E-News from Emmanuel Episcopal Church 11/19/20

EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH

203 S. KENSINGTON AVENUE

LA GRANGE, ILLINOIS 60525

(708) 352-1275

(866) 668-2086 (FAX)

www.emmanuel-lagrange.org

November 19, 2020 Emmanuel's E-News

Greetings from

Emmanuel Episcopal Church!

Greetings!

This Sunday is the Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King.

Christ the King Sunday

Christ the King Sunday is celebrated on the last Sunday of Ordinary time (last Sunday after Pentecost), before the beginning of Advent that starts the new Church Year.

As the last Sunday of the Christian Church Year, Christ the King Sunday is the climax and conclusion of the Church's liturgical journey through the life of Christ and the Gospel message. Its purpose is to celebrate the coming reign of Christ as King of the Earth and his completion of the renewed creation that marks the fullness of the Kingdom of God. That hope is born from the entire life of Christ and his teachings that have been celebrated in the seasons of the Church Year during the past twelve months.

In celebrating the Reign of Christ the King, this Sunday also provides an appropriate bridge to the new Church Year that begins the following Sunday on the first Sunday of Advent with an emphasis on hope and expectation, the longing for the coming of the Kingdom of God amid the darkness of a sinful world.

UPDATE:

Online Worship at Emmanuel: 9:15am

Formation: 10am

9:00 a.m. Sundays- Rite II

Due to the additional COVID- 19 mitigation measures recently imposed by the State of Illinois, in-person worship at Emmanuel has been suspended for the time being. New schedule will be:
9:00am to 9:15am - Social time on Zoom at this link.
9:15am to 10:00am: Morning Prayer will follow on Zoom.
10:00am to 11:00am - Formation will follow on Zoom.

Please click on Reminder graphic for full information.

Emmanuel Pipe Organ Project

***The Countdown***

NEWS FLASH!! Just confirmed with Weiler: ALL the pipes and the completed console are arriving Monday!!!

There is still time to donate before we take our next loan draw. (it's never too late to do the right thing!)

Thanks for everyone's generosity in 2020!

Friends of Casavant 3062 is still alive and well during the pandemic. Although fundraising events have been stalled, we continue to meet and plan for ways to complete our promises. As a separate 501c3 Not for Profit, we will continue to reach out to patrons of classic organ music and education.

A grand Dedication Concert is planned for January 30th to celebrate Casavant 3062's improved sound.

Save the date!

Organ Fundraising Donations are still appreciated. Some very generous checks have arrived recently, one particularly large one from an anonymous donor. Thank you! Whomever you are! This and other donations now assure we will need to borrow well under $200k. This is good news!

We are preparing the list of all donors who have generously pledged to the POP. Our plan is underway to list donors in four categories on a brass plaque permanently attached to the wall under the pipes.

The console will also have one for the David Clark memorial, as will a new category, Memorial donations for a special person of your choice.

Judy will be working on this with POP members and our goal is to have them installed for the Organ Dedication in late January. Virtual or in person, this must be a celebration for all of Emmanuel!

As we count down to our Organ return don't forget to use Amazon Smile and add Friends of Casavant 3062 as your chosen charity.

The Pipe Organ Project has earned $48.47 from Amazon Smile between July and September this year!

Thank you to all who have made these purchases with Friends of Casavant 3062 nominated - literally every penny helps!

Lawrence Hall Youth Services Holiday Gift Giving

It’s that time of year! Once again we are collecting gifts for Lawrence Hall students, boys and girls, ages 12 to 21. This year we won’t have tags on a tree, so please just bring your new, UNWRAPPED gifts to church office by December 9^th.

NOTE: Please call Judy in the office before you drop off your generous gifts, to make sure somebody is at the church. (708) 352-1275. Thank you!

Suggestions for gifts include: books, sports equipment/apparel, gift cards (Target, Wal-Mart, Old Navy, Visa, grocery store), hats, gloves, scarves, basic clothing (i.e. socks, underwear, sleepware), blankets, personal care items, games, jewelry, bath and body items.

If you would like to include gift wrapping supplies, they would be welcome. If you have any questions, please call Ellen Busch, (708) 354-5847. This year Lawrence Hall is especially needy, so as always, thank you for your continued support of this very important child-centered Episcopal Charity.

Saint Of The Week:

Elizabeth of Hungary, Princess and Philanthropist

19 Nov 1231

The numerous "St. Elizabeth's Hospitals" throughout the world are for the most part named, not for the Biblical Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, but for this princess of Hungary. She was concerned for the relief of the poor and the sick, and with her husband's consent she used her dowry money for their relief.

During a famine and epidemic in 1226, while her husband was away in Italy, she sold her jewels and established a hospital where she nursed the sick, and opened the royal granaries to feed the hungry. After her husband's death in 1227, her in-laws, who opposed her "extravagances," expelled her from Wartburg.

Finally an arrangement was negotiated with them that gave her a stipend. She became a Franciscan tertiary (lay associate) and devoted the remainder of her life to nursing and charity. She sewed garments to clothe the poor, and went fishing to feed them.

Vestry Meeting December 15

Listen to Emmanuel Sunday Sermons Online

If you were truly inspired by any of the sermons you hear, don't forget you can listen again to the sermons from Emmanuel. They are normally available on our website within a few days of the Sunday service.

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