June 4, 2020 Emmanuel's E-News
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Greetings from
Emmanuel Episcopal Church!
This Sunday is The First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday.
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The Season After Pentecost
The season after Pentecost, according to the calendar of the church year (BCP, p. 32), begins on the Monday following Pentecost, and continues through most of the summer and autumn. It may include as many as twenty-eight
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The Season after Pentecost begins with an observance of Trinity Sunday when we remember and honor the Triune God revealed to us in and through the life of the Resurrected Christ. On Trinity Sunday, white is the color of the day.
From Trinity Sunday on, the color will be green as we move into ordinary time and hear the lessons of Jesus' teachings and learn how to live the Christian life. The color for the season after Pentecost is green to symbolize the growth and life of the church. It is the longest season of the church year, from Trinity Sunday until the first Sunday of Advent.
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| The Energy of Deathless Love: Bishop Lee's Pentecost Message |
"The peace Jesus gives us is nothing like the world's peace," Bishop Lee says in his Pentecost message. "It's more like fortitude, it's the energy of deathless love at work in us now, in our hearts. The Spirit has been poured out into us, and we are sent now to be the hands of Jesus--maybe wounded ourselves, but hands of love and healing and peace, and never has the world needed it more."
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Looking Ahead at Emmanuel
With Rev. Ellen's departure, we are sure many of you are wondering: What's next? What will Emmanuel look like in six months or a year? Are we going to look for a replacement for Rev. Ellen? All good questions that your Vestry has already started contemplating.
The parish has now entered a "discernment" period, during which the parish can first adjust to the loss of a much-loved priest and second begin a process involving the whole parish to answer those questions and others and to figure out where we, as a parish, want to go from here. And it must be said that we are certainly very fortunate and blessed that we have Rev. Dave, who knows us well and is deeply connected to our parish, to lead us from this point forward. We are doubly blessed that Deacon Bill remains an active part in the spiritual life of our community.
The process, of course, must wait until we can return to some semblance of normalcy. But rest assured, the Vestry will be working on it and we will keep you updated with all developments as they occur. In the meantime, if you have any questions or concerns, please let either of us know.
The Wardens
Kathleen (708) 415-8430
Marc (708) 308-0307
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 The Great Flood
During this period of time where we have had a lot of rain we have had some issues at the church with our sump pumps and downspouts.
We'd like to send a huge thank you to Dan Mottl, Randy Valenta, Terry O'Neill, Greg Roe, Stephen Roe and Marc O'Brien for bailing out the 5+ inches of water in the Swamp and Tea Room. ...adhering to social distancing, of course.
Thank you to Clarence for coming in to mop up the aftermath as  well!
The building is being checked regularly and the crew is in touch as needed to take care of things.
The hard work has resulted in no new flooding during the recent rains last week! Good work all!
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Gardening Help Needed!
We would like some help with clearing the weeds as they are running wild in the gardens! If you have a few hours to spare and would like to help maintain the gardens around the church, Kim would very much appreciate it.
Please contact Kim Gebhart on (708) 829 3463.
Thank you very much!
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Emmanuel Special Days
Wishing the following a very Happy Birthday for this week in June:
Elizabeth V, Katherine V, Paul Z, Jeff G, Laura B, Jack E, Jessica R, Anita S, Michael C, Chris A, Danielle V, and Wayne S
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Saint of the Week:
The Martyrs of Lyons
2 June 177
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St. Pothinius |
At first, Christians were excluded from the public baths, the market place, and from social and public life. They were subject to attack when they appeared in public, and many Christian homes were vandalized.
At this point the government became involved, and began to take Christians into custody for questioning. Some slaves from Christian households were tortured to obtain confessions, and were induced to say that Christians practiced cannibalism and incest. These charges were used to arouse the whole city against the Christians, particularly against Pothinus, the aged bishop of Lyons; Sanctus, a deacon; Attalus; Maturus, a recent convert; and Blandina, a slave.
Pothinus was beaten and then released, to die of his wounds a few days later. Sanctus was tormented with red-hot irons. Blandina, tortured all day long, would say nothing except, "I am a Christian, and nothing vile is done among us." Finally, the survivors were put to death in the public arena.
Source: justus.anglican.org
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Upcoming Meetings at-a-glanc
Vestry Meeting June 9- DATE CHANGE
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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? 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:
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Emmanuel Weekly Schedule
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The regular church schedule is suspended until further notice.
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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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BEDS Plus is presently providing over 4000 individual meals a week to shelter clients, at risk clients/families we have housed in motels an
d over 100 families and individuals who are housed and experiencing food insecurity.
We couldn't continue to support these vulnerable individuals at this time without the help of individuals and businesses in the community providing meals on a daily basis.
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Bishops Condemn Photo Op at St. John's, Lafayette Square
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