Two Ways to Worship this Sunday!
This Sunday you are spoiled for choice!
Our annual community church service is this coming Sunday August 30th via
Facebook Live at 10:00am
Our Sunday service continues online and in person at 10:30 am
Our weekly bulletin will be sent Saturday morning along with dial-in details
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Sunday Worship Guidelines
Government guidance is that face coverings must be worn in places of worship. Thank you for your cooperation with this. Temperature checks are conducted at the door along with attendance taken for contact tracing if needed.
One-way route
We are asking everyone to make a reservation to attend worship by Thursday at 5 pm either by telephone or an email to the church office churchoffice@emmanuelrockford.org
Entry is via the Park St. doors and exit via the Chapel. We are encouraging cashless donations where possible and also people to use hand sanitizer on entry and exit.
Worship
We continue to celebrate the Eucharist at 10:30 on Sundays. One use service bulletins are available at the back of the church. There is also an alms basin inside the sanctuary to your left.
Please do not gather in the narthex, once you are checked in, make your way into the sanctuary sitting in designated pews only.
Eucharist bread only, please consume it once you have returned to your seat. Also, follow the guidance of six feet distancing while waiting for the host. |
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| Nancy E Sauer |
09/01 |
| Gerald Millard |
09/04 |
| Becky Pelley |
09/05 |
| Geraldine Cygnor |
09/12 |
| Robert F. Parker |
09/16 |
| Ted Ross |
09/16 |
| Ruth Nicholas |
09/17 |
| Libby Oakes |
09/17 |
| Audrey Louise Hooks |
09/19 |
| Michaela Ann Swart |
09/20 |
| Rachel Schmitt |
09/22 |
| Jane Baldwin |
09/25 |
| Roberta Venovic |
09/30 |
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| Anthony & Norma Cameron |
09/08 |
| John & Kathryn Torrence |
09/12 |
| John Frank & Jean Carol Frana |
09/13 |
| Ronald & Janet S. Wanninger |
09/15 |
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Enrichment Opportunities
From the National Church
Forest Dwelling Program: Spirituality For Our Wisdom Years
Designed for mature seekers desiring to mindfully embrace challenges and opportunities of aging and diminishment by accessing the deep wisdom embedded in the world’s great mystical and contemplative traditions. Program consists of two 5-day gatherings each year (held virtually – due to current travel concerns and / or in-person at Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas), directed online study, monthly elder circle group processing, regular spiritual direction and a regular contemplative practice consistent with the person’s primary spiritual tradition. Core faculty members include Fr Ron Rolheiser, OMI; Rev Mary C. Earle, and Marilyn Chandler McEntyre.
ost.edu/forestdwelling
New Community 2020 Virtual Conference
October 31, 2020
These are challenging times within our church, our community, and our world. The world has become aware of the “SYSTEMIC INEQUALITIES AND DISPARITIES” that have plagued our society for hundreds of years. Issues surrounding unequal justice practices, a “different” justice system for people of color, and lack of fair opportunities is now a conversation that America is having.
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted further “racial inequalities” in our healthcare system and resulted in higher unemployment rates in our communities. Communities of color are generally at a higher risk in their daily jobs (nursing, food packing, farm working and cleaning service industries) and many times without adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Additionally, the labelling of the coronavirus as the “China Virus” has legitimized an increase in racism directly affecting immigration policies, DACA, and fear of deportation for many ethnic communities.
To register, please click Here.
Relationship Committee Training Opportunity
A new training session in facilitation techniques has been set for Friday, September 25 from 6:30-8:30 pm and Saturday, Sept. 26 from 9 am-4 pm. The trainer is Dr. Katherine Wilson who has done three prior trainings with ER815 when she was with the Zeidler Institute of Milwaukee.
For More information and/or register contact Jim Roberts at jarob401@aol.com.
Book Discussion
August 27, 2020 6:00-7:45 p.m.
Join us by zoom for a discussion of
Racing To Justice by John A. Powell:
Powell challenges us to replace attitudes and institutions that perpetuate social suffering with those that foster relationships.
Please read the book on your own and we will discuss it.
Join Zoom Meeting here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85636904397
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Film Discussion
September 4, 2020 7:00 p.m.
Our film this month will be Green Book: This film is inspired by true story of a tour of the Deep South by African American classical and jazz pianist and an Italian-American who served as his driver and bodyguard.
Join Zoom Meeting here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85907547345
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Due to restrictions on collections,
we are suspending the collection of empty medicine bottles for the foreseeable future.
Thank you for your generosity
If you have medicine bottles to donate, contact Tyler Hillman
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