At noon on Good Friday, April 10, 2020, from the sanctuary of Emmanuel Reformed Church, Pastor Al Pruis and Rich Criss will present a special, live-streamed service of organ and piano music. It will be interspersed with the Good Friday scripture. This is an opportunity to share an observance of
Live streaming workship services during Holy Week 2020 will be available by Rev. Dr. Michael Selburg from First Presbyterian Church. Services will appear on the church’s Facebook Group page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/firstpresmorrison/. “We will have full, online worship services on the following dates and times.” Palm Sunday, April 5, 10:15 a.m.Maundy Thursday,
The Rev. Fr. James Brzezinski, Rector at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 401 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL, invited his church family to “join me today [Friday, March 27, 2020,] for The Stations of the Cross from 4:30 to 5:00 p.m.” The 14 sequential devotions/prayers commemorate Jesus Christ’s last day on
Editor’s note: Viewers everywhere of this article are welcome to take/receive Holy Communion/Holy Eucharist with Emmanuel Reformed Church. The community is invited to join a live-stream of the Maundy Thursday service on Thursday, April 9, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. and the virtual receiving of Communion led by Pastor Al Pruis
The crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic has inspired The Consistory of Emmanuel Reformed Church. They created a new and constant way for congregants to receive God’s message–without gathering in large, restricted numbers. Beginning Sunday, March 22, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., Emmanuel Reformed Church will begin live streaming the Sunday
Dear Congregation of Emmanuel Reformed Church, In an effort to clarify things and eliminate rumors regarding our morning service on Sunday, as it relates to the Covid-19 virus, at the present time Emmanuel Reformed Church in Morrison, IL, will be meeting on Sunday, March 15. We do encourage any of
Knights of Columbus Lenten Fish Fries will be held Friday night, March 13, and March 27, 2020, at St. Mary’s Church, 13320 Garden Plain Road, in Morrison, IL. The community meals will be served from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Enjoy all-you-can-eat, beer batter, fried Alaskan Pollack; coleslaw; French fried potatoes;
“Under the Big Top” was the theme for the 15th Annual St. Mary’s Community Father Daughter Dance, planned for Saturday, March 21, 2020, at Morrison High School, 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison, IL. On Friday, March 13, the event was cancelled.
Emmanuel Reformed Church, 202 E. Morris Street, Morrison, IL, will continue to hold services at this time. However, everyone over 60 years of age should not attend, following recommendations from the Center for Disease Control The situation will be evaluated each week.
The Rev. Fr. James Brzezinski, Rector at the Morrison, IL, Church of St. Anne, Episcopal, explained the cancellation of an annual dinner. “We apologize, but out of concern for the community, we are cancelling our St. Patrick’s Day Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner, which was scheduled for Saturday, March 14,
St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 401 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL, invites community members to attend weekly, evening Lenten devotional events. Wednesday: Following the 5:30 p.m. Mass, during the light supper and study time, Lenten Study Group will discuss the lives of saints. Friday: At 5:00 p.m., featuring readings, prayers, and
The annual ecumenical Community Cross Walk is Good Friday, April 10, 2019, beginning at 12:15 p.m. at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL, and continuing to Pleasant View Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 500 N. Jackson Street. Pastor Jon Eastlick (Crossroads Community Church) will speak at Resthave;
Morrisonians Paula Rodriguez and Linda Temple are dedicated, experienced missionaries. “We are getting closer to our June trip to Liberia, Africa. We sure appreciate all the community support we have received!” stated Rodriguez. To pay their way, the women will sell three, delicious chili options, crackers, cinnamon roll, and beverage
This month, join the Sisters of St. Francis, Clinton, IA, and Prince of Peace Pax Christi Catholic Church for wholesome soup and thoughtful conversation. This year’s theme, “Care of Our Common Home,” commemorates the 5th anniversary of Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato Si′: “on care for our common home.” Soup is
The Sisters of St. Francis Clinton, IA, “promote social justice and support efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion, gender equality, unemployment, and human rights. We encourage everyone to look at how social justice affects poverty eradication.” To that end, they host a Social Justice Film Fest on Thursdays