St. Georges's Wednesday Email

Mother's Day is this Sunday!

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In This Issue

Living Letters

Canterbury Fair

Solemn Communion

Dear Friends,

Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous parishioner, St. George's will have flowers/plants for children to give their mothers on Mother's Day this Sunday!

Come to church for worship, pick up flowers for your mother and then take her to brunch. What a perfect day!

We are hoping for a male volunteer for Sunday nursery care to give all Moms a break. If you are willing to be in the nursery during the 10:00 AM service, please contact nursery leader,
Nicole Houston.

Living Letters: Encountering Philippians

May 18th

^{8:00 and 10:00 AM}

Experience Paul in a new way! Living Letters is a whole new approach to experiencing the Biblical story. Usually we remain separate from the text when we read it, but Living Letters recreates the historic circumstances surrounding Paul's writing of the letter and invites the congregation to leave their present-day culture behind and become members of the first century church. The result is a dynamic, exciting, transformative encounter with Scripture. You won't want to miss the rare opportunity to see a Broadway performer bring Paul's letters to life in our own worship service!

CANTERBURY FAIR

JUNE 14, 2014

SAVE THE DATE!

9:30am - 2:30pm

(rain or shine)

The Canterbury Fair is just weeks away!

Please hold onto "treasurers" for our White Elephant sale and remember that we are also selling new and gently used children's clothing again this year.

Silent Auction needs your help! We are in need of donations; boats, cars, bikes, vacation homes, art work, antiques, even services like tennis lessons or sailing lessons are all fabulous for the Auction. We are still looking for committee members if you have any time before the Fair it would be appreciated! If you are interested in helping with Silent Auction please contact Christianna Harvey at ctharvey2@gmail.com or 937-367-3221.

Underwriting, underwriting, underwriting, it is so important! It helps keep the costs down to maximize our fundraising potential! Thank you to those who have already donated! Please contact Christianna Harvey at 732.759.8086 or email, ctharvey2@gmail.com to donate. Any amount is helpful.

We are hoping for underwriting for the following:

Petting Zoo	$1,350
Bouncy House	$500
Vendor Games	$300
Prizes & Crafts	$800
Outdoor Foods	$850
Staging	$4,500
Children's Auction	$300

Electronics: Please make sure all your donations are clean and ready to sell! We can no longer take any kind of tube TV or Computer. We will gladly accept any flat screen TV's or Computer screens.

We hope you will save the date and help us out. If you haven't signed up to be a part of the team, please call Christianna (732-759-8086) to find your opportunity. If you have even an hour before, after or during the Fair we can use you!!!

Volunteer Sign-ups will be in Ralph Hall!


For those being Confirmed and Received St. George's will be hosting Bishop Stokes on June 22nd for Confirmation and Reception. What is Reception? It is for those who have been confirmed in another denomination by a bishop in the apostolic succession (most often Roman Catholic or Orthodox) and wish to become Episcopalians. Please consult with Ophelia or Jeff if you are interested in being Received.	Holy Communion Recomittal Service On May 18th, the cremated remains from the former Holy Communion Episcopal Church in Fair Haven will be reintered at All Saint's Church in Navesink. The service will take place at 2:00pm on May 18th at All Saints Church, 202 Navesink Avenue, Navesink NJ.	Evensong: May 18th, 4:30 PM followed by Reception in Ralph Hall. What is Evensong? Evensong is a particularly English style of evening prayer, celebrated by Anglicans/Episcopalians around the world. The service consists of choral singing, hymns, readings, and prayers. It is a service that does not make great demands of the congregation in terms of participation, and many people of little or no religious inclination find Evensong a comfortable place to experience fine music and a respite from the stresses and challenges of the everyday world.

Congratulations to our Solemn Communion Children!

Back Row:

Madeleine Rizzo, Annie Clough, Liam Roy, Jack Brogan, Christian Bentinck, Rymer Popovich, Alexandra Popham, Mary Collard

Front Row:

Ella Mauro, Alexander Frangione, Lillian Fischer, Grace Boudreau,

Graeme Martin, Vincent Lenza

The next meeting of our Mental Health Matters group will be on Monday, June 9th 2014 at 7:00pm. Stay tuned to this space for more details.


Mother's Day Hanging Flower Basket Pickup Please pick-up your flowers in the Close after the 8am and 10am Services, this Sunday May 11th. If you forgot to pre-order, we have three extra baskets available for purchase. Thanks for supporting our REACH trip!	Senior High Youth Group We will NOT meet tonight, May 7th. See you May 14th in Ralph Hall at 6pm. All 9th, 10th 11th and 12th graders welcome. Our LAST meeting of the year will be Wednesday, May 28th.	Junior High Youth Group We will meet on Friday, May 16th at 6:00pm at Surf Taco in Red Bank. We will then head to Carlos' Bakery for dessert and finally end at Yestercades for an hour. Pick-up is 8:30pm. All 6th, 7th and 8th graders welcome to attend. Please RSVP to Brenda.

Thanks to Liz Gearon, Don Grant and the Planned Giving Committee for hosting a wonderful 1874 reception on Friday! Thanks to Susan Ricker for her beautiful centerpieces.

If you have included St. George's in your will in any way, please let us know so we can thank you and keep accurate records!