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Welcome and Thanks to our Preacher and Celebrant
Sunday December 5, we welcome the Rev. Dr. William Bultman as our preacher and the Rev. Charles Hoffacker as our celebrant. Both are members of St. George's who are graciously sharing their gifts with us in Connie's absence. Many thanks to them both. Christmas Flowers & Christmas/Year End Donations Those who wish to are invited to make a donation for Christmas flowers, thanking God for an event or person in your life, or remembering someone who has passed away. All memorials and thanksgivings will be listed in the Christmas bulletin and can be submitted to the office via email at office@stgeo.comcastbiz.net or via the paper form which can be found in a basket on the credenza. To be included in the Christmas bulletin, names must be submitted by Monday, December 20. Special donations for Christmas are welcome; if you feel moved to make a special donation to St. George's before the end of the year, please mark it Christmas for tracking purposes. Gaywood Holiday Gift Collection As you may know, we partner with Gaywood Elementary School in Seabrook to provide assistance for Gaywood families in need of food support. Currently there are six families in our food program, and this holiday season we would like to give the children in each of these families a gift. See the sign-up sheet in the narthex for additional information; if you wish to participate in this project, take a tag and write your name in the appropriate space. Gifts should be wrapped, marked to identify which child they're intended for, and brought to church no later than December 19. Thank you! An Invitation to Advent Devotions – December 6 and December 13 This Advent, you are invited to engage in a time of group prayer and scripture study on the next two Mondays of the season. On December 6 and December 13 at 7 pm we will gather for prayer and reflection together on the Advent readings from the prophets. We will meet each week via Zoom using https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81012976653?pwd=Mi9aUldXQmhvYjVoUDlZOWxmMTQzU9 and on December 13 we will gather in person in the sanctuary. Consider making this your Advent devotion this year as a way of observing this season of preparation for Jesus' birth. At 10 AM this morning we will start streaming the service. You can watch here, on our YouTube channel, or you're welcome to join other parishioners are Zoom. Follow along with the service booklet: Open the booklet in a new tab in your browser by holding down CTRL before clicking the link. If you're on a phone or table, long press on the link and select Download File to open it in a new tab or to save the booklet. 
Sign up to help with St. George’s Sandwich Ministry
Do you find yourself looking for a way to help others? Join your St. Geo’s friends who gather at the church and prepare sandwiches for Warm Nights clients on one Saturday morning a month. Warm Nights is the county homeless shelter program. Our next work day is December 18, and we’ll be preparing and packing 200 lunches starting at 8:45 am. We need 10-12 people and can usually complete the work in under two hours. Please sign up as early as you can using this link so that we can be sure we have enough volunteers: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aaea62ba46-warm1 Many thanks. An Invitation to Advent Devotions – November 29, December 6 and December 13 This Advent, you are invited to engage in a time of group prayer and scripture study on the first three Mondays of the season. On November 29, December 6 and December 13 at 7 pm we will gather for prayer and reflection together on the Advent readings from the prophets. November 29 and December 6 will be via Zoom, Here is the link and on December 13 we will gather in person in the sanctuary. Consider making this your Advent devotion this year as a way of observing this season of preparation for Jesus' birth. Advent Wreath Making Today, November 28 This Sunday November 28 is the first Sunday in Advent, and you are invited to make an Advent wreath in Miller Hall following the 10:00 service that day. There will be rings and candle sets available from the church for a small donation or you can bring your ring from home. If you prefer, you can simply pick up the greens to take home. Winter Outerwear Drive We are currently collecting new and gently used coats and jackets, and new hats, scarves, and gloves for the students of Gaywood Elementary School in Seabrook. Gaywood students are in Pre-K to 5th grade, so Gaywood is primarily looking for sizes 5/6 to sizes 14/16. Because of concerns about covid, Gaywood initially asked that all items be new but they will also accept used coats and jackets that are in good condition and have been laundered or dry cleaned. Donations should be brought to St George's by Sunday 12/5 so that we can deliver them to Gaywood no later than Friday 12/10. Thank you for helping us support the Gaywood community. St. Nicholas Event Saturday December 4th at St. George’s We will celebrate the Feast of St. Nicholas on Saturday, December 4. The event for children will take place outdoors, with masks, in the parking lot and cemetery at St. George’s from 3:00-4:00pm. It will include some special activities and games, and perhaps even a visit by St. Nicholas himself! Hot and cold beverages and snacks will be provided. The Narthex will be open as a warming station in case of very cold weather. Families will need to sign up HERE prior to attending. Please mark down your name and how many from your family/group will be attending. Rain date will be Sunday Dec 5, same time. We will also be collecting new warm winter hats, scarves, gloves, and mittens for a donation to Gaywood Elementary School. Hospitality Volunteers Needed On Sunday Nov 7 St. George's had our first in-person hospitality in Miller since the pandemic started and it was a great success! A number of people stayed to enjoy food and fellowship and we'd like to do it again - but we need you. To offer hospitality moving forward we need volunteers to provide food, set it out, and clean up afterwards. Instruction is available on using the coffee maker, and the Vestry person on duty is always available to help. Currently there are volunteers to host on November 28, December 5 and December 12 and all are welcome to attend. If you can host on December 19 or 26, please let Junior Warden Peter Cooper know. He can be reached at cooperps2000@yahoo.com. At 7 PM let’s get together and break bread as part of Evening Prayer. The plan is to meet, perhaps at your kitchen or around your dining room table as we are linked to one another via Zoom during your usual dinner hour. Perhaps you will have just finished dinner and retire to the family room or den where you can come online. And speaking of bread, you might even decide to bake your own loaf of bread with the directions we will provide for making a no-knead bread that you can make with the kinds of kitchen ware that most of us have. It is a simple recipe and you will get guidance for various options for leavening the dough. In the course of the service, we will reflect on scripture and the themes of giving thanks, sing a few hymns and then bless bread (either the bread you make or the loaf you get from a store) and a beverage (could be wine or juice, for instance). Hope to see you there.
At 10 AM this morning we will start streaming the service. You can watch here, on our YouTube channel, or you're welcome to join other parishioners are Zoom. Follow along with the service booklet: Open the booklet in a new tab in your browser by holding down CTRL before clicking the link. If you're on a phone or table, long press on the link and select Download File to open it in a new tab or to save the booklet.
Food Drive
The monthly Food Drive for the Bowie food Pantry is Today November 21st. This month the foods they need most are: Soups, granola bars, peanut butter, jelly, dessert items such as pudding, brownie and cookie mix. They can also use personal care items. We will load up the donations immediately following the 10:00 am service. Thanks for your continued generosity. An Invitation to Advent Devotions – November 29, December 6 and December 13 This Advent, you are invited to engage in a time of group prayer and scripture study on the first three Mondays of the season. On November 29, December 6 and December 13 at 7 pm we will gather for prayer and reflection together on the Advent readings from the prophets. November 29 and December 6 will be via Zoom using https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81012976653?pwd=Mi9aUldXQmhvYjVoUDlZOWxmMTQzU9 and on December 13 we will gather in person in the sanctuary. Consider making this your Advent devotion this year as a way of observing this season of preparation for Jesus' birth. Thanksgiving Agape Meal Is on November 23 at 7:00 pm. Let’s get together and break bread as part of Evening Prayer on November 23. The plan is to meet, perhaps at your kitchen or around your dining room table as we are linked to one another via Zoom. Or maybe you will have just finished dinner and retire to the family room or den where you can come online. And speaking of bread, you might even decide to bake your own loaf of bread with the directions we will provide for making a no-knead bread that you can make with the kinds of kitchen ware that most of us have. In the course of the service, we will reflect on scripture and the themes of giving thanks, sing a few hymns and then bless bread (either the bread you make or the loaf you get from a store) and a beverage (could be wine or juice, for instance). Winter Outerwear Drive For the next 3 weeks, we will be collecting new and gently used coats and jackets, and new hats, scarves, and gloves for the students of Gaywood Elementary School in Seabrook. Gaywood students are in Pre-K to 5th grade, so Gaywood is primarily looking for sizes 5/6 to sizes 14/16. Because of concerns about covid, Gaywood initially asked that all items be new but they will also accept used coats and jackets that are in good condition and have been laundered or dry cleaned. Donations should be brought to St George's by Sunday 12/5 so that we can deliver them to Gaywood no later than Friday 12/10. Thank you for helping us support the Gaywood community. At 10 AM this morning we will start streaming the service. You can watch here, on our YouTube channel, or you're welcome to join other parishioners are Zoom. Follow along with the service booklet: Open the booklet in a new tab in your browser by holding down CTRL before clicking the link. If you're on a phone or table, long press on the link and select Download File to open it in a new tab or to save the booklet.
At 10 AM this morning we will start streaming the service. You can watch here, on our YouTube channel, or you're welcome to join other parishioners are Zoom. Follow along with the service booklet: Open the booklet in a new tab in your browser by holding down CTRL before clicking the link. If you're on a phone or table, long press on the link and select Download File to open it in a new tab or to save the booklet.
At 10 AM this morning we will start streaming the service. You can watch here, on our YouTube channel, or you're welcome to join other parishioners are Zoom. Follow along with the service booklet: Open the booklet in a new tab in your browser by holding down CTRL before clicking the link. If you're on a phone or table, long press on the link and select Download File to open it in a new tab or to save the booklet.
All Saints Day Service of Remembrance
St. George’s will celebrate an All Saints Day Service of Remembrance tomorrow, November 1, at 7 pm for those buried in the church cemetery and those who have died for whom you would like prayers. All are invited to attend the service which will be held outside the chapel. It will also be available via Zoom, found on the parish website or via Zoom here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83728969103?pwd=T2kvOHpLRVI4SlBSQWs2ZVE2TkpWdz09 Celebrate All Hallow's Eve by Coming to Church in Costume this Sunday October 31 This year Halloween falls on a Sunday. Since we could use a little lightness after a difficult year, you are invited to come to worship in costume on the 31st! Be creative, have fun, and show off your costume to other St. Georgians whether you are worshipping virtually or in person. Let's make it a Halloween to remember! |
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