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Join us this Sunday at 10 am for
Holy Eucharist in the Sanctuary
As we gather in our sanctuary once again, we continue our
45-year old tradition of the Bach Cantata Series with
Ryan Turner conducting BWV 19 - "Es erhub sich ein Streit"
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SUNDAY PARKING - the Back Bay Garage on Clarendon Street – address:
500 Boylston St., Boston 02116.
Tickets are available during coffee hour. Your ticket is good for a 3 hour period on Sunday beginning at 8:00am. The price for 3 hours is $5. Beyond that the regular rate applies.
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Our Cantata Series will continue through May 20, 2018. Each Sunday the Orchestra and Chorus of Emmanuel Music present sacred music in the liturgical setting for which it was intended, for the purpose of glorifying God and tuning our ears to better love one another. For a listing of cantatas for the 2017-18 season click this button:
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Mike Shea’s Tour of Lindsey Chapel
Come learn more about the history and beautiful architecture of Leslie Lindsey Chapel from Mike Shea. Mike’s next two tours will be held on these Sundays: Oct. 1st and Nov.5th from 12pm to 2pm.
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A Word from the Episcopal Bishops of Massachusetts regarding DACA
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The bishops of the Episcopal dioceses of Massachusetts and Western Massachusetts issued
this statement
on Tuesday regarding the rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Take action today to
support the Dream Act
and protect immigrant youth.
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Watch Presiding Bishop Michael Curry: "Walk and Don't Give Up"
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Episcopal Relief & Development
urges prayers and financial contributions for all who are dealing with the impact of
Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma
. Please visit the organization's website for more information about relief and recovery efforts and donate at
www.episcopalrelief.org
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Rector's Bible Study in September
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Tuesday morning Bible Study
meets from 7:30-8:30 a.m. in the Emmanuel Room during in odd-numbered months. Come whenever you are able to join us for this lively conversation with the Rector.
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C
ommon cathedral Paint Night
Gather, celebrate, and share as we host the FIRST EVER common cathedral Paint Night fundraiser. Our weekly program, common art, provides space, materials and a caring staff to foster creativity and expression. Join us to experience a night of creation as a professional artist guides you to make your very own painting from start to finish. Bring friends and loved ones to learn more about our programs. All skill levels welcome, and food, drink, and endless possibility are provided!
Tickets are $30 each, or 2 for $50. If purchasing the discount price, please select the $25 price and add your quantity in multiples of 2
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Calling for Sandwiches!
BostonWarm serve as a day center for people without shelter on Mondays and Fridays at Emmanuel. Once again, they are asking for a group of Emmanuel volunteers to provide up to 60 sandwiches each Monday for folks to take with them for an additional snack or dinner. Hanna Bartlett has agreed to organize a rotation of volunteers, with everyone helping out one Monday a month (or more if possible). Those who participated last year found the assignment easy and rewarding. Please consider joining them. Everyone makes their own preferred kind of sandwich! If you are willing to assist, email or call Hanna for details.
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Support Ecclesia Ministries and common cathedral’s programs
: Click on the link below that will take you to a new way to support the programs. Please consider checking out our wish list by clicking the green button below. Click on an item and help out!
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Thank you!
Amanda Grant-Rose
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Becoming Beloved Community -
the Episcopal Church's Long-Term Commitment
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Becoming Beloved Community
: Introducing the Episcopal Church’s Long-Term Commitment to Racial Healing, Reconciliation and Justice. Churchwide discussion and webinars have begun. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and House of Deputies President the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings and officers of the House of Bishops and House of Deputies are inviting Episcopalians to study and commit to using Becoming Beloved Community: The Episcopal Church’s Long-term Commitment to Racial Healing, Reconciliation and Justice. Leaders say
Becoming Beloved Community
is designed as a strategic path through distinct phases that lead to personal and structural change.
- Telling the Truth about the Church and Race, via a census to determine church demographics and a Racial Justice Audit to study the impact of racism on the Church’s leadership, organizations and bodies
- Proclaiming the Dream of Beloved Community, via a series of regional public listening and learning engagements, starting with a partnership at Washington National Cathedral
- Practicing the Way of Love, via a churchwide Beloved Community story-sharing campaign, multilingual and multigenerational formation and training, pilgrimages and liturgical resources
- Repairing the Breach in Institutions and Society, via advocacy for criminal justice reform, re-entry collaboratives shaped by people moving from prison back to community, and partnership with Saint Augustine’s University and Voorhees College (the historically black university and college associated with the Episcopal Church)
For more information go to www.episcopalchurch.org.
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At Emmanuel -
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. We encourage 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 lunch or email her at
penelopelane77@
gmail.com
with your name and pronouns.
Small Wonders
!
This is our program for young children and meets the 1st Sunday of each month during the sermon and prayers of the 10:00 service. We are using the Godly Play curriculum, 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. 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. Please escort children to the back of the chapel during the end of the Gospel hymn. From there they will follow Jaime and Linnea into the Sanctuary for
Small Wonders.
Emmanuel Church Photography and Social Media
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.
Care Commission
If you can write notes or make visits, we would love to have your help. Do you know someone who is in the hospital, or confined at home? Know someone who needs a ride to or from a medical appointment, or would just appreciate a visit? The Care Commission wants to help. Contact Pauline Ratta (617-469-2232) or Walter Jonas (617-696-8020) and we will see that a pastoral response is provided.
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Reminder of Sanctuary
In a typical week, Emmanuel Church provides sanctuary and hospitality for as many as 1500 people who are living on the various margins of our society because of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, disability, addiction, immigration status, religion, and so on. Coming together to help lift heavy hearts and carry heavy burdens is what we do, and many hands make light work. Every single one of us has some capacity to join in this vital mission, thanks to Love. – plw
Emmanuel Church
supports the mission of religious, social service, and artistic organizations by providing space and some staff support for meetings, concerts, events and functions. As our mission states, Emmanuel Church strives for justice and peace. Your financial contributions help us continue to support these organizations vital to the health and spiritual wellness of the City of Boston. We are proud to support the mission of:
- AA and Al-Anon Meetings
- Artists-in-Residence: Sara Peattie, Puppeteer & Ted Southwick, Woodcarver
- Back Alley Puppet Theater & Free Lending Library
- Back Bay Chorale: weekly rehearsals
- Boston Gay Men’s Chorus: weekly rehearsals
- Boston Early Music Festival
- BostonWarm (see Ecclesia Ministries below)
- Calliope: weekly rehearsals
- Central Reform Temple
- Ecclesia Ministries: BostonWarm day center for people without shelter; and the common art studio program for unhoused and marginally housed people
- Eliot Center: Safe Haven, a shelter for women
- Emmanuel Music, Inc.
- Ethos: weekly GLBT Senior luncheon
- Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti
- Onnuri I:um Chapel Korean Presbyterian Campus Ministry
- Universal Worship in Boston: A Celebration of One Human Family
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The Episcopal Church welcomes you! Come and see...
watch the video below and learn more.
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Contact: The Rev. Amanda March,
Parish Operations Manager
at parishadmin.emmanuel@gmail.com
Learn more by clicking the links below.
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15 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02116
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