Marriage

“Christian marriage is a solemn and public covenant
​made in the presence of God.”
– The Book of Common Prayer

Parishioners, family members of parishioners, those interested in joining the Church, and those moved by the Spirit to marry in our sacred space are welcome to inquire about being married at Emmanuel. Please contact the clergy during normal business hours at (314) 961-2393 to learn more.

Funerals

The liturgy for the dead is an Easter liturgy. It finds all its meaning in the resurrection. Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we, too, shall be raised. The liturgy, therefore, is characterized by joy, in the certainty that “neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

This joy, however, does not make human grief unchristian. It is the love we have for each other in Christ that brings deep sorrow when we are parted by death. Jesus himself wept at the grave of his friend. So, while we rejoice that one we love has entered into the nearer presence of our Lord, we sorrow in sympathy with those who mourn.

Please contact the clergy at (314) 961-2393 if someone dear to you has died, or if you would like to meet with one of the priests to plan your own funeral.

The Memorial Garden

The Memorial Garden is sacred ground. It holds the names and the memory of those dear to us who have gone before. It records a stream of individual and family names, and tells something of Emmanuel’s story.
As a living, growing memorial it cycles the on-going flow of life and death. Placed in the mainstream of church life, the Garden witnesses to the Christian concept of death and