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EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH
203 S. KENSINGTON AVENUE
    LA GRANGE, ILLINOIS 60525

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March 22, 2018   Emmanuel's E-News
Greetings from
Emmanuel Episcopal Church!


This Sunday is the Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday.

 
Rev. Ellen will celebrate.

We look forward to seeing you in church! 

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Holy Week begins at the Palm Sunday masses on March 25th and reaches a joyous peak at Holy Saturday evening on March 31. Easter Day is April 1.

 
Palm Sunday  
8:00am & 10:00am 
With bagpipe processional and passion reading
 
Thursday
7:00pm Maundy Thursday Service
Includes the foot washing
Followed by the watch overnight
 
Friday
12:00 noon  Good Friday Service 
7:00pm   Good Friday Service
 
Saturday
9:00pm  The Great Vigil of Easter 
Followed by choir appreciation champagne reception
 
Easter Sunday
8:00am Holy Eucharist Rite II
10:00am Choral Holy Eucharist Rite II 
10:00 Service followed by reception and Easter egg hunt  

Holy Week Confession at Emmanuel

What is the sacramental rite of Reconciliation?

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Christ Church Cathedral Choir from Oxford, England will be performing at Emmanuel on Friday, April 13. When they came 2 years ago, the concert was a virtual sellout.
 
Tickets are on sale now - get yours early. This is a fundraiser for the restoration of our Casavant 3062 pipe organ. Enjoy heavenly music while you support the Pipe Organ Project project!  
 
Click on the Pipe Organ Project logo to purchase tickets online.

The Kensington Market
 
Emmanuel Episcopal Church is very excited to be announcing our new spring event, The Kensington Market.  Emmanuel will once again be filled with vendors, patrons and parishioners all coming together to enjoy the many beautiful artisan booths. 
 
Although we will not be hosting our annual antique show, we are proud of this new event and the vendors that will be filling our beloved space with their unique artisan goods!  One thing that definitely remains for this year's event is our delectable dining experiences and home baked goods.  
 
Market Dates & Times:
Saturday April 28th, 2018
10 am - 6 pm
Admission : $6.00 per person
 
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  • Kensington Market meeting Wednesday, April 11
  • Vestry Meeting Tuesday, April 17
  • Kensington Market meeting Wednesday, April 18

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Vestry Minutes  
 
Click on the dates below to view the minutes of the respective Vestry meeting:
 

Emmanuel Weekly Schedule

Tuesday
7:15 am- Contemplation & Meditation

Wednesday
9:30 am- Healing and Anointing Service 

Thursday
7:15 am- Contemplation & Meditation

Friday
9:00 am- Bible Study
Worship Schedule

Sunday 
8:00 am- Said Mass Rite II
10:00 am- Choral Mass Rite II

Planning an Event? Calendar

 

All event dates MUST be sent to the Parish Administrator so that they can be entered on the website calendar.  This is the master calendar.  If you are planning an event, click on the calendar graphic to find out if your event conflicts with other activities.   








Pillars Community Health Seeking Domestic Violence Volunteers

Did you know that 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime? You can help. Attend this 40-hour training on domestic violence crisis intervention. The training will prepare you for possible volunteer opportunities, such as assisting with our 24-hour hotline, providing crisis intervention, providing presentations to our children's group, or assisting with day-to-day tasks at Constance Morris House, Pillars Community Health's domestic violence shelter.
 
Training Dates: May 2, May 5, May 7, May 9, May 14, May 16, May 19, May 21, May 23, May 30 (Saturdays are from 8 am-5 pm, weekday dates are in evenings only)
 
Location of Training: Pillars Community Health in Berwyn and in La Grange Park (location depends on training date)
 
Cost: Training is FREE with a 6-month volunteer commitment (and free for current Pillars Community Health employees/sexual assault volunteers); cost is $250 without volunteer commitment (to cover training materials)
 
For more information:  Register online at www.pillarscommunity.org  or call  (708) 995-3805.



The Bravura Ensemble record at Emmanuel for radio debut on WFMT!
 
Our Bravura singers were accepted via audition to perform on WFMT's Introductions program which airs every Saturday morning at 11:00 am. Introductions is WFMT's weekly showcase of the Chicago area's finest pre-college classical musicians.
 
We are honored and thrilled to have been chosen for this prestigious program and to record at the historic Emmanuel Episcopal Church in La Grange, a church recently named to the National Register of Historic Places.
Molly Lindberg, 
Spirito! Artistic Director and Founder


Bravura will perform a short program of choral works:  
  • If Music Be the Food of Love, Music by David Dickau, Text by Henry Heveningham
  • God So Loved the World by Bob Chilcott 
  • Ave Maria by Eleanor Daley 
  • Summertime (from the musical "Porgy and Bess") Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin 
Our Bravura singers were accompanied by Matthew Gemmill and conducted by Molly Lindberg. Introductions host and producer, Michael San Gabino oversaw the recording session and interviewed several Bravura singers for the program. WFMT sound engineer Mary Mazurek provided the recording expertise.
 
Tune in to Introductions on Saturday, March 24, 11am to 98.7 FM to hear Bravura perform the second half hour of the program. If you can't tune in that morning, you can click below to hear the program and/or download the podcast. The Bravura recording will be posted on the WFMT website by Sunday, March 25.



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In This Issue
Holy Week Confession at Emmanuel
Christ Church Cathedral Choir
The Kensington Market
Cradles to Crayons
Meetings at-a-glance
Emmanuel Worship Schedule
Planning an Event?
Pillars Community Health Seeking Domestic Violence Volunteers
LISTEN THIS SATURDAY: The Bravura Ensemble record at Emmanuel for radio debut on WFMT!
Hinsdale Chorale to Perform at Emmanuel
News From the Diocese: Aurora Leader is Immigrant Ally
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This is the Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday
 
  
Lessons appointed for 
the day:
  
at The Liturgy of the Palms
 
The Gospel
 
The Response:
  
at The Liturgy of the Word 
 
The Old Testament: 

The Response: 
Psalm 31:9-16

The Epistle: 

The Gospel: 


 
Meetings and Special 
Events

March 25
March 29
March 30
March 31
April 13
April 28
April 29
May 6
  • Bishop's biennial visitation

 

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