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COMMITMENT SUNDAY HAPPENINGS SUNDAY OF RECOMMITMENT -NOVEMBER 18THSt. George’s stands here as a Holy Place. As you contemplate your pledge, please remember that the tithe is the biblical and Christian standard of giving back to God and His Church, and is defined as giving 10% of your annual income for the furtherance of God’s Kingdom in Christ Jesus. Pledge cards will be distributed on Sunday, November 18th . The Sermon topic is Hilarious Giving. ST. ANNE’S GUILD (ACW) MEETING AND BAKE SALE -NOV 17 AND 18At both Masses on Sunday, November 18th the ACW will offer lots of homemade goodies just in time for Thanksgiving. Those who wish to donate baked goods (Homemade only please) should sign up on the table at the back of the church. The next ACW meeting is next Saturday, November 17th at 2:00 pm at the church, Contributors to the bake sale may bring their goodies to the ACW meeting on Saturday. VESTRY MEETING -SATURDAY NOVEMBER 17The next meeting is scheduled at the church at 2:00 pm on Saturday, November 17th. CHRISTMAS PAGEANT REHEARSALNext Sunday November 18th the first Christmas Pageant rehearsal will be held immediately following Mass. Parents plan to stay a few minutes after church and enjoy the bake sale on the patio while children begin rehearsal. The Pageant will held on Sunday December 23rd . In addition to next Sunday future rehearsals are Sunday December 2 after Mass, Wednesday December 12 at 6:30 pm. Final rehearsal is Friday December 21 at 6:30 pm HANDMADE SILVER CROSS NECKLACES AVAILABLE FOR SALEThe ACW will be taking orders today and next Sunday for handmade silver cross necklaces and earrings of fresh water pearls and Swarovski crystals and Swarovski crystal prayer bracelets. The deadline to order is November 18th in order to receive your order by December 9th . If you are interested, please see Jerry Bates or Martha Murray after Mass. MANY THANKS TO NICK DOUGLASThe AYG is presenting a Bible today to Nick Douglas for his generosity. Nick hand crafted wooden crosses and offered them for sale two weeks ago. Nick is donating half of the monies earned to our Development Fund loan. These crosses have been blessed. If you missed seeing the crosses, Nick will display his handmade items again on Sunday, November 18th. GOSPEL FOR TRINITY XXIII SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Matthew 22:15-22This Gospel tells again of an attempt to trap Jesus. The question He was asked, ‘Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?’, was a subtle, far reaching one. It involved the widespread resentment among religious and patriotic Jews at having to pay taxes to the Imperial Roman government, the pagan power which had subjugated them. Jesus made the questioners answer their own question by producing the tribute-money, the Roman silver coin bearing the Emperor’s image and name, with which the Jews paid the poll-tax imposed upon them by the Romans since AD 6. The coin represented the government that issued it. It represented therefore, the maintenance of law and order, the safeguarding of life, the administration of justice, the protection of trade and travel. If the Jews accepted these and benefitted from them, then they were under a moral obligation to pay for what they had obtained. At the same time, He insisted that there were the things of God equally binding upon citizens. The early Christians recognized this twofold obedience required of them. They sought to be good citizens but they knew that in the end as Peter said, ‘We must obey God rather than men’. L. W. Cowie and John Selwyn Gummer The Christian Calendar COMMITMENT SUNDAY HAPPENINGS SUNDAY OF RECOMMITMENT -NOVEMBER 18THSt. George’s stands here as a Holy Place. As you contemplate your pledge, please remember that the tithe is the biblical and Christian standard of giving back to God and His Church, and is defined as giving 10% of your annual income for the furtherance of God’s Kingdom in Christ Jesus. Pledge cards will be distributed on Sunday, November 18th . The Sermon topic is Hilarious Giving. ST. ANNE’S GUILD (ACW) MEETING AND BAKE SALE -NOV 17 AND 18At both Masses on Sunday, November 18th the ACW will offer lots of homemade goodies just in time for Thanksgiving. Those who wish to donate baked goods (Homemade only please) should sign up on the table at the back of the church. The next ACW meeting is next Saturday, November 17th at 2:00 pm at the church, Contributors to the bake sale may bring their goodies to the ACW meeting on Saturday. VESTRY MEETING -SATURDAY NOVEMBER 17The next meeting is scheduled at the church at 2:00 pm on Saturday, November 17th. CHRISTMAS PAGEANT REHEARSALNext Sunday November 18th the first Christmas Pageant rehearsal will be held immediately following Mass. Parents plan to stay a few minutes after church and enjoy the bake sale on the patio while children begin rehearsal. The Pageant will held on Sunday December 23rd . In addition to next Sunday future rehearsals are Sunday December 2 after Mass, Wednesday December 12 at 6:30 pm. Final rehearsal is Friday December 21 at 6:30 pm HANDMADE SILVER CROSS NECKLACES AVAILABLE FOR SALEThe ACW will be taking orders today and next Sunday for handmade silver cross necklaces and earrings of fresh water pearls and Swarovski crystals and Swarovski crystal prayer bracelets. The deadline to order is November 18th in order to receive your order by December 9th . If you are interested, please see Jerry Bates or Martha Murray after Mass. MANY THANKS TO NICK DOUGLASThe AYG is presenting a Bible today to Nick Douglas for his generosity. Nick hand crafted wooden crosses and offered them for sale two weeks ago. Nick is donating half of the monies earned to our Development Fund loan. These crosses have been blessed. If you missed seeing the crosses, Nick will display his handmade items again on Sunday, November 18th. GOSPEL FOR TRINITY XXIII SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Matthew 22:15-22This Gospel tells again of an attempt to trap Jesus. The question He was asked, ‘Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?’, was a subtle, far reaching one. It involved the widespread resentment among religious and patriotic Jews at having to pay taxes to the Imperial Roman government, the pagan power which had subjugated them. Jesus made the questioners answer their own question by producing the tribute-money, the Roman silver coin bearing the Emperor’s image and name, with which the Jews paid the poll-tax imposed upon them by the Romans since AD 6. The coin represented the government that issued it. It represented therefore, the maintenance of law and order, the safeguarding of life, the administration of justice, the protection of trade and travel. If the Jews accepted these and benefitted from them, then they were under a moral obligation to pay for what they had obtained. At the same time, He insisted that there were the things of God equally binding upon citizens. The early Christians recognized this twofold obedience required of them. They sought to be good citizens but they knew that in the end as Peter said, ‘We must obey God rather than men’. L. W. Cowie and John Selwyn Gummer The Christian Calendar
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