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Westminster Schola Cantorum Concert on March 10

March 2, 2017 by St. George's

The Schola Cantorum of Westminster Choir College, directed by James Jordan, returns to St. George’s for a concert on Saturday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m.

The program includes music by Mozart, Brahms, Lauridsen and Mealor. A highlight will be the premiere of the composition for which the concert is titled: Crossing the Bar by Anthony Bernarducci. The work is a setting of the Tennyson’s poem with the same title, which the poet wrote three years before his death and employs the metaphor of a sand bar to describe the barrier between life and death.

Tickets are $15 at the door. Students and children are admitted free.

Lent at St. George’s

February 23, 2017 by St. George's Leave a Comment

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.

2017 Trinity Institute: Water Justice

February 15, 2017 by St. George's Leave a Comment

We’re bringing New York to Fredericksburg for an important conversation on water justice.

You’re invited to attend Trinity Institute, an annual conference that takes place in New York City and at partner sites around the country via webcast, including at St. George’s. We’ll develop a deeper appreciation for water as a sacred gift, gain a thorough understanding of the relationship between water justice and climate change, and learn what we can do about water issues of access, pollution, drought, and rising tides.

Join the water justice movement!

Featuring:

Christiana Peppard, Professor of Theology and Author of Just Water	Senator Barbara Boxer	David Toomey, Ph.D. economist and Episcopal priest
Katharine Hayhoe, author, climate scientist and director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University	Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, past chair of the Anglican Communion Environmental Network	Best-selling author Kim Stanley Robinson

WHERE: St. George’s Episcopal Church

WHEN: March 22-24, 2017

Wednesday Night, Faulkner Hall, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. — Opening session and keynote with Sen. Barbara Boxer.

Thursday morning: 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Sydnor Hall. Session 1: “Water: Commons or Commodity?”

The United Nations has declared water as a human right. Global markets regard it as a commodity. Can a fresh approach to market capitalism serve the common good, or does the world need a new and different system of exchange?

Thursday afternoon, 2 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., Sydnor Hall. Session 2: The Global and the Local

As Hurricane Sandy demonstrated, New York City is vulnerable to sea rise and surge. Climate change is making matters worse. Speakers will examine New York’s issues as a model of how to examine local problems in light of global realities.

Friday morning, 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Sydnor Hall. Session 3: “What Churches Are Doing to Make a Difference”

People of faith are working for water justice all over the world. Speakers will talk in practical terms about the challenges and achievements, and we will examine what strategies lead to projects that truly improve people’s lives.

Friday afternoon, 2 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., Sydnor Hall. Session 4: “Being Agents of Change”

As the conference closes, our work begins in earnest. Our speaker is a leading climate scientist who knows both the data on climate change and its impact and also the solutions that lead her to say “Together, we can fix this.”

COST: $10 (attend all or any part of the conference; please don’t let the cost deter you from coming)

CONTACT: For more information about attending the conference via St. George’s, contact the Rev. Bob Miller (540-373-4133).

For more information about Trinity Institute’s national theological conference—including speaker bios, schedule, videos, and more—visit TI2017.org.

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Movie Night: 13th

February 13, 2017 by St. George's Leave a Comment

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13th is an Oscar-nominated documentary by director Ava DuVernay. Centered on race in the U.S. criminal justice system, DuVernay’s documentary argues that slavery is being effectively perpetuated in the United States through mass incarceration.

Join us in Sydnor Hall at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 for a viewing of this documentary followed by a short discussion.

EmpowerHouse and the Clothesline Project

January 31, 2017 by St. George's Leave a Comment

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.