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Christmases Past at St. George’s

This was a Sunday Adult Education lecture on December 23, 2007 from . John Pearce. As the self described grinch of Christmas, John led this sharing of remembrances of how the Christmas season has been celebrated in our parish over the years.

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A Charles Sydnor sermon

This is a Charles Sydnor sermon. Unfortunately it is not from his years’ here (1976-2003) but from 2016. It is still a wonderful example of what was one of his strong qualities – preaching.

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Charles Sydnor, St. George’s at the end of 1995

Editor’s note – This was the first report in the 1995 Congregational Reports. At that time each commission produced a separate report and the bound reports were presented at the Congregational meeting. It shows the church in transition in mission, personnel, and facility planning

Getting Started in St. George's History - 6 essential resources

Selections from several categories of our history.

5. Rev. Edward McGuire

McGuire served all 3 churches over the course of 45 years. He is probably the most influential of all our rectors in all phases of ministry from preaching, teaching, and outreach. Trip Wiggins, our archivist, wrote this for a Sunday school class and has been teaching classes for years

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6. Tom Faulkner confronts the Vestry on race

Faulkner served St. George's for 30 years from 1946-1976. During these years racial policies were paramount, especially 1954, in the year of Brown vs. Board of Education, Faulkner was challenged by the Vestry on the role of Blacks in our service. He was able to move St. George's toward racial justice that other rectors would further

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