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2020 Christmastide and Epiphany at St. George’s

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Worship with us for Christmas and Epiphany! We have several virtual offerings for our Christmas worship. Here are our office hours and services for Christmastide.

Christmas Eve:

Office closes at 12 pm noon.

4 pm Family Christmas Story. Our family favorite Christmas service will premiere at 4 pm on Facebook and is available below and YouTube anytime. Click here for the service leaflet.

5:30 pm A Celtic Lessons and Carols. The beloved Lessons and Carols service will include Celtic music and prayers. This pre-recorded service will premiere at 5:30 pm on Facebook and is available below and YouTube anytime. Service includes ASL Interpretation. Click here for the service leaflet.  To listen to the service via Zoom (audio only): 929.205.6099; Meeting ID: 896 2345 6510; Password: 045971.

Christmas Day:

11:15 am Livestream worship. Christmas Day livestream worship from our Nave, via YouTube and posted to Facebook after the service ends. Click here for the service leaflet. To listen to the service via Zoom (audio only): 929.205.6099; Meeting ID: 896 2345 6510; Password: 045971.

December 25 – 29:

Office closed.  If you have a pastoral emergency and need to speak with clergy, please call or text 540.361.8573.

December 25 – January 5:

Twelve nights of Christmas Prayers
We invite you to connect in a community of prayer, December 25 through January 5. We will gather from 8 – 8:30 pm by phone to share in seasonal reflection, meditation, and prayer led by St. Georgians. Celebrating the birth of Christ in an especially challenging time, we pray for the needs of the world and seek grace together. To access the call: dial 301-715-8592. When prompted, enter the Meeting ID: 838 7199 7224. Then when prompted, enter the passcode: 093396. To mute and unmute yourself, press *6.

December 27:

Micah Lessons and Carols Service. The churches of Micah Ecumenical Ministries will offer a pre-recorded Lessons and Carols service. All are invited to a 9 am watch party via St. George’s Facebook page.

Diocesan Lessons and Carols Service. The Diocese of Virginia will also have a Lessons and Carols Service – including a song by our very own Jazz Ensemble! View details on how to watch on the Diocese’s website.

December 28:

12 pm: Special livestream Noon Prayer service via Facebook Live for Holy Innocents Feast Day.

December 30:

Office is open. If you have an end of the year financial gift, please mail to the church office (905 Princess Anne Street Fredericksburg, VA 22401). Checks received that are postmarked by on or before December 31 will be included in 2020 giving statements. You can also give online via our giving portal here. If you need to drop off your gift, please contact us to make arrangements.

December 31 – New Year’s Eve:

Office is closed and will reopen January 4.

New Year’s Day:

Office closed.

12 pm: Special livestream Noon Prayer service via Facebook Live for The Holy Name Feast Day.

January 6: Feast of the Epiphany

We will provide at home worship materials for this Holy Feast! Stay tuned for more information.

Rally for Service Sunday 2020

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Rally for ServiceSeptember 13, 2020 is our Rally for Service Sunday! We have found new ways to celebrate ministry, worship, service, and community life. We hope you will be able to join us for some or all of the events.

Here’s the schedule for the day:

9 am: Socially distanced worship in our graveyard. Reservations are required, please click here.  We will also share the service via Facebook Live.

10 am: Socially distanced service projects, including sprucing up at a local park, giving some TLC to St. George’s grounds, and planting trees. Sign up here.
For those not comfortable gathering, families and small groups are encouraged to design their own community service projects: neighborhood clean-up, painting rocks with messages for your neighborhood, making goodies for local first responders and health workers, sending support for national and local issues to your elected officials (see Episcopal Public Policy Network at episcopalchurch.org), the ideas are endless – use your imagination!

12:30 pm: Share stories of your service projects or just check in and say hello at a Virtual Zoom Lunch Potluck!

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86482193144?pwd=V2VxV2htQ0xWMk9saGJCU1pNcit0Zz09
Meeting ID: 864 8219 3144
Passcode: 991676
Call in by phone: 929.205.6099

5:30 pm: Socially distanced Celtic Evensong worship in our graveyard. Reservations are required, please click here. We will also share the service via Facebook Live.

2019 Rally for Service

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Rally for Service Sunday: September 8, 2019

Special Outdoor Church Service at Hurkamp Park at 10 am.
Come dressed for work!

Volunteer Opportunities
11:15 am – 1:00 pm

Lunch in Sydnor
1:00 pm

Grace in Action would like to invite everyone to participate in a day of service!  You may sign up for one of the following service projects:

  • Painting Rocks with messages of LOVE, to be distributed throughout Fredericksburg – Sydnor Hall
  • Beanstravaganza at St. George’s: Repackaging 600 pounds of beans! Sydnor Hall
  • Tree Fredericksburg:mulching trees, on Princess Anne Street, near Ford Street, across from 1801 Princess Anne Street. Gloves and tools will be provided
  • Cemetery Clean up: Weeding at the City Cemetery (at the corner of Washington and Amelia). BRING GLOVES
  • River Clean Up: Trash pick up at City Dock City Dock on 101 Sophia Street- BRING GLOVES
  • Cleanup Crew: Take care of clean up for lunch, beans, and rock painting
  • Micah Warehouse, 1212 Lafayette Blvd.: Helping to organize household items for the newly housed
  • Fredericksburg Military Park, Sunken Road and Lafayette Blvd: General clean-up and painting. BRING GLOVES

Service Projects will begin promptly after the 10 am service and will end at 1 p.m. where we will join together for a light lunch in Sydnor Hall.

Please register you and your family below.

If you have problems viewing the form, please click here.