We are a spiritual oasis, welcoming and striving to serve all in the hope and love of Jesus Christ.
We are an open and affirming congregation.
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St. George's E-News for February 13, 2020
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New Annual Meeting Date:
Feb. 23
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Please join us Sunday, Feb. 23 at 9AM for
St. George's Annual Meeting.
Brunch will follow in Bourne Hall.
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Dear Friends:
Pat and I can’t thank you enough for all the prayers, good wishes, texts, beautiful and creative cards, video and prayer shawls and prayer quilt I’ve received since my accident.
They have lifted my spirits more than words can say.
I have been blessed with an incredible team of caregivers and supporters. I am so grateful to the first responders, and hospital staff, from nurses and surgeons to housekeeping, and of course to my primary caregiver, my wife Pat.
I am also thankful to my family and quick-thinking and wise retreat cohorts. There are so many others to whom I owe thanks.
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I am working hard, following doctor’s orders, doing physical therapy and taking the medicines prescribed in order to recover. It will take some time.
Pat and I owe a huge debt of gratitude to St. George's and St. Mark's leadership and staff, to our Bishops and diocesan staff, to friends and colleagues far and near. Your outstanding support has sustained us in a challenging and difficult time.
This is not the Lent I had planned, but God is present. My body is being re-formed and my spirit is grateful. Thanks be to God and thank you all. I am feeling a little stronger every day. Your prayers help! Please keep the prayers coming. Pat and I appreciate them and you.
Love and Blessings,
Rev. Keith
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Many parishioners have asked how they can send best wishes to Fr. Keith.
If you would like to send him a personal card, we will have a basket available in the Narthex on Sunday. Please feel free to drop your card in the basket and we will make sure the card gets to him.
Please keep Fr. Keith and Rev. Pat in your prayers.
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Sixth Sunday After The Epiphany
February 16, 2020
Serving this Sunday
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Serving at 8AM
Chalice
Kent Wright, Kathy Calkins
Lectors
Octave Williams, Anne Cullinane
Intercessor
Octave Williams
Oblation
Joe & Christy Kellner
Ushers
Scott & Marcy Tanner
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Serving at 10AM
Chalice
Mercedese Bantz, Kathie Killen,
Beth Dancy, William Southern
Lectors
Myrna Dillon, Willie Munoz
Intercessor
Leslie Etheridge
Oblations
Kent & Sherry Wright
Ushers
Bob Howe, Dennis Simms,
Boyd Steele, Peter Henschel
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The flowers are given to the Glory of God by:
Priscilla Kastner in celebration of the birthday of her favorite
16 year old - Ryan Cohen.
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This Week's Coffee Hour Hosts:
Bishop's Committee/Choir
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Do you need Offering Envelopes in 2020?
Please let us know!
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Please use the sign-up sheet on the ministry table if you would like envelopes for 2020. This year we ended up throwing away 110 sets so if you are on our credit card list of givers, or use a bank check to pay your tides, you do not need envelopes. Thank you for your cooperation.
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St. George's Clara Baker
to star
as Maya Angelou
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Interested in Daughters of the King Training?
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There is a clipboard on the Ministry Table for any women who might be interested in the 12 Lesson Daughters of the King training series. If enough individuals are interested, the classes can begin the first week of March.
For further information please contact Leslie Etheridge at (949) 521-1522.
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A sincere Thank You!
to all who turned in pledge cards.
If you have not already done so, please turn your card into the office, hand to an usher or place in the offering plate.
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~~ New update: We made it!!!! ~~
In-gathering Results so far...
89 Pledges, $226,450
We exceeded our $225,000
Thanks, everyone!
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Fun/Fund Raising Committee
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Join Us!
Volunteers needed to help plan a trip and raise funds for the Church in 2020. If you have experience and/or are interested in helping the Church thrive, contact Rose Williams at (949) 246-4362.
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El Toro Interchange Project Update
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Here is an email response to our request for an update on the status of the El Toro Interchange Project, from OCTA's Fernando Chavarria:
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"Thank you again for contacting OCTA and taking my return call. As I shared yesterday, staff has not finalized the environmental document. The item has not come before the OCTA Board of Directors.
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"And there has been no recommendation of a potential alternative (be it a no-build or build alternative) for approval. The process, which has, and continues to, involve Caltrans District 12, OCTA, the cities of Lake Forest, Laguna Woods and Laguna HIlls, etc., is ongoing.
"Please be assured that consistent
with
regulations, and as communicated throughout this effort to all parties, responses to public comments are published for review in a Final Environmental Document. Notification of said publication, and availability of said document, is made upon authorized completion of the process. In the meantime, you - and any and all other members of the public - are welcome to check in for updates as you see fit. As I hope I've demonstrated to Rev. McCaughan and her parishioners, I am respectful of interests, welcome your communications and do my utmost to be responsive
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February
Birthdays
01 - Blake Batterton
02 - Lynn Holland
28 - Christopher Zadra
Want to add a birthday?
Call the office: 949-837-4530
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Church Name Tags Available
If you need a new name tag, or an upgrade of your current one, please contact the office.
Please note that if you are having a name tag upgraded or changed, please bring in the old hardware. We can use it, and thank you.
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Sponsor a Choir Anthem!
Your donations to the Music Ministry help defray costs during services. Please consider sponsoring one of our beautiful weekly anthems. Simply write "Music" on the memo line of your check and drop in the offering plate or signup sheets are in the narthex.
Feb. 16
~ Here I am Lord (I The Lord of Sea And Sky) - Andy Vargas
Feb. 23
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Alleluia, All Glory Be To God - Choir
Mar. 1
~ Pie Jesu (Webber) - Solo, Cynthia Ryder
Mar. 8
~ Ad te Lavavi - Choir
Today's anthem is sponsored by Kent & Sherry Wright in thanksgiving for their many blessings, known and unknown.
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We pray this week for those discerning a call to ordained ministry: Ryan Macias and Joshua Wong.
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Mary Ashbaugh
The Barry Family
The Cramer Family
Jo Culbertson
Alan Cusolito
Beth Dancy
Kristine DeBarge
Barb Deichmann
Art Dunbar
Leslie Etheridge
Kathryn Freshley
Kirk Gaebel
The Green Family
Jane Hagan
Joel Hernandez
Lynn Holland
Robert Kakuschke
Priscilla Kastner
The LaFountain Family
Bill Leasure
Paula Magnuson
Joyce McCullough
Jeri McGill
The McLaurin Family
Michelle Montgomery
Judy Nixon
The Norrell Family
John Panzullo
Edith Petersen
Beryl Pidgeon
Cynthia Ryder
Nick Santaguida
Dennis Simms
Pam Southern
James Tanner
Joanne Yeager
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Anne, Jay & Charles
Mark Stevan Allen
Stan Anderson
The Barry family
Terry Baxter
Becky Bergevin
Carolyn Biddle
Judy Boitano
Martha Brewer
Susan Brooks
The Brokaw Family
Bruce
The Burnett Family
Bill Cannon
Charles & Eileen
Sandra Christopher
John Cirrito
Carter Coleman
Barbara Conti
Bob Cozza
Victory Crayne
Avie Creighton
Nicole Cruzan
Steve Cullen
The Dane Family
Cindy Dean
Louise Dee
Jim Dugue
Mary Ann, Frank Dussell
Christine Ehman
Gregory English
Val Engstrom
Lee Entrikin
Florence
David Forbes
Michael Patrick Forbes
Norm Freeman
Melissa Griffin
Gina Grigsby
Mark Gutierrez
Peggy Harding
Clint Harris
Donald Henderson, M.D.
Ramona Hennen
Kay & Bill Hesterhagen
Charlotte Hill
Abe & Angie Holland
R. Jesse Holland
Myesha Jackson
Amir Jafari
Jean, Mark & Boys
Jessica
Andrew, Lauren & Kennedy Johnson
Dave Jutton & Family
Jerry Kimmel
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Victor H. G. King
Art Lander
Langley Family
Paula Lawrence
Phuong Le
Leah
Carla Liggett
Devon & Robert Lopez
Lucille
Lorraine
Kevin Luft
Cristin M
Joan Macon
Maria
Maxine
The McCaughan Family
John McNamara
Jeanette Michel
Calvin Mitchell
James Montgomery
Ruth Murray
Don Osborne
The Parsons Family
Alan Penn
Phil
Rebecca
Mary Jo Rimmer
Jimmy Riswold
Ben Ryan
Sebastian Salazar
Sandy
Kathryn Santaguida
Saugus High School
Families of Santa Clarita
Sharon
The Simms Family
Al Sindone
Lily Southern
The Spears Family
Patricia Stephenson
Diane Stoddard
Valdi Stywryn
Ann Sullivan
Rev. Jonathan Sy
Misty Tanner
Stuart Thomas
The Thompson Family
Betty Thornton
Tim
Jim Trears
Lucille Van Zant
Kay & Paul Vogel
Amanda Walford
Tony & Connie Welenc
Christine Wilcox
Maureen Williams
Anne Wolf
Keith Yamamoto
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Many thanks to those who have donated to Episcopal Relief and Development to aid various causes, both near and far, including the earthquake in Mexico City, fires in Australia and earthquakes/tropical storms in Puerto Rico. Your donations are much appreciated and needed.
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To add or remove prayer requests email:
fill out forms in the narthex and place in the collection plate
or contact the church office at 949-837-4530
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Ongoing Events, Opportunities ...
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Join the Vicar's Bible Study
Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.
Lectio Divina
focusing on each Sunday's Gospel lesson
followed by the healing service
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All are Invited
to a
weekly
Service of Healing Prayer
and
the Laying on of Hands
Every Wednesday
at 12 Noon
in the Church.
now led by the Order of St. Luke
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Come spend a few hours working in our Cafe. Serve refreshments and/or doing light office work.
Please contact Rose Williams at
(949) 246-4362
for more information.
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Laundry Love, Lake Forest meets at Sparkleen Laundromat at 6PM
the first Wednesday
of the month and Huntington Beach on the second Wednesday of the month at 7PM
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Thanks to all who are filling the Food Barrels in the narthex for South County Outreach.
During 2019 we brought in 1,384 pounds of food, an average of 115 pounds per month!
Let's do even better than that in 2020! Suggestions would be canned tuna/chicken, bags of rice and beans, peanut butter, jelly, canned vegetables, canned fruit, cereal, oatmeal,breakfast and/or granola bars, nuts, pancake mix, syrup, honey.
Thanks everyone!
Keep up the good work and please make it a habit. Please pick up something for the barrels each time you shop for food and say a prayer for the people who will receive the food we bring. God bless you for your compassion and generosity.
And thanks to those who assisted in any way with the Adopt a Family/Senior drive during the holidays. Families were very touched as were the Outreach members who delivered the gifts.
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If you would like to learn to quilt, this is your opportunity to join in the fellowship of this wonderful group. They have sewing machines and tools if you don't have your own. They also have FABRIC!
Prayers and Squares
meets 1:30PM, the third Wednesday of every month.
For further information contact Katie Dunbar at (949) 378-4995 or email at [email protected].
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As a reminder,
the Prayer Shawl Ministry meets at 9AM on the
1st Sunday of the month
in Bourne Hall.
They also have a Prayer Shawl Ministry meeting
on the 3rd Sunday
of every month in the Library (formerly the Hospitality Room) at 9:15, in between the 8AM and 10AM services.
All are welcome!
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Pledges for the Week
Plate/Pledges $ 6,445
Rent 2045.50
Ministries 41
Grants 1820
Total $ 10,350.50
Let Operations Manager Rose Williams know of any issues you may see, at (949) 246-4362.
Many thanks to all!
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June year-to-date statements are now available and are in the Narthex.
Please pick yours up and let Rose Williams know if you see any discrepancies.
Thank you all very much for your contributions to date.
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Operations Report
from Rose Williams, Director of Operations
Recent campus repairs include:
Grounds
* Tree-trimming around the columbarium;
Hasler
* Waxing and stripping floors over the Christmas break;
* detailed cleaning of bathrooms
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Bourne Hall
* Carpet cleaned
Also
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Church database being updated
Please keep St. George's in your prayers and let us know if you can provide financial assistance of any kind.
I can be reached at
(949) 246 - 4362.
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Please let us know of any needed repairs. They will be addressed asap
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Call Rose, 949-246-4362
Thank you
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Many, many thanks to all
:
- The Green Thumb Guild who keep the grounds beautiful! To volunteer, contact Leslie at: 949-521-1522 or Muriel, at 805-302-1834
Please Note: We are a Smoke-Free facility at ALL times
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Volunteers are needed at St. George's for
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- Helping to Review Monthly statements for the Finance Committee: (usually the 3rd Sunday of each month) and to provide input/guidance on other financial matters. Contact Rose Williams at: [email protected], or at 949-246-4362
- Assisting with the Sound System during worship: volunteer needed to help adjust the sound system during worship. Contact Rose at: [email protected]
- Transportation Ministry: Parishioners needed to assist with rides to and from church; and to donate funds to help others reach church via public transportation. Checks may be made out to St. George's, with "transportation" in the memo line. Contact: Bob Howe at 949-929-3812.
- Seeds of Hope Farm Ministry: Volunteers needed to help prepare, plant and cultivate the gardens. Contact Leslie: [email protected]
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Opportunities for Ministry:
- Hands of Grace Soup Kitchen 4th Wednesdays, 5PM, at Faith, Laguna Niguel, contact Kathie Killen at: [email protected]
- Laundry Love, 1st Wednesday, 7-10PM, Sparklean, Lake Forest; 2nd Wed., 7PM, Huntington Beach. For info, contact Bob Howe at: [email protected]
- South County Outreach Food Pantry. Donations taken weekly. Contact Flo Niermann at 949-770-1159 or [email protected]. Especially needed: canned chicken; canned fruit; bagged beans; cereal & breakfast bars; peanut butter and jelly. Barrels in church narthex.
- Caring Ministry: 3rd Saturdays at 10AM. Offers a confidential, comforting presence for those facing challenges. For info, contact Ellie at: [email protected]
- Outreach. Check with the office to find out when Outreach meets.
- Friends of OC Detainees. Visit with undocumented persons detained in OC. Commitment is one visit per month. Various languages needed. For info, contact: Colin at [email protected]
- Learn to Quilt with St. George's Prayers & Squares. For info contact Katie Dunbar at: [email protected]
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- Saturday, Feb. 22 ~ 8AM - Men's Ministry Guilt-Free Breakfast, Corner Bakery
- Sunday, Feb. 23 ~ Annual Meeting/Luncheon Immediately following the 9AM service
- Sunday, Feb. 23 ~ One Service at 9AM
- Tuesday, Feb. 25. ~ Shrove Tuesday Pancake supper - 5PM, Bourne Hall
ONGOING
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- Prayer Shawl Ministry, 1st Sundays, knitting workshop, Bourne Hall, 10AM
- Healing Service, 12PM, Wednesdays, Holy Eucharist, Laying on of Hands and Healing Prayer in the church.
- The Welcome Table, 7PM, St. Paul's Tustin. 1st Wednesdays, Monthly Eucharist for all LGBTQ Community & Friends.
- St. George's Book Group, 12:30PM, 2nd Tuesdays. Bring a sack lunch.
- Saddleback Community College Emeritus Classes at St. George's, On-Going:
English 3X - Intro to Creative Writing
Spanish 230X - Beginning Practical Spanish
Philosophy 231X - Freethought Philosophy
to register: www.saddleback.edu/emeritus
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St. George's Episcopal Church
949-837-4530
www.stgeorgesparish.org
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