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Our classes and education give us the skills to respond.<\/em><\/p>\n\t<p><em><strong>Together<\/strong> <\/em>we celebrate achievements, lament loss, and broaden our understanding of the world and our place in it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>When we read scripture <\/b><b><i>together<\/i><\/b> we bind ourselves to a much larger story and recognize one another as participants in this story as it continues to unfold.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>When we sing <\/b><b><i>together<\/i><\/b> we recognize that while one voice is beautiful, voices together create something so much more than the sum of its parts.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>When we<\/b> <b>pray <\/b><b><i>together<\/i><\/b> we gently hold each other&#8217;s vulnerabilities and reach out to God.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/facultystaff\/karen-suderman\/\">Karen Suderman<\/a>, Chapel Coordinator and Bible Teacher.<\/p>\n\t\n<h3>Join us<\/h3>\n<p>We welcome alumni, area pastors, and friends as Chapel speakers regularly. If you would like to offer to speak, please complete <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/Lzhptr9voJUHsJ8S9\">this online form<\/a> and our Chapel Planning Committee will review your proposal. Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>The Chapel schedule is posted at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/about\/calendar\/\">easternmennonite.org\/calendar<\/a>. Everyone is welcome to view chapel services on the EMS Chapel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC6Nrt6RuzmPpBdInCssoCyA\">Youtube channel<\/a>. Usually chapel is livestreamed at that link. Chapels that are approved for public sharing can be found on the YouTube site indefinitely. Subscribe to get a notification when a new video is posted.<\/p>\n<p>Guests are welcome to attend Chapel. Park in front of the school and enter through the glass doors to sign in at the main office. Doors to the auditorium are locked during the school day. Call 540-236-6000 with questions. If you would like to join us for a family visit day, please go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/admissions\/visit\/\">eastermennonite.org\/visit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This year, we are following the <a href=\"https:\/\/lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu\/\">revised common lectionary<\/a> again looking in advance at scriptures for upcoming Sundays. This practice connects us with the local and global churches who follow this same pattern.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>In recent years&#8230;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Since fall of 2023, the chapel series followed the revised common lectionary of scriptures studied in faith communities throughout the world. 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