Join Hiking Group!
Join your Emmanuel family on Saturday, October 24 at 10:00 AM for a socially-distanced hike at Difficult Run in the Reston area. All ages are welcome to participate! Meet at the Leigh Mill Road parking area and then hike to Georgetown Pike, approximately a 3 mile hike. It is a relatively easy hike but one…
Drive Thru Communion
Emmanuel Lutheran Church 2589 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna, VA, United StatesDrive-thru communion will be offered on Sunday, October 25 from 10:30 AM -12:30 PM at Emmanuel. In order to try to avoid overcrowding and a long wait, we invite people to come alpha-sequentially by last names: 10:30 - 11:00 AM | A-F 11:00 - 11:30 AM | G-L 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | M-R…
Trunk N’ Treat
All are invited to a socially distanced Trunk or Treat event on Halloween from 3:00 - 4:00 PM. Children are encouraged to wear a costume and participate in a parade - each child marching 6-feet apart so it might be a pretty long parade! All adults are required to wear medical masks - spooky masks…
Parents on Tap
Zoom MeetingGrab a beverage of your choice and enjoy an hour of online fellowship with other parents at Emmanuel. We hope this can be a time to catch up with old friends and make some new ones as we vent, share, cry, and laugh about the adventures of parenting during a pandemic. Contact Kristi Bubb at elcaparents@gmail.com with any…
Hike in Sky Meadows State Park
All are welcome to participate in a refreshing, beautiful hike on Saturday, November 7 at 10:00 AM at Sky Meadows State Park near Front Royal. All ages are welcome to participate! Meet at the main parking lot in front of the Mount Bleak House. Bring a bag lunch and wear a mask. The hike will…
Drive Thru Communion
Emmanuel Lutheran Church 2589 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna, VA, United StatesDrive-thru communion will be offered on Sunday, November 8 from 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM at Emmanuel. In order to try to avoid overcrowding and a long wait, we invite people to come alpha-sequentially by last names: 10:30 - 11:00 AM | A-F 11:00 - 11:30 AM | G-L 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |…
LGBTQ+ Young Adult Mental Health Faith Forum
Zoom MeetingLGBTQ+ Young Adult Mental Health: Connecting in Precarious Times During these tumultuous times, uncertainty looms continually and, as a nation, we find ourselves experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety at record high rates. Our LGBTQ+ brethren are at even higher risk for experiencing mental health symptoms and crises given the compounding intensity of multiple stressors.…
Thanksgiving Food Drive for FACETS
Emmanuel Lutheran Church 2589 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna, VA, United StatesThis Sunday is your last chance to drop off your FACETS Thanksgiving donations in the Church parking lot! You can still continue to order items online and have them shipped directly to FACETS no later than November 20. Buy items from this list and drop them off in the Emmanuel parking lot this Sunday, November…
Commitment Sunday
Emmanuel Lutheran Church 2589 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna, VA, United StatesAs we consider our stewardship response this year, we do so in a different world than last year. Some of us are in different places economically than we were. However, we can all have gratitude for God’s love in our lives and excitement for sharing the gospel with others. GOALS FOR 2021 1. INCREASE CONGREGATIONAL…
Christian Civility Adult Forum
Zoom MeetingBased on a book, Uncommon Decency: Christian Civility in an Uncivil World by Richard Mouw, Pastor Tony and Roy Swift will lead us in discussions on Sunday, November 15 and 22 about how we as Christians need to lead and model civil behavior. God calls us to love our neighbors, but there is ample evidence…