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UPCOMING EVENTS

Birth Announcement
Laureline Anne was born August 31, to Catherine and Jimmy!  If you would like to provide a meal, please contact Kristy Clifford.

Calling All Creative Types
Writers/Visual Artists, Musicians/Dancers/Actors etc. are needed to take part in the first-ever Emmanuel Writer/Artist Collaborative Challenge. Writers will team with an art partner, the artist creating a response piece to the poetry or prose of the writer. This project corresponds with the upcoming City in a City sermon series on calling. Results will be showcased on Arts Sunday, November 7. Contact Lynn Westergren or Liz Jarvis.

Crown Financial Ministry at Emmanuel
Emmanuel will be sponsoring a Crown Financial Ministries class beginning the first week of September. Conducted in small group formats, Crown teaches participants what scripture says about finances. Tentatively, groups are scheduled for Thursday nights or Sunday before worship. Please contact Robert Clifford for more information.

Parking on Sunday Morning
(Parking Map)
In order to maximize street parking for visitors and newcomers, please consider parking in the paved lot off of N. Lincoln St; the lot of the black building with red trim directly across the street from GMU (corner of Fairfax Dr. and Kansas St.); or in the VA Square Dental (920 N Kansas St.) lot. Remember to place an Emmanuel bulletin on your dashboard. Since GMU is metro accessible, we also encourage people to take the orange line to the Virginia Square metro station.  There is a Federal Parking garage off Washington Blvd. You can park in the "retail parking" spots for $4 for up to two hours or $6 for three hours.  (From the P1 level, you can use the outdoor walkway to the GMU original building.)

Volunteers Needed for Sunday Morning Sound
Volunteers are urgently needed to assist with sound setup on Sunday mornings. No special knowledge is needed. The only requirements are: a willingness to learn, the ability to be at GMU by 8:30 am on Sundays, and a strong back. If you are interested, please contact Chris McGahey.

Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC)
September is Hunger Action Month. Please join us Thursday, September 2, 6:30-8:30pm at Busboys and Poets in Shirlington for AFAC’s Hunger Action Month Kick-Off. There will be live music, poetry and information on how you can help fight hunger in our community. Admission is a $10 donation to AFAC and a non-perishable item. If you or your Community Group would like to learn about more ways to serve AFAC, please email Dan Salazar.

Stewards of Children
Emmanuel will host Stewards of Children, an evidence-based sexual abuse prevention training program that educates adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse, & motivates them to courageous action, on Saturday, September 11, from 9am-12pm, at the church office. RSVP or questions to Kelli Dudley. Cost is $15/person.

Emmanuel Women's Book Study
Join the Emmanuel Women as we read through "The Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan. Bring the book and a beverage or snack to share. Location: 1029 19th Street South, between Joyce and Kent. For more information, join the Women’s Book Study group. We’ll meet at 6:30pm on 9/12, 9/26, 10/17, 10/24 and 11/14.

Emmanuel Fall Conference
Join us as Wade Bradshaw, Missions Pastor at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, VA and former director of the L'Abri Fellowship in England, leads us through exploring how God has called us to redeem our city. Our Fall Conference begins Friday, September 17, with a potluck kick-off at 6pm. We'll gather again Saturday, September 18, from 9am-2pm (lunch included). Childcare is provided. $25/person; scholarships available. Click here to register!

Membership Seminar
If you are interested in becoming a member of Emmanuel, please let us know (Keeping Connected card or Kelli Dudley). We’ll send you information about the upcoming membership class, which does not obligate you to join, but is necessary for membership. The next class will be September 25.

Congregational Meeting and Lunch
A congregational meeting will be held on Sunday, September 26 at 12pm. We will be holding Diaconal Ministry Team Elections during that time.

All Emmanuel Events

SERVING EMMANUEL AND THE ARLINGTON COMMUNITY

Mercy Ministry Opportunities
Arlington Food Assistance Center, Arlington Street People's Assistance Network, Arlington-Alexandria Coalition for the Homeless, Sullivan House and Culpepper Garden and More Mercy Ministry Opportunities

Mercy Fund Offering
Every fourth Sunday, we collect an offering used to provide assistance to meet the short-term material needs of people in our church and community. Those in need or know of anyone with a need are encouraged to contact Emmanuel Elders.

Sunday Food Drive
Every fourth Sunday, Emmanuel collects non-perishable items to donate to Arlington Food Assistance Center.  Click here to see items especially needed. Contact Young Lee with any questions.

Sunday Operations
Emmanuel relies on the gifts and work of its members and regular attendees for its Sunday services.  Whether it's preparing the bread and wine for communion or posting signs around the lobby, this is essential in helping the community worship together. To learn more about serving one Sunday per month, please contact Ben Akins.

Got Coffee?
We’re looking for volunteers, willing to help bring coffee for Sunday services -- on a weekly, monthly, or emergency basis. Contact Joshua Edmonds if interested.

ISO
If you like taking photographs, graphic designing, web designing or know HTML, please contact Ellie.

COMMUNITY AT EMMANUEL 

Keeping Connected
Not receiving messages about Emmanuel events, activities, and volunteer opportunities? Need to update your email or contact information? Fill out the Keeping Connected card and place in the offering plate or stop by the Info Table on Sunday.

Connecting at Emmanuel
Know of fun things going on around our community? Looking for ways to connect with others? Emmanuel has three list-servs where people can informally post events and learn about what's going on. For example, have extra tickets to a concert? Want to throw together a game of ultimate frisbee? Interested in inviting people over for a movie night? Subscribe by using the links below.
Sports Group--subscribe | Arts and Social Group--subscribe | Men's Group--subscribe |
Mom's Group--subscribe | Women's Book Study--subscribe |
Emmanuel's Facebook Group--join | Emmanuel on Twitter @EmmanuelPres |
Emmanuel on Foursquare--"checkin"

Announcements
Please submit any bulletin or website announcements by Tuesday at 12pm the week you’d like it featured using the announcement request webform.