Welcome to online worship at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (USA) for Easter Sunday! Please follow along with the digital bulletin below. Easter Sunday Digital Bulletin: Click here New to Immanuel? Please take a few moments to let us know about yourself – just scan the QR code to the right to get started or click here. Prayer…
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Welcome to online worship at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (USA) for Good Friday! Below, you will find the recorded worship service. Please follow along with the digital bulletin below. Please also join us on Facebook Live at 9:00 pm on Saturday, April 11 for our Easter Vigil lighting of the Paschal Candle. On Easter Sunday, digital worship…
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Welcome to online worship at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (USA) for Sunday, April 5, 2020! Below, you will find the recorded worship service. Please follow along with the digital bulletin and offering information below. Peace be with you! April 5, 2020 Digital Bulletin New to Immanuel? Please take a few moments to let us know about…
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Join Immanuel online as we remember and celebrate Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection together. If you need help accessing church services online, contact Immanuel’s office by email at office@ipcmclean.org. Services and small groups will be available on Zoom, Immanuel’s Facebook page, Immanuel’s YouTube channel, Immanuel’s twitter account, and on Immanuel’s blog.
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Here’s how to prepare at home for worship together: First, set your table! Decorate your table as if you were going to sit down to dinner with Jesus and the disciples. If you’ve made your at-home devotional candle wreath, put it in the center of your table. Choose items that help you feel worshipful and…
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Welcome to online worship at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (USA) for Sunday, March 29, 2020! Below, you will find the recorded worship service. Please follow along with the digital bulletin and offering information below. Peace be with you! March 29, 2020 Digital Bulletin New to Immanuel? Please take a few moments to let us know about…
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Welcome to online worship at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (USA) for Sunday, March 22, 2020! Below, you will find the recorded worship service. Please follow along with the digital bulletin and offering information below. Peace be with you! March 22, 2020 Digital Bulletin Please note that prayer concerns can be emailed to office@ipcmclean.org. For this week’s…
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Welcome to online worship at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (USA) for Sunday, March 15, 2020! Below, you will find the recorded worship service. Please follow along with the digital bulletin and offering information below. Peace be with you! March 15, 2020 Digital Bulletin For this week’s offering, please feel free to use Immanuel’s online giving…
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Dear Friends and Family of IPC, We wanted to update you on Immanuel’s calm and prudent response to COVID-19. I and the other pastors on staff and the Session have been monitoring the situation with regard to the virus (and containing its spread), including noting the recommendations of the CDC, the Virginia Health Department, and Arlington…
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Prayer, fasting, and alms-giving are all traditional spiritual practices during Lent, but this year Immanuel invites you to take on a new spiritual and physical challenge this season, Planks of Lament. You’re invited to try daily planking (an exercise where you hold your body in the upright pushup position) while reading a Psalm of lament.…
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As the temperature drops, now is the time to consider making your own blessing bags at home to carry with you in your car or on your commute. When you see someone experiencing homelessness, simply say hello and offer the bag. Consider introducing yourself and offer a kind word along with a blessing bag. Immanuel…
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Immanuel’s youth program sent 25 care packages to Immanuelites in college this fall. Care packages included homemade desserts, snacks, and quick meals to help our college students during their end of semester exams and papers. “We want our college students to know that God loves them and we do, too–even if they’re many, many miles…
Read MoreThe Fall/Winter 2018 Spirituality & Learning Trifold is Here!
Click here to download a PDF of our new Fall/Winter 2018 Spirituality & Learning trifold. If you haven’t already received one, you should be seeing one in your mailbox soon, too! You’ll also find copies on the church campus (in the Narthex and Breezeway). We hope you’ll take a look at the many excellent spiritual…
Youth eNewsletter: Here for a Reason
Hello IPC Youth & Parents! This week I’ve had such a good time meeting up with a bunch more IPC families over pool parties, brunch and casual afternoon conversations. It is such a treasure getting to know each of you as we start ramping up into fall after some peaceful summer vacations. If we haven’t…
5 Ways to Be an Ally to Your Transgender Neighbors
Earlier this year, Immanuel welcomed Sara from Equality Virginia’s Transgender Advocacy Speakers
Bureau. Sara shared her story and led a conversation on how best to be allies to our transgender neighbors. Below, our friends at Equality Virginia offer other tips on becoming a better ally and friend to people of all gender identities and expressions.
Digital Worship for April 19, 2020
Welcome to online worship at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (USA) for Sunday, April 19! Please follow along with the digital bulletin below. Digital Bulletin: Click here New to Immanuel? Please take a few moments to let us know about yourself – just scan the QR code to the right to get started or click here. Prayer Concerns:…
Coloring, Now and Then
Coloring quickly became a way for me to pass the time, sitting with my Mom, ready to chat when she wanted to. And there were pretty pictures to show her along the way. When I was at home and couldn’t sleep in the middle of the night, coloring became a way to fill the void.
Mindful Medicine: Meditations on Darkness and Resilience – Episode One
How should we respond to stress and negative emotions during the current pandemic? Sarah Sherman, Immanuel’s Music Assistant for Children and Youth, is offering a series of mindfulness meditations for your spiritual practice at home. Mindful Medicine: Meditations on Darkness and Resilience focuses on emotional responses to loss and tragedy, using mindfulness and wellbeing…
Holy Week at Immanuel: Remember and Celebrate Online
Join Immanuel online as we remember and celebrate Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection together. If you need help accessing church services online, contact Immanuel’s office by email at office@ipcmclean.org. Services and small groups will be available on Zoom, Immanuel’s Facebook page, Immanuel’s YouTube channel, Immanuel’s twitter account, and on Immanuel’s blog.
Ready for School to Start? Five Free Activities for Kids in Northern Virginia
There’s over a month of summer vacation left for kids in Fairfax County, and you might be running low on ideas to keep your family entertained. To help make the most of the last days of summer, we’ve compiled our favorite list of fun activities for kids in Northern Virginia. Best of all, everything on the list is completely free.
Making Room: Natural Light
“The people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.” Matthew 4:16 Today’s eco-tip comes from Immanuel member Alex Abi-Najm: Open up your blinds and use as much natural light as possible before switching on your light bulbs. You’ll…
God's Work Isn't a Secret: May It Be So
Luke 2: 25-26, 29-32 Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen…