Marion, born on December 4, 1928, has been involved in all things St. George’s since coming here in 1976. Lois Rambo was teaching in Woodbridge and he was in Manassas. They liked the Fredericksburg community and the history connected with the town. Coming to St. George’s was natural for Marion – he is the son … Read more
George was certainly one of our largest parishioners both in size at 6’4” and spirit, a proponent of moral justice. He was a big man in so many ways. Van Sant, a distinguished retired Marine Corps colonel and longtime reservist, first came to Fredericksburg on a troop train during World War II. “When we stopped, … Read more
By Kathryn Willis On a cold February night in 1985, a homeless man had curled up to sleep in the entrance foyer of Faulkner Hall. Next morning, at a gray-dawn 7 A.M., a small band of St. George men, members of the Brotherhood of St. Andrews, discovered the would-be guest “trying to play the piano … Read more
Way back in 1981, when Peggy Marshall finally convinced Ed Jones to ask her to marry him, she faced a dilemma. The Presbyterian Church, lovely as it is, had no center aisle – unfortunate for the procession of extroverted brides. So Peggy chose Ed’s church, and became an architectural Episcopalian. It has been a successful … Read more
Contributions from Ed Jones in the March, 2008 St. Georgian Earl is a native of Seymour Indiana and graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. He has been retired since 2007, and in his professional life he focused on US Navy Combat Systems. During his career, he spent ten years … Read more
“I believe that God is love. We need to become one world of people who care for each other in our different ways. You can’t lose when you try to love people” – 2002 Oral history In her oral memoirs to Tomi Reneau, Mary remarked “When I was coming along in my year at the … Read more
7 kneelers on the Communion rail were hand sewn by St. Georgians in the 1970’s. An amazing amount of work yielded beautiful work that still adorns this space The kneeler project took place over 3 years. As article in the Free Lance- Star Feb 4, 1978 highlighted 3 churches – Trinity Episcopal, Christ Lutheran … Read more
Design and Changes St. George’s Pews are boxed pews, encased in paneling as opposed to the open pews. It is likely that this was a holdover from the first St. George’s in the 1730’s. Box pews provided privacy and allowed the family to sit together. Pews were originally purchased from the church by their owners … Read more
Organs have been in the church since the colonial period. The organ committee led by Erik William Suter then organist at the National Cathedral met after 2002 to decide about whether the church should embark upon procuring a new organ or renovating what was here. They decided the existing 1875 organ supplemented by an additional … Read more
When we think of communication during our church service, we immediately think of a minister’s sermon or a choir performing a well-rehearsed anthem. While the priests and musicians obviously communicate, so does the interior space. The buildings we worship in teach us theological truths about God through symbols and arrangement of various objects. This idea … Read more