St. George's By The River Episcopal Church
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The 4th Sunday after Pentecost  
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Please note, the Church office will be CLOSED this Friday,
in honor of Independence Day.
REACH
REACH WorkCamp
At 4:30am on July 13th, 30 high school students and 8 adults will leave St. George's for a week long trip to Monroe, NC, volunteering their time to fix homes and serve those in need.  Please, hold in your hearts and in your prayers those attending.  
Our Campers
Students: Chris Appezzato, Jack Croddick, Olivia DiStefano, Kara Dixon, Emma Gill, JP Harvey, Heather Hernandez, Liam Hughes, Matthew Hughes, Tiffany Kapela-Barlow, Natalie Olya Langille, Frankie Lanziano, Anna Mandia, Emma Mandia, Gloria Mandia, Andrew Newsome, Bailey Newsome, Eli Rallo, Gabrielle Ramirez, Jamie Riley, Lauren Sapone, Wes Sapone, Shayna Schwartz, Isabelle Slavin, Matthew Smith, Christina Tardiff, Olivia Teevan, Ellie Wasserman, Glen Wise and Clark Yarbrough.
Adults: Kathy Boushie, Brenda Milouchev, Doug Raynor, Jeff Roy, Cathy Sutherland, Michael Tardiff, John Ward and Torie Ward. 
You can also send our campers cards, letters of encouragement and/or care-packages. Send items to: 
Workcamper's Name 
c/o REACH Workcamps 
Parkwood High School 
3220 Parkwood School Road 
Monroe, NC 28112

THANK YOU! 
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SUBMIT YOUR FAVORITE HYMN!

Please submit your favorite hymn to Phil to be played on Sundays during the summer. Only sacred music to be considered!

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HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO SING IN THE CHOIR?

Now is your chance!! This Sunday is the 1st Sunday of the St. George's summer choir. The group gathers at 9:15 each Sunday morning in the Choir Room throughout the summer months to prepare and lead our worship for that day. Join us!

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beachFIRST BEACH EUCHARIST

Saturday, July 12th, 5:30pm at Anchorage Beach, (cross Rumson-Seabright bridge, turn left; beach is immediately on the right). Once on the beach, look for the Episcopal flag! Since parking may be limited, consider parking at St. Georges's and walking to beach. In event of "iffy" weather call the church office: 732 842-0596, hit 2# and listen to the message. Bring a towel/chair and a friend or 2!

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DID YOU KNOW???

The Girls Friendly Society goes to "camp" for a week every year in  Cape May?

Beginning on Saturday, July 5th, Nicole Houston, Mikayla Houston, Maya Houston and Maggie Harvey will attend. Ophelia will be at camp from Sunday afternoon through Thursday, July 6th.

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open book BOOK CLUB

We will meet Monday, July 28th and discuss "Orange is the New Black." Save the date, Monday September 22 for "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tart. It is 784 pages so you have the summer to read it.   

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Our Family Promise Guests will be with us starting  

Sunday, July 27th thru August 3rd.   

Look for the sign-up poster in Ralph Hall to provide a meal or be a host.  

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FINANCIAL SUPPORT STILL NEEDED DURING SUMMER!

Summertime is upon us and so are vacations, but St. George's still needs your regular financial support to pay our clergy and staff, keep the utilities going and continue to support those in need via our Outreach program. We have several ways to make it easy to do:

 

1. ONLINE: Click here where you can:

a. donate from your checking/savings account OR

b. charge a donation to your debit/credit card

2. BILL PAY: Set us up as one of your bill pay accounts for a single/multiple donation(s) at your financial institution OR

3.  Sunday Offerings when you worship with us

 

Thank you for your continued support of St. George's.

Respectfully,

Kathy Esposito

Treasurer

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Canterbury Art SHow CANTERBURY ART SHOW NEWS

The Canterbury Art Show is scheduled for  

Labor Day weekend,

August 29-31, 2014.

 

Revenue from the Canterbury Art Show comes from many different sources-Artist Participation Fees, Artwork Sales, Art Show Tickets. Wondering how our show benefits through Outreach Programs?

*Hungry Children - several soup kitchens, Foodbanks of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, Lunch Break. St. Mark's Center for Community Renewal, The Kitchen at St. Mark's, Saturday Soup

*The Homeless - Family Promise, HABCore, Project Paul, Epiphany House

*Domestic Violence Victims - 180 Turning Lives Around

*The Medically Fragile - Twilight Concert, CPC Behavioral Healthcare, Manna House, Parker Family Health Center

*Scholarship Recipients - Aslan Youth Ministries, YMCA, Horizons, Collier Youth Services, New Destinies 4 Kids

*The Environment - Clean Ocean Action TOO MANY to list them all here!

For more information, please visit www.canterburyartshow.com or contact Beth Sherrard at 732-383-7465 or Denise Weiner at 732-471-8512.

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ALTAR FLOWERS
There are openings for the
High Altar and Chantry. 
Please contact Mary Embry at 732-842-5367.
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balloons2.jpg Long-Term Membership Recognition
Have you been attending St. George's for more than 50 years? 
If yes, we want to honor you! 
Please contact Debbie in the church office, 732-842-0596. 
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Missing:  
Children's Art Work from the Canterbury Fair 
At the Canterbury Fair, we had a craft table for the children to paint watercolors.   
If you have any knowledge of where the artwork has gone, please contact the church office or email Brenda.