Emmanuel Episcopal Greenwood
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    An occasional series of reflections from parishioners on Emmanuel Church

Jane and Chris Lehmbeck

9/24/2023

 
Our family has been attending Emmanuel for more than twenty years. At first the beauty and peaceful setting attracted us to visit, but we quickly realized the members of the congregation are the heart of this church. People who are role models to us, people who lead, people eager to help. We remember when the church gathered after 9/11--a time of great fear and uncertainty. The rector gave a powerful sermon, and the congregation came together as one.
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Emmanuel has made a great impact with its many service ministries. From the grant distributions of the Endowment Board each year, to the Comfort Shawl Ministry, to the Disciples Kitchen hot meal program, Emmanuel offers countless opportunities to make a difference. Dear to our hearts is the Rockfish Gap Food Pantry (formerly Bread Fund), which is critical for the clients served each month. The past mission trips to Haiti were also inspirational experiences. 

We enjoy sitting in the mezzanine level on Sundays – a place of quiet reflection and community. After a busy week, the opportunity to worship and listen to the choir amongst friends is special. We are thankful to be members of the Emmanuel family.

Nancy Avery

9/8/2023

 
​I am a sixth generation Episcopalian and was a member of Christ Church, Charlottesville for many years. Shortly before my retirement, I moved to Nellysford and spent much of the following summer watching a new house being built across the street.

One afternoon, the owners of that new house, Gren and Jeri King, walked over to ask me about the church I attended because they had seen the Episcopal Church emblem on my car. They told me that they were from Northern Virginia and had been attending Emmanuel Greenwood whenever they were in the area and invited me to come with them sometime.

Eventually I went with the Kings to Emmanuel and was struck by the friendliness and helpfulness of the people. I also saw lots of people I knew, such as Bishop Robert Atkinson and his wife Rosemary, Peggy and Perrin Quarles as well as
Nancy Sanderson. It felt like home, so I stayed.

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WELCOME
This is the table, not of the Church but of Jesus Christ. It is made ready for those who love God and who want to love God more.
So come, you who have much faith and you who have little, You who have been here often and you who have not been for a long time or ever before.
​You who have tried to follow and all of us who have failed. These are the gifts of God for the People of God.
Adapted from The Iona Community, Iona Abbey Worship Book, (Glasgow, UK: Wild Goose Publications, 2001), 53.

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7599 Rockfish Gap (Rt. 250 West) | P.O. Box 38 | Greenwood, VA 22943
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  • Home
  • WELCOME
  • About
    • Contact Us
    • Sign Up To Stay Connected
    • Clergy, Staff and Vestry
    • Calendar
    • Request a Name Tag
    • Directory and Database Update Form
    • Emmanuel Merch
    • The Grounds >
      • Ted Caplow Trail
      • Stations Of The Cross in Nature
      • Campus Map
    • Weddings, Baptisms & Funerals
  • Worship
    • Service Information
    • Children's Chapel
    • Music
    • Lent and Easter
    • Advent and Christmas
    • Sermons
    • Liturgical Calendar
    • What Episcopalians Believe
  • Ministries
    • Ministries and Groups
    • Scott House Community Outreach
    • Children and Youth
    • Sign Up To Serve
    • Endowment Board
  • HISTORY
    • Our History
    • Archdeacon Frederick W. Neve
    • Our Emmanuel Story
    • History of Rockfish Gap Food Pantry
  • Parish Life
    • Coffee Hour & Fellowship >
      • Instructions for Coffee Hour
    • Stewardship
    • Shrine Mont Parish Weekend >
      • Shrine Mont Camps
  • News
    • News & Service Links
  • GIVE
    • Pledge for 2025
    • Give Online
    • Stewardship