May 12, 2022

Traditionally, our designated and loose offering for Easter Sunday is given to a ministry or ministries recommended by our Grace in Action Commission and then approved by our Vestry. This year, you gave a total of $4,563! These gifts were split equally ($2,281.50 each) between Micah Ecumenical Ministries and the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund at Episcopal Relief and Development.

On Sunday, Rev. Joe shared that our Matthew 25 Fund had gifted $5,000 to the work of guest speaker Dr. Paula Royster. The Matthew 25 Fund was established in memory of beloved St. Georgian, Mary Faulkner. With this fund, we support projects dedicated to seeing Christ in the face of strangers. Dr. Royster is the Director of the Center for African American Genealogical Research where she is working to recover the histories of the oldest African American families in our region. Supporting her work is part of our ongoing work of racial justice and healing. Learn more about the CAAGRI’s work in this zoom recording of Dr. Royster’s adult forum presentation at St. George’s on May 8.

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 to help with this service.

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.

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.

Due to the recent spike in COVID infections in our parish, community and around the region, we are making the 9 am service a mask-required service until infections are lower. We encourage masks at all services, especially when singing. We will also discontinue our coffee hour temporarily. The adult forums will continue to meet. All these are acts of caring for each other. While we are thankful that hospitalizations in our community are lower than in previous spikes, the illness is still serious. Masking helps us avoid community spread and lower infections sooner. 

Our Concert Series concludes on Sunday, May 22 at 3 pm with an Afternoon Organ Concert. St. George’s organists – John Vreeland, Achim Loch, and Brooks Kuykendall will perform, featuring works by Bach, Buxtehude, Reger, Brahms, and Wagner. Concert is free with donations accepted at the door.

Join us at 7 pm on Thursday, May 26 as we celebrate Christ's Ascension with worship and Holy Eucharist. 

We pray God’s blessing upon all those who are graduating from high school, college, or graduate school this spring! Please send us any names of parishioners and the school from which they are graduating by Tuesday, May 17, so we can include them in our next newsletter.

We are excited to explore ways to find Joy in the Morning at our annual Parish Weekend at Shrine Mont! Register now, and receive a $25 discount if you pay in full by June 5. Paper registration forms are available in the Narthex or in the parish office, or you can register online here. If you have any questions, please contact Danielle Davis at danielle@stgeorgesepiscopal.net.

During the May 29 worship service, we will include a list of names of veterans who have died in military service to the United States (can be from any time). If you have a name of a loved one that you would like to add, please send it to the office by Monday, May 24. Please include name, rank, and branch of service.

Our in-person Community Dinners in conjunction with Micah Ministries have returned. St. George’s is responsible for cooking and serving a hot meal to our neighbors in need on the third Monday of each month. We need your help to make it possible! We are looking for volunteers to help with cooking, serving, and setup/cleanup. We are also looking for donations of your yummy desserts to share with our neighbors. You may sign up directly using the SignUp Genius https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4DA9A92FA5FD0-micah. If you have any questions of need assistance signing up, please contact

Diane Young and Angela Devine  at CommunityDinners@stgeorgesepiscopal.net. Spread the word!

Help others put a name to your beautiful face! Pick up your nametag in the narthex and wear on Sundays. If you need a nametag, please contact Jan Meredith (jan.meredith@stgeorgesepiscopal.net).

The Diocese of Virginia has announced a slate of nominees for bishop, including our rector, the Rev. Joe Hensley. Meet and Greet sessions will occur May 20-24, and the Electing Convention will be June 4. Please pray for our Diocese in this time of discernment, for Joe and all the nominees and their families, for Diocesan leaders, and for our parish staff and vestry. May God give us a bishop who is a faithful pastor, caring for God’s people and equipping us for our ministries, through Jesus Christ our Savior. Learn more about the process and the nominees at www.virginiabishopsearch.org/process.

On Sunday, May 29, we will shift to our “summer schedule” with services at 7:45 am, 10 am, and 5:30 pm. Our Compline service takes a break as well as Sunday school classes.

Outdoor service and picnic at 10 am at Old Mill Park. We will hold our 10 am service on June 5 outside, weather permitting, at the picnic shelter near the canoe launch at Old Mill Park (far end of the parking lot). More information to come.

Sunday Adult Forum: Parish Updates

Join our rector and vestry wardens this Sunday for updates on a few processes and projects in our parish (possible improvements for accessibility, staffing searches, and our rector’s nomination for bishop). 

In Sydnor Hall and on Zoom at 10 am - note earlier start time!

Join us for our on-going Bible study for young adults (broadly defined, meaning anyone from 18-45ish!), on Wednesdays at 7pm on Zoom for a little over an hour. If you haven't joined before, or haven't been in a while, any week is a good week to start! In follow-up to our fall study, we're continuing reading through classic stories that we probably first encountered in Sunday School. If you're interested in joining, want the Zoom link, or want more information, please be in touch with our Missioner, Fr. Ethan at missioner@thehousefxbg.org.

Children's formation will meet in Sydnor Hall at 10 am for Community Gathering. Community Gathering invites all children and youth to a short time of communal song and prayer - parents are welcome to drop off or stay for this time. At 10:10 am all students will walk with teachers: K-2nd grade will meet in the large preschool classroom - 3rd-5th grade will meet in classroom facing market square. Please pick up at 11 am in Market Square (at the lower level exit). If you would like to volunteer your time to lead or assist Sunday School please touch base with Marian Lamphere or mail children@stgeorgesepiscopal.net

Join us for a rad time this Sunday, May 15 from 5 to 7 on the Youth Floor. We will be celebrating the end of the school year with an 80's style dance party! DJ Lance will be making a guest appearance. Break out your neon, roll those jeans, and crimp that hair! Prizes will be awarded for "best retro dressed" and more!