Have you ever seen someone who is attached to a parachute … float down to the ground? That sort of happening catches our attention, partly because it seems peaceful, but also exciting. Although many people use parachutes to assist them with their work, such as members of the military who sometimes need parachutes to do…
Hi everyone. Happy 4th of July weekend. I hope you’re able to celebrate some of the usual holiday aspects of this special day, including maybe having some fireworks, hotdogs, hamburgers and watermelon of your own. Please tell me s’mores are involved! As we celebrate this national holiday, I know we’re all reminded that “freedom isn’t free” so a…
Object suggested: A newspaper or magazine that has a headline of good news. Click here for an example. Good news makes us feel happy. When you return home after being away for a while your dog wags its tail showing happiness. That you came home is good news to your dog. There are many things that…
Hi everyone, thank you for gathering with us today. As you know, today is the 14th Sunday we have worshipped at home. I don’t know about all of you but I’ve recently noticed that since the coronavirus became the huge thing that it is on our planet, writers in all kinds of media have been…
Object suggested: Piano music, woodworker’s tools, pictures of sea life. If you want to learn something new, what would be the best way to go about doing that? Finding a good teacher is very helpful. Perhaps you want to learn to play the piano. Wouldn’t you want to spend time with the best teacher you could…
Today is Trinity Sunday. It’s also the 13th week of worshiping from home. By now we’ve all gotten a little more comfortable with this model of worshipping and we’ve discovered we can “go to church” any time of day or night that works for us all week long. Gotta love technology. Thank you Joani for…
I would not consider myself the smartest man in the room. I know lots of folks who really are the smartest people in the room. I have a lot of respect for those “brainiacs.” I would, however, consider myself a reasonable man. A good man. A kind man. A compassionate man. An Irish-American man who…
Big people: please consider asking a bilingual friend(s) to help with this lesson.] Hi everyone. Thank you for clicking on this option to hear a lesson. We miss you at church and we can’t wait until we can all be back together again in church. Do any of you speak two languages? What a wonderful…
The scriptures you read today are about the story of the Ascension in the Book of Acts. The lectionary places today’s gospel, John 17:1-11 – Jesus’ prayer concerning unity – at the end of the Easter season; but in John’s gospel the prayer for unity among His followers occurs at the end of the last supper, so that…
When I arrived at Emmanuel almost seven years ago (where does the time go?) there was some initial discussion about starting a parish blog. I loved the idea and put it on our wish list. And well, here we are, nearly seven years later, ready to check that box. As you can tell, some things…
