St. George Church Preservation Society News & Archives

St. George 130th Anniversary Dinner a huge success!! posted  Sep 28, 2016, 12:54 PM  by  Close to 250 members of the St. George Family filled the Castle Shannon Memorial hall on Saturday night. Many guests were overwhelmed with appreciation for this opportunity to gather and reminisce. There were many compliments for the great food, deserts, drinks and the DJ with oldies music for dancing. During the event, there was a slide show of St. George photos displayed on several flat screen TVs. The crowd was privileged to honor our several guests from The Greatest Generation and viewed the display of the St. George WWII memorial. Guests also were able to gather around St. George and the trophy table for class photos. In addition to the large Chinese Auction, many door prizes and the 50/50 raffle, there were St. George T-Shirts and mugs on sale. We would like to thank everyone for coming and especially all of those who helped make this such a successful event.  If you know o...

Prize Winners from the Anniversary Dinner posted  Sep 28, 2016, 12:23  ST. GEORGE RAFFLE PRIZE WINNERS EARLY BIRD RAFFLE  Tom Suhayda BLUE TICKET RAFFLE Jason Callendar      Football & Helmet autographed by Jack Ham DJ Grace Zierden    Chvasta Anti Aging Facial DOOR PRIZES Bill Meyer Party         Lite Wax Pot Stephanie Gonsar     Plate Holders and Gift Card Mary Gorski              Glass Bowl Viv Werst                  Coins 1999 Cindy McGinley        Friends Statue Paul Shannon           Hummingbird Light Sandy Steele            Lenox Ornament Connie Bayer            Ornament Rich Mehrenb...

Letter from the Vatican posted  Sep 14, 2016, 5:30 PM   Dear St. George Family: On Tuesday, September 6, 2016, our group of parishioners received a letter from the Vatican indicating that the decision to close our church has been revoked. While we are pleased with this news, we're aware that this decision could be appealed. Now we look forward to entering into a cooperative effort with the parish to continue on a path of success for our historic church. Thank you for your continued support and encouragement. Below is a copy of the letter: