Services

Sunday
Tuesday
Wednesday		      8am & 10am
10am
6pm

Office hours: 

Monday - Thursday, Office is open at 8am. 

Friday, Office is open 9am to 1pm.               

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Formation

We believe that God calls us to follow Jesus. This call to discipleship leads us on a life-long journey that requires study and practice. The church exists to teach us how to live as disciples.

Spiritual growth occurs when we connect the Christian story to our personal story, so we look for those places where the two intersect. Here at Emmanuel, we believe that children, youth, and adults all deserve a quality program of spiritual formation that helps us to make this connection. To that end, we provide many opportunities for growth, including:

  • Adult Forum and Sunday Salon
  • Advent and Lenten Study Groups
  • Children's Sunday School
  • Youth Group and Confirmation Class
  • The Tuesday Sewing Group
  • Worship Participants (lectors, Eucharistic ministers, ushers, altar guild, acolytes)
  • Special liturgical observances
  • Parenting classes
  • And much more . . .
     

 

Christian Formation Ministries
There is a life-long continuum of learning and growing in the Christian faith that begins at Baptism.  Formation is accomplished in a number of ways, some formal, some informal. 


Every fall, we  begin an exciting new program of musical training for children using the Royal School of Church Music curriculum.  There are two components: musical instruction and religious instruction with children attending one afternoon each week after school and participating in the 10:00 service on Sundays.


Children benefit and grow in many ways, spiritual, social and intellectual when they engage in this work together.  It is also a source of fun and the beginning of the development of life-long skills and interests. All children are welcome to join this program even if they are not currently attending Emmanuel Church.


Sunday School classes for children in the primary and intermediate grades are conducted on Sunday mornings at 9:30.  Children join their families during the 10:00 service for Eucharist or attend following the 9:00 service.  Our curriculum introduces our young people to the Bible, the faith and the traditions of the Church at appropriate levels of their development and understanding.


There is an Adult Bible Study at 9:00 to discuss the lessons that will be heard at the 10:00 service each week.  Background, relevance and individual insight are elements of the discussions.
 

Our Sunday Salon meets after the 10:00 service generally on the first  Sunday of each month.  This group is led by members of the congregation who gather together to explore  different approaches to bible study, prayer, spiritual study, journaling, meditation, blogging, and other ways we come closer to Christ in our lives.