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The St. Georgian 
“Growing into Christ + Reaching out in Love”
Volume 9/Issue 11
St. George’s Episcopal Church
November 2009
Looking Ahead
November 1
– Feast of All SaintsPledge Commitment SundayHoly Baptism at 9:00 am serviceAll Saints’ Labyrinth Walk from 2:30-4:30 pm
November 8
– Rite 13 Celebration
November 15
– UTO Ingathering
November 22
– Sydnor Hall Dedication
November 25
– Thanksgiving Eve Micah Service
November 29
– Advent Workshop and Youth Groups
December 6
– Annual Parish Meeting
Sydnor Hall Dedication on November 22
On November 22, the Feast of Christ the King, St.George’s will celebrate the renaming of the FamilyRoom to Sydnor Hall, in honor of our former rector,The Rev. Charles R. Sydnor, Jr. Fr. Sydnor served asrector of St. George’s from 1976 – 2003. Charles willbe preaching at the 11:00 Eucharist. That liturgy willbe followed by a very brief Dedication Service andFestive Reception honor of Charles and Maureen.Everyone is invited to attend this celebration.
COMING SOON!!!
December 6
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at 9:55 am will bethe Annual Parish Meeting inthe Nave. We will vote to electmembers to the Vestry andhighlight and celebrate the past year together. VestryNominations are due on November 9. See nominationform inside this issue of
The St. Georgian.
 
Images of Jesus
Our images of Jesus shape our images of what it meansto be a Christian. The most popular or common imageof Jesus sees him as divine savior. But are there otherimages? Who was he? What was his message? Whatwas his purpose? Join Jim Dannals on Sunday morningsto look at some of the images of Jesus.November 1 – Feast of FoolsNovember 8 – the Humanity of JesusNovember 15 – the Wisdom of JesusNovember 22 – Prophet, Priest and King
Saturday Night Supper
The November Saturday Night Supper will beheld at the home of Anna and Paul Colopy, 14Lawrence Drive, Fredericksburg, 22405 on November 7th at7:00 pm and you are invited. Please bring a beverage forsocial time and a dish to share for dinner. Call the Colopys at540-373-1116 to let them know you will be attending.
DON’T FORGET!!! Daylight Savings Time Ends Nov. 1.
All SaintsLabyrinth Walk –November 1
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from2:30-4:30 p.m. inthe Family Room.See the enclosedbrochure for moreinformation on theLabyrinth and thewalk.
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Clergy Corner
Why I told that story...
Beloved,Ed Jones called it provocative. One of youtold me, “Thank you, it was wonderful.” One of you said it was offensive! I’m referring, ofcourse, to the story I told in my sermon onSeptember 27
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. It’s a story revealing thehumanity of Jesus and the healing power of God’slove.Reaction to the story, along with prayerand consultation with Gay and Carey, has led me tooffer a 4 week series on
Images of Jesus
. After30+ years of ministry as a parish priest, I amconvinced that one of the most important waysfor people to grow spiritually is to be healed ofour images of God. And for Christians, this alsomeans the healing of our images of Jesus andembracing fuller, more life-giving images of Jesus.The heart of the Christian faith isresurrection and incarnation. Incarnation meansthis: If you want to know what God is like, look atJesus. Many people get their images of God fromother places and then, consciously orunconsciously, try to figure out where Jesus fits.But if Jesus is the human face of God, as ourfaith has always proclaimed, then Jesus is thestarting point for our images of God.I hope you will join us for four Sundaysbeginning November 1, the Feast of All Saints,when our series will begin with the ancient themeof the Feast of Fools. On November 8, we willlook at the Humanity of Jesus and how & why thisis threatening to so many and so life-giving forothers. The Wisdom of Jesus will be the themeon November 15 as we look at Logos (masculine)and Sophia (feminine). And our series will end onthe Feast of Christ the King, November 22, withthe traditional theme of Prophet, Priest, & King.In the early church, people struggled withthe divinity of Jesus. In more recent centuries,many people have struggled with the humanity ofJesus. We are now living in an epoch-changingtime where many are again struggling with what itmeans to talk about the divinity of Jesus.Why has the church continued to invite usto embrace the fullness of humanity and divinity?One of my mentors used to say, if we are going toexperience what the church means by the divinityof Jesus, we will discover it in the fullness of hishumanity.Gratefully,
  Jim
James C. Dannals, Rector
 
Caring for our Parishioners
In the Hospital?
Are you or a loved one facing surgery, goinginto the hospital or already in thehospital? Please call our churchoffice (540-373-4133) to let ourclergy know. If you are not up tomaking the phone call, please havea friend or family member call the churchoffice for you.
Lay Eucharistic Visitors
Homebound parishioners or those recovering from anillness may receive communion at home or at amedical/rehabilitation facility. Simply call the churchoffice, 373-4133, to schedule a licensed LayEucharistic Visit. Typically visits are scheduled on thefirst and third Sundays of the month.-Pat Baughman
 
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Adult Education
Sunday Mornings
Early Bird Class at 9 am
Library (off the Family Room)
The Great Emergence by Phyllis Tickle(The story of the church)
Images of Jesus:
 
Our images of Jesusshape our images of what it means to be aChristian. The most popular or common image ofJesus sees him as divine savior. But are thereother images? Who was he? What was hismessage? What was his purpose? Join JimDannals on Sunday mornings to look at some ofthe images of Jesus.November 1 – Feast of foolsNovember 8 – the Humanity of JesusNovember 15 – the Wisdom of JesusNovember 22 – Prophet, Priest and King
Tuesday Nights at 7:00 p.m.September 22 – November 24
The Enneagram
Led by Jim Dannals 
Family Room (Sydnor Hall)The Enneagram is an ancient teaching that describes ninedifferent personality styles or energies and theirinterrelationships. Early in life we learned to feel safeand cope with our family situations and personalcircumstances by developing a strategy based on ournatural talents and abilities. The Enneagram contains aninner dynamic that aims at change. It confronts us withcompulsions or habits or trances under which we live -usually without being aware of it - and aims to invite us tobreak through them into a new awareness and a dynamicnew way of living. Through the Enneagram, we can learnthat ordinary patterns of personality, those very habitsof heart and mind that we tend to dismiss as merelyneurotic, are potential access points for innertransformation.
Stewardship
Don’t forget Pledge Commitment Sunday is November 1.
 
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