Fr. Ram invites adults of all ages to a new opportunity for fellowship and reflection.
“…in the Meantime”
A time to gather with others to explore life between what was and what is to come – and how to make the most of it.
This Zoom gathering will be launched on Thursday, December 10th at 11:30 AM. Zoom meeting information and link follow below.
Participants can expect a time of general fellowship and seeing familiar, and hopefully, new, faces of our St. George family. A speaker will offer a reflection followed by individual reflections on the talk. We will end with prayer requests and noonday prayers.
The first speaker will be Fr. Ram will offer a reflection entitled: Ministry in the Meantime. This talk will introduce this new adult Zoom offering and discuss how ministry in the church has changed as a result of the pandemic. He will share how he is adapting and making the most of this time between what was and what is to come.
Registration Information
Hi there,
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Dec 10, 2020 11:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance by clicking here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
If you missed our ADVENT Drive-Thru Event and would like to participate in our Advent Season Family Project: Reverse ADVENT: A Spiritual Discipline of Reaching Out, you may stop by the front desk at the Leadership Building and pick up your supplies! Or you may CLICK HERE for a printout of the project instructions!
This Advent project is wonderful…and very easy…way to engage your whole family & keep your focus on the true meaning of Christmas! So stop on by and pick up your supplies! It’s never too late to start!
If you are interested in attending Family Camp, registration opened up on Monday, Nov. 2!
Fr. Ram will be the chaplain for Family Camp Session 8, July 22-25! In St. George tradition we’d like to fill that session with a bunch of our St. George friends & families! As you know, sessions fill up fast…especially those sessions that fall at the end of July…so register as soon as you can to claim those coveted spots!!
To register for Session 8 Family Camp with Fr. Ram CLICK HERE. To browse and register for other camps, CLICK HERE!
The 2020 Adopt A Needy Family (“AANF”) program is well on it’s way! To all who have donated items to date, thank you for your continued support of this worthy program. The generosity of the St. George community is always amazing, but there are still opportunities to give! Click here to view the list of large items needed this year. You can click here to view the list of families and their ornament pages, or you may choose to provide a monetary donation by clicking here.
Please print the ornament email page sent to you by Sign Up Genius for each gift because it must be securely attached to the unwrapped gift before it is placed in a drop-off box. Gifts may be delivered to the Leadership Center starting no later than December 4th.
Thank you for your continued support,
Randall Klint and Gaby Fernandez-Morales
Your 2020 AANF Coordinators
Click here in case you missed The McLean speak this past Sunday.
Click here in case you missed Susan Alwais speak this past Sunday. You can also click here to review the step up document she referenced.
Click here in case you missed Melissa Bizon’s talk on Sunday about giving through the eyes of a child. Thank you, Melissa, for your incredible gift!
The 10:45 AM Holy Eucharist is open this week to those of you whose last names begin with the letters “A” through “M.”
Please fill out the pre-screening form by clicking here.
We have limited attendance to a total of 30. We communicate with you should we meet that total prior to your reservation.
In addition to a clear pre-screening form, physical distancing and face masks will be required.
Consecration Sunday is Coming November 15, 2020
One Service Sunday 10:00 AM (Streamed and In-Person)
Luncheon to Follow (Lunch in the courtyard or for pickup)
Once again, we welcome in a new season and opportunity to renew our commitment to the biblical and spiritual principles of generous giving through our New Consecration Stewardship (NCS) Program and to explore how God is calling each of us in this area. Over the next few weeks, we will receive an overview of how to approach systematic and proportionate giving, fundamental tenets of the NCS Program. We will also hear personal stories from parishioners about how giving has influenced their life and how NCS can help our calling with respect to giving. Lastly, we will begin announcing the various ways that you can make your commitment to giving and provide an RSVP for the Consecration Sunday luncheon, which occurs immediately after the Consecration Sunday service on November 15th. Last year’s luncheon was a wonderful celebration of fellowship and acknowledgment of God’s gifts to us. This year we are taking a different approach to the luncheon. Due to the pandemic, our reservation process will have the option for you to select a deluxe box lunch option and to either enjoy it with your family in our courtyard at one of our seven beautiful outdoor eating areas that are distanced or drive through to pick up your lunch and enjoy it at home.
Congregations that approach financial stewardship from a biblical perspective do not view their pledges as merely a way for the church to pay its bills. Rather, those congregations see financial giving as a way to help its members grow spiritually in their relationship with God by supporting their church’s mission and ministry with a percentage of their income.
NCS is based on the biblical philosophy that spiritual development comes from the need of the giver to give, not the need of the church to receive. Therefore, people are treated like followers of Jesus Christ who want to give unselfishly as an act of discipleship, not out of obligation. NCS encourages people toward proportionate and systematic giving in response to the question, “What percentage of my income is God calling me to give?”
On November 15, at the Consecration Sunday service, we will all fill out an estimate of giving card together. The congregation will be able to fill out this card during our streamed/in-person service electronically or in person if they are participating on campus. A guest leader will conduct a brief period of instruction and inspiration, culminating in members making their financial commitments for 2021. These commitments support the benevolent, missionary, and educational ministries in the St. George community and communities around the world.
Remember that the cards are collected in such a way as to maintain your privacy and to honor all decisions as a confidential act of worship. Even people who are strongly opposed to completing a card are encouraged to attend the Consecration Sunday service, as it is still our time to worship God together.
The NCS committee, vestry members, and ministry leadership will make every effort to inform, to inspire, and to gain commitment from everyone to attend the Consecration Sunday service and luncheon. By choosing to attend this service, every attendee and member who completes an Estimate of Giving Card is doing so voluntarily. We will not solicit people at home to complete their cards. However, we will contact parishioners to confirm their attendance at the virtual/in-person service and to see which luncheon option they prefer.
Thanks in advance for your enthusiastic participation in these Consecration Sunday events.
Jeffrey C. Bizon
Consecration Sunday Co-Chair