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Christmas 2020 Gratitude Offerings

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300th_DoorsThank you to all who offered financial gifts in celebration of God’s blessings! We included the names of those who gave and their specified honorees in our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day service leaflets. Since we have received additional gifts after the leaflets were published, we are including the names here. Please join us in celebrating and offering thanks for these gifts, the generosity of those who have given, and the noted honorees.

This list will continue to be updated as we receive more gifts. New additions to the list are in italics.

List Updated: 1/5/2021

In Loving Memory of:

  • Our loved ones by Chuck and Linda Amos
  • Rose and John Alston by Michael Alston and Michele Prout Alston
  • Alexandra Apperson and Robert Randall Apperson by Jack Apperson
  • Herbert and Sue Miller, Curtis and Virginia Backus Jr. by Barbara and Curtis Backus
  • Vincent Blasco by Susan Blasco
  • Bob Bradley by MJ Bradley
  • Dr. H. H. Braxton, Anne Grimm Braxton, John Meneely Galway, and Grace Marshall Galway by Harrison and Gail Braxton
  • Howard Burns by Kit Burns
  • Mr. and Mrs. John H. Coker, Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Chesnut by John and Linda Coker
  • Our parents John and Joyce Creasy, Vern and Mary Jeanne Newberry by Jack and Donna Creasy
  • Francis and Lillian Nuckles and the victims of COVID 19 by Nancy and Steve Cronk
  • Mr. and Mrs. John M. Garnett by Judy Dunnington
  • Shawn Endler by Avery, Olivia and Anne Carey
  • Barbara Clark and Bill Davis by Pat Davis and Teri Clark
  • Lawrence J. and Rosemary Duffee by Larry, Suzy, and Voga Duffee
  • Harriet P. Modersohn By Scott and Mary Ellsworth
  • Our parents by Marilyn and Jack Farrington
  • Janet Fray by Mike Fray
  • My parents, Robert Brodie Graham and Norma Rose Graham by John Graham
  • Mark Ricke by Stephanie and Jason Graham
  • Loved ones by Lewis and Susan Graves
  • Josh Hardy by Ira and Nicole Grinnan, Jr.
  • Loved Ones by Lucy and Wayne Harman
  • Charles M. (Pete) Hearn and Orrick F. Johnson, Sr. by Martha Hearn
  • William L. and Lucy D. Heartwell by Alison Heartwell
  • Our grandfathers, Ed Horger and Richard Hinkebein by Jordan and Chris Hinkebein
  • Carvel and Ruby Montague by Cinderella and Michael Hodgkin
  • Michael Kole by Marcia Kole
  • Wayne Himes, Faye Johnson, and Peggy Cropp  by Brandon Johnson
  • William O. Schwartz and Sue C. Lang by Julie and Bob Lang
  • Dorothyjean Jamieson by Eleanor Ledoux
  • Harald Loch and Walter Perdue by Laurel and Achim Loch
  • Mary Shortall by the Maxfields
  • Loved ones by Jan and Tom Meredith
  • Pamela Miller-Richards by Guy and Barbara Miller-Richards
  • David L. Mork by Mary Mork
  • Our mothers; Marjorie Graham and Tressie Norton by Judy and Jim Norton
  • Bob O’Neill by Mary Jane O’Neill
  • James H. Pierce by Karen Pierce
  • Loved ones by Ralph and Diane Powell
  • Our grandson Maximilian Craig by Carol and Craig Rains
  • Andrew J. Ramsey by David Ramsey
  • Richard Mosely by Kathryn Riso
  • Our parents George and Isabel Gingras, Robert and Beverly Ryan by Mary and Bob Ryan
  • Schuler, Lynne and Carrie Ulrich by Sally Ulrich Sarkisian
  • Jane Scott Sasser by Martha Sasser
  • Norman H. Schlemm, Jr by Rose Marie Schlemm
  • Jim Shelhorse by Jane Shelhorse
  • Harrison Simpson by Claire Simpson
  • Robert A. Smith by Peter and Judy Smith
  • Our loved ones by Bob and Pamela Thompson
  • Margo Valentine and Virginia Wilkins by Suzi and Ian Valentine
  • Kitty & Doug Quarles; Phyllis & Ferris Wafle by Kitty Lee and Ben Wafle
  • Tim Waltonen by Jan Waltonen
  • Robert W. Washington, III by Sharon Washington-Kohler
  • Nancy Heyward and Marion Rambo by Chip and Kathryn Willis
  • Frank and Alma Fines and William Withers, Sr. by Billy and Alma Withers
  • Howard V. Yarus, Jr. by Joan Yarus
  • Jim and Barbara McDonald by Jane Yaun

In Thanksgiving for: 

  • In gratitude by Wayne and Tina Bell
  • The Table by Rita Cavataio
  • Bill Cheatham by Iris Cheatham
  • Our children and their spouses; Tug and Kathryn Coker, Lindsay and George Dickinson and Lorie and Bryan O’Neal by John and Linda Coker
  • Our grandchildren; George IV, Susanna, Bo, Quinn, and Kannon by John and Linda Coker
  • Life and Health by Ray Crafton
  • Our children Kim and Brian and their families by Jack and Donna Creasy
  • All the Blessings of this life by Jacqueline DePaulitte
  • Anna Christy Bear by Scott and Mary Ellsworth
  • Aaron and Ethan Eshelman by David and Nicole Eshelman
  • Joanna, Scott, Maureen and Charlie by Mike Fray
  • Children and grandchildren by Lewis and Susan Graves
  • St. George’s and the technology that keeps us connected by James and Linda Grigsby
  • Lily Guerin, June Guerin, and Margot Guerin by Jane and Newton Guerin
  • Our children and Grandchildren by Bill and Julie Harris
  • C. Mason Hearn, Jr. and E. Arrington Mixon by Martha Hearn
  • St. George’s clergy and staff by Bill and Cindy Helton
  • In gratitude by Malanna Henderson
  • Beth and Terry Dorn by Gloria Lloyd and Bob Seward
  • First Responders, Scientists, Healthcare workers, and Frontline workers by Rich and Margaret Martin
  • Our St. George’s Clergy by Jan and Tom Meredith
  • Emma and Sarah by Guy and Barbara Miller-Richards
  • Gerald and Mary Emily Morgan, David and Sabra Carter by David and Susie Morgan
  • FA’s Faculty and Staff by Karen Moschetto
  • Michael Houston and Gordon Jones by Miriam Parsons
  • Joyce Beschta by Karen Pierce
  • St. George’s ministries by Gamal Soltan
  • My St. George’s family by Anne Steppe
  • The One Body Response Team by David and Shirley Swisher
  • Our loved ones by Bob and Pamela Thompson
  • St. George’s by Peggy Verdine
  • People who wear masks by Linda Vinnedge
  • Colin West and Thomas Sykes by Hilary and Louis West

In Honor of:

  • Surviving All 2020 Sent Me by Jessica Atkinson
  • The tireless members of St. George’s staff: Amy and Lisa Bogardus, Danielle Davis, Ben Hicks, Emily Hoell, Achim and Laurel Loch,  Jan Meredith, Barbara Miller-Richards, Riley Mullen, Hecti Musa, Nicholas Perron, and John Vreeland by Pamela and Charles Bullock
  • Kellie Anne Acors by Scott and Mary Ellsworth
  • St. George’s beloved staff by Joe Hensley and Sarah White
  • Our parents, Charles and Tricia McDaniel, and Rick and Teri Hinkebein by Jordan and Chris Hinkebein
  • Our family, biological and church by Jim and Vicki Lewis
  • Our St. George’s staff by Jan and Tom Meredith
  • Linda Miller, Linda Carter ,and Chris Cook by JoAnne Rose
  • Paris Swisher by David and Shirley Swisher
  • Our loved ones by Bob and Pamela Thompson
  • Frances and Beatrice Wafle Hoffman by Kitty Lee and Ben Wafle
  • Healthcare Workers by Jennifer and Mathew Whitehurst
  • Edith Withers by Billy and Alma Withers
  • Jeanette H. Yarus by Joan Yarus 
  • Everyone doing the next best thing by Jane Yaun

Epiphany At Home Worship

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Epiphany is January 6, 2021

It has been tradition for many centuries to bless the home at Epiphany, to celebrate a new year, and to ask God’s blessing upon those who live, work, or visit in the coming year. It celebrates the deliverance of the Israelites at Passover, and the visit of the wise men at the Epiphany.

In this season of pandemic when so many of us are experiencing our homes in new, beautiful and sometimes challenging ways, may this sacred pause give us an opportunity to remember God’s presence with us and to ask for God’s blessing. 

We invite you to pick up some blessed chalk by our fence in front of our graveyard on Princess Anne Street to write the year and words of blessing on the lintel over the entryway to your home. The traditional form is 20 + C + M + B + 20 (the year with the blessing inside). The letters stand for Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar, the traditional names of the wise men, and also represent the words of blessing: Christus mansionem benedicat, “Christ bless this house.” 

Click here to view a leaflet for the blessing service

Click here for videos to use as part of the blessing

Advent 2020 – Let There Be Light

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This Advent, we wait for the birth of the Messiah: our unfailing light. We’ll seek a love that dispels the shadows of night. We’ll follow a star and trust that it shows us the way. We’ll proclaim that God has the power to make us new each day.

Here are some ways to help you seek the light of Advent:

Advent Practices Brochure

A Sanctified Art Advent Calendar

Way of Love Advent Calendar

Praying in Color

If you have questions about Advent and how you might get involved, please fill out the form below. If the form isn’t displaying correctly, please click here.

 

Our Commitment to Racial Justice and Reconciliation

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The events of the past week or so have shaken our entire country as well as our local community. The killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery in recent weeks have showed us, yet again, how African Americans fight daily for their dignity and sometimes for their very lives, because of racial injustice. St. George’s stands by our welcome statement: “You are welcome at St. George’s regardless of race, nationality, sexual orientation, gender expression, or tradition.” Under-girding that welcome is our Baptismal Covenant which asks us: “Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?” Our response is always, “I will with God’s help.”

In order for our welcome to be genuine we must acknowledge the realities of inequity which are the opposite of welcome. We follow Jesus on the way of love, which means we speak up when our neighbors are unjustly treated and under attack. When one of us suffers, we all suffer. We reject the sin of racism in all its forms as part of our baptismal rejection of the “evil powers of this world which corrupt and destroy the creatures of God.” We pray for repentance as well. We have often left undone those things we ought to have done to change the systems which unjustly tip the scales in favor of white people in our nation.

A statement came from our Diocesan leaders yesterday. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry issued this word to the church over last weekend: As rector of St. George’s, I wholeheartedly embrace these statements and commend them to you. I also preached an additional sermon this past weekend. These are all summaries of where I stand and where I hope we as a parish can stand together in all our diversity of opinions and backgrounds.

There are young people leading peaceful protests in our community, and I call us to lament with them, listen to them, and ask how we can help. I applaud our city police yesterday for marching with them and pray for police who are also traumatized by the actions of their counterparts elsewhere. Largely in response to these young people, our city council yesterday adopted a resolution condemning racism and affirming that black lives matter. I was present at a march last Saturday and have tried to be a non-anxious and supportive presence at protest events in Market Square this week. They are literally in our backyard, and if we say we are welcoming, we need to be attentive. This is a moment for evangelism, to proclaim to our neighbors, by word, but mostly by example, the good news, through our actions of love.

I am asking some members of our racial reconciliation book group, which has been meeting for over a year, to share some of what they have learned about how we might continue our work. I will open up a space where parishioners can speak and hear each other without judgment. We will pray together for the whole human family. We will not try to fix each other or assume there is one right way.

Our conversation follows many previous ones. It will not be the last one, and there will be more to say. This is long, hard work. Lord, have mercy upon us and help us.

 

Your rector and brother in Christ,
Joe+