From: Saint Georges DC
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The Dragon
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St. George's Episcopal Church
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All Saints Day ~ November 1, 2020
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160 U Street Washington DC 20001
This
Parish of the Episcopal / Anglican Church was founded in 1930 as
an Episcopal Church for African Americans. St. George's
witnesses to the Gospel of Jesus Christ as expressed through the
Anglican Tradition. We serve as a guiding light for our
parishioners as well as the larger community. We bid
you welcome in the name of the Lord!
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November 1 is All Saints' Day, one
of the principal feasts of the Episcopal Church, when the church
remembers the saints, known and unknown. It is also one
of the four holy days denoted as especially appropriate for
baptisms. (The others are the First Sunday after Epiphany,
the Easter Vigil, and Pentecost.)
The origins of All Saints'
Day aren’t completely clear. A feast for all martyrs was observed
as early as the fourth century on May 13. And Pope Gregory
III dedicated a chapel in Rome to all saints on November
1, while Pope Gregory IV officially declared its general
observance in 837.
In medieval England this feast was
known as All Hallows (hallow was an old English term for saint),
and the day before was All Hallows' Eve, or Halloween.
There is an Episcopal service for
All Hallows' Eve that includes prayers and readings such as
"The Witch of Endor," which is a story from the Bible (1 Samuel
28: 3-25), not Tolkien.
November 2 is the commemoration of
All Faithful Departed, sometimes called All Souls' Day. It is a
day when faithful Christians who have died are remembered.
Beginning in the tenth century,
the church began to remember all departed Christians on November
2. Many remember their loved ones who have died on this day.
Together these three days are
sometimes called Allhallowtide.
In the New Testament “saints”
refers to the entire Christian community.
This coming Sunday we will
celebrate All Saints and All Souls together remembering those in
our lives who have died this past year. Please send names to The Rev Jenkins: revjenkins@stgeorgesdc.org.
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Transition Team
Thank you for joining us this past Sunday for the
Transition Team's first monthly gathering of the parish. We had a
fantastic turnout of 43 parishioners who engaged in questions
about our heritage, discovering what makes St. George's, St.
George's.
Stay tuned for our November all parish gathering!
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Daylight
Savings Ends
1
Nov 2020
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Sunday
Schedule
The
Next Sunday Service in Church will be determined by Public Health
Indicators and implemented in a phased approach
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7:30 a.m.
Holy Eucharist RITE I with Sermon -- The Rev.
Marilyn Jenkins
8:30 a.m.
Hospitality Hour
9:00 a.m.
Parish Choir
Rehearsal
9:00 a.m. - Conf.
Room
Bible Study with The Rev. Marilyn Jenkins
10:00 a.m.
Choral Holy Eucharist RITE II with Sermon
-- The Rev. Marilyn Jenkins
11:00 a.m.
Hospitality Hour
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Join us in praying
Prayers for healing and wholeness have been asked
for...click here for the names of those who need our prayers.
Add
a name here.
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WORSHIP
Election
Day Prayer Vigil
As America votes in a contentious election, the
National Cathedral will open its doors for a 14-hour vigil of
prayer and reflection on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Throughout the day, clergy will lead continuous
prayers, and we invite you to join us for a brief moment of peace
and time in the presence of God.
LEARN
MORE
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Season
of Prayer for Election
The Office of Government
Relations of The Episcopal Church has coordinated resources to
help us through this particularly election cycle. From an
organized daily prayer series to a prayer hotline, individual
prayers for elections, and a toolkit for voting faithfully, plus
a host of other offerings, these resources reflect our deep
commitment as a people of faith to “respect the dignity of every
human being,” as our Baptismal Covenant reminds us, and
participate fully in the democratic process of our nation. We
encourage you to make use of these resources during these three
weeks leading up to November 3rd and hold our nation and the electoral
process in your prayers. https://episcopalchurch.org/posts/ogr/election-prayer-resources-episcopal-church-and-our-partners
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In-Gathering
Sunday
Sunday,
November 8, 2020
A stewardship letter and pledge
cards were sent to every household in early September kicking off
our 2021 Annual Giving Campaign.
Please prayerfully consider what
St. George's means to you in your faith journey, as a
sacramental community, and as a community where you can
share your joys and concerns of life holding each other in
prayer. Please give from your heart - your gift to God in return
for all of God's gifts.
Please join us on November 8th
at our Zoom service where we will receive and bless the pledge
cards.
Our 2021 Annual Giving Campaign
is off to a great start.
Received as of October 25, 2020:
Pledges: 19
Dollar amount: $79,560.00
Please do your part in helping
us reach our goal of 65 pledging units and $300,000. | | |
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This
Sunday's Worship
St.
George's ~ St. Luke's ~ Calvary
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This Sunday, November 1, 2020 we will again
worship via zoom joining St. Luke's and Calvary live. Please join
us on Zoom if you can. Or you may join us on St. George's
Facebook page as we will stream the Zoom worship live onto
Facebook and on St. George's YouTube Channel.
Sunday Worship:
Date: November 1, 2020
Time: 9:45 a.m.
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/3626271076
Meeting ID number: 362-627-1076. If asked for
password -- 001891
If you are calling in by cellphone, we ask you to
use this number: 301-715-8592, meeting ID: 362-627-1076.
If you must use landline to call in, use 1-877
-853-5247, meeting ID: 362-627-1076. Password is 001891
(this is toll-free, but it costs us)
St.
George's Facebook Page Livestream Here
St.
George's YouTube Channel Livestream Here
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Outreach:
Serving the Community
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Kwanzaa Kitchen: Janis has
been able to come up with a unique way in which we will continue
to feed the hungry in this important ministry. It involves fewer
than 6 people and we will pack the food to go and place it
outside on tables for people to take their breakfast with them.
We will continue this way until we are able to gather groups
together again.
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St.Georges DC160 U Street NWWashington, DC 20001
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