November Soul Supper
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 6pm

Emmanuel will host its November “Soul Supper” on Wednesday, November 13, featuring special guest the Rev. Cristina Rathbone, author of The Asylum Seekers: A Chronicle of Life, Death, and Community at the Border. Dinner will be served from 6:00–6:45 p.m., followed by a conversation with the author. The program will take place in person in the Parish Hall. Childcare will be provided.

 

Rathbone, an Episcopal priest and former Boston-based minister to unhoused people, spent months at the U.S.–Mexico border accompanying migrant families living in a tent encampment during the “zero tolerance” policy era. Her book bears witness to their courage, faith, and community—and invites readers to reflect on what it means to live faithfully in a world marked by division and hope. The book is also the topic of discussion at the Autumn Book Study.

 

“Cristina’s work is a powerful example of what it looks

like to bear witness to suffering while still holding onto hope.

We are honored to welcome her to Emmanuel and to

learn from her experience of faith at the border.”

—Rev. Brett