3/29/2021: Please see our updated schedule below which now includes information about in-person, indoor worship!
We are excited to share our Holy Week worship schedule with you! Please be sure to make reservations for in-person worship soon! If you cannot make a reservation, please call our church office for assistance (540.373.4133).
We invite you to join us for any or all of our worship services listed below. We are also including additional home resources (that we created last year for distance worship) for personal or household reflection.
Palm Sunday – March 28
9 am: In-person Worship with Holy Communion in Market Square and YouTube Live. We will celebrate the Liturgy of the Palms and the Passion. Reserve seats here.
2 pm: Outdoor Labyrinth Walk at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (25 Chalice Circle). Please wear a mask and sturdy shoes.
Tuesday – March 30
8 pm: Live stream, sung Compline service via our Compline Choir’s Facebook page.
Wednesday – March 31
12 pm: Clergy will lead Noon Prayer via our Facebook page.
Maundy Thursday – April 1
7 pm: Live stream worship with a sermon, Spiritual Communion, and stripping of the altar. The service will be live streamed via YouTube Live. View service leaflet here. For an audio only Zoom: Dial: 301 715 8592; Meeting ID: 883 0597 0867; Passcode: 967945
At home Resources: Please note these resources are from last year
Have your household share an Agape Meal as part of your Maundy Thursday worship. We will provide an adapted liturgy for use at home at supper time as well as musical offerings. Share photos of your fellowship time on Facebook and tag St. George’s (@stgeorgesfxbg)! Click here for the adapted liturgy.
Here are the video links for at-home worship:
Hymn WLP 764: Taste and See
Hymn WLP 729: As in the that upper room
Homily by the Rev. David P. Casey, O.P.
Good Friday – April 2
12 pm: Indoor, in-person worship with sermon and prayers. Reservations are required. The service will be live streamed via YouTube Live. View service leaflet here. For an audio only Zoom: Dial: 301 715 8592; Meeting ID: 852 8019 3496; Passcode: 475505
Following the service, the Nave will be open for socially distanced, private prayer (no reservations required for prayer).
7 pm: The St. George Chamber Choir sings The Passion According to St. John by Heinrich Schütz. This pre-recorded video will premiere on our Facebook page.
At home Resources: Please note these resources are from last year
Experience the Good Friday liturgy by watching a video of the liturgy led by our clergy as well as a sermon by our Rector, the Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. Click here for the video. You can view the service leaflet here.
Holy Saturday – April 3
8:30 am: Pastor Joe will live stream Morning Prayer from the Nave via Facebook Live. View service leaflet here.
5 pm: Children’s Easter Vigil via Zoom. Please contact Hecti Musa for the login. View service leaflet here.
8 pm: The Great Easter Vigil with Holy Baptism, live streamed from our Nave via YouTube Live. View service leaflet here.
At home Resources: Please note these resources are from last year
For at home worship of the ancient service of the Easter Vigil, we have videos of music (including the Exsultet chanted by Director of Music Ministries John Vreeland) and a sermon by Priest Associate the Rev. Robert M. Miller. Please click here for the service leaflet.
Here are the video links for at-home worship:
Homily by the Rev. Robert M. Miller
Hymn – Now the green blade riseth
We hope you enjoy this video which include music by the Choirs of St. Georges and images of flowers by our Flower Guild from previous Easter celebrations, photos of worship, and of course – our Annual Easter Egg Hunt!
Easter Sunday – April 4
7:45 am: Rite I with Holy Communion, Outdoor Worship in our Nave (note new location!). Seating is limited. Reserve seats here. View service leaflet here.
9 am: Episcopal Service of the Word, live streamed from our Nave via YouTube Live. View service leaflet here. For an audio only Zoom: Dial: 301 715 8592; Meeting ID: 867 2822 4989; Passcode: 098967 Clergy will offer Holy Eucharist from 10 am – 12 pm in the Narthex (front of church) for those who wish to have Communion following the live stream service. Reservations are appreciated. The Nave will also be open for socially distanced, private prayer.
10 am: Adult Formation / Coffee Hour via Zoom. www.zoom.us/join or call 929.205.6099; Meeting ID: 392 738 239 Password: 107758.
11:30 am: Easter Egg Hunt in our graveyard. View prayers here.
2 pm: In-person Outdoor Worship with Holy Communion at the Fredericksburg Fairgrounds. View service leaflet here. The service will be posted online as soon as possible following the service. Reserve seats here.
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