This Sunday!
This Sunday, July 26, at 10:10 AM in Bishop Alpha Hall
The Right Reverend Michael Williams will give an address about:
- The Anglican Reformed Catholic Church (ARCC)
- The circumstances that lead to its formation, and
- The important role St. George’s will play in leading the revival of Classic Anglicanism in our Diocese and Church.
- There will be a question and answer session following.
Please plan to attend and learn about our parish journey and what this means for our future.
Normal Church Activities are on Recess until Mid-August
- Choir
- Sunday School (All ages)
- Youth Group
Rector's Corner
Resource of the Week: “Duty, Honor, Country” by General Douglas MacArthur
“Duty, Honor, Country” — those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are your rallying point to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn.
Unhappily, I possess neither that eloquence of diction, that poetry of imagination, nor that brilliance of metaphor to tell you all that they mean.
The unbelievers will say they are but words, but a slogan, but a flamboyant phrase. Every pedant, every demagogue, every cynic, every hypocrite, every troublemaker, and, I am sorry to say, some others of an entirely different character, will try to downgrade them even to the extent of mockery and ridicule.
But these are some of the things they do: They build your basic character. They mold you for your future roles as the custodians of the nation’s defense. They make you strong enough to know when you are weak, and brave enough to face yourself when you are afraid.
They teach you to be proud and unbending in honest failure, but humble and gentle in success; not to substitute words for action; not to seek the path of comfort, but to face the stress and spur of difficulty and challenge; to learn to stand up in the storm, but to have compassion on those who fall; to master yourself before you seek to master others; to have a heart that is clean, a goal that is high; to learn to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; to reach into the future, yet never neglect the past; to be serious, yet never take yourself too seriously; to be modest so that you will remember the simplicity of true greatness, the open mind of true wisdom, the meekness of true strength.
They give you a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions, a freshness of the deep springs of life, a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, an appetite for adventure over love of ease.
They create in your heart the sense of wonder, the unfailing hope of what next, and the joy and inspiration of life. They teach you in this way to be an officer and a gentleman.”
Full Speech Spotify Link:
YouTube Video of excerpts from the speech set to hisotrical photos and videos:
Saints of the Week
The Righteous Gentiles–Beacons of Moral Courage Amidst the Holocaust
During the darkest chapter of the 20th century, when Nazi terror sought to eradicate the Jewish people, thousands of ordinary men and women—non-Jews known as the Righteous Among the Nations, or Righteous Gentiles—chose to risk everything to protect their Jewish neighbors. Acting from compassion, faith, and an unyielding sense of humanity, they hid families in attics and cellars, forged identity papers, smuggled children to safety, and provided food and shelter under constant threat of discovery, torture, or death. Their acts of quiet defiance saved countless lives and stand as an enduring testament to the power of individual conscience against systematic evil.
These heroes came from all walks of life and more than 50 countries. Many were simple farmers, laborers, or clerks who opened their homes despite the mortal danger. Others leveraged professional positions to issue false documents or create safe havens. Their collective courage is commemorated at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem through the Avenue and Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations, where trees and walls of honor bear witness to the efforts and sacrifices of over 28,700 individuals from more than 50 countries and all walks of life.
Two lesser-known examples illustrate the profound impact of such bravery:
Leopold and Magdalena Socha of Lwów (now Lviv), Poland, worked as sewer workers. When the Jewish ghetto was liquidated, they sheltered a group of 21 Jews in the labyrinthine city sewers for over a year. Facing darkness, rats, flooding, and the ever-present risk of German inspections, the Sochas brought food, medicine, and hope daily. Tragically, Leopold died in a traffic accident shortly after liberation, but his family’s legacy of selflessness endures.
Ara Jeretzian, an Armenian living in Budapest, Hungary, used his authority as commander of civilian defense in 1944 to establish a makeshift hospital. There, he hid approximately 40 Jewish doctors and their families, supplying them with forged documents and medical cover. Through ingenuity and daring, he ultimately saved more than 400 Jews from the Arrow Cross fascists. His story highlights the solidarity that can arise even among communities that had themselves endured genocide.
The stories of the Righteous Gentiles remind us that even in the face of overwhelming evil, light can prevail through ordinary people who refuse to look away. Their example calls each of us to uphold justice, mercy, and human dignity in our own time.
Mercy's Gate Pantry Update
It’s the last week for Backpack Bash!
Help us help Mercy’s Gate by:
- Donate New Backpacks: We need new, unused backpacks for children in PreK through 12th grade.
- Donate Bibles: English or Spanish Bibles for us to give away at our table.
- Do Not donate School Supplies!
We will collect Backpacks and Bibles in Yates Hall and deliver them to Mercy’s Gate before the event.
Please bring all donations by Sunday, July 26, 2026, so that we can get them to Mercy’s Gate before August 1.
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.