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St. George’s Christmas Concert

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St. George’s Episcopal Church will offer a festive, free concert on Sunday, December 15 at 3 pm, featuring the parish’s music ensembles.

Come and celebrate the season with St. George’s organists, choirs, jazz band, Celtic ensemble, and more. All are welcome to join for a musical Christmas feast guaranteed to make all merry and bright.

The concert is free with donations accepted at the door. All donations will benefit St. George’s partnership ministry in Haiti.

Located at 905 Princess Anne Street in historic downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia, St. George’s Episcopal Church offers a wide range of concerts throughout the year featuring local and out of town musicians. The nave’s lush acoustics provide the perfect backdrop for “beautiful music in a beautiful space”.

For more information, contact (540) 373-4133 or music@stgeorgesepiscopal.net. To learn more about St. George’s concert series, visit www.stgeorgesepiscopal.net/music/concerts.

You are welcome at St. George’s, an historic Episcopal Church in downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia. No matter who you are, whom you love, or where you’ve been, there’s a place for you here. St. George’s offers services with diverse music and styles of worship based in sacred story and traditions. We have hearts for service and advocate for justice and peace in our local and global communities. We work to help the entire family of God thrive by giving of our time, talent, and treasure. We invite you to join us or to come for a visit.

Register for 2024 – 2025 Children and Youth Formation

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We resume regular Sunday School and Youth Group on Sunday, September 15, when we shift back to our program year worship schedule as well. We ask that parents / guardians register children and youth each year so we have current contact information on file.

If you have any questions, please contact the church office.

Children’s Formation

Children from Preschool to 2nd grade will be participating in Godly Play (a Montessori based program focused on play and wondering) while children grades 3rd – 5th will be participating in our SPLASH program (Spirit, Play Love All Spoken Here). Please register here, to help us to plan for class size, materials and lesson plans.

Youth Formation

This year, we are planning to resume the “Youth Cafe” on Sunday mornings following the 9 am service. Instead of going off-site, we will host a youth coffee hour in the upstairs Youth Room, where there will be discussion, socializing, and sharing.Youth Cafe is open to all youth in 6th grade and above. Youth Group will be meeting every other Sunday evening in the Youth Room. Details on times, dates and leaders will be communicated later on. You can register here.

Vacation Bible School and Music Camp

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July 29 – August 2

Come join us this summer for music, crafts, games, snacks, and stories as we embark on a free musical adventure at St. George’s: 100% Chance of Rain: A Jazzy Re-Telling of Noah’s Ark. The camp will be for rising grades K – 5, meeting from 9 am – 12 pm from July 29 – August 2. Volunteer hours and apprentice jobs are available for middle and high school students. You can register online, and email Juliann Jones for more information.

Lenten Weekend 2023

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Becoming Creative Community

March 3 – 5, 2023, with Jonathan Randall Grant

How can we express our life together through art? God invites all of us to create in response to God’s action in our lives. With our keynote speaker, Jonathan Randall Grant, as our guide, we will explore how to engage creativity as individuals and as a church community. We will also consider how to become a hub for art and creativity for our community.

Come as we create and curate a space that is Open to All in Love and Open to All for Art.

Childcare is available upon request. ASL interpreting also available upon request. Please indicate your need on your registration.
Attend all or some of the weekend. Suggested donation for the entire weekend is $40.

 

About Jonathan Randall Grant

Jonathan Randall Grant is a painter from Mishawaka, Indiana. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Asbury College after studies in History, Art History, and Archaeology.
He served for 10 years as the artist-in-residence at The American Church in Paris, while also directing, styling, and writing for magazines and brands around the world. Grant now lives in Chicago.
His work explores the intersection of the natural and the sacred worlds and explores how rudimentary symbols can be employed to evoke complex spiritual concepts.

Schedule of Events – Come for Some or All of the Sessions!

Friday, March 3, 2023

6 pm: Onsite registration and potluck
7 pm – 8 pm: Introductory presentation

Saturday, March 4, 2023

1 pm – 2:30 pm: Session 1: Deepening our welcome for the creative community. Together we will explore strategies that foster help us engage artists and welcome all with creative callings

4 pm – 5:30 pm: Session 2: Creating Devotional altarpieces for our Lenten journey. We will creating our own, small altarpieces. 

Sunday, March 5, 2023

9 am: Worship service with Jonathan Randall Grant as guest preacher.
10 am: Adult Forum presentation
11:15 am: Worship service with Jonathan Randall Grant as guest preacher.
2 pm – 4 pm: Moderated Panel Discussion in our Nave including leaders in the Arts Community of Fredericksburg: Dena Jennings, Gabriel Pons, Jonathan Randall Grant. Moderated by Rev. Will Dickinson.

Register today to join us for an unforgettable weekend of creativity!

Register for 2022 – 2023 Children and Youth Formation

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We resume regular Sunday School and Youth Group on Sunday, September 18, when we shift back to our program year worship schedule as well. We ask that parents / guardians register children and youth each year so we have current contact information on file.

If you have any questions, please contact the church office.

Click here to register for Children’s Formation

Click here to register for Youth Formation (6 – 12 Grade)