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Lent at St. George’s

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Worship

  • Ash Wednesday Eucharist services with imposition of ashes, March 1, noon and 7 p.m.
  • Ash Wednesday children’s service, March 1, 10 a.m.
  • Micah Ecumenical Ministries Partner Churches Wednesday noon Eucharist and Luncheon: Schedule here (note March 15 service at St. George’s)
  • Sunday Eucharist at 7:45, 9 and 11:15 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Service descriptions here.
  • Noonday prayer on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays when the church is open.

Prayer

  • Lectio Divina, Monday nights, 7 p.m. Faulkner Hall. Come share this special time with a small group using the ancient, contemplative practice of Lectio Divina, or “Divine Reading.” Through reading scripture, listening to each other’s reflections, prayer and meditation, we will give the scripture new life and meaning and let God speak directly to our hearts. Facilitated by Barbara Atkins. RSVP to the church office at 540-373-4133 helpful but not required. You need bring nothing but yourself and an open heart.

Lenten Weekend 2017

  • “Being Passionately Christian and Becoming Compassionately Interfaith” Featuring the Rev. Dr. Sathi Clarke, March 4-5: More information here

Adult Christian Education

  • Our Lenten Sunday programs will start on March 12. In Sydnor, we’ll have “Expanding the Spiritual Imagination: The Sermon on the Mount” with our rector. In Faulkner, we’ll explore Parker Palmer’s “Five Habits of the Heart.” More information to come: Stay tuned!

Environmental Stewardship

  • Lenten Carbon Fast: The Environmental Stewardship group encourages St. Georgians to sign up for daily emails with tips on reducing your carbon footprint during Lent. Sign up at www.macucc.org/carbonfast or text CARBONFAST to 22828.
  • March Movie – Rappahannock: March 16 at 6:30 p.m. Celebrate the beauty of our historic river with this Bayley Silleck-directed documentary. Brought to you by Friends of the Rappahannock.
  • Water Justice Conference: March 22-24. This conference, offered in partnership with Trinity Institute in New York, will focus on the need for water justice initiatives in areas of access, droughts, pollution, rising tides, and flooding. Attend all or any part of this conference, available streaming in Faulkner Hall. For more information, contact Father Bob in the office. For full schedule and to register, visit Water Justice

Music

  • Chamber Series Concert: Peter Griggs March 19, 3 p.m. $10 admission, students and children free
  • Organ Concert: Gail Archer March 26, 3 p.m., by donation. Funds raised will benefit the St. George’s Organ Fund.

EmpowerHouse and the Clothesline Project

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Every day, EmpowerHouse–supporting survivors of domestic violence–provides free help to adults and their children. As an accredited domestic violence center, they do not charge for services. Thanks to donations from our community, they are able to continue providing free services to anyone who needs them. EmpowerHouse and St. George’s are partnering to bring you the Clothesline Project in Sydnor Hall, Feb. 3-8, 2017.

The Clothesline Project is a visual display that bears witness to violence targeted against women. The Clothesline t-shirts are individually designed and crafted to publicly express the personal experience of a survivor. The shirts share her words, her story, and her emotions. The Clothesline provides a safe forum for women to speak about the abuse and to educate the public about the extent, prevalence, and impact of violence against women.

The shirts will be provided by EmpowerHouse and are color coded to show the form of abuse and whether the victim survived the abuse they experienced:

  • White represents women who died because of violence;
  • Yellow or beige represents battered or assaulted women;
  • Red, pink, and orange are for survivors of rape and sexual assault;
  • Blue and green t-shirts represent survivors of incest and sexual abuse;
  • Purple or lavender represents women attacked because of their sexual orientation;
  • Black is for women attacked for political reasons.

The Clothesline Project will be hung in Sydnor Hall on Friday, Feb. 3 and be available for First Friday viewing.  On Sunday, Feb. 5 at 10 a.m., St. George’s Adult Forum will feature Sarah King, Director of Support Services at EmpowerHouse, presenting the Clothesline Project and talking about our community’s efforts to support and empower survivors of domestic violence.  The shirts will remain in Sydnor Hall until Wednesday, Feb. 8.

Program Year Kick-Off

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On Sept. 18, 2016, St. George’s will kick off its program year with Christian Education for all, Sundaes on Sunday and Youth Group.

Children (preschool to 5th grade) will meet in the nave at 10 a.m. to meet their teachers, then head to classrooms for introductions. Afterward, they adjourn to Market Square for Sundaes on Sunday.

Youth (6th grade and up) head straight to the classrooms for a short introduction then go to Market Square to help serve the Sundaes on Sunday. Also, The Youth Group will have a kick-off party from 5-7 p.m. in the newly remodeled  3rd-floor Youth Room.

Adults: Come to Sydnor Hall at 10 a.m. to explore the question, “What do the Bible and our Christian traditions teach us about living together and living with God?” in the first installment of “Covenant: Cutting the shape of faithful community.” Led by our rector, the Rev. Joe Hensley.

Photos from 2015 kickoff:

 

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