Emmanuel Episcopal Church

Baptism on September 18th

Please join us on September 18th for the baptism of Father Jim and Joan Mathieson's granddaughter. Dr. Christianson will be presiding assisted by Father Jim.

Save the Date - Emmanuel Parish Picnic

Save the Date – September 25, 2016 for the annual picnic.

This year the picnic will be held on the lawn of the Chatham Hall Rectory following the service in St. Mary’s Chapel. The Chatham Hall students will be with us at the service in St. Mary's Chapel. 

Details to follow.

Holy Week Services

We are all invited to Chatham's two ecumenical services this Holy Week:

 

• Maundy Thursday 7:00 p.m. This Tenebrae service will be at Chatham Presbyterian.

• Good Friday 7:00 at Concord United Methodist Church (intersection of Tightsqueeze/Irish and Concord Roads) Concord's new pastor, Tobias Lutz, who spoke at the final ecumenical Lenten supper last week, will lead the Good Friday worship.

 

Chatham Concert Series - Antonin Dvorak: Quintet for Piano and Strings, Sunday, Feb 28, 3 pm

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The Chatham Concert Series will close the season this Sunday afternoon, February 28 at 3:00, with a beautiful program of Romantic music and song. The concert venue is Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Chatham.

Featuring a quintet of some of Virginia’s finest musicians and a world-renowned tenor, this chamber music concert will be a real treat.

One of the best-loved chamber music compositions, Czech Romantic Composer Antonin Dvorak’s Quintet for Piano and Strings, will carry the weight of half the program.

Anchored by the piano of Judith Clark, Martin Irving and Kevin Matheson will play violin in the quintet, Bryan Matheson the viola, and Julia Goudimova the cello.

In a fortunate addition to the program, and balancing the instruments of the Dvorak quintet, famed tenor Robert Chafin will perform songs by the modern-era English Composer Ralph Vaughan Williams as well as French Romantic Composer, Ernest Chausson.

Chatham violin student Staley Lyle has been invited to play one piece, Jean-Baptiste Accolay’s Concerto in A minor.

Chatham First will host a post-concert reception allowing musicians and concert goers to visit in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

The concert will be held at Emmanuel, 66 N. Main Street in Chatham. Admission is by donation for the musicians.

Chatham Concert Series Announces 2015-16 Season at Emmanuel

The Chatham Concert Series is pleased to announce the eighth season for the series!

SAVE the DATE - Parish Picnic: Oct. 18th

Walter and Alice Coles will host the annual picnic on the lawn at Coles Hill on October 18, 2015.

Eucharist Service will be held at Coles Hill at 11:00 am prior to the annual picnic.

2015 Annual Meeting on January 11

 

Christmas Eve at Emmanuel

Please join us for Christmas Eve services at Emmanuel on Wednesday, December 24th: 

 

10:45 Caroling

11:00 Midnight Mass, followed by reception

Chatham Thanksgiving Service, Wed., Nov. 19 at Chatham Baptist

Please join us for the ecumenical Chatham Thanksgiving Service to be held at Chatham Baptist this Wednesday, November 19th. The meal begins at 5:30 (catered by Kim Chumley at $6 per 12 and up and $4 under 12).  The service around the tables is 6:15 to 7, with the Rev. Bill Mackey-Wisor of Watson Memorial UMC preaching and the Chatham Baptist Church providing music. 

The offering will benefit the CHATHAM MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION, which is sorely in need of additional funding to help those who are in need right here in our community. If you are unable to attend, you can still make a donation (payable to Chatham Ministerial Association) and Fr Chris will deliver it to Glen Shelton who serves as treasurer.  You may call Erica, Chatham Baptist (8 a.m. to noon) at 432.8003. Indication of number of adults and children is needed by noon Monday, November 17th.

Chatham Concert Series Begins Today!

Kicking off the Chatham Concert Series’ seventh season, the Rainier Trio will play “Romantic Music and More!”  The program includes masterworks by Mozart, Schumann, Glinka and Mendelssohn. Following the concert, talk with performers and friends at the reception provided by Chatham First.

Romantic Music and More with the Rainier Trio

Friday, October 10 at 7:00 p.m.

Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 66 North Main Street, Chatham

Admission is by donation at the door for the musicians

Emmanuel's Rejoicing for October 2014 Is Now Online

  The October 2014 issue of Emmanuel's Rejoicing, a periodic newsletter containing news and information for parishioners and friends of Emmanuel, is now online. The current issue includes:

• 2014 Annual Picnic a Delight (more photos here),

• A Call to Trust and Transformation,

• Centering Prayer,

• Stop Hunger Now,

• The Reader's Reward, and

• Blessing the Coles' Window.

 

Click  here to read the October issue online.

Earlier issues of Emmanuel Newsletters may be viewed here.

To receive future issues by mail, please call or email the Parish Office.

2014 Emmanuel Church Picnic: New Date - Saturday, September 20th

Walter and Alice Coles have graciously agreed to host the 2014 parish picnic at Coles Hill on Saturday, 20 September.

Beginning at noon there will be opportunities for persons of all ages, especially young people, to canoe, play tennis, fish, etc.

A catered dinner, prepared by Tred Hunt, will begin at 5:30 pm. There is a sign-up for the picnic in the hallway to the Parish Hall. Please let us know that you are coming and bringing kids and grandkids!

Stop Hunger Now Community Pack: New Time

You helped to raise $2500 for the Community Pack for Stop Hunger Now! Thank you! The Community Pack has been scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, 11 October 2014, at Chatham Baptist.

Friday Night at the Movies Continues at Emmanuel

Friday Night at the Movies continues Friday (the 13th!) at 7:00 in Emmanuel's Parish Hall with the 1955 classic, EAST OF EDEN.

Based on John Steinbeck’s novel of the same name, the film is a retelling of the Cain and Abel story in 1917-1918 Monterey, California. Directed by Elia Kazan, and with a cast including James Dean, Julie Harris, Jo Van Fleet, Raymond Massey, and Burl Ives, the film won an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and Cannes Film Festival’s Best Dramatic Film Award.

Holy Week Services

Palm Sunday at Emmanuel.  11 a.m.

 

Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m. Watson Memorial United Methodist Church

 

Good Friday, 7 p.m. Chatham Presbyterian Church

 

Easter Vigil (Saturday), 7 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church

 

Easter Day at Emmanuel.  11 a.m.

 

Stop Hunger Now Meal Packaging Event - May 3rd

Meal Packaging

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Countless congregations, civic organizations, corporations and schools have enjoyed organizing and participating in a Stop Hunger Now meal packaging event.

What is a Meal Packaging Event?

It is an immensely fun, hands-on and rewarding experience for anyone of any age. A group of 40- 50 volunteers can package 10,000 meals in just two hours. To get started in organizing your packaging event, set a goal for the number of meals you will package and contact your local program coordinator. Start to recruit volunteers based on the number of meals you plan to package. Then you can begin to fund your event. All you need to raise is 25 cents for each meal you package.

Stop Hunger Now meals are nutritiously sound. Every dehydrated rice/soy meal is fortified with 21 essential vitamins and nutrients. Research has shown that one in three people in developing countries are adversely affected by vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Addressing the problem of hunger is the single point where we can leverage relief for all humanitarian issues.

With your support, relief organizations such as Stop Hunger Now have the means to deliver to ongoing school feeding programs that sustain lifelong change. Providing a hot meal during school gives parents an incentive to send their children to school. Through receiving a primary school education, the cycle of poverty can begin to be broken by leveraging change in many other issues including education, maternal health, childhood mortality, gender equality and combating HIV/AIDS. We currently require that our in-country partners report on the impact of the Stop Hunger Now shipments they received. Our strategic plan recognizes the challenges of getting impact reports from our in-country partners, and we are working to improve that process.

YOU CAN HELP END WORLD HUNGER! PACK 10,000 MEALS FOR STOPHUNGERNOW.ORG ON SATURDAY, 3 MAY 2014 STARTING @ 10 A.M. IN CHATHAM BAPTIST.

LOTS OF FUN FOR PERSONS OF ALL AGES. CALL FATHER CHRIS HEYING FOR MORE INFORMATION: 434.710.0329 OR FATHERHEYING@GMAIL.COM.

Lent is coming...

Emmanuel announces the updated schedule of Lenten events and Easter week services for 2014:

4 Mar - Shrove Tuesday pancake supper, 6 pm at Emmanuel

5 Mar - Ash Wednesday. 10 a.m. at Emmanuel, 7 p.m. at Watson Memorial UMC.

12, 19, 26 Mar; 2, 9 Apr - Wednesdays in Lent, 5:30 p.m. at Chatham Baptist. 

17 Apr - Maundy Thursday at 7 p.m. Watson Memorial UMC.

18 Apr - Good Friday at 7 p.m. Chatham Presbyterian.

19 Apr - Easter Vigil at 7 p.m. Emmanuel Church.

First Sunday of Advent

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All Saints' Day Eucharist, November 1st at 10 a.m.

Please join us at Emmanuel for:

All Saints' Day Eucharist

1 November 2013 at 10 a.m.

A joint service of Emmanuel Episcopal Church

and Chatham Baptist Church

 

The Rev'd Dr. Chuck Warnock

The Rev'd Fr. R Christopher Heying 

Chatham Concert Series: A Night at the Movies with the Rainier Trio, Oct. 4th

Please join the Chatham Concert Series to celebrate its sixth season with “A Night at the Movies” on Friday evening, October 4 at 7:00 pm.

So much of movie music has been based on the classical tradition. The Rainier Trio presents an evening of music featuring selections from Dr. Zhivago, Fiddler on the Roof, Schindler's List, Exodus, Chariots of Fire and much more. This will be a treat for the entire family!

Following the concert, Chatham First will provide a ChathaMooCa-catered reception.

A Night at the Movies with the Rainier Trio

7:00 p.m. Friday, October 4, 2013

Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 66 North Main Street, Chatham

Admission is by donation for the artists.

Emmanuel's Rejoicing - Michaelmas 2013 Is Now Online

The Michaelmas 2013 issue of Emmanuel's Rejoicing, a Pruden Parish Press newsletter containing news and information for parishioners and friends of Emmanuel, is being published this week.

The current issue includes:

• All Saints' Sunday,

• Church Picnic,

• My Spiritual Journey,

• Vestry Notes, and

• Upcoming Concerts at Emmanuel.

 

Download the 2013 Michaelmas pdf.

Earlier newsletter issues may be viewed at The Pruden Parish Press.

To receive future issues by mail, please call or email the Parish Office.

Diocesan Service of Repentance, Reconciliation & Healing for the sin of racism

The Pruden Parish Press for May 2013 Is Now Online

The May 2013 issue of The Pruden Parish Press, a periodic newsletter containing news and information for parishioners and friends of Emmanuel, is being published this week. The current issue includes:

• Mother's Day Brunch May 12th,

• Greetings from your vestry,

• My Spiritual Journey,

• Calendar Notes for May - July,

• Hall and Gallops Close Chatham Concert Series,

• Easter Season at Emmanuel, and

• Spotlight on the Vestry - Carol Ann Fletcher.

 

Click  here to read the May issue online.

Earlier issues may be viewed at The Pruden Parish Press.

To receive future issues by mail, please call or email the Parish Office.

Mother's Day Brunch at Emmanuel - May 12th

Charles Williams and Michael Rose will host this year's Mother's Day Brunch at Emmanuel on Sunday, May 12th following the morning worship service.

All are welcome but please help us know if you (and any guests) are coming by signing up on the sheet in the hall leading to the parish hall.

Chatham Concert Series Finale Friday, April 5th at 7 pm - A Trumpeter's Holiday

Trumpeter Ashley Hall and pianist Dr. R. Wayne Gallops will present a fun and engaging evening of music written for the cornet, which was one of the primary forms of entertainment in America in the early twentieth century.

Cornet soloists like Jules Levy and Herbert L. Clarke, were the pop stars of the day, drawing huge crowds of people to witness their mind-boggling virtuosity, technique and artistry.  This program will consist of colorful and virtuosic works for the cornet from the United States, France and England and will explore the variety of colors that the cornet is capable of producing. 

Ashley is originally from Wytheville, Virginia, is the principal trumpeter of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, and is an internationally recognized trumpet soloist. Dr. R. Wayne Gallops serves as Director of Bands and Music Education at Radford University and has recorded with numerous classical / jazz ensembles and artists.

7:00 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2013

Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 66 North Main Street, Chatham

New Archbishop of Canterbury to be Enthroned March 21st

The Right Reverend Justin Welby was announced as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday 9 November 2012.

Archbishop Justin Welby's public ministry will commence on Thursday, March 21st when he is enthroned - or 'installed' - in two special seats in Canterbury Cathedral.

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The Pruden Parish Press for March 2013 Is Now Online

The March 2013 issue of The Pruden Parish Press, a periodic newsletter containing news and information for parishioners and friends of Emmanuel, is now online. The current issue includes:

• Emmanuel Prepares for Holy Week,

• Prayer Shawl Ministry,

• A Lot to Celebrate!

• Calendar Notes for Mar - May,

• Chatham Concert Series Continues,

• Sunday Forums Become Fireside Chats, and

• Emmanuel Blood Drive.

 

Click  here to read the March issue online.

Earlier issues may be viewed at The Pruden Parish Press.

To receive future issues by mail, please call or email the Parish Office.

Service Bulletin for the Fifth Sunday in Lent

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Chatham Concert Series Continues March 2 with a Recital by Kathleen O'Hare

The Chatham Concert Series Presents

 

A Piano Recital
featuring
Kathleen Hurt O'Hare

 

 

Music of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin & Granados

 

Saturday, March 2nd at 7:00 pm

 Emmanuel Episcopal Church
66 N. Main St.
Chatham, VA

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Admission by Donation for the Artist
Kevin Matheson, Artistic Director kstrings1@hotmail.com

Blood Drive - Friday, February 22, 1 - 6 pm at Emmanuel

Service Bulletin for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany

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Emmanuel Announces Lenten Service Schedule

13 February.  Ash Wednesday.

12 noon: eucharist and imposition of ashes at Emmanuel.

7 p.m.: ecumenical service at Concord UMC.

WEDNESDAYS IN LENT (except Wednesday of Holy Week)

5:30 dinner at Chatham Baptist, followed by service from 6:15 to 7.

$6.00 for the meal and freewill offering for support of the ecumenical outreach for the needy.

Feb 20, 27; March 6, 13, 20

EMMANUEL provides DESSERTS (for 70) and SERVICE on 27 February.

7 p.m. MAUNDY THURSDAY, 28 March, 

Chatham Presbyterian for Tenebrae (and no service at Emmanuel)

7 p.m. GOOD FRIDAY, 29 March

Chatham Baptist (and no service at Emmanuel)

8:00 p.m.  EASTER VIGIL AND BAPTISM, Saturday, 30 March

EMMANUEL CHURCH, including participation by area clergy.   Please make plans to be at this service which will last around an hour and is "the quintessential service of the Christian year"!

EASTER DAY - 11:00 a.m. at Emmanuel, 31 March

Service Bulletin for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany

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Baptism, Confirmation & Eucharist - Jan. 13

The Rt. Rev. A. Heath Light, Bishop of Southwestern Virginia (retired), will be present at the 11 a.m. Eucharist on Sunday, 13 January 2013, that day being the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord.

A son of Emmanuel Church and the Chatham community, Bishop Light has many friends
here. We are delighted that Bishop Light will be able to be with us.

With the permission of the Rt. Rev. Holly Hollerith, Bishop of Southern Virginia, Bishop Light will baptize, confirm, receive, preach, and preside at the Eucharist.

Lighten the Dark Days of Winter : The Chatham Concert Series Presents Music for Flute, Harp and Strings

The Chatham Concert Series Presents

Music for Flute, Harp and Strings:

Celtic to French Impressionism

Friday, 11 January, 7 p.m. at Emmanuel

Celtic Harp concert this Friday

Join us this Friday (January 11) for the Chatham Concert Series’ next event, “Celtic to French Impressionism: Music for Flute, Harp and Strings”. The musicians are Roanoke Symphony Flutist Julee Hickcox, Greensboro and Winston-Salem Symphony Principal Harpist Helen Rifas and Kevin and Bryan Matheson of the Classic Strings Duo. 

Celtic harp and flute duets set the stage for the beautiful Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp by Claude Debussy, the first of its kind. The program continues with Two Interludes by Jacques Ibert for flute, violin and harp, and C. P. E. Hoffman’s quartet for harp, flute, violin and viola. The program will conclude with Beethoven’s famous Serenade for flute, violin and viola.

A special treat will be young flutist Monifa Williams, from Danville.

The concert begins at 7:00 p. m. and is held at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 66 North Main Street, Chatham. Admission is by donation for the musicians.

The Pruden Parish Press for January 2013 Is Now Online

The January 2013 issue of The Pruden Parish Press, a periodic newsletter containing news and information for parishioners and friends of Emmanuel, is now online. The current issue includes:

• Emmanuel Elects Three to Vestry,

• Baptism & Confirmation - January 13,

• The Greening of the Church,

• Calendar Notes for Jan - Mar,

• Chatham Concert Series Returns to Emmanuel,

• What a joy! and

• Spotlight on the Vestry.

 

Click  here to read the January issue online.

Earlier issues may be viewed at The Pruden Parish Press.

To receive future issues by mail, please call or email the Parish Office.

Service Bulletin for the Feast of the Epiphany

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Service Bulletin for the First Sunday after Christmas

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Service Bulletin for The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ: Christmas Eve 2012

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Christmas Eve Music at 10:30 pm Tonight

Service Bulletin for the Fourth Sunday of Advent

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Service Bulletin for the Third Sunday of Advent

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Emmanuel to Welcome Guest Deacon and Preacher

On Sunday, December 2nd, Emmanuel will welcome the Reverend Benjamin Wallis, associate rector for youth and family ministry at Epiphany, Danville, as guest preacher.

Father Wallis was ordained to the transitional diaconate June 9, 2012 at the Philadelphia Cathedral and assumed his current post at Epiphany on June 18.

 

Chatham Concert Series and Reception Saturday

Please join the Chatham Concert Series for the opening concert of its fifth season at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 17 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church. The program is titled “Fun for Clarinet, Strings and Piano” and will be just that. Fun!

The exciting program consists of pieces for clarinet, violin, viola and piano by American composers Peter Schickele and Rick Sowash and European Romantic composers Carl Reinecke and Walter Rabl (it sounds like Brahms!).

Alex Jones, principal clarinetist of the Pittsburgh Philharmonic, will join Kevin Matheson, Bryan Matheson and Brenda Wittwer of the Rainier Trio. A special treat will be young pianist Trevor Percario performing a Minuet by Bach.

An hors d'oeuvre reception will follow the performance, allowing concert-goers to mix with the musicians. 

Admission is by donation.  Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 66 North Main Street, Chatham. 

I hope you can join us for the fun!

Kevin Matheson, Artistic Director
Chatham Concert Series