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Summertime Fellowship Fun!

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We’ve got a number of ways for all ages to celebrate the summer!

300 to the 300th Special Coffee Hour – Sunday, June 30

Sunday, June 30 is 300 days until we begin our 300th anniversary celebration! We will have a special coffee hour after the 10 am service. Join us as we celebrate our history together.

Yoga Wednesdays – July and August

Wednesdays in July and August, we will offer free Yoga classes from 5:30 – 6:30 pm in Sydnor Hall. July will feature Restorative Yoga taught by Carly McHale and August will be Family Yoga taught by Janice Brunson. Please bring your own mat.

Movie Night for Adults – Saturday, June 29

Adults are invited to a movie night out on Saturday, June 29 at 7 pm in Sydnor Hall. Join us for a screening of The Big Sick.

The Big Sick tells the “awkward true love story” of Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon. Pakistan-born comedian Kumail and grad student Emily fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family’s expectations, and his true feelings. Rated: R; Run time: 119 minutes.

Popcorn and drinks provided; childcare available.

Family Movie Night – Saturday, July 13

All are invited to a family-friendly movie on Saturday, July 13 at 7 pm in Sydnor Hall. Join us for a screening of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.

The Hidden World is the third movie in the How to Train Your Dragon movie series. When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn’t the only Night Fury, he must seek “The Hidden World”, a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first.

Children are encouraged to bring pillows and blankets and pajamas are welcome!

Popcorn and drinks are provided.

Family Game Night – Saturday, July 26

Saturday, July 26 at 6:30 pm we are having a Game Night in Sydnor Hall. Bring your favorite board or card game for this fun night of fellowship! Snacks and drinks will be provided. Singles, couples, and families are all welcome to attend!

Tubing, Trolley, and Picnic – Saturday, August 24

Tube down the river or take a fun guided downtown trolley tour. We will all meet at Old Mill Park, Shelter #2 for a picnic. Check back for information on how to register for tubing and RSVP for the trolley tour.

 

 

 

Parish Picnic June 2 in Hurkamp Park

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Join us June 2 at 10 am in Hurkamp Park (Prince Edward St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401) for worship followed by our annual parish picnic. Bring a blanket or chairs and a dish to pass in a reusable container. To help reduce waste, we are asking everyone to bring reusable plates, cups, napkins, and silverware.

We will also thank our Christian Formation leaders and recognize Education for Ministry (EfM) graduates. This will also be one of our summer fellowship events as our rector, Joe and director of music ministries John, take sabbatical leave.

If you would like to help with the picnic, please contact Jan Meredith.

Register Today for 2019 ASL Classes

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Learn American Sign Language!

Classes run Tuesdays, April 23 – June 11, from 7 – 8:30 pm at the Renwick Building (815 Princess Anne Street). Classes are taught by Pastor Mike Byrd, who is Deaf and has over 30 years of teaching ASL to hearing students. His passion and zeal for teaching and sharing his Deaf heritage are evident to all who meet him.

Fill out the form below to register. Cost for the class is $25, scholarships are available. Child care is available, please contact the office.

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Give Up Plastic for Lent

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Consider the tons of plastic we use and be aware it often ends up in our oceans. It is estimated that at the rate we are going there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean.  It can feel like a problem too big to address but:

What if we just stopped buying plastic for the 40 days of Lent?

  • What would it look like?
  • We’d shop from places that didn’t package food in plastic.
  • We’d take our own containers to shops to be refilled
  • We’d eat at home more often, and not wrap leftovers or lunches in plastic
  • We wouldn’t buy plastic
  • We would refuse to take free plastic stuff
  • We would frequent places that are not contributing to plastic pollution

This is just a start; please add to this list and share.

I know I for one will be surprised to see how much plastic I use without thinking.

Giving up plastic for Lent could make us more conscious of our connection to our surroundings. It could make us more conscious of our decisions. It could make us better stewards of God’s creation.

Lent is a time for reflection and for trying to get closer to God to understand what he wants for us and from us.

What if giving up plastic for Lent helped?

Lenten Weekend 2019

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The Rev. Liam Ōshin Jennings

Rooted in Wholeness: Contemplative Prayer and Mindfulness

March 8 – 10, 2019. Featuring the Rev. Ōshin Jennings, leader of No Barriers Zen in Washington, D.C.

Online registration is now closed. Please register when you check-in at the door.

How do we remove barriers to nurture our inner selves? This year’s Lenten Weekend invites participants to let go of their thinking and surrender to God’s wholeness through practices of meditation and contemplative prayer. Our keynote speaker is The Rev. Ōshin Jennings. Rev. Ōshin is a Soto Zen Buddhist priest, a trained psychotherapist, and multi-media artist. He is the first known Deaf Buddhist monk and leads No Barriers Zen, a meditation community based in Washington, DC. The aim of No Barriers Zen is to make meditation practice accessible to people of all abilities and disabilities.

This weekend is accessible to all Deaf, hearing, and ASL communities and is made possible in part by a grant from the Episcopal Conference of the Deaf (ECD).

 

Schedule of Events

Friday – March 8
Sydnor Hall
6 pm: Potluck dinner – bring a dish to share!
Nave (note location change)
7 – 9 pm: Introduction to Meditation by The Rev. Ōshin Jennings

Seats and a limited number of cushions will be available. Please feel free to bring your own meditation cushion.

Saturday – March 9
10 am: Tour of St. George’s facilities
Nave (note location change)
7 – 9 pm: Expanding Our Practice by The Rev. Ōshin Jennings

Seats and a limited number of cushions will be available. Please feel free to bring your own meditation cushion.

Sunday – March 10
Nave
9 am: Worship Service with Homily by The Rev. Ōshin Jennings

Sydnor Hall
10 am: Adult Forum discussion “The Embodied Buddhist Journey” led by The Rev. Ōshin Jennings

Youth Floor
12:30 pm: Lunch with Youth

Nave
2 pm: Interfaith Panel Discussion: How do different faith communities participate in meditation?
Panelists:

Rev. Ōshin Jennings, our keynoter for the weekend
Seham El-Ansary, Islamic and inter-faith scholar and community leader, Fredericksburg-area resident. She is the founder and director of WAH- Women Alliance For Humanity, self-prosperity coach, former education and management consultant, and a lifelong community activist who has dedicated her efforts to civic empowerment, women & youth training, interfaith outreach, and the betterment of the community. She holds an MBA and a BA in Social Sciences and Education, with a minor in Psychology. She lectured in many universities, churches and synagogues. Her community work has been featured in various local newspapers, TV & Radio shows, in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. Education and empowerment work is her paramount focus and passion in life.
Dr. John McLaughlin, M.D. physician and mindfulness based stress reduction instructor. John has been involved in meditation and contemplative practices since his late teens. He started with TM (Transcendental Meditation) and currently practices in the Non Dual tradition in the Ramana Maharshi and Sri Nisargadatta lineage. His root teacher in Adyashanti. John is a cofounder of the Yoga Foundation of Fredericksburg which is a nonprofit organization which offers yoga, mindfulness and wellness workshops with a focus on the underserved in our community.  He teaches Mindfulness Bases Stress Reduction (MBSR) after having finished his teacher training with the founder Jon Kabat Zinn at the University of Massachusetts. He has a strong science background having trained as a MD and now combines his passion for the Body with that of the Mind and Spirit.
The Rev. Joe Hensley, rector of St. George’s.
The Rev. Ed Jones, Episcopal deacon and former editor of the Free Lance Star will serve as the moderator for the panel discussion

 

Online registration is now closed but you are welcome to attend! Please register at the door when you check-in.