Support for Federal Employees: FESA Meeting– November 22
We will be having a FESA (Federal Employee Support Alliance) meeting, led by members of our vestry, on November 22 at 10 am on the youth floor. Breakfast snacks will be provided. We encourage anyone affected by the shutdown or who feels job insecurity to attend. Please bring your own beverage.
Sign up to participate in Parish Prayer Partners in Fall
Prayer is powerful, and twice a year we invite parishioners to intentionally pray for one another for a series of weeks. Those who participate receive the name of another St. Georgian or household to pray for, and someone else will be praying for you, all anonymous until the prayer partners are revealed at the end of the season. Our clergy send suggestions about how to pray each week. Parish Prayer Partners in Fall will occur between November 2 and December 14. Sign up here.
St. 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
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.
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.
When the road is rough
7:45 am, 10 am Combined Worship (service livestreamed on YouTube Live), 5:30 pm Celtic
Note Special Worship Schedule!
Holy Eucharist, Rite II in the Nave
Sung service featuring the music of Taize, an international worshipping community. Service Leaflet.
Noon Eucharist with with Prayers for Healing
With optional footwashing and stripping of the altar. Service Leaflet.
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.
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
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.
Accounting for HopeWhat 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.
The weekend with the Rev. Dr. Lauren Winner includes (attend any or all of the sessions):
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.