Welcome to Emmanuel, founded in 1844 and located in historic
Chatham, Virginia.
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Emmanuel recently welcomed the Reverend Dr. Regina Christianson as its new priest-in-charge.
Dr. Christianson comes to Chatham from Jericho & Underhill, Vermont where she served Calvary Episcopal Church, founded the Green Mountain Children’s Choir, led church music workshops, was an active member of the board for the local ecumenical food shelf and emergency fund, facilitated the local grief group, led Celtic spirituality retreats, and advised community clergy and others about mental health issues.
Regina began her career as a music teacher in an Episcopal Independent School in New York City, St. Hilda’s and St. Hugh’s. At that time she was a Sister in the Community of the Holy Spirit, the Episcopal Religious Order that founded, partly staffed, and owned the school during those years.
After leaving the Order, Regina became a private music educator and professional musician in New York City. Following several years of teaching and performing, she was invited to be the harpist-in-residence at the Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe, VT, owned by the Von Trapps of Sound of Music Fame.
Regina's study in church history and spirituality led to her Master’s and Doctoral thesis on Hildegard of Bingen, a 12th century mystic, theologian, and composer, receiving both her M. Div. and D. Min. from the Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Mass., well known for its pastoral orientation.
Dr. Christianson is also an experienced interfaith mental health chaplain. She is currently completing her qualification for certification as a Spiritual Director.
Regina met her husband, Stephen Whiteley, M. Mus., when they both sang as professional choir members at St. James’ Episcopal Church, Madison Avenue, where they were later married. They love to garden, travel, go camping, listen to the ocean, and make music together.
Dr. Christianson will also serve as Episcopal Chaplain at Chatham Hall. She may be reached by email at [email protected].
- Jayne de Paulo (2016), Senior Warden
- Langhorne Jones (2018), Junior Warden
- Janice Chaney (2017)
- Walter Coles (2018)
- Mary Hicks Heitzler (2017)
- Eric Roberts (2016), Treasurer
- Martha Jane Rush (2017)
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:
Download the 2013 Michaelmas pdf.
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Download Instructed Eucharist Emmanuel-1
During the morning service on September 15, Emmanuel held an INSTRUCTED EUCHARIST during which Father Heying made some remarks about our liturgy and what we do in the Eucharist.
The attached document has considerable information about the worship service, the vestments, the altar ware and linens, pious gestures used by the priest, etc.
The side-by-side commentary with the liturgy was intended to be helpful to all in gaining not so much an "understanding" of the service as a deeper "appreciation" for this ancient liturgy we call by various names.
Re-published from Diocesan eNews
Church
Publishing Incorporated has successfully launched two new eBook editions
of the Book of Common Prayer to accommodate a variety of applications
and most eReader platforms, including all versions of Kindle, Apple,
plus other devices and tablets.
"We're not the first to offer an electronic edition of the Book of Common Prayer (BCP), but we wanted to offer the best version possible in multiple formats to cover the widest range of liturgical needs," said Brother Karekin Yarian, Church Publishing's project manager - eProducts.
Church Publishing's eBook edition, available for all eReaders, contains the complete contents of the authorized 1979 Book of Common Prayer, is fully searchable, and features a built-in Table of Contents. This edition is designed to maximize content accessibility on mobile devices and tablets. However, because eBooks are designed to reflow the text according to the size of the screen of the mobile device, designing this edition to maintain the exact page layout and page numbers of the print edition "was neither possible nor desirable," Brother Karekin explained, "As such, the layout of the content may be different, depending on the device you are using."
Church Publishing also offers a PDF version of the Book of Common Prayer, which is available on the Church Publishing website. Each of these versions is hyperlinked and has bookmarking capability.
"These eBooks give Episcopalians easy access to the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, making it as close as your tablet or eBook reader. I'm delighted that Church Publishing is responding to the needs of the church in this way," said Ruth Meyers, Hodges-Haynes Professor of Liturgics at Church Divinity School of the Pacific and a member of the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music for the Episcopal Church.
The March 2012 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:
Click here to read the March issue online.
Earlier issues may be viewed at The Pruden Parish Press.
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Emmanuel is pleased to welcome Sally Ford as our new church organist.
Ms. Ford has been involved in church music since before she could read when she begged to be allowed to join the children's choir at her home church. She began piano at age seven and organ in high school, replacing the church organist, who had retired. She has played a diverse group of various instruments in churches over the years, including reed organs, as well as directing children's and adult choirs.
Sally studied organ at Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ, under the tutelage of James Litton (who later directed the American Boys Choir). While there she was also privileged to sing in Symphonic Choir with several symphony orchestras. She earned her degree in organ with a minor in voice and a concentration in Music Education. There she met her husband (a native of Alexandria, which later led to her coming to VA.)
A former home educator, Sally has performed vocally and instrumentally in a Celtic group as well as with her husband, a professional flutist. She dabbles in hammered dulcimer and on the recorder. She has also been a presenter at various home school functions.
Ms. Ford will assume her duties at Emmanuel on Sunday, March 4.
The January 2012 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:
Click here to read the January issue online.
Earlier issues may be viewed at The Pruden Parish Press.
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At the Annual Meeting on Sunday, December 11, the congregation elected the following new members of the Vestry:
* Walter Coles, Sr. and
* William S. (Bill) Simpson
Bill and Walter will take office on January 1, 2012.
The November 2011 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:
Click here to read the November issue online.
Earlier issues may be viewed at The Pruden Parish Press.
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The September 2011 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:
Click here to read the September 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.
The March 2011 issue of The Pruden Parish Press, a periodic newsletter containing news and information for parishioners and friends of Emmanuel, was published this week. The current issue includes:
Click here to read the March issue online.
Earlier issues may be viewed at The Pruden Parish Press.
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The January 2011 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:
Click here to read the January issue online.
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The November 2010 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:
Click here to read the November issue online.
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The September 2010 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:
Click here to read the September issue online.
Earlier issues may be viewed at The Pruden Parish Press.
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The May 2010 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:
Click here to read the May issue online.
Earlier issues may be viewed at The Pruden Parish Press.
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The March 2010 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:
Click here to read the March issue online.
Earlier issues may be viewed at The Pruden Parish Press.
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New Vestry Members Beth Coles and H. Victor Millner were installed by the Reverend Dr. David Smith during the Sunday morning service on January 10th.
Elected at the Parish Annual Meeting in December, Coles and Millner will serve three-year terms on the Vestry beginning with 2010. They join continuing Vestry members Richard Camp, Ron Irby, Jayne DePaulo and Linda Swanberg.
For more information about the Vestry, click here.
The January 2010 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:
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.
The November 2009 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:
Click here to read the November issue online.
Earlier issues may be viewed at The Pruden Parish Press.
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The September 2009 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:
Click here to read the September 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.
The May 2009 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:
Click here to read the May issue online.
Earlier issues may be viewed at The Pruden Parish Press.
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The March 2009 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:
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.
The January 2009 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:
Click here to read the January issue online.
Earlier issues may be viewed at The Pruden Parish Press.
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The Twelve Days of Christmas, and the associated
evenings of those twelve days (Twelve-tide), are the festive days beginning the
evening of Christmas Day (December 25)
through the morning of Epiphany (January 6).
The associated evenings of the twelve days begin on the evening before the
specified day. Thus, the first night of Christmas is December 25–26 and Twelfth Night is January 5–6. This period
is also known as Christmastide.
The November 2008 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:
Click here to read the November issue online.
Earlier issues may be viewed at The Pruden Parish Press.
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The September 2008 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:
Click here to read the September 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.
The May 2008 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:
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.
The March 2008 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:
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.
The January 2008 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:
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.