Church guide

Daylight Saving Time begins March 10! Remember to set your clock ahead one hour.

Sunday's Mercy Offering will go to support Assist Pregnancy Center. Please consider giving to this organization to help further support their work in promoting life.

Ofrecemos clases de inglés de nivel intermedio y clases para ciudadanía. También enseñamos cultura americana construyendo verdaderas relaciones entre el/la estudiante y maestro/a. Practica inglés en nuestras clases informales de Café y Conversación. Nos reunimos semanalmente en un ambiente relajado. Es una oportunidad para conocer gente y construir relaciones mientras compartimos diferentes temas. We offer Intermediate Level English and Citizenship Prep classes. We also teach American culture while building meaningful relationships between the students and teachers. Practice English in our informal Coffee and Conversation gatherings each week in a relaxed setting. It is an opportunity to meet people and build relationships while sharing various topics.

Read or re-read, "Letter From A Birmingham Jail," by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On this holiday that remembers his service to people of every ethnicity, his words challenge us to consider how we are engaged in reconciliation: "the question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice or for the extension of justice?" ~Scott Seaton

Emmanuel has a vision to be a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural church. By God’s grace, we’re experiencing some of that ethnic diversity already. Our vision, though, is based not in current cultural issues and trends, but in the timeless purpose of God. God’s eternal kingdom will be made up of a vast diversity of people, who are unified in their love for the Lord and one another. Our calling as a church is to preview that kingdom to a watching world. In this course, Scott Seaton and Young Lee will lead an interactive discussion on issues of prejudice and privilege, the need for racial reconciliation, and what it means to live in true unity. Every person and every family has a context, and so our discussions will draw from a book that explores racial reconciliation in the context, history and relationships of our denomination, the Presbyterian Church in America: Heal Us, Emmanuel: A Call for Racial Reconciliation, Representation, and Unity in the Church. If you’re interested in the course, please order a copy of the book (https://www.amazon.com/Heal-Us-Emmanuel-Reconciliation-Representation/dp/099739840X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1547153138&sr=8-1&keywords=heal+us+emmanuel+a+call+for+racial+reconciliation) and join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 am in room 470. Childcare will be provided, so register for the course by contacting Brittany at [email protected]. Join us in pursuing God’s visions for Emmanuel, as we explore the following topics: January 27: A Gospel Imperative February 3: An Invitation to Listen February 10: Awakening to Privilege February 17: Sins of Omission and Commission February 24: Historical and Theological Perspectives March 3: Confession and Reconciliation

If you're looking for family worship ideas today: Sermons in English or Español: http://www.emmanuelarlington.org/sermons Podcast http://www.emmanuelarlington.org/sermons Worship: http://www.emmanuelarlington.org/sermons Bible reading plans: http://www.emmanuelarlington.org/sermons OR http://www.emmanuelarlington.org/sermons

Due to inclement weather conditions, worship service for Sunday, January 13, at GMU-Arlington is CANCELED. We encourage you to spend time with the Lord at home and check in on your neighbors and those that are home-bound. Be safe and warm!

In case of inclement weather this Sunday or anytime throughout the year, please check the Emmanuel website, Facebook group, or your email for updates regarding Emmanuel events. If GMU closes due to the weather on Sunday, services will be canceled and we will send out an email and post an alert on Facebook and the Emmanuel website. Of course, please always monitor the situation carefully and use your best judgement on whether you and your family should attend.

Emmanuel will return to Founders Hall at George Mason University for worship this Sunday (1/6) at 10:30am. For this Sunday only, the Founders Hall Garage doors and the doors closest to the auditorium will be the only doors unlocked at GMU. The rest of the school will be closed, so please enter through one of those doors.

Years come and go, but we worship a God who is everlasting, unchanging and steadfast. Happy New Year. "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." - Revelation 1:8 ESV

This Sunday, December 30, we will meet again in Memorial Baptist Church's Sanctuary at 5pm. Childcare will be provided for ages 2 and under. The address is 3455 N Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22207. Our worship service will include a time for people to share how they have seen God working in their lives over the past year. Everyone is welcome to share. If you know that you would like to share, please contact Brittany.

End of Year Giving Reminder - All 2018 offering checks that are mailed must be postmarked by 12/31, in order to comply with IRS regulations for tax-deductible charitable contributions. For online giving, requests need to be completed by 11:59PM on 12/31. The church treasurer sent an email containing a link to your personal giving statement in the Emmanuel Network. If for some reason you are unable to print it or need it to be sent via email, please contact Brittany ([email protected]) at the office for help.

And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed." - Luke 2:34-35

We will have our candlelight Christmas Eve service at 4:00-5:00pm in the chapel at Memorial Baptist Church (3455 N Glebe Rd, Arlington). Tendremos nuestro servicio de Nochebuena a la luz de las velas a las 4:00-5:00 pm en la capilla de Memorial Baptist Church (3455 N Glebe Rd, Arlington).

Today’s Advent calendar: December 17 Cornerstone Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem, a firm and tested stone. It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on. Whoever believes need never be shaken.” Isaiah 28:16 (NLT) Read Psalm 118:18-24 https://www.esv.org/Psalm+118/

Join us for the adult education class "Preparing Our Hearts for Christmas" on December 16, from 9–10am in room 477. The class will be led by Jamie and June Johnson and explore the truths behind the birth of Christ. No materials or preparation required - just come, learn, and be encouraged. Childcare will be provided. All are welcome!