E-News September 7, 2023

Adult choir rehearsals resume Wednesday, September 13 at 7:30 pm in Rehkopf Hall. The choir's first Sunday back from the summer will be Homecoming Sunday, September 17, which will feature special music.

The choir is open and welcome to all.

Interested / questions? Contact Jae Park at jpark@emmanuelepiscopal.org

WEDNESDAY NIGHT DINNERS!

For those of you newer to us, we have a tradition of doing intergenerational dinners on Wednesday nights in the fall and we'll resume those dinners on September 20.

This first dinner will be great fun because it will be prepared by Rev. Sujanna and some of the International students she is working with at Webster University. The meal will be Indian food. Indian food is traditionally spicy, but Sujanna† is making it for our US palate! We're glad to welcome the International students and share a meal.

The meals are community style, meaning everyone pitches in to clean up and greet each other!

Dinner starts at 6 pm and the suggested donation is $5/person and a max. of $20 for families.

NO signup required. Just come between 6-7 pm. When we run out, we run out!

Also, on Wednesday nights at 6:30 pm toward the end of dinner, we will be doing a short Taizé service in the sanctuary. Taizé is named for the monastic spiritual community in Taize, France.

This unique form of contemplation invites you into an awareness of God's presence through chant-like songs, scripture, and silent meditation. This short service is open to anyone. If you can't make dinner, come to Taizé.

A little more about the baker's guild. It was started to provide desserts for Wednesday Night Dinners. It's fun because we get to taste YOUR favorites! You may bring whatever you like.

If you're an ambitious baker and decide to bring more than one dessert, please make sure to put your name in more than one slot. This helps prevent too many desserts from accumulating on one night.

Click here to sign up to bring a dessert! With the exception of Thanksgiving week, dinners are weekly through December 20, 2023.

Acolyte Training

Sunday, September 10

at 11:15 am

Open to all Emmanuel Youth

5th-12th Grade.

The parish recognizes the valuable contribution many of you have made over the past year as acolytes during worship services. A number of good questions have been raised by some of the newer acolytes, and the more experienced youth have served as encouraging guides. These exceptional youth who enhance worship each week will meet for an annual refresher of the different roles: torch bearer, crucifer, and captain on September 10 at 11:15 in the Parish Hall.

If you're curious about being an acolyte, but not sure if this is the ministry for you, come ask questions from others. If you are a seasoned acolyte, please attend.

P.S. A huge thank you to our acolyte ministers: Stephen Knapp, Amy Ryan, Brian Stephenson, Brian Weiland. And a huge thank you to Pam Belloli, head of the MCs who is helping the MCs coordinate with acolytes, and to Kevin MacBryde who is lending his acolyte expertise after leading the ministry for LOTS of years!

WOMEN OF EMMANUEL! The women of Emmanuel celebrated being back together this week. We hugged, met each other, caught up with each other, talked a lot and had a wonderful evening!

Special thanks to Joanne Warren, Penny Allen and Janet Dobbs for being the clean up crew. Thanks to the salad makers: Joanne Warren, Elizabeth Kaul, Lynn Stephenson, Donna Erickson, Katherine Ziegler, Janet Dobbs, Ann Marie Ruhlin, Joyce Pluhar and Lisa Liss. The Village showed up!

HOMECOMING 2023!

Homecoming this year is Sunday, September 17. What's Homecoming? Well, it's a celebration! After the 10 am service we will host a Bring You Own picnic on the side lawn. Bompart will be blocked off so kids are safe and there will be a Kona Ice truck for everyone to enjoy! We have 30+ outdoor chairs, but you are encouraged to bring your own, with a cup holder!

We will also host a Ministry Fair. There will be people to answer your questions or sign you up for Ushers, FaithQuest, Faith in Action, Pastoral Care, WOE or MOE activities, Altar Guild and all Liturgical positions plus more! We hope you will share your gifts with us!

SPIRITUAL GIFTS

CORE VALUES & SPIRITUAL INVENTORY

Last week, Valori† sent information regarding the whole parish discerning what gifts God has brought into our parish community through the people here now. That involves filling out online two tools to track results. Those tools are Core Values and Spiritual Inventory.

As we discern what God’s purpose is for Emmanuel in this moment, knowing who brings what gifts enables the church leadership to focus resources and attention on those areas where the gifts are most present. God has brought those gifts to us for a purpose. The church and ministry leadership reflect on the spiritual gifts that rose up in highest quantity and work to ensure that there are institutional structures available to enable expression of these gifts.

We ask that you complete the online tools by Wednesday, September 13 in order to tally results in time for Homecoming. At Homecoming we will have a Ministry Fair where you can find ways to put your spiritual gifts to work!

IN THE COMMUNITY

Our friends at Peace United Church of Christ are having an Open House this Sunday, Sept. 10 from 2-3 pm. They will meet in Schroer Commons on the grounds of Eden Theological Seminary to explain the Peace UCC affordable senior housing project.

Peace UCC sold their church building and have partnered with the Housing Authority of St. Louis County to develop the property for affordable senior housing.

This is a unique project and an example of what is possible in truly affordable housing. The project is to be funded through state and federal Low Incoming Housing Tax Credits. Come support this important project and our neighbors!

Our building is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm.

Please call or email us for more information about any of our offerings.

314-961-2393 or www.emmanuelepiscopal.org

mshipp@emmanuelepiscopal.org