Wednesday Email

Last Epiphany

February, 2014

Dear Friends in Christ,

I so hope that you will support our 18th Twilight Concert, happening THIS Saturday, March 2nd, 5pm. You can support this great cause with your presence and/or with your financial support. See below for details!

If you haven't yet had a chance, check out the new St. George's website at

www.stgeorgesrumson.org

This Sunday - MARCH 2nd

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF WHATEVER (IHOW) MARDI GRAS PARTY!!!

After the 10am Mass in Ralph Hall. All proceeds will benefit our Senior High REACH Trip to Monroe, NC. Everyone invited! Food and music. Crafts and face painting for the kids. Thanks for your support!
Who will find the baby in the King Cake?

Tonight- Senior High Youth Group

Tonight at Senior High Youth Group, we will make King Cakes for our Mardi Gras IHOW party. All 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th graders welcome. Meet in Ralph Hall at 6pm. We meet every Wednesday night except for school vacations.

Solemn

Communion and Naming Ceremony March 9th

Solemn Communion classes begin on March 9th at 9:15am in Fr. Jeff's office. During the 10am Mass, we will have the Naming Ceremony for the children and their families. Classes will meet for 6 weeks and end with a retreat on Saturday, May 3rd and finally, Solemn Communion on Sunday, May 4th.

If you want your 2nd grade (or older) child to participate, please email Brenda.

REACH 2nd deposits are due! Please send a check for $175 to the church office.

Also, due to the large amount of high school students attending, we are in need of two more adult chaperones for the trip. If you are interested in going to Monroe, NC, July 13th-19th, for a spiritual journey you will never forget, please contact Brenda for more information!
Thanks for your support!

Lent 2014

Wed. March 5th is Ash Wednesday with Services of Holy Eucharist and the Imposition of Ashes at

7:00am, 4:00pm, and 7:30pm

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Click here for all of St. G.'s Lenten offerings/opportunities

Outreach: To Seek, Share and Serve

Food Drive

February 23rd through April 17th

We have started our Lenten Food Drive two weeks early due to the critical need of families in our area who do not have enough to eat.

This year the food we collect will be donated to Lunch Break in Red Bank. Every month they serve 4,000- 5,000 meals and distribute 1,600-2,000 bags of emergency food. Over 500 families depend on Lunch Break every month for their groceries.

Lunch Break Food Pantry Wish List (Non-Perishable): canned or dry beans; canned fruits, vegetable, soups, stews, chili, tuna fish, chicken; cereals; peanut butter and jelly; pasta and sauces; macaroni and cheese, mashed potato and rice mixes.

Please deposit all food in receptacles in church entryway or in Ralph Hall.

Sea Bright Dune Planting

NOTE DATE CHANGE

Saturday, March 15th 11am-2pm

Snow/Rain Date Sunday, Mar. 16th

The date has been changed from March 1st to March 15th because the ground is still frozen.

The Sea Bright resident volunteer group needs help planting 100,000 culms of dune grass. The grass needs to be planted when it is dormant, the planting must be done before the spring. In December about a mile of beach was planted. Their goal is to have 400 volunteers.

Dress in layers and bring gloves and a hat. Bring a broom handle or stick to help create a hole to plant the grass in. Instruction will be provided on site before they begin.

Meeting places are the Boro Hall in Sea Bright (if coming from the south) or at the Beach Walk Hotel on Ocean Ave in Sea Bright (if coming from the north).