On Wednesdays at noon during Lent, the Micah Downtown Churches invite you to join in worship and lunch. Young Adult Chaplin the Rev. David P. Casey, O.P. will provide the sermon on March 11 at Shiloh Baptist Old Site. Our Rector, the Rev. Joseph H. Hensley, Jr. is preaching at the Presbyterian Church on April […]
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Lenten Weekend with Rev. Lisle
We were blessed to have Rev. Lisle Gwynn Garrity with us for our 2020 Lenten Weekend – The Spirituality of Creativity and Play. Rev. Lisle spoke with us about the cycle of creation and how it is core to who we are as God’s creation. She led us in creating art in community and challenged us to accept our creation and our creativity as something from the Divine.
Wilderness – February 2020, St. Georgian
The following is Associate Rector Areeta Bridgemohan’s monthly opening message from our weekly e-newsletter the St. Georgian. If you’d like to receive our weekly e-newsletter, sign-up here. Wilder · ness “state of the wild” The Rev. Lisle Garrity, Founder and Creative Director of A Sanctified Art, a collective of artists and ministers seeking to offer […]
Photos from 2019 Lenten Weekend
For our 2019 Lenten Weekend – Rooted in Wholeness – we welcomed the Rev. Ōshin Jennings. Rev. Jennings is a Soto Zen Buddhist priest, trained psychotherapist, and multi-media artist. He is the first known Deaf Buddhist monk and leads No Barriers Zen, a meditation community based in Washington, DC. The aim of No Barriers Zen […]
Lent 2019 – Group and Individual Practices
A Time for Reflection and Renewal. Lent is a 40-day season prior to Easter during which we are invited to restoration and returning to God through special practices of devotion, prayer, scripture study, and gentle self-examination and self-discipline. Here is a list of a wide variety of ways to explore Lent through personal and group […]
Micah Noon Lenten Services – 2019
The Micah Ecumenical Ministries partner churches are coordinating a series of Wednesday noon services during Lent. Host parishes will host a lunch following the service. Here is the 2019 schedule: March 13: Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site), 801 Sophia St., Fredericksburg, VA Preaching: The Rev. Anne Martin, Christ Lutheran March 20: Fredericksburg United Methodist Church, 308 Hanover […]
Lenten Weekend 2019
Rooted in Wholeness: Contemplative Prayer and Mindfulness March 8 – 10, 2019. Featuring the Rev. Ōshin Jennings, leader of No Barriers Zen in Washington, D.C. Online registration is now closed. Please register when you check-in at the door. How do we remove barriers to nurture our inner selves? This year’s Lenten Weekend invites participants to let […]
Ways to Observe Lent at St. George’s
Reveal. Restore. Renew. Lent is a time for hopeful reflection. Taking time to reflect can uncover areas for growth and healing and illuminate a new path forward. During this season, St. George’s offers a number of opportunities for self-reflection and also fellowship with one another. Why not take a look at these many options and […]