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And another new week begins!
August 3, 2026
The Episcopal Church calendar commemorates
George Freeman Bragg, Jr.
George Freeman Bragg, Jr. (1863–1940) was an influential African-American priest, historian, and social justice champion. He led St. James Church in Baltimore, fought tirelessly for the civil and equal rights of Black Episcopalians, and worked to end racial segregation within the wider church. Bragg founded historical publications and institutions to document and uplift the Black church experience.
An Excerpt from Great Cloud of Witnesses
August 3 - George Freeman Bragg, Jr. Priest, 1940 George Freeman Bragg served for 35 years as the secretary of the Conference for Church Workers Among the Colored People and authored important studies, such as A History of the Afro-American Group of The Episcopal Church and Richard Allen and Absalom Jones, documenting the early history of African Americans in The Episcopal Church. Bragg was born to slaves of an Episcopal family in Warrenton, North Carolina, in 1863. As a young man he campaigned for the Readjuster Party in Virginia, which advocated for voting rights and state supported higher education for African Americans. He was the editor of the influential black weekly paper The Lancet, which he renamed the Afro-American Churchman upon his entrance into divinity school in 1885. Through this paper, Bragg called attention to the fact that African Americans were treated as recipients of mission work but were not supported in raising up self-sustaining institutions that would have fostered their presence in the Church. Ordained a deacon in 1887 in Norfolk, Virginia, Bragg challenged the diocese’s policy of requiring black men to remain in deacon’s orders for five or more years, much longer than their white counterparts, and in 1888 he was ordained a priest. He served as the rector of St. James’ First African Church in Baltimore for 49 years, from 1891 until his death in 1940. He helped establish the Maryland Home for Friendless Colored Children, and did not cease in his advocacy for black Episcopalians and their full inclusion in the larger life of the church, vehemently challenging the exclusion of African Americans from the church’s society for mission work. He was instrumental in fostering over twenty priestly vocations in an environment in which black Episcopalians were often left to fend for themselves without the support and resources of the larger Church.
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Just a reminder that
Fr. Roger as Priest in Residence
is available for all pastoral services—
hospital visits, counseling,
baptisms, weddings, and funerals.
His gift to this parish is beyond measure!
Please tell him Thank You!
Prayer List Requests
Please submit Prayer Requests on the
Prayer Request form found in the pews
or eMail to Fr. Roger at:
Fr.Roger@StNicholasFL.org
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Blood Drive
Tuesday, September 29
8:30am - 2:00pm
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In response to devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, we’ve been in daily contact with our local partners as they check in with congregations and communities to determine who is safe and who needs urgent assistance. We’re poised to deliver critical, sustained support throughout the evolving recovery process as details come into focus.
Learn more:
https://www.episcopalrelief.org/.../earthquakes-in.../
Photo Credit: Carl Campbell, unsplash
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Inviting your
Event Photos and Videos
from St. Nicholas Events
Be part of our history by sharing your images from
events with the St. Nicholas Media Team to publish
in eNews, Facebook and any other outlets we use
to tell our story. St. Nicholas media is being
catalogued for posterity as well as promotions
in a cloud-based system for future reference
and accessibility. The more participation
we have from attendees, the greater variety we'll
have in visual record keeping and memory building.
If you would like to contribute your images, please
eMail to: Office@StNicholasFL.org
Thank you!
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Upcoming Events
Thu, August 6, 2026BINGO!1:00 PMDoors open at Noon. Ministry of Hospitality and Entertainment, BINGO provides our neighbors (particularly senior citizens) a safe and fun place for recreation.
Play for as little as $16 for 10 regular games or $25 for all games (10 regular games, 2 progressive coveralls, 6 special games, and the Money Ball!
Plus, St. Nicholas gives away a $15 Publix Gift each game day and monthly there are 4 (two on Thursday and two on Sunday) $50 cash give-a-ways! Sun, August 9, 2026Sunday Service9:30 AMHoly Eucharist followed by Coffee Hour in Parish Hall Bible Study11:00 AM to 11:45 AMLed by Kipp Helwig, we will begin a study of the Gospel of Mark. Bibles will be provided. BINGO!2:00 PMDoors open at 1:00pm Ministry of Hospitality and Entertainment, BINGO provides our neighbors (particularly senior citizens) a safe and fun place for recreation.
Play for as little as $16 for 10 regular games or $25 for all games (10 regular games, 2 progressive coveralls, 6 special games, and the Money Ball!
Plus, St. Nicholas gives away a $15 Publix Gift each game day and monthly there are 4 (two on Thursday and two on Sunday) $50 cash give-a-ways! |
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St. Nicholas Episcopal Church
1111 E. Sample Road, Pompano Beach, FL 33064
Phone (954) 942-5887 www.StNicholasFL.org
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