A part of the Athens, GA community since 1843.
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God Is With Us.
We Hope You Will Be, Too.
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All are invited into the full life and worship of this community, regardless of race, sexuality, gender identity, or physical or mental ability. All means all.
This Week at Emmanuel
Sunday, February 15
8:30a.m. | Holy Eucharist
9:15a.m. | Nursery Opens
9:30a.m. | Adult Formation
Children and Youth Formation Blessing Bags
Common Room
10:30a.m. | Holy Eucharist
{Children's Chapel}
Noon | Natural Spirituality| Library
3:00 p.m. | Brotherhood of St. Andrews | LL
Classroom
3:00 p.m. | Bigger Vision | Common Room
Monday, February 16
Church Office Closed for President’s Day
Tuesday, February 17
10:00a.m. | Natural Spirituality | Library
10:00a.m. | Staff Meeting | Vestry Room
6:00p.m. | The Shrove Tuesday Great Pancake Supper | Common
Room
Wednesday, February 18- Ash Wednesday
7:30a.m. | Holy Eucharist with Imposition of
Ashes
12:00p.m. | Holy Eucharist with Imposition of
Ashes
6:00p.m. | Holy Eucharist with Imposition of
Ashes
Sunday, February 22
8:30a.m. | Holy Eucharist
9:15a.m. | Nursery Opens
9:30a.m. | Formation for all ages
Community Class Lent for Children
10:30a.m. | Holy Eucharist
{Children's Chapel}
Noon | Natural Spirituality| Library
5:00p.m. | Evensong | Nave
Children and Youth News
Diocesan Youth Events
The Diocese invites our youth to join EYC DIO ATL for one of their weekend retreats—an opportunity to connect with other youth from across the diocese, grow in faith, and have a whole lot of fun together. Financial assistance available, just talk with Rev. Katie.
Emmanuel Youth
go to the Hunger Walk Run
We’re also exploring a trip to Atlanta to participate in the Hunger Walk Run 5K, serving our neighbors and making a difference beyond our parish. If you are interested, please contact Martha. If we can get a group together- LET’S GO!
Vacation Bible School
June 8-11, 2026
Save the Date.
Upcoming Events
Epiphany Rector's Forum
Faith Meets Culture
9:30a.m.
Chapel
Parent Book Group
Sunday Mornings in February
9:30a.m. | Library
Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From
by Meredith Miller
Lenten Book Group
Join us this Lent for a thoughtful and engaging book group centered on Crow Lake by Mary Lawson, a beautifully written novel about family, memory, love, and the quiet ways our past shapes who we become. Through this moving story, we will reflect together on themes of loss, reconciliation, vocation, and grace. We will journey inward even as we walk through the Lenten season. All are welcome, whether you love to read or simply long for meaningful conversation.
Ash Wednesday
February 18, 2026
7:30a.m. | Noon | 6:00p.m.
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the forty days of Lent. Since biblical times, ashes have symbolized repentance and mourning. From the earliest centuries of the Church, Christians have prepared for Easter by walking through a “Holy Lent,” patterned after Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness. By the sixth century A.D., ashes were used in public acts of penance, and by the tenth century the custom of placing ashes on the foreheads of all believers on the first day of Lent had become widespread.
Lent is a season of repentance, fasting, and self-reflection. We repent, fast, and self-reflect in the sure knowledge of God’s love and grace made known to us through Christ. Ash Wednesday and Lent are not about judgment. Rather, they are a time when, having already received forgiveness and absolution through Christ, we can be honest with God, with ourselves, and with one another as we strive to walk this life of faith.
