St. George's By The River

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11th Sunday after Pentecost

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Church School Registration

50+ Years Celebration

Backpack and School Supplies

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ST. GEORGE'S HISTORICAL TOURS

during the Canterbury Art Show: Saturday the 30th and Sunday the 31st, 11:15am and 1:15pm.

Lead by local artist, Connie Gryczka.

2014 Canterbury Art Show Famous Artists Series presents...

Mary Connell Gaynor

"Sweet Silence"

Middletown artist Mary Connell Gaynor takes her inspiration from life. She is known for her sensitive pastel portraits of children which she has been creating for 30 years. Mary approaches her studies of animals with that same gentle passion. Mary's education as an artist has been lifelong, beginning with lessons from local artists to studying as Moore College of Art and Monmouth University.

See more of Mary's work at the Canterbury Art Show over Labor Day weekend. For more information, please visit www.canterburyartshow.com.

LYRA

LYRA will be singing on Sunday, September 7th at the 10am Service.

Please join us!

CHURCH SCHOOL

Please register your children for Church School by filling out a form found in Ralph Hall or the Narthex or on our website.

Church School starts Sunday, September 14th
at 10am.

A BIG
THANK YOU
to all the parents and high school students who are volunteering to teach this year!
If you are interested in teaching this year, please email Brenda.

Teacher Orientation
will be on September 7th in the
Pine Room
immediately following the 10am Service.

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The Canterbury Art Show...

a Tapestry of the Arts!

MEET the Artists

SEE Hundreds of Works of Art

SELECT favorite pieces for yourself or as a gift

WATCH Artists-at-Work on site

WIN Art from Artists in a new drawing

TOUR the Architectural masterpiece that is St. George's

SUPPORT Young Artists

VOLUNTEER with old & new friends

LAUGH & ENJOY Music, Fun, Food, friends,Beer & Wine

Don't miss this wonderful event, so important to our fundraising and community efforts here at St. George's!

Friday: 11a-6p Saturday: 10a-6p Sunday: 12p-4p

Show Tickets: $10 at the door

Meet the Artists Reception Friday Night:

Tickets $40 in advance, $50 at the door.

Please visit www.canterburyartshow.com or see any Committee Member for more information.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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A very big THANK YOU to the Arts Show Committee for all their hard work and dedication

planning and executing this event!

ST. GEORGE'S 2014 RAFFLE

If you have been living on MARS for the last several months, you probably are not aware that

the Raffle drawing is this Friday, August 29 at 7:45 pm at the "Meet the Artists" reception.

You still have time to win one of the great prizes and help the parish meet its commitment to our Outreach programs. We are most grateful to those who have already sold and/or purchased tickets and if you haven't already done so, please consider participating in the Raffle. Tickets and payment can be dropped off at the church office or purchased at the Art Show until the drawing. Thank you.

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A very big THANK YOU to Bob and DeeDee Winters for overseeing the success of our Raffle!

50+ YEARS CELEBRATION!

Sunday, September 7th, following the 10am Service

we will have a celebratory brunch

for all 50+ years members of St. George's.

Please contact Debbie Duffy in the office to RSVP
(732 842-0596) and tell her how many years you have been a member.

BACKPACK COLLECTION

for Foster and Adoptive Services

Any donations will be greatly appreciated: backpacks, pencils, markers, crayons, glue, erasers, rulers, notebooks. Wouldn't it be great if we could top the 47 backpacks filled with items from last year? There will be containers set up in Ralph Hall and in the church doorway.

The backpacks will be blessed at the altar on Sunday, September 7th during the 10am Worship.

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We will also have a BLESSING of TEACHERS on

Sunday, September 14th during the 10am Worship.

(all teachers including public and private school and Church School)

St. George's let's help build...

Cardboard Box City

Family Homelessness has reached crisis proportions -

over 200 children are without homes each day

SAVE THE DATE:

Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, 6pm

on grounds of Monmouth Church of Christ, Tinton Falls

All St. George's adults, teenagers or children under 12 (accompanied by a parent ) are welcome to participate.

We will decorate boxes starting at 6pm.

We will have a soup/bread for dinner and a light breakfast in the morning.

There will be a parade of boxes, prize for best decorated box and a live concert.

Breakdown is Saturday 6-8am.

ALL DONATIONS TO BENEFIT FAMILY PROMISE OF MONMOUTH COUNTY!

RSVP to Brenda to obtain your pledge sheet

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The next Book Club meets Monday, September 22nd.

We are reading The Goldfinch by Donna Tart.

Please contact Liz Gearon if you are interested in attending.