158th Annual Parish Meeting

Thank you to everyone that attended the Annual Parish Meeting this past Sunday. We had a total of 70 attendances in-person and on Zoom. Minutes from the meeting as well as all documents referenced during the meeting can be found on our Annual Meeting webpage. If you were not able to make it to the meeting, we recorded it via Zoom. You can watch it using the below link:

158th Annual Parish Meeting Recording

Spring Session of Episcopal 101

Interested in learning about our faith or becoming confirmed? If so, then join us Wednesday evenings in March for Episcopal 101. If you would like to know more about the Episcopal Church, beliefs, traditions, or history this class is for you. These classes are also necessary if you would like to be confirmed or received into The Episcopal Church.

Episcopal 101 is scheduled for Wednesdays 5-6pm on 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, with a makeup day on 4/9. Classes will be led by Valori+. Please contact Katie for more information or to signup. All classes will be available on Zoom.

Newcomers to Emmanuel, Save the Date!

Emmanuel will be holding a newcomers brunch on Sunday March 9th, after Formation. We are inviting all newcomers to come and meet the clergy, ministry leaders, and staff at Emmanuel. This is an opportunity for all of us to learn more about each other and, of course, eat delicious food!

We will be sending out invitations to Newcomers in the next few weeks with more information.

A Special Message from Maryjane Kuhn

UTO (United Thank Offering) has been a ministry at Emmanuel for decades, and our renewed focus brings many memories to mind. As chair of UTO for Episcopal Church Women of our diocese for 6 years, I traveled to many churches to encourage a UTO daily habit. There is something to be thankful for in every day, even on bad days. And thinking about what you are grateful for often raises your mood.

I also remember the practical way I helped fill our Blue Box - any money that got left in pockets and came out in the laundry went in the box! Although, once when my daughter Jodie left a $20 bill in her jeans pocket from babysitting, I made her tithe! We also kept a blue box next to a fridge and asked employees to put change in when they got a soda or water, etc.

It doesn't sound like much but 365 days of coins or dollar bills adds up. If 100 people do it in each church in our diocese - 42 active churches - and then beyond - it becomes a million dollars to grant! So grab a blue box, and start a habit of being thankful with UTO!

- MJ Kuhn, Emmanuel member since 1979, Chair of UTO for Diocese of Missouri’s Episcopal Church Women in the ‘90s

Student Visionaries of the Year St. Louis - Samantha Enlund

Samantha Enlund, granddaughter of Mary Jane and Rick Kuhn, is running a fund raising campaign and needs your help. The campaign is raising money for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), which is dedicated to finding a cure and improving patient and family quality of life. Samantha and her team aims to raise $100,000 between January 17 and March 7th, 2025, with the goal of raising awareness about blood cancers and cutting-edge treatments. You can read more about Samantha's campaign and donate using the link below. Please help her reach her goal!

Samantha Enlund Donation Page