FAREWELL TO CHRIS MASON SUNDAY
We invite you to join us at the 9am Mass this coming Sunday, June 6th, to bid Chris farewell and thank him for his ministry, now that he has completed his doctorate and accepted a position at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, MI. We will miss him!
MASS PROTOCOL REMINDER
Here's how worship looks these days:
Sunday 9 a.m.
- no RSVP requirement or capacity restriction
- masks still required (for the time being)
- we will sing one hymn
Wednesday 12:15 p.m.
- capacity 40 with RSVP (for those who want a safer environment)
- masks required
- no singing
Our Sunday and Wednesday Zoom services continue as well.
SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
Want to help feed local households? Sign up by June 15 for our 2-week Meals On Wheels ministry in July. For the weeks of July 16 and 23, we're looking for both a driver and a runner each day. The process takes about an hour total. Contact Deacon Chris to learn more!
JESUS' LOVE AT MASS
In 2020-2021, some Emmanuelites have gone without Holy Communion for months; to help us reawaken love for Jesus in the Eucharist, our summer book this year, by noted spiritual writer Henri Nouwen, is
With Burning Hearts, which can be purchased online wherever you normally get your books. Want Emmanuel to place an order for you? Please let Mary know by Friday, June 18th.
GOT GRATITUDE?
We will not designate one Sunday for an in-person United Thank Offering this year, but if you are grateful and would like to express that by participating in the UTO process, you may give anytime this summer via your Breeze app or
on our website or by mailing a check to the church. However you give, be sure to indicate UTO in the memo line or comment field!
In the Anglo-Catholic tradition, today is Corpus Christi, a day dedicated to thanking God for his almost unimaginably generous gift of his very Self to us in the Holy Eucharist. As one of my favorite saints, St. Jean Vianney (the patron of parish priests) said, "If God had had something more precious, he would have given it to us." You'll see below that our summer book echoes this theme, since the time seems ripe (after so many Emmanuelites have been away from Mass for a very long period) to rekindle our awe and gratitude for the presence of Jesus available to us in the Blessed Sacrament.
