Emmanuel United Church provides opportunities for adults, of all ages, to be involved and explore their faith. All are welcome, whether for friendship, fellowship or simply being together with others.
Thematic Religious Studies: We meet Thursday morning between, 9:30 to 11:00 am, in the board room. Mark your calendars!
November 10: Some non-canonical religious documents (with Anne Squire). Download the reading for this session here
November 17: Directions for the Winter Series, and beyond.
The Emmanuel Book Club meets the first Monday of the month from September to May in the church lounge. Meetings start at 7:00 p.m. with refreshments followed by a discussion of the book at 7:30 p.m. They enjoy current fiction with a balance between Canadian and international authors. They attempt to look for images of God in the books chosen and to learn more about our world through literature.
Download information on the book titles and meeting dates here
The Emmanuel Quilting Group has continued to operate during the time away from home base at Emmanuel. We work in the lower hall at St. Aiden`s on Tuesdays our hours are 10:30 to 3:30. New members are always welcome. Drop by if you would like to see a ``work in progress`` or if you would like to try out this activity.
We work on a variety of projects donations for Victoria Quilts (an organization supplying quilts to cancer patients), banners for the church and fundraising for Revitalization).
For further information contact Joan Foster-Jones.
The Emmanuel Senior Choir is made up of approximately 35 dedicated people who meet on Thursday evenings for practice, and sing at the Sunday morning services. They enjoy being together as a community and adding to the Worship services. There are special evenings for Hymn sings and sometimes just for fun - such as the Cabaret night once a year when they raise money to help the with youth trips for Habitat builds
The Emmanubells are a mixed-aged group who play four and a half octaves (plus an F3) of Malmark handbells and three octaves of Malmark choir chimes. They rehearse Thursday evenings between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm and play in church approximately every four weeks. They participate in the biennial festival of the Ontario Guild of English Handbell Ringers and occasionally perform in the community. New members are welcome, but an ability to read music is strongly suggested. For more information, contact the Handbell Choir Director Ann Frederking
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Emmanuel Cafe - Open minded discussion, exploration of spiritual topics, moral issues and lifes big questions. More Voices world music. Sunday evenings - 7:00 PM in our very own coffee shop (lounge). Come for a coffee, come for the music, come for the discussion and come for the community.
For information on upcoming events, or to see what you missed, click here
The Men's Breakfast Club - Men of all ages meet at a local restaurant for breakfast, food and fellowship on one Saturday morning per month. Meeting dates can be found here
Feature with the Preacher - Several times a year, adults in the church meet for a film at the Bytowne Cinema followed by a beverage and discussion at a nearby pub. Information on the next feature can be found here
Ottawa Christian Meditation Meets on Monday from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm for silent and contemplative prayer.
TELEOS - Teleos is a women's study group which encourages the discovery and nourishment of our potential and the strengthening of our faith. Regular meetings are held from 7:00pm-9:30pm on the last Wednesday of each month from September to May. This year our early meetings were held in the church lounge but when the lounge became unavailable, due to church renovations, our meetings were held in the homes of various Teleos members. Programs are planned and presented by a team of people from within the group.
For further information on Teleos, and meeting dates and topics, click here
Download the 2010 TELEOS Annual Report here.
Triple "F" - A women's group which meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 1:30 pm in the Lounge. Triple "F" stands for FAITH, FUN and FELLOWSHIP.
The Great Skiing Adventure - Emmanuel United Church will host our great ski adventure this year at Hotel Mont Gabriel, Sainte-Adele, Quebec, Friday February 3rd Sunday February 5th join us for one or two nights. For further information and for the registration form, click here
Our Seniors are valuable, and play a vital role in this church family. We'd love you to be a part of that. During the course of the year a variety of events provides opportunities for seniors to meet and interact with other seniors.
CURRENT SENIORS PROGRAMS AT EMMANUEL:
Take Time to be Wholely - The new fall sessions start on Friday October 14 and Monday October 17th. Meets in the CE Hall Mondays from 10:30am-12:30pm and Fridays from 11:00am-1:00pm. Participants can bring a bag lunch on Monday and on Friday from 12 noon to 1:00 pm ,devotions and a light lunch follow the program.
Seniors' Friendship Club - Meets on Wednesday between 1:00 and 3:30 pm for cards and conversation.
Active Artists - Meet in Room 14 Wednesdays from 9:00am-4:00pm
Hymn Sing And Social Group - They have quarterly socials with a hymn sing and afternoon tea