E-News from Emmanuel Episcopal Church 6/30/22

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EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH

203 S. KENSINGTON AVENUE

LA GRANGE, ILLINOIS 60525

(708) 352-1275

(866) 668-2086 (FAX)

www.emmanuel-lagrange.org

June 30, 2022 Emmanuel's E-News

Greetings from

Emmanuel Episcopal Church!

Greetings!

This Sunday is The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost.

This is the longest season of the church year, lasting from Pentecost Day until Advent. The year following Epiphany and Pentecost is called Ordinary Time, and includes no major feasts. But it is a time for learning and reflection. The color of the season is green, symbolizing the life and growth of the church.

Pentecost: Liturgical colors

Green (the color of new growth and life) is the color symbol for Ordinary Time (from after the day of Pentecost to the beginning of Advent).

But Green is also the color used for Epiphany. Why is that?

Although Epiphany is considered a Church Season, it is also considered part of Ordinary Time because the Sundays in it are not named, as they are in all of the other Church Seasons.

THIS SUNDAY, JULY 3^rd:

Please see Rev. Dave or Rev. Kate for your finder's treat after the service!

Worship at Emmanuel

Sunday Mornings:

9:15 in-person Holy Eucharist

Our in-person worship will continue on Sundays with one service only for the summer at 9:15am.

Sunday Online options

9:15am to 10:00am: In-person worship at Emmanuel
9:15am service will be streamed on Facebook and YouTube
Click HERE for Sunday worship bulletin

Tuesday and Thursday mornings:

Contemplative Prayer

(a time of Scripture and quiet prayer)

Beginning at 7:30am. Please join us for a time of centering. Click HERE to join us on Zoom on your computer or tablet.

Thursday Evenings:

Compline

The ancient office of Compline derives its name from a Latin word meaning ‘completion.’ It is above all a service of quietness and reflection before rest at the end of the day.

Fellowship begins at 7:30pm and prayer begins at 8:00pm.

Why not click on the candles or click HERE, and join us tonight for this brief lovely service?

The open offering this Sunday is for the Rector’s Discretionary Fund, used to help members of the community in need.

UPDATE: Opportunity to Participate in the Ministry of Hospitality and Welcome a Refugee Family

Emmanuel has been given an amazing opportunity to welcome a refugee family to Chicago! Best of all, there is an easy way for everyone to participate.

Please click on the graphic above to learn how to become part of this heartwarming mission.

PARTICIPATION DEADLINE EXTENDED!

There is still an opportunity to participate in this wonderful ministry. As of this week, a few items are still needed.

Click HERE to see how you can make a difference for a refugee family.

Vacation Note

Rev. Dave will be on vacation from Wednesday, July 13^th to Saturday, July 23^rd, and Rev. Kate will be on vacation from Wednesday, July 20^th to Sunday, July 24^th.

During that time, please call (708) 352-1275 option 2 with any pastoral care or spiritual concerns. Your call will be answered or returned as soon as possible. Please notify the church office of a hospitalization, pastoral emergency or death.

Join Rev. Dave on the Sundays in August for a workshop on building and improving your relationship based on ground-breaking research and a New York Times bestselling book.

Click on the rings above for full details.

Garage Sale

Emmanuel will again be holding our garage sale on August 26th and 27th. The garage sale has always been a great contributor to the parish budget and a fun time to work together as a community.

We will begin accepting donations soon. We'll let the parish know when the space is available).

We encourage the following donations: Furniture in good condition, good quality housewares, working appliances, yard tools, rugs, puzzles, games, books, jewelry, linens, bikes, toys, tools, crafts and holiday decorations.

This year we are not accepting: Plush animals, clothes, shoes, sets of china, dolls, ice skates, sports shoes of any kind, helmets, skis, entertainment centers, TVs, stereo equipment, and large bookcases.

Thank you, in advance, for your support of this important Emmanuel Ministry!

Please contact Penny L at (708) 275-5028 or Ellen B at (708) 354-5847 with any questions.

Pray for those who have been commended to our prayers:

For the Sick: Michael, Susan, Andrew, Mike, Jeff, Kurt, Christiana and John, Steve, Jim & Sue, Heather

For those in any other need: Bill, Kerry, Tom, Claire, Howard, Renée

For those who have died: none this week

Birthdays: Christopher J, Martha A, Ed A, Genevieve L,

and Kaitlin R

Anniversaries: We wish: Julie & Jamie W, Laura & Christhian G and Mimi & Bill L a very Happy Wedding Anniversary

O Lord our God, accept the fervent prayers of your people; in the multitude of your mercies, look with compassion upon us and all who turn to you for help; for you are gracious, O lover of souls, and to you we give glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen. (BCP p. 395)

The Emmanuel Prayer List is kept in the Church Office and updated periodically. Call or email the Church Office to add someone to the list. For privacy, people will be listed by given name, and the reason for prayer will be kept generic.

Saint of the Week:

Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, Theologian

28 June 202

Irenaeus was probably born around 125. As a young man in Smyrna (near Ephesus, in what is now western Turkey) he heard the preaching of Polycarp, who as a young man had heard the preaching of the Apostle John. In 177, Pothinus, the bishop of Lyons, sent him on a mission to Rome. During his absence a severe persecution broke out in Lyons, claiming the lives of the bishop and others. When Irenaeus returned to Lyons, he was made bishop.

His principal work is the Refutation of Heresies, a defense of orthodox Christianity against its Gnostic rivals. A shorter work is his Proof of the Apostolic Preaching, a brief summary of Christian teaching, largely concerned with Christ as the fulfilment of Old Testament prophecy. An interesting bit of trivia about this latter book is that it is, as far as I know, the first Christian writing to refer to the earth as a sphere.

One of the earliest heresies to arise in the Christian church was Gnosticism, and Irenaeus was one of its chief early opponents. Not all Gnostics believed exactly the same thing, but the general outlines of the belief are fairly clear.

Gnostics were dualists, teaching that there are two great opposing forces: good versus evil, light versus darkness, knowledge versus ignorance, spirit versus matter. Since the world is material, and leaves much room for improvement, they denied that God had made it. "How can the perfect produce the imperfect, the infinite produce the finite, the spiritual produce the material?" they asked. One solution was to say that there were thirty beings called AEons, and that God had made the first AEon, which made the second AEon, which made the third, and so on to the thirtieth AEon, which made the world.

The Gnostics taught that Christ did not really have a material body, but only seemed to have one. It was an appearance, so that he could communicate with men, but was not really there. (If holograms had been known then, they would certainly have said that the supposed body of Jesus was a hologram.) They went on to say that Jesus was not really born, and did not really suffer or die, but merely appeared to do so. It was in opposition to early Gnostic teachers that the Apostle John wrote (1 John 4:1-3) that anyone who denies that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of antiChrist.

Gnostics claimed to be Christians, but Christians with a difference. They said that Jesus had had two doctrines: one a doctrine fit for the common man, and preached to everyone, and the other an advanced teaching, kept secret from the multitudes, fit only for the chosen few, the spiritually elite. They, the Gnostics, were the spiritually elite, and although the doctrines taught in the churches were not exactly wrong, and were in fact as close to the truth as the common man could hope to come, it was to the Gnostics that one must turn for the real truth.

In opposition to this idea, Irenaeus maintained that the Gospel message is for everyone. He was perhaps the first to speak of the Church as "Catholic" (universal).

Irenaeus died around 202. He is considered an important link between the apostolic church and later times, and also an important link between Eastern and Western Christianity.

Adapted from Justus.anglican.org

Vestry Meeting August 16, 2022

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.

Short Takes

Send us your news! We would like to celebrate achievements made by you or members of your family. Was your child accepted by the college he/she wanted to attend? Did your child make the honor roll? Is your child about to perform in a concert or play? Have you or your spouse been promoted or received accolades at work? Let us know so your church family can celebrate with you.

Vestry Minutes

Click on the dates below to view the minutes of the respective Vestry meeting:

Emmanuel Weekly Schedule

Tuesday

7:30am: Contemplation & Meditation

Thursday

7:30am: Contemplation & Meditation

Thursday

8:00pm: Compline

Sunday

9:15am: Mass Rite II

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.

Emmanuel COVID-19 Policy- UPDATE

Pursuant to CDC Guidelines, wearing of masks is optional but strongly recommended at Emmanuel
People may share the Peace in whatever way is comfortable for them
Socially-distanced seating will still be maintained in the rear one-third of the church
The distribution of Communion will continue for now as it is currently being practiced: at stations with disposable cups