Emmanuel Episcopal Church

Announcements

• Survey on Reopening

  FROM FR. SETH

  Hello my brothers and sisters in Christ,

  For the past two weeks, in response to the guidance of the bishop, Emmanuel has gathered a team to discuss reopening the church and what that would look like. We had been working under the assumption that this work would take at least until the end of the month and that we would have some time after that to prepare. Now, it looks like the opportunity to open in accordance with health guidelines is much closer. 

  In order to prepare for opening we would like some sense of how many of you would be coming back for an in-person service. I want you to know that church will not be anything like normal for some time. I am sorry about this. We are attempting to hold in tension our yearning to be together and our call to care for the vulnerable. 

  The survey gives a cursory view of what a service would look like and asks if you would feel comfortable coming to a service like this or if you would not feel comfortable. There is no right or wrong answer, we love that you and many others are worshiping with us online, we need to know about how many are interested in this limited in-person service so that we can plan accordingly.
   
  We will continue to offer our online services and studies for the foreseeable future so that people can continue to participate.

  Thank you for your patience, grace, and faithfulness in this time. God bless you.

  CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY

• Easter 7 Service - Sunday 9:00 a.m.

   

• Easter 7 Service Booklet

  Click here to view or download the booklet.

   

• Sunday Fellowship Meetings

  To join the Sunday Fellowship Meetings at 10:00 a.m. CLICK HERE.

• Emmanuel's Sermons and Services on YouTube

  Click here to view Sermons and Sunday Services.

• Please Remember Your Offerings!

  Please Remember Your Offerings!

  If at all possible, please continue your pledges and donations to the church. We do not have a substantial reserve and the bills must be paid. We can still receive and process gifts that come via the U.S. mail or through the mail slot in the office door.  You can also donate online through our Emmanuel Giving Portal.

• Tuesday Bible Study On Zoom - 6:15 P.M.

  Click here for to join the meeting.  6:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

   

• Thursday Men's Breakfast Group on Zoom - 7:15 A.M.

  Click here to join the meeting.  7:15 a..m. - 8:30 a.m.

• Thursday Healing Service on Zoom - 10:00 A.M.

  Click here to view the service.

  Click here to view or download the Service Booklet.

  The Healing Service is an institution at Emmanuel that has been suspended during our period of isolation resulting from the pandemic. It is highly appropriate that we bring it back out of concerns for casualties of Covid-19, and those who are suffering because of social isolation, or other illness or infirmity.

  The format of the service will be familiar to those who have attended previously, with the exception that we cannot offer communion because that is something that must be served in person. We instead use a special prayer that invites the presence of Jesus Christ into our worship at the appropriate time.

  Emmanuel's Clergy

• Thursday Bible Study on Zoom - 10:45 A.M.

  Click here to join the meeting.  10:45 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

   

   

• Training for Zoom Videoconferencing

  CLICK HERE FOR TRAINING ON THE ZOOM VIDEOCONFERENCE SYSTEM.

  The Diocese has encouraged its churches to use the Zoom Videoconferencing system to facilitate communications among churches and between churches and their parishes.  We lack the resources to do individual training but Zoom has a very good series of training videos.  My guess is that we will all become very familiar with Zoom before things return to normal.  We understand that not all the members of our parish do not have the ability to access Zoom and we continue to explore ways to be as inclusive as possible.

  We appretciate your patience and love as we work to bring Emmanual to you in spite of our closed doors.

  Yours in Christ,

  Fr. Mark+

• The Gospel of Matthew - Easter 2020

  The Gospel of Matthew is the GoodBook Club reading program during the season of Easter.

  The program started this week and has been endorsed by the Diocese of Northern California and The Episcopal Church.

  The Gospel of Matthew series began on Easter Sunday, April 12th, and will continue through the Day of Pentecost, May 31st. Both of Emmanuel's Bible Study groups will transition to this program. Although the readings started last Sunday, there is plenty of time to catch up.

  The Readings can be found by clicking here.

  Each week the Bible Study groups will discuss the previous week's readings. This is a faster pace than normal, but we got used to it during the Read the Bible in a Year program several years ago.

  There are many resources available to help, including a Study Guide, available in both print and e-book formats, a Good Book Club Podcast available at popular podcasting sites, a Facebook page, and a class, "Introducing Matthew" with Vicki Garvey.

  All Resources can be found by clicking here.

  We will be discussing the Gospel of Matthew in both of our Zoom Bible Studies. Please join us!

  Tuesday Bible Study - 6:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. Meeting ID: 337 335 790 Password: 276701
  Call in: +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)

  Thursday Bible Study - 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Meeting ID: 557 449 349
  Password: 305580 Call in: +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)

  If you do not have Zoom on your computer, you can call into the meeting(s) with your cell phone or touch-tone telephone using the number listed above following the meeting description. You may need to key in the meeting ID and Password listed above. (If you call with a regular telephone, long distance charges may apply.)

• Online Giving Is Now Available

  Click here to to go to our secure online giving portal.

  You will be able to donate to the General Fund, the Capital Campaign or Easter Offering. Pledge payments are included in the General Fund.

  The Online Giving module is integrated with our church financial system which will track all donations so that online contributions are included in your church giving record.

  Gifts may be one-time or recurring. If you are giving with a credit card (Visa or MasterCard) the system will automatically calculate the cost of the card transaction fee. You will see the added cost and have the option to uncheck the box. All card transactions are charged this fee, so if you uncheck the box the church will need to pay your card transaction fee. You may also make online gifts directly through your financial institution (Bank, S&L, Credit Union, etc.) with no transaction fee.

  As always, thank you for your faithful giving!

• Support the Church through Amazon Smile

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• Northern California Diocese

  

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