Area WELCA women have been invited to attend our annual potluck on Thursday, August 18th at 12 noon.  Meat will be provided and our ladies are to bring two dishes of salads/vegetables.  The visiting churches will bring each a dessert.  Interim Pastor Sauter will lead the Bible Study “The Ministry of Reconciliation” 2 Corinthians 5:17-19.  […]

Looking Ahead August 12-13 – Vacation Bible School August 14 – Vacation Bible Celebration Sunday August 14 – Blessing of the Backpacks, teachers and students August 28 – Congregational forum – Which Biblical story is our Story? September 11 – God’s Work Our Hands, Worship at St. John’s, at 9:00a.m. September 18 – Rally Day […]

Council Highlights – July 11, 2016 · Tree trimming and tree removal at parsonage has a bid from Don Cole’s Tree Service for a total of $1,300.   · Rick Moeller submitted a bid for wallpaper removal in all three offices and painting of each for $1,300 and painting of Narthex and foyer ceiling for $950 for […]

Call Committee Update The Ministry Site Profile – the many paged document completed by the Call Committee – was approved by the Church Council and submitted electronically to a specified ELCA website with acknowledgement of receipt on July 18th.  This first step will be complete after the reference the committee selected completes and submits electronically […]

Call Committee Update The Call Committee has held several meetings during the months of May and June to work on Immanuel’s Ministry Site Profile.   The profile requests information about characteristics of Immanuel and the surrounding community, our purpose, gifts and mission, plus asks about our leadership needs and expectations of a new pastor.  This 10 […]

My reflections are the same as Mary’s.  The emotional process of selecting and voting for our next Bishop was both draining and gratifying.  Asking the Holy Spirit to guide you in the right decision.  I believe that the right candidate was elected.  He will strive to work with pastors and leaders in our congregations to […]

Menz Group II (age 18 & up) will meet on Monday, July 11th at 6:00 p.m. at St. John’s.  All men 18 and over are welcome.  Open to all men of Immanuel, St. Paul and St. John. 

Jessie’s Mile:  Come out to Hinder’s field in Rock Falls (football field) on Saturday, July 16th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Come on out and run, walk or crawl a mile to help St. Jude (or just bring a donation if you don’t want to do a mile).  You don’t need sponsors, there is […]

This is our fourth year of the “NO BAKE SWEETE SHOPPE”.  You can once again skip the baking ingredients shopping and the work by contributing to WELCA’s “NO BAKE SWEETE SHOPPE”.  This special giving event takes place of the December Sweete Shoppe.  There will be envelopes in the pews during the month of July and […]

Council Corner: As part of our discussion during congregational forums, council retreat, and call committee meetings, we as a congregation identified VBS and youth programing as one of our essential assets and key ministries here at Immanuel.  VBS provides both a ministry to the children of our congregation and to the children of the surrounding […]