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Your
eSpear for the week of February 20, 2018
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Reading for the Week
"I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God's holy Word." (from the Book of Common Prayer, pg. 265)
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Preaching: Lent 2018 - Be Reconciled to God
The preaching theme throughout the season of Lent is "...be reconciled to God..." from the epistle reading for Ash Wednesday (2 Corinthians 5:20bff). We will be reflecting together on "reconciliation" and what it means to be "reconcilers" engaged in a "ministry of reconciliation."
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Week at a Glance
| February 25 |
Worship 8:30 AM
Worship 10:45 AM
Safeguarding Workshop 1:00 PM
Youth Group Event- Laser Tag
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| March 1-3 |
MS Musical- Annie, Jr. |
*If you click on one of the blue links above, it will take you right to that section of the eSpear!
Ministry
Click here for the Sunday Worship Ministry Schedule.
If you are unable to serve at your scheduled time, please find a substitute and then inform your ministry leader.
For more information about opportunities to serve here at St. George,
click here
to be directed to our "Serve in Worship" webpage, which contains this schedule as well as information about all of our worship ministry opportunities.
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Safeguarding Workshop!
February 25th- A Safeguarding God's Children workshop will be held at St. George in the St. John Meeting Room from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. There is no fee to attend. To register, email Kelley Davis at [email protected].
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We had an amazing turnout at this year's Annual Pancake Supper! In attendance were parishioners and school families of all ages coming together in fellowship before the Holy Season of Lent. Not only did we enjoy a wonderful meal, but we were also able to raise over $600 to benefit the St. George Camp Scholarship Fund! Because of your generous donations, kids from St. George Church or School, who may not have the financial ability to attend camp, will now be able to! This is an amazing achievement!!
A huge thank you to our Kids for Christ group, our Youth Group, our parent volunteers and our St. George staff for working so hard to put on this Episcopal tradition and to give us a time to come together as a community! KFC Group: Miranda Black, Bri Castellano, Katie Hendrick, Grant Hutcheson, Emily & Michael McLaughlin, Olivia Talley, and Saviandra & Selamir Trevino. Youth Group: Anesten Calvillo, Will Castellano, Camryn Garza, Kali Stokes, Sebastian Trevino, and Sophie & Sully Wilson. St. George Middle School Students: Austin Sanders, Kathryn Young. Parent Volunteers: Kate Castellano, Amy Hendrick, Violet Hutcheson, Julie McLaughlin, and Stacy Talley. St. George Staff: Fr. Ram Lopez, Keith Earle, Abby Saunders & Happy Wilson.
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Raising Up Future Servant Leaders
Below is a beautiful article recently published by the DWTX that highlightssome of the great work happening on the St. George Campus!
We are always excited to hear when our West Texas churches and schools work together in unique and inspiring ways, but we especially love when they collaborate for Kingdom work around the world. This year, as World Mission begins to focus on raising up young leaders and missioners, cultivating multi-generational mission teams, and teaching children through our new Sunday School curriculum what life might look like for kids around the world, our conversation with St. George, San Antonio, could not have come at a better time.
For over 9 years, St. George Episcopal Church and School in San Antonio, has developed a friendship and partnership with St. Benoit Church and School in Mombin Crochu, Haiti. Embodying DWTX World Mission philosophy of establishing a long-standing, trusting, and mutually beneficial relationship with our foreign partners, the students at St. George School are learning in a tangible and exciting way what it means to serve, respect, and love others.
Elementary and middle school children are encouraged to think globally in their service to others. Throughout the 9-year relationship, they have helped raise money to build a new church building and kitchen, expand the school, support local Haitian teachers, and provide food and school supplies to the students of St. Benoit.
Raising funds is only a part of St. George's holistic approach to mission. For the 3rd year in a row at St. George School, teachers across all grade levels developed a two-week curriculum that allows their students to examine life in Haiti as they study Haitian culture, economics, water systems, and celebrations, among other topics. The students also learn how to market their own handcrafted items to then be sold in their Trade Fair, of which all of the proceeds will benefit St. Benoit.
If you are interested in being part of this wonderful story or donating to the St. George/St. Benoit partnership, please contact Keith Earle ([email protected]), the Partnership Coordinator.
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Stations of the Cross Devotion Times
Everyone is invited to participate in our outdoor Stations of the Cross devotion times during this Lent. Gather with your fellow St. George community by checking the bulletin and
eSpear schedule weekly to see when the guided time will be for that week.
You may also consider walking these stations may as a private devotion or as a group devotion with your family or a group of friends. There are self guided books available at the front Leadership Center desk, and you may use the online guide with the link below.
Online Stations of the Cross:
http://www.saintgeorgechurch.org/learn/other-classes/lenten-journey-experience-the-stations-of-the-cross/
May God bless your time of prayer and devotion!
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Lent 2018 has begun!
Here's a resource that Fr. Ram invited us all to consider.
Let's read the Bible together!!
Read this note and follow the link below to find daily reading schedule and free study resources.
The Good Book Club is an invitation to join other Episcopalians in reading the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts during Lent-Easter 2018. Participants will start reading Luke on Sunday, February 11 and read a section of Luke's Gospel every day through the season of Lent. The entire season of Easter will be devoted to daily readings from the Book of Acts.
In addition to developing the reading schedule, The Good Book Club has brought together organizations from around the Episcopal Church, all producing helpful and engaging resources to help participants get the most out of reading Luke and Acts. Resources include printable Bible studies, podcasts, blogs, reflections and daily meditations, suggestions for children and youth engagement, a video series, and more.
To learn more: www.GoodBookClub.org
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