We intend to invite, welcome, receive, and care for all people whom God draws into the fellowship of St George’s and actively desire for ourselves a deep receptivity to the grace of God, making space for God in our lives day by day, and accepting God’s love for ourselves and offering it to others.
Worship is the most important gift we offer in response to God’s love for us and is at the very centre of our life together. It is the place where Jesus the Christ gives himself graciously to us in Word and Sacrament in the communion of the Holy Spirit. We commit ourselves to regular and consistent participation in the community’s worship. We intend to establish patterns of listening and speaking to God in sustained prayer, personal devotion, and fellowship, the mutual sharing of gifts among ourselves.
We aspire to growth in faith through regular Bible study, Sunday School classes, prayer groups, and such initiatives in Christian education for all ages that will lead us deeper into sustainable patterns of faithful living. We will encourage each other to engage such daily practices as will draw us into fellowship with others, immerse us in Scripture, and form us in prayer.
We aspire to undertake works of service that turn us outwards towards others and stretch us in learning the compassionate love of Christ so as to make a positive difference in the lives of the people whom we meet. We commit ourselves to offering the love of God in concrete ways to those who are living in poverty, unrelieved suffering, and other needs.
We aspire to an unselfish willingness to give of our material resources in order to make a positive difference for the purposes of Christ in ways that exceed expectations. We hope to be drawn into extraordinary sharing, willing sacrifice, and joyous giving for the sake of the Gospel and out of love for God and neighbour. We invite each member of St George’s to give generously to the extent that all our ministries that transform lives, relieve suffering, and sustain and nurture the spirit, will be adequately supported.
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified
under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father.
With the Father and the Son
he is worshipped and glorified.
He has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic
and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism
for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.