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Celebrate † Invite † Restore
MAY NEWS & EVENTS
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Festival Set-Up Friday, May 23 at 8 am
The Set-Up will begin at 8 am at Sky Meadows. Even if you can only give a couple of hours you are needed! If you can help call Rob or Betsy Porter at 347-5812
On May 23, 2007, Tom left us for a better place, where I am sure he is still doing amazing things!
May 23, 2008 is Strawberry festival set up and I do remember how much Tom and everyone put in on this day and there was still more to give on the next two days.
Kate, Justin and I, would like to give back to you for Tom and us, we would like anyone who still has any energy left (or not!) after set up to drop by and share some food, drink and memories. Please come from 4pm - 9pm and bring a folding chair. No RSVP necessary just whoever comes is great. Street Address 4057 Meadowood Lane, Marshall, Va. 20115
Thank you all so very much for all the support, love and care you have given us since Tom died . Hope to see you soon.
Geri, Kate and Justin
THE FESTIVAL May 24th & May 25th
Many of us don’t need any reminders because we’ve been working on the festival for the better part of the past year. Many other long time volunteers are again looking forward to spending Memorial Day weekend at Sky Meadows State Park, while still others may be wondering what they can do to help. Regardless of whether you are a long time Parishioner and festival volunteer or a relative new comer, we need your help. Although the festival is a lot of work, it is also a lot of fun and a wonderful opportunity to further our mission statement and to give back to the community while working closely with friends.
Honestly, we can't think of any place we would rather be than at the Strawberry Festival, and we hope to see all of you there helping to make it another great success.
Scott Christian, Festival Chair
On behalf of all the Committee Chairs
Festival Sunday Worship May 25th at 8 am
There will be only one worship service the Sunday of the festival. It will begin at Sky Meadows at 8 am. There will be no services at the church.
Festival Volunteers
Sign-up sheets are in the Parish Hall. Please consider signing up for at least three or more shifts over the two days plus set up on Friday and tear down on Sunday after the festival.
Our general categories are
1) Front Gate
2) Clean up during the festival
3) Selling Strawberries
4) Hay ride monitoring and riding
5) Children's games--adults sign up with Rob Porter; youth through the youth group
6) Welcome tent--blowing up balloons, answering questions, selling water
7) Ticket sales for the drawings
8) Strawberry flat lifting and loading
9) Gator/cart driving--transporting stuff for the various bands, transporting handicapped and elderly patrons to/from parking (new), transporting bags of refuse to the dumpster
10) Set up on Friday
11) Take down on Sunday
Thank you for your participation.
Rob Porter
The Set-Up will begin at 8 am at Sky Meadows. Even if you can only give a couple of hours you are needed! If you can help call Rob or Betsy Porter at 347-5812
On May 23, 2007, Tom left us for a better place, where I am sure he is still doing amazing things!
May 23, 2008 is Strawberry festival set up and I do remember how much Tom and everyone put in on this day and there was still more to give on the next two days.
Kate, Justin and I, would like to give back to you for Tom and us, we would like anyone who still has any energy left (or not!) after set up to drop by and share some food, drink and memories. Please come from 4pm - 9pm and bring a folding chair. No RSVP necessary just whoever comes is great. Street Address 4057 Meadowood Lane, Marshall, Va. 20115
Thank you all so very much for all the support, love and care you have given us since Tom died . Hope to see you soon.
Geri, Kate and Justin
THE FESTIVAL May 24th & May 25th
Many of us don’t need any reminders because we’ve been working on the festival for the better part of the past year. Many other long time volunteers are again looking forward to spending Memorial Day weekend at Sky Meadows State Park, while still others may be wondering what they can do to help. Regardless of whether you are a long time Parishioner and festival volunteer or a relative new comer, we need your help. Although the festival is a lot of work, it is also a lot of fun and a wonderful opportunity to further our mission statement and to give back to the community while working closely with friends.
Honestly, we can't think of any place we would rather be than at the Strawberry Festival, and we hope to see all of you there helping to make it another great success.
Scott Christian, Festival Chair
On behalf of all the Committee Chairs
Festival Sunday Worship May 25th at 8 am
There will be only one worship service the Sunday of the festival. It will begin at Sky Meadows at 8 am. There will be no services at the church.
Festival Volunteers
Sign-up sheets are in the Parish Hall. Please consider signing up for at least three or more shifts over the two days plus set up on Friday and tear down on Sunday after the festival.
Our general categories are
1) Front Gate
2) Clean up during the festival
3) Selling Strawberries
4) Hay ride monitoring and riding
5) Children's games--adults sign up with Rob Porter; youth through the youth group
6) Welcome tent--blowing up balloons, answering questions, selling water
7) Ticket sales for the drawings
8) Strawberry flat lifting and loading
9) Gator/cart driving--transporting stuff for the various bands, transporting handicapped and elderly patrons to/from parking (new), transporting bags of refuse to the dumpster
10) Set up on Friday
11) Take down on Sunday
Thank you for your participation.
Rob Porter
" This is my father's world "
150th Celebration Update
We are STILL LOOKING for old and new photos for our 150th Celebration which will begin with a "Groundbreaking Picnic" on September 14, 2008. We are asking for ideas for the following: Logo to use for 150th Commeratives, merchandise to sell that incorporates the 150th theme and activites for the picnic. We plan to have speakers and movie nights to educate parishoners and the local community about Emmanuel church. If you would like to join the committee or have any ideas on how to enhance our celebration please see Kira or contact Janet White at witecranes@msn.com or 364-4522.
We are STILL LOOKING for old and new photos for our 150th Celebration which will begin with a "Groundbreaking Picnic" on September 14, 2008. We are asking for ideas for the following: Logo to use for 150th Commeratives, merchandise to sell that incorporates the 150th theme and activites for the picnic. We plan to have speakers and movie nights to educate parishoners and the local community about Emmanuel church. If you would like to join the committee or have any ideas on how to enhance our celebration please see Kira or contact Janet White at witecranes@msn.com or 364-4522.
Patron's Festival Celebration Saturday, May 10 at 6:30 Three Fox Vineyards
It's not too late to join the other adults in the church to celebrate God's grace in the world and to give thanks for the festival and all other aspects of our life together. Send in your form today or Contact Scott Christian for more information.
It's not too late to join the other adults in the church to celebrate God's grace in the world and to give thanks for the festival and all other aspects of our life together. Send in your form today or Contact Scott Christian for more information.
Dedication
Thomas R. Porter Field
Thomas R. Porter Field
Notre Dame Academy Sunday, May 18th 1pm - 3pm
All parishioners are cordially invited to attend the dedication of the Thomas R. Porter Field at Notre Dame Academy and the reception following the ceremony. Please RSVP to Mary Holsinger at (540) 687-5581 ext. 3025 before May 11th.
Directions from Middleburg Take 50 West towards Upperville. Go approximately 3-4 miles. You will see Rt. 611 (St. Louis Road) on your right. Turn right on Rt. 611. Go .9 of a mile, and turn right onto Notre Dame Lane. Follow the driveway all the way up the hill to the school, approximately one mile. Continue on to visitor’s parking, park and join us at the field. If you are coming from the Atoka/Upperville area, Rt 611 (St. Louis Road) is on the left about 1 mile past the turn off for Atoka.
All parishioners are cordially invited to attend the dedication of the Thomas R. Porter Field at Notre Dame Academy and the reception following the ceremony. Please RSVP to Mary Holsinger at (540) 687-5581 ext. 3025 before May 11th.
Directions from Middleburg Take 50 West towards Upperville. Go approximately 3-4 miles. You will see Rt. 611 (St. Louis Road) on your right. Turn right on Rt. 611. Go .9 of a mile, and turn right onto Notre Dame Lane. Follow the driveway all the way up the hill to the school, approximately one mile. Continue on to visitor’s parking, park and join us at the field. If you are coming from the Atoka/Upperville area, Rt 611 (St. Louis Road) is on the left about 1 mile past the turn off for Atoka.
CONTINUING ITEMS
Website Launch
If you have reached this page, you will see that we have updated the original website. This was done for several reasons: to welcome and inform visitors and newcomers about Emmanuel Church and our activities; to serve as an electronic bulletin board & on-line newsletter for parishioners; to "go green" and decrease our dependence on printed mailings; to reduce the financial burden of increasing postage costs; to conserve administrative time; and finally, in recognition that we have entered a digital age and that, to spread the word about the wonders of Emmanuel Church as widely as it deserves, we must now do so electronically.
After you have had time to look around the site, we would appreciate your feedback and suggestions. Contact Helen Christian at mongooses@hughes.net
If you have reached this page, you will see that we have updated the original website. This was done for several reasons: to welcome and inform visitors and newcomers about Emmanuel Church and our activities; to serve as an electronic bulletin board & on-line newsletter for parishioners; to "go green" and decrease our dependence on printed mailings; to reduce the financial burden of increasing postage costs; to conserve administrative time; and finally, in recognition that we have entered a digital age and that, to spread the word about the wonders of Emmanuel Church as widely as it deserves, we must now do so electronically.
After you have had time to look around the site, we would appreciate your feedback and suggestions. Contact Helen Christian at mongooses@hughes.net
Vacation Bible School
Come join us for a multi-denominational week-long celebration of God's love with a summertime twist. We will play games, sing songs, make crafts, read stories and study the "Beach Be-Attitudes". This year's VBS is being sponsored by Marshall United Methodist Church, July 7th - 11th, daily 9am - 12 pm. Volunteers and donations are needed for the program. Please contact Karen Kline at 540-364-9141 or Ross Armstrong at 540-364-9189 if you are interested in making this years a success!
Come join us for a multi-denominational week-long celebration of God's love with a summertime twist. We will play games, sing songs, make crafts, read stories and study the "Beach Be-Attitudes". This year's VBS is being sponsored by Marshall United Methodist Church, July 7th - 11th, daily 9am - 12 pm. Volunteers and donations are needed for the program. Please contact Karen Kline at 540-364-9141 or Ross Armstrong at 540-364-9189 if you are interested in making this years a success!
Scholarship Opportunities
Do you have children that are graduating from high school this year and plan to attend college, or children that are attending a Shrine Mont summer camp? We have scholarships available. Please click on the box below to print the application or contact Anna in the office at 364-2772 to receive one by mail.
Do you have children that are graduating from high school this year and plan to attend college, or children that are attending a Shrine Mont summer camp? We have scholarships available. Please click on the box below to print the application or contact Anna in the office at 364-2772 to receive one by mail.
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Clergy Leadership Project
Kira has been chosen as one of 30 participants in the twenty-third class of the Clergy Leadership Project. Several hundred clergy were nominated from across the nation and participants were selected on the basis of talent, experience, geography, leadership ability, and other criteria.
The Clergy Leadership Project is a national initiative formed to develop and strengthen clergy leaders, supporting new visions for vigorous ministries in their congregations and communities as well as support their personal growth. Trinity Church, Wall Street in New York City and The Episcopal Church Foundation initially funded this leadership model. Today Trinity Church is the sole sponsor of the project.
Kira attended a six day conference, April 6-11,2008 in Cornwall, CT., and will continue to meet with her clergy colleagues for another three sessions as they prepare to equip themselves for the vigorous task of leading the church in the 21st century. The next session Kira will attend will be September 7-12, 2008.
Kira has been chosen as one of 30 participants in the twenty-third class of the Clergy Leadership Project. Several hundred clergy were nominated from across the nation and participants were selected on the basis of talent, experience, geography, leadership ability, and other criteria.
The Clergy Leadership Project is a national initiative formed to develop and strengthen clergy leaders, supporting new visions for vigorous ministries in their congregations and communities as well as support their personal growth. Trinity Church, Wall Street in New York City and The Episcopal Church Foundation initially funded this leadership model. Today Trinity Church is the sole sponsor of the project.
Kira attended a six day conference, April 6-11,2008 in Cornwall, CT., and will continue to meet with her clergy colleagues for another three sessions as they prepare to equip themselves for the vigorous task of leading the church in the 21st century. The next session Kira will attend will be September 7-12, 2008.
" With Roots and Wings Secure"
Emmanuel has arrived
Emmanuel has arrived
SAVE THE DATE
All Parish Worship Sunday, June 15 at 10 am Outdoor Worship service at the De Berry family farm in Rectortown, followed by fishing at the pond and an all parish picnic. Bring fishing gear, a folding chair, a dish to share and meat to grill! More info to follow.
"Hymn Fest Sunday Sunday, July 27 at 10 AM Our first ever “Hymn Fest Sunday”. In place of a regular sermon, I will ask you for hymn suggestions from all of our Hymnals and newly created wordbook and we will all sing together.
All Parish Worship Sunday, June 15 at 10 am Outdoor Worship service at the De Berry family farm in Rectortown, followed by fishing at the pond and an all parish picnic. Bring fishing gear, a folding chair, a dish to share and meat to grill! More info to follow.
"Hymn Fest Sunday Sunday, July 27 at 10 AM Our first ever “Hymn Fest Sunday”. In place of a regular sermon, I will ask you for hymn suggestions from all of our Hymnals and newly created wordbook and we will all sing together.