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In today's newsletter:

• Upper Marlboro teen charged after shooting at Prince George's Community College
• What Concordia Lutheran Church's LCMS resignation means for Upper Marlboro worshippers.

Also on today's calendar: Free Chair Yoga Class for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 76 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 81, low: 61.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• 16-Year-Old Arrested After Shooting 15-Year-Old on Prince George's Community College Campus (smnewsnet.com) — Police say a 16-year-old from Upper Marlboro has been arrested and charged as an adult after a 15-year-old was shot last week on the Prince George's Community College campus in Largo. The victim has been released from the hospital, and investigators believe an earlier dispute between the teens led to the gunfire; detectives are still asking anyone with information to come forward.
   

• Official notice: LCMS districts (Oct. 2026) (lcms.org) — Concordia Lutheran Church in Upper Marlboro has formally resigned from the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and is no longer recognized as a congregation within that denomination. The notice doesn't explain why, but it confirms the change is official, which may affect local members' worship, governance, and affiliation options going forward.
   

📸 Around Upper Marlboro

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Upper Marlboro

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Free Chair Yoga Class for Breast Cancer Awareness Month →
  Wigenton Candle Co., 164 Waterfront St, Oxon Hill
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 29
• Pokémon Club - Trading Card Game (PF) →
  Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, Prince Frederick
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Lunch and Learn: Reverse Mortgages - "Real Answers. Real Wealth" →
  1441 McCormick Drive, Upper Marlboro
• Michael Alway Clinic →
  Upper Marlboro
• Michael Alway Clinic - September 2026 →
  Upper Marlboro MD
• Senior-to-senior Outreach →
  Largo Landing Fellowship House, 1077 Largo Road, Upper Marlboro
  10:30 am
Thursday October 1
• 2026 Wood Court of Honor →
  Marlborough Hunt Club, 5904 Hunt Club Rd, Upper Marlboro
• JV Football @ Gwynn Park HS
  Gwynn Park High School, 13800 Brandywine Rd, Brandywine
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Threads of Connection - Kinusaiga Craft Event →
  GirlFit Workout Studio, 5010 Brown Station Road, Upper Marlboro
Saturday October 3
• Songs from the Heart - All Things Milton Brunson →
  Alexander Memorial Baptist Church, 10675 Crain Highway, Upper Marlboro
• PGC250 Passage to the Past Bicycle Tour →
  Patuxent River Park Pavilion, 16000 Croom Airport Road, Upper Marlboro
  10:00 am
Monday October 19
• Washington International Horse Show →
  The Show Place Arena, 14900 Pennsylvania Ave., Upper Marlboro
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• It's Soup Season 🥣.
  Made this using veggies I purchased at the Croom Community Farmers Market (Butternut Squash and Apples) and items from my deck garden (Spinach,… (Nextdoor Chester Grove Rd)
• Parents of 1st–5th graders — I still have a few spots open in my Level Up Academy reading & math groups held at the Largo library!
  1st–2nd Grade: Wednesdays 3rd–5th Grade: Thursdays Small groups, fun practice, and extra support with the skills they're learning in school. … (Nextdoor Largo Rd-Campus Way S)

• TJX posted a job opening for Merchandise Associate in Dunkirk. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Largo

• Tuskegee Lyceum Event Features Collette V. Smith, the first woman coach in the NFL (tuskegee.edu)

Bowie

• Bowie State Prepares for Home Opener & Cool Mac Day vs Shaw University (bsubulldogs.com)
• A Philly woman won a NASA contest to design a food system for astronauts on Mars (kansas.com)

Annapolis

• Coffee Crawl Returns To Anne Arundel County For Second Year (patch.com)

Ok Upper Marlboro! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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