FredCamp, a summer work camp which eventually involved over 20 churches in the Fredericksburg area, was the brainchild of Jan Saylor while youth director at St. George’s. The idea was to get the youth involved in giving back to the community in the form of home repairs for low income, handicapped or elderly residents.
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd was a different way of conduction christian education among youth and led to increasing links between it and other parts of St. George’s life.
A 4 minute video of St. George’s graveyard, mostly shot June 9, 2017
The Community Dinners were a response to a community church call by Micah Ministries to provide a hot meal downtown every night of the week. Churches responded as did St. George’s which became responsible for the dinners on the 3rd and 4th Monday nights and would feed up to 300 individuals a month.
A collection of pieces Gay Rahn wrote for the newsletter, St. Georgian, 2008-2010
The children, 4th and 5th graders, go on a mission trip in 2010 to Camp Hanover for a lesson growing healthy foods for those who have little access to these foods
The youth and invited adults came together to present a variety show in Market Square, May 2010, an original and one time event.
The congregation attempts to answer this question in 2007. From a newsletter article by Gay Rahn
Gay has been our longest serving Assistant/Associate. She has gathered a strong following through her creativity, relationship building and knowledge centered in education and welcoming.
In 2008, St. George’s Senior High Sunday School made their pilgrimage that summer on the Appalachian Trail from the Priest Wilderness to the James River, 35 miles over four long hot days of July. The group selected the theme “Embracing Change: Living the Questions”. This was a unique event that has not been repeated.