Ash Wednesday is March 9th, and with that a whirlwind of new activity starts at St. George‟s! I remember 

that in seminary we were encouraged not only to give up something for Lent, but to take something on as 

well. We were so smart, some of us said we would give up class and take on an extra meal. Not quite the 

intention, although seminarians are always hungry! The intention was for us to experience a new way of 

doing things and to encounter the presence of God in all that unfolded. Your reflection on “God in my life 

this week” is a good place to start and one way to initiate something new as a Lenten discipline.

As we enter the season, you will be seeing, hearing and even experiencing some new things. Our seven 

vergers have been trained and commissioned and will be serving at all liturgies, beginning this season. So 

if you see a new face serving at the altar with a verger‟s scapular under it (a verger‟s scapular is a long 

panel garment that has a dragon shield on it, worn over the alb), introduce yourself and say hello.

The E-100 initiative will be launched on the First Sunday of Lent as a way to practically address the process of drawing closer to God and building community. More on this in church and in the bulletin.

This Lent I will be preaching a series of sermons designed to address the practicalities of the faith as we 

really live it, need it, use it, and celebrate it in the everyday world.

Our Palm Sunday liturgy will be different, in that the Passion will be highlighted, and the parts for the 

Passion will be important to us in its telling. Sign-up sheets will be in the narthex later in the season.

The Stations of the Cross will be offered Wednesdays at 11:45 am and Fridays at 7:00 pm. More on the 

Lenten schedule of worship is on another page in this issue.

Sign-up sheets for the Vigil in the chapel from Maundy Thursday to Good Friday morning will also be up 

in the narthex later in the season.

The Chapel Cross has been repainted by Cathy Fare, and is now bright and alive, drawing us to it in remembrance of the sacrifice made there for us which won our salvation.

Our focus for the remainder of the year will center on Evangelism and Congregational Development. 

What are we doing right and how can we be more effective for the sake of the Gospel. Pray for the wardens and vestry as we begin this new work, and pray for the evangelism team as they help us discern 

God‟s call to us in this place.