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    An occasional series of reflections from parishioners on Emmanuel Church

Sharon Taylor

10/6/2023

 
What does it mean to me to be a part of Emmanuel Greenwood? Emmanuel is love in action. It is the perfect example of the body of Christ: each person being their authentic self and showing up to love and serve the other members of the body. Emmanuel collectively gives us permission to be ourselves without pretense. This enables us to love freely, without restriction. I had pretty much stopped going to church. I grew up Catholic, but started going to the Episcopal Church with my Daddy when I would come home from college. I took a long break from church (but not from my Divine Source) until I was pregnant with my oldest daughter. I joined the Episcopal Church and raised both of my girls in the church. After they left home, I attended a New Thought Center, in which I found my spiritual home. After I was called back home to Virginia (yes, it was a genuine call: not a “suggestion” it was mandatory, and I heeded!) I found a New Thought Church up here. However, during COVID, I stopped attending and just attended my old Church in Alabama virtually. 


Last year, when my Mama died, I moved in with Daddy and this church STEPPED UP! You fed us, our bodies and our hearts. You showed up to physically move my belongings into Daddy’s house. You showered us with love. You embraced me with open hearts and open arms. I thought to myself “Self, even though I don’t believe in the Christian story like I used to, THIS is love in action. This is a congregation I can happily and joyfully be a part of. THIS is what church is supposed to be.” Thank you, Emmanuel family, for creating an environment where ALL are welcomed. It feels warm and inviting. It feels like home and I am very grateful.


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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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    • About Us
    • Sign Up To Stay Connected
    • Calendar
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    • 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 >
      • Raise the Roof for Scott House
    • 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