Just as the Tomb is empty, Hallelujah, the Manger is also empty! But that is all the more reason to Celebrate this most noble, yet humble, and most holy, yet human, birth that has more significance than any other ever will. And for good reason. The coming of Christ gives us hope – hope amid…
December 10, 2023 PEACE, BE STILL In the Episcopal Church, we are in the Church Season of Advent. Advent means “coming.” For the 4 weeks of Advent, we have a blessed opportunity to ponder the miracle of Christ’s coming into our world and each of our lives. Coming first as a humble child, who grows…
What WAS it like the moment Jesus rose from the dead and walked out of the tomb made for the dead? There are many artists’ depictions that try to test our imaginations of this wild and unearthly phenomenon. But yet, it seems no one was there. No one there when Jesus arose from death? No…
April 5- April 11, 2023 All Evening Services begin at 7:00 pm Wednesday – Holy SaturdayEaster Sunday Services are at 8:00 am and 10:30 am in the Sanctuary and 2:00 pm on ZOOM Jazz @ Emmanuel is on Easter Sunday at 5:00 pm PALM SUNDAY SERVICE Also called Passion Sunday, Jesus begins his journey to…
A significant resource for Lent is the daily devotional guide by The Rev. Scott Stoner of Living Compass. Compass has a new Advent and Lenten Devotional every year in addition to other devotional studies for individuals and groups throughout the year, all focused on wellness in Mind, Body, Soul and Spirit in order to love God…
Lent is a blessed and special opportunity to take some time to reflect on our spiritual life: our connection and relationship with God. It is also a time to ponder how that relationship influences how we view and treat ourselves, others and and our earthly home. Take some time this Lent to listen to what…
REPRINTED from the Diocesan Newsletter: “GRACE HAPPENS” February 21, 2023 As Christians mark the start of Lent, clergy and lay ministers in the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh will be distributing ashes out in public in communities across multiple counties of southwestern Pennsylvania on Wednesday, February 22. This is the 11th year that the diocese has…
Emmanuel’s Christmas Celebrations All services on the ZOOM network this year due to COVID-19 safety protocols. Although the church building will NOT be open for Christmas, Emmanuel will still be celebrating the birth of the Christ Child! Together! “2020 Safe Style” All Services on ZOOM will have the same meeting ID and Password as all…
If there was ever a year that we needed to keep Easter alive along with the Resurrected Christ, it is this year. The Pandemic has meant that death is all around us, even if none of our loved ones has been touched — yet. Fear is an ever-present companion that is only barely out of…
