St. George's By The River Episcopal Church
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Lent 5
April 2014
In This Issue
Evening Prayer
Silent Auction
Youth Group
Easter Egg Hunt
Art Show
Bishop S. Charleston
For Your Prayers
Lenten Food Drive
Girls Friendly Society
Supper and a Movie
1874 Society
Recycling
Evening Prayer
 
Please join us for the Service of Evening Prayer. Monday - Saturday during Lent at 6:00pm in the choir stalls. 
Canterbury Fair:
June 14th
Another opportunity has presented itself for the right people. We are looking for two people to lead the Canterbury Fair Silent Auction.
Interested? Know someone who is? Please let Ophelia or Jeff know. Thank you for considering!

Senior High Youth Group
The Senior High Youth Group WILL NOT meet tonight. See you next Wednesday, April 9th. 
Easter Egg Hunt

Easter Day, April 20th after the  the 9:00am Mass.  Meet outside the church in the courtyard.  Little children will go first, followed by older kids.  Five egg limit per child. Meet by the starting line!

Confirmation Class
This Sunday and Wednesday, April 6th and 9th, in the library.  Please RSVP to Fr. Jeff if you plan to attend on Wednesday.

Solemn Communion
Class this Sunday at 9:15am in Fr. Jeff's office. 
The make-up class will also be this Sunday, April 6th, at 11:30 upstairs in the Pre-K/K classroom. 
Class will go until 1:30.  We will have pizza for lunch.
Check out our website!
Save the Date! 

Save the date for our third annual Canterbury Art Show...a Tapestry of the Arts. Labor Day Weekend -  August 29, 30, 31!. 
 
St. George's by the River, with over a century of history, is a spectacular setting for the fabulous artwork we will be hanging within its walls. The Canterbury Art Show...a Tapestry of the Arts, is a premier local exhibition and sale of artwork.  
 
Proceeds from the Canterbury Art Show will directly benefit St.George's-by-the-River and its Outreach Program. More details here.
From Bishop Steven Charleston: 
 

"You are here for a reason, a reason that is defined not only by the work you do, but by the life you lead. You are a connecting point for the sacred, a living channel through which streams of grace flow, flow out into the world into the reality of the people you meet, into the world you help to create simply by your presence. You are a signal, a messenger who lives the message, who embodies the meaning of the holy in every choice you make. You are a healer, a source of nurture and wholeness, here for a reason, a reason that restores the bridge of hope."
Holy Week Sign-ups

Palm Sunday: sign up to read one of the following parts at either 8:00 or 10:00am service: 
 
 


Maundy Thursday: the Watch (Chapel of the Resurrection); Look for the sign up sheet in the Narthex at the back of the church. 
 
"Then Jesus came to the disciples and found them sleeping; and He said to Peter,'So, could you not stay awake with me one hour?' (Matt. 26:40)."
For Your Prayers:


For the Dooley and Davis families on the death of Mary Meloskie, mother of Linda Dooley Davis.

For the Efros family on the death Peter's brother, Stephen Paul Efros.

Lenten Food Drive

For Lunch Break in Red Bank

 

Through April 17th - 16 Days Remaining! 

 

Thank you everyone for all of your donations to date!  

 

Did you know that Lunch Break serves between 4,000 and 5,000 meals every month including hot breakfasts on Saturday.  They hand out 1,600 to 2,000 bags of emergency food each month.  In 2013 they distributed almost 400,000 pounds of food to our community members in need. Given the amount of food they hand out, they need a steady supply coming in.

 

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; coffee, tea, juices; mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, vegetable cooking oil; salad dressings; salt, pepper; apple sauce, pudding, snacks; sugar, flour. 

 

There are receptacles in Ralph Hall and the Narthex for the food deposits.

Girls Friendly Society
 

 
The meeting of the Girls Friendly Society will be in the

Pine Room on this Sunday, 4/6/14 from 11:15pm - 12:45pm, lunch will be served.

 

Our theme for the session will be Honor and Courage.  We will be discussing the honor and courage of Jesus during the final days of Lent, leading up to his death and Resurrection.  And for our activity, we will be celebrating Easter by dying eggs and baking Easter bread!

 

We are asking that each girl please bring a round of dough and a dozen hard

boiled eggs.  We will dye the eggs and bake the bread at church.  The bread takes about an hour to bake which would bring us to about 12:45 end time (allowing 30 minutes for dyeing and braiding dough).  If you'd like to bring the dough home to bake and leave the session earlier, you can feel free to do that.

 

If there are a few Moms or others that can stay and help out, that would be greatly appreciated.

 

We look forward to seeing you all on 4/6/14!    

Nicole & Dianne

 

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Saturday, April 12th, 9:00am - 3:00pm

at St. George's:

Sexual Misconduct Awareness Workshop

This training is required for all clergy, wardens and anyone regularly working with children.

This training is encouraged for Church School teachers and mission trip chaperones. 

 

Mental Health Matters:

Save The Date!

Our next meeting will be Monday, April 14th, 7:00pm with guest presenter and psychotherapist,
1874 Society
 
Save the Date!
 
You are cordially invited to a reception to be held at St. George's on May 2nd, from 7:00-9:00pm. Please join us for beverages and hors d'oeuvres and to learn about St. George's 1784 Society.  Watch for more details!
 
St. George's is Committed to Recycling!
On Sundays, please help us recycle by placing your bulletins in the recycling baskets located at the back of the church and along side the pulpit on the way to Ralph Hall.