St. George's-by-the-River

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The 16th Sunday After Pentecost

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This Saturday, September 12th at 5:00pm, begins

our monthly 2nd Saturday, pet-friendly Service.

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves,

which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind,

and every winged fowl after his kind:

and God saw that it was good.

---Genesis 1:21

Thank you Canterbury Art Show committee, Raffle ticket leaders, artists and friends!

Thanks to all those involved, who yet again, made the Canterbury Art show a huge success! Your time and effort is so appreciated by all!

Committee Members:

Coni Lefferts (Chair), Bob Becker, Terry Blake, Liz Hess, Maggie Raynor (Co-Chair), Carole Rogers, Deb Schmidt, Beth Sherrard, (Co-Chair), Mary Jane Suruda, Leslie Tuthill, Deb Very, Denise Weiner (Co-Chair), and Diane Ziegler.
Special thanks to Cathy and Roy Sutherland for leading the raffle ticket sales with great energy and joyfulness!

Also, thanks to all who sold raffle tickets! Most especially Gregg Nowell who sold 39 tickets!

CHURCH SCHOOL

starts this

Sunday, September 13th at 10am

Please arrive a little early to register your children in Ralph Hall or register on-line at www.stgeorgesrumson.org

Classrooms:

*Pre-K (4yo by Oct 1) and Kindergarten- Upstairs next to Jeff's office

*1st/2nd grades- Downstairs in the Pine Room

*3rd grade- Ralph Hall

*4th/5th grades- Ophelia's office

*6th/7th/8th grades- Library

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THANK YOU to all the parents who are teaching this year!

Kelly Bird, Lauren Brown, Kara Carcaterra, Megan Collard, Lauren Collins, Kelly Cullen, Carolyn DeSena, Steve Feldkamp, Kathryn Fithian, Jenny Glover, Stacy Izzo, Chuck Jones, Stephanie Lynch, Bob McGill, Leigh McMullan, Debbie Memmott, Toma Milouchev, Kristen Molnar, Beatrix Patton, Joe Sapone,

Betsy Smith, MaryAnn Volk, Kimberly Yarbrough and Ted Yarbrough

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REMINDER: Immediately following the 10am Service this Sunday, there will be

Teacher Orientation downstairs in the Pine Room.

"Together for Tomorrow"!

Please be sure to check your "snail mail" for a recent letter about St. George's upcoming capital campaign. We hope to involve as many people in the campaign process as possible

but you will not have to ask anyone for money. So please answer your phone if called!

*Campaign Leader Meetings Tonight and Tomorrow Night; pls check your email for times.*

Upcoming Youth and Family Events

Senior High Youth Group:

NEXT Wednesday, September 16th,

6-8pm, Ralph Hall

All 9-12th grade students welcome for fellowship, food and fun!

Junior High Youth Group:

Tentative:

Bridge of Books Sorting,Red Bank

Sunday, September 20th, 1:30-3pm

Cardboard Box City fundraiser for Family Promise:

Friday, September 25th, 6pm to 7am at Monmouth Church of Christ in Tinton Falls

All ages welcome! (Under 13 yo must be accompanied by a parent/adult)

35th Annual

Red Bank CropWalk:

Sunday, October 18th

Let's walk together as St. George's

All ages welcome!

If you, your family or your child is interested in participating in any of these events, please email Brenda.

Please be kind and avoid blocking our neighbors' driveways when parking your car. Also, please refrain from parking in the driveway on the south side of the church unless handicapped.

Thank you!

Backpack and School Supplies Collection

ends this Sunday, September 13th

Please bring all your donations to church so they can be blessed at the 10am Service.

We will donate the backpacks and school supplies to Foster and Adoptive Services.

Foster and Adoptive Services is headquartered in Monmouth Junction. They are the leading statewide advocacy agency for foster and adoptive parents. They provide support, training and advocacy to meet the special needs of foster, adoptive and kinship families, who provide safe, stable and nurturing homes for children in foster care.

FAFS' Backpack Program was born from the images of children being removed from their homes for reasons of abuse or neglect with their belongings placed in trash bags. Today, when caring people like you donate backpacks, they are given to children in foster care by their foster parents as a gift to welcome foster children into the foster home.

Take this Quiz!

Can You Answer the Following Questions?

1. Where (besides Google) would you look to find the teachings of the Episcopal Church?

2.Why are some churches called "Episcopal" and others "Anglican?"

3.How many Sacraments does the Episcopal Church observe?

4.What are they?

5.Where does the Episcopal Church stand on same sex marriages?

6.Where in the Bible would one find the Book of Tobit?

7.What is the significance of the Trinity?

8.What does the term "incarnation" mean?

9.Who is Jesus?

10.What is the most crucial Christian holiday? Why?

If you find these questions difficult or unanswerable, please plan to join us this fall when we will be Informed and Transformed by our Foundations for Faith course,

beginning Fridays 9am on September 18th and Sundays beginning September 20th, at 11:30am. All welcome.

Girls Friendly Society

Calling all young ladies ages 5-21 and their moms or caregivers to join us as we kick-off a new and exciting year of Girls Friendly Society with an informational game of BUNCO!!!

This is a kick-off event,

but it is also an informational session and so just because you come to learn more, you are not required to join.

We are very excited to announce that GFS Rumson and GFS Shrewsbury have joined forces to create a broader base and fellowship among our girls, and of course, double the FUN! Our theme for 2015/2016 is A Year of Service and we have many fun and rewarding experiences in store.

Feel free to share with others outside of the parish and/or bring friends. GFS is a non-denominational program and you DO NOT have to be a member of St. George's to participate. Please see event details and RSVP for this kick-off event filled with fun, fellowship, and a more in depth look at the GFS organization.

Kick-Off/Informational Event Evite

http://www.evite.com/event/0123LWSQB37GPQRKMEPFIHEDL5YFJ4

St. George's GFS 2015/2016 Session Schedule

Month	Activity	Location
September	BUNCO Information Session & Kick-Off	Christ Church
October	Dog Biscuit Baking & ASPCA Collection	St. G's
November	Volunteer Opportunity - Serve a Meal	Local Soup Kitchen
December	Volunteer Opportunity - Holiday Prep	Holiday Express
January	Meal/Gift Preparation for Family Promise	St. G's
February	Valentine's Day Nursing Home Visit	Chelsea Assisted Living
March	Easter Bread/Palm Crosses	Christ Church
April	Volunteer Opportunity TBD	TBD
May	Beach Clean Up & Restoration	TBD
June	Cheers to Us Outing	TBD
July	Camp Week	Holiday House, Cape May

Monmouth Reform Temple will remember 9/11 through a special visual Shabbat service, Freedom, September 11 at 7 pm,

332 Hance Avenue, Tinton Falls, NJ.

The entire community is invited to join MRT for this special service- come to reflect, come to remember, come for feeling and wholeness. Services will be led by Rabbi Marc Kline (Red Bank) and Cantor Gabrielle Clissold (Manalapan.) This is a contemplative service and may not be appropriate for children under 13.