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WEEKLY E-NEWS
February 1, 2024
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February 4
8:00 Rite I Holy Eucharist
9:00 No Christian Formation today
10:00 Rite II Holy Eucharist (with Children's Chapel)
2:00 Middle & High School Youth group
February 7
600 Fellowship Dinner
6:30 Children's choir this week
6:45 Taizé Service
7:30 Adult choir rehearsal
Emmanuel Calendar Link
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Sunday, February 4 at 9 am, WG high school student, Samantha Enlund will join us. Samantha is working on a project concerning racially restrictive covenants. For several years Webster Groves has had an affordable housing initiative, which launched community discussions around racially restrictive housing covenants and how many still exist.
Samantha's work, which is supported by StL Changemakers and WG Mayor and Council, is to assist homeowners in knowing if their location has a restrictive covenant, and if you choose, to disavow the covenant. Samantha is also the granddaughter of Mary Jane and Rick Kuhn! Click here to read about Webster Groves' initiative.
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Sunday, February 18 at 9 am we will host Mz. Vickie from Healthlarious. Mz. Vickie is a nurse who loves comedy and healthcare is her passion. She's committed to improving health through knowledge and humor. She created Healthlarious™, an avenue to provide healthcare education infused in a comedic medium.
Come listen to her energetic, inspirational, motivating and hilarious speaking style on Sunday, February 18 at 9 am!
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Highlights of The 2024 Annual Meeting!
Sunday, January 28 we met for the 157th Annual Meeting of Emmanuel Episcopal Church. It was a meeting full of love, hope and gratitude! Click here to view our 2024 Annual Magazine and click here for the business meeting documents.
The slate was approved and you may find that detail on the Annual Meeting page of our website. At the meeting, Valori† appointed Lissa Johnson as the senior warden for 2024. Charlie Walch and Lynn Stephenson will remain as junior warden and secretary/clerk respectively. Outgoing senior warden, Allison Williams reflected on 2023, connections at Emmanuel, and in her remarks referenced an article by the Center for Action and Contemplation. Read her report here.
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Lent 2024: Gratitude and Joy!
This year we have two tracks we’re following for Lent. The first track is GRATITUDE. Everyone is encouraged to learn and begin a spiritual practice of gratitude – the UTO way - making a commitment to notice and offer thanks for our blessings. See what they say about this practice and the benefits of this to our bodies and souls HERE. UTO Blue boxes are available in the Parish Hall. The blue boxes are a concrete way to make small offerings of thanks and the proceeds benefit Episcopal missions around the world.
The second track is JOY. Joy is the basic attitude of our evangelism - sharing with others the good news of our life in Jesus Christ as Episcopalians at Emmanuel. Last year we asked the question #WhyEmmanuel at our annual meeting. This year, we dig into the answer. There is so much to love about belonging at Emmanuel and so much to be joyful about being in The Episcopal Church. I have seen that there is also much about our Anglican identity that may surprise even long-term members! Join us every Wednesday evening in Lent at 5:00 pm in the Parish Hall Dining Room – ahead of dinner – for Episcopal 101: Be An Episcopalian About It, led by Valori†. This program is open to the whole parish. It is also required for those who will be confirmed or received by Bp. Deon at his visit in November. You can attend in person or on Zoom.
Valori+
For more information about Episcopal 101 contact Valori+
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Wednesday Fellowship Dinner on February 7 we will host a Pancake Dinner Fundraiser to support a camper scholarship for Camp Phoenix. Camp Phoenix is the diocesan summer camp that will be August 4-9, 2024. This year camp will be held at Camp Wyman in Eureka, MO. Check out the Camp Phoenix link above for more details!
All money collected will go toward a scholarship fund for kids who want to attend the diocesan summer camp. (Camp Phoenix)
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NEW YEAR things to know!
Did you know we have a member page on our website? On the member page you can download birthdays and anniversaries, updated directory and other proprietary documents. To access that page, you must register. We'll get notified and then allow you access.
Did you know you can submit a pic of you or your family and we'll add it to the directory? Email your updated or new pic to Mimi Shipp.
Did you know that if you don't see your birthday listed in the monthly birthday and anniversary list then, we don't have it! Email that info to Mimi Shipp!
Did you know that we pay a fee on all credit card payments? We love that many of you donate online and we remind you that if you choose to, you may pay the credit card fee, which is approx. 3%. There is no fee for ACH (direct from your bank). Now you know the facts! Thank you!
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Bracket Time!!
Emmanuel is encouraging us to try another type of March Madness this year. Lent Madness. Two Episcopal priests began Lenten Madness in 2010, so many of you have had a chance to participate in previous years. The set up is similar to NCAA basketball. 32 Saints begin the contest. Those are narrowed into the Saintly 16, then the Elate 8, the Faithful 4, and finally one saint is crowned with the Golden Halo.
Reasons to play:
- You love Wordle but want something easy!
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It's a fun way to learn more about our saints.
- Your chances of winning are MUCH higher than March Madness!!
We encourage ALL ages to give it a try. There will be a large bracket poster in the Parish Hall (with smaller take home copies) and weekly updates emailed to you. Kids will be hearing about the saints during some of our formation sessions.
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Congrats to Webster Groves High School freshman, Sam Garrett, who received honorable mention for cello at the 2024 Missouri Music Educators Conference in January. Click here to read the WKTimes article.
Sam's older brother, Silas, also played cello and was a frequent music guest at Emmanuel! Way to go, Sam!
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Revive, Renew, Restart:
Equipping Beloved Community
The Diocesan Dismantling Racism Commission invites you to our annual Absalom Jones Celebration. Join us Saturday, Feb. 10 for worship, (free) lunch, and workshops to honor the life and legacy of the first Black priest in the Episcopal Church. Learn more here.
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The diocesan Dismantling Racism Commission is sponsoring a one day trip to Memphis to tour the National Civil Rights Museum on Saturday, April 13, 2024. You will travel by bus and leave at a 6 am from St. Peter's Ladue.
The cost is $50 per person. Children may accompany a parent. There are 40 seats on the bus, so reserve your seat soon! Youth scholarships are available.
Click here to learn more or to register.
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