program was first created by Michigan-based St. John Providence Health System. Logsdon said she believes Saint George's is the only church in the Cumberland area participating in the Walk to Jerusalem this year.
The 12-week program began in late January and ends on Easter Sunday, April 24 and, "hopefully, we will be in Jerusalem for Easter."
The average congregation member at Saint George's is about 75 years, Logsdon said. But one woman is dedicated to walking 10 miles per day.
She and others "are wearing their pedometers so they know how many miles they've accrued over the week," Logsdon said.
The five children in the congregation also are contributing to the effort. All the other program guidelines apply. In addition, "they get points for being good in school," Logsdon said.
And this is just the first year. "We're hoping that every year, we'll get more people," Logsdon said.
If you'd like to participate, send an e-mail or call the church at 301-264-3524.
Sarah Johnson, secretary and treasurer at Saint George's Episcopal Church, donates two units of red blood cells through on Feb. 12. Johnson was a double red cell donor on Saturday, which means she donated two units of red cells while her plasma, separated in a centrifuge bowl, was returned to her mixed with sterile saline. The fluid replacement made Johnson cold as the saline sat at room temperature - about 68 degrees - while her body temperate was about 98 degrees.
The American Red Cross set a goal of 25 units. After 90 minutes of the , 11 units had been collected.