A big thank you to everyone who helped make our Holy Week and Easter services possible. From staff, to clergy, to ushers, greeters, musicians, altar guild, flower guild, and more we are blessed beyond measure with those willing to serve in ministry at our parish! We hope you enjoy the below photos from our worship time together.
Easter
Holy Week 2021
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.
Holy Week 2020 – Distance Worship
Although COVID-19 may keep us from gathering in person, we will come together via internet and phone to celebrate the resurrection of Christ and the hope that is Easter.
We invite you to join us for any or all of our worship services listed below. We are also including additional home resources for personal or household reflection.
Sunday, April 5, 2020 – Palm Sunday
9 am – Children’s Forum via Zoom Conference Call – Director of Children and Youth Formation Hecti Musa will lead a session on creating a cross out of natural materials. Contact Hecti for conference call information.
10 am – Adult forum led by Jennifer Vaughan and the Rev. Areeta D. Bridgemohan on spiritual practices to ground us in the epidemic season and what Holy Week at St. George’s will look like this year via Zoom Conference Call . Visit https://zoom.us/j/392738239 or dial 929.205.6099 and enter the meeting ID: 392 738 239. The meeting password is: 107758. Click here for the Daily Spiritual Practices Handout which includes a link to the “Praise Song for the Pandemic” that Pastor Areeta shared.
11:15 am – We will host a Facebook Live Watch Party of the National Cathedral service. Visit our Facebook page to watch the worship service with other St. Georgians.
A special invitation to celebrate Palm Sunday: We encourage you to collect some sign of life, hope, growth, or renewal from your home or neighborhood this week: a flower blossom; a small branch from a tree with plenty to spare; a leaf or sprig or frond from a houseplant. These will be the branches we raise for a blessing, and to celebrate the triumph of life in Christ and our ever-present hope of his return. Or hang them on your front door.
5 pm – Hecti Musa will lead a youth group check-in and stations of the cross via Zoom conference call. Contact Hecti for conference call information.
5:30 pm – Join us for Celtic Evensong with the Palm Sunday Gospel. The service will include music and a meditation by our Rector the Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. Join the service via Facebook Live or Zoom Conference Call. Visit https://zoom.us/j/360453043 or dial 929.205.6099 and enter meeting ID: 360 453 043. The meeting password is: 548452.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 – Tuesday of Holy Week
Gently open your heart and find some moments of peaceful reflection with a video of our sung Compline service. Click here to watch the video. We will also have a Facebook Live watch party on Tuesday at 8 pm – join us via our Facebook page to watch and worship with other St. Georgians!
Introduction and Welcome
Our Rector, the Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. has prepared this video as an introduction to our Holy Week resources for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Great Vigil of Easter.
Thursday, April 9, 2020 – Maundy Thursday
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.
Friday, April 10, 2020 – Good Friday
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.
Additionally, Micah Ecumenical Ministries will host an online service. Visit their Facebook page for more information.
Through the years many Episcopalians traditionally donate the Good Friday Offering to the four dioceses of the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East to express their support for their ministries in the birthplace of our faith. The generous donations of Episcopalians help the Christian presence in the Land of the Holy One to be a vital and effective force for peace and understanding among all of God’s children. Click here to share your gift.
Saturday, April 11, 2020 – Holy Saturday
5 pm – Director of Children and Youth Ministry, Hecti Musa, and our Director of Children and Youth Choirs, Robin Roberson, will lead a Children’s Easter Vigil liturgy via Zoom Conference call. Contact Hecti for conference call information. You can view the service leaflet here.
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!
Sunday, April 12, 2020 – Easter Sunday
Our Easter offering will go to a local organization providing resources to our community during the COVID-19 pandemic. We invite your gifts via our online giving portal (select “Easter Offering” from the dropdown menu). Thank you for your loving generosity!
6:30 am – Micah Ecumenical Ministries will live stream a Sunrise Service via Facebook Live.
9 am – Hecti Musa will lead a children’s Easter formation discussion and fun Easter craft via Zoom Conference Call. Contact Hecti for conference call information.
10 am – Our Rector, the Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr., will offer an Easter greeting and lead a formation discussion via Zoom Conference call. Visit https://zoom.us/j/392738239 or dial 929.205.6099 and enter the meeting ID: 392 738 239. The meeting password is: 107758.
11:15 am – We will host a Facebook Live Watch Party of the National Cathedral service. Visit our Facebook page to watch the worship service with other St. Georgians.
5 pm – Hecti Musa will leavd a youth group check-in and reflection via Zoom conference call. Contact Hecti for conference call information.
5:30 pm – Join us for Celtic Evensong. The service will include music and a meditation by our Associate Rector the Rev. Areeta D. Bridgemohan. Join the service via Facebook Live or Zoom Conference Call. Visit https://zoom.us/join or dial 929.205.6099 and enter meeting ID: 430 593 155. The meeting password is: 925557. Click here for the service leaflet.
Please note that our office is closed on Easter Monday, April 13, 2020 and Tuesday, April 14, 2020.
Photos from Easter 2019
Thank you to everyone who helped make our 2019 Easter celebrations so memorable!
Memorials and Thanksgivings for Easter
Would you like to help decorate the church this Easter by offering Easter flowers in honor or in memory of loved ones? Or perhaps give a gift that keeps on giving long after the flowers are gone with a donation to one of St. George’s funds? If so, please fill out the form below and submit your payment no later than April 14, 2019.
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