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Free Concert featuring Vox Humana – Nov. 15 at 3 pm

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VOX HUMANA RICHMOND will perform on Sunday, November 15, at 3:00 for a concert entitled “Of Birds and Flight.” The concert will be in St. George’s Episcopal Church’s historic nave, located at 905 Princess Anne Street in downtown Fredericksburg.
The concert program brings together a wide variety of works exploring humanity’s fascination with birds and their ability to fly. The centerpiece, Eric Whitacre’s “Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine,” portrays the great Renaissance polymath and his obsession with inventing a birdlike machine that would let him fly. The music ranges widely in style, from Renaissance composer Orlando Gibbons (“The Silver Swan”) to the Beatles (“Blackbird”). Also featured is Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Caroline Shaw, whose setting of Psalm 84 includes the verse “the sparrow has found a house, and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young.”
Vox Humana is a twelve-voice choral ensemble of professional singers, based in Richmond, Virginia. Created in 2020, Vox Humana, performs a wide range of music, both sacred and secular, covering various periods of music history and diverse cultures.
Known for its lush acoustics and welcoming atmosphere, St. George’s offers a year-round concert series showcasing both local and nationally recognized artists. This performance promises an afternoon of “beautiful music in a beautiful space,” continuing the church’s tradition of musical excellence. Admission is free, with donations gratefully accepted at the door to support our music and ministry at St. George’s.
St. George’s Episcopal Church is a vibrant and inclusive spiritual community. “No matter who you are, whom you love, or where you’ve been, there’s a place for you here,” says the church’s leadership. With a commitment to service, justice, and peace, St. George’s welcomes all to experience its diverse worship and music offerings.
For more information about the concert or the church’s music series, please contact (540) 373-4133 or email office@stgeorgesepiscopal.net.

My St. George’s Story

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For our 2027 Annual Giving Campaign, we are celebrating the People, Place, and Pastoral Leadership that support the ministries of St. George’s. Some St. Georgians – just like you – have generously shared their St. George’s story.

Mia Guille

Mia Guille has been a St. Georgian for about two years. She is active with our shared college and young adult ministry, The House, and is a student at University of Mary Washington.  Mia had this to say about the community she has found at St. George’s and The House, “That is the best thing I’ve joined in my life. I don’t think I would still be here if I didn’t join it.”  We hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch the video and hear Mia’s St. George’s Story.

Bill and Cindy Helton

Bill and Cindy Helton have been St. Georgians for more than 46 years. They are both interested and active with preserving our history and sharing our story. In Bill’s words, “we’d like to leave a legacy for St. George’s as others have left the legacy for us.” Cindy shares that throughout her time in our parish she has learned and grown in her faith and giving, “where I thought there was scarcity, there’s been provision. And where I thought that I couldn’t do it, I found that with the help of everyone around me here, I can do more.”  We hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch the video and hear Bill and Cindy’s St. George’s Story.

 

Tricia and Daniel Dumas

Tricia and Daniel Dumas (with Heartley) came to St. George’s about a year ago. Tricia is our seminary student. They both volunteer with The House and are active with Education for Ministry (EfM) and our virtual Daily Office group.  In Daniel’s words since joining St. George’s, “This year has been a growing year and learning year. Lots of new things and new people and new traditions that we get to learn and take part in.” We hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch the video and hear Tricia and Daniel’s St. George’s Story.

Joseph Lyttle

Joseph Lyttle is a member of our vestry, a Lay Eucharistic Minister, and convener for our General Endowment Fund. In his words, “I think that I have received so much from St. George’s and now looking at my life and seeing how much God has given me in my own life just makes me want to give back more.” We hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch the video and hear Joseph’s St. George’s Story.

All Saints Day – This Sunday, November 1

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This weekend we celebrate All Saints Day on Sunday, November 1, celebrating all the holy ones of God, the greater and the lesser, the living on earth as well as those living in heaven. There is a box of ribbons on our graveyard fence, and anyone is invited to write the name of a loved one or saint whom they are remembering and tie it to the fence. On Sunday, we will baptize four new saints into the household of God at the 10 am service. Please pray for Brian, Baby Mercer (parents Jordan and Chris), Olivia, and Jeremiah. At the 5:30 Celtic service, we will focus more on those saints whom we love but see no longer as well as those who grieve, offering a quieter space of prayer and remembrance. All Saints Day is one of the seven principal feasts of the church calendar. It is an important time for our parish family to come together in worship (or view the livestream if you cannot attend in person), a joyful reunion of all the saints!  

Special Award to St. George’s

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We are pleased to announce that St. George’s has received the 2026 Michael Allen Hoffman Award for “significant contributions to historic preservation in the Commonwealth of Virginia.” The Council of Virginia Archaeologists (CoVA) recognized St. George’s for the archaeological work conducted as part of our Open to All in Love construction project. Our project partners at Mead & Hunt nominated us for this prestigious honor.

In their nomination, they wrote:

“This nomination is to honor and highlight the incredible work that has been sponsored by St. George’s as they seek to learn more about their property and understand their extremely long and rich role in Fredericksburg’s past.”

Our Open to All in Love Project Manager, Laurel Loch attended the CoVA awards banquet to accept the award on St. George’s behalf. Many of the professional archaeologists attending expressed their enthusiasm for our project and expressed gratitude for our commitment and support of archaeology. Thank you, St. Georgians for your generous support of this project and for helping uncover and share our history with others.

Hispanic Heritage Month Observance – Special Coffee Hour This Sunday

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Hispanic and Latina/o/x Heritage Month is September 15-October 15. As we celebrate the variety of cultural heritages at St. George’s, we will include some Spanish language prayers and hymns in our Sunday worship over the next few weeks.

Join us this Sunday, October 4, after the 10 am service as we have a special potluck coffee hour featuring foods and stories that some of our members will bring from their cultures.