Posts from November 2022

Here is the 2022 Advent and Christmas Reflections Devotional for your enjoyment. It’s available as a PDF .

If you would like to dedicate Christmas flowers to a friend or loved one, please complete  this  form or email the names and who they are from to Melissa. The form/email needs to be completed and the money given to your church’s treasurer by Sunday, Dec. 18. The flowers will decorate the sanctuaries on Christmas Eve at St. Andrew’s and Emmanuel. If you have any questions, please speak with Mother Kathy or Melissa.

2022 GIVING TREE This year, we’re collecting donations for pet food to help families who come to Emmanuel’s Table Food Pantry and are taking a collection to support Grandparents as Parents (GAP). Our furry friends are an important part of our families and those experiencing food insecurity often are struggling to feed their furry family as well. In our area, there are few resources to get pet food, so Emmanuel’s Table has been stepping in to help fill this community…

Happy Thanksgiving! It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord. (Psalm 92:1a)  Dear Friends in Christ, Thanksgiving is at the heart of our Christian life. In The  Book of Common Prayer, when we come together for Holy Eucharist, the second part of the service, we offer The Great Thanksgiving  (p. 361). Eucharist comes from the Greek word for thanksgiving. In the United States, the fourth Tuesday in November is set aside as a national day of Thanksgiving in observance of a tradition…

MOUNT JACKSON THANKSGIVING SERVICE The traditional Mount Jackson Thanksgiving service is taking place at 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20 at the Union Church in Mount Jackson. The worship service is happening for the first time since 2019, so is a special one. Please join in giving thanks for all our blessings. DAR FAMILY BIBLE PROJECT Let the Narrow Passage Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, help preserve the historical value of your family Bible while you wait. Members will photograph, transcribe and…

COOKIE & VOLUNTEER SIGNUP FOR LIGHT UP WOODSTOCK: COOKIES AND VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are in need of plenty of cookies for the 2022 Light Up Woodstock event. Typically, we hand out at least 100 dozen. Cookies need to be dropped off at Emmanuel by 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2.  We also need volunteers to help set up, hand out cookies/drinks and clean up. We need folks to come at 4 p.m. to start set up. We anticipate that break down…

Dear Friends in Christ, As we begin a new month, (remember — we are “falling back” this weekend, so change your clocks!) we are also watching 2022 quickly come to a close. This winding down of a year often causes us to reflect on what is now past, but we must remember all that is to come. In the parish’s most recent memory, we had the blessing of welcoming our Bishop-Elect, The Rev. Canon E. Mark Stevenson, to our Sunday…