Menz Group II (age 18 & up) will meet on Monday, April 4th at 6:00 p.m. at the home of Gerald Foskitt, 27712 Knief Road, Rock Falls.. All men 18 and over are welcome. Open to all men of Immanuel, St. Paul and St. John.
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ADDITIONAL WORSHIP TIMES Are there times when our worship schedule doesn’t fit your needs on a particular Sunday? I imagine that there are days like that – and since I know that worship attendance is important to you – there is a solution to that dilemma… Listed below are the worship times for […]
Read moreCouncil Corner: Dear friends in Christ, Council voted at our March meeting to explore the possibility of deferring the ever growing cost of printing and mailing the Messenger through donation. We are looking for no more than 10 local businesses (preferably from our congregation) with a suggested donation of $100 per year. In exchange for […]
Read moreThank you! Thank you! Thank you for your prayers, cards, and calls. Your care package from Sunday brunch was enough for a party! I’m so grateful to have so many people care for us. Thank you again for the week of meals, a good break. Thank you Pastor Vicki for arranging every thing. Marj & […]
Read moreUpdates for Directory: If you have changed your phone number, cancelled a land line number, changed your e-mail, or moved, please let us know. Communication is an important part of maintaining healthy relationships, but is difficult to do if we don’t have accurate contact information. On the table by the office is a complete phone […]
Read moreThanks to everybody that donated to the “noisy offering” during the Lenten season. Immanuel’s Sunday school collected $287.51. They decided to donate half the offering to “ELCA Good Gifts” for baby chicks and the other half will be given to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in memory of Jessica Gordon. They are knitting hats to […]
Read moreLooking Ahead April 10th – 3rd Congregational Forum (vision planning). Pr. Vicki will be leading a series of congregational forums (once a month) to begin talking about your hopes and dreams for Immanuel. No Sunday school today. May 1 – 4th Congregational Forum – Asset Mapping, no Sunday School May 5 – […]
Read moreCouncil Highlights – March 15, 2016 1. Call Committee shall be composed of four Council members: Geoff Wright, Matthew Hicks, Dan Gordan, and Dave DeVries with Natalie Ramos as Youth Representative and four appointed members of the congregation: Deb Keaschall, Lori Attig, Sue Dirks, and either Jane or Leonard Johnson. 2. Parsonage […]
Read moreDear Sisters and Brothers of Immanuel, Our 2nd congregational forum was held March 6. I began by sharing a story that I had heard on NPR a few weeks ago. It was a story of a couple who traveled around the United States looking to find out how and why some small cities survived […]
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