Parish Life and News (Page 5)

Parish Life and News (Page 5)

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AdventWord: A Different Kind of Advent Calendar

In a recent article by Miriam Willard McKenney for the BuildingFaith newsletter, I was introduced to AdventWord. “AdventWord is an Advent calendar that we can use in so many ways. AdventWord offers a way to prepare each day of Advent with a word from the scriptures we hear on Sundays. AdventWord is brought to you by Forward Movement, the folx (sic) who bring you Forward Day by Day and Lent Madness.” From the AdventWord website: “As we await the birth…

In Memoriam: Mary L. Hoffman

It is with great sadness that we share the news of Mary Hoffman’s death, even though we celebrate her life and her nearer presence with God. Mary and her husband Don and their daughter Susan were active members of Emmanuel over 20 years ago until they moved away. The banner hanging on the left side of the church over the choir stall was designed and created by Mary, with assistance from our own Trudy Pence.  You can read about Mary’s…