Parish Happenings & Updates (Page 26)
10/8 Weekly Update
REMINDER: RSVPs DUE FOR SHRINE MONT SERVICE We’re at Shrine Mont again next weekend, Sunday, Oct. 18. Please be sure to RSVP by this Sunday, Oct. 11. If you’re coming on your own and prefer to not sit alone, please email Mother Kathy or Melissa. We have a few groups coming (including Mother Kathy for lunch) that you’re welcome to sit with. Here is info about safety requirements and how to RSVP. For those coming for lunch: We need to…
Reminder: Wednesday Bible Study
A quick reminder that tomorrow is the next session of the Bible study group with the Episcopal churches in our region. It is from 7 to 8 p.m. and our own Elizabeth Cottrell is leading online via Zoom. We would love for as many folks as possible to attend to support her. Simply click the link to join. If you haven’t been able to join the other sessions, that’s not an issue. You can jump in any Wednesday. If you have any questions,…
Meditation for the 18th Week after Pentecost
The Power of Prayer in the Wilderness of Cancer from Bishop Susan Goff The meditation I offer today in this time of division, uncertainty and daily change in our national life is personal. As I complete active cancer treatment, I reflect on the journey and offer my thanks to you for accompanying me in prayer. I pray that this reflection might be a support to you as you journey through every wilderness of this time. It was a doctor…
A Season of Prayer for an Election
New prayer initiative offered in advance of elections in the United States Forward Movement and The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations are calling Episcopalians and all others to join in A Season of Prayer: For an Election. This prayer novena—nine days of devotional prayers—calls upon God for discernment in voting and for the well-being of our nation. The season of prayer begins Tuesday, October 27, and continues through November 4, the day after the elections in the United States.…
Pet Blessing: Virtual and In-Person!
Virtual and In-person options! This year, our pets have been even more of a comfort and blessing to us than usual. We’ll be honoring them with three parish events: Saturday, October 10, 11 to 11:30 a.m. at Emmanuel — Mother Kathy is going to be out at the parking lot for anyone who wishes to bring their pet for an in-person blessing, either drive by or out side the car socially distanced. (Please make sure all animals are properly leashed…
2020 Emmanuel Refurbishing Update
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 One of the responsibilities of the Vestry is to preserve and maintain the church properties. Under the leadership of Senior Warden Kirk Denkler and Junior Warden Jonathan Nateghi-Asli, your Vestry has undertaken to create a five-year plan that prioritizes needed repairs and improvements. Since COVID-19 has prevented us from using the buildings for worship…
10/1 Weekly Update
FALL SERVICES AT SHRINE MONT Thank you to everyone who came out to Shrine Mont last week. We had about 37 people for the service. It was wonderful to be together again on a beautiful day in a special setting. Of course, the fried chicken lunch was delicious! We’ll be at Shrine Mont again Sunday, Oct. 13. If you’re coming on your own and prefer to not sit alone, please email Mother Kathy or Melissa. We have a few groups…
Meditation for the 17th Week after Pentecost
Deeper than Melodrama from Bishop Porter Taylor “If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?” — Alexander Solzhenitsyn Think back to 2008. John McCain is holding a rally near election day.…
9/24 Weekly Update
FALL SERVICES AT SHRINE MONT This Sunday we’re heading to Shrine Mont. For those who don’t feel comfortable worshipping outdoors yet, you’re welcome to join the National Cathedral’s virtual service. If you are coming for lunch, please remember to bring a check in the amount of $14.75 per person made out to Emmanuel with “discretionary” in the memo. Checks can go to Mother Kathy. We needed to pay in full ahead of time for lunch, so adjusted the procedure a…
Meditation for the 16th Week after Pentecost
Thanksgiving Has Come Early This Year from Bishop Jennifer Brooke-Davidson Walking in the light of the first cool, crisp mornings of the fall, I find myself thankful — not just Gratitude-Journal-thankful for hot coffee, or work that I love, or even for health (though grateful I am) — but grateful for the front-line workers and first responders who are tending to the spiritual needs and feelings of anxiety or disappointment or fear or rage that flare up in unexpected hot…
9/17 Weekly Update
FALL SERVICES AT SHRINE MONT: REMINDER, RSVPs FOR 9/27 DUE SUNDAY Next Sunday, Sept. 27, we’re heading to Shrine Mont for Sunday service! If you can’t make it, we’ll be there again for the Oct. 18 service. Please read this info about dates, times, safety requirements and how to RSVP. (RSVPs for Sept. 27 are due by this Sunday, Sept. 20. RSVPs for Oct. 18 are due by Sunday, Oct. 11.)If you have any questions, let Mother Kathy or Melissa know. MOTHER…
2020 American Cancer Society Relay for Life
Dear Fellow Episcopalians, My email to you is requesting your assistance with a very special event — the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life Drive In, which will be held at Shenandoah County Administration Building parking lot in Woodstock Sept. 26, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. You may have seen/read the large announcement in the NVD. The last time I saw it was this past Saturday, 9/12. I am representing Emmanuel on the First Baptist Church-Woodstock & Friends Relay for Life team, which is comprised…