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WEEKLY E-NEWS
JUNE 22, 2023
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JUNE 25
8:00 Holy Eucharist Rite I
9:00 Coffee time
10:00 Holy Eucharist Rite II (tenor solo)
11:30 Safety & Emergency Preparedness building walk-thru
5:00 Celebration of Women's Ministry in the diocese at Christ Church Cathedral
Emmanuel Calendar Link
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Dear Emmanuel family,
What a week it's been! I am so grateful to you for your prayers, kind messages, and offers to help. I am improving now, slower than I'd wish, but it's improvement and I'll take it!
COVID is no joke and for many of us, it isn't just like a bad cold. If you haven't done so already, please get your booster! The vaccines and boosters meant that, as sick as we were, Steve and I didn't end up in the hospital - or worse!
I look forward to worshiping with you on Sunday and catching up during Coffee Hour at 9 am. Thank you, and know that I thank God for you everyday.
Valori+
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UPDATE FOR NEW-ISH-COMERS! | | |
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Are you new or newish?
Last week we told you about a dinner series to welcome new-ish people and at the same time do confirmation prep. However due to Valori+ having Covid, we canceled all the dinners and are rescheduling individually.
Valori+ is contacting those we know of who wish to be confirmed or received. If you need to schedule something with Valori+ please email her.
And for those of you who were coming to the dinners to meet other new-ish folks, not to worry, this snag will not deter us. We will reschedule a New-ish dinner soon!
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This Sunday, June 25th at 10 am will be the final time to hear Anthony sing. Anthony will sing "Panis Angelicus,"César Franck's well-known work befitting Anthony's rich vocal tonality. | |
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Godspeed & Farewell to Tenor Anthony Murgo
Choir section leader Anthony Murgo will be moving to Kirksville, not to be confused with Kirkwood down the street, with his wife Natalie at the end of this month. Anthony will begin his new position as an admissions coordinator at A.T. Still University. Natalie will begin her medical residency there.
Anthony first came to Emmanuel as a contracted singer during Holy Week and Easter last year and became the tenor section leader in January earlier this year. His fine musicianship and gentle presence have enriched and enhanced the choir. We thank him for sharing his talents with us and wish him and Natalie Godspeed and farewell!
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Summer Choir To Sing For The Bishop's Visit On Sunday, July 9
Bishop Deon Johnson will make his official visit to Emmanuel on Sunday, July 9. To celebrate the special occasion, everyone is invited to join and sing in the one-off summer choir. This is the perfect opportunity for those who love to sing, thought about joining the choir, but have been unable to commit to the full choir season.
The summer choir on July 9 will meet and rehearse at 9:00 am in the choir room (Rehkopf), one full hour before the service begins. We will sing an easy anthem set to a familiar hymn tune. Please contact Jae Park if you are interested or simply show up at 9 on the 9th!
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IT'S PHISHING SEASON AGAIN!
Rev. Sujanna's email has been hacked. If you received an email asking you for assistance with gift cards for staff, it's not real! Culprits tend to like sending phishing emails from "church" people, thinking YOU will always help. BUT, we will NEVER ask you for money, gift cards or anything requiring you giving money to us. If you look at the from email address you'll notice it's not from emmanuelepiscopal.org! Thanks and be safe out there!
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Thank you to all who came and helped package 15,120 meals. Rise Against Hunger is one of several ways feeding and caring ministries participate in.
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RISE AGAINST HUNGER UPDATE!
Meals that you packaged in April are on their way to the Philippines. The Philippines consists of 7,000 islands in the Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean. One of the most environmentally disaster prone countries in the world, it faces near constant threats of natural disasters like earthquakes, typhoons and volcanic eruptions, which cause displacement and major loss of livelihoods and infrastructures. All these impact poor communities in rural areas. The Global Hunger index categorizes the Philippines as "moderate" level of hunger on the index. Rise Against Hunger serves the regions of the Philippines where hunger is the most urgent. Packaging meals is an annual event and Mark Rackers will lead the team in 2024!
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Peace Meal Saturday, July 15.
Emmanuel needs a few more volunteers to help prepare and package this weekly meal! Can you help 2-4 pm or 4-6 pm? If you can contact Katie Gregston!
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PEACE MEAL JULY 15 NEEDS MORE VOLUNTEERS!
Another activity of Feeding and Caring Ministry is Peace Meal. Peace Meal is offered every Saturday at St. John's Episcopal Church in Tower Grove.
Emmanuel helps the team at St. John's five times a year sustain this weekly meal for anyone in neighborhood.
Volunteers prepare the meal and package it for take-away. Since Covid we've been doing take-away, but we still greet the neighbors and provide a much needed meal.
We work in two shifts. 2-4 pm is meal prep and 4-6 is packaging and handing out the meals. This ministry is one that is available for families with school-age kids. If you are available to help either shift on Saturday, July 15, please contact Katie Gregston.
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SERVICE CIRCUS VBS
Vacation Bible School this year will be Monday, August 7 through Thursday August 10. Each day from 9:00 am to Noon children in preschool through 4th grade will engage in activities that provide learning around what it means to provide service to others. There is no cost for VBS, but there is a deadline for registration-July 4!
To register your child or you to volunteer use this link:
https://bit.ly/eecvbs
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BISHOP VISITATION JULY 9
Each year, Bishop Deon visits each parish in the diocese. Typically that is when we have baptisms, confirmations, receptions and reaffirmations. And it's not always the same time of year. This year Bishop Deon and Cannon Whitney Rice will visit us on July 9, 2023. The next time Bishop Deon will be here will be Sunday, November 10, 2024. These visitations are always a celebration!
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FLOWER GUILD
Sunday altar flowers are donated by anyone who wishes to remember someone, celebrate something or in gratitude. We have openings in the schedule for donations in July and August. If you'd like to donate, click this link and it will explain the process, pricing and allow you to select a date!
We thank you for helping us brighten up the reredos where the flowers sit each week!
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2023 CELEBRATION OF WOMEN'S MINISTRY
Women make up more than half of the ordained priests and deacons serving in the Diocese of Missouri. Since coming here, Bishop Deon has led a special worship service to shine the spotlight on women's ministry. This year the service will be Sunday, June 25 at 5 pm and will celebrate Dean Kathie Adams Shepherd's 40th anniversary of her ordination.
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We are all beloved children of God. | | |
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BEGIN WITH LOVE
Episcopal Church Foundation recently published a video by Bishop Deon entitled Begin with Love. In it he says, “My prayer, my hope, my dream for us as a church is that we are, in the words of [former] Presiding Bishop Edmond Browning, a place where there are no outcasts."
Click here to view on ECF site.
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This weekend is full of Pride events and activities. As most of you know, The Episcopal Church has "a legacy of inclusion, aspiring to tell and exemplify God’s love for every human being." If you want to understand more about that position...Click here to read more. | |
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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
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