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January 17, 2019 Emmanuel's E-News
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Greetings from
Emmanuel Episcopal Church!
This Sunday is the Second Sunday after the Epiphany.
Rev. Ellen will celebrate and Rev. David Jackson
will preach.
We look forward to seeing you in church!
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The Season of Epiphany
In western Christian tradition, January 6 is celebrated as Epiphany. Epiphany is the climax of the Advent/Christmas Season and the Twelve Days of Christmas, which are usually counted from the evening of December 25th until the morning of January 6th, which is the Twelfth Day.
For many Protestant church traditions, the season of Epiphany extends from January 6th until Ash Wednesday, which begins the season of Lent leading to Easter. Depending on the timing of Easter, this longer period of Epiphany includes from four to nine Sundays. Other traditions, especially the Roman Catholic tradition, observe Epiphany as a single day, with the Sundays following Epiphany counted as Ordinary Time. In some western traditions, the last Sunday of Epiphany is celebrated as Transfiguration Sunday.
The term epiphany means "to show" or "to make known" or even "to reveal." In Western churches, it remembers the coming of the wise men bringing gifts to visit the Christ child, who by so doing "reveal" Jesus to the world as Lord and King.
Dennis Bratcher
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Just in time for Valentines Day, we will be offering a 3-night workshop for couples using the MBTI (Myers-Briggs Typology Inventory). Workshop participants will learn how their personality preferences lead to differences in communication and decision-making styles-and how they can "flex" those preferences to accommodate the styles of their partners to have healthier and happier relationships.
In this workshop you will:
- Learn about your preferences and your partner's preferences
- Learn how to recognize when you are triggered and when your partner is triggered, and strategies to remedy it
- Learn a more intentional decision-making and conflict resolution style
This workshop is appropriate if:
- You are beginning a relationship, and would like to create a strong foundation.
- You want to turn a good relationship into a great relationship!
- You are in a difficult relationship and want to gain new skills to improve communication and conflict resolution
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Emmanuel Sunday Adult Formation
This year, don't get stuck in that same old rut of making and breaking resolutions. Kick off 2019 with a fresh new perspective on change. Join us for courageous conversations inspired by Brene Brown's book, Daring Greatly. Reconsider the story you are telling yourself and make room for taking risks and opening up to new possibilities.
Discover your core values and vulnerabilities and their relationship to true courage. Enjoy a fun and supportive atmosphere of multi modal experiences including mindful meditation, small group discussion, individual written reflection, and expressive exploration.
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Emmanuel All Parish Mission Trip
Please join us for Emmanuel's "All Parish Mission Trip" on July 7-13th. We'll be driving to St. Timothy's Episcopal Outreach Center in the Appalachian Region of Kentucky. This will be a working trip where we will be asked to do hard manual work to improve the living conditions for a family in the area.
All parish members who will be in their 13thyear or older are welcome to participate. If you can't attend, but want to help support the trip, donations are welcome!
Questions, or if you'd like to sign up, please contact Penny Longo at (708) 275-5028.
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Who Likes a Good Challenge?
Who Likes a Good Challenge? Emmanuelites do!
The Pipe Organ Fundraising committee has been graciously offered a matching challenge by an anonymous cash donor. The challenge applies to new donations (not previously pledged) to the Organ Fund made before January 31st, 2019. Donations will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $2000.
Help us turn $2000 into $4000!
Thank you in advance for helping all of us reach our goals!
See Judy or anyone from the Organ committee to make your matching donation.
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Challenge Update!
We have now set up a
Benevity.Org
account, whereby we can now accept matching donations for the Organ Project, through the Friends of Casavant 3062 charity. Please ask if your employer supports this charitable form.
Benevity is a service organization formed solely for the purpose of approving legitimate charities for large corporations. Many companies like Microsoft and McDonalds match dollar for dollar any donations that their employees make to a registered non-religious charity.
Friends of Casavant 3062 qualifies for this and is now registered. There is no cost to the receiving charity! If your company is a member of Benevity.org and you make a donation to Friends of Casavant (or any other registered charity of your choice), they may match you up to a dollar for every dollar you give! Your donation could be doubled! What a great holiday gift.
We already have one donation that will be matched from an attendee of the Rising From the Ashes dinner!!!
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Queen of Hearts UPDATE
NEW: There are now TWO drawings per week!
Queen of hearts raffles now happen Tuesday and Saturday evening
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at 8 pm. Join the fun at 7 and get your last minute ticket purchases, along with good food and drink and fellowship at Barrel House Social (100 W. Burlington, LaGrange).
Last Tuesday, square 24 was chosen by Frank S. and revealed 3 of Clubs- no Queen of Hearts yet! Frank S. was present and won $25. This was the 6th time that we paid out the $25 instant cash to a lucky patron. Saturday will be our 15th drawing. Currently, the pot is over $5400. Now that's real money! Remember, if you are present at BHS for the drawing, and your name is drawn, you will receive an instant prize of $25... and IF you reveal the Queen of Hearts, you will receive 60% of the pot value, not 50%.
Please join the fun and bring a friend, neighbor, or relative. You could win the big money! The odds improve every week that the Queen of Hearts is not revealed. All proceeds will be added to the Pipe Organ Project restoration fund. Wouldn't it be nice if one of "us" won the pot and donated all or a portion back to the POP? This option would make the Q of H raffle one of the most efficient fundraising activities ever. So far our expenses have been $150 for instant prizes and about $100 in ticket costs. We pay Barrel House NOTHING for promoting the raffle. Please patronize them as often as possible and buy a ticket or 6 when you do!
We are always looking for a non-player to "pull" the winning name from the barrel. This is done at 8:00 pm on the grounds of EEC according to LaGrange raffle code and our permit rules. It's another way you can join the fun to raise some cash. Remember, after each drawing all non-winning tickets are destroyed and we start over.
As raffle administrators, Stan J., Randy V., and Dan M. cannot buy tickets. (darn!) BUT YOU CAN... please participate. Tickets cost just $1 each, 6 for $5, 13 for $10, or 27 for $20. Skip your weekly Starbuck's and buy some tickets! See one of us after church! We want to see you there Saturday or Tuesday as well and hope you are the winner!
Keep the fun going with your Friends of Casavant 3062 at 7 pm at Barrel House Social.
The odds of finding the Queen get better each week. Get your tickets now!
See Judy, Dan, Randy, Stan, or Kathleen to buy some.
These are lots of fun and can run for up to 26 weeks with the pot rolling over again... and again... and again!
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Join us. You just may be the winner!
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Upcoming Meetings at-a-glance
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Listen to Emmanuel Sunday Sermons Online
If you were truly inspired by any of the sermons you hear, don't forget you can listen again to the sermons from Emmanuel. They are normally available on our website within a few days of the Sunday service. |
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Send us your news! We would like to celebrate your and your family's achievements. Did your child get into the college he/she wanted? Did they make the honor roll? Are they performing in a concert or play? How about a work promotion or achievement for you or your spouse? Let us know so your church family can celebrate with you.
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2019 Vestry Nominations
The vestry is the leadership council of the parish, and new vestry members are elected at the January annual meeting. They work closely with the co-rectors to define the mission and direction of the parish and manage the parish's operations, finances, and property. Vestry members are an example of commitment, participation, and support of the life of the parish.
Over the three-year term, their responsibilities include:
- Representing the congregation as the fiduciary decision-making body of the parish
- Serving as a council of advice and support to the clergy
- Serving as liaisons on commissions and as members of assigned committees
- Attending monthly and special meetings, as well as retreats and training sessions; (Vestry meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7pm)
- Assisting the clergy to seek out and promote lay leadership for present and future needs of the parish
A nominee for vestry must be a member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, a faithful worshiper and communicant, a pledger, active in the life and mission of Emmanuel Church, and cannot be a person rotating off the vestry or the spouse or partner of a person remaining on the vestry.
This year we are looking for three people to serve 3-year terms, and one person to serve a 2-year term.
If you feel called to serve in this ministry, or would like to nominate someone else, click on the Vestry pin graphic for the nomination form. Forms can also be found at the table outside the church office.
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Vestry Minutes
Click on the dates below to view the minutes of the respective Vestry meeting:
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Emmanuel Weekly Schedule
Tuesday
7:15 am- Contemplation & Meditation
First Wednesday of the Month (see note)
9:30 am- Healing and Anointing Service
10:15 am (after service) Bible Study
Thursday
7:15 am- Contemplation & Meditation
Sunday
8:00 am- Said Mass Rite II
10:00 am- Choral Mass Rite II
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SPECIAL NOTE:
Please note the next Wednesday Healing and Eucharist is on Wednesday, February 6th, and will be held only on the 1st Wednesday of each month. Thank you.
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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: Antony, Abbot in Egypt
17 January 356
Antony of Egypt, the son of Christian parents, inherited a large estate. On his way to church one day, he found himself meditating on the text, "Sell all that you have, and give to the poor, and come follow me." When he got to church, he heard the preacher speaking on that very text. He took this as a message for him, and, having provided for the care of his sister, he gave his land to the tenants who lived on it, and gave his other wealth to the poor, and became a hermit, living alone for twenty years, praying and reading, and doing manual labor.
According to Athanasius, the devil fought Antony by afflicting him with phantoms in the form of wild beasts, wolves, lions, snakes, and scorpions. They appeared as if they were about to attack him or cut him into pieces. But the saint would laugh at them scornfully and say, "If any of you have any authority over me, only one would have been sufficient to fight me." At his saying this, they disappeared as though in smoke.
In 305, he gave up his solitude to become the head of a group of monks, living in a cluster of huts or cells, devoting themselves to communal singing and worship, to prayer and study and manual labor under Antony's direction. They did not simply renounce the world, but were diligent in prayer for their fellow Christians, worked with their hands to earn money that they might distribute it as alms, and preached and gave personal counseling to those who sought them out.
In 321, Christians in Alexandria were being persecuted by the Emperor Maximinus (the rule of Constantine was not yet universal), and Antony visited Alexandria to encourage those facing the possibility of martyrdom. He visited again in 335, when Arianisms was strong in the city, and converted many by his preaching and testimony, and by prayer and the working of miracles. His biography was written by Athanasius, who said of him: "Who ever met him grieving and failed to go away rejoicing?"
Adapted from Justus.anglican.org and Wikipedia.org
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Jazz in the Sanctuary
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UPDATED LINK: Click HERE to purchase tickets.
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Bishop's Appeal Exceeds 2018 Goal
Fundraising effort raises $183,303 to support congregational vitality, programs
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This
Sunday is The Second Sunday after the Epiphany
Lessons appointed for
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The Old Testament:
The Psalm:
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The Gospel:
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