Community Events (Page 2)
Community Lenten Services
Community Lenten Services are at Woodstock UMC every Tuesday during Lent (March 3 through April 7). Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. with the service at noon. Mother Kathy is preaching and we are providing lunch for the March 24 service (soups, sandwiches and desserts). We need volunteers to bring food and to serve. Sign up sheets are in the parish hall. Please speak with Jill Gochenour, who is coordinating, if you have questions.
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Suppers
You’re invited to Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner with Beckford Parish next Tuesday, Feb. 25. Dinner is at 5 p.m. at Emmanuel and 6 p.m. at St. Andrew’s.
Community Thanksgiving Dinner
You’re invited to Emmanuel for a (free) traditional Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day from 4 to 6 p.m.
St. Andrew’s Rummage Sale Report
The 2019 St. Andrew’s Annual Rummage Sale was a success, raising over $1668.01 for area charities. The committee is evaluating which charities are to receive donations. Once selected, funds will be sent and the charities announced. Many thanks to Colleen Gray and her volunteer team for organizing and running the sale, and to everyone who donated items or shopped to help support this effort. Stay tuned for 2020 details!
Backpack Blessing Aug. 4
2019-2020 School Year Backpack Blessing All students, teachers and staff are warmly invited to bring their school bags to be blessed for the new school year at the 9 and 11:15 a.m. services Sunday, Aug. 4. You don’t need to be a member or even have visited us before! 9:15 a.m. St. Andrew’s Mt. Jackson 11:15 a.m. Emmanuel Woodstock
Relay For Life Fundraiser Events — Emmanuel Particpation
Message from Tillie Grubbs Kaufmann I am requesting your assistance with a very special event: The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, which will be held at Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, starting on May 31, 2019, from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. June 1. I am representing Emmanuel on the First Baptist Church-Woodstock & Friends Relay for Life team. The team is comprised of members from seven different churches with team leader George Brinkley. My request is for your…
Community Lenten Services
A number of Woodstock churches, including Emmanuel, First Presbyterian, St. Paul’s UCC, John Bosco Catholic and UMC are coming together for a Tuesday community Lenten service from March 12 through April 16. Each service is at Woodstock UMC. Join us for a free-will lunch that benefits the Woodstock Ministerial Association to support the needy at 11:30 a.m. followed by a 12 p.m. service and another lunch at 12:30 p.m. Mother Kathy is leading the March 19 service and we are…
Recall and Reconnect: Diocese Listening Session at Emmanuel
Emmanuel is honored to host one of five Recall and Reconnect Listening Sessions on Wednesday, Feb. 13, from 5 to 7 p.m. Beckford Parish members please RSVP to Melissa so we can register as a group. Find out more and register for this free event. From Bishop Goff: Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we enter into a new chapter together in the Diocese of Virginia following the retirement of Bishop Shannon Johnston and my becoming Ecclesiastical Authority, I…
Advent Community Service in Woodstock Dec. 12
Mother Kathy is the preacher and Beckford Parish’s Emmanuel is hosting the lunch for the Woodstock area ministerial association’s Community Advent Service on Wednesday, December 12. Volunteers are needed to provide soup and sandwiches for the noon meal at Woodstock Emanuel Lutheran Church (Note this is a change from some years ago when there were two servings of lunch and it was at the Methodist church). Lunch will be served at noon and the service will be at 12:30pm. Volunteers, please come…
Help Us Light Up Woodstock This Friday 11/30/18!
One of the ways we share Christ’s love in our community is through our support of Light Up Woodstock, the town’s kick-off event for Christmas. We provide hot cocoa and cookies and we need your help with both cookie-baking and coming that night to serve. Cookies can be dropped off at Emmanuel this week (or call Melissa or Mother Kathy to make arrangements) or at St. Andrew’s by Thursday at 1pm so Melissa can pick them up. To help that…
Happy Thanksgiving from Beckford Parish
Wishing you a day of many blessings with family and friends. You are welcome to join us for a traditional feast on Thanksgiving from 4 to 7 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church.
Emmanuel’s Table 10/30
This week we were blessed to give food to a total of 55 families and 194 people at Emmanuel’s Table Food Pantry.