October 21, 2021

We have condensed our e-newsletter. For information on ongoing ministries, book groups, etc., please click here for a previous e-newsletter.

Our rector, Joe Hensley, and our Generosity Team chair, Danielle Davis, give thanks for your offerings and talk about why we are moving our annual estimate of giving (or pledge) campaign from the fall to the beginning of 2022.

Thank you for continuing to support our ministry together.

You can view our Sunday worship schedule here. We also publish bulletins here on our website.

On Wednesdays, at 12 pm, we offer Noonday Prayer with Holy Eucharist and Healing Prayer in the nave. All are welcome! Please contact Fr. Will if you would like to volunteer for this service.

As we continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, our precautionary measures include the following:

The Daily office (Morning and Evening Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer) is offered on Zoom and led by a group of lay persons on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8 am and 5:30 pm. All are welcome. Click here to join.

Meeting ID: 890 4918 9545 Passcode: 638538 Dial in: +1 301 715 8592

Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Your generous gifts help fund our ministries and serve the community. Thank you!

For example, this month your gifts have helped:

You can make a one-time or recurring gift electronically or text to give (send a text message with the dollar amount [e.g. $50] to: 540.701.4133). You can also mail a check to the church office (P. O. Box 7127, Fredericksburg, VA 22404).

If you have any questions, please contact our Business Manager, Ben Hicks.

Join us in Market Square this Sunday at 10 am and Fall into Ministry! Ask questions, get connected, and find your passion.

At our Ministry Coffee Hour you'll have a chance to chat with St. Georgians who are leading ministries, whether you want to get involved or just want to learn more. So stop on by, grab some coffee and fall treats, and get to know more St. Georgians. 

Check out the below video for a preview of the ministries you can learn more about this Sunday!

The Organists of St. George's return Saturday, October 30 at 7:30 pm for an evening of spooky music! This crowd favorite concert will include Bach’s Toccata in D Minor, music from the 1984 Dune soundtrack by Toto, works by Sowerby, Reger, Langlais, Buxtehude, and more for an unforgettable evening of music.

Come in costume for a frightful and delightful evening of music! 

Concert is free with donations accepted at the door.

As part of our 300th Anniversary celebrations, we will be having a special combined worship service October 31 at 10 am in our nave. This service will be using liturgy from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, which would have been used by the people of St. George’s in the early decades of the congregation. You are welcome to dress in clothing of the period. This special service will also be livestreamed on YouTube Live. A forum discussion will follow the service to provide additional historic context and a chance to share your responses.

As part of our All Saints Sunday worship on November 7, we will include a necrology - reading out the names of loved ones who have died in the past year at our 5:30 pm Celtic Service.

If you have someone you would like included, please click here to submit their name.

Please send submissions by Monday, November 1.

The Episcopal Church Women will have their Fall Meeting and UTO Ingathering, October 30 at 9 am at Epiphany Episcopal Church (8000 Hermitage Road, Richmond, VA 23228). The title for this year’s event is “Proclaiming the Dream: Sharing the Faith of Jesus”. Please register by October 14. Click here to register.

To give our next bishop and their staff the background and information they need to lead us into our next season, the Diocese has invited everyone to complete a simple survey. Tell us who you are, the shape of your faith, and make your voice heard. You are the Church, and we need every member of the Body to seek God’s purpose together.

The search for the next Bishop of Virginia is well underway, and the next step is one of the most important: Listening Sessions! This is a chance for everyone in the Diocese to have their voice heard. Do you have thoughts on what our Diocese needs? Who the next bishop should be? Do you wonder why any of this matters? Register for one of the Zoom sessions at this link and make your voice heard!

Purposity is an online social media tool that allows organizations to post needs and allow followers to purchase items that can be sent directly to Micah to meet the needs of our neighbors immediately. Make our launch successful by downloading the app and following our organization! By simply downloading the app and following Micah, you'll be sent a notification once a week with a specific item that one of our Micah neighbors needs. This gives us more time to focus on the long-term needs of our neighbors. Find PURPOSITY on the Play Store or the App Store! Download the app and follow Micah Ecumenical Ministries.

Look for a box of ribbons and a marker on our graveyard fence beginning October 31, as we remember all the saints and faithful departed. Write the name of the saint or person you wish to remember on the ribbon and then loop it onto the fence. We will include these names in our prayers at the Celtic service on Sunday, November 7.

We are here for you throughout your faith journey and the ups and downs of day to day life. To request prayer, contact the church office or submit an online prayer request here. You can also call the church office during our office hours to speak with a member of clergy: 540.373.4133.

There is no children’s formation this Sunday (October 24). On October 31, we will have a special Children’s Homily video published to our YouTube channel. Our next in-person, outdoor formation time will be on November 7 at 10 am in Market Square. It’s not too late to register your child for our 2021 – 2022 program year. Click here to sign up.

Our next youth group will be on Sunday, November 7, led by Jane Yaun. We will meet from 5-7pm on the Youth Floor for games and dinner.  

It’s not too late to register your youth for the 2021 – 2022 program year. Click here to sign up.

We are canceling our Oct 24th family game night due to the continuing work in Sydnor and the Covid levels in our area. 

Youth from our Diocese have been hard at work planning the high school Parish Youth Ministry, which will take place at Shrine Mont on November 5 - 7. Two St. George’s youth are on the leadership team. Youth will make new friends, grow in faith and leadership all in the beauty of the mountains. If you are interested in participating, St. George’s has transportation and a chaperone. We also have scholarships available. For more information, please contact Pastor Areeta.

Sign up here to assist in our monthly Sunday school in market square:

Sign up here to assist or provide dinner for our Sunday youth group gatherings: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E094BA5AD23A6F58-youth

More information is coming about safety practices that we will be observing this fall.

You are invited to contribute to our Advent Daily Devotional on the theme of Waiting & Watching. The devotional is a shared project between the campus ministry and its three sponsoring congregations--Trinity Episcopal, St. George's Episcopal, and Christ Lutheran.

To contribute, write a 250-350 word reflection on the question: What was a time where you waited or watched? (And where was God in it?). Alternatively, you might want to contribute a poem or photograph or piece of art. Submissions are to be sent to Fr. Ethan, our young adult missioner, by email to missioner@thehousefxbg.org and are due by November 17. For more information, be in touch with Fr. Ethan by email or visit the campus ministry website HERE.