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Supports the Jubilee Center, a day program providing care, community, and dignity for adults facing mental illness and housing insecurity.

Volunteers support local students through tutoring, mentoring, and community engagement.

Provides handmade scarves, hats, and other items to those in need, creating connections of care between crafters and recipients throughout the community.

Every Saturday, Emmanuel and its sixteen partners serve more than 200 hot meals and fellowship at the Jubilee Center.

Provides fellowship, hospitality, and support for parish life and outreach initiatives.

Supports young singers through scholarships and opportunities to participate in our choir.

Offers events and activities that connect creativity, spirituality, and the arts in our community.

Enriches worship through choral music, instrumentalists, and a variety of musical traditions.

Bring communion to members who are unable to attend worship services.

Weekly conversations exploring faith, scripture, and life in community.

Welcome worshippers and assist with seating, bulletins, and the flow of the service.

Assist clergy during worship by carrying the cross, candles, and supporting the service.

Prepare the altar and care for the vessels, linens, and elements used in worship.

Sunday School with lessons and activities that introduce children to the life of faith.

9:30, All Sundays (The week after Labor Day to the Sunday before Memorial Day)-- Please join us for Adult Forum. May 3rd - Church Next: John Frana and Travis Castrey on the Emmanuel solar project May 10th - Mother's Day- no forum May 17th - Mary Kaull and Brad Roos on Sustain Rockford May 24th - update on the Rector Search by members of the Search Committee May 31st - Tommy Rodgers from The Bishop[ Anderson House

Attention all high-school seniors! The application window for the Mary Kiefer Ward Scholarship is now open. For 23 years, Emmanuel Guild has awarded scholarships to high-school seniors planning to further their education. The deadline for submitting applications is Monday, May 18, to the church office. Please contact Mickey Swart (MRinkrat@aol.com) with any questions.

11:00 AM, Thursday, May 7, 2026 -- Join Shelter Care Ministries at our annual Spring Luncheon on Thursday, May 7 from 11 am to 1:30 pm at the Prairie Street Brewhouse on the river in downtown Rockford. The MarketPlace, full of beautiful hanging baskets, homemade food items and other crafts, will open at 11:00 am for your shopping pleasure. The event will highlight and celebrate the personal stories of individuals and families who have benefitted from Shelter Care programs. He

5:30 PM, Friday, June 19, 2026 -- Rockford Rivets vs. Kalamazoo Growlers Gates open at 5:30. First pitch is at 6:35pm Emmanuel is going to the ballpark again this year! Like last year, we will be under the roof in the Iverson Painting Pavilion. Details will follow, but it will be all inclusive again this year AND everyone gets a free Rivets baseball cap!