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This Week at
Emmanuel Church
September 28 - October 5
Read below about some of
the things that are important to us...
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This Sunday ~ Holy Eucharist
at 10:00 am in
the sanctuary
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.
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This Sunday ~ time for
Smalls Wonders
!
This is our program for young children and it meets the 1st Sunday of each month, for half an hour during the sermon and prayers of the 10:00 service. We are using the Godly Play curriculum, which is based on Montessori principles. Children have an innate sense of the presence of God. The Godly Play approach helps them to explore their faith through story, gain religious language and enhance their spiritual experience though wonder and play. A simple seasonal/lectionary appropriate story will be told using the Godly Play materials. Curiosity and imagination will be encouraged as the children experience the mystery, joy, and love of God! The program is led by Jaime Bonney and Linnea Massie.
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Good News! Update
The Diocese of Massachusetts has awarded Emmanuel Church a $10,000 congregational development grant to continue hosting our BostonWarm day center on Mondays and Fridays during the 2016-2017 year. The grant will help defray the cost of utilities and building related expenses, so that we can offer hospitality to more than 70 unhoused community members, and relieves a portion of the fund-raising burden for Common Cathedral, which administers the day center. In our parish hall people are able to get warm, access much needed food, and build intentional supportive community with some of our most vulnerable neighbors.
BostonWarm is, of course, not new for us and we are fully engaged in this ministry - and we need volunteers to assist the day-center staff. A handful of those we had last year are unable to do so again this year. We are planning an event that will equip you with helpful information, but the only requirement for you to begin volunteering is to show up! The staff and returning Emmanuelites will get you going right away. If you can give some time on a Monday or Friday, please contact our Parish Operations Manager, Amanda March at parishadmin.emmanuel@gmail.com
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An invitation from Becky Lightcap ~
Dear Friends,
If you have been away for the summer, welcome back! After nearly 3 years as a member of Emmanuel Church, I have taken on a new set of responsibilities. When Susanne George's time with us as deacon ended in May, I began scheduling Lectors and Intercessors for our worship services.
Lectors read the Scripture lessons, and Intercessors lead the Prayers of the People each week. Many of you may have served as Lector or Intercessor in the past, and I am hopeful that many of you who are experienced in this area will continue to serve or will return to serve in this capacity. Although several souls form a devoted core of this ministry, there is always room for more! If you are willing to lend your hands and voices to this important and visible aspect of Emmanuel Church's worship, please make yourself and your interest known to me.
As a Lector/Intercessor, your time commitment will be minimal, and you will receive all materials in your email inbox a few days before the service for which you have signed up to read. It is my pleasure to train and support Lectors and Intercessors according to whatever individual needs they may have.
Whether you have been a reader at Emmanuel for years, or whether you're curious about what this responsibility entails, please be in touch with me so that I can include you by forming an updated list with the names and emails of all who wish to serve our parish community in this way.
To contact me, please send an email to BLightReb@gmail.com . I look forward to hearing from you!
In peace,
Becky Lightcap
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Central Reform Temple congregant Marilyn Levitt will be giving a Benefit Recital on behalf of Emmanuel Center on November 20, the Sunday evening before Thanksgiving. She will be performing operatic arias & art songs in six languages with William Merrill as piano accompanist. Marilyn has been associated in different capacities with both the New England & Boston Conservatories. She is excited to be giving this concert in the gorgeous main sanctuary of Emmanuel Church. Please do join her for an exhilarating evening with your neighbors & friends. Suggested donation is $15. Proceeds will benefit the Emmanuel Center.
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Diocesan Convention forums coming up in October
The 231st annual Diocesan Convention will take place Nov. 4-5 at the Holiday Inn in Mansfield. Pre-convention forums in October will offer an important opportunity for learning and discussion about the issues and business to come before the convention. Several forums will be held in the area, the one in closest proximity to Emmanuel is planned for Thursday, Oct. 20 at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul (138 Tremont Street) from 7 - 9pm.
FOR INFORMATION: contact Laura Simons, Office of Convention and Council (617-482-4826, ext. 406 or lsimons@diomass.org).
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A change near the high altar in Lindsey Chapel
Lindsey Chapel was built with an aumbry in the wall to the left of the high altar. We've decided since we have it, to start using it! The word "aumbry" is Middle English, from the Latin word armarium, meaning a cupboard or a safe. If the cupboard is free-standing, it is called a "tabernacle" from the Hebrew Bible, meaning tent or dwelling. In some Christian practice, consecrated wafers not consumed during communion are reserved in an aumbry or tabernacle for people who were unable to be present at the Eucharist because of illness or infirmity. When the reserved sacrament is in the aumbry or tabernacle, a candle is lit to indicate its sacred presence as a public reminder of God's hospitality in Christ's Church without exception, and our ongoing concern for all those who are suffering.
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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.
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Tuesday morning Bible Study
will resume next month in the
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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"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.
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Amanda March,
Parish Operations Manager
617-536-3355, x 10
parishadmin.emmanuel@gmail.com
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