Emmanuel Episcopal Church

Acousticals Perform at Emmanuel, Sat., Nov 23 at 2 p.m.

Come and hear

John Scott singing with the

Hampden-Sydney College Singers

“Acousticals”

Saturday, 2 pm at Emmanuel Episcopal Church

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Welcome to Emmanuel, founded in 1844 and located in historic
Chatham, Virginia.

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Upcoming Events

 

Sunday, Nov 24, 11 a.m. - Holy Eucharist

 

Sunday, Nov 23, 2:00 p.m. - Acousticals Perform at Emmanuel

 

 

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Recent News

 

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Chatham Concert Series Announces 17th Season at Emmanuel

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The Chatham Concert Series' 17th season will kick off at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 6th with two of the most beloved violin concertos of the romantic period. Violinist Kevin Matheson will perform Mendelssohn’s Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 (1844) and Tchaikovsky’s Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 (1878). Longtime Hollins University piano faculty, Melia Garber, will play the piano reduction of the orchestral accompaniment. Rarely are the two concertos performed in the same program because both works are so technically demanding.

Chatham Concert Series: The Roanoke Ballet to Perform at Chatham Hall, Sunday, March 10 at 3:30 p.m.

The Chatham Concert Series brings the Roanoke Ballet Theatre to perform at Chatham Hall’s VanVoorhis Hall on Sunday, March 10 at 3:30 p.m.

New choreography to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream and Aaron Copland’s “Hoe-down” will be accompanied by live music of the Rainier Trio and guest violinist Camellia Delk. Chatham Hall dance students will also perform a piece entitled “Oh, for the Love of Books”, choreographed and directed by Chatham Hall’s Director of Dance, Kaykeel Dillard.

This event at Chatham Hall is open to the public. Admission is free, but donations are accepted to support the series. The Chatham Concert Series is sponsored by Chatham First, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Appalachian Dream, Inc., Chatham Hall, Davenport Energy, First Piedmont, Farmhouse Butchery, Lyford Piano Works and La Chaumière Bed and Breakfast. 

 

Chatham Concert Series Presents: Dvorak and Faure Piano Trios, Sunday, Jan 21 at 3:30 p.m.

Lighten the dark days of winter with a chamber music concert by violinist Kevin Matheson, cellist Julia Goudimova and pianist Judy Clark on Sunday, January 21 at 3:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 66 N. Main St in Chatham. The program opens with Gabriel Faure’s lyrical and flowing Piano Trio in D Minor, Opus 120.  Faure completed this trio in 1923, and it embodies the soulful character of late romantic music. 

Antonin Dvorak’s Piano Trio No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 26 features beautiful melodies as well as Czech folk idioms foreshadowing his later Slavonic Dances.  

Admission is free, but donations are accepted to support the series. The Chatham Concert Series is sponsored by Chatham First, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Appalachian Dream, Inc., Chatham Hall, Davenport Energy, First Piedmont, Farmhouse Butchery, Lyford Piano Works and La Chaumière Bed and Breakfast.

 

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Sunday, January 21 *3:30 p.m.* 

Dvorak and Faure Piano Trios 

Judy Clark, piano; Julia Goudimova, cello; Kevin Matheson, violin 

Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 66 N. Main St in Chatham 

 

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Chatham Concert Series Presents: Christmas Favorites, Sunday, Dec 3 at 3:30 p.m.

 

Leslie Mabe and the Rainier Trio will begin the holiday season on Sunday, December 3 at 3:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church with a very enjoyable program of Christmas Favorites. Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, Handel’s Messiah and some new arrangements of classics everyone will recognize will make it an afternoon not to miss! 

Admission is free, but donations are accepted to support the series. The Chatham Concert Series is sponsored by Chatham First, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Appalachian Dream, Inc., Chatham Hall, Davenport Energy, First Piedmont, Farmhouse Butchery, Lyford Piano Works and La Chaumière Bed and Breakfast. 

Sunday, December 3 at *3:30 p.m.* 

Emmanuel Episcopal Church 

Christmas Favorites 

Leslie Mabe and the Rainier Trio 

Chatham Concert Series Announces 16th Season

The energetic and enjoyable performances at Emmanuel Episcopal Church have become a hallmark of the Chatham Concert Series. The 16^th season will kick off 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 27 with a program of Hauntingly Beautiful Music performed by Kevin Matheson, violin and Judy Clark, piano, including the Devil’s Trill Sonata by Tartini, Witches’ Dance by Paganini, Dance of the Goblins by Bazzini and Saint-Saens’ Danse Macabre. 

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Chatham Concert Series Presents: A Celebration of American Composers, Sunday, July 2 at 3:30 p.m.

On Sunday, July 2nd at 3:30 p.m. the Chatham Concert Series will hold its annual All-American program at Emmanuel Episcopal Church. 

Concert series favorites Kevin and Bryan Matheson, violin and viola and Judith Clark, piano will entertain the audience with excerpts from Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess,” and “Rhapsody in Blue,” Copeland’s “Hoe-Down” from Rodeo, and The Entertainer by Joplin. Arrangements of favorite Broadway songs by Lerner & Loewe, Rodgers & Hammersteinand Stephen Sondheim will leave you with a spring in your step.  

Young pianist, Cameron Crews, from Halifax will perform patriotic selections. He has played piano for eleven years and takes lessons from Dr. Tim Duncan in Halifax. He has played for many events and churches including First Baptist Church of Republican Grove and Memorial Presbyterian Church in Volens.  

The Chatham Concert Series thanks its season sponsors: Chatham First, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Appalachian Dream Inc., Chatham Arts, Chatham Hall, Davenport Energy, First Piedmont and La Chaumière Bed and Breakfast. 

Chatham Concert Series Presents: Beethoven's "Archduke" Trio, Rescheduled to Sunday, March 26 at 3:30 p.m.

The Chatham Concert Series will present pianist Harold Brown, cellist Julia Goudimova, and violinist Kevin Matheson for an afternoon of Beethoven’s music at 3:30p.m. on Sunday, March 12 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Chatham.

Chatham Concert Series Presents Bach 2 the Baroque, Sunday, October 9th at 3:30 p.m.

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Chatham Concert Series Announces Its 15th Season at Emmanuel

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Chatham Concert Series: An All American Program, Sunday, July 3rd at 3 p.m.

 

Holy Week Services at Emmanuel

Maundy Thursday. April 14^th, 7pm. Holy Eucharist and Stripping of the Altar.

Good Friday. April 15^th, 12 noon.

Holy Saturday. April 16^th 12 noon 

Easter Sunday. 11 am. Followed by a pot luck lunch! Please bring a side dish or dessert to share.

 

Chatham Concert Series Presents the Rainier Trio, March 18, 7 pm

This Friday, March 18^th at 7:00 p.m. the Rainier Trio will perform a program of lush and beautiful romantic era trios for violin, viola and piano by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Robert Fuchs and Ignaz Lachner. 

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, March 1st

The Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper is back!   And this year it is at Hunt and Company Restaurant.

Plenty of room to be physically distanced! Join your vestry as they cook a stack for you!

Serving begins at 5:30.    Come and let your vestry serve you.

Christmas 1 - Diocesan-wide Service Available Beginning at 8 am, Sunday, December 27

Service Bulletin

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Service Bulletin for the Fourth Sunday in Advent

Download Bulletin 12-20-2020

Dear all,

• Tomorrow's bulletin is attached. 
• As the roofers are repairing our flat roof on the parish house, the parking lot is closed. 
• Mrs. Bowers has offered her driveway for drive-in worship tomorrow. And there is still street parking. 
• As it will probably be raining, Kenyon, Charlotte and I will be inside. 
• Monday afternoon, we will dedicate the wreaths that Kenyon and Lleweynn will be hanging. These will be a lovely addition to our yard as well as fitting remembrances.
• Monday, Dec. 21^st 4:30 pm  St. Thomas Day    Dedication of Christmas WreathsOn St. Thomas Day, and the longest night of the year, we will dedicate the Christmas Wreaths given in honor and memory of someone. The dedication will be recorded and emailed as well as posted on facebook.  
•  Christmas Eve   4:30 pm   We will hold a very special Christmas Eve service of music and candles. There will be chairs set out in Susan Bowers yard as well as our side yard or you can hear the service in your cars via the radio. 

Becky+

Emmanuel Moves to Drive-in Worship this Week

Beginning this Sunday, we will stop in-person worship for the next few weeks.  We are following guidelines set by our diocesan medical advisory panel. This panel is composed of doctors, nurses, physicians’ assistants, nurse practitioners, epidemiologists, and one attorney. The members are from around the diocese, including people from our end of the diocese!

And so, with sorrowful hearts but mindful of our care for and stewardship of the people of Emmanuel, your vestry and I have made the decision to stop in person worship. This Sunday we will hold our drive-in worship as well as have a few chairs in the yard, 10' apart. If you choose to come and sit in the yard, you must wear a mask. There will also be a worship video posted on our Facebook page, later in the day, or at the latest, Monday morning.

Even if you have not joined Facebook, you can view our page: 

https://www.facebook.com/EmmanuelEpiscopalChatham

After a beautiful Sunday service last week, when we were blessed with the beautiful voice of Charlotte Paris singing, this will be a different experience. But we will be together with God. 

So, begin Advent with us. 

Becky+

Inside / Drive in Church October 18th at Emmanuel

Inside / Drive in Church

 

11 am worship is now both inside and via radio for drive-in. Inside we are staying safe by keeping the doors open, limiting the numbers inside, and keeping the 6’ distance requirements. So if you plan to be inside, you must let us know each week by Saturday at 5pm, that you are planning to come. 

 

THIS Sunday, October 18^th - the Feast Day of St. Luke

 

We will honor this day though special prayers and music, not only for those who are ill but in thanksgiving for those working in the health care field. Please send us any names of those to be remembered in prayer – those who are ill as well as those who work, in any way, in the medical field. 

Tomorrow at Emmanuel - Sunday October 4th, 11 am - Holy Communion

Tomorrow the church remembers Francis of Assisi. His love of all creatures, great and small, lead to the tradition of blessing our pets on this day. 

So we invite you to bring your pets (please, no snakes.) 

Our service of Holy Communion will be offered as both drive-in church and church in the yard! 

Chairs will be placed in the yard for those who wish to be outside of your car.  

We celebrate God's blessings of our pets, remembering that everything belongs to God and we are blessed by the gift of companionship pets bring to our lives. 

A note about worship at Emmanuel on Sept. 27 and going forward

In the best interest of our health and safety, the vestry and I have decided to continue with drive-in church for the foreseeable future. We know this announcement will disappoint some who were looking forward to coming back inside. But new statistics have caused us to reconsider. 

As we walk the Jesus story with Matthew’s gospel in this later part of the Pentecost season, the gospel readings will speak more and more about Jesus’ sacrificial love. In this COVIDTIDE season of our life together, our walk of love has a sacrificial component to it as well.  We are having to sacrifice many things that we feel important for identifying us as the people of Emmanuel, chiefly worshipping inside.

But in this time, we must be mindful of how we are good care takers of each other.

We are not only protecting those present but also those with whom they will have contact.

So worship will continue to be different. We strive to make changes that do not strip away all of what we believe about the power of our liturgy to mold and transform us a people of God. We are having to put some new wine into these old skins! And I know most of us do not like it. I do not as well.

However, the vestry and I feel we must be careful about calling us back together. Hospitalizations have recently gone up and there is an uptick of the spread once again in our area.

In this “Covidtide” the indoors criteria is about not only duration and droplets but also aerosol transmission. So, the changes we make, and will make, will attend to that criteria.  All these changes are to help us be safer and slow the spread of this virus.

This concern for the health of those who may come into contact with us is a way we Love Godand each other. We do so, yes, out of an abundance of caution but more so out of an abundance of Christian love for our each other; for our Neighbor.

Being attentive to what we do, and what we are asked to do, is never more important. We must commit ourselves to new and intentional ways of being together. This is walking in love.

And may the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, keep us all.

So come tomorrow and drive-in. Come help us reflect on the mind of Christ. 

Come in joy to meet the Lord!  (Click on this link to hear a beautiful version of this hymn! 

Becky+ Crites

Priest-In-Charge, Emmanuel Episcopal Church

Episcopal Priest, Chatham Hall

Compline, Sunday, August 16, 7 pm

 

Compline, Sunday, August 16, 7 pm. Email [email protected] if you will be attending. 

 

If we cancel due to weather, we will post the cancellation by 4pm. 

"AMAZING STORIES, UNEXPECTED STORYTELLERS" CONTINUES TODAY. Thursday, August 6th (and next Thursday August 13th, too)

Bring your elementary-aged children to pick up a bag full of information, crafts and supplies related to each week's bible story.

 

Each bag will have information on how to watch the online storyteller tell the story of the week.

 

Last week was Faith - God calls us to be heroes (David and Goliath)! This week is Hope - Jesus with Us (The Woman at the Well) and next week is Love - Lead with Jesus (Dorcas)

 

It's free - this is our gift to you!

 

Please stop by Emmanuel's churchyard TODAY - THURSDAY, August 6th between 5 - 6 pm and pick up your bag. If you didn't receive one last week, we have a few of those for pick up as well.

Flowering the Cross on Easter Morning

Bishop Haynes' Easter Message

Palm Sunday at Emmanuel

Worship from St. Stephen's: Palm Sunday

Worship from St. Stephen's: Palm Sunday from StStephensRVA on Vimeo.

Join Presiding Bishop Curry live online today at noon to pray the Lord's Prayer

Join Presiding Bishop Curry live online today at noon to pray the Lord's Prayer

 

In response to a call from both Pope Francis and Archbishop Justin Welby, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry will be praying the Lord's Prayer (via Livestream and Facebook Live) TODAY, March 25, at noon Eastern Time. He invites you to join with Christians around the world to offer this prayer in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
 
To join Bishop Curry live today, March 25, at noon Eastern Time, click here:

Livestream

The Episcopal Church Facebook page

Presiding Bishop's Facebook page 

 

Being the Church during the coronavirus: A Message from Bishop Haynes

"We can still be the Church. The Church is open even if we aren't able to come to their buildings right now."   Join Bishop Susan as she begins sharing suggestions for how we can worship in our homes, especially during Holy Week and Easter. Click here or the screenshot below to watch.

Chatham Concert Series Cancels Concert Scheduled for April 3rd

Due to continuing efforts to reduce gatherings and travel so as to safeguard people and communities from the coronavirus epidemic, the Chatham Concert Series announces the cancellation of its concert previously scheduled for Friday, April 3, 2020 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church.

We greatly appreciate the patronage and support for the Concert Series in our community.

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The Chatham Concert Series performances are sponsored by Chatham First, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Chatham Arts, Chatham Hall, Davenport Energy, First Piedmont and La Chaumière Bed and Breakfast.

Lent at Emmanuel

Quiet Mondays in Lent

5:30-6pm

Come and let the sacredness of space, music, prayers and light envelop you.

  

Bible Study in Lent  (begins this week)

Mondays 6:15-7:15pm, Wednesdays, 10 – 11 am

Embodying Forgiveness

 

Wednesdays in Lent 

Community Lenten meal and meditation on various OT prophets

Chatham Baptist Church

Meal is 5:30 PM, caterer is Gentleman's Ridge, cost is $8 per person.

Meditation begins at 6:15 PM.

Mar 11 - Chatham Baptist hosting.Chuck Warnock, meditation on the words of Malachi.

Mar 18 -Chatham Baptist hosting. Hargrave Chap. Adam Felty, meditation on the words of Habakkuk

Mar 25 - Emmanuel Episcopal hosting. The Rev.Becky Crites,meditation on the words of Hosea

April 1  - Chatham Presbyterian hosting. The Rev. Mikel Pugh, meditation on the words of Micah

 

 

Advent at Emmanuel

Music and Candles                 5:00-5:30 pm                 Mondays, Dec. 2^nd,9^th, 16^th

Just come and sit and let the sacredness of space, music and light envelop you.

                                                                               

Chrismon Workshop                   6 pm                            Monday, Dec. 2^nd 

The “Crismon Crew” invites you to their next craft session. Sharon Taylor is our point person. Give her a call if you have any questions. ALL are welcome- even if you think you have NO crafting skills, come and enjoy the mistakes and/or laughter as we share our love and prepare for the birth of our Lord.

 

Festival Fridays

St. Nicholas Day   5:15 – 6:15pm          Dec. 6^th

The story of St. Nicholas. Music, crafts and refreshments. For children.

 

St. Lucy’s Market 4-6:30 pm   Dec. 13^th

Unique and local vendors. A nod back to an old Emmanuel tradition.

 

St. Thomas Eve 5:30 – 6:30 pm  Dec. 20^th

A service on the longest of nights  

The Chatham Concert Series Kicks Off Its 11th Season at Emmanuel - Friday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m. with Mozart’s Night Music and Schubert’s “Trout Quintet"

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Emmanuel - 175th Year Anniversary Celebration - May 5th

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Lent at Emmanuel: Come and See

See the event listing on the Calendar.

Chatham Concert Series: Saturn String Quartet - Mozart, Dvorak & Gershwin, Sunday Jan 27, 3 pm

The Chatham Concert Series will continue its 10^th anniversary season this Sunday, January 27 at 3:00p.m. with the Saturn String Quartet, comprised of Bryan, Kevin and Elizabeth Matheson and Russian cellist Julia Goudimova. They will play Dvorak’s famous “American” Quartet, Gershwin’s “Lullaby for Strings,” the romantic “Nocturne” by Borodin and Mozart’s virtuosic “Divertimento for Strings.” The theme from the De Beers diamond commercial, “Palladio,” and some Chinese folk songs arranged for string quartet will transport you from the winter weather to faraway lands.

Today's (Jan 13) Eucharist CANCELLED due to Weather

Emmanuel has cancelled today's service of the Eucharist due to icy weather conditions. Please join us next Sunday at 11 am for the service of the Holy Eucharist. 

Chatham Concert Series: Christmas Traditions, Sunday, December 2 at 3 pm

Soprano Leslie Mabe will join the Rainier Trio for an afternoon of your favorite songs as a fitting addition to the Christmas in Chatham celebrations. Selections from The Nutcracker, Handel’s Messiah, Believe from the Polar Express, Gesu Bambino and O Holy Night will get you in the holiday spirit. A sing-along of carols will send you out with a song in your heart.

After the concert, mingle with fellow concert fans and the musicians while enjoying the delightful reception provided by Chatham First.

Sunday, December 2 at 3:00 p.m. –“Christmas Traditions” at Emmanuel Episcopal Church

Chatham Concert Series Announces Its 10th Season at Emmanuel

 The Chatham Concert Series is pleased to announce the dates for the tenth season of the series!

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Emmanuel Calls the Reverend Becky Crites as Priest-in-Charge

The Vestry  of Emmanuel is pleased to announce the calling of the Rev Becky Crites as Priest-in-Charge at Emmanuel and Asst. Chaplain for Episcopal Life at Chatham Hall. 

 

Her first Sunday to preach and celebrate will be August 19th with a reception to follow. Becky+ comes to us from an interim position at Holy Comforter, Burlington NC.

 

Guest Celebrants and Preachers at Emmanuel: February - April 2018

February 18 – Reverend Russ Ingersoll

February 25 - Reverend Jim Mathieson

March 4 – Reverend Roy Polina

March 11 – Reverend Jim Mathieson

March 18 – Reverend Ron Johnson

March 25 – Reverend Jim Mathieson

April 1 – To Be Announced

April 8 – Reverend Gene Anderson

April 15 – To Be Announced

April 22 – Reverend Jim Mathieson

April 29 – Reverend Gene Anderson

Chatham Concert Series: The Classic Strings Duo, Sunday, Jan 28 at 3 pm

Join us this Sunday at 3pm for a concert of Mozart, Beethoven Dvorak and more! The Classic Strings Duo will be joined by Kevin’s violinist wife, Elizabeth Matheson for the famous “Terzetto” that Dvorak composed in just one week, January 1887. Also on the program are Beethoven’s Serenade for two violins and viola and Mozart’s first duo for violin and viola. Theme and Variations in Boogie and R&B, “Hebraique Elegie” by Amy Barlowe and a Japanese video game theme round out the program.

Reception following the performance provided by Chatham First to talk with the performers and fellow concert fans.

Chatham Concert Series Opens Sunday, October 1, at 3 pm

Sunday, October 1 at 3:00p.m. Celtic, Japanese & French Impressionist Selections performed by the Silver and Strings Quartet: Helen Rifas, harp; Julee Hickcox, flute; Kevin Matheson, violin; Bryan Matheson, viola.

The heavenly sounds of harp, joined by flute, violin and viola transport the listener to a different world with the famous “Claire de Lune” by Claude Debussy, “Flower Duet” by Delibes and “Barcarolle” from the Tales of Hoffmann. Other works on the program are Shenandoah, March of the Toreadors from Carmen, Japanese folk songs and Three Celtic Duos for Violin and Viola.

Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 66 N Main Street, Chatham, VA

Admission by Donation for the Musicians

Chatham Concert Series Announces 2017-18 Season at Emmanuel

The Chatham Concert Series is pleased to announce the dates for the ninth season of the series!

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Duo Pianists to Perform at Chatham Hall Saturday, September 16, 2017

Miri Yampolsky and Xak Bjerken

A husband-and-wife duo piano team from Cornell University will play a free concert open to the community at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 16, 2017 in St. Mary’s Chapel at Chatham Hall. The concert is dedicated to the memory of Frances Hallam Hurt, local author, historian, and arts patron, and is sponsored by Chatham Hall. There will be a reception in the Tea Room of the library following the concert.

Xak Bjerken, professor of piano at Cornell, and Miri Yampsolsky, senior lecturer of chamber music at Cornell, will open the concert with the Mozart Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, K. 448. They will also perform the Rachmaninoff Suite for Two Pianos No. 2, Op. 17, along with a variety of solo works that includes Scriabin’s Ninth Sonata and pieces from Brahms Op. 116. 

The couple recently played the Rachmaninoff Suite for Two Pianos at The Voice of Music in the Upper Galilee Chamber Music Festival, Israel’s oldest chamber music festival. In the upcoming year, Yampolsky will perform in New York City and Berlin with cellist Zvi Plesser, and Guy Braunstein, former concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic. Bjerken will record and premiere concertos by Stephen Hartke and Jesse Jones at Oberlin College-Conservatory, as well as perform these pieces in Ithaca, Austin, Texas, and Los Angeles. 

Bjerken, born and reared in Santa Barbara, California, and Yampolsky, born in Russia and reared in Israel, were students of Leon Fleisher at Peabody Conservatory. They are co-founders and artistic directors of Mayfest, the Cornell Department of Music’s annual festival of world-class chamber music, which celebrated its tenth anniversary this year. The couple has three children: Misha, who is in high school and plays the double bass and sings; Anna, who is in middle school and plays the piano and sings; and Maya, who is in kindergarten and studies dance. 

The entire community is invited to attend. 

Bishop's Visitation at Emmanuel - Save the Date, April 23rd

    Bishop Hollerith  

March 9-15 - House of Bishops meeting  

April 15 - Easter Vigil at the York River

--> April 23 - Emmanuel, Chatham

April 30 - Emmanuel, Virginia Beach
May 3 - St. Andrew's, Newport News 

May 7 - Hickory Neck, Toano

May 21 - St. Paul & St. Andrew, Kenbridge

May 25 - St. John's, Portsmouth

June 4 - St. Paul's, Suffolk 

June 25 - Emmanuel, Franklin

 

Emmanuel Offers Holy Communion 8:30 am, Sundays

In addition to our 11 am Eucharist, the vestry of Emmanuel has agreed to support an additional Sunday service to meet the needs of those who cannot come to the later service:

 

Holy Communion now also at 8:30 AM Sundays at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Chatham, VA. All are welcome.

The painting by Dieric Bouts the Elder, Early Flemish Gothic. Please note: there is a place at the table reserved for you.

Emmanuel will also be hosting a Bible Study group, starting early in Lent. Details to follow.

Ecumenical Gathering, Watson Memorial United Methodist Church, Sunday, Jan. 22 at 3 PM.

Bishop Will Willimon will deliver a lecture on “small church ministry and discipleship” at Watson Memorial United Methodist Church on Sunday, January 22nd beginning at 3 p.m.

The service begins with a Joint Choir, followed by the Lecture by Dr. Willimon, and at 4:15 pm a question & answer time.  This will be followed by a fellowship time with refreshments. 

Rev. Dr. Willimon served as a bishop in the Methodist Church after a long and distinguished career as a theologian, professor, and Dean of the Chapel at Duke University.  He has published over 60 books. 

Please call 434-432-0161 if you would like to sing in the choir.

Christmas Worship Services

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Chatham Concert Series - Holiday Favorites: The Rainier Trio with Soprano Leslie Mabe, Sunday, December 4, 3 p.m.

As the grand finale of Christmas in Historic Chatham, the Rainier Trio with soprano Leslie Mabe present a program of Holiday Favorites.

The program includes new arrangements of “Do You Hear What I Hear,” “A Celtic Silent Night,” Tchaikovsky’s “Pax de deux” from Nutcracker, and favorites:  “O Holy Night,” “White Christmas,” “Ave Maria” and concludes with a sing-along of carols.

Join the musicians and fellow concert goers afterwards for a reception provided by Chatham First.

If you aren’t able to make this concert, you have two more opportunities to hear this enjoyable program in the area!

Thursday, December 8, 7:00 p.m. Reynolds Homestead, 463 Homestead Ln, Critz, VA 24082

Wednesday, December 14, 3:45 p.m. The Wednesday Club, Danville, VA