WEEKLY E-NEWS

AUGUST 17, 2023

Bulletin for Sunday, August 20 at 8:00

Bulletin for Sunday, August 20 at 10:00 (Enriching Our Worship booklet)

(Backpack Blessing at the this service!)

Supplement for August 20 at 10:00 (includes reading & music scores)

Prayer List

Emmanuel on Facebook

Emmanuel on YouTube

AUGUST 20

8:00 Holy Eucharist Rite I

9:00 Coffee time in the parish hall

10:00 Holy Eucharist Rite II Enriching Our Worship

11:30 Earth Love 'walk about' the property. Meet at the front steps!

Emmanuel Calendar Link

It's a thing! Kids love to ring the bell after the service, but they need a little help!

Women of Emmanuel (WOE)

Post Covid Fall Kickoff

Please save the date, mark your calendars and make plans to join us for a wonderful evening on Wednesday, Sept 6th at 6pm!

What to expect? 

• A chance to start putting names with the faces you see in the pews on Sundays
• knowing the person behind the face/name
• sharing a simple meal 
• the opportunity to offer suggestions for ways in which YOU’D like to be together in the coming program year 
• a unique ‘take home’ to remind you that we’re all in this together.

Are you looking for a book club that reads banned books? Longing for a retreat away from home with the chance to refresh your spirit and deepen your faith? Looking for partners to go ‘prayer walking’? A movie club to see current releases and discuss the movie over dinner afterwards? Come bring your ideas/suggestions.

We realize that not one size will fit all - and we’re eager to entertain new ways of being a community - a sisterhood! 

If Covid taught us anything at all, it was how to be flexible and pivot! 

I think it’s also fair to say that, more times than not, women were the ones doing the pivoting! Come share that remarkable ability with us.

We are asking for RSVP’s, not as a hard and fast ‘criteria’ for attendance but to give us an approximate guide for meal preparation. Your presence, however, is more important that your RSVP, so if you forget to respond or didn’t think you’d be able to join us and then find at the last minute that you can, COME! 

We look forward to seeing you there. We look forward to beginning, strengthening and/or deepening relationships that were impacted by the pandemic and changes of the past 3 years. See you on the 6th!

Questions? Contact Donna Erickson

RSVP? Contact Katie Gregston or click here for the RSVP form.

We're all on a faith journey!

DIOCESAN PILLAR UPDATE

Feeding and Caring is the largest of the four Pillars of Faith In Action and the Emmanuel Food Center is at its core. The Food Center, established in 1973, relies on about 24 volunteers who make this work happen! Volunteers greet clients and prepare food orders from 9:00 to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, in split shifts. It is satisfying to know we are helping families in our community have balanced meals when they could otherwise go hungry. If you’re interested in becoming a volunteer, call the church office and we will get you trained and scheduled.

The Food Center is funded solely through donations of both food and money. The November food drive at The College School is our largest food contributor but we also rely on the generosity of parishioners and local church organizations who donate food items and make cash contributions. It is alarming to report that this year, we continue to spend more money than we are receiving as we have experienced a larger volume of clients needing our help.

Our dedicated volunteers shop at local low-cost retailers and every Food Center contribution we receive goes toward buying items in bulk. Can you consider a donation? There are so many ways to honor your loved ones while contributing to this meaningful ministry. Here are just a few ideas to consider:

·        Donate In someone’s memory

·        Recognize a loved one’s birthday or anniversary

·        Donate in lieu of Holiday gift giving

You can get the family involved in your efforts too! Have kids host a lemonade stand, unclutter those closets and have a virtual or good old-fashioned garage sale, skip the Starbuck’s line for a couple of weeks and contribute the savings to help feed our local families. Ideas are abundant and your donations will be put to good use! Thank you in advance from the Feeding and Caring team.

We can all make a difference. Click here for online giving.

Episcopal Relief & Development

On Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 7 p.m., Ryonnel Jackson, Director of Volunteer and Mentoring Services for Saint Louis Public Schools, will speak to the Diocesan Education Equity Working Group on how to initiate and sustain a school partnership. Read more here. This will be a Zoom meeting. Please RSVP to Mary Ann Cook if you plan to attend or would like more information about the Education Equity Working Group.

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

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