Lay Ministries

Sunday Lay Ministry

Acolytes carry the torches and the cross during processional and recessional times and assist the celebrant as needed during the worship service. The Acolyte ministry is available to students grades 6 through 12.

Fresh flowers beautify the sacred space of our Church, and are a gift to God and those who attend our worship services.  A sponsorship of weekly Altar Flowers is a meaningful way to honor or remember a loved one, give thanks for birthdays, celebrate an anniversary, or other important times or people in your life.  The cost for the two Altar bouquets is $125.00.  

The Altar Guild is a ministry that prepares the altar area for each of the Eucharist celebrations, as well as cares for and prepares the elements, linens, and vessels for all services including baptisms, marriages and burials. Volunteers in the Altar Guild receive training and can choose which Sunday of each month that they would like to serve.  

Operating the camera for the 9 and 11 a.m. church services each Sunday as well as special services throughout the liturgical calendar. Capturing speaking portions of services as well as adult education at 10 a.m. Maintaining attention throughout the service. Volunteers sign up for approximately one service each month.

Chalice bearers assist the clergy to distribute the sacrament during Holy Communion. 

St. George’s offers an adult choir and a children’s choir.

St. George’s Adult Choir sings at the 9:00 AM service, and are critical component of our Advent and Lenten Evensong services.

St. Gabriel’s Children’s Choir sings at the 11:00 AM service, and combines with St. George’s Choir on special and holiday services.

We have recently begun a Young Singers program to help children as young as 4-years-old discover and develop their voices.

Lectors read the appointed lessons in the weekly worship services, exercising their baptismal commitment to proclaim the Word. 

Hosts greet everyone as they enter the building, assist in identifying visitors, make visitors feel welcome, provide visitors information about our church, and assist the elderly and handicapped into and out of the church building. Volunteers choose to serve at either the 9:00 or 11:00 service.

Ushers serve to welcome arriving worshippers, take attendance, distribute service leaflets and collect the offering.  

Ongoing Ministries

Our congregation has a long history of scholarly engagement with Anglican doctrine, biblical study, and applied theology. With a seminary-level of presentation and content, our goal is to form and inform our members to be mature and articulate disciples for our Lord, whose instinctive thinking and reactions model a truly Christian life… the life God meant us to live. All the offerings have their own distinctive style and appeal.

“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another” (Pro. 27:17). With the understanding that two minds, thus acting on each other, become more acute, so the men of St. George’s gather twice each month to gain mutual counsel as found in clear, well-defined thoughts and theology. At 9:00 a.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, AMen meet to share a full breakfast while engaging in guided bible study discussion. We are currently reading through Ephesians.

The mission of Life Network is to cultivate a community that values life through the love of Christ. They achieve this by: Presenting the gospel of Jesus Christ • Providing life-affirming alternatives to abortion • Promoting sexual integrity & healthy decisions • Empowering parents to be healthy & hopeful • Giving hope and healing to post-abortive • Engaging the community to advance life. St. George’s financially supports Life Network and individual parish members are encouraged to do likewise.

Through this community outreach partnership, St. George’s help stock a food pantry that helps to feed literally thousands of El Paso County families who are among the working poor. Mercy’s Gate also provides clothing, counseling, and work training to increase the gap between a family’s responsible living and homelessness. Mercy’s Gate has plenty of volunteer opportunities!

Children are a valued part of our parish family and are encouraged to participate in worship alongside their parents. We believe children grow in faith by worshipping with the entire multi-generational congregation.

 

We also understand that little ones can often struggle with adult expectations in worship. For families with infants or toddlers who have become vocal and active, we stream the services in the overflow area, the fellowship hall, and our Nursery/Cry Room downstairs. All three are available for parents who need to bring their child out of the worship space for a period until your little one is ready to come back into the nave.

If you would be willing to serve in the nursery/cry room occasionally please email the office.

St. George’s Women’s Ministries equips women with the tools and support to think theologically and thus form a foundational Christian worldview that enables them to live scripturally. This is accomplished through a Tuesday bible & theological study, conferences, outings, guest speakers, and fellowship. 

Simply put, the mission of St. George’s youth group (grades 6 through 12) is to partner with the parents and grandparents in our church as they disciple their teens.  This is accomplished by encouraging: a profound understanding of God’s redemptive plan for His beautiful, yet broken world • intergenerational relationships with the younger and older members of our parish • an expected rhythm that will work with everyone’s over-scheduled lives. Youth group meets each Sunday morning for directed education as well as for monthly fellowship activities.