E-News from Emmanuel Episcopal Church 3/4/21

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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

March 4, 2021 Emmanuel's E-News

Greetings from

Emmanuel Episcopal Church!

Greetings!

This Sunday is the Third Sunday in Lent.

The Colors and Symbols of Lent, part 1

The color used in the sanctuary for most of Lent is purple, red violet, or dark violet. These colors symbolize both the pain and suffering leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus as well as the suffering of humanity and the world under sin. But purple is also the color of royalty, and so anticipates through the suffering and death of Jesus the coming resurrection and hope of newness that will be celebrated in the Resurrection on Easter Sunday.

Some church traditions use grey for Ash Wednesday or for the entire season of Lent, or for special days of fasting and prayer. Gray is the color of ashes, and therefore a biblical symbol of mourning and repentance.

The decorations for the sanctuary during Lent should reflect this mood of penitence and reflection. Some Anglican churches use unbleached muslin, which can range from white to beige, with accents in red or black for Lent to symbolize this same spirit of penitence. Some churches avoid the use of any flowers in the sanctuary during Lent, using various dried arrangements. This can be especially effective if a flowering cross is used for Easter. Other churches use arrangements of rocks or symbols associated with the Gospel readings for the six Sundays in Lent.

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THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 7th:

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

This will be the first Sunday of the month and thus we will resume our new venture of Children’s Church.

UPDATE: We now have an in-person option!

We invite the kids of the parish (up to about fifth grade or so) to join us either on a special Zoom link or in person in Beaudway Hall at 9:15am to work on a fun activity while parents are either in church or at our online service.

If possible, please equip them with paper, crayons (including at least one blue crayon or marker), and age-appropriate scissors.

Click on the graphic above to Join Miss Katherine and Mrs. Kathleen for a Zoom lesson! For those in church, we'll see you in Beaudway Hall!

Sunday Worship and Christian Formation at Emmanuel

9:15am Sunday- in-person worship continues.

Our in-person worship will continue on Sundays with one service for now at 9:15am. Please remember that we require masks at all times and that household groups must space 10 feet apart.

9:00am to 9:15am- Social time on Zoom
9:15am to 10:00am- In-person worship will follow at Emmanuel
Services will be streamed on Facebook and YouTube
Click HERE for Sunday worship bulletin
10:15am- Christian Formation in-person and on Zoom

Please click on the Reminder graphic for full information.

Christian Formation at Emmanuel

We will be continuing our formation programs this coming Sunday. We will talk about Christian virtues through the dual lenses of Scripture and the Desert Mothers and Fathers from A Spring in the Desert by Frank & Victoria Logue.

These programs will be conducted in-person after the service or over Zoom at approximately 10:15am. Click on the graphic above for full information.

Emmanuel Pipe Organ Project

Done.

Our Casavant 3062 is finally complete!

In the photographs we have Jeff Weiler, Thom Whitehead and George (not our George) who are truly masters of their craft. Jeff was kind enough to demonstrate some of the sounds in isolation and in harmony. Still a few minor tweaks to do, but they are extremely happy and proud of the sound and response of the organ.

Jeff said that they "haven’t changed the character of the sound for our sanctuary, but have repaired, restored and refined the sound.” Thom, sitting in the middle of the church, said ‘how much more spectacular the sound would be if we had the Antiphon (the cherry on the cake) fitted on the balcony– it would bring the sound back around to the front of the sanctuary, creating an incredibly rich quality.” (Surround sound?)

We would have to keep fundraising for that if it is authorized, but it is a relatively low extra cost on top of the funds that we have invested so far.

We have rescheduled the Clive Driskell-Smith concert for Saturday, 9/25, but in the meantime we are planning a Show and Tell party for some time in June, where we can hear the organ (with thanks to George), get together and celebrate all that is Emmanuel.

More details will be available as soon as possible. Please let Sue Jasiak know if you would like to be involved in the planning or running of the event.

Thank you again for your generosity and for making this project possible!

We do now owe money to the bank so fundraising and donations are still very much needed.

The Pipe Organ Project has earned a total of $268.96 from Amazon Smile!

Thank you to all who have made these purchases with Friends of Casavant 3062 nominated - literally every penny helps! As we count down to our Organ completion don't forget to use Amazon Smile and add Friends of Casavant 3062 as your chosen charity.

Online Pledge Form

Please click on the POP Pledge Form at right to download a copy. The downloaded form may be filled out and emailed to Judy in the office, or printed out and mailed.

Donations may also be made online at: https://emmanuel-lagrange.org/donate_77078

Palm Sunday and Easter Services

Don't forget to click on the post-it to register on-line for the Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday services.

Thank you!

Easter Flowers and Music

Once again, plans are afoot for our Easter music program and floral celebrations. Holy Week is March 28th to April 3rd.

We offer a dedication in the Easter bulletin to honor events or loved ones past, present or future. Donations are invited. Forms can be found near the church entrance or hallway, or click on the flowers above to download a copy which may be filled out online and emailed or printed out. Thank you!

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Wishing the following a

very Happy Birthday

for this week in March:

Miriam T, Emily V

Saint of the Week:

Chad of Lichfield

2 March 672

Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, is perhaps best known for Not being Archbishop of York. He was elected and duly installed, but various persons raised objections, and rather than cause division in the Church he withdrew. (The objection was that some of the bishops who had consecrated him--although not Chad himself--were holdouts who, even after the Synod of Whitby had supposedly settled the question in 663, insisted on preserving Celtic customs on the date of celebrating Easter and similar questions, instead of conforming to the customs of the remainder of Western Christendom.)

He was soon after made Bishop of Lichfield in Mercia. He served there for only two and a half years before his death, but he made a deep impression. In the following decades, many chapels, and many wells, were constructed in Mercia and named for him. (It was an old custom to dig a well where one was needed, and to mark it with one's own name or another's, that thirsty travelers and others might drink and remember the name with gratitude.)

Source: Justus.anglican.org

Vestry Meeting March 16, 2021

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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