What's Going on in Fellowship

Aelfric's Readers

Aelfric’s Readers will read The Space Between Us: A Novel by Thrity N. Umrigar for their next meeting on Tuesday, April 8th:

Using turbulent India, with all its social, environmental, and economic problems as a background, author Thrity Umrigar tells a very humanistic tale of love, loss, and ultimately betrayal. Two very different women who, in their struggle to cope with their heartache and sorrow, discover an inevitable commonality, a spiritual unity, even though they are divided by the seemingly insurmountable gulf of money, opportunity and class.

We meet in the Bride/Family Room at 7:00pm. Anyone with questions can call Lynn Terry at 383-6055 or Paula Snyder at 356-5376. Aelfric’s Readers, St. George’s Book Club, is open to all - come join us for some interesting conversation about books.
The book chosen for May is Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation by Cokie Roberts.

We meet in the Bride/ Family Room at 7:00pm. Anyone with questions can call Lynn Terry at 383-6055 or Paula Snyder at 356-5376. Aelfric’s Readers, St. George’s Book Club, is open to all - come join us for some interesting conversation about books.

May – Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation by Cokie Roberts

Prime Timers

All Congregation Luncheon and Talk
presented by Prime Timers

How the Holy Land Affected our 45 St. George's Pilgrims
Thursday, April 17th, 11:30am


A few weeks ago 45 Pilgrims went from St. George’s to the Holy Land to immerse themselves in the life of Jesus, the places he walked, and the sacrifice he made for us. “We are changed and we want to tell you about it.”

For the April 17th Prime Time luncheon, Pilgrims will show pictures but more importantly tell you how the experiences affected them. There will be photos at every table, dramatic pictures on the big screen, and 1st century oil lamps and memorabilia on the tables. Ten of our Pilgrims will share personal experiences.

Linda Crane, Sally Miller, and Paul Teschan, Pilgrims the year before in 2007, returned to the Holy Land to try to better understand the plight of Christians there. Both in Israel and in the West Bank, the shrinking number of Christians are trying to be faithful under distressing circumstances. Our three will report on their findings and make suggestions about how we at St. George’s may assist these Holy Land Christians.

Attend! Invite your friends! Make your reservations for the $10 lunch at 385-2150 x 262 or reserve@stgeorgesnashville.org by Sunday, April 13th.

Fellowship on Foot

Just to prove that we can walk and talk at the same time, the women of St. George's gather each Wednesday morning at 9:00am at Parmer Park for our Fellowship on Foot. Please join us any Wednesday! If you'd like more information, email Sally Graham or call her at 356-7264.

Working Women's Group

The Working Women's group meets the first Thursday of each month at 6:30pm in the Bride/Family Room. This is a great group! If you'd like more information or want to join us, please email Sally Graham or call her at 356-7264.

Needlework Guild

The Needlework Guild is up and running and now meeting twice a month! We will meet the first and third Wednesdays from 11:00am – 12:00pm in the Bride/Family Room. Please join us if you know how to do any sort of needlework or want to learn! We are already working on Chemo Caps and Prayer Scarves as our first outreach project. We are also helping out in-house with the Altar Guild and Children's Catechesis. For more information feel free to call or email Kendall Flanagan or call her at 370-5771.

Laymen's Breakfast

The men of St. George's meet on the first Thursday of every month for fellowship over breakfast.

6:45am - Holy Eucharist
7:15am - Breakfast with speaker to follow

Episcopal Church Women Spring Retreat

ECW Spring Retreat
April 25th & 26th

This year’s ECW spring retreat is at Dubose Conference Center in Monteagle, TN. It begins on Friday, April 25th, at 3:00pm and ends after lunch on Saturday, April 26th. The key note speaker is Phyllis Tickle (www.phyllistickle.com). She is a wonderful author and has a new book, The Words of Jesus,and another recently published book for children, This Is What I Pray Today: The Divine Hours Prayers for Children. The Friday evening format includes a talk with the 3 bishops of Tennessee.

Phyllis Tickler, nationally renowned author, lecturer, founding editor of the Religion Department of Publishers Weekly, and one of the most highly respected authorities and popular speakers on religion in America today, will be the keynote speaker this year. Her keynote address, “Glimpses Ahead: Following Christ in the 21st Century,” will be Saturday at 9:00am. She will lead midday prayers from The Divine Hours prayer manuals at 12:00pm followed by lunch and book signing.

Registration forms are available at http://nsider.net/ecw or on the bulletin board across from St. George’s Church offices.

Sharing the Word

The Diocesan Commission for Christian Education and Bishop Bauerschmidt are hosting a Christian education curriculum fair called Sharing the Word right here at St. George’s on April 5th from 9:00am to 2:00pm. The event is designed to provide educators with the tools they need in educating parishioners of all ages.

Vendors will display a variety of curriculum and resource options in an Exhibit Hall set up in Hampton Hall. Practitioners from across the diocese will conduct information sessions and forums on a range of relevant topics.

The cost is $12 and includes a box lunch. All interested parishioners are invited to attend. For more information, go to http://episcopaldiocese-tn-ce.org/.

Prayer Partners for Honduras Missionaries

Daughters of the King Prayer Partners for Honduras Missionaries

Parish members are invited to join the Daughters of the King in intercessory prayer for our missionaries to Our Little Roses in Honduras February 12th-18th. A sign-up poster is outside the chapel. You will be responsible for daily prayer in their behalf. Intercessory prayer is a ministry of the Daughters of the King and part of our Rule of Life. If you are interested in learning more about DOK, please call Mary Tygret at 646-1816 or Libby Lund at 269-7868.