ANNOUNCEMENTS Sunday, May 21, 2017
Today Nursery Care. Infants and children up to age five are welcome in the church nursery. The nursery is open from 7:45 am - 12:15 pm and is staffed by warm, caring adults who look after our children. Crayons and paper are also available in the Buddy Baskets at the back of the Nave. Holy Eucharist, Rite I, 8:00 am, Nave. New Revenue Forum, 9:30 am, Parish Hall. Sunday School and Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, preschool through 12th grade, 9:3010:15 am, Upstairs. Holy Eucharist, Rite II, 10:30 am, Nave. Coffee Hour, following the 10:30 Service, Parish Hall. We Shall Overcome: Come see and hear the story of Civil Rights Legend Joan Trumpauer Mulholland , 12:30 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church.
The Week Ahead Monday, May 22 Food Pantry, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, Door #3 HOST, 5:30 – 6:30 PM, Parish Hall Tuesday, May 23 Food Pantry, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, Door #3 HOST, 5:30 – 6:30 PM, Parish Hall Bell Choir, 6:00-7:00, Nave. Sisterhood of Progressive Christian’s: 7:00 PM, Parish Hall Wednesday, May 24 Holy Eucharist, Rite II, Noon, Nave. Food Pantry, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, Door #3 HOST, 5:30 – 6:30 PM, Parish Hall Thursday, May 25 Food Pantry, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, Door #3 Adult Choir, 7:30 PM, Music Room Friday, May 26 Food Pantry, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, Door #3
Next Sunday Nursery Care. Infants and children up to age five are welcome in the church nursery. The nursery is open from 7:45 am 12:15 pm and is staffed by warm, caring adults who look after our children. Crayons and paper are also available in the Buddy Baskets at the back of the Nave. Holy Eucharist, Rite I, 8:00 am, Nave. Going Deeper with Today’s Gospel, 9:30 am, Parish Hall. Holy Eucharist, Rite II, 10:30 am, Nave. Coffee Hour, following the 10:30 Service, Parish Hall. Wedding, 3:00 pm, Nave. Kyle Hardin and Elbia Ramos
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Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know your Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow his steps in the way that leads to eternal life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. ~Book of Common Prayer, page 225 1
Youth Sunday June 11th, 10:30am Please join for worship and an opportunity to celebrate and appreciate our children and youth, and our children and youth volunteers! Much of the service will be led by students of various ages, and this is a powerful opportunity to hear from them and recognize their contributions. It is also a chance to see all the adults who help to make our children and youth programs a success. We hope you will join us!
MAY EVENTS We Shall Overcome, Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 12:30 p.m., Parish Hall of Trinity Episcopal Church (2217 Columbia Pike Arlington, Virginia 22204). Come see and hear the story of Civil Rights Legend Joan Trumpauer Mulholland: Freedom Rider, Participant in Sit-ins, and one of the organizers of the March on Washington. Joan’s path crossed those of: Martin Luther King, Jr., Medgar Evers, Fannie Lou Hammer, Robert F. Kennedy John Lewis, Julian Bond and others. She will share her story. Free Admission and Light Refreshments Served Free street level parking available in the BM Smith Garage across from the church on Wayne Street.
St. George's Films Presents: THE NEWBORN PEEP. Sunday, June 11 (after the 10:30am service). Follow Joseph and Mary on their journey to Bethlehem and celebrate the birth of Jesus. Starring the 4th-6th grade Sunday School Class. Directed by Mr. Bernie DeLeo and produced by Mr. Timothy Byrne.
Sisterhood of Progressive Christians, May 23rd, 7:00 PM Parish Hall. Both men and women are invited to join us for this special meeting of the Sisterhood of Progressive Christians, a new interdenominational group that seeks to amplify the voices of progressive Christian women in the public sphere. We will be joined via Skype by Jeff Chu, author of Does Jesus Really Love Me? A Gay Christian's Pilgrimage in Search of God in America. Chu is an accomplished journalist who is now in seminary and writes powerfully about his year travelling to interview everyone from the leaders of Westboro Baptist to Jennifer Knapp, who came out after years in the spotlight as a popular Christian singer. For more information, contact Melissa Maynard (
[email protected]) or refer to https://www.facebook.com/sisterhoodprogressivechristians/.
3rd Annual "St. George's at Capital Pride" on Sunday, June 11.On Sunday, June 11th, St. George's will be participating in the Capital Pride Festival where we'll have a table in the faith-based area. A planning meeting for anyone interested in volunteering at the booth and attending will be held on Tuesday, May 9th at 7pm at Freddie's Beach Bar on 23rd Street in South Arlington. As an incentive, it's Taco Tuesday there and the atmosphere will get us ready for Pride. We welcome all our St. Georgians who are interested in the planning process or especially when it comes to volunteering at the booth on June 11th. Please contact Don George if you have any questions at
[email protected] or 703.909.2740
JUNE EVENTS
Empower the Homeless BBQ Lunch, Sunday, June 18th following the 10:30 service. Please save the date for our annual BBQ lunch. All parishioners are welcome as we sit down with each other, members from Samaritan Ministry and A-SPAN, as well as our clients from St. George’s Food Pantry and HOST. Everyone is welcome. The BBQ lunch is about community and fellowship. Along the way we’ll raise some money for Samaritan Ministry and A-SPAN.
Confirmation, June 11th, Saint Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, 2 p.m. Saint George's will be presenting 8 adults for confirmation/reception!
St. George’s Men’s Group will meet on Saturday, June 3rd, at 8:00 AM in the Rhodes Room. A light breakfast of bagels, donuts, muffins and Starbuck's coffee will be served starting at 8:00 AM. Our discussion topic will be Christian Ethics in the Business World (Part 2). We had so much to talk about in our May meeting regarding this topic, that we will continue the discussion for this month. We hope that you will join us. If you have questions now, or if you have trouble getting in the front door of the church on the day of the meeting, call John Churchman on his cell phone at 703-300-6574 or Robbie Williams 703-864-8955.
OUTREACH Volunteers needed for HOST! Interested in helping out on a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm? Please contact Erin McCabe for more details by sending an email to
[email protected]. You can volunteer weekly or monthly - anything helps! Thank you!
Pentecost Service and Lunch with San Jose, June 4th, 10:30. Please join us for this yearly bi-lingual service on the front lawn followed by lunch! Our guest preacher will be the Rev. Tom Prichard. To help make this a special occasion, we are asking members to bring food to share. For a variety of dishes, please SOCIAL JUSTICE consider these suggestions, according to the first letter of your last For more info about St. George's refugee ministry, visit: http:// name: A to P, side dish or salad; and Q to Z, meat or vegetarian saintgeorgeschurch.org/action/refugee-crisis/ main dish. A dish to serve about 10 people would be best, as we are feeding families from both St. George's and Iglesia San Jose. San Jose parishioners will also bring dishes.
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PRAYER LIST To make or renew a prayer request, please contact the parish office at 703.525.8286 or
[email protected]
Today’s flowers are donated by Katie Wells.
We pray for:
Submitted by:
Relationship
Dona Beaston Howard Florian Lucy Denney Judith Ann and Dorothy Bailey
Fred and Celita Varn Norine Florian The Rev. Shearon Sykes Williams Brian Glenn Nina Janopaul Lindsey Poole Ken Grundborg Anne Michael Joan Pepin Suzanne Stephens Ken Grundborg Jonathan Muehlke Kathy Covert
Friend Brother-in-law Parishioner Friends Brother-in-law Grandmother Friend Former Parishioner Father Father Parishioner Mother Mother Friend Friend Parishioner Father Uncle Friend Family member Parishioner Friends
Rob Messick
Eleanor Poole Sarah Fitzgerald Sonya and Elsa Marsden Richard Pepin Luke Stephens Kristine Montamat Yiwen Muehlke Nancy Covert Melissa Marrow Candice Brosowsky Jackie Albrecht Neville Fleurs Donald Czaja Jeanette Ford Florence Cheramie Lew Gulick Marinda and Sawyer Kimidy
Maria Melton and Montserrat Miller
Ken Grundborg The Rev. John B. Shellito Loretta Goodwin Gabrielle Czaja Mila Lynne Floro John & Linda Sibert The Reverend Shearon Sykes Williams The Reverend Shearon Sykes Williams
For the departed we pray for: Mustafa Attar, father of a friend of Suzanne Stephens. Erlyn Castro, friend of Mila Lynne Floro; Mary Langton, mother of Virginia Graham; In thanksgiving for: Vickie Olmsted's nephew's Joseph and Zachary who are graduating from the Rochester Institute of Technology and celebrating their 22nd birthday. For those deployed overseas:
We pray for: Submitted by:
Relationship:
Shelton Haynie
Brian Glenn
Friend
Brian Covell Family
Winnie Hofstetter
Family Friends
Matt McAllister
Allison Otto
Friend
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Ngbo - (Enugu, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Christian Ebisike In the Diocese of Virginia Cycle of Prayer: St. James's, Richmond; St. Mary's, Goochland; St. Stephen's, Richmond; Holy Cross, Dunn Loring; In the Region 3 (Arlington Episcopal) Cycle of Prayer: We pray for all clergy and laity; especially at St. Michaels. In St. George’s Cycle of Prayer: We pray for the Children and Youth Committee and all who are homeless and hungry in our community.
Community of Hope is a team committed to prayerful listening as a means of lay pastoral care and support—for This week’s birthdays: The Reverend Dr. Robert Prichard (5/14), Karla Walter (5/15), Maria Melton (5/18), Beatrice Nussbaum (5/18), Larry Harpine (5/19), Michael Hauck (5/19), Anne Norloff (5/20);
St. Georgians on the prayer list, Saint Georgians who have put someone on the prayer list, and others. If you would like more information about this ministry, please contact Jessica West at
[email protected] or Keith Fairbrother at
[email protected].
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