This Wednesday we are excited to continue with Engage Wednesdays with the launch of our Wednesday night Bible study. Bill Sneddon will teach on the subject of “Christian Apologetics.” Topics will include world view, origins, morality, purpose in life, and destiny.

Our schedule for Wednesday is:

5:45 – Dinner in Patterson Auditorium

6:30 – Groups Meet

We continue to have sign ups for our Fall Life Groups. You sign up online by clicking here. (We currently have some groups meeting this Wednesday that you can sign up for.)

On Sunday, September 26 at 6:30pm we will be having our Heart Song service in Patterson Auditorium. This is a service aimed at growing and experiencing the presence of God in worship, prayer, ministry and testimony. There will be childcare available throughout the evening, but kids are also welcome to be a part of the service. 

The Partlows are leading a Wednesday Night life group in a casual study through “The Pleasure of His Company” by Dutch Sheets. You can come this Wednesday, no prep is needed. To learn more, click this video link.

Sunday morning classes have resumed. At 9:30, there will be a discussion of the video series "God is Closer than You Think" by John Ortberg. Intimacy with God can happen right now if you want it. A closeness you can feel, a goodness you can taste, a reality you can experience for yourself. "God is Closer than You Think" shows how you can enjoy a vibrant, moment-by-moment relationship with your heavenly Father.

At 11:00, James Anderson will teach from Romans in the upstairs classroom. As written in Psalm 103:4, “He redeemed my life from destruction; He crowned me with lovingkindness and tender mercy.” The Gospel not only saves us from God’s wrath but also transforms us into His likeness. Paul grasps the whole picture and is communicating the foundational truths of the Gospel to this diverse collection of Christians in Rome, into this fullness. As Paul writes these truths, he marvels and says, “O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out!"

Our Senior Men’s Ministry, Second Half, is meeting every 2nd and 4th Wednesday in Common Grounds. This ministry is now in its 19th year and has been meeting via Zoom for the last 15 months. All senior men are welcome. We have 60 men presently meeting in this ministry and it has been a wonderful fellowship and support for the needs of senior men. For questions please contact Gordon at 804-562-6576 or email hipriority7@gmail.com.

The Women of the Church meet each Tuesday morning and you are invited. We gather at 9:30 here at the church for fellowship and light refreshments. At 9:45 we will start our meeting with prayer, worship and announcements followed by a video series. We will be starting up again for our fall program on Tuesday, Sept 14th. We are kicking things off with a video series entitled, Jesus and Women. This is a wonderful study done by Kristi McLelland. She is a speaker, teacher and college professor. Her expertise is explaining the Bible passages on women through a MIddle Eastern lens. We look forward to all that she has to share with us as we grow deeper in our individual walk with the Lord and experience his love.

October 23 we will have our annual Pizza and Pumpkins event with Children’s Garden Pre-School. More info to come. If you are interested in registering, you can contact Heather Agnello or Susan Chester. 

We are low on volunteer servers for our Wednesday night dinners. Please contact Jane Harler at (804) 741-3534 if you are interested in helping out.

The Property Team is sponsoring a “Work Day” at St. Giles on Saturday, October 2 with a rain date of October 9. To sign up to help please contact Walt Hitchcock at 804-263-6505 or Rob Green at 804-270-9556. Be sure to get to the church on time for coffee and donuts at 9 AM.

Knitting Night and Open Studio in MAKE Studio will be delayed by 2 weeks. Please plan on meeting beginning October 6th. Many apologies for the change and delay. Feel free to contact Angie for more information, angie@makestudiorva.com .

St. Giles in partnership with 40 Days for Life invites you to join in a peaceful prayer vigil either at home or in person from September 22 through October 31. Our goal is to protect mothers and children by joining this worldwide mobilization to pray and fast for an end to abortion. Adults, families, small groups, and youth are welcome. For more details and to sign up for a time slot, visit https://www.40daysforlife.com/en/Richmond.

Make Creative Studio is teaching Art at Imago Dei Neighborhood School this fall as an outreach to this new Northside RVA school and ministry. Imago Dei is in need of Art Supplies to start their art program well. Please consider donating something from this Amazon list. All you do is look and order from the list and it will be delivered for you. Thank you for helping bless the children of Imago Dei neighborhood School! Click here to donate supplies.

We are now live-streaming many of our events, including Sunday worship and some of our classes on our YouTube channel. These can also be viewed later at the same YouTube channel. Take advantage of the opportunity to catch up on anything you’ve missed, or to share these ministries with friends who might benefit from them.