CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS CAMPAIGN

Dear Fellow Gregorians,

A warm “hello” from your capital campaign committee, and a big thank you to folks who have already pledged! With your help, and relying on the comfort and support of the Holy Spirit, we will see our church through this time of change. 

The Nourish, Grow, and Go plan identified five areas of our physical church that were—and still are—in need of renewal or, in one case, creation: the sanctuary HVAC system, the parish hall floor, the children's playground, the church organ, and a new outdoor labyrinth. Our committee has surveyed the congregation, and your votes tell us that these issues remain important to you, prioritized in the order I have just listed them.

We have not yet come to firm conclusions about each of those items. For example, whether the parish hall floor will be a hard surface with acoustic baffling added to deal with echoing or carpet squares remains to be decided. Another example: exactly how we deal with the sanctuary HVAC could range from repair to replacement to relocation of the units in a new space joining the sanctuary with the parish hall. Similarly, the kind of organ and kind of labyrinth we choose have not been settled.

Much depends on how much money we can raise—and that depends, in turn, on our vision for St. Gregory the Great church going forward. We will continue to pray and think and research and talk about the best ways to use our resources to shape that vision. But most importantly, we will continue to invite your input. 

Please join us after the 10:00 service on Feb 11 at the reception for the confirmands and the parishioners being received into the church. Bishop Wright will lead us in prayer and share his vision for our community, and information about the proposed projects will be on display, with members of the capital campaign committee on hand to answer your questions and to take down your ideas.

Finally, we all owe our thanks to a group of dedicated parishioners who have spent many hours researching, meeting, talking (I won’t say arguing!) and planning to realize the vision of the Nourish, Grow, and Go Strategic Plan. Please thank Stacie Court, who has led the committee, as well as Randall Abney, Les House, Jonathan Klein, Lane Norton, Rhonda Packer, Jeff Welch, and Bruce Zavitz. Also, let’s thank the parishioners who were kind enough to participate in an advisory capacity: Diane Barret, Alice Mohor, Maggie Reinberger, Mark Reinberger, Caley Ross, and Logan Sawyer.

Thank you all! With God’s help, we will continue to renew the place where beloved community has found a home.

Renewing Love, Renewing Home

Happy VaLENTine’s Feast

It only happens a few times per century, but this year, Ash Wednesday falls on St. Valentine’s Day.

Join us for a sweet feast of Red Velvet Cake, Truffles, Chocolate dipped Strawberries and more.

Welcome our Bishop, Robert Wright, receive our new confirmands, and indulge your sweet tooth, this Sunday, February 11, after the 10:00 service.

This chocolate valentine is a gift from the Capital Improvement Campaign. 

Adult Sunday School

Adult Discussion Group: (Parish Hall) The Adult Spiritual Formation Sunday morning Bible Study meets at 9:15AM in the Parish Hall. We will begin a discussion of the Gospel of Mark led by Wayne Coppins on Feb. 18th. We will not meet the morning of the Bishop's visit on Feb. 11th. Please join us! 

Lectionary Class: (Library) The lectionary class meets in the Library at 9:15AM. We study the assigned readings for each Sunday. Please contact Les House at 478-733-2939 or via email if you have any questions. 

We continue to collect estimate of giving pledge cards for 2024. You may put your completed card in the collection plate on Sunday, mail your card to the church office, bring your completed card to the church office, or enter your pledge online here.

epiphany last

hidden inside

my cloud of life

i might not sense

another’s strife

but worship on

a sunday morn

can stir me like

a herald’s horn

with song and prayer

and spoken word

and sacrament

and sermon heard

to be the love

that i believe

we all by grace 

with faith receive

alice mohor

Instructions for Live Streaming

• Just go to the St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church YouTube Homepage

• Near the time for service, underneath our channel logo, you will see our video for that day, with the word ‘live’ on it. The page will look like this:

• If you don’t immediately see the video that says ‘live’, (for instance, if you opened YouTube before the service begins) keep refreshing it.  

• When you see the video square that says ‘live’, click on it. 

Welcome to worship!