Haiti mission in 2016

Outline of an adult forum on Jan 8, 2016 Past: What have we accomplished? -Timeline of Partnership and events – brief overview -Fundraising in the last year – brief overview             *30 Scholarships to cover tuition – pamphlets mailed in, in pews             *School supplies             *5th Annual Hot Dogs for Haiti – now in … Read more

Rededication of St. George’s, April 26, 2009

This service was the formal reopening of St. George’s after the Nave closed in January, 2008 for renovations. (The Church had continued in Sydnor Hall). This is a long video in 12 parts, about 1 hour and 45 minutes.

John Pearce – History of St. George’s (Sept, 2004), Part 2

This was a Sunday Adult Education lecture on September, 2004 from Prof. John Pearce of the University of Mary Washington. It was presented over 2 Sundays. This is part 2. 2004 was a year after Charles Sydnor departed and a year before Jim Dannals arrived (Dec. 2005). St. George’s was in the middle of the … Read more

John Pearce – History of St. George’s (Sept, 2004), Part 1

This was a Sunday Adult Education lecture on September, 2004 from Prof. John Pearce of the University of Mary Washington. It was presented over 2 Sundays. This is part 1. 2004 was a year after Charles Sydnor departed and a year before Jim Dannals arrived (Dec. 2005). Rev. John Seville, the interim is pictured here … Read more

Nave Renovation Meeting, Sept. 25, 2005 – Church and Sydnor Hall

This was a significant Sunday in the history of the Nave Renovation process. The Nave Renovation Task Force had come into existence in 2002 shortly after AIM 2000 under Rev. Bill Pregnall. Now 4 years later after study, hiring an architect and consulting with diverse members of the Parish, they were ready to show the … Read more

The Nave Renovation movie 2007-2009

Ralph Powell took all of the Nave Renovation pictures and combined them into a movie that covers the physical changes during the Nave Renovation from 2007-2009. The movie was split into two parts. Part 1 12 minutes Part 2 5 minutes

The Changing Place of the Reredos

The reredos appeared in the 1870’s, changed position in 1925, removed completely 1954, refinished and put back up by 2000 and shifted forward in the next 10 years.

2015 Annual Meeting

Annual meeting documents provide a unique look into a particular year in the history of the Parish. What are the important items ? It is not only the events but how participants reacted to them. 2015 was the Rev. Joe Hensley’s first Annual meeting having arrived earlier in 2015

Interfaith activities at St. George’s, Nov., 2015 – Nov., 2016

The Archdiocese of Chicago‘s Office for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs defines “the difference between ecumenical, interfaith, and interreligious relations,” as follows: “ecumenical” as “relations and prayer with other Christians,” “interfaith” as “relations with members of the ‘Abrahamic faiths’(Jewish and Muslim traditions),” and “interreligious” as “relations with other religions, such as Hinduism and Buddhism.”  Here, we are looking … Read more

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.