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WEEKLY E-NEWS
February 29, 2024
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March 3
8:00 Rite I Holy Eucharist
9:00 Christian Formation for adults and children
10:00 Rite II Holy Eucharist (Children's Chapel this week)
2:00 Youth group meeting
March 4
6:30 Faith in Action Zoom Meeting
March 5
6:00 Episcopal101in parish hall (childcare provided 5-6 pm)
6:00 Fellowship Dinner
6:30 Children's choir
6:45 Taizé Service
March 9
9:00 Emery Washington Convocation meeting
For meetings on Zoom, click the event on the calendar to find Zoom info.
Emmanuel Calendar Link
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This Lent, Bishop Deon tasked several diocesan Religious to develop a Diocesan Rule of Life.
On Sunday, March 3 at 9 am, John Dotson, a diocesan Religious and member of the third order of St. Francis, will join us to explain what a Rule of Life is (and isn't). Click here to read more about developing a rule of life. We encourage to read about this new diocesan project!
This is a great opportunity for a Lenten discernment.
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NEXT SUNDAY, March 10 will be an intergenerational formation at 9 am for Holy Week Egg Making!
This year, we will host a non-traditional Easter Egg Hunt on Easter, Sunday, March 31. Kids will hunt eggs and inside each egg will be "money". After the kids hunt, they will then visit up to four different tables, one for each Faith in Action pillar. Kids will donate their "money" to a cause that supports one of the four pillars. Click here to read more. Join us for coffee, biscuits and help prepare for the egg hunt!
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YOUTH ADVOCACY WORK
WG High School senior, Lauren Knapp has asked for our assistance with a community impact project on turning plastic bags into mat-like beds for unsheltered individuals.
Lauren is asking that you bring clean, empty plastic bags from places like Walgreen's, Target and the grocery store between now and Sunday, March 10. Please leave them in one of the blue bins in the narthex or parish hall.
Lauren put together the infographic below to explain her project. She needs the bags by SUNDAY, MARCH 10!
Thank you, Lauren!!
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WE HAVE A WINNER!
At the Women of Emmanuel this past Sunday, we pulled the winning ticket for the Harvest Wind quilt! John Long's name was pulled and he's the lucky winner of the Star Quilt. Given the recent fire that destroyed Harvest Wind, that quilt is special. We have not heard if, when, how they will recover or re-build. But, we will support the women with a donation from the raffle sales. Thank you all who supported the event and Harvest Wind! P.S. We hear that others would like to "do the window glow. We'll schedule it again and invite all!
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LENTEN DONATION DRIVE
There are still a lot of Lenten Donations boxes in the parish hall. If you think you have more than one box to fill, please contact Katie, Gregston. She will arrange to give you boxes. They are NUMBERED, so we can track who has them and when they will return!
We're challenging you, Emmanuel community to donate items that could be of use to others. We will have 40 boxes on the Parish Hall stage. The boxes are 18" x 14" x 12 and all donations need to fit inside a box. Please, no fragile items. Clothing, toys, small household items, shoes, etc are all welcome. Please contact Katie Gregston with questions. All items will be donated or repurposed. Donations accepted through Easter Sunday or until all boxes are filled, so don't delay!
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JUSTFOOD TRUCK HAS A PLAN!
The JustFood Truck will begin serving food on Saturdays at Christ Church Cathedral in March. They plan is to have teams of 4-8 from several parishes who will commit to cooking, greeting and serving people in downtown who need a meal. Members of Christ Church Cathedral will host the 1st and 3rd Saturdays and are looking for teams to do the 2nd, 4th and 5th Saturday mornings. Starting at 9 am, they will serve for 1-2 hours. At this point, Emmanuel is looking to know how many are interested in this ministry. If you are interested in joining a team, please let Deacon Jerre know.
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MARCH 3 CHURCHES TOGETHER FOR JUSTICE MEETING
Emmanuel is part of "Churches Together for Justice" here in Webster and most, if not all, of the churches in (CTJ) also belong to Metropolitan Congregations United. At their annual meeting of Metropolitan Congregations United (MCU), the group divided into regional clusters, ours being WG/Kirkwood areas. At that meeting, they discussed some areas of concern for our region and the March 3 meeting will be a continuation of that discussion and organizing churches for action
The meeting is being hosted by Peace UCC, in Wehrli Chapel on the Eden Seminary campus. The meeting will run from 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM. In this meeting, we will be talking about how to address the gap between identifying issues and building power around those issues. In other words, beyond raising awareness, what would it take to actually organize to change policy?
If this is something you are interested in, please take a moment to RSVP using this link. If you are unable to attend but would like to be part of Emmanuel's Equity and Justice team, please email Mimi Shipp.
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Guest speakers will be:
The Rev. Naomi Tutu: Speaker, advocate, educator
The Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas: Interim Dean of the Episcopal School of Divinity
The Rev. Jack Danforth: Episcopal Priest & Former U.S. Senator
The Rev. Traci Blackmon: Theologian, author, activist
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HEALING IN THE HEARTLAND
In the midst of a polarized election year, the Diocese of Missouri invites everyone to come together to share stories, worship, and make connections to help bridge the divides in our society.
Healing in the Heartland will feature local, national, and international speakers from a variety of backgrounds to find common ground through our faith.
This one-day inspirational event will take place at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, 808 N. Mason Road in Creve Coeur, on Saturday, March 16, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Click here to learn more or to register for in person.
The diocese has made available live streaming for groups! If you do not wish to attend in person at St. Timothy's or if you can't attend the entire time, then know that Emmanuel will have a livestream location. We will meet in the Behold room from 10 am to 4 pm and anyone who wishes can stop in for the whole event of a portion of it. If you wish to attend the livestream version, please contact Mimi Shipp via email or call her at 314-961-2393 x209 to let us know to expect you!
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