9-11 Day of Blessing

Firemen Guy and John On 9/11 every year, the congregation at Emmanuel plans an array of goodies to take to the Firefighters at the Manchester Station about 2 blocks west the church. It is part of an effort to be good neighbors to the businesses, services, and residents of the community surrounding the church.  Since…

Small Kindnesses – A Neighbor?

From The New York Times Magazine September 21, 2019   Small Kindnesses By Danusha Laméris I’ve been thinking about the way, when you walk down a crowded aisle, people pull in their legs to let you by. Or how strangers still say “bless you” when someone sneezes, a leftover from the Bubonic plague. “Don’t die,”…

Bless the First Responders

Blessing for the First Responders Fire Station #371124 W. North Ave. NorthsideSeptember 11, 2019 Emmanuel will provide an Appreciation Dinner of entrées, desserts and drinks for the 8 firemen at Manchester Station #37 on 9/11, along with a Blessing of prayer for their continued safety as they work to save lives in the Northside area…

Strength and Courage?

Do you find that you tend to procrastinate when something feels too big? I am really good at it. Usually, I do this when I don’t know how to go about doing something new. Sometimes it actually helpful to procrastinate because I am pondering all the while, seeking advice, reading up on a subject, perhaps,…

Healing Service at Atonement, Carnegie

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…

Prayer for Migrant Children

For All God’s Children For the Human Family O God, you made us in your own image and redeemed usthrough Jesus your Son: Look with compassion on the wholehuman family; take away the arrogance and hatred whichinfect our hearts; break down the walls that separate us;unite us in bonds of love; and work through our…

Holy Week 2019

Services During Holy Week 20194/17   Wednesday   7:00 PM Tenebrae4/18   Thursday      7:00 PM Maundy ThursdayServices of Foot Washing & Holy Eucharist4/19   Friday           7:00 PM Good Friday –Multimedia Stations of the Cross4/20  Saturday       7:00 PM The Great Vigil of Easter4/21   Sunday Easter Celebration8:00 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II4/21   Sunday         10:30…