Emmanuel E-Letter

April 18, 2024

The Fourth Sunday of Easter

10:30am Bulletin ~ Click Here

April 21, Sunday

8:30 am Holy Eucharist

9:15 am Nursery Opens (Upper Level)

9:30 am Children’s Formation (Upper Level)

9:30 am EYC (Youth Room)

9:30 am Adult Formation with Edward Bolen--Galilee and the Parables of Jesus (LL Westminster Classroom)

9:30 am Adult Formation with Lindsey Hardegree--Episcopal Community Foundation (Chapel)

9:30 am Women's Book Club (Library)

10:30 am Holy Eucharist (Live Streamed)

12:30 pm Bilingual Holy Eucharist (Spanish )

2:30 pm Sacred Ground (Vestry Meeting Room)

3:00 pm Bigger Vision (Common Room Kitchen)

4:00 pm Brotherhood of St. Andrew (LL Coventry)

April 22, Monday

10:00 am Bible Study (LL Coventry Classroom)

April 23, Tuesday

10:00 am Natural Spirituality (Library)

April 24, Wednesday

12:15 pm Healing Service w/Eucharist (Chapel)

6:00 pm Holy Eucharist (Spanish)

6:30 pm Youth Pizza & Prayers (Youth Room)

7:00 pm Choir Practice

April 27, Saturday

10:30 am Spanish Bible Study (Library)

12:00 pm Spanish Communion Preparation

5:30 pm Holy Eucharist

April 28, Sunday

8:30 am Holy Eucharist

9:15 am Nursery Opens (Upper Level)

9:30 am Children’s Formation (Upper Level)

9:30 am EYC (Youth Room)

9:30 am Adult Formation with Edward Bolen--Galilee and the Parables of Jesus (LL Westminster Classroom)

10:30 am Holy Eucharist (Live Streamed)

12:30 pm Bilingual Holy Eucharist (Spanish )

2:30 pm Sacred Ground (Vestry Meeting Room)

Attention

All volunteers who use the Ministry Scheduler

(Ushers, Greeters, Stewards, Altar Guild, Acolytes, Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors)

You should be receiving weekly reminders of your upcoming service, weekly readings and prayers (scheduled lectors only), sub requests, and occasional emails requesting updates to availability.

If you are NOT seeing these emails in your Inbox, please check your “junk” folder periodically to ensure you are not missing these important reminders and communications.

Many thanks for all you do in service to Emmanuel!

WE PRAY FOR: John Albright, Linda Backelant, Carol Bowles, Ellen Elizabeth Pert Burpee, Violet Gloria Pert Burpee, John Brewer, Marty Callaghan, Peggy Christa, Robert Coleman, Mickey Coleman, Kay Coussoule, Bob Cunningham, Emily Dantzler, Christine Dargie, Stephen Dixon, Anna Dyer, Edwin Rosario, Walles Elves, George Erwin, Carole Eisenhart, Susan Faircloth, Walker Fielder, Clemente Garcia, Aidan Guzman, Bryan Ferguson, Natalie Hartman, Dale Holditch, Charlese Howard, Leandra Hull, Judy, Tony Long, Tim Kitchens, Sandra Ludwig, Michelle Mairesse, Tiara Martin, Michaelyn, Olin McCullough, Charlie Morazan, John Northcutt, Shiela Oliver, The Family of Mary Anne O’Neal, Lou Perno, Megan Phillips, Mazarian Quigley, Shannon Rainey, Howard Richards, Scott Shaw, James Wilson Smith, David Smith, Julie Smoolie, Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Taylor, Michael Mario Thompson, Reynaldo Toro, Tyriek Tyrone Toussaint, Betsy Turner, Matthew Valnoski (deployed), Midge Wade, Hilary Watson, Veronica White, Andrew Whyte (deployed), JoAnn Yates.



If you would like to add someone to the prayer list, call the church office or email Anna with the name.

Valerie Beard, Edward Noland, Lissa Thompson, Linda Backelant, Ashley Henry, Bradford Tyler Anderson, Vince Howard, Robert Poole, Andy Simmonds, Paula Arscott, Susan Wilson, Adelaide Probst, Leila Hobbs, Sevastian Banda, Max Wilson, Norma Pylant, Janice Brown.

The Emergency Food Bank is in need of cold cereals, white rice, and

saltine crackers. Please leave your donations in the basket in the Narthex. Thank you for your ongoing support of this vital Athens community service.

To sponsor Altar flowers, email akurtz@emmanuelathens.org with your preferred date (s) and honoree information. A donation of $100 is requested.

All are invited to First United Methodist Church on Sunday, April 21 at 3:00 p.m. for a festival service of hymns led by renowned organist and conductor Dr. Marilyn Keiser. Together, with choirs and clergy from some of our Athens downtown churches, we will gather as a community to celebrate the wonders of God's creation through the great hymns of our faith accompanied by brass, hand-bells, and organ.

Featuring the choirs of:

First United Methodist Church - First Baptist Church - First Presbyterian Church - Emmanuel Episcopal Church - First Christian Church 

A reception will follow in Hancock Hall.