1. Mary Foskitt made a motion to continue the Youth Director salary of $2,000 for the 2021 budget with a 2% Raise for a total of $2040.  2nd by Jeff Scanlan – PASSED with 7 YES votes and 6 NO votes. 2. The budget forum is on January 17 at 10:15 a.m. via zoom, over the phone or […]

Lent begins on Wednesday, February 17 with Ash Wednesday.  Ash Wednesday Tri Church online worship will be offered through our YouTube channel, Immanuel Rock Falls.  You can call into worship ANYTIME at 1-888-975-5536.  Ash Wednesday in person worship for up to 50 people will be offered at 6:30 p.m.  Please make a reservation for worship […]

Thrivent members, don’t forget you have free Choice Dollars to donate until March 31.  Call your Thrivent representative for more information.  Your donation choice doesn’t carry over year to year.  THANK YOU for remembering Immanuel through your past Thrivent Choice giving!  Did you know that each Thrivent member can apply for Thrivent Action Team grants […]

1. Stewardship drive is currently identified as $113,409.  We will have to take some considerations with the budget. 2. Terry Andersen made a motion to allow the 2 Christmas Eve services (4:00 & 7:30 p.m.) to be considered special services and allow 100 people at each service.  2nd by Stacey Hackbarth – passed with 6 yes votes […]

Due to Phase 4, Tier 1 COVID-19 Mitigations meetings for more than 25 people are not permitted.  Our constitution requires a yearly Annual Meeting.  In conjunction with Northern Illinois Synod guidance, the Council has been working hard to develop a way for all voting members* to participate in the Annual Meeting.  You can participate in […]

Another way we will be telling the Christmas story is through Tri Church online worship on December 20. We are collaborating to share the account of Jesus Birth through the Alphabet.  If you would like a part you can record at home & submit please contact Pastor Bree at [email protected] or 815-625-3575.  Recordings are due […]

We will be have a social distanced and masked Sunday School Christmas Program and Worship on December 13 that we will practice during Sunday School.  Thanks to Jennifer Morgan for heading this up. 

Contributions for 2020 must be turned into the church office by the morning of December 31st to be counted for 2020.  The Sunday, December 27 offering will be deposited December 29, 2020. If you are mailing in your offering envelopes to Immanuel, they must have December 31st postmark on them to be counted for 2020.  […]

Offering envelopes for 2021 can be picked up on Sunday, December 13th in the narthex.  Please dispose of 2020 envelopes at the end of the year because your number for 2021 may be different.  If you cannot find your envelopes or you would like some, please contact the church office.  If you are willing to […]

There are two opportunities to support Rock River Hospice & Home (RRH&H) through Thrivent Action Teams in December!  RRH&H is a not-for-profit hospice home in Sterling that serves our community.  You are invited to donate sympathy cards for the RRH&H Bereavement program and/or write a letter of appreciation for a Veteran who is in Hospice.  […]