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The 6th Sunday of Easter

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"This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you."

(John 15:12)

Pet Friendly Service:

This Saturday, May 9th at 5pm

All are welcome to worship, with a pet or not.

This Sunday, May 10th is Mothers' Day!

A generous parishioner has provided 75 annual plants for young children to give to their mothers. Pick one out from the selection under the altar in the Chantry to take home.

Calling all Dads: Please let Nicole Houston know if you might be willing to serve in the nursery during our 10 AM worship service.

Please Join us in the Celebration of Eve Chamberlain and Paul Chalakani's Ordination to the Diaconate: Saturday, May 9th, 10am, Trinity Cathedral, Trenton

Confirmation/Reception
& Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows

will be on Sunday, May 31st during the 10am Service. If there are any adults who want to be Received into the Episcopal Church or anyone who wants to make a

Reaffirmation of their Baptismal Vows, please contact Ophelia or Jeff as soon as possible.

SAVE THE DATE!

On Sunday, May 17th, immediately following the 10am Worship in Ralph Hall, we will have our

Spring Fling Brunch
(formerly the IHOW Mardi Gras party)

This is our biggest fundraiser for our REACH mission trip.

There will be yummy food, music, and crafts for the kids.

All ages welcome!

Suggested donation:

$10/person or $25/family

LADIES DAY OUT EVENTS

1. Tomorrow, Thursday May 7th at the Grounds for Sculpture
2.Wednesday, May 27th, 6:30-9pm at the Monmouth Museum for
Comedian Robin Fox
3.Wednesday, June 10th, Rumson Country Club River House for a Luncheon and Fashion Show

Contact Denise Weiner if you are interested in attending!
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New Adult Ed Program!

Please join us for: The Story of Jesus
Please contact the Clergy for materials.
We meet Fridays,
9 am and Sundays, 11:30 am. All welcome!

Living Letters: Encountering Colossians

Sunday, May 17th, 8 and 10 am:

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 audience 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.

www.facebook.com/experiencelivingletters

Twitter: @Living_Letters

Girls' Friendly Society

Our next session will be held on Sunday, May 17th at 11:15am in the Pine Room. Lunch will not be served, but we will cut the session to 30 minutes so that you and your family can enjoy the Reach IHOW after our session.

Janine Roy will be presenting to our girls on writing. Getting back to basics, before emails, texting lingo, and emojis, written word was very important. It actually still is, but we have lost sight of it. Janine will hopefully be able to teach our new dogs, some old tricks :-)

We look forward to seeing you on May 17th!

Nicole & Christianna

Mother's Day Flower Pick-up

This Sunday, May 10th, following the 8am and 10am Services, you will be able to pick-up your pre-ordered hanging baskets. If you forgot to pre-order, we will have a few extra impatiens for sale. 1 for $10 or 2 for $18. Thank you for your support of our REACH Workcamp trip!
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Mental Health Matters gnarled root cross

Will meet on Monday, May 18th at 7pm in Ophelia's office. All who care for a person with mental health issues are welcome to attend, share and find support in a confidential setting.
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CANTERBURY FAIR

JUNE 13, 2015

SAVE THE DATE!

9:30am - 2:30pm

(rain or shine)

The Canterbury Fair is 7 weeks away!

DROP OFF FOR THE FAIR WILL START ON SUNDAY, JUNE 7.

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. We love to have clean and usable 'treasures' so please keep that in mind when dropping off.

We do not accept tube type television sets and tube type computer monitors. We do accept flat screen televisions and computer monitors. We do not accept air conditioners. We accept small appliances of any type. Please include all manuals and instructions that go with the appliance. All appliances should be in working order and clean. We do accept computer games, please include instructions if available.

Jewelry

Remember to bring in your personal decorative jewelry, handbags, scarves, hats, belts or any of the embellishments you've become tired of repeatedly wearing or that may not work anymore with your newest style.

White Elephant will be limiting the large pieces of furniture, due to the space that we have.

If you have something that you think is fabulous, please contact Anne Marie Erwin at annemarieerwin@gmail.com or Debbie Schmidt at debschmidt269@gmail.com.

Silent Auction needs your help!

We need people to help Kelly Cullen acquire donations! We would love it if you have any donations of boats, cars, bikes, vacation homes, art work, antiques, even services like tennis lessons or sailing lessons are all fabulous for the Auction. If you are interested in helping with Silent Auction please contact Kelly Cullen at kellydcullen@gmail.com.

Canterbury Kitchen

Did you know that each family in our parish is "strongly encouraged" to contribute a goodie to the Canterbury Kitchen? And with no overhead expense to St George's, all our sales are GRAVY! So don your apron and get out your favorite recipe. Why not freeze a small casserole or two? We'd be grateful for your help!

Questions, suggestions, or to volunteer, contact Joan Mercer: 732.673.5962 or jmerc@comcast.net

Children's Auction

would like your new or unused toys, books and gift cards or gift certificates for services. Please contact Megan Collard if you have anything to donate at 617-448-3399 or megancollard@yahoo.com.

Children's clothing:

Please bring in your used, good condition children's clothing (infant to size 14) to Ralph Hall and place it in the large plastic bin marked "Canterbury Fair Children's Clothing". Thank you, Katherine Singleton

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 $300

Bouncy House $800

Vendor Games $300

Prizes & Crafts $500

Outdoor Foods $850

Staging $3,500

Children's Auction $300

Order Your Canterbury Fair Lobster/Chicken Salad Lunch(es) Now

Lunch includes delicious homemade lobster or chunky chicken salad on a bed of fresh spring mix lettuce with grape tomatoes, tasty deviled eggs, a bunch of grapes,
a flaky croissant, pickles and a slice of creamy cheesecake.
Lobster salad lunch $16, Chicken salad Lunch $12, increase in price on orders received after June 11th
lobster $18, chicken $13.

Click here to place your order!

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!

We are also in need of someone to help make cotton candy!

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EARTHQUAKE IN NEPAL

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on the morning of April 25, causing severe damage and loss of life across the small nation. Episcopal Relief & Development will help meet urgent needs such as food, clean water and shelter, as well as support for assessment and search and rescue teams in the initial phase of the disaster, through the ACT Alliance in Nepal and with partners in surrounding areas including northern India and southwest China.

Please Click Here for Details and to Help!

Upcoming Events in May

May 7th: Ladies Day Out at Grounds for Sculpture.

May 9th, 10:00am, Trinity Cathedral, Trenton NJ: Ordination of Eve Chamberlain and Paul Chalakani as Deacons. All invited(see above).

May 9th, 5:00pm: Pet friendly Service. All welcome (even those without pets).

May 10th 8:00am and 10:00am: Eve Chamberlain preaches and also serves as a Deacon for the first time.

May 10th after 8am and 10am: Pick-up Mother's Day hanging basket flowers

May 11th, 7:30pm Molly Maguire's: Skeptics/Suds Click here for details.

May 17th, 8:00am and 10:00am:"Encountering Colossians" with the Traftons (see above).

May 17th Following 10:00am service: IHOW Spring Fling REACH Fundraising Brunch (see above).

May 17th, 11:15am: Girls' Friendly Society in the Pine Room

May 18th, 7:00pm: next meeting of Mental Health Matters in the Rector's office.

May 24th The Feast of Pentecost:

wear Red; Paul Chalakani, our new Deacon preaches 8:00am and 10:00am.

May 31st Trinity Sunday, 10:00am: visit by Bishop George Councell including Confirmation and Reception and the Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows