Thank you to everyone that has brought their empty aluminum cans. Gerald Foskitt recycled and received $10.81 for the youth fund. Thanks Gerald! Thank you that was wonderfully nice of you.  Thank you to so many of you who remembered me with thoughts, blessings, prayers and cards. Yours in Christ,  Joan Tuft Thank you to […]

Join team Natalie Buck and run, walk, bike, swim, hike, or whatever you wish in a virtual 5K!  Each participant races their own 5K to maintain social distancing.  To sign up—Google: 5K for Natalie Buck or go to https://cota.org/campaigns/COTAforNataliesJourney/events/Natalie-Strong-Virtual-5K   SIGN UP DEADLINE: September 4th, 2020RACE DATES: September 11th, 12th, and 13th, 2020PRICE: $25 per person […]

1. Church Council voted to begin in person worship service on September 13 on Sundays at 9 a.m. and Wednesdays at 6 p.m. with all provisions & guidelines.  Regular worship will be for 50 people, special services (baptisms, funerals, weddings, etc.) will be for up to 25% capacity which is 100 people. Small groups may also […]

At the July Council meeting, the council unanimously approved Immanuel’s on-going participation in Tri Church Worship Online and through the Conference Call line. Immanuel, St. Paul and St. John’s will continue to collaborate in this vital ministry sharing leadership, volunteers and musicians.  The pastors will continue to take turns preaching and leading portions of worship.  You […]

You can help change someone’s life by volunteering through Project VITAL at Sauk Valley Community College.  Project Vital is a tutoring program for adults wanting to improve their reading skills, improve their English language speaking skills, or obtain citizenship. Contact the SVCC Adult Education office at 815-835-6310 to volunteer. 

The ELCA made this decision after much prayer and consideration. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose a health risk for large gatherings of people and has hindered congregations ability to raise money to participate in the NYG.  The 2022 ELCA NYG will be held July 24-28, 2022, in Minneapolis, with the two pre-events, the Multicultural […]

Monday, August 17, 2020 9:00 a.m. Due to COVID-19 the Relay for Life Luminaria ceremony will be a virtual ceremony just tune into WSDR (AM 1240).  All names of Luminaria recipients will be read on WSDR, be scrolled on website, and printed after ceremony in the Sauk Valley Media.  A $10.00 donation is requested for […]

The COVID-19 Response Task Force is diligently developing best practices to minimize the risks of returning to in person worship and gatherings.  As previously mentioned, this will be a gradual process and is fluid to current circumstances.  We know you cannot yet see the progress we are making, but we are working toward best practices for […]