St George's-by-the-River 
Dragon Pause 
Wednesday, September 14th, 2016 
The 18th Sunday After Pentecost
(please scroll all the way down, there is lots of new information  
including Adult Ed, Confirmation, GFS, Golf, Youth Groups and Mum Sale)
 


"For the hurt of my poor people I am hurt,
I mourn, and dismay has taken hold of me." 
---Jeremiah 8:21 
  

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NEW Adult Ed: 
Friday, Sept. 16th, 9:00 am  and  
Sunday, Sept. 18th, 11:15 am. 
led by Rabbi Harry Levin  

 
*Friday, September 16th:
What Have You Inherited?: Inside The Tent With Isaac, Rebecca, Esau and Jacob
      
"A story is typically told: In the moment of transmitting the authority of his traditions to his chosen heir, Isaac is duped by a conspiring wife and son. Not so fast. Come learn what the text might actually convey.
Read Genesis 27 before class. "
 
*Sunday, September 18th
Pirkei Avot: Ancient Ethics of the Jewish Sages           
(For A World Unsettled By Free Will)
 
"Absorb ancient ethical guidance, ripening on the vine of human experience for a few thousand years. Wisdom structured as simple axioms, proven in the complexities of day-to-day response to the ways and needs of our neighbors. In the current season of ethical murk, come remember the clarities of your own purposes in this world."


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Please join us!  
Here are some comments from
our Facebook page:

"Amazing service. Absolutely LOVED the Saturday night service! Thank you St. Georges!"

"Loved this service! Thank you!"

"What a beautiful service. We especially loved offering special prayers and the opportunity to light a candle during the service. And the music was perfect."  
 

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Girls Friendly Society: What is it?

Girls' Friendly Society (GFS) provides ministry to girls in a safe and accepting environment where Christ's love is evident. GFS-USA is a community within the Episcopal Church and a member of the World Council of GFS. 
Through local GFS branches, the GFS-USA Month of Service, and GFS World Projects, we strive to respond to human need by serving others and seek to transform unjust structures of society, particularly for women and children.  

St. George's Girls Friendly Society program will kick-off on Friday, 9/16 at 6:30pm in Ralph Hall with a potluck dinner and Bunco!!!

  Christ Church Shrewsbury's GFS will join us.  All girls, age 5-20,  are welcome to attend with a female chaperone and need not be a member of St. George's.  CLICK HERE to RSVP and bring a food item to share.
We will discuss the program and share stories about our experiences with GFS.  We will meet only once per month either at the St. George's, Christ Church, or out in the community.  We will focus on living by the GFS creed "Bear Ye One Another's Burdens" by participating in service projects, learning about ourselves, and growing personally and spiritually in the process.  Our service projects can count toward community service hours for school, too. 
 
See you soon-
Nicole Houston 
 

Join Us For Church School:

Our new program is called:
THINK ORANGE,  a fantastic media driven program which helps kids to truly know that
they and others are
created in the image of God!
CLICK:

On-line registration is now LIVE.
CLICK HERE.
Paper registration forms are available in both Narthex and in Ralph Hall.  
 
The theme for the next 4 weeks will be "Courage."  Imagine if our kids internalized the message below! 
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Senior High Youth Group
will begin TONIGHT
Wed., September 14th at 6pm in Ralph Hall. 
All 9th-12th grade students are welcome.  We will have dinner and discuss our new program XP3.

Junior High Youth Group
will meet Fridays, beginning
September 23rd in Ralph Hall at 6:30pm.
All 6th-8th grade students welcome.
  We will have dinner and BINGO night, complete with prizes and laughs. 

BRING A FRIEND!
 
Youth Group News

OUTREACH
TO SEEK, SHARE & SERVE
 
Backpack and School Supplies Collection for
Foster and Adoptive Family Services (FAFS)
 
A HUGE THANK YOU for all of the backpacks and school supplies you donated!
 
73 backpacks filled with school supplies were blessed at the altar on Sunday. Think how great 
 this will be for 73 kids to have something new,
that is theirs to start off the new school year.
 
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.
 
To learn more about FAFS visit www.fafsonline.org
CLICK HERE  to see videos of Lyra singing last Sunday at St. George's.
 
Mums
MUMS
FOR SALE!
Mark your calendars,
we will have mums for sale on

September 25th
outside the church after the 8am and 10am Services.

We will be ordering 125 mums and colors will be first come, first serve.
NEW PRICES:
One for $8, 2 for $15 and 3 for $22

All monies will go to our Senior High REACH mission trip this summer to Stanton, Kentucky!

Thanks for your support!

Flowers for the High Altar and Chantry
 
Please contact Mary Embrey if you want to donate flowers.  
732-842-5367 
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