Emmanuel United Church

Friday Night at the Movies
2024-02-23 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto)
Brian & Charles is a charming, upbeat and quirky British film about a solitary inventor Brian who builds himself a robot named Charles. The two become close friends and allies in battling against injustice in their little rural Welsh village. Nominated for Outstanding British Film at the 2024 BAFTA awards. Premiered at Sundance Film festival
Rotten Tomatoes: 7/10
All ages
FREE ADMISSION ~ Refreshments available for purchase!
EVERYONE WELCOME! ~ Bring your friends!

Lenten Reflections from the Southeast Ottawa Cluster
2024-02-21 12:00 - 12:30, 2024-02-14 12:00 - 12:30
Every Wednesday at noon during Lent, the Southeast Ottawa Cluster of United Churches will release a video of Lenten Reflections.
Click the link to watch the video: Lenten Reflections. You can watch it any time after noon.

The Clergy of the Southeast Ottawa Cluster of Churches (from left to right): Steve Clifton of Rideau Park, Theresa Burnett-Cole of Glebe St. James, Grant Stuckless of Emmanuel, Paul Dilman of Riverside, Elizabeth Bryce of Rideau Park, and Frank Emmanuel of Southminster.

Lenten Prayer Study
2024-02-20 19:00 - 20:30
Based on the book Learning to Pray: A Guide for Everyone by James Martin, S.J., different types of prayer, prayer traditions and approaches to prayer will be explored with opportunities to practice what we learn together.
We will meet on ZOOM from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm on the following dates:
Tuesday, February 13
Tuesday, February 20
Tuesday, February 27
Tuesday, March 5
Wednesday, March 20
Tuesday, March 26
Tuesday, April 2
with Rev. Grant Stuckless
Let us come together on Zoom and let us learn more about our prayer lives together.
Contact Rev. Grant Stuckless at gstuckless@bellnet.ca for the ZOOM link.

Mādahòkì Farm ~ Winterlude Activities: a Right Relations Learning Activity
2024-02-19 10:00 - 16:00 | Mādahòki Farm, 4420 West Hunt Club Road, Nepean, Ontario, K2R 1E7, Canada
Emmanuel’s Right Relations Group encourages you to check out the Mādahòkì Farm programming available at Winterlude locations around Ottawa on the first three weekends in February.
This February, Mādahòkì Farm, as an official Winterlude partner, will be presenting a wide range of programming. We invite everyone to reconnect with the land while learning about Indigenous traditions. Pibòn (Winter) Festival, Winterlude Edition promises authentic Indigenous experiences, family fun for young and old offered daily.

Feb. 2-3 – Indigenous Performances and Spirit Horse Ice Sculpture at the Sparks Street Mall
Feb. 3-4 – Indoor Pow Wow at the Canadian Museum of History
Feb. 9 – Ice Dragon Boat Festival at Dow’s Lake
Feb. 11 – The Spirit Horse Show at the NAC
Feb. 17-19 – Pibòn Winterlude Festival at Mādahòki Farm

For more information, go to their website at https://madahoki.ca/pibon-winterlude/?mc_cid=345f76092b&mc_eid=aa6d32341f

Winter Weekend Away
2024-02-17 16:00 - 2024-02-19 10:00
Emmanuel is hosting a Family Day Winter Retreat where families will play games in the snow, make crafts, and worship together. Stay for the whole weekend or just come for Sunday to our rental cabin in Sharbot Lake.
Come for the Long Weekend….Sat. Feb. 17 at 4:00 pm – Mon. Feb. 19 at 12:00 pm

Included in Weekend Cost: 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, Saturday supper
Cost: Single $30, Family $100

Come for the Day…..Sun. Feb. 18th

Included in Day Cost: Sunday lunch and dinner
Cost: Single $15, Family $40

Unaccompanied children must be 12 years of age or older. We look forward to spending a weekend with you and your family!
For a registration form or more information on location, cost and transportation, please contact Amelia Brohman at amelia.euc@gmail.com.

Ash Wednesday Service
2024-02-14 19:00 - 19:30 | Emmanuel United Church

Let's Stay Together and Celebrate Black Excellence!
2024-02-11 11:30 - 13:00
Join us after church on February 11th for a complimentary potluck lunch followed by your choice of activity.
Options include:

An afro-centric dance lesson
A short film and trivia contest (brush up on your African continental history!)
Messy church program that will be for all ages!

Sign up for the potluck lunch and your choice of activity in the narthex or you can ask the office to add your name to the list.

Happy 65th Anniversary Emmanuel!
2024-01-28 10:00 - 11:30

Friday Night at the Movies
2024-01-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Emmanuel United Church
Join us Friday, January 19th at 7:00 pm in the CE Hall for the showing of “Prisicilla, Queen of the Desert“.
This movie is a 1994 Australian road comedy that follows two drag queens and one transgender woman as they journey across the Australian outback in an old tour bus named Priscilla.
Free Admission ~ Popcorn and snacks for sale!
Free-will offering for the “Opening our Doors” campaign!
Recommended for 13+
Bring your friends!

"Let's Stay Together" Sunday
2024-01-14 11:30 - 13:30 | Emmanuel United Church
Let’s stay after church to build community, share in creative faith formation and have some intergenerational fun! Lunch and a choice of three activities will be provided. On Sunday, January 14th, these include:

Messy Church
Inuit Beading Workshop
A Talk on Indigenous Issues led by Krystin Dumont, an Algonquin Anishinaabe from Kitigan Zibi

Sign up on the poster board in the narthex!

Christmas Eve ~ A Service of Carols and Lessons
2023-12-24 19:30 - 20:30

Christmas Eve ~ Family Service
2023-12-24 17:00 - 17:30
Join us for a Christmas Eve Service
for the family
at 5:00pm on
Sunday, December 24th!

Emmanuel Advent Services
2023-12-20 19:00 - 19:30
Emmanuel Advent Services
Join us online on ZOOM on Wednesday evenings
during Advent for a special service
to help us prepare for the Christmas season.
December 20th
at 7pm on ZOOM
Here is the ZOOM Link for the Wednesday evening Advent service:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81155757955

"Let's Stay Together" Sunday
2023-12-10 11:30 - 13:30 | Emmanuel United Church
Let’s stay after church to build community, share in creative faith formation and have some intergenerational fun! Lunch and a choice of three activities will be provided. On Sunday, December 10th, these include:

Gingerbread House Decorating
Carol Sing
Teen-Adult Craft with Carol Campbell

Sign up on the poster board in the narthex!

"Let's Stay Together" Sunday
2023-11-12 11:30 - 13:30 | Emmanuel United Church
Let’s stay after church to build community, share in creative faith formation and have some intergenerational fun! Lunch and a choice of three activities will be provided. On Sunday, November 12th, these include:

Messy Church
Afro-Beat Dance Instruction
Discussion Group – Gender Policy led by Emily Sams-Harris

Sign up on the poster board in the narthex!

Youth Evening
2023-10-29 17:30 - 20:00 | Emmanuel United Church
Tweens and Teens are invited to meet at Emmanuel on Sunday, October 29th from 5:30pm – 8:00 pm for an evening activity. Come for games, dinner and to carve pumpkins.

Friday Night at the Movies
2023-10-27 19:00 - 21:00
Join us for an evening of movie entertainment on selected Fridays at 7:00 pm in the CE Hall. Free admission. Free will offering to Opening Our Doors. Popcorn and snacks will be available for sale.
The first offering is Transamerica on Friday, October 27th. “Right in the midst of important changes in her life, Bree Osborne (Felicity Huffman) learns that she fathered a son, Toby (Kevin Zegers), 17 years ago. Bailing him out of jail in New York, Bree poses as a Christian missionary. She plans to take Toby to his stepfather’s house, but when she learns that the stepfather sexually abused the boy, Bree brings her son back to Los Angeles with her. As Toby begins to fall for Bree, she must find a way to reveal who she really is”. 77% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Feature with the Preacher
2023-10-24 16:00 - 19:00 | Mayfair Theatre, 1074 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON, K1S 3X3

Pre-Teen Evening
2023-10-07 17:00 - 19:30 | Emmanuel United Church
Youth in grades 4-8 are invited to our Pre-Teen Evening on Saturday, October 7th from 5:00pm – 7:30 pm. Come for games, dinner and to work on youth crafts for the bazaar.

Coffee at 3 Sisters Bakeshop
2023-10-03 14:00 - 15:00 | Three Sisters Coffee Shop, 2211 Arch Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 2H5, Canada
Join us at at Three Sisters Bakeshop (2211 Arch St) from 2:00-3:00. All are welcome to join in the camaraderie (… without an agenda!). For more information, contact Phyllis Macrae at pmjmacrae@gmail.com.

Bible Study
2023-09-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Emmanuel United Church
Starting on Wednesday, September 27th, 2023, join Bill McLeish and Jill MacLean for a Bible Study as they lead a discussion based on the book “Reading the Bible Again for the First Time” by theologian Marcus Borg. The meetings will be held on ZOOM from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm for eight weeks.
