The Famous St. George's Pizza Party is Coming February 23!
Sunday, February 23, from 4 to 8 pm, join us in Miller Hall to put toppings on your very own pizza and have our talented chefs bake it. We will have some of the standard pizza toppings available, and our dough and sauce are vegan friendly. Have a favorite topping? Bring it with you and put it on your personal pizza! Have a favorite pizza pan? Bring it and we'll put a dough on it for you! Gluten-free? Bring a dough and we’ll have a pan for you!
 
If you would like to learn how to make pizza dough, or want to help make it, come by around 3:30 pm and we will welcome you. For more information or to contribute ingredients or help, contact Michael Mangiapane HERE or Mary Rogers HERE.

Bowie Food Pantry Collection February 9
The Bowie Food Pantry is really in need of our support this month. Contributions were very low in January. They are in need of many items- low sugar cereals, rice in boxes or microwaveable pouches, peanut butter and jelly, and several types of canned meats such as Spam, Beef Stew, Chili, and Corned Beef. Please bring items in or, if you prefer, donate a grocery card and we will do the shopping. Thank you for any help you can provide this month. We will be collecting the food on Sunday, February 9.

Absalom Jones Celebration Service This Sunday at 3 pm!
The Crummell-Cooper Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians invite you to come celebrate Absalom Jones, the first Black ordained Episcopal Priest, at St. Andrew’s in College Park this Sunday from 3 pm to 5 pm. 

The Famous St George's Pizza Party is Coming February 23!
Sunday, February 23, from 5 to 8 pm, join us in Miller Hall to put toppings on your very own pizza and have our talented chefs bake it. We will have some of the standard pizza toppings available, and our dough and sauce are vegan friendly. Have a favorite topping? Bring it with you and put it on your personal pizza! Have a favorite pizza pan? Bring it and we'll put a dough on it for you! Gluten-free? Bring a dough and we’ll have a pan for you!
 
If you would like to learn how to make pizza dough, or want to help make it, come by around 3:30 pm and we will welcome you. For more information or to contribute ingredients or help, contact Michael Mangiapane or Mary Rogers.

Thank You For Your Generosity!
Our Saint George’s community has responded with great generosity to help relieve medical debt. Given the success of the campaign so far, over $18,000 and counting, the Justice League has updated our goal to $20,000, and we hope to exceed that amount. Thank you for your gifts to our Prince George’s neighbors. There is still time to donate. If you have questions, any member of the Justice league can provide more information. Please donate directly to our campaign page on the Undue Medical debt website HERE.

St. George’s Annual Meeting is Next Week – 9:00 am Service!!
Next Sunday, February 2, following the single 9:00 am service, St. George’s Church, Glenn Dale Parish will hold our Annual Parish Meeting. We will elect vestry members, get a “state of the parish” update and do other business of the church. Please plan to attend and do your part in the exercise of church governance.
 
Visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture with Other Faith Communities
On Monday, February 17 at 1:15 pm (Presidents Day), members of Bowie faith communities Temple Solel and Christian Community Presbyterian Church are making a trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC - and St. George's is invited to participate. If you are interested, please sign up now to reserve your space. There is a sign up sheet on the credenza.

Thank You For Your Generosity!
Our Saint George’s community has responded with great generosity to help relieve medical debt. Six weeks into the Undue Medical Debt Campaign, we have met our initial goal of $15,000. Given the success of the campaign so far, the Justice League has updated our goal to $20,000, and we hope to exceed that amount. Thanks so much for your gifts to our Prince George’s neighbors. There is still time to donate. If you have questions, any member of the Justice league can provide more information. Please donate directly to our campaign page on the Undue Medical debt website HERE.

Adult Confirmation Class Starts on January 22
This year's confirmation class for adults will meet on Wednesdays from 5:30 - 7:00 pm. The first class is January 22 so it is not too late to join! Let the Rector know if you are interested. 

Diocese of Washington "Service Towards Repentance" Friday, January 24
Join with others for a liturgy of truth-telling, reckoning, and repentance for the harms done within the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, from the enslavement era through the present, to the Black community, so that we might move toward new relationships in Christ. The service is at the Washington National Cathedral from 7:00 - 8:30 pm on Friday, January 24. All are invited to attend. The service will be preceded by a simple dinner and streamed live, find more information on the event HERE.

St. George’s Annual Meeting is February 2
On Sunday, February 2, following the single 9:00 am service, St. George’s Church, Glenn Dale Parish will hold our Annual Parish Meeting. We will elect vestry members, get a “state of the parish” update and do other business of the church. Please plan to attend and do your part in the exercise of church governance.

Bowie Food Pantry Collection This Sunday
The first collection of 2025 for the Bowie Food Pantry is this Sunday. For this month they need pasta sauce in the 24 oz size, granola bars, canned clams/salmon, canned beef stew, canned corned beef hash, spam, and rice pouches. Thank you for all you do to support the Bowie Food Pantry with your food donations.

Our Campaign to Help Relieve Medical Debt in Prince George’s County
Thanks to those who have already donated! Our campaign is going very well. If we raise more than our goal, more people will benefit. Contact Mary Frances Bruce or a Justice League member with questions. Printed material is on the credenza. Donate directly via our campaign page HERE.

Informational Meeting on Confirmation This Sunday
This Sunday there is a brief informational meeting for those interested in this year's Confirmation class. We will meet after church to determine day and time of the class and the official start date.

St. George’s Annual Meeting is February 2
On Sunday, February 2, following the single 9:00 am service, St. George’s Church, Glenn Dale Parish will hold our Annual Parish Meeting. We will elect vestry members, get a “state of the parish” update and do other business of the church. Please plan to attend and do your part in the exercise of church governance.

Bowie Food Pantry Collection January 12
The first collection of 2025 for the Bowie Food Pantry will be on Sunday, January 12. For this month they need pasta sauce in the 24 oz size, granola bars, canned clams/salmon, canned beef stew, canned corned beef hash, spam, and rice pouches. Thank you for all you do to support the Bowie Food Pantry with your food donations.
 
Our Campaign to Help Relieve Medical Debt in Prince George’s County
Thanks to those who have already donated! Our campaign is going very well. If we raise more than our goal, more people will benefit. Contact Mary Frances Bruce or a Justice League member with questions. Printed material is on the credenza. Donate directly via our campaign page HERE.

Informational Meeting on Confirmation January 12
On Sunday, January 12 there will be a brief informational meeting for those interested in this year's Confirmation class. We will meet after church to determine day and time of the class and the official start date.