Fr. Wayne will be away on Sunday, October 6, and there will not be a Zoom link for Adult Ed on Sunday morning.
Adult Education
Sunday, October 6, 9:00 a.m. Adult Education: We are discussing GRATEFUL - The Subversive Practice of Giving Thanksby Diana Butler Bass. Each session starts and ends with a prayer, and members will take turns leading our weekly discussions. Come join us! The book is available on Kindle and Audible and Amazon. Contact Maria duPont (610-316-0748) if you have any questions. There will be no Zoom link this Sunday.
Here is an excerpt from the book to entice you!
"Every day there are reasons not to feel grateful. Terrible, distressing painful, and awful things happen all the time. Yet gratitude is a defiance, of sorts, the defiance of kindness in the face of anger, of connection in the face of division, and of hope on the face of fear. Thus, gratitude strengthens our character and moral resolve, giving each of us the possibility of living peaceably and justly. Being thankful is the very essence of what it means to be alive and to know that life abundantly."
Mark Your Calendars!
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, October 9, 5:00 p.m.
Pet Blessing
St. Francis Day is October 4. On Wednesday, October 9, from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. we invite all who wish to have their pets blessed to an informal time on the front lawn. If it’s raining, we’ll be in the foyer.
Sunday, October 13
Annual Collection for the
Seamen's Center Christmas at Sea
Our annual collection for the Seamen's Center at the Port of Wilmington begins Sunday, October 13! It runs through Sunday, November 17. Donations may be placed in the green tub in the foyer.
Immanuel has participated in The Seamen's Center's Christmas at Sea program for a number of years.
Seafarers from around the world stop at the Port of Wilmington. The Seamen's Center provides each person with a ditty box filled with personal items to make life easier and pleasanter.
Knit hats and scarves, gloves, and hygiene items let seafarers know that they are being thought of and appreciated.
Your support will bring much pleasure to the port's visitors.
Sunday October 13, 4:00 p.m.
Jazz Vespers followed by reception
Jazz Vespers Reception Sign-Up Sheet
Help us welcome the choir from Church of the Advent, soloists and musicians from Sts. Andrew and Matthew’s Church, and guests from around the diocese to the Rod Welles Memorial Jazz Vespers on Sunday October 13th at 4:00 p.m.
We are providing a reception in the Parish Hall Dining Room after the Jazz Vespers and invite you to sign up to bring a refreshment and/or help with set-up and clean-up. The sign-up sheet is on the easel in the foyer.
Thank you in advance for helping out!
Birthdays and Anniversaries
October 6 – October 12
The Reverend David Andrews, Ellie Molter, Stone Davis,
Sally Hoover, Dawna Dennis, Walter Michael
Elaine and Cliff Simpson, Connie and Chris Schultz
If you would like your birthday or anniversary recognized in The Voice, please let the parish administrator know at [email protected]
Pray for those in need of our prayers for strength, guidance, or healing: Leslee Moore, The Santana Family, Sophie Day, Cathy Callahan, Claire and Johnny Ward, Dean, Brenda McCourt, Edwina Michael, Dee Dee, Al Thomas, Bob Penneys, Joseph Howie, Nathaniel, Emily Gibson, Molly, Laurence Hazell, Jennifer Grillo, Nancy Godfrey, Leroy, Candice, Jill, Paula, Ian, Jim, Nancy P., Margie Taggart, Bob Taggart, Donna White, Don C., Joanna C., Joseph Eyler, Grayton Kennington, Kathy Osten
Immanuel Highlands is part of a wider church!
The Episcopal Church in Delaware
To read the weekly diocesan e-newsletter, The Net, click here
To read the quarterly digital magazine, Delaware Communion, click here
If you have an item to be included in The Voice, please email it to the parish administrator, [email protected] by the Tuesday before the Thursday release of the newsletter. If you don't have access to email, please call the office or leave your written request in the parish administrator's mail slot in the mailboxes across from the parish administrator's office no later than the Tuesday before The Voice goes out. Thank you!
