April 18, 2019 Emmanuel's E-News
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Greetings from
Emmanuel Episcopal Church!
This Sunday is the Day of Resurrection: Easter Day.
Rev. Ellen will celebrate and Rev. David Jackson will preach.
We look forward to seeing you in church!
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Holy Week begins at the Palm Sunday masses on April 14th and reaches a joyous peak at Holy Saturday evening on April 20th. Easter Day is April 21st.
Thursday
7:00pm Maundy Thursday Service
Includes the foot washing
Friday
9:00am Good Friday Service
7:00pm
Good Friday Service
Saturday
9:00pm The Great Vigil of Easter
Followed by an appreciation champagne and chocolate strawberry reception
Easter Sunday
8:00am Holy Eucharist Rite II
10:00am Choral Holy Eucharist Rite II
10:00 Service followed by Easter egg hunt and celebratory mimosa reception
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Holy Week Confession at Emmanuel
What is the sacramental rite of Reconciliation?
For the answer to this and more questions you may have, please click on the graphic above.
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Yard Sign Sale- last chance!
Thank you purchasing the Easter Garden Signs, and making the project such a success!
We still have 6 'egg' signs left. You can let Judy in the office know if you want to reserve one before the weekend.
It is all for the Youth and their Summer Mission Trip Fundraising.
Thank you!
Please see Penny at church or Judy in the office.
Mission Trip dates: July 7th- 13th.
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Queen of Hearts Update: Another card revealed!
Queen of hearts raffles now happen Tuesday and Saturday evening 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).
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The Queen is still eluding us! Tuesday night, a young lady named Kerry R, present at the Barrel House, won her $25. She had chosen card no 38 which revealed the Jack of Spades. The pot now stands at a lofty $15,323.
Pot should hit $16,000 for Saturday!
This has turned into a major fundraiser with over half the dollars flowing in from outside Emmanuel, as we had hoped.
Barrel House social has been a gracious host for over 6 months.
We have raised awareness of the POP.
Thanks to all. It ain't over!!!!
Please buy a ticket and keep the prize in our congregation!!
Buy your ticket today at Barrel House or from Judy during business hours.
Get in the game and buy some tickets. Someone WILL win this. Help make it an Emmanuelite!
Check the game board by Judy's office for the latest results.
Remember if you are present at the drawing and your name is pulled, you will receive $25 instantly. And if your square pick reveals the Queen of Hearts, you get 60%, not just 50% of the pot. Take a look at the board by Judy's office to see if your lucky number is still av
ailable!
Tell your friends and neighbors about this opportunity to win some serious cash. We put the FUN back in Fundraising!!!
Please patronize Barrel House any day of the week from 11:30 am 'til closing, as they have been very generous with helping us out. Great food and friendly service await!
The odds of finding the Queen get better each week. Get your tickets now!
See Judy, Dan, Randy, Kathleen or Stan to buy some tickets!!! Or purchase at Barrel House at the bar, during business hours 11:30 am 'til 10 PM daily.
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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Pipe Organ Project News 
Another worthy entry is the
Jazz in The Sanctuary concert next Thursday at 7:30. Fundraising goal is $2500 net. But we still need volunteers!
Thanks to Jenn Vince and Drew Beyer for contacting
Dan to help.
Six more volunteers are needed. We expect a crowd of 100+ and it's a good time to mingle with our neighbors and spread the good word about Emmanuel.
Proudly wear your name tags and attend. Support these fundraisers to keep the final costs of the POP to a minimum. Remember, it's ONE YEAR until the organ is removed... the countdown begins! So does the need for everyone to participate.
Thanks to those who have donated and pledged. Now how about the rest of you??? Our Casavant is a treasure worthy of repairing. There are no other viable options. I don't know how else to say it.
We are all encouraged and amazed how quickly funds were pledged to rebuild Notre Dame cathedral. Let's do the same here at Emmanuel!
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We are very sorry to announce that Paul Wiseheart, a longtime member of Emmanuel, passed away on April 6th, 2019, aged 85. A memorial service with military honors will be held Friday, May 24, 2019 at 10:00 AM at St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 7308 St. Joe Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Click HERE for more information.
For those wishing to send condolences, please contact Judy in the Emmanuel office for Paul's family's mailing address.
May Paul's soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of Christ, rest in peace and rise in glory!
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We are looking for donations for the following:
- Scholarships and assistance for our youth to go to the Mission Trip ($385 per person)
- Contributions towards meals ($100 per meal)
- Contributions towards the van rental ($1050 for the week)
Donations can be given in the form of cash, check, or through tithe.ly. Please make sure that you write "Mission trip" on your envelope, memo line, or in tithe.ly.
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George and Annie Christian Scholarship Fund Awards
Graduating High School Seniors -- it's that time of year again! As you may know, Emmanuel makes at least one monetary award to a graduating high school senior from our parish family through the  George and Annie Christian Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund was established in 1972 by Evelyn and Kickhapoo Johnson in memory of her parents. Evelyn's father was a longtime warden of this church. The scholarships are funded by dividends on Consolidated Edison stock held in the Fund.
Scholarship Fund applications will be available on Monday, April 8. Email Marc O'Brien at neirbocram51@gmail.com to request an application by email, or pick up a paper copy in the church office.
Once the awards are been announced, the Scholarship Fund committee will notify each recipient's high school's communications department so that the information can be included in the graduation program. The application must be turned in by the due date in order to be considered by the members of the Memorial and Scholarship Committee who administer this fund.
Please note that one section must be filled out by your school principal or college counselor, so please allow sufficient time to obtain that information.
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Cinco de Mayo
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All Committee Night Thursday May 23rd (moved from April 4th)
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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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Short Takes
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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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Vestry Minutes
Click on the dates below to view the minutes of the respective Vestry meeting:
July- no meeting
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Emmanuel Weekly Schedule
Tuesday
7:15 am- Contemplation & Meditation
First Wednesday of the Month
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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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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| Western Michigan University Chorale Concert
Wednesday May 1st, 7.30pm
This program will feature solos by students currently studying music at Western Michigan University and selections sung by the full University Chorale. The concerts, titled, "Across the Distance" feature a collection of inspiring and enlightening choral works that explore space, time, mortality, and the transformative process.
The listener can expect a heartfelt, energetic, and honest performance of masterworks from the ancient to modern eras. The repertoire includes Rautavaara's Suite de Lorca, Runestad's "Let My Love Be Heard," and movements from Howell's Requiem. An unexpected pairing of David Lang's "oh graveyard (lay this body down)" and Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory's "Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down" previews the st
ruggle between death and life in the second half of the concert.
Other featured composers include Craig Hella Johnson, Stacey Gibbs, J.S. Bach, Robert Parsons, Selga Mence, Daniel Elder, and Benjamin Britten.
Conducted by Kimberly Dunn Adams
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God Is Waiting to Bring About New Life
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Bishop Lee's Easter Message 2019 |
An Easter message from Bishop Lee
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This is the Day of Resurrection: Easter Day
The Lessons Appointed for the day:
The First Lesson:
The Response:
The New Testament:
The Gospel:
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