Music at Four – Bridge Creek Band: 

On Sunday, February 25th at 4:00 PM, St. Gregory's Music at Four concert series presents the Bridge Creek Band, a diverse group of musicians on guitar, banjo, bass, percussion and vocals, in a concert of Americana, Bluegrass and Gospel music. A free-will offering will be received and a reception will follow the concert.

Possible Lenten Discipline—Bible Study: 

Are you looking for a spiritual discipline for the upcoming season of Lent? One fun and easy discipline worth considering is to join our parish Bible Study on Thursdays at 11:00 AM in the Fireside Room. Not only do we learn a lot about the Bible, we also have a great time doing it.

Lenten Book Study:  

Mother Sharon at St. Thomas will be offering a book study on A Different Kind of Fast: Feeding Our True Hungers in Lent, by Christine Valters Paintner and exploring the spiritual practices in the book. This is a brand-new book and is available from Barnes & Noble, bookshop.org, Broadleaf Books, and Amazon. Each week we will explore a different kind of hunger and a different way to live in the world, using practices such as lectio divina, contemplative walking, journaling, and imaginative prayer. While many of our book studies work well if you can only attend occasionally, this is definitely a book study that asks for intentional participation and consistency. The study will begin with an introductory session on Wednesday, February 7 from 7-8pm at St. Thomas of Canterbury. We will then meet weekly at the same time from February 21 through March 27 (we will not meet on Ash Wednesday because of the evening service). If you plan on attending class, please buy the book and read the introduction before the first class.

Altar Flower Donations:

Need a wonderful way to honor or remember a loved one or friend? Make a flower donation. If you'd like to donate for altar flowers, you may send a check to the office or pay online by using Vanco, following this link. Make sure you specify your donation is for Altar Flowers. The Altar Guild thanks you.

Sunday School: 

Sunday School is now meeting Sunday mornings at 9:30am for children 5 and over. Please join us in room 7 for lessons based on the Gospel.

Episcopal News Updates: 

The Diocese provides weekly email updates to help you keep informed about what’s happening all over our six-county diocese. If you want to receive the Episcopal News, visit https://diocesela.org/episcopal-news/contact/ and enter your email address in the box provided.

Feed My Lambs & Food Bank Needs:

THANK YOU for your generosity and your donations.

Here’s the latest news on our parish feeding programs.

Feed My Lambs has the following needs: 100 HARDBOILED EGGS; HOMEMADE COOKIES

• Homemade cookies can be brought to church on any Sunday, in ziplock freezer bags, labeled "Feed My Lambs" to the kitchen.
• Wednesday, February 28 from 9:00am to Noon you can deliver to the office: Hardboiled Eggs & Homemade Cookies.
• Thursday, February 29 until 11:00am you can deliver to the kitchen: Hardboiled Eggs & Homemade Cookies.
• Friday, March 1 from 1:00 to 3:00pm you can deliver to the kitchen: Hardboiled Eggs.
• Our Guests always need white athletic socks and belts! Which you can put in the Feed My Lambs bin outside the church on any Sunday.
• Volunteers -- We need some additional help with serving our guests at St. Luke's on the first Saturday of every month. Contact Tamera if interested.

If you have questions about helping out with Feed My Lambs or dropping off items, contact Tamera Benedict (tlbenedict4@gmail.com, 562.301.6800)

Food Bank has the following needs:

• Volunteers -- We need volunteers to assist with the Food Bank distribution on the THIRD Wednesday of the month between 8:30am and 11am.

Please contact Kevin at the Parish Office (info@stgregoryschurch.com, 562.420.1311) for more information about the Food Bank.

Your continued support of our feeding ministries, through product and monetary contributions, is greatly appreciated!

Gratitude for Your Support of the Parish:

We continue to be humbled and so incredibly grateful for your generosity in supporting our parish and its ministries! While you may not be able to drop your donation in a real offering plate, there are still ways you can make sure your donation gets to the parish:

• You can mail your check to the parish office.
• Make donations through our online payment account, accessible through the parish website at http://stgregoryschurch.com/4721-2/.
• Scan the QR code found in the Sunday bulletin.

And again, THANK YOU for your continued support!

Online Parish Directory:

Our online parish directory is at https://www.instantchurchdirectory.com/. This is a secure site and can be accessed using the email address you had published in the parish directory. You can also download the "Instant Church Directory" on your smart phone. Versions are available for Android, iPhone, iPad, and Kindle.

One Body & One Spirit Annual Appeal:

The Diocese has established an ongoing campaign focused on raising funds to assist congregations, schools, affiliated institutions, and their communities who are faced with unprecedented challenges. We are invited to prayerfully consider making a donation to help others in our Diocese who may have unmet needs. More information is available at https://diocesela.org/annual-appeal/. 

Forward Day By Day:

For those who use the "Forward Day by Day" booklet for personal devotions and need the newest edition mailed, please contact Kevin: (562) 420-1311 or info@stgregoryschurch.com   

In Case of Emergency...Notify Your Priest! 

With our combined ministry program with St. Thomas of Canterbury comes additional coverage for pastoral emergencies. In the event of a hospital stay, illness, death in the family, or other pastoral emergency, please call Father Michael on his cell phone (909-373-6478) any day except Monday, his Sabbath day. Mother Sharon (562-833-3393) covers emergencies in both communities on Monday, just as Father Michael covers emergencies in both parishes on Friday, Mother Sharon’s Sabbath. And PLEASE, no excuses about not wanting to bother me. That’s why we are here – for YOU!

St. Gregory's Food Bank:

Our monthly Food Bank distribution takes place the first Wednesday of every month. This ministry helps us help our neighbors by providing a supplemental source of groceries. We CANNOT do this without your generosity. CLICK HERE for more information.

This month we served 43 people!   

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