Each Sunday at 9:45 AM we will be doing a HANDS-ON service activity in our Gathering Area. To make each of these activities a success, we need your help!
Please consider donating any of the following items PRIOR to the Sunday when the activity is scheduled. You may drop off your donations at the front desk any weekday from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, or on Sunday morning prior to the date the items are needed.
Traveling and can’t make it to help? Please consider offering a cash donation so we can pick up the needed items for you. Click here to make the donation via PayPal. You can also give cash or check in an envelope marked with ‘Summer of Service.’
PRIORITY ITEMS NEEDED – by Friday, June 3
Back to School Packages for Mothers and Children at Magdalena House
Supplies for School Children
- Insulated lunch box with reusable containers for food and drink
- Backpacks
- Mats for naptime at school
- Crayons
- Pencils
- Markers
Supplies for Mothers Attending School
- Spiral notebooks and binders with notebook paper
- Weekly planner
- Pens/pencils/highlighters
- Reusable lunch box supplies
- Adult backpacks
Our new Connections Center in the Narthex is here to serve you! If you are in need with help or assistance with any of the following, we have iPads available and people ready to answer your questions.
- Check your Ministry Schedule
- Make an electronic donation
- Update your contact information
- Complete an electronic visitor card to request more information about St. George
- Register for an upcoming Baptism or Confirmation
- Submit an electronic Prayer Request (you may also request this through our Prayer Teams)
- Request a Letter of Transfer to become a member of St. George
- Submit a new or updated Promise Plan to St. George for your time, talent, and treasure.
Magdalena House is a transitional home in San Antonio that serves mothers and children who have fled dangerous and abusive lives by providing transformation through education, nurturing community, and programming. (Click here for more about Magdalena House).
We have three mission activities for Magdalena House in June. Please click here for the items that we need to have donated for the following activities:
- Back-to-School Supplies for Mothers and Children
- Newcomers’ Baskets for New Residents
- Birthday in A Bag Kits
- Notes of Support and Encouragement
This summer at St. George we will be expanding our on-campus service opportunities! Each Sunday in summer, we will be holding a hands-on service opportunity between worship services at 9:45 AM in the Gathering Area. Summer will be full of travel and fun, but God’s work is never done! When you and your family are in San Antonio, we invite you to be a part of the Good News and to participate in our projects for Magdalena House, Larkspur Elementary, and West Avenue Compassion before and after you attend worship. Watch the eSpear for more details.
The St. George community had a blast while supporting the Chain of Love! “Down for the Count” played some Texas classics and fun Bluegrass music while the kids played in our gorgeous courtyard last Friday night. Thank you to all who came out to have some fun and support the Chain of Love!
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- Down For The Count
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- Beautiful Night in Our Courtyard
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- Called to Serve!
New art has been hung in the Leadership Center to celebrate the “Joy in the Journey” to the Easter Season and of spring. All are invited to come and see! Most of the art is for sale and a portion of proceeds goes to support the St. George Community.
The artists exhibiting are: Sno-Pro Photography, Jim Sparkman, Rita McDaniel, Dr. Michael Orozco, Sherry Humphreys, Shirley Bland, John Roof, Peggy Foerster, and Dawn del Alamo.
The Leadership Center is open from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM during the week and on Sunday mornings. Come enjoy!
St. George Member Bridget Lynch asks for help from the St. George Community.
Bridget writes, “My TMI Science received a small grant earlier from the TeamUp program. Our club’s project is that we create hands-on science curriculums for elementary students and take it to children in Title One schools. So far, we have worked with Mead elementary. With the large grant of $20,000, we want to expand all over San Antonio and bring this opportunity to kids in Locke Hill, Larkspur, et al. The community is allowed to vote for which project they want to receive the large grant. Voting continues through April 1st. We need votes from the St. George community!”
To learn more about their project, click here.
Use the hashtag #TUCvoteTMI in any social media post this week or vote for TMI by visiting: http://
Any help that we can get from the community would be awesome!
Keith Earle, Rob Devlin, Lynne and Robbie Devlin, Joe Garza and Greg Merritt departed for Haiti this morning. We look forward to their updates and keep them in our prayers.
At the Lenten Lunches, often there is soup left over. Marilynne Herbster coordinates using these left-overs to provide meals for some of our shut-in members. Peggy and Paul Foerster are pleased to have been able to transport soups to Harvey Cox on two Sundays. Harvey is a member of our Coffee and Conversation class that meets each Sunday between services. Harvey has participated in the class for several years although he is almost totally blind. In the past few months he as been unable to come to church even if there is someone to drive him because his inability to see subjects him to motion sickness when riding in a car. Harvey greatly appreciates the contact with fellow parishioners, through the soup ministry, the eSpear, and the weekly emails from Coffee and Conversation. He is able to read these on his computer using his document camera and enhanced view screen. Although Harvey is well into his 90s, he is still alert and communicative. He is a role model for us as we grow older. In addition, LaRue Acosta has also been part of this ministry, and noted that this act of service fit so well with Fr. Nate’s sermon on February 21st about physical and spiritual nourishment. Please contact Marilynne if you are interested in taking part in this ministry.