This Week’s Announcements

Next Vestry Meeting is March 16
The St. George’s Vestry meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 pm to do the business of the church.  Vestry meetings are open to any member of the parish who would like to attend.  Here is the zoom link for the March meeting.  Or call by phone 301-715-8592 and when prompted, enter the Meeting ID: 944 0414 5044 and the Passcode: 514777

Raising the Roof!              
The wardens and rector have determined that we can safely raise the number of people in Sunday worship. There will now be 25 slots available for Sunday 10:00 am service. Please don’t forget to preregister- especially for all the Holy Week Services coming up. See the parish email for the initial Holy Week Schedule, more details to follow.

Sandwich Making for Warm Nights
The Justice League will be starting up a new season of making lunches for guests of Warm Nights. We will begin on Saturday, March 27th, and continue through the month of April.  Once again we will meet on Saturday mornings from 9:30 am until 11:00 am to make 135 sandwiches.  We will need 10 volunteers to work, wearing masks and practicing social distancing. We will also need donations of water bottles to go into the lunch bags. Look for the sign up genius to be set up very soon so that you can volunteer. We look forward to seeing many friendly faces back at St. George’s working for others.

Special Donations for Easter
If you feel moved to make a special donation to St. George’s during the Season of Easter, we would be most grateful. If you send a check to our PO Box, please write “Easter” in the memo line.  If you send a contribution via Zelle, please put "Easter" in the comment box. If you use our online donation page, enter your donation amount in the box next to "Special Holy Day Donation" and write "Easter" in the text box. Thank you!

The Next Toiletries AND Food Collections at St. George's are on March 28 from 1-2 pm
The toiletries benefit Gaywood Elementary School. Gaywood has especially asked for sanitary pads, body lotion, tissues and wash cloths; also needed are shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, powder, deodorant, toothpaste and toothbrushes, mouthwash, combs and brushes.
The St. George’s Justice League is organizing the food drive to benefit the Bowie Food Pantry. 
Particularly needed Items are: Soups, Beans, Canned vegetables,  Beefaroni,  Peanut butter,  Canned meats, Canned fish, Rice, Instant mashed potatoes,  Granola bars, Cereal,  Condiments, Pasta. If you would like to donate fresh produce, they are asking for: Apples, oranges, peppers, squash, potatoes, onions. 
You can see more details regarding these collections on the parish email. Donations can be dropped off in the narthex Sunday morning or in the parking lot from 1-2pm. Please be sure that your toiletries donations are bagged separately from your food  pantry donations. Thank you for your generous support!

Easter Flower Donations
Now is the time to consider making a donation for the Easter flowers. You can thank God for an event or person in your life, or remember someone who has passed away. Please clearly note if names are for memorials and/or thanksgivings. And please let us know your donation is specifically for Easter flowers. All names will be listed in the Easter Bulletin.  You may give the names of the persons you wish to remember, either by note, email at office@stgeo.comcastbiz.net or phone 301-262-3285. To be included in the Easter Bulletin, names must be submitted by Sunday, March 28.