Historic St. George's Episcopal Church Celebrate Your Faith, Come and Share our Joy. A special invitation to come and Renew Your Spirit

319 Front Street
Hempstead, NY 11550
ph: (516) 483-2771
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Come and Celebrate Patronal Week at St. George's Church

Sunday April 21, 2013 - Celebrate our Seniors

Monday April 22, 2013 - Youth Movie Night

Tuesday April 23, 2013 -

St. George's Day Eucharist 7:30pm.

Preacher: The Rev. Theodora Brooks

Thursday April 25, 2013 -

St. George's Day Eucharist 7:30pm.

Preacher: Archdeacon Brenda Overfield

Honoring the Senior on Sunday April 21, 2013

Dedicating a new Cross Today at St. George's Church

on Sunday April 21, 2013

Wishing our dear sisters Gloria and Atlas farewell as they relocate to warmer climates:

The Beautiful and Delicious Cake was made by Mrs. Hunte

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR

Mrs. Doreen Pooran-Singh

FUNERAL SERVICE:

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

7:00pm

BURIAL SERVICE

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

09:00am

SAINT GEORGE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

319 Front Street, Hempstead, NY

Phone: (516) - 483-2771

MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR

Monica Sealy-Puckerin

Saturday, January 26, 2013

The Church of St. Luke & St. Matthew

520 Clinton Avenue,

Brooklyn, New York 11238

Viewing: 12-2 pm

Service 2:00 pm

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FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR

Mr. William Wladyka

VIEWING:

Thursday January 24, 2013

7 pm – 9 pm

HEMPSTEAD FUNERAL HOME

89 Peninsula Blvd, Hempstead, NY.

(Corner of Peninsula Blvd & Front Street)

FUNERAL SERVICE

Friday January 25,2013

12:30 pm

SAINT GEORGES CHURCH

Rectors Christmas Message 2012

We love Christmas carols. For many of us those are what make the season what it is. Some people would be delighted if we sang them throughout Advent. It is difficult to be patient and not sing the hymns of Christmas until the season starts. Indeed, we may argue that the season, December 25 to January 6, is far too short for the number of wonderful hymns that are available.

As I looked at, and listened to, the Christmas hymns this year I could not help but peruse those which specifically speak of the birth and care of the Christ child.

“What child is this, who, laid to rest, on Mary’s lap is sleeping?” “Why lies he in such mean estate where ox and ass are feeding?” Does it raise any question in our minds as to the daily conditions of our children? What is their estate? Are they any less children of God than the Child we celebrate at Christmas?

“Unto us a child is born, the King of all creation.” “Cradled in a stall was he with sleepy cows and asses.” “Herod then with fear was filled.” “All the little boys he killed at Bethlehem in his fury.”

This not only reminds us of His lowly birth but of the destruction brought upon so many families because of the fear and fury of one person.

That should give us pause as we face our own fears.

“Away in a manger, no crib for his bed, the little Lord Jesus lay down his sweet head” can lull us into thinking that all was well and so we fail to see the harshness and discomfort of His birth.

But the reality is that Jesus’ birth as a child was hazardous for Mary, for Him and for all the baby boys born in Bethlehem at that time. It should serve as a reminder of the frailty of the life of our babies and the need for us to give care and love to all children.

As we think of what gifts to give this year, let us think of ways in which we can give our children healthy,wholesome, love-filled lives. Let us see the Christ child in each one of our children and care for them accordingly.

I wish a blessed Christmas to you and your loved ones.

The Very Rev. P. Allister Rawlins

Rector

Boy Scout Troop 300 - Summer Camp - Onteora 2012

Congratulations to the Scouts from Troop 300 who attended Summer Camp this year. Together they earned over 40 merit badges. The merit badges included Kayaking, Metal Works, Mammal Study, Environmental Science, First Aid and many many more. The Troop went on group hikes and completed program challenges together. Most of all the Scouts had a fun learning experience.

In addition, three of our Scouts was selected to be in a Boy Scouts of America video commercial. You can view the commercial on YouTube click on this link to see the video. You can also see more information on Troop 300 by clicking on this link.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2012 GRADUATES

OSASU UZAMERE

PATONIA GUERRA

BRITTANY LINDO

BRIANNAH LINDO

KEIANA HANSON

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CHURCH BANNER ON DISPLAY AT CAMP DEWOLFE

The vision of Camp DeWolfe is to - "support spiritual formation in the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island; by providing a natural setting for people to engage in community and empower them to live out an outward and visible expression of the love and grace of Christ".

As part of the grand re-opening and in keeping with that vision, Camp DeWolfe decided to celebrate the diversity in communities across the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island and one way was to offer the canon davis dining hall as a space to celebrate God’s people through banner art!

St George's Church banner was donated by Guild of the Christ Child and now hangs amongst other parish banners inside The Canon Davis Dining hall.

Happy Easter To All

Bishop Provenzano's Easter Message

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

Alleluia! Christ is risen. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!Having journeyed the Lenten path it is now the time to celebrate the reality of newlife, everlasting life, given us in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. We walk this patheach year—each time presumably drawing ever closer to the reality of new life in a profoundly deeper and richer way. We walk this path each year—each time knowing more clearly the meaning of the resurrection for all of humanity.What we proclaim in Easter is a strange and confounding fact—our God once andfor all putting an end to death and freeing us to eternal life in the resurrection of theone who died and rose for us. The meaning of Easter and the church's celebration of its truth must find context for each of us. Beyond the profound and holy proclamation of eternal life made possible in the resurrection, there is the practical, contextual reality that the resurrection must be lived in the everyday, in the common places, in the experiences of life where too much death and hate reside. This Easter let us make it our mission not to merely proclaim new life in Jesus Christ in the church; but also, to live it every day in the dying places of God's people. Our world, our neighborhoods, our families and our churches need the experience of Easter lived in their midst. I invite you to be symbols of the resurrection by your loving and caring, by your praying and presence in all the places of your life. Jesus Christ is risen as he said—proclaim this truth by the witness of your life. If there is new and everlasting life in Jesus Christ as we believe - we must shout it from the house tops and proclaim it by our lives—every minute of our lives—every place in our lives - with all the people in our lives.

Alleluia! Christ is risen. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!

The Rt. Rev. Lawrence C. Provenzano

Bishop of Long Island

Rector’s Christmas Message 2011

The message of Christmas has as one of its pivotal characters a young woman named Mary. She is described as coming from a small, remote village of Nazareth, way removed from the centers of political and religious power in Jerusalem.

Luke tells us in the first chapter of his Gospel that an angel named Gabriel suddenly appeared to Mary and said “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”

Thus begins, for Mary, the journey of soul searching which issues forth in faith, obedience, humility, motherhood, heartache, pain, grief, joy and glory; the life of a woman, mother of the Jesus of Christmas.

Mary lived in “Occupied Palestine”; and a very oppressive and far-reaching occupation it was. The few at the top of the power structure made life miserable for the large percentage at the bottom. Rights were negated, humanity was ignored and need was great. And the people longed for a Messiah. Why this particular young lady was chosen to be an instrument of God’s rescue plan we do not know. The angel never said why Mary was favored. Mary herself did not seem to know, for in response to the title heaped upon her she was perplexed, disturbed, troubled, upset, and she pondered, wondered and asked herself, “what could this mean”, “why me”?

How sufficient were the answers she received? We do not know. But in a supreme act of faith this young woman surrenders to God’s will and took on the risks, challenges and burdens of the “theotokos” (God-bearer), Mother of our salvation. She, in her simplicity, made herself available to God.

Today, as we approach Christmas, we live in a world, in many ways not dissimilar to the one in which Mary lived. Extreme poverty abounds, political corruption is rampant, exorbitant greed and the lust for power stifle the humanity of both the players and the played. In the midst of this occupation God seeks willing instruments of justice and love to aid in the “salvation project;” to be his vehicles for hope, joy and peace. Any takers? Any willing Marys or Josephs?

Will we be disciples of the Christmas Gospel or consumers of the Christmas farce? Can we be both? Can we really serve God and mammon?

Let us, like Mary, ponder these things in our hearts, and pray that we have the courage to surrender to that which we understand to be God’s will for us and our hurting world.

A blessed Christmas is wished for you.

The Very Rev. P. Allister Rawlins.

Rector.

Boy Scout Troop 300 - Summer Camp at Onteora. Click on the following link to see more pictures of our Scouts at Summer Camp.

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