Ministries
Altar Guild
The Altar Guild assists with all services—weekly Sunday services, funerals, and special celebrations throughout the year.
Altar Guild responsibilities:
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altar setup
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linen maintenance
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maintaining service supply stock items—wine, hosts, candles, oil, etc.
If you want to provide flowers for the altar, please let one of the members know.
Altar Guild Members:
Susie Baars, Virginia Clarihew, Carolyn Hebert, Mary Speck, and Meredith Wilson.
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St. Giles Vestry
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Our Vestry is a very hard-working group of people who face a big challenge: keeping our church running and helping in our community.
If you are interested in serving God and our Church as a member of this important group, please see Cynthia Bilheimer, Senior Warden
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The Vestry meets the second (2nd) Thursday of every month.
2023 Vestry Members:
Priest in Charge - Open
Senior Warden - Cynthia Bilheimer
Junior Warden - Mark Opyd
Treasurer - Open
Clerk of the Vestry - Trudy Hodgson
Memorial Garden of
St. Joseph of Arimathea
St. Joseph of Arimathea assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion.
St. Giles' has honored St. Joseph of Arimathea by naming our Memorial Garden after him for taking care of the body of our Lord Jesus Christ when no others had done so.
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Members of St. Giles' are offered a place to bury their loved ones' ashes in our garden. Fees are waived for church members. Due to space constraints, the garden is only open to members at this time.
Children & Youth
St. Giles' is part of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest FL which is directly connected to The Episcopal Youth Community of Southwest Florida (EYCSWFL). EYCSWFL strives to be open, authentic, and welcoming group of emerging adults (Third grade through College) that walk alongside each other in our journeys with Christ. Wherever you are in that journey, we invite you to join us whether that be through our retreats, summer camp, youth groups, or other activities.
Annual Meeting
Annual Parish Meeting
Last Sunday in January at 10 a.m.
If interested in serving, contact any Vestry member.
2023 Vestry Members:
Priest in Charge - Open
Senior Warden - Cynthia Bilheimer
Junior Warden - Mark Opyd
Treasurer - Open
Clerk of the Vestry - Trudy Hodgson