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Wednesday Email

18th Sunday after Pentecost

"Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace,"

---St. Francis

Click here to see more photos from the Blessing of the Animals

YOUTH SUNDAY is this Sunday at the 10am Service!!
We are in need of students to be our readers, ushers and help with altar guild. If you want your child/ren to participate, please email Brenda.

Also, our guest preacher at 8 am and 10 am will be Liz Swikart, longtime, active parishioner, who will share why St. George's is special to her.
Please join us!
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Parent and Mentor Confirmation Information Meeting

For all those families interested in having their child/ren (8th grade or older) participate in Confirmation this school year, you are strongly encouraged to attend the meeting this Sunday immediately following the 10am Service in the church. Please contact Jeff with any questions.

If you are interesting in being a mentor for a Confirmand, please contact Brenda or Jeff.

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"I am the true vine and my Father is the Vine Grower...You are the branches.
Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit," (Jn. 15:1,5).

Please join us: Sunday October 19th,
8 am and 10 am

to celebrate our many ministries through your presence

and financial pledge,

and to join us for a celebratory parish breakfast in Ralph Hall following
10 am worship!

Thanks to all those who have already made and sent in a financial pledge. Your generosity and commitment are greatly appreciated!

Did you know that you can make your pledge online? Go to www.stgeorgesrumson.org and click on "pledge" tab at top. It couldn't be easier!

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FAMILY PROMISE

Our Family Promise guests are returning, and we are looking for Volunteers!

We will be playing host to our Guests from October 19 through October 25th. If you are able to a ssist as either a Chef, Evening Host, or Overnight Host, please see the sign up sheet by the water fountain in Ralph Hall, or email Janine Lamm-Roy (jlammroy@me.com). If you are not able to participate in the above roles, please consider helping us stock the pantry, pick up/return linens to Jersey Shore Medical, or set up/tear down. Please contact Janine with any questions-- no experience is required.

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Outerwear for Outreach
Coat Drive

Now until the end of November, we will be collecting coats and parkas for adults and children. The coats do not need to be cleaned, but please clean out the pockets.
Racks are set up in Ralph Hall.
Donations will go to Lunch Break, Project Paul and Family Promise.
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The Junior High Youth Group will be participating in the

CropWalk again this year on Sunday, October 19th.

All parishioners are welcome to join us for this fun event which raises funds and collects food for the Monmouth County Food Bank. We will walk as a church. Registration begins at 1pm and at 2pm the walk begins. Please join us!! If you would like a pledge form, please contact

Brenda .

Tuesday, October 28th, 7pm

Suicide Prevention Workshop.

Sponsored and presented by Turning the Tides.

Stay tuned for details!

SCI Knitters will meet this Sunday, the 12th, at 2:30pm at 82 Grange Ave, Fair Haven.

We will knit for Seamen's Church Institute's "Christmas-at-Sea" program.

Your Input is Desired!

St. George's Clergy is considering starting a Saturday evening worship service. But before we decide whether to or not, we need to know

1. Whether or not you would attend such a service.

2. If so, what kind of service would you like to see offered, with what style/kind of music?

3. Whom we should "target," i.e. families with children, the unchurched, teens, other?

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