Welcome to Emmanuel Episcopal Church

GREEN TIP #1

   As part of Emmanuel’s effort to be GREEN and respect our God given earth, we will be offering small weekly tips to get us thinking in this vein. For instance…plastic bags seem to pile up at home faster than new second uses can be invented for them; and have a tendency to blow away, making them a prevalent source of litter.  They are made from nonrenewable petroleum resources and require the use of toxic chemicals during production and processing.  Plastics production produces 14% of toxic air emissions in the U.S. and each plant emits an average of 300 to 500 gallons of contaminated waste-water per minute.

We could go on and on (Read “It’s Easy Being Green” by Crissy Trask) but the bottom line is this suggestion:

LET’S ALL USE DURABLE CLOTH CARRIERS, PREFERABLY ONES MADE FROM ORGANIC FIBERS FOR EVERYDAY SHOPPING!

“JUST SAY NO’” WHEN ASKED IF YOU WOULD LIKE A PLASTIC BAG! 

TRY IT! 

IT’S EASY!

Be sure to watch for future Green Tips!

A Welcome to Emmanuel

Welcome to Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Located in the center of Mercer Island, just a few minutes from Seattle in the Puget Sound, we are and open and affirming community that welcomes all. Emmanuel is currently in a period of transition. We will be welcoming our new Rector, the Rev. Hunt Priest, to Emmanuel this June. Please join us for worship Sunday, stop by the office or call us at (206) 232-1572 to let us know how we can best serve you. Scroll down to the items below this post to see what we're doing this month. If you are interested in finding a church home, hearing about our parish programs or with wish to learn about us or contact us for any reason, please send us an email or leave a comment below and we will get back to you shortly. Visit us again soon, or better yet, come make yourself at home at Emmanuel.

October 2007 Bell

Here it is! The latest edition of Emmanuel's Bell Newsletter -

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Also available in Adobe Acrobat here-

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Memorial Receptions

Who: All parishioners are needed.

What: Provide receptions for funeral/memorial services, including setup, food, serving and clean-up.

When: Varies. All kinds of help from cookies to cleanup is welcome.

Contact: Barb Shepard (206) 232-0876 or Pam Henderson (206)236-8662 or Lee Anderson (206) 232-1572 or via email at mail@emmanuelmi.org