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Reverend John Branson's Christmas Message
posted on Dec 14, 2020 O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel..... This well-known Advent hymn (#56), often sung as each of the four candles of the Advent wreath are lit, marks the days in our countdown to the Nativity of our Lord. Emmanuel -meaning, Go...
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132nd Season of Services Complete
posted on Sep 27, 2020 The eleven services of 2020 have been archived on our website .
For all who participated and attended, thank you for "learning" with us as we adapted to a virtual presence. You will hear from us over the course of the fall, winter and spring ...
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On the Bookshelf
posted on Sep 27, 2020 Two new books of interest to Episcopalians and others have recently been published. If you are starting to build up your fall and winter reading list consider:
With Sighs Too Deep for Words...Grace and Depression by Bishop Robert Hirschfel...
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Reverend John Branson's Late September Encouragement
posted on Sep 27, 2020 I recently received notice of a series of zoom events sponsored by one of the “tall steeple” churches of New York City . The series was focused on presentations by some of the top theologians and theological faculty of such univers...
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A Note from the Ellen, Senior Warden
posted on Aug 31, 2020 This coming Sunday will be our final service for 2020. Can you believe it?! It would be remiss if we ended our time together without showing gratitude in this, the 132nd year for Emmanuel Church, as one of nine seasonal chapels in the Episcopal ...
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John Branson's Weekly Encouragement August 31, 2020
posted on Aug 31, 2020 Readers of the E-pistle this summer of 2020 will note the time we have given to poetry this August. In so doing, we have hoped to “spark” an interest in “reading between the lines”: seeing, sensing, embracing depths wi...
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Rev. John Branson's Weekly Encouragement for August 25th
posted on Aug 25, 2020 Over time I have drawn much wisdom and inspiration from my favorite novelist, poet and essayist, Wendell Berry. As the author of more than 50 books, he is well-known by farmers in his native Kentucky, as well as conservationists, poets, and those...
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133nd Annual Meeting ~ Sunday, August 29th following the church service
posted on Aug 19, 2020 What a year we have experienced as a community of faith!
Greetings All ~
The Managing Committee, Officers and our Priests invite you to attend our Annual Meeting. We are thrilled to host an in-person meeting this year and sincerely hop...
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News from the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire ~ Dr. Anthony Fauci Speaks to Bishops and Canons
posted on Aug 19, 2020 Dr. Anthony Fauci recently spoke with Bishops and Canons of the Episcopal Church via video conference call. In light of the fact that 40-50% of those infected by COVID-19 are asymptomatic, and the United States has not flattened the curve as was ...
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This Week's Encouragement from Reverend John Branson
posted on Aug 19, 2020 Readers of this newsletter might well wonder why this August priest-in-charge is so captivated by poetry and why Emmanuel’s “virtual” worship this summer has replaced one of our traditional scripture readings with a poem. You l...
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