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Register for VBS

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VBS_2025Vacation Bible School: Registration is Now Open!!

VBS and Music Camp will be back again this summer from June 16-20 , 2025(Juneteenth off) for what will be a splendid week of fun, fellowship, crafts, and music! Campers will work together to learn and perform The Lost Sheep, a sweet musical about the Gospel story of the Lost Sheep.

Any children, rising K-6, are welcome to join us. Campers Register Here!

We are also looking for teenage and parent volunteers to help lead the camper groups and run the stations. Volunteers sign up Here.

Contact Juliann Jones for more information.

Public Notice

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Quatrefoil_WideSt. George’s will host a public meeting May 7, 2025 at 5.30 pm in the nave to inform the parish and community about our projects to build an accessibility ramp and a columbarium and how we are caring for our historic graveyard in the midst of construction. This meeting is part of how we are working with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and Dovetail Cultural Resources as we show respect for our ancestors and past while addressing the needs of the present.

Below is the full public notice as well as information on how to provide comments on this project. A PDF download link is also included below.

Public Notice of Intent to Relocate Interments within the St. George’s Episcopal Church Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Virginia

View PDF of Public Notice Here.

 

Public Notice of Intent to Relocate Interments within the St. George’s Episcopal Church Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Virginia

  1. APPLICANT:
    St. George’s Episcopal Church
    905 Princess Anne Street
    Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401
  2. PROPOSED WORK AND NEED FOR RELOCATION: The applicant proposes to perform three modifications to the church property located at 905 Princess Anne Street (GPIN #7789-14-3959) in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Proposed improvements include a handicapped access ramp, a new columbarium, and a walkway railing installation. All will take place within the Church cemetery, which contains numerous burials dating to the eighteenth and nineteenth century; some burials are marked with headstones and others are not. It is believed that approximately 16 burials are located in the improvement areas.

The Applicant has determined that disturbance of the cemetery cannot be avoided due to necessary work on the parcel to accommodate the improvements. Pursuant to the requirements of VA Code §10.1-2305, the Applicant intends to apply for a burial permit through the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) to allow the archaeological excavation and relocation of the aforementioned burials within the footprint of the ramp, columbarium, and railing. A copy of the completed application may be requested from DHR.

The exhumed human remains and funerary objects will be temporarily curated in a secure location at Dovetail Cultural Resource Group (a Mead & Hunt company) located in the City of Fredericksburg and will be respectfully reburied in an alternative location within the St. George’s Episcopal Church Cemetery, unless otherwise requested by interested parties.

  1. COMMENT PERIOD: Comments on this project should be made in writing, addressed to the following:

Kerri Barile Tambs, Dovetail Cultural Resource Group (a Mead & Hunt company)
11905 Bowman Drive, Suite 502
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22408 or by email at kerri.bariletambs@meadhunt.com

Joanna Wilson Green, Virginia Department of Historic Resources
2801 Kensington Avenue
Richmond, Virginia 23221 or by email at burialpermits@dhr.virginia.gov

Written comments should be received by the close of business on May 11, 2025. A public hearing may be requested by any respondent to this notice.

  1. CONTACT INFORMATION
    If you have any questions about this project, please contact Kerri Barile Tambs at kerri.bariletambs@meadhunt.com

Holy Week and Easter Worship 2025

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Easter_2025When the road is rough
You don’t have to go it alone
We can walk the way
Together in God’s Love.

 

We are pleased to announce our worship schedule for Holy Week and Easter and we joyfully look forward to celebrating this holy time in our church life with you! Our worship services will be in-person and those livestreamed are noted below.

 

Palm Sunday – April 13

7:45 am, 10 am Combined Worship (service livestreamed on YouTube Live), 5:30 pm Celtic
Note Special Worship Schedule!

Monday – April 14, 5:30 pm

Holy Eucharist, Rite II in the Nave

Sung Taize Worship – Tuesday, April 15 at 7 pm

Sung service featuring the music of Taize, an international worshipping community. Service Leaflet. 

Wednesday – April 16 at 12 pm

Noon Eucharist with with Prayers for Healing

Maundy Thursday – April 17 at 7 pm

With optional footwashing and stripping of the altar. Service Leaflet. 

Good Friday – April 18 at 12 pm and 7 pm

12 pm: Service with sermon. Service Leaflet.
2 pm: Micah Ministries’ Ecumenical Stations of the Cross (begin at 1013 Princess Anne St). Service Leaflet.
7 pm: Service with sung passion composed by John H. Vreeland, Director of Music Ministries at St. George’s. Service Leaflet.

Holy Saturday –  April 19

8:30 am: Morning Prayer in our Nave. Service Leaflet.
5 pm: Liturgy of the Light in Sydnor Hall – for children and their families.  Service Leaflet. 
8 pm: The Great Vigil of Easter in the Nave. Service Leaflet

Easter Sunday, April 20

6:30 am: Micah Sunrise Service – at The Presbyterian Church
7:45 am: Holy Eucharist – Spoken Rite I. Service Leaflet.
9:00 am: Holy Eucharist Rite II with Jazz Band and Choir.  Also on YouTube Live. Service leaflet.
10:15 am: Easter Egg Hunt for children of all ages. Locations: 1-3 years search in Sydnor Courtyard, 4-7 years search Renwick Courtyard, and 8-11 years search our Graveyard.
11:15 am: Holy Eucharist Rite II with Organ and Choir. Service Leaflet.
5:30 pm: Celtic Evensong with Holy Communion and Celtic Ensemble. Service Leaflet.

Lenten Weekend 2025

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Lenten_Weekend_2025Accounting for Hope

March 7 – 9, 2025, with the Rev. Lauren Winner

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What gives us hope — not to mention abundance, resilience, and curiosity — amidst despair? 1 Peter 3:15 encourages us to be ready to give “an accounting of the hope that is in you.”

The Rev. Dr. Lauren Winner is an acclaimed writer, professor, and Episcopal priest. Her books include Girl Meets God, Mudhouse Sabbath, Still, and Wearing God. She is practiced in guiding a variety of people, from incarcerated women, to divinity school students, to professional authors, in the art of writing their stories as a way to account for the hope that is in them — which is part of how we can share our faith.

This weekend is open to all and includes sessions of reading, writing, and dreaming together, all incorporating the stories of contemporary poet and essayist, Christian Wiman, the great Harriet Tubman, and Lauren’s own stories. Lauren will encourage us to explore and share our own stories of facing challenges with hope. You do not need to be a writer to learn to tell your story from a fresh perspective using the tools Lauren will provide.

Childcare available upon request. Please note on registration form.

Register Today.

The weekend with the Rev. Dr. Lauren Winner includes (attend any or all of the sessions):

  • Friday evening: 6 pm Potluck dinner.
  • Friday evening: 7 pm Book study of Christian Wiman’s Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair, with a focus on the below chapters. There will also be an opportunity to discuss Lauren’s books as well.
    • Chapter 1: Will Love You in the Summertime
    • Chapter 6: Issues of Blood
    • Chapter 16: Faith Comes through Hearing
    • Chapter 26: A Burning World
    • Chapter 27: I Remember Yesterday. The World was So Young
    • Chapter 49: The Cancer Chair
  • Saturday afternoon: 1 – 4 pm Writing workshop (open to all…no writing experience necessary)
  • Sunday morning: Preaching at morning services – 7.45 am, 9 am (also on YouTube Live) and 11.15 am. Forum conversation at 10 am.

All events in Sydnor Hall. Pre-registration is encouraged.

Suggested donation: $10-$25 (depending on how much you attend. Participants in the writing workshop will receive a special journal.)
Lauren’s books will be available for sale – bring cash, check or your Venmo app.

Are you a Substack reader? Check out the new Substack from Collegeville Institute’s Ecclesial Writing Project (which Lauren directs)

Lenten Weekend is the first of three opportunities to explore writing for personal and spiritual renewal. On March 23, The Rt. Rev. Susan Goff will join us to talk about expressing ourselves through writing, poetry, and art. And on May 4, St. Georgian Linda Wickersham will lead a workshop on writing as part of your spiritual journey. Linda will follow up with a six-session writing workshop. These events are free and open to the public.

 

Free YogaVoice® Workshop

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St. George’s is hosting a free YogaVoice workshop February 21 – 23, 2025. All are invited to participate. No previous experience with Yoga or singing required.

YogaVoice® is a personal transformation technology founded by opera singer and yoga teacher Mark Moliterno that helps you to find your deep, inner purpose and its clear expression. Time-honored yoga practices, yoga therapy techniques, and a wellness-based voice training method help you remove the obstacles that might be impeding your authentic voice. YogaVoice® training provides essential tools for cultivating an empowered voice in singing, public speaking, teaching, and entrepreneurship.

The YogaVoice® workshop, led by founder Mark Moliterno, takes place on:

  • Friday, February 21, 7 pm – 9 pm: Introductory Lecture – How Yoga breathing and simple postures can improve singing, speaking, and overall health
  • Saturday, February 22, 9:30 am – 4 pm: Yoga breathing and stretching techniques, finding your authentic voice, building a YogaVoice® practice
  • Sunday, February 23,  1:30 pm – 4 pm: YogaVoice® review and group phonation practice, singing in large and small groups

For more information about YogaVoice®, visit their website.
To sign up, click here.

About Mark Moliterno:
Mark Moliterno, MM, E-RYT500, C-IAYT, YACEP, POLY, is an award-winning professional opera singer, voice teacher, yoga teacher/educator, IAYT-certified Yoga Therapist, workshop leader, and author. He is considered a thought-leader in the area of 21st Century vocal technology, a master teacher of both singing and classical yoga, and a specialist in helping people understand and connect to their authentic voices.

Mark holds the BM and MM degrees in Voice and Opera from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music where his teacher and mentor was the famous vocal pedagogue, Richard Miller. His extensive performing career has taken him to many countries in a variety of leading operatic roles and as a concert soloist and recitalist.

Since 2009, Mark has also refined his gifts and skills as a yoga teacher and yoga therapist. He is the Creator and Founding Partner of YogaVoice®, a unique personal transformation technology that combines several traditions of Yoga with Systematic Voice Technique, to develop authenticity and wellness in the art of singing and personal communication. A sought-after clinician, he presents YogaVoice® workshops internationally at professional conferences and gatherings.

Mark has published articles in YogaLiving Magazine and The Journal of Singing. He is a co-author of The Musician’s Being and The Musician’s Breath, and is the author and featured instructor of The Musician’s Breath Yoga DVD. He will be a featured author in an Oxford University Press book on 21st Century Vocal Pedagogy, due in early 2025.

Mark Moliterno was the recipient of the prestigious Patrick D Kenan Award for Vocal Health and Wellness from the Duke Voice Care Center (2019). He is a member of the Part-Time Faculty at The New School College of Performing Arts in New York City and maintains private voice and yoga therapy studios in New Jersey, New York City, eastern Pennsylvania, and remotely.