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WEEKLY E-NEWS
March 21, 2024
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NEW information regarding our live stream. Beginning Sunday, March 17 we will ONLY be using YouTube for our live stream (see link above). For the next couple of weeks, we will post a note on our Facebook page with the YouTube link.
We will, of course, continue to use our Facebook page for posts and information, just no live stream. Thank you for being flexible!
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March 24
8:00 Rite I Holy Eucharist
9:00 Christian Formation on Saints of Ireland. Special Irish treats too!
10:00 Rite II Holy Eucharist (Children's Chapel this week)
Spring plant delivery after both services!
March 27
6:00 Fellowship dinner (dinner by international students)
6:30 Children's choir
6:45 Taizé
7:30 Adult choir
March 28-31
Holy Week services, see full schedule below or visit our website
For meetings on Zoom, click the event on the calendar to find Zoom info.
Emmanuel Calendar Link
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SPRING PLANT DELIVER
Each year the week before Easter, our caring committee organizes a spring house plant delivery to parishioners to enjoy on Easter and throughout the spring. The plants are in the chapel along with a list of recipients. Check off who you will deliver to and pick up their card and off you go! The plants will be available to pick up in the parish hall after Sunday. Thanks for helping!!
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HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
Palm Sunday
- 12:00 pm March 24 Stations of the Cross available on YouTube and available all week.
Maundy Thursday
- 5:30 pm March 28 Potluck Agape Supper. Lamb provided, potluck veggies, salad, bread dessert.
- 6:30 pm Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist with Foot Washing and Stripping of the Altar. Livestreamed. Prayer vigil in the chapel after the service. Chapel door will be open until 8 pm and the vigil will last for an hour after the service.
Good Friday
- 12:00 pm Good Friday In person Stations of the Cross or on YouTube. No livestream
- 6:30 pm Good Friday service with Passion Reading and Communion from Reserved Sacrament. Livestreamed
Holy Saturday
- 9:30 am Holy Saturday. A short said service honoring and remembering Jesus' time in the tomb. No livestream
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FESTIVAL FLOWER & MUSIC
Each Christmas and Easter, Emmanuel enjoys exquisite musical offerings and beautiful flowers: poinsettias for Christmas and lilies for Easter. We appreciate anyone who offers memorial gifts and gifts of thanksgiving, as these gifts enable us to offer special flowers and music during our festive seasons.
There are Festival Flower and Music Offering envelopes in the pews. On the envelope, please print clearly in whose memory or for whom the thanksgiving offering is made (please use given names). You may mail in the envelopes or drop them in the offering plate. To donate online, use this link. When donating online, please email names to be memorialized or honored to parishadmin@emmanuelepiscopal.org by Monday, March 25th.
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EASTER OFFERING
The Easter Offering this year will benefit Emmanuel’s Food Center. We hope to raise $5,000 which will cover four months of grocery shopping for our food pantry.
The Food Ministry at Emmanuel is one of our longest-running ministries and at its core is the Food Center which has been in operation since 1973. We don’t turn anyone away who is in need of food for themselves and their families. The largest number of clients come from Webster Rock Hill ministries, but we also receive requests from International students at Webster University and social workers who refer individuals living throughout the St Louis area.
Our Food Center is funded solely through donations of both food and money. Every Food Center dollar contribution we receive goes toward buying items in bulk at local low cost retailers. 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. The November food drive at The College School is our largest food contributor but our inventory has already been depleted from this annual in-gathering. Historically, TCS donations have carried us through the summer! We also rely on the generosity of parishioners and local church organizations who donate food items and make cash contributions. Your personal efforts are so appreciated and have helped keep our doors open through tough economic times.
Thank you in advance from the Feeding and Caring team. We can all make a difference this Easter season. There are Easter offering envelopes in the pews or you can to this special Easter Offering using this link: donate online.
Easter Offerings, which are one time gifts, may be made through Sunday, April 8. Regular gifts to the food center (link for anytime giving) may be made any time.
Hunger happens every day, even during Easter when there is an over- abundance of light and joy. Please help bring God’s light to someone’s dinner table this season. Thank you!
Prayerfully,
The Feeding and Caring Team
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Rise Against Hunger April 28, 2024
Following 10:00 AM service.
This year we will have two shifts 11:00 am to 1:00 pm and 1:15 pm to 3:00 pm.
We will have opportunities to assist with this project on Sunday, April 28, 2024, AND on Saturday, April 27, 2024.
On Saturday, Rise Against Hunger will deliver the food supplies that we will repackage on Sunday. We will gather on Saturday starting at 4:00 PM. On Saturday, we will need about ten people. Please save one or both dates to assist in this fulfillment of our Feeding and Caring pillar.
Links to sign up for your volunteer opportunity will be coming. We continue to need assistance in meeting our $10,000 goal. Please consider making a monetary contribution only or participate in the plant sale (see above).
Rise Against Hunger battles food insecurity in many regions of the world. One of those areas is the Philippines. Here from Rise Against Hunger’s website is one of those stories. Click here to read more stories from RAH.
The Challenge: Food Insecurity and Climate Disasters
in the Philippines
44.7% of the Philippines’ population faces moderate or severe food insecurity, according to the FAO’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023 report. Not only is this a troubling statistic, but the FAO also reports that 29% of children are affected by stunted growth.
The archipelagic country of 7,641 islands lies within the Pacific Ring of Fire close to the equator. This causes geographical vulnerability to natural disasters, especially earthquakes and typhoons, which exacerbate food insecurity.
Rise Against Hunger is working to tackle these challenges. Through a variety of programs, we serve more than 1.73 million people in the Philippines each year. The programs meet nutritional needs of children and families, implement sustainable agriculture and livelihood projects that empower women and farmers, and more.
The Short Term: Providing urgent meals.
With almost half of the Philippines population facing food insecurity, it is critical to address immediate food needs. That is why, in 2023, 40% of meals packaged by volunteers with Rise Against Hunger U.S. were shipped to in-country partners International Care Ministries and Convoy of Hope. The meals are distributed in schools and community settings to support the nutrition of children and families. School feeding programs have been proven to improve attendance and academic performance, so these meals support children's education, as well as their nutrition.
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EMMANUEL CONNECTS!
As spring nears and we see nature’s new life emerge, why don’t we emerge in new ways too?! We invite everyone to join us after the 10 am service on 3 Sundays in April and 2 Sundays in May to take a little time to get to know each other better. Join us April 7, 14 & 21 and May 5 & 12 after the 10 am service. We’ll have donut holes, coffee and lemonade. And we'd love some help with hospitality, sign up by adding your name to the sign up form in the narthex!
The purpose of this short time together is to allow us time to read that name tag, say hello face to face, ask a question, find out how you can engage at Emmanuel or just meet someone new! We want you all to be known and for everyone to be called by name and Connecting with one another is how we can make that happen! Questions? Contact Charlie Walch at 314-575-8355.
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MEN OF EMMANUEL
Men of Emmanuel will resume packaging brown bag lunches on Thursday, April 4 at 6:30 pm
The brown bag program is changing a bit. Beginning April 4, they will be packaging for Grace House at St. Patrick's Center. Grace House is the first comprehensive, low barrier, 24 hour safe haven for 25-40 people who need safe, sanitary housing while in transition to permanent housing. We'll be packaging fewer meals with a different shopping list. All men are welcome!
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GOOD WORK, SAM ENLUND!
Webster Groves high school student, Sam Enlund, recently presented at Adult Formation about her project to educate the community about restrictive housing covenants still on the books in Webster Groves. According to Sam, there are more than 1500 homes in 30 subdivisions in WG with such covenants.
Although the covenants are no longer enforceable by law, the city of Webster Groves has been encouraging residents to take action to affirmatively disavow the racist covenant if it exists on their home in an effort to create a more inclusive and welcoming community. Last week's Webster Kirkwood Times had a full page article about Sam and her work. Click here to read the article!
Sam is the granddaughter of Mary Jane and Rick Kuhn.
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3 WOMEN MYSTICS:
Their Lives & Divine Lovestyles
Exploring Devotional Intimacy with
Thérèse, Julian & Mechthild
Anyone is invited to attend this Saturday, April 27, 2024 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. The event is $30 and includes a light breakfast, beverages, snacks, and an optional walk of the Center's labyrinth afterward.
Held at the beautiful Mercy Conference and Retreat Center, 2039 N. Geyer R., St. Louis, MO, these 4-hours will offer seekers an introduction to a rainbow of women religious.
Thérèse of Lisieux (“the Little Flower,” France, 1873-1897), Julian of Norwich (England, 1342-c.1416), and Mechthild of Magdeburg (Germany, c.1207-c.1282) share more than one might expect.
After learning their lives and main tenets, the group will playfully match writings with authors to discern their similarities and differences. To meet the needs of various temperaments, our engagement time with mystical texts will offer opportunities and prompts for creative response or further study, alone, with a partner, or in a small group — with a final gathering for debriefing, sharing as desired, discussion, and a mystic-inspired prayer. The Rev. Dr. Emily Hillquist Davis and Sabine McDowell will host the event presented by Confluence: A Center for Spirituality.
Space is limited. Click on the link below to sign up through Eventbrite:
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PUBLIC ADVOCACY:
Speak out against HB2619
Some state lawmakers want to cut funds for anything supporting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training. But as Episcopalians, we are committed to anti-racism work and respecting the dignity of every human being.
Click here to read more...
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