In this strange new season, Emmanuel is committed to holding the tensions of wanting to reach out and help the people around us as well as the responsibility to maintain distance and limit contact as much as possible. We’re hopeful that we can be creative in the ways we gather digitally in a season of social distancing and find meaningful ways to live out our faith even when we can’t meet face to face. Below are some ways we’ll be working in each department to connect until we can gather together again:
We have resumed our Sunday morning services onsite, 10:30 am at 1636 Acadia Drive. Our capacity is limited to ninety persons. Registration is required. To register, click HERE.
The service is also live-streamed and available for post-service viewing (or listening to the audio of the teaching). To access the livestream or post service video/audio, please click HERE.
An email reminder with links and the text of the service will be sent out on Sunday mornings before 10:00 am. If you do not currently receive emails regarding our Sunday morning service and would like to, please contact the office by email at info@ebap.ca.
For further information, please contact Kari Elliott at 306-477-1234 ext. 133 or kari@ebap.ca.
How do I get in touch with someone if I need help?
Even though the church staff is working from home we still have access to email and voicemail at the church and we’ll be checking them often. If you need to speak with someone on staff, please reach out by email or phone and we’ll chat as soon as we’re able. You can find staff contacts by clicking here.
If you are in need of practical supports like food, toilet paper, etc., please contact Kari at 306-477-1234 ext. 133 or kari@ebap.ca.
If you’re in need of some suggestions of mental health supports we’d encourage you to check out some of these options. And if you just need to talk with someone, we’d encourage you to reach out to a staff member you feel comfortable talking with.
How can I help in a more practical way than just staying home?
Staying home is not nothing! But if you’re looking for something practical to do with your time and resources, we could really use some freezer meals to send to households that are quarantined and to those who are still going through major life events with fewer family supports around than usual. Please seal and label any meals you make so that we can match them with dietary needs. Please contact Kari to arrange for deliveries as the church is closed.
Otherwise, we encourage you to check in with your neighbours by phone or email and organize multi-family grocery shopping to minimize the need for people to be in shops as much as possible. If you know of needs in your community, feel free to contact Kari to see if the church has the ability to help.
You can also check in with our community partners like The Bridge, Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre, and the Friendship Inn who are all posting their current needs for donations online. Please be sure to follow their protocols to limit contact and keep everyone safe and healthy.
Should I keep dropping my donations off for the Food Pantry?
If you feel comfortable tacking your regular item donation on to your own grocery shopping, we’d love to continue receiving donations as you’re able. To limit contact during drop off, we’re currently limiting drop offs to Wednesdays from 3pm-4pm. Please let Kari know if you’re planning to drop off so we can make sure someone is there to let you in.
All donations will be placed in isolated bins for a week long quarantine before they’re handed out to ensure that we minimize any transfer risk to the people we’re trying to help.
You can reach me at rachel@ebap.ca or by leaving a voicemail at (306) 477-1234. Ext. 132. Please let me know if you, as a parent, would like to be included in the parent emails. You can also find us on Instagram and Facebook under Ebap Youth, where I’ll be posting weekly updates about our happenings at youth!
Rachel Bueckert – Director of Youth Ministries
Instagram/Facebook: EbapYouth
College & Career is taking a modular, small group approach this year. For more information, please contact Kari at kari@ebap.ca.
EBC Senior Adult Ministries are considering new ways of connecting with older adults in our communities. If you have some creative ideas, I sure would be interested in hearing them. Connecting especially with those who are shut-in, which is a large portion of the older community, is extremely important during this season of COVID-19.
I have started to write on Emmanuel’s Senior Journal again, to help keep us connected and share interesting thoughts and ideas on how to stay healthy during this season. My goal is to post two to three times a week, check out the blog at: https://emmanuelsenior.blogspot.com/
If you have pastoral needs or simply would like to connect, I would enjoy having a conversation.
Email: robin@ebap.ca
Cell: 306-281-5205
Blessings,
Robin Sloboda – Pastor for Senior Adult Ministries
June is here, and I am starting to plan for the fall. The Journey has been a regular program that has been offered at Emmanuel for Spiritual Formation over the last 15 years. If you have been considering being part of this program or would like to know more, please contact Robin Sloboda at robin@ebap.ca. I plan to meet as a group at the church in the fall (end of September), but if events happen that we are not able to meet at the church, the group will move online.
The Journey Brochure click here.
The Journey Application click here.
Email: robin@ebap.ca
Smalls groups have entered a new space for meeting together. The online platform ZOOM has allowed our community to continue to meet together virtually. Most of our groups are starting to wrap-up the ministry year. However, if you are interested in starting a small group during this season to connect with others, I would love to hear your thoughts. Please connect with me.
Robin Sloboda: Pastor for Adult Discipleship
Email: robin@ebap.ca
Cell: 306-281-5205
Ladies Zoom Time
Do you like to visit with others but are finding it hard to meet in person? The Ladies Zoom time will be starting again on November 5. This is a chat time for women of all ages, and if this interests you, please join Xulin Guo and Robin Sloboda on Thursday afternoons from 1 pm – 2 pm on the ZOOM platform. Bring your favourite beverage, encouraging thoughts to share or even a concern.
If you have questions about this conversation time please email Xulin at Email: xulinguo@gmail.com
Directions for ZOOM
For computers, tablets and smartphones, download and install the zoom app from zoom.us.
Click on “Join a Meeting.” Meeting ID: 306 477 1234; Password: 4771234
For phone: Dial 1 778 907 2071, Enter the Meeting ID and Press the pound key (#).
HEART MATTERS: WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY
Tuesday Mornings from 9:30-11 am
Running October 13-December 1
Together over eight weeks, we will discuss Jennie Allen’s “Get Out of Your Head,” a video-based Bible study based in the book of Philippians. We’ll explore the ways God has built for us to get unstuck from toxic thinking patterns and to fight and win the war for our minds.
Our Tuesday morning Zoom time will include fellowship, prayer, small-group breakout discussions, and Bible exploration. Supplemental materials will be distributed each week via email or text.
If you’d like to participate in or inquire about Heart Matters’ fall Zoom study, please contact Laura by October 6 at lauramonchuk@gmail.com or 306-230-5033. Participants may join in the study through the Zoom app, through a web browser, or via telephone for audio only.
Please join us for online prayer starting September 15, 2020:
Tuesday-Friday, 7:15-7:45am;
AND
Tuesday and Thursday, 12:15-12:45pm, and 9:15-9:45pm.
Pray on your own or with others via zoom for our local and global neighbours.
