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St. George's Episcopal Church
Family Ministries Newsletter
Activities of Special Interest to
Families with Children
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| Welcome Newcomers! |
| We invite
you to explore this growing faith community whose mission is
Gather * Discover * Serve. Both newcomers and
established Germantowners are taking great interest in
our exciting new building project --
have found St. George's an open and inviting
fellowship. Moving at your own time and
pace, I'm confident you will find St. George's a
resource for spiritual discovery and growth. Click here for more
information.
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| Saturday, November 17,
2007 |
| HELP WITH THE MOVE THIS
WEEK |
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By the end of the day Friday City
inspectors so far signed off on most of the contractors'
work. We
have the necessary permissions to move on the following
schedule:
The
Office
will be Closed All Next Week.
For any pastoral need during that time,
please call the Rector's cell phone: 901
201-0619.
MONDAY, Nov. 19: Move Cooke Cottage. The Staff will be
packing up the office over the weekend, and the movers
arrive at 8am. Office
Volunteers could use helping hands (yours?) to
help.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21: Move the Parish
Hall.
Helping hands of all strengths
appreciated.
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, Nov. 23, 24, 25: Unpack PODs at
new site.
Ministry Group Chairs recruit helpers to put that
groups things in the right places. We can work
through to the day of consecration, December 1.
Have Questions/Need Information? Call
Move-in Coordinator Lise Van
Stolk
(901-753-6731) or email lise@vanstolk.com
See Homepage of our website for more detail:
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St.
Cecilia Choir Sings this
sunday |
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St. George's St.
Cecilia's Choir for children 4-6 is underway with 15 +
children. Their first performance is Sunday, Nov.
18.
If you would like your child to participate, of
course, you are very welcome. The Choir holds rehearsals
concurrently with the Canterbury Choir
rehearsals(children aged 7 and up), so that families
with children in both groups may attend rehearsals at
one time.
Director is
Susan Hailey, who may be contacted through
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| SUPPORT TEAM THOMAS DEC. 1 |
| Young Thomas Lambert from our parish is receiving
excellent treatment for leukemia at St. Jude's
Hospital. We know many of you regularly run in
this race, and for that good reason won't be able to
attend the Consecration on the same day.
You may contribute to the cause
online, at. .stjudeheroes.org
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| STOCKING THE ACTIVITY CENTER DEC. 2 |
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DECEMBER 2nd
First Sunday in the new church!
"A
Whole New Ballgame Celebration"
Join us at
11:30 am after the service; we will
have
a "Recreation Package" containing many of the items on
our wish list (total cost = $750.00). The Recreation
Package will be displayed as a puzzle and you can
purchase pieces of the puzzle at $25/piece. more will be
available for purchase by donation to the ActivityCenter for recreation.
Help us
stock our activity center. |
| CHILDREN'S ROLE IN CONSECRATION DEC. 1 |
| Saturday, Dec. 1 at 10:30am will be a wonderful
day for all ages, including youngsters! The
service will not be too long, and there will be much
movement, color and fun -- during the service itself!
Come at 10:15 and have your children stand with the
monitors at one of the Twelve Apostle Trees outside
in the Garth. As the Bishop passes among the
trees, each group will follow in joyfully behind
him,with fanfare, music (and other surprizes) till
we get to the Blessing of the Sunday School wing, when
children will return to be with their parents as we
follow the Bishop into the new church!
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| FAMILY ADVENT WREATH LIGHTING ON SUNDAYS, AND
OBLATIONS |
| Each Sunday in Advent a family may come forward
and among them read the prayers about the meaning of the
Advent symbols for that Sunday, and light one of the
four Advent Candles in the Wreath. At the
Offertory, another family can help bring up the bread
and wine to the Altar. Please let us know if you
are interested in doing this.
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| MECHANICS OF CHILDREN AND SUNDAY SCHOOL STARTING
DEC. 2 |
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As you have heard by now, we begin a new Sunday
Schedule December 2. That schedule is listed in the next
article below. Here, I just want to outline what
will happen concerning the children and young people at
the end of the service, as they get ready to go to
Sunday School.
After everyone has had Holy Communion, then, as
now, we say the Prayer of Thanksgiving. At that
time all the children and teachers will join with me at
the front of the church, and we will say the Prayer
together. Following that, all these will exit the
church into the Gallery hallway through the door
immediately adjacent, and make their way, with waiting
teachers, to the Sunday School rooms. This gives
them a head start and about 10 more minutes for class
time. The rest of the congregation then sings the
recessional hymn and is dismissed, leaving from
the back of the church as usual.
I think you will be very pleased with the
accomdations and continued good programming for your
children. Do consider inviting others to come
with you to St. George's!
GKS |
| NEW SCHEDULE STARTS DEC. 2 |
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DECEMBER 2,
THE FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT.
THE BEGINNING
OF THE CHRISTIAN YEAR
New
Sunday Schedule begins:
8am: Holy Eucharist Rite I;
8:45-9:30 Breakfast;
10am Holy Eucharist Rite II;
11:15am Christian Education for Children and
Young People;
11:30 - 12 Christian Education for Adults
(voluntary)
Adult Christian
Education for Sunday, Dec. 2 (11:30am) - Tours of the
New
Facilities.
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TREE TRIMMING AND SAINT NICHOLAS
DEC.
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TREE TRIMMING AND SAINT NICHOLAS
CELEBRATION
Annual
Family Night celebration, Wednesday, Dec 5th,
6:30
- 8:00 pm
in the Parish Hall.
We are
pleased to have Father Don Brooks again appear as St.
Nick!
For
the annual Family Night celebration, Wednesday, Dec.
5th, 6:30 - 8:00:
Bring an ornament for the tree and
Pizza
will be
served. |
| CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PAGEANT NEWS |
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Christmas
Pageant Dec. 24th at 4pm in the
church
Children
gather at 3:15p in the Parish Hall
If
your children are in the St. Cecilia
Choir,
they will automatically be in the pageant.
(Girls angels, boys stars)
Pageant
Practices~
Sunday
Dec. 16th and 23rd, at 11
am
Saturday Dec. 22 nd
9a
*If you
would like to help in any way with
the
Children's Christmas
Pageant, we always
have a
grand
time! | |
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| St. George's Episcopal
Church
8250 Poplar
Avenue
Germantown, Tennessee 38138
901 754-7282
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| FAMILY CHRISTMAS PROGRESSIVE DINNER |
| Fall
Grace & Gravy Groups
This Supper Club for families with
children meets in group members' homes or other locations
monthly.
Grace
and Gravy (Family Supper Club) is hosting a
Christmas Progresive
Dinner
If you wou would like
to join us (with kids), please do, even if you are not
currently in G&G!
Date TBA.
Contact Amy Morse, 756-5849
Each small group has 4-6 families
participating. If you would like to be a part of a Grace
& Gravy group, Contact Jen
Matthews /
754-7282. |
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Children Involved in Pony Express Stewardship
Program. Well done, kids!
Report about stewardship
results coming soon.
Thank you!
Dusty Dan,
Chair
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If you would like to help in any way with children,
youth and family ministries, please contact me: Jen
Matthews, at 754-7282, or by email.
Please use the link below --"Forward email"--
to send to friends who might be interested in one or more of
these parish programs.
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