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Summer Recess is almost over!
- Choir will resume on Wednesday, August 19th
- Sunday School will resume on Sunday, August 23rd
Ministry Fair
Sunday, August 16th
How could you participate more fully in the body of Christ? Stop by Yates Hall to learn where you can use your gifts to serve, even if only occasionally! Contact Catie Corbin or Sue Ann Jennings
Foyer Dinner Club
Casual Evening Meal & Fellowship
- Foyer groups will be made up of upto 8 parishioners for the purpose of getting to know one another.
- We will meet the 2nd Friday of each month from 6:00PM to 8:30PM rotating host homes.
- Meals are the host’s choice: casual sit-down, hotdogs/hamburgers, or even pizza.
Contact Sheri Tomerlin or Laurie Emery for more details, or stop by during Ministry Fair! Contact Sheri Tomerlin or Laurie Emery
Make A Joyful Noise!
St. George’s Choir
Do you have a heart for singing God’s praises and ministering through the gift of music? St. George’s adult choir offers the opportunity to do so and is welcoming new members this fall. We assist in worship leadership and offer anthems on Sundays at the 9:00 a.m. service as well as for special services throughout the year. Weekly rehearsals will resume this Wednesday, August 19, at 6:30 p.m. in Bishop Alpha Hall, and we will begin preparing pieces for this fall and into Advent. Come visit a rehearsal and prayerfully consider whether this is a ministry to which you may be called! For additional information contact our director, Rob Howard, or any of our choir members and be sure to stop by the choir table at the Parish Ministry Fair!
St. Gabriel’s Choir
Your Child should be in the Choir!- Choir is a place where young people are spiritually formed, taught, led and nurtured to become members in the next generation of Anglican leaders and musicians.
- Choir is an opportunity to build a foundation of Christian character.
- When children sing scripture, they remember it throughout life.
- Singing instills understanding of spiritual truths and knowledge of God.
- Give your child the opportunity to participate in worship by leading congregational singing and to offer up anthems in praise to God.
Rector's Corner:
Resource of the Week:
Article – Thomas Aquinas and Human Law, in The North American Anglican
To understand how Christians should interact with the civil laws they live under (immigration or otherwise), it would be prudent to look at law itself under three key elements: i) the end (i.e. goal) of law, ii) whether the law applies to all people or just some, and iii) whether Christians have a right or duty to obey or disobey certain laws or law in general. To do this, Thomas Aquinas, the Angelic Doctor, provides a robust and admirable framework from which the faithful can work. This article will explain and expound, where appropriate, on his framework to educate and edify Christians in their considerations of immigration, abortion, wage law, theft, etc.
Thomas Aquinas and Human Law
Saint of the Week - St. Lawrence of Rome
Saint Lawrence of Rome (Latin: Laurentius), born c. 225 in Huesca, Hispania (modern Spain), and martyred on 10 August 258 in Rome, stands as one of the most venerated deacons and martyrs of the early Church.
Life and Ministry
Tradition holds that Lawrence was of Spanish origin and came to Rome, where Pope Sixtus II ordained him deacon and later appointed him Archdeacon of Rome—the senior of the seven deacons of the Roman Church. In this office he held responsibility for the Church’s material goods and the distribution of alms to the poor, widows, orphans, and the sick. His ministry was marked by practical charity and administrative fidelity during a period of intensifying imperial hostility toward Christians.
Persecution under Valerian
In 258 Emperor Valerian issued an edict ordering the execution of bishops, priests, and deacons. On 6 August Pope Sixtus II was seized while celebrating the liturgy and beheaded, together with several other deacons. Lawrence, following the Pope, is said to have asked, “Father, where are you going without your deacon?” Sixtus replied that Lawrence would follow him in three days.
Anticipating his own arrest, Lawrence distributed the remaining Church funds and sold sacred vessels to give further alms to the poor. When the Roman prefect demanded that he surrender the “treasures of the Church,” Lawrence gathered the destitute and infirm supported by the Church and presented them, declaring, “These are the treasures of the Church.”
Martyrdom
Enraged, the prefect ordered Lawrence to be slowly roasted alive on a gridiron. Tradition records that the saint endured the torment with remarkable composure and even humor, reportedly saying near the end, “I am done on this side; turn me over.” He died praying for the conversion of Rome and the spread of the faith. His feast is kept on 10 August throughout the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, and the Anglican Communion.
Lawrence is patron of deacons, the poor, cooks, and firefighters. Constantine later erected a basilica in his honor, and his cult spread rapidly across the Christian world.
Nursery / Cry Room:
Children are a valued part of our parish family and are encouraged to participate in worship alongside their parents.
Families with infants or toddlers, a Nursery/Cry Room is available for parents who need a quieter space. There is a TV streaming the worship service in the room.
If you would be willing to occasionally serve in the nursery, please contact Catie Corbin.