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Explaining Christmas
Families

On November 19, 2017, Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill's parishioner Dagobert Soergel took to the pulpit to announce the kickoff of the annual Christmas Families drive.  Below is his announcement:

I am Dagobert Soergel, here to tell you about Christmas Families


Jesus Christ matters. Jesus matters when he appears as a three-year old who has little1 but has her hope, her spirit rekindled when on Christmas morning she unwraps a shiny new toy to grasp in her hands, a toy that will help her learn and grasp the world in her mind. Who makes it happen? We do. By serving Christ we make it happen. We invest in a child to see the investment multiply in her growth and success.2 We change the world, one child at a time.


You can sign up to provide nice, lasting, educational gifts to the children in a family, starting today. You can give a gift to inspire -  an art kit to spawn creativity, a science kit to start a budding researcher, a basketball  to foster a healthy body for a healthy mind, a doll for role playing, a Lego or Duplo set to draw out the architect within. See the details in the service leaflet or ask us at the sign-up boards.


​To keep the bicycle ministry going at full strength, we urgently need used bicycles and, most importantly, helpers to fix them up. Learn a new skill. Talk to Josh Miller <[email protected]> or see the Immanuel website.


While we take care of our neighbor, let it be a reminder to us that we are called, each one of us, to work for equality for all of God's people in an unequal society, we are called to help change a system that has created, perpetuates, and even increases disparity in our society.


In Christ's name


Amen


1  And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.’ From Matthew 25:31-46, the New Testament Reading for Sunday, November 26.
 
2   Matthew 25:14-30 The parable of the servants entrusted with money and those investing it to multiply getting praise.  New Testament reading Sunday, November 19.

Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill

Episcopal/Anglican

ZABRISKIE CHAPEL
3606 Seminary Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22304
(703) 370-6555
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3737 Seminary Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22304
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  • ABOUT US
    • Accessibility and Assistance
    • Contact Us
    • Clergy & Staff >
      • The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr.
      • The Rev. Susan Parsons
      • The Rev. Sarah Spurlock Biggs
      • Dr. Jane Tavernier, D.M.A.
    • Vestry, Administration, Annual Report, Bylaws, and Living Wage Certification >
      • Previous Vestries
      • Annual Report
    • Parish Directory 2025
    • Virginia Theological Seminary
    • Valley Drive Cooperative Preschool
    • Scouts BSA Troop 131
    • Annual Pumpkin Patch for Charity
    • History >
      • 75th Anniversary
      • Coronavirus Response >
        • Community Reflections on the Pandemic
  • WORSHIP
    • Lectionary
    • Sermons
    • Worship service bulletins >
      • Service Bulletin Archive
    • Funerals, Committals, Memorials and Funds >
      • Cynthia Dolvin Funeral 5-31-2025
      • Walk to Zabriskie Memorial Garden
      • Memorial Garden at Zabriskie Chapel
      • Mike N. Williams Memorial
    • WEDDINGS
    • Music at Immanuel
    • Lectors
  • GIVE
    • Easter Appeal 2025
    • 2025 Every Member Pledge
    • 2025 Online Pledge Card
    • FAQs & Proportional Giving Chart
    • 2025 Downloadable Pledge Card
    • Stewardship Minutes 2025 Campaign
    • Ways to Give
    • Online Giving >
      • Legacy Online Giving
    • Altar Flower&Music Dedications
    • Practical Matters & Faithful Giving
    • Tax Questions
    • Planned Giving
    • Trust Funds
    • Amazon Associates
    • Tithe.ly
  • SERVE
    • Outreach
    • Pastoral Care
    • Creation Care Ministry >
      • The Climate Crisis: Here's How YOU Can Help
      • Celebrating Trees
      • Immanuel's Solar Project >
        • Blessing of the Solar Panels
        • Solar Panel Project Updates
      • Water/Weed Volunteer
    • Senior Adult Ministry and Fellowship
    • Social Justice Ministry
  • LEARN
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    • PYM & Shrine Mont Camps
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