For anyone desiring ashes, our Ash Wednesday service will be
held on Wednesday, April 6, 2019, beginning at 7:00 pm, at St. James Church, Jermyn. Please, also note that at the request of a number of parishioners, St. James St George Episcopal will be holding their own Lenten services on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Saturday’s Easter Vigil. Stewardship St. James St. George Training Opportunities Parish presently has 21 pledging units totaling The following Worship $30,090.00 pledged for Leader and Eucharistic 2019. This amount is Visitor trainings will take approximately three place at Grace Church fourths what is presently Honesdale: needed to meet our projected operating expenses while relying on Sunday supply clergy. The difference must be made up by loose plate Worship Leader: Saturday, March 9 from 9:00am to Noon. A offerings, special offerings, raffles, dinners and Worship Leader is a layperson who is authorized to lead public other fund raisers. Every little bit helps. Please be worship under the direction of the clergyperson or other leader generous in your giving. exercising oversight of a congregation. This training fulfills the requirement for those who wish to be licensed to lead Morning Pasta Dinner Prayer. The endorsement of the congregation's clergyperson or Senior Warden is required to attend this training. Register here.
Eucharistic Visitors: Saturday, April 13 form 9 am – 3 pm
Eucharistic visitors are authorized to take consecrated elements to
members of their congregations who are too ill or infirm to attend church. The training is required to be licensed by the bishop for this ministry and the endorsement of the congregation's clergyperson or Senior Warden is required to attend this training. Our Annual Pasta Dinner was held on Saturday, Register here. January 29, 2019. Thank you to everyone who made this event an outstanding success. Upcoming Events Community Projects Vestry Meeting – The Church is collecting various objects to help out community Sunday, February 10, 2019 organizations. After 10:00 am Service St. James St. George Church
Community Meal – Saturday, February 23, 2019 11:30 am – 12:30 pm St. James St. George Church
Food pantry – Box Tops Soda tabs Printer cartridges
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 . 11: 00 am – 12:00 pm St. James St. George Church Church Financial Health Contact Information As the result of increasing pledges and hard work, the year ended with a balance of $17,716.92 in the Address: 398 Washington Avenue, checking account. If this trend continues, the Jermyn, PA 18433 desire to obtain the services of a full or part-time Telephone: 570-876-4896 priest may be realized in the coming year! e-mail: ssjandg@yahoo.com Website: ssjandg.weebly.com Vestry News Weekly Bulletins The Vestry met on Monday, January 12, 2019, with all members present. With the Rev. Dan Jones’ blessing, it Contact Heather Evans to add or delete was decided that St. James St. George will hold their own information from the weekly bulletin, services during Holy Week. More information to follow. or to add announcements or events to The vestry is also looking for the names of four local the church website. She can be contacted at 570-468-3022 (leave a charities or organizations to be the 2019 recipients of our message) or HEvans13@outlook.com. 2% of pledges outreach program.