We are having Confirmation classes on Sundays during the Sunday School hour this year. It was a hard decision to give up the combined program we had last year with St. John’s and St. Paul, but scheduling conflicts put a lot of pressure on parents and youth alike. Classes will meet in the Luther Room […]
Read moreMonthly Archives: August 2011
Rally Day
9:00 am Worship10:00am Continental Breakfast (no lunch this year).10:15am Sunday school students register, meet the teachers and play some games.10:15am Youth and chaperones going to Mational Youth Gathering will register and pay their $100 deposit. Parents, please come for a short meeting. On Sunday, September 18th, Sunday school will resume the 10:15-11:15am schedule for the […]
Read moreBell Choir
Bell Choir practice will begin on Wednesday, September 7th at 6:30 p.m. If interested or have questions contact Virginia Schumaker.
Read moreCloth School Kits
Cloth school kit bags are on the counter in Narthex for anyone to pick up and fill from the supply list on the bag. The filled bags will be given to Lutheran World Relief. Please return filled and unfilled bags by September 11th.
Read moreMission Festival Sunday
Sunday, August 28th will be our Mission Festival Sunday. Our speaker will be Karen Skadow and she will be going to Venezuela. She is a graduate of Monmouth College and works for Campus Crusade for Christ. She will be sharing her story with us, about how as a young adult she reaches out to others […]
Read moreChoir Practice
Choir will begin soon! Sunday, August 28th is our first rehearsal, beginning at 7:45 a.m. We practice 2 times a month and sing in church on the first Sunday of each month. We could really use some extra voices and would love if one of them was YOURS! Call Lori Attig at 815-379-9642 with questions.
Read moreConfirmation Parents mtg.
All Immanuel seventh and eighth graders, along with their parents are asked to meet with Pastor Milner and Shirley Attig on Sunday, August 21st at 10:00 a.m. Pastor will be providing an overview of this year’s confirmation program and the plans and expectations. If you have questions contact Pastor Hank or Shirley Attig.
Read moreOur Sisters in Christ
We have invited our sisters in Christ of the area ELCA churches. The afternoon will start with a luncheon on Thursday, August 18th at 12:00 noon. Pastor Milner leads us in Bible Study from Lutheran Woman Today summer series -“Rejoice”. Meat will be furnished.
Read moreBlood Drive
Immanuel will be sponsoring the blood drive at the American Red Cross office in Rock Falls on Wednesday, August 17th. If you haven’t given blood in a while are eligible, please consider donating on that day.
Read moreLIFE’S A JOURNEY
We use the journey as a metaphor for life a lot. It seems to work quite well. We talk about making the most of an opportunity because we may not “travel this road again”, meaning we might not get the same chance to do this particular thing again. We talk about making the most of […]
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