Worship At Emmanuel
Episcopal Worship Times:
Book of Common Prayer
Sunday Morning:
- 8:00 AM Holy Eucharist, Rite II
- This service takes place in the beautiful All Saints Chapel. The Chapel seats approximately forty people and is accessible either from inside the Nave or from outside through the door to the right of the large main doors. Their service is a spoken one, with no music, and includes Holy Communion and a sermon.
- 9:00 AM The Bible Today: A Graceful Engagement with Scripture
- Join us to discuss how we live lives of faithfulness, commitment and beauty. Join us over coffee for lively discussion in the Guild Room. Newcomers are especially welcome to this lay-led engagement with scripture.
- 10:00 AM Holy Eucharist, Rite II
- Our principal service includes congregational and choral singing as well as organ and other instrumental music. Lay volunteers participate by singing in the choir, reading scripture, praying the Prayers of the People, and serving as Eucharistic Ministers.
The DIocese of Rhode Island
“Live in Christ, transform the world” is the Mission statement of The Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, which comprises the approximately 50 Episcopal churches in our state. The Bishop of the Diocese is the Rt. Rev. Nicholas Knisely, who was consecrated as the 13th Bishop of Rhode Island on November 17, 2012.
The Diocese
The Diocese offers resources and educational opportunities to encourage spiritual development and outreach in our parishes, as well as in the greater community. Our current mission focus is “feeding the hungry” in mind body and spirit. Some of our ministry focus areas are congregational development, Christian formation, Hispanic ministries, and the operation of ECC, our camp and conference center on Echo Lake in Pascoag. The Diocese also sponsors many committees and task forces that serve to act upon issues such as environmental stewardship and social justice.
Anglican Communion
The Episcopal Church represents the United States in the Anglican Communion, which is made up of more than 85 million worshipers in 42 regional and national member churches around the globe in more than 160 countries. The center of international Anglicanism is Canterbury, England, the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church (TEC) welcomes all who worship Jesus Christ, in 100 dioceses in the U.S. and 11 dioceses in other parts of the world. The Episcopal Church is a member province of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The mission of the church, as stated in the Book of Common Prayer’s catechism (p. 855), is “to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ.”
The 2012 General Convention established the Anglican Communion Five Marks of Mission as a mission priority framework:
- To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom
- To teach, baptize and nurture new believers
- To respond to human need by loving service
- To seek to transform unjust structures of society
- To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth
Center for Reconciliation
The Center for Reconciliation fosters interracial reconciliation through programs that educate, inspire and engage. We envision a time when people of all races are reconciled to one another.
Emmanuel Prays
“Emmanuel Prays” is a project of Emmanuelites who believe that prayer is best when it is shared with others. To that end, this booklet was prepared by parishioners sharing their favorite prayers. It is available for you to download and use to enhance your own prayer life.
You can download a copy using the link below:
Prayer requests may be submitted to Ash Bennett (ash244-at-icloud.com).
Requests that Ash receives by Wednesday can be included in the intercessions on the following Sunday. First names only will be read before the congregation. In the case of two people with the first name we will use the first letter of the last name to differentiate.
Indicate whether the prayer request is Urgent, Short Term (30 days), or Long Term. Urgent requests are forwarded to the prayer group immediately.
