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This Week at Emmanuel Church 
April 26 - May 3

 
Join us this Sunday at 10 am 
Holy Eucharist  
in the Sanctuary
On Sunday we give thanks to God for the completed life of Allen Thompson, long-time Emmanuelite, former warden, former chair of the building commission, and friend to many. May angels surround him and saints welcome him in peace.

Please join us in the Parish Hall for a special reception 
following  our worship service.
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 between 8:00am to 8:00pm. The price for 3 hours is $5. Beyond that the regular rate applies.
Page down for an important traffic advisory 
in effect  this Sunday!

Sunday after the service - Planning for Chapel Camp  - It's time to plan our summer offerings for education and fun after Sunday worship services. We will meet at 1:00 pm in the Rector's office to draft the schedule. If you have ideas or offerings, come and share them.
This Sunday, April 30 at 4 p.m. Emmanuel Music continues its exploration of the chamber works of Felix Mendelssohn and Hugo Wolf.  The program includes tenor Jason McStoots with Judith Gordon on piano performing Mendelssohn's Lieder ohne Worte (Songs Without Words) and a selection of Wolf's beautiful Goethe-Lieder. Wolf's String Quartet in D minor will also be performed by the award winning Lydian String Quartet. Tickets: General $30; Patron $55; Students $10 at emmanuelmusic.org or call 617.536.3356.
B-SAFE - the Bishop's Summer Academic, Fun & Enrichment Program - find out how you can help!
In early July, we will be providing lunches and snacks at St. Mary's Church in Dorchester and supporting the summer reading, learning, and shared joy that happens each year through this wonderful program. We will have another amazing afghan to raffle off to one of you lucky people and provide funds for B-SAFE. Pictures of the project in-progress will be provided this Sunday, and the finished product will soon be on display.  See Rick Stecker for raffle tickets at coffee hour for $10 each and 3 for $25. On Friday July 7, we will be hosting a field day for the kids. Please help us put a kid on the bus. Donations of any amount are welcome.  There will be a poster up at coffee hour for the next several weeks. Would you care to come along with the kids on Friday July 7, or help serve lunch either on Wednesday July 5, or on Thursday July 6? We could use your help. Ask your questions at coffee hour or email Peggy Bradley at margaretkbradley@icloud.com .
Thanks to all who knitted and crocheted to make this year's afghan:   Marco Barber, Jaime Bonney, Peggy Bradley, Nancy Coppelman, Beth Garbo, Ann Higgins, Janice Funk, Liz Levin, Nancy Mueller, Ann Roosevelt, Milly Wells, and Pam Werntz.


A message of gratitude for our recent participation with Rise Against Hunger at Arlington Street Church - 



Take note! 
CITY OF BOSTON TRAFFIC ADVISORY
Greek Independence Day Parade, THIS Sunday, April 30, 2017

The annual Greek Independence Day Parade will take place in the Back Bay on Sunday, April 30, 2017. The parade and related events will result in street closures and traffic detours, and reduce on-street parking availability. Those coming into Boston for the festivities are encouraged to take alternative forms of transportation.

Marchers will gather on Boylston Street, between Dalton and Exeter Streets. Beginning at 1 PM, the parade will proceed on Boylston Street at Exeter Street, left onto Charles Street, and end at the Boston Common.

The following streets will be closed to traffic from Noon to 4 PM, with the Boston Police Department making adjustments as necessary.
  • Boylston Street, between Massachusetts Avenue and Tremont Street
  • Charles Street, between Boylston Street and Beacon Street
In addition, "Tow Zone No Stopping Boston Police Special Event Sunday" temporary parking restrictions will be in effect on the following streets to accommodate these events.
  • Boylston Street, both sides, from Massachusetts Avenue to Tremont Street
  • Charles Street both sides, from Boylston Street to Beacon Street
  • Beacon Street, both sides, from Charles Street to Arlington Street
  • Arlington Street, Public Garden side, from Beacon Street to Boylston Street
  • Dalton Street, both sides, from Belvidere Street to Boylston Street
  • Hereford Street, both sides, from Boylston Street to Newbury Street
An invitation from Kevin Neel - 
Join the Chapel Choir! The Chapel Choir is a non-auditioned group that sings for Emmanuel's Chapel services during the summer months (beginning May 28). 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!



Bible Study at Emmanuel
Tuesday morning Bible Study will resume in May. It meets 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.

Stewardship Season 
2017 Pledge Season -   
We have received 110 pledges and have just passed our budget pledge total of $240,000. We are still in need of more pledges of any amount to reach our modest goal of growing our pledge base. If you have made a pledge for 2017, thank you! If you have not yet, please do! Pledges may be made via email: parishadmin.emmanuel@gmail.com or via pledge card available after the service from one of the wardens or the rector. 

Get involved! 
 
BostonWarm is always in need of volunteers.  
please click on the link below to sign up.




Altar Guild is seeking new volunteers to train for the coming year. If you are interested in learning about what goes on "backstage" before and after services, and are able to volunteer one or two Sundays a month, please contact Ivanna at  iyi@fas.harvard.edu . 

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. 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.

Small Wonders 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. Please escort children to the chapel during the end of the Gospel hymn.

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. Please check out Emmanuel's online venues and follow us to help grow our global presence!
Website: www.emmanuelboston.org
Facebook page: Emmanuel Church in the City of Boston
Twitter feed: twitter.com/EmmanuelBoston
This Week @ Emmanuel is linked from our website's homepage and Twitter.

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.
Musings from the Margins...




- Kate Solow

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 in Boston by providing space and some staff support for meetings, concerts, events and functions. As our mission states, Emmanuel Church strives for justice and peace. And 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 transitional shelter for women
·   Emmanuel Music
·   Ethos: weekly GLBT Senior luncheon
·   Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti
·   New England Watercolor Society gallery
·   Onnuri I:um Chapel Korean Presbyterian Campus Ministry
·   Universal Worship in Boston: A Celebration of One Human Family
 

Emmanuel Church
contact Amanda March, Parish Operations Manager