St. George's Episcopal Church
1024 S.E. Cass Avenue
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
(541) 673-4048
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Welcome to St. George's Episcopal Church, the oldest church in Roseburg, Oregon! We are right downtown with convenient access to the interstate. Whether you are a resident and looking for a new church home, or are just visiting this website, we are glad you are here. Please feel free to worship with us, ask questions, and attend the classes we offer on Sunday and during the week. Please feel welcome to take part in any way you feel comfortable. Click here if you want information about the Episcopal Church or Christianity.
We are an inclusive church called to lead people to love Jesus through worship and scripture. We strive to empower ourselves to be a servant body to each other, to our community, and to the world. Our goals are to:
We worship, pray, and study together. We take care of each other. We celebrate each other. We recognize that each person is loved by God, and that everyone approaches God in unique and personal ways. We encourage each other on our spiritual journeys, and we welcome everyone to join with us. So whether you are unfamiliar with Christianity, seeking a new church home, or looking for a sense of the divine in your life, please feel welcome. No matter whether you are a skeptic or a longtime disciple, we invite you to join us. We are grateful for your interest.
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WEEKLY
WORSHIP SERVICE
AND PARISH ACTIVITY SCHEDULES
Sunday
8:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Sunday 9:30
a.m. - Holy Eucharist, Rite II (Child care available; This service offers
a special message for children following the Sermon)
Sunday 11:00 a.m. - Coffee and Adult Education Hour
Sunday 11:00 a.m. - Children’s Education Hour
Wednesday 10:00 a.m. - Rite I
Wednesday 2 p.m. - Adult Bible Study
See the Church Calendars in the
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We hope that you will come and join us when you are in Roseburg, either as a visitor traveling through Oregon or as a new resident of Douglas County. We are looking forward to meeting you and welcoming you into our church family!
As a parish, we are dedicated to each other. We enjoy worship, learning, and fellowship. We are ministers to each other and to our community. And we love to have fun together, as these pictures show. Below the picture are links to other parish activities. If you are new to the Episcopal Tradition, or are just learning about Christianity, click here for more information.
Blessing of the Animals
On Sunday October 2, 2005 we celebrated the Feast of St. Francis with a blessing of the animals in church following the 9:30 am service, and again at Umpqua Community College at 2 p.m. Click here to see a picture display of these events. Also avilable are archives of the 2004 Blessing.
Parish Pumpkin Carving and Painting Party.
On 29 October, 2005 we had a party to carve and paint pumpkins for Halloween. Click here to see a picture display of the people carving and painting their scary (and not so scary) pumpkins.
Stir Up Sunday.
On 27 November, 2005 we had our traditional "Stir Up Sunday"parish party. It was a wonderful craft fair, and we made Christmas cards, golt our faces painted, made tree decorations, book marks, and ate some of the world's finest homemade carmel corn. Click here to see pictures of people of all ages having fun!
On October 14-17, 2004 St. George's hosted Cursillo for the Diocese of Oregon. Check out the pictures and information.
Thanksgiving Parish Dinner.
On Thursday, November 24, 2005 we celebrated Thanksgiving in the parish hall. The celebration began with Holy Eucharist at noon in the church, followed by supper at 2 p.m. Clara Scallon and Betty Fretwell orchestrated a wonderful dinner. During the weeks preceding, parishioners worked together to decide on a menu. And all that good work paid off handsomly in a dinner of roast turkey, baked ham, potatoe salad, green salad, three kinds of cranberry dishes, baked potatoes, two kinds of mashed potatoes, four kinds of dressing, gallons of home-made gravy, olives, brocolli and cauliflower with dips, and sweet potatoes. And dessert was magnificent (see photo at right). Many parishioners and guests attended.
Parish Epiphany Party.
On Thursday, February 6, 2005 we celebrated the Epiphany with a soup supper and a worship service in the parish hall. It was a festival of lights and we commemorated the coming of the light to Roseburg in the founding of St. George's. Check out the pictures, and get the recipe for the soup!
On Maundy Thusday, March 25, 2005, we held an Agape supper immediately before our Maundy Thursday liturgy with footwashing an stripping of the altar and sanctuary. We dined on delicious soup prepared by the women of the church, plus wonderful bread, cheese, and spectacular fruit. The supper was wonderful, and as we ate, we remembered the last supper of Jesus through stories and songs. Our music director, Mr. David Jones was instrumental (pun intended) in making this supper a success. Pictures of the supper as we read stories and said prayers are shown below.
On August 7, 2005 we gathered for a single service at Rive Forks Park north of Roseburg for the annual picnic. About 78 people attended. We had a wonderful service, terrific food, and blesssed fellowship. The children and youth were led in a variety of games by our youth leaders. Click here for pictures.
Mystery Theatre Dinner Fundraiser
On July 30, 2006, the parish held its fourth fundraiser of the year. This was a Mystery Dinner Theatre, and no, the butler didn't do it. Check out the pictures of this event.
Together, these fundraisers have raised over $4000 for the parish, and proceeds from these events have been donated to the MassSae Girl's School in Monduli, Tanzania, and to charitable organizations in Roseburg including Habitat for Humanity, Battered Persons Advocacy, and Casa de Belen - a haven for young women and their children. These fundraisers have bonded the church together as a community, and rasied our awareness of social needs in our community and the world. And we have helped our parish too.
St. George's parish takes outreach seriously. But at the same time, we thoroughly enjoy providing for our community. In this section, we describe some of the work we have undertaken to improve our communities - both local and worldwide.
August 2005 School Supply Outreach Project.
For most students, school in Roseburg started on Tuesday, September 6. At the parish picnic on August 7, Fr. Bill announced the Second Annual St. George's Back To School Supply Drive to support the students at Rose Elemenetary School. We assembled a list of supplies for the first through fifth graders and attached it to grocery bags donated by the downstown Safeway Store. The bags were made available to parishioners attending services throughout August. On August 28 we had an ingathering of the bags of the collected supplies.
As the picture at the right shows, about 150 pounds of supplies were gathered - over 21 cubic feet - including items like back packs, paper, pencils, pens, crayons, scissors, facial tissues, washable markers, glue, glue sticks, pencil boxes, rulers, and the like. Clothing was also collected. On Monday, September 5, the supplies were delivered to Rose School.
It was through the immediate response and dedicated work and love of the parishioners of St. George's that made this supply drive successful. Most importantly, the principal of Rose School assured us that the supplies would be made immediately available to the less fortunate children of our community. Each and every member of St. George's is to be congratulated on a job well done. And we are grateful to Safeway Stores for again supporting this act of community stewardship. It is such a wonderful thing to see the love of Christ flow from our parish into the community.
Fall FISH Food Pantry Food Drive. Volunteers from St. George's participated in the October food drive. We collected over 2 and one-half tons of food and more than $1000. All of this will go to support the food pantry. Click here to see pictures of some of our volunteers in action! All of the parishioners of St. George's who volunteered, and those who contributed are to be congratulated for a job well done!
World Hunger Day, November 14, 2004. We observed World Hunger Day by the preaching and teaching of Fr. Bill Sassman who traveled to Roseburg from Baja, California. Fr. Sassman is a speaker for Food For The Poor, Inc. Check out the pictures of his visit, and get a glimpse of the wonderful work of Food For The Poor, Inc. in the Caribbean and Latin America. During Fr. Sassman's visit, the generous parishioners of St. George's responded by providing over $1360 in donations. Well done!!
Thanksgiving Baskets. Mrs. Thelma Sayers in cooperation with FISH coordinated the collection of funds to purchase food stuffs to fill 54 baskets that were provided to needy families of four or more living in the greater Roseburg area. Shopping wisely, Thelma was able to provide a turkey, stuffing mix, potatoes, gravy, canned green beans, canned corn, macaronni and cheese, cranberyy sauce, bread, and cookies for about $30 per basket.
The Rt. Rev. Johncy Itty, ninth Bishop of Oregon, issued a challenge to the parishes and missions of the diocese to prepare kits of school supplies for needy Children in Afghanistan. The people of St. George's responded to this challenge, and put together twelve kits. Seven of the school bags were hand sewn by Cheryl Seibel and Mary Carley. Betty Fretwell, Karla Roady, Camille Christensen, Faye Benham, Bill Hallcraft, and Janet McClellan, put the rest of the bags together. A picture of the school kits in front of the Altar at St George's is shown at the right.
Following their luncheon meeting on 10 November, the Episcopal Church Women of the Parish decorated the bags sewn by Cheryl and Mary. A close-up of the bags is shown at the left.
Many parishioners contributed the contents of the kits which included one pair of blunt scissors, pads or notebooks of ruled paper, one 30-centimeter ruler,one pencil sharpener, six pencils, one large eraser, twelve sheets colored construction paper, and one box of 24 crayons. The kits from St. George's were carried to Seaside, Oregon for the opening Eucharist at Diocesan Convention on November 18 where they, along with kits prepared by churches all over the Diocese were blessed by the Bishop. A total of 1227 kits were prepared as part of this outreach initiative from all corners of Western Oregon. The kits were boxed and mailed to Afghanistan at the conclusion of convention on 20 November. St. George's one again showed its generosity in helping the less fortunate of our brothers and sisters.
2004 Child and Youth Christmas Gift Program
Each year, the parishioners of St. George Parish shop, wrap, and give presents to children who might otherwise not receive Christmas presents due to economic or social factors. Mrs. Thelma Sayers of St. George parish has organized this project for the past five years. On December 12, the presents were brought to church and blessed, and we prayed for our "adopted children" as well as all other children in the world. The generosity and care for all members of our community was dramatically revealed as the presents were brought to church and set around the altar. Click here to see pictures and read the complete details about this parish project.
The August Blood Drives.
On August 17, 2005 and again on August 30, 2006 in cooperation with the American Red Cross, we held our annual blood drives. During the 2005 blood drive we collected 103% of our target of 30 units! Click here to see pictures and to read about this event. For information about donating blood go to https://www.givelife.org or call toll free 1 800 GIVELIFE.
For Further Information about St. George's
Contact Information - how to get in touch with us
Directions to ChurchSeasonal Events - a list of annual church happenings
Upcoming Events - events of interest occurring in the next few months
Newsletter - the current edition of our monthly church newsletter
Sunday Announcements - the published announcements distributed by email and in church each Sunday.
The Official Web Site of the Episcopal Church
The Diocese of Oregon Web SiteSeal of the Diocese of Oregon
Links To Other Useful Sites on the Web
The Anglican Communion Home page of the Anglican Church. See "The Episcopal Church Home Page" below for the link to ECUSA.
Bible Maps. A source for maps of Biblical times.
Bible Resource Pages. A useful link for studying the Bible. There are many, many sites linked to these resources pages.
Bible, The HebrewThe Book of Common Prayer. This is an on-line version of the Book of Common Prayer, the book used by Episcopalians in corporate worship. This site also has copies of the earlier books of common prayer. See also the link to the Episcopal and the cyber hymnals below.
The Catholic Encyclopedia. This is the 1911 version.
Chronology of St. Paul's journeysThe Cyber Hymnal. This is a very large site with thousands of hymns on line in *.midi or *.wav formats. See also the Episcopal Hymnal below.
The Daily Office. This site provides the readings for the daily office prayers of the Episcopal Church. If you conduct or want to start a daily office prayer group, this is a great place to obtain the readings for the day.
The Dead Sea Scrolls See also the Nag Hammadi Library, below.
Early Christian Writings. This is a huge site that contains links to original documents of early Church writings from the ante-Nicene fathers such as Papias. Canonical writings (i.e., the traditional Gospels) as well as many non-canonical gospels and other works can be found here including the Gospel of Truth, the Acts of Andrew, and the writings of Julius Cassianus, Marcus Aurelius, and Octavius of Minucius Felix, among many, many others.
The Episcopal Church. Some people wonder if Episcopalians are Christians. Check out this short link to read all about it.
The Episcopal Church Home Page. This is the home page for the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA).
The Episcopal Diocese of Oregon. Home page for the Diocese of Oregon. It has links to Oregon Episcopal Churches, Diocesan clergy, the Bishop's Close, etc.
The Episcopal Hymnal. This is an on-line hymnal (see also the cyber hymnal, above). The site states that "This online hymnal contains texts and MIDI files of tunes used in much of the English-speaking world, with particular emphasis on the Anglican tradition. Currently, twenty-two Anglican hymnals have been indexed. Eventually there will be over 5000 pages on this site; currently the number is about 2400."
Episcopal Peace Fellowship. This site promotes peace efforts throughout the world.
The Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, Austin, Texas. This is the web site for the seminary attended by our rector. There are especially useful links that can be found here through the Booher Library. Click on the services tab at this site.
Episcopal SeminariesEpiscopal Archives.
The Gospel of Thomas. See also the Early Christian writings, above.
The Jesus SeminarThe Complete Works of JosephusThe Nag Hammadi Library. This is the site for access to the Dead Sea scrolls.
The Revised Common LectionaryThe Revised Common Lectionary - Second Site
Find Articles. This is a useful site to search electronic media for a variety of articles on any topic.
MapQuest. Map quest is a site that enables you to obtain written and map directions to just about anywhere in the U.S. All you need is an address, or for some kinds of broad searches, just a zip code.
Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
Merriam Webster's Collegiate Thesarus.
The Library of Congress Catalog. This is a very useful site. Here one can look up the citation and bibliographic information on nearly every published item. This is very useful if you need a publisher or a publication date for a bibliography.
State Maps. This is a nice site to obtain maps of the individual states in the United States.
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