Instruments of Peace Through the readings and musical selections, this Jazz Service will explore how a commitment to Peace changes everything. We invite you to both contemplation, and action. In Biblical times there were many challenges to peace. Among the last words of wisdom Jesus had for his disciples was this: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give…
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…
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…
Our illustrious and beloved Bishop McConnell will be visiting Emmanuel next Sunday, for both services: 10:30 am and 2:30 pm, February 14th – Valentine’s Day. A great opportunity to show our Bishop some Love! CONTACT US for the ZOOM LINK and Passcode
I come, not because I am worthy, but because I have sinned and fallen short of what, by God’s help, I might have been. I come, not that there is any magic in partaking of the symbols of Christ’s body and blood, but because the Lord’s Supper is a memorial to Him and a…
Are you wondering what it would actually look like to be a recipient of God’s peace? – or know that you are fully loved — and that is enough? (me too!) Well, here is a little self-assessment, written by our wise Vicar. Kind of a digest of basically every sermon, every week. See how many…
O God, the strength of the weak and the comfort of sufferers:Mercifully accept our prayers, and grant to your servant N.the help of your power, that his sickness may be turned intohealth, and our sorrow into joy; through Jesus Christ ourLord. Amen.BCP p. 458 The Church of the Atonement in Carnegie is holding a Healing…
Thoughts from Father Don Reflection on being Salt and Light February 9, 2014 Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled underfoot. “You are the light of the…