Parish Life

WHAT IS PARISH LIFE? Parish Life ensures the success of the many wonderful fellowship activities that enrich our life at Emmanuel. It provides for our Sunday morning coffee hours; the many luncheons, dinners, and receptions held throughout the year; the refreshments that accompany our Interfaith Bible Study sessions and our public concert series, church picnics, dinners and our annual family festival, Oktoberfest. Dates and times of all these events are listed each month in our on-line calendar.

Helen Cawley coordinates our coffee hour volunteers -- and many hands make light work! So if you'd like the opportunity to help with this vital part of fellowship with our worship community, please contact Helen through the church office, at 301-365-5733.

FELLOWSHIP TOGETHER --

Come join our Diner's Club ... an opportunity for adult fellowship (even those with children!) on an occasional basis. There are dining groups for everyone--families who get together with their children, adults who meet in restaurants, and adults who meet in each others' homes. This is the perfect opportunity to get to know fellow adult members of ELC in a small group setting .

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Robert Lewis at the church office, at 301-365-5733.

EMMANUEL'S 45TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Emmanuel's 45th anniversary celebration was a wonderful look back at 45 years of history -- and a look forward at what we can be in the next half century! Bob Weise and Jeanne and Harold Timken, charter members of Emmanuel, served as honorary chairs for the luncheon following the late service on February 11, 2007. For the text of Bob Weise's speech, please look at Emmanuel's history page, here.

For information on other Parish Life events or to volunteer to help, contact Sheila Murtland through the church office at 301-365-5733.