Easter

Holy Week and Easter Worship 2025

March 27, 2025 by St. George's Leave a Comment

When the road is rough

You don’t have to go it alone

We can walk the way

Together in God’s Love.

We are pleased to announce our worship schedule for Holy Week and Easter and we joyfully look forward to celebrating this holy time in our church life with you! Our worship services will be in-person and those livestreamed are noted below.

Palm Sunday – April 13

7:45 am, 10 am Combined Worship (service livestreamed on YouTube Live), 5:30 pm Celtic
Note Special Worship Schedule!

Monday – April 14, 5:30 pm

Holy Eucharist, Rite II in the Nave

Sung Taize Worship – Tuesday, April 15 at 7 pm

Sung service featuring the music of Taize, an international worshipping community. Service Leaflet.

Wednesday – April 16 at 12 pm

Noon Eucharist with with Prayers for Healing

Maundy Thursday – April 17 at 7 pm

With optional footwashing and stripping of the altar. Service Leaflet.

Good Friday – April 18 at 12 pm and 7 pm

12 pm: Service with sermon. Service Leaflet.
2 pm: Micah Ministries’ Ecumenical Stations of the Cross (begin at 1013 Princess Anne St). Service Leaflet.
7 pm: Service with sung passion composed by John H. Vreeland, Director of Music Ministries at St. George’s. Service Leaflet.

Holy Saturday – April 19

8:30 am: Morning Prayer in our Nave. Service Leaflet.
5 pm: Liturgy of the Light in Sydnor Hall – for children and their families. Service Leaflet.
8 pm: The Great Vigil of Easter in the Nave. Service Leaflet

Easter Sunday, April 20

6:30 am: Micah Sunrise Service – at The Presbyterian Church
7:45 am: Holy Eucharist – Spoken Rite I. Service Leaflet.
9:00 am: Holy Eucharist Rite II with Jazz Band and Choir. Also on YouTube Live. Service leaflet.
10:15 am: Easter Egg Hunt for children of all ages. Locations: 1-3 years search in Sydnor Courtyard, 4-7 years search Renwick Courtyard, and 8-11 years search our Graveyard.
11:15 am: Holy Eucharist Rite II with Organ and Choir. Service Leaflet.
5:30 pm: Celtic Evensong with Holy Communion and Celtic Ensemble. Service Leaflet.

Holy Week and Easter Worship – 2024

February 1, 2024 by St. George's Leave a Comment

May we look
For our Risen Saviour
And see the
Love of God
In the faces
Of each other.

We are pleased to announce our worship schedule for Holy Week and Easter and we joyfully look forward to celebrate this holy time in our church life with you! Our worship services will be in-person and those livestreamed are noted below.

Palm Sunday – March 24

7:45 am, 9:45 Procession with Palms begins at Hurkamp Park and at 10 am Procession arrives and service begins in the Church (service livestreamed on YouTube Live), 5:30 pm Celtic, and 8 pm Compline
Note Special Worship Schedule and Procession!

Monday – March 25, 5:30 pm

Holy Eucharist, Rite II in the Nave

Sung Taize Worship – Tuesday, March 26 at 7 pm

Sung service featuring the music of Taize, an international worshipping community. Service leaflet.

Wednesday – March 27 at 12 pm

Noon Eucharist with Healing Prayer and Anointing

Maundy Thursday – March 28 at 7 pm

With optional footwashing and stripping of the altar. Service leaflet.
Overnight watch at Trinity Episcopal: Spend an hour keeping watch in prayer with Christ. Contact church office for more information.

Good Friday – March 29 at 12 pm and 7 pm

12 pm: Service with sermon (also livestreamed on YouTube Live). Service leaflet.
2 pm: Micah Ministries’ Ecumenical Stations of the Cross
7 pm: Service with sung passion composed by John H. Vreeland, Director of Music Ministries at St. George’s. Service leaflet.

Holy Saturday – March 30

8:30 am: Morning Prayer in our Nave. Service leaflet.
5 pm: Liturgy of the Light in Sydnor Hall – for children and their families. Service leaflet.
8 pm: The Great Easter Vigil in the Nave. Service leaflet.

Easter Sunday, March 31

6:30 am: Micah Sunrise Service – on the Green of Fredericksburg United Methodist
7:45 am, 9 am (also on YouTube Live), 11:15 am, and 5:30 pm: Joyful Easter Eucharist
10:15 am: Our Easter Egg Hunt returns! Locations TBA.

Holy Week and Easter Worship – 2023

March 19, 2023 by St. George's Leave a Comment

Palm Sunday – April 2

Our Palm Sunday worship includes the Liturgy of the Palms and the Passion.
Services are at 7:45 am, 10 am (also livestreamed on YouTube Live), 5:30 pm Celtic and 8 pm Compline (also livestreamed on Facebook Live).
Note we have a combined worship service at 10 am that will include a Palm Sunday Procession (with the Presbyterian Church) from Hurkamp Park to St. George’s.

Taize Worship – Tuesday, April 4 7 pm

Open your heart for Holy Week with our meditative Taize service at 7 pm in the Nave (also livestreamed on Facebook Live). Service Leaflet

Maundy Thursday – April 6 at 7 pm

We enter into the experience of the disciples stunned by Jesus’ insistence that he would take on the role of a servant and wash the feet of the others. Anyone who wishes will be able to have their feet washed – and wash the feet of others. The service will continue with Eucharist followed by the stripping of the altar. Service Leaflet

Good Friday – April 7 at 12 pm and 7 pm

12 pm: We gather in a church that is so bare it even sounds different. We read the account of the Crucifixion, following the traditional Prayer Book Good Friday service (also livestreamed on YouTube Live). Service Leaflet

2 pm: Ecumenical Stations of the Cross: Micah Ministries churches will gather in front of the Micah Hospitality Center and then walk through downtown Fredericksburg, pausing at various points to remember Jesus’ last moments.

7 pm: Our choir sings the Passion and the chanted words wash over us sitting in the bare nave (also livestreamed on YouTube Live). This service debut’s a new Passion composed by John H. Vreeland, Director of Music Ministries at St. George’s. Service Leaflet

Holy Saturday – April 8 at 8:30 am, 5 pm, 8 pm

8:30 am: Morning Prayer in our Nave (also livestreamed on Facebook Live) Service Leaflet

5 pm: Liturgy of the Light in Sydnor Hall – a special worship service for children, ages 3 and up. The Liturgy of the Light is a children’s Easter Vigil service, and adults are welcome as well. Each child receives their own “light of Christ,” and we conclude with a simple Eucharist prepared by the children. We will celebrate the Liturgy of the Light in Sydnor Hall. Service Leaflet

8 pm: The Great Easter Vigil in the Nave. Experience the wonder of darkness-into-light, dramatic presentations of our Salvation History, and the joy of Easter, with Holy Eucharist. Service Leaflet

Easter Sunday, April 9

Micah Churches Ecumenical Sunrise Service at 6:30 am:
NOTE: Location Change!
Shiloh Baptist Old Site (801 Sophia Street)

Joyful Easter Eucharist at 7:45 am (service leaflet), 9 am (also on YouTube Live – service leaflet), 11:15 am (service leaflet), and 5:30 pm (service leaflet).

10:15 am: Our Easter Egg Hunt returns! Locations TBA.

Easter 2022 Gratitude Offering

April 21, 2022 by St. George's Leave a Comment

We give thanks for the generosity of everyone who gave for this year’s Easter Gratitude Offering. Thank you to all who gave a gift in memory of, in honor of, or in thanksgiving for a loved one.

We printed a listing of gifts in our Easter bulletin. Since we continued to receive generous gifts after Easter, we are publishing a completed list here.

In Memory of:
Rose and John Alston by Michael Alston and Michele Prout
Curtis and Virginia Backus and Herbert and Sue Miller by Curtis and Barbara Backus
Ellen Alvey Montller by Pamela Booth
John Garretson Brokaw III by Brenda J. Brokaw
William Cheatham by Iris Cheatham
Ginny Morton and our friend, Lynn Levine by William Cole
Janet by Mike Fray
Wayne Harman by Lucy Harman
Barbara Willis by Alison Heartwell
Donn Holt by Ann Holt
William Schwarz and Sue Lang by Julie and Bob Lang
Harald Loch and Walter Perdue by Achim and Laurel Loch
Bob Seward by Gloria Lloyd
Gerhard Vienna, his Opa and my mom, Dina Butcher’s cousin by Amanda Mack
Loved ones by Barbara and Guy Miller-Richards
Loved ones by Liz Myers
My parents by Karen Pierce
Our Loved ones by Diane and Ralph Powell
Our grandson, Maximillian Craig Rains by Carol and Craig Rains
Our parents, Jim and Margie Mathias and Nels and Madge Rasmusssen by Peter Rasmusssen and Peggy Mathias
Carole Coen and Leon Rose by Ron Coen and JoAnne Rose
Norman Schlemm, Jr. by Rose Marie Schlemm
Deceased relatives and friends by Darlene Snider and Amy Barrett
Keith and Robert Sweaney by Carole Sweaney
Thyra Valade by Larry Valade
Mrs. Verna Dreyer and Mr. Patrick Verdine by Peggy Verdine
Our Parents, Kitty and Doug Quarles and Phyllis and Ferris Wafle by Kitty and Ben Wafle
Tim Waltonen by his family
Steven Dodd by Patricia Wiedel
My wife, Artemis, by Jim Wilhour
My parents, Jim and Barbara McDonald by Jane Yaun

In Thanksgiving for:
The St. George’s clergy and staff who made the Lent-to-Go bags by Bill and Cindy Helton
My new St. George’s family by Kathy Lober
Emma and Sarah by Barbara and Guy Miller-Richards
Nora and Sally Karsten and Sydney Stambler by Aaron Karsten and Melissa Mooney
The ministry of Beth Klein by Dorothy Steppe
Many blessings by Tom and Sheila Tanea

In Honor of:
My family by Anne Beals
Jeanette Cadwallender by Anne Beals
Joanna, Mike, Scott, Maureen and Charlie by Mike Fray
Our family by Lewis and Susan Graves
Our daughter, Collins by Chris and Jordan Hinkebein
God’s family and the life of the world by Patricia Johnson
My son, Danny Akers and my daughter, Jean Akers by Barbara Lawrence
Father Will and his inspiring sermon by Amanda Mack
Casey Hu by Teresa McNally
Jan and her service to St. George’s by Tom Meredith
Miana Karsten by Aaron Karsten and Melissa Mooney
My Family by Diane Young

In Gratitude:
Marty Calon
Anonymous

Holy Week and Easter Worship – 2022

March 31, 2022 by St. George's Leave a Comment

Palm Sunday – April 10
Our Palm Sunday worship includes the Liturgy of the Palms and the Passion. Services are at 7:45 am, 9 am (also livestreamed on YouTube Live), 11:15 am, 5:30 pm Celtic and 8 pm Compline (also livestreamed on Facebook Live)

Taize Worship – Tuesday, April 12 7 pm
Open your heart for Holy Week with our meditative Taize service at 7 pm in the Nave (also livestreamed on Facebook Live)
Service Leaflet

Noon Prayer with Holy Eucharist and Healing Prayer – Wednesday, April 13 at 12 pm
Clergy lead a short noon service in our Nave with Holy Communion and Healing Prayer.

Maundy Thursday – April 14 at 7 pm
We enter into the experience of the disciples stunned by Jesus’ insistence that he would take on the role of a servant and wash the feet of the others. Anyone who wishes will be able to have their feet washed – and wash the feet of others. The service will continue with Eucharist followed by the stripping of the altar (also livestreamed on YouTube Live).
Service Leaflet

Good Friday – April 15 at 12 pm and 7 pm
12 pm: We gather in a church that is so bare it even sounds different. We read the account of the Crucifixion, following the traditional Prayer Book Good Friday service (also livestreamed on YouTube Live).
Service Leaflet

2 pm: Ecumenical Stations of the Cross: Micah Ministries churches will gather in front of Micah (1013 Princess Anne St) and then walk through downtown Fredericksburg, pausing at various points to remember Jesus’ last moments.

7 pm: Our choir sings the Passion and the chanted words wash over us sitting in the bare nave (also livestreamed on YouTube Live).
Service Leaflet

Holy Saturday – 8:30 am, 5 pm, 8 pm
8:30 am: Morning Prayer in our Nave (also livestreamed on Facebook Live)
Service Leaflet

5 pm: Liturgy of the Light in Sydnor Hall – a special worship service for children, ages 3 and up. The Liturgy of the Light is one of the beautiful experiences Catechesis of the Good Shepherd gives us. It is a children’s Easter Vigil service, and adults are welcome as well. Each child receives their own “light of Christ,” and we conclude with a simple Eucharist prepared by the children. We will celebrate the Liturgy of the Light in Sydnor Hall. Masks are required to help care for our youngest children.
Service Leaflet

Easter Sunday, April 17

Micah Churches Ecumenical Sunrise Service: Fredericksburg Fairgrounds (2400 Airport Avenue; outside under cover) at 6:30 am.

Joyful Easter Eucharist at 7:45 am, 9 am (also on YouTube Live; masks required for this service only – see below), 11:15 am (also on YouTube Live), and 5:30 pm.
Service Leaflets available here.

10 am: Our Easter Egg Hunt returns with 2-4 yrs old in the Sydnor Courtyard, K-2 in the Renwick Courtyard, and 3rd-5th grade in the graveyard.