Events
Vesper & Hymn-Sing with Shawn Kirchner
Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 7pm
Dear Immanuel Congregation,
I am personally reaching out, to ask all of you to please attend our special VESPERS Service with composer Shawn Kirchner, Thursday, Feb 27th at 7:00pm.
Shawn, Stephen, the ICC Chancel Choir and I have created an evening of contemplative piano and choral music and congregational hymn singing - as well as poetry, scripture, prayer and meditation. For you! For all of us.
This service is designed for us and our Hartford and Connecticut community, as a time to come together for reflection, comfort, hope and peace.
We will all experience a contemplative setting of piano and choral music, congregational singing, poetry, scripture, meditation and prayer.
Shawn Kirchner is a world-renowned musician and we are SO blessed to have him here with us.
Shawn Kirchner is a composer, arranger, and songwriter based in Los Angeles whose choral works are performed throughout the world. His long creative relationship with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and Artistic Director Grant Gershon culminated in his tenure as the ensemble’s Swan Family Composer in Residence from 2012-2015. Equally active as a performer, Kirchner has sung twenty seasons as a tenor with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in concerts featuring the world’s leading conductors, composers, and soloists. As a pianist, Kirchner appears throughout the country in performances of his music with collaborating choirs and is celebrated for his wide stylistic range, improvisation, and musicianship.
I love this community more and more everyday and I am so grateful to be sharing this experience with Shawn, the ICC Chancel Choir and with all of you.
With Gratitude,
Amanda Hanzlik
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Ongoing Events & Needs at Immanuel
Bible Study: Paul’s Letter to the Romans (September through May), Sundays at 8:30am.
Wednesday Meals for the Shelter - Wednesdays in January through March 2025
Youth Group is in Search of Cooks for Dinners
On February. 2nd, March 2nd, March 16th, April 6th and April 27th.
The dinners start on Sundays at 5:30pm and usually are around 20 people. Meal ideas include:
Nacho night, Breakfast for Dinner, Submarine Sandwich Night, Wing Night, and Mac & Cheese Night.
Please contact Amber Smith if you are interested at centctyouth@gmail.com.
SOCIAL ACTION & MISSION
Marty Griffin
We held a STAND OUT VISIBILITY ACTION on Valentine’s Day on Farmington Avenue and Woodland Street to show our support for those vulnerable communities, for the environment, and for other areas of concern.
And many of us from Immanuel attended the rally at the Capitol on President’s Day, February 17th.
As many of you know, we have been having gatherings on Saturdays, which began as an opportunity for people to come together to share their outrage, fears, sadness over the new administration’s executive orders, as well as space for people to figure out how we might provide support and help to those most vulnerable populations being targeted: immigrants, people experiencing poverty, and LGBTQ+ people, especially transgender and nonbinary people.
Click on the button for a page of resources, lots of photos and ongoing activities.
Immanuel Congregational Church,
United Church of Christ in Hartford, CT
Join us for worship!
Sunday worship services at 10am, in person or on Facebook Live.
in our beautiful Sanctuary!
We’re on the corner of
Woodland St & Farmington Ave.
This Sunday Worship, February 23, 2025
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Previous Sunday Worship Replays on Facebook
Immanuel Congregational Church, UCC, is..
an Open & Affirming, Just Peace, Anti-Racist, Environmentally Conscious congregation. We strive to live that out as best as we are able through God’s help and the encouragement of one another.
All races, ages, ethnicities, gender and sexual identities are welcomed here.
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