Bulletin: Feb 19

St George’s Episcopal Church

Belleville, IL

This Week:

• Sunday    8:00 am  Holy Eucharist, 9:00 am  Church School,  9:10 am          Adult Forum, 10:30 am Holy Eucharist
• Monday   OFFICE CLOSED. 7:00 PM Vestry – CR
• Tuesday     5:30 – 7:30 pm Shrove Tuesday Pancake        Supper – PH
• Wednesday     9:30 am          Holy Eucharist/ Imposition of   Ashes, 10:00 am Prayer Group, Office closed at Noon, 5:30 pm          Choristers, 7:00 pm Holy Eucharist/Imposition of  Ashes, 7:45 pm          Choir  
• Friday   12:10 pm Stations of the Cross at       St. Luke’s  Church 
• Sunday     8:00 am   Holy Eucharist, 9:00 am          Church School, 9:10 am          Adult Forum, 10:30 am  Holy Eucharist

FOR PASTORAL CARE AFTER OFFICE HOURS, you can reach Fr. Dale at 789-3723.  Fr. Dale’s e-mail is fatherdale@sbcglobal.net   He takes Monday as his day off.  To schedule an appointment with Fr. Dale, call Janet at the parish office, 233-6320.

THE ALTAR FLOWERS are given today to the Glory of God by Charles & Diane Laedlein in celebration of their wedding anniversary.

THE SANCTUARY LIGHT is lit to the Glory of God today by Carol Ludwick in celebration of birthdays in her family.

ADULT FORUM IN FEBRUARY- This Sunday, Fr. Dale will teach on Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians, at the adult forum at 9:10 am. The prevalence of personality cults in a great many churches, especially mega churches, is not new. Paul wrote his first letter to the church at Corinth, to warn against this harmful phenomenon. St. George’s Adult Forum will study the first chapter this Sunday to find out about Paul’s views concerning preachers becoming celebrities and counter this with the meaning of the cross.

SHROVE TUESDAY – St. George’s Youth will be offering a pancake supper on Shrove Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm in the Parish Hall.  There will be a free will offering. 

ASH WEDNESDAY:  February 22 we offer the Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes at two times for this important day, which begins Lent we will worship jointly with St. Mark Lutheran Church.  At 9:30 am the worship will be a quiet service in the church.  At 7:00 pm this Service will include hymns.

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LENTEN OPPORTUNITIES

• Lenten Thursday Soup Supper beginning at 6:00 pm followed by the Lenten program.  March 1 -29.

• The Lenten session of Thursday evenings on “God and America” at 6:45 pm.

• Confirmation Classes led by Deacon Jody in the Conference Room at 6:45 pm.(Anyone wishing to be confirmed or received into the Episcopal Church when Bishop Martins visits in April – Please attend these classes. )

• Stations of the Cross on Fridays in Lent at St. Luke Roman Catholic Church at 12:10 pm with parishioners from St. Luke’s and St. Mark Lutheran

Lenten soup suppers

Series to explore history of religion in America

God in America, PBS’ acclaimed series about how religious faith has shaped America, will be the program for St. George’s Lenten soup supper gatherings this year, to be held every Thursday night beginning March 1 and continuing through March 29.

This presidential election year, in which Mormons, evangelicals, Roman Catholics and many others are all in the spotlight, seems an apt time to examine the ongoing role of religious belief in our nation’s common life.

The evening begins with a simple soup supper at 6 p.m. A free will offering will raise funds for local human services organizations. The program will follow at 6:45.

Plan to join us! — and if you like to make soup, please show off your best recipes for your fellow-parishioners! We will also need helpers to bring relishes and bread. There is a sign-up sheet downstairs on the parish hall kiosk. 

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LENTEN DEVOTIONAL BOOKLET on the table in the Canterbury Room, please take one home.

DEADLINE FOR THE MARCH NEWSLETTER is today Sunday, Feb. 19. We are getting back on the regular schedule.  The newsletter will be ready for distribution the by Feb. 26. Please direct all DRAGON information to Tom Boschert, editor at stgdragon@gmail.com or to the office at stgeorgeoffice@sbcglobal.net

COMMUNITY SERVICE.  It’s that time of year again!  We are collecting for the Violence Prevention Center.

The following items are really needed:

Diapers – 28 lbs and up        Paper Towels

 Baby Shampoo                      Baby or Children’s Tylenol

Cough Syrup                          Wash Cloths

Twin Sheets                            Towels

There will be 2 baskets placed in the back of the church for the

 

ST GEORGE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH FLORENCE MARTIN 2012 SCHOLARSHIP. The “Requirements for Scholarship Applicants” as well as the “Florence Martin Scholarship Application” are available on the St. George’s web site http://stgeorges.wordpress.com.  The application can be filled in online and then printed.  All submissions must be enclosed in a sealed envelope and postmarked no later than Mar.15, 2012.

FOOD PANTRY NEEDS:  The food pantry is running low on items;   especially meat products, tuna fish, canned beans, hand soap, dishwashing detergent.  The next food drive is not until May.  Please pick up a few items, if possible, when you are at the store. 

CURSILLO, April 12-15, 2012 held at Toddhall in Columbia, Illinois.  Applications are available in Canterbury Room.  For more information, see Joe Hooten or call him at 235-7290.

THE CHURCH COULD USE AN UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANER. Call the church office if you have one to donate.

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COFFEE HOUR SCHEDULE

Feb. 19  Boschert               

Feb. 26 John & Becky Miller

Mar. 4  Cindy Lynk         

Mar. 11 Maves Family 

Mar. 18  Mize Family