Join us for fried chicken in celebration of Pentecost Sunday! We will provide the fried chicken and drinks! Please bring a side, salad, or dessert to share based on last name - A-H: Salad, I-M: Side, N-Z: Dessert. We look forward to seeing you there!

Bring a lawn chair to the garden and come enjoy some pizza, beverages and fellowship!

Come enjoy the Choral Evensong with a Sherry Reception to follow! Music will include Canticles by George Dyson and the world premiere of a new choral work in honor of the 60th wedding anniversary of John and Carolyn Hatcher and in memory of their son Jay, for the Emmanuel Choir and Choristers.

Holy Eucharist, Foot Washing, Stripping of the Altar

If you plan to join us for the procession to the church, please meet at the Downtown Park. The 10:00am service is now beginning at 9:55am.

8:00am Spoken Holy Eucharist

with the Blessing of the Palms

9:30am Gather at the Southern Pines

Downtown Park

9:45am Blessing of the Palms and

Procession to the Church

9:55am Choral Holy Eucharist with the

Blessing of the Palms*

Bring a bag lunch and come enjoy “French music for Piano Ensemble” by Kristina Henckel and Amanda Virelles! The duo will play works by Debussy, Chaminade, Faure, Hahn, and Saint Saens. Henckel and Virelles created 4Hands Piano Duo in 2019, after meeting in the Sandhills area a few years ago and deciding together to create exciting piano music programs that included four-hand and two-piano configurations. Henckel and Virelles both began piano performance in their home countries of the Czech Republic and Cuba and have since completed doctoral degrees in piano performance and pedagogy in the United States.

Emmanuel will be hosting a blood drive on campus through the American Red Cross on March 6th. This offers a meaningful opportunity for parishioners, students, and community members to help save lives. Sign up here.

Ash Wednesday Service Opportunities will Include:

8:15AM - EDS Chapel with Imposition of Ashes (all are welcome to attend)

Noon - Ecumenical Service at Our Saviour Lutheran Church with Imposition of Ashes

6:00PM - Holy Eucharist at Emmanuel with Imposition of Ashes

It’s about time for Shrove Tuesday! Jambayala, King Cake, kid-friendly fare, live music by New Horizons Jazz Band, and a photobooth to capture the memories - come join in the fun of the evening! $20 suggested donation per person, or $40 per family (cash or check).

Save the Date and start planning your recipes! The Chili Cookoff will be here before we know it. More details to come soon!

It’s a celebration! All are warmly invited to come celebrate the new members of our church at the Bishop’s Reception with Bishop Jennifer. Fried chicken, beverages, and cake will be provided, and we ask that you please bring a side to contribute (last name A-M: please bring veggies; last name N-Z: please bring a starch). To those about to finish confirmation, we look forward to celebrating with you!

EDS is hosting their 45th annual Candlelight Tour of Homes that raises money for the PTA to support students and teachers. Tickets for the tour are $20 and can be purchased in the church office or here. Looking to volunteer? The church is hosting one of the homes in Pinewild and in need of volunteers. Click here to help at this house and for more information; all volunteers get a complementary ticket to tour the other homes.

Bring a bag lunch and come enjoy Logan Duke’s debut solo classical piano recital. Works will include Bach, Beethoven Tempest Sonata, Scriabin, Chopin’s “Aeolina Harp” Etude, and Ballade No. 2 in F Major.

Join us for a morning of Advent wreath-making! Donation of $25 encouraged. Sign up here. Emmanuel will provide all the candles, wreath forms, and some greenery, and volunteers will be ready to show you how to assemble them. Can’t make it to Emmanuel that morning? Email the church for a kit to make one at home.