Mission
Mission is central to the life of St George’s, and has many aspects, so we have two church teams that make mission a priority. One team, Mission Faith, works on sharing our faith with others, evangelism and outreach, while the other, Mission Service, concentrates on trying to share God’s love in service to the community, our local area and the wider world. Mission Faith The Mission Faith team explore ways we can enable others to express their own faith, ways to share faith and grow in faith. We have organised faith sharing events including an evening with a former Bishop of Tewskesbury. An explaining faith course has been run and a series of faith stories were published in the magazine. New ideas are always welcome and being explored. Rooted in prayer, proclaiming the Good News of the risen Lord Jesus and encouraging the whole community in faith, both within and outside the walls of the church, is the mission.
We are involved with a number of charities both locally and nationally: We support Traidcraft and run a stall in church once a month.
We also get involved in Christian Aid’s campaigns, for example on tax justice, as well as putting on special events to for example ‘send a goat for Christmas’. We follow the Christian Aid Lent and Advent material which gives a daily reminder of the poverty and opportunity across the world and which stimulates us to pray, act and give. Contact is Martin Gregg
A partner organisation runs Kid’s Stuff, which supplies baby and children’s equipment to those in need, and a Furniture Bank, to which we also contribute.
The Vale Community Hospital League of Friends We are members of our local hospital's League of Friends and support their fund-raising activities.
We try to improve the environment for local people by running litterpicks around the parish, using equipment borrowed from Stroud District Council.
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