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July 21, 2016 Emmanuel's E-News
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Greetings from
Emmanuel Episcopal Church!
This Sunday is the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost.
Rev. Ellen will celebrate and preach.
We look forward to seeing you in church!
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The Sundays after Pentecost
As on most Sundays during "Ordinary Time," the longest season of the church year, vestments and altar cloth are green, the color of growth and life.
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Wednesday Healing and Anointing Service
As Rev. Ellen is on vacation for the first half of July and then will be working at the Diocese for the latter part of July, the Wednesday Eucharist will be cancelled for July.
Morning Prayer may be read by Jim and Sue Beyer if you wish to join them. Otherwise, normal services will be resumed in August. Thank you.
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 July Outreach at the Quinn Center
On Friday evening, July 22, we will be helping with the Quinn Center's annual "end of the summer program" BBQ and celebration. Emmanuel will be helping to set up the tables, helping with games and providing dessert.
If you are interested in helping out, please contact Penny Longo at (708) 354-7947. It should be a fun evening of fellowship!
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A Note From Gabriel Lara, Director, Quinn Community Center of St. Eulalia
To all the volunteers from Emmanuel who have so  generously supported the Quinn Center:
I would like to invite you to our annual
End-of-Summer Community Celebration, which we will be hosting on
Friday, July 22nd from 6-8pm. We want to take this time to acknowledge the campers, their families, and the community that makes this endeavor possible. Please see the attached flyer for all the details.
It is hard to believe that this will mark the end of the Quinn Center's
5th Summer Program. We have seen incredible growth over the years, and we have been blessed to work with wonderful community volunteers and partner organizations along the way. This year we welcomed over 140 youth to the Center, including an entire classroom of 4- and 5-year olds. Our 30 teen mentors not only worked at the camp but also had the opportunity to give presentations about health disparities through the Loyola ASPIRE program.
As we celebrate these accomplishments, let us remember where we started: a small group of dedicated teens saw a need for affordable summer programming for their community. They had the brave and somewhat audacious idea that they could make a difference. May we all believe that we too can be that change.
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Please check your calendars for the following events:
Friday, July 22nd, is the annual BBQ at the Quinn Center. I am looking for some teenagers who would be willing to help run games for the children at the event from 6-8 p.m. The church will provide all the games and supplies.
On Saturday, July 23rd, there will be a Deanery-wide youth event at St. Helena's in Burr Ridge. This is open to all youth in Grades 6-12 as well as adult chaperones and leaders. It runs from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and will include fun, food, and music. We already have several middle school youth interested, so Emmanuel will definitely have a group going.
If you would like to RSVP or would like additional information, please let me know at [email protected].
Also, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Downers Grove) is running a Vacation Bible School (VBS) at the end of July for children Age 4 up through 5th Grade. It will be July 25-29, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Their program will study the water stories of the Bible and reflect on how "God is with me wherever I go".
If you are interested, please let me know and I will provide you with the contact information for that church.
Thanks, and have a great week! -Dave Jackson
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2017 Planning Session
Please reserve the evening of Monday, August 15
th at 7:30 p.m. for our next Antique & Vintage Market planning session that will be led by Reverend Ellen. We will be making some very important decisions at this meeting pertaining to the Antique & Vintage market in 2017.
As we discussed at our last meeting together, it is vital that these chair and committee positions are staffed in advance of kicking off this event as the planning takes almost 9 months to complete. Because we are not meeting until August 15
th, everyone will have time to think about what role, if any, to play in next year's event.
All parishioners are welcome to attend... including our teens.
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Solemn Communion
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Please consider making your pledge payments by means of an automatic draft from your bank account. Cash flow is always difficult, especially in the summer months, and an automatic deduction ensures that your pledge is made even when you are unable to be in church.
Thank you very much for considering this.
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Summer Art Adventures for Kids 6 - 12
Rachel Weaver Rivera, Instructor
Call Rachel at (773) 203-6659 to register.
Animal Magic
August 1-4, 3-5 PM
Use your imagination to explore your love of animals. Craft a Papier-mâché fancy rainbow fish, sculpt a little rabbit family out of handmade clay, design "Wild Thing" puppet, and make a butterfly mobile.
Book-Tactic
August 8-12, 3-5 PM
Experiment, design, and play. Have a blast making a variety of exciting books. Learn to create a nature-paper-bag book, a secret alphabet symbol book-in-a-box, a funny-face portrait book, and an accordion book-in-a-charm necklace.
Young artists will have a blast making friends, learning art-tricks, and honing technical skills. Studio classes will begin with warm-up "inspiration" activities, brainstorming, and preparing materials. Each day will offer a new, exciting project and focus on generating fresh ideas in one's own individual style.
FEES
: *1 session = $120 *2 sessions = $210 *3 sessions = $300
Art Classes for Adults
OIL PAINTING WITH JAMES SWANSON
Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Ongoing.
Call KAC director Cindy Mottl at (630) 272-3636 for more information.
PIANO LESSONS FOR ALL AGES
For information on pricing and scheduling call the KAC music director George Tarasuk at (312) 835-2526.
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'All Together Under the Son'
An Ecumenical Service on Sunday August 7th at 10:30am
at Gordon Park
As part of the "Endless Summer" Festival at Gordon Park, all of the area churches will be coming together for a joint worship service.
Including:
St. Francis
First Baptist
First Congregational
First UMC
Second Baptist
Davis Memorial AME
Sisters of St. Joseph
Please mark your calendars that on August 7th
8 a.m. - Rite II here at Emmanuel
10:30 a.m. Ecumenical Service at Gordon Park
The vendors will be showing up early for those of you who want to enjoy the festival right after the service. After my first Ministerial Association meeting it turns out I'm also preaching. So please if you are in town come so I can see a friendly face :) I would love to have support there!!
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Emmanuel Worship Schedule 
Sunday 8:00 am- Said Mass Rite II
10:00 am- Choral Mass Rite II
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Planning an Event? 
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.
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Saint of the Week:
Mary Magdalene, First Witness of the Resurrection
22 July NT
Mary Magdalene is mentioned in the Gospels as being among the women of Galilee who followed Jesus and His disciples, and who was present at His Crucifixion and Burial, and who went to the tomb on Easter Sunday to anoint His body. She was the first to see the Risen Lord, and to announce His Resurrection to the apostles. Accordingly, she is referred to in early Christian writings as "the apostle to the apostles."
Mary Magdalene, Mary of Bethany (sister of Martha and Lazarus), and the unnamed penitent woman who anointed Jesus's feet (Luke 7:36-48) are sometimes supposed to be the same woman. From this, plus the statement that Jesus had cast seven demons out of her (Luke 8:2), has risen the tradition that she had been a prostitute before she met Jesus.
Because of the assumption that Mary Magdalene had been a spectacular sinner, and also perhaps because she is described as weeping at the tomb of Jesus on the Resurrection morning, she is often portrayed in art as weeping, or with eyes red from having wept. From this appearance we derive the English word "maudlin", meaning "effusively or tearfully sentimental." There is a Magdalen College at Oxford, and a Magdalene College at Cambridge (different spelling), both pronounced "Maudlin."
Source: Justus.anglican.org
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Vestry Minutes
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Emmanuel's Garage Sale
Start holding items for this year's Emmanuel
 Garage Sale! We will be having our garage sale on August 19 & 20.
Parishioners are asked to start saving items and bringing them to the church starting in July.
If you need someone to pick up any items, please contact the church office or Penny Longo at (708) 275-5028. We need everyone's help to make this year's garage sale a big success!
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2016 Brat Trot: Registration now open!
Saturday Sept. 10th, 8.30am
Please tell your family, friends, neighbors, and spread the word.
Flyers are available in the church foyer if you would like to help by distributing them to local businesses.
All proceeds benefit BEDS.
Click on the running brat for more information or to register for this great event!
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| Mary Magdalene Meets the Risen Christ |
This Sunday is the
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Lessons appointed for
the day:
The Old Testament:
The Response:
The Epistle:
The Gospel:
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