This Week at 
Emmanuel Church 
June 22 - 29

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Join us on Sunday for
Holy Eucharist at 10:00 am
 in the
 Lindsey Chapel
 
SUNDAY PARKING  - the Back Bay Garage on Clarendon Street - address: 500 Boylston St., Boston 02116. Pink tickets are available during coffee hour. Your ticket is good for a 3 hour period on Sunday between 8:00am to 8:00pm. The price for 3 hours is $5. Beyond that the regular rate applies.   
Chapel Camp this Sunday begins a series of three...

After the service, join us for the first in a series of three Chapel Camp sessions hosted by Tom Barber and Jaime Bonney in celebration of the written and spoken word.  This Sunday we will enjoy some favorite poems from participants, original or not, to read and hear; at the second session on 7/24 we will share favorite prayers; and at the third, on 8/28, you are invited to bring written works of your own.  We hope that some will be moved to bring their own poems and prayers. Please come, with poetry and an open heart.

Chapel Camp brochures are available that detail our summer plans. This information is also on view when you follow a link on the home page of our website, www.emmanuelboston.org. We gather on these summer Sundays for cool drink, a bite to eat, and engagement in activities that strengthen our connections to one another, our traditions, our larger community and the world. 

       
Upcoming Events & 
Important Information:
 
Make plans now for our Emmanuel Talent Show 
and Jello Contest - July 3rd - next week!
Next Sunday, July 3, following the worship service, Emmanuelites will have the opportunity to entertain and be entertained by their fellow parishioners with song, skits, poems, juggling, or wherever your talents lie! Each act should be 10 minutes or less in duration. There are acts lined up, but we need more. Plan to bring your best jello salad to share!
All performers please contact Amanda March at
parishadmin.emmanuel@gmail.com. 

Emmanuel Church Photography and Social Media Statement

Communicating through social media helps our efforts to build community and expand our reach to people who are new to Emmanuel, as well as to Emmanuelites around the world. Volunteers help spread the Word by taking photos before, during and after services, posting and sharing online. We value the sanctity of our worship and aim to strike a balance between sharing life at Emmanuel and creating a sacred space for all, filled with wonder, love, thanksgiving and praise. No one will be tagged or identified by name in a photo without their permission and other privacy wishes will be respected on request. If you are interested in helping in these efforts or have concerns please see a vestry member after the service. Please check out Emmanuel's online venues and follow us to help grow our global presence!
This Week @ Emmanuel is linked from our website's homepage and Twitter.
 
Brookline's Puppet Showplace Theater honors 
a lifetime behind the scenes


This week's Brookline Tab has a full-page article on Sara Peattie - she is being honored for lifetime achievement in puppetry at the Puppet Showplace: click on the link below to read!

http://brookline.wickedlocal.com/news/20160613/brooklines-puppet-showplace-theater-honors-lifetime-behind-scenes
Peattie has worked in the puppet business for more than 40 years. On June 7, she was honored at the Puppet Showplace's annual gala with the Paul Vincent Davis Life Time Achievement award for founding the Puppet Cooperative and working with First Night to create giant puppets.
Congratulations, Sara!
Tuesday morning Bible Study will resume in July on Tuesday mornings from 7:30-8:30 a.m. in the Emmanuel Room (through the kitchen of the Parish House). Come whenever you are able to join us for this lively conversation with the Rector.  This Bible Study meets in odd-numbered months.
Join the Chapel Choir!
The Chapel Choir is a non-auditioned group that sings for Emmanuel's Chapel services during the summer months. Singers should have some experience with choral music and be able to read music and match pitch. Rehearsals are before the 10am service. Please let Chapel Choir Director Kevin Neel (kevin.w.neel@gmail.com) know if you plan to sing!
BOSTON WARM is hiring
Part-time Operations Manager is being hired for the day center for people who are experiencing homelessness, BostonWarm at Emmanuel on Mondays and Fridays. This position reports to the Executive Director of ecclesia ministries, inc (common cathedral)., Amanda Grant-Rose. Time commitment: 7 hours/day, one or two days/week, plus another 2-3 hours (weekly or biweekly) for outreach or staff gatherings. For more information, contact Amanda Grant-Rose at amanda@commoncathedral.org.
Fruit of the Vine at Communion 
Our trial use of adding grape  juice at communion has been declared a success!  Both grape juice  and wine will be served at the communion station in front of the baptismal font.  The grape juice will be in the ceramic chalice.  Only wine is available at the rail. Our offering of non-alcoholic fruit of the vine is in response to recent calls within the Episcopal Church for Episcopalians to re-examine our relationship with alcohol, and because of our heritage of the Emmanuel Movement (forebear of AA).  As a matter of theology, the Episcopal Church teaches that receiving only bread or only wine constitutes full communion.  However, just as we began to offer gluten-free bread, we add non-fermented grape juice to our sacramental offering to extend the hospitality of the sacrament. 
Name Tags for All 
Because it's always nice to be able to attach a name to a face, we encourage you to wear a name tag. You may find them along the wall in the Parish Hall, alphabetized by FIRST name. And in our efforts to make Emmanuel Church a more welcoming and inclusive community for all, we invite you to put your pronouns (he/him, she/her, etc.) on your name tag. By doing this, we help make Emmanuel Church a more welcoming place for transgender worshippers. If you don't see a name tag along the wall in the Parish Hall, and would like to have one, please find Penny Lane at coffee hour or email her at  penelopelane77@gmail.com with your name and pronouns.
Tours at Emmanuel
Have you ever wondered about the stories behind Emmanuel's beautiful building? Today, it is home to thriving communities from Emmanuel Church and Central Reform Temple, to Twelve-Step programs and ministries to the homeless, and to dozens of music and performing arts events from Emmanuel Music and others every year. We are excited to announce that Emmanuel Church is starting to offer free, guided tours of its historic Sanctuary and Leslie Lindsey Chapel. For a taste of Boston's 19th century history and an eyeful of Boston's best architecture in the oldest building on Newbury Street, call Christen Mills at (617) 536-3355 x21 or email at parishassist.emmanuel@gmail.com to schedule a tour.  


"This Week at Emmanuel" E-News & Updates
"This Week at Emmanuel" is a weekly e-mail digest of announcements and upcoming events at Emmanuel. If you'd like to receive these, simply e-mail Amanda March at parishadmin.emmanuel@gmail.com.

Amanda March,
Parish Operations Manager
617-536-3355, x 10
parishadmin.emmanuel@gmail.com