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Immanuel Lutheran Church
Crosby, MN
August 2017
Family Vacation Bible School


F amily Vacation Bible School was held at Immanuel August 7th through the 10th. Approximately 100 children, teen helpers, parents, grandparents, and adult volunteers participated in these four days of music, lessons, crafts, and games all related to this year's theme, Rome: Paul and the Underground Church. Bob and Pat Neros were the chairpersons for VBS, Bob and Ruth Sandin led the lessons each day with Elynn Niles providing an introduction. Donna Radinovich and Holly Hunter directed the crafts, Claudia Tessmer was in charge of 
the  kitchen and Jill  Mattson was the director of the games. Pastor  Paul led the music for   both the opening
and closing each day. There were many teen volunteers and many adult volunteers helped in the kitchen each day. North Country Cafe provided meals for two days and Maucieri's provided  meals for the other two days. Thank you to both of these businesses for their great generosity. 

Each day had a Bible Point and a Bible Point. The games and the crafts for each day were based on these.

Day 1 Bible Point: God's love is a gift.
Bible Verse: "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our L
ord."  Romans 6:23

Games: We met Festus who thought himself to be a wonderful athlete but really hadn't won any prizes at the olympics.  
 Like God's love, he was awarded the gift of a laurel wreath even though he hadn't earned it.

We apprentices did the shot put with various balls and we had a high jump contest.  Everyone was a winner!!

Craft: Prayer Journal, a daily journal of prayer. participants placed a sticker and wrote a memory each day.

In Rome a scribe was a prestigious occupation because not a lot of people knew how to write. Today we learn to write and can write to God in our prayer journals. 

Day 2 Bible Point God's love changes us.

Bible Verse: "Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think."  Romans 12:2

Games: We learned how the Romans had a hard time accepting God's love.  Roman fathers were not loving like our God.  Paul encouraged the Roman Christians to not be like your neighbors who foolishly offered sacrifices to idols.  And it's more than just your actions that should be different - let God change your heart.   We played "knuckles and bones" toss and  had a rolling hoop race.

Craft:  Laurel Wreath. Romans wore laurel wreaths on their head when they wanted to dress up or when they were being honored. Emperors never went anywhere without it.

Day 3

Bible Point: God's love is always with us.

Bible Verse: "And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love."  Romans 8:38

 Craft: A take home decoration of each day's Bible verses.

Games: We had "chariot races" around the "coliseum".  The "horses" got tired!! We learned how daring the charioteers were and what little protection they had.  We learned that God is always with us, even in challenges in our lives.

Day 4 Bible Point: God's love saves us.

Bible Verse: "But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners."  Romans 5:8

Craft:  Necklace 

In Rome, leather was used to make clothing and jewelry. The Apostle Paul worked as a 
leather worker atone time. Roman children wore necklaces to make good things happen.

Games: God saved us by sending His Son Jesus to die for our sins.  Because of Jesus we can live forever! We learned how firefighters save people and we put out the fire by hauling water.  And we also knocked down the walls to stop the fire from spreading.  Then we rebuilt Rome  (in one day?).

Thank you to Jill Mattson, Donna Radinovich and Holly Hunter for the information about the crafts and games. Thank you everyone who helped in any way to make this event a success.

 
 














 

Handbell Ministry
Article and Photos by Judy Kirchoff


Some of the Chapel Chimers were able to come to my Rabbit Lake home this summer  for an afternoon of swimming.  Ava and Svea Johnson and Gracesen and Kellen Klein had lots of "f
un in the sun".  The Chapel Chimers will begin practice this fall on Wednesday, September 6 at 3:30.  The Chimers have position openings for several more ringers to join their group.  If you have a son or daughter in grades 3-8, or have a mature 2nd grader who would like to participate and learn how to ring the chimes and bells, please contact Judy Kirchoff at 218-546-2804 or hjkirchoff@gmail.com.
 
The Hallelujah Bell Choir had a farewell gathering in August for Joanna Pierce, which was hosted by the Jacobson's.  Joanna is a charter member of the bell choirwhich began in November 2009.  We thank her for her dedication to the Handbell Ministry
these past 8 years and wish her many blessings in this new chapter of her life when she leaves our community in October.
 
Our practices will begin on Tuesday, August 22 at 5:00.  If you have some musical knowledge and an interest in learning more about ringing bells, please contact Judy Kirchoff at 218-546-2804 or hjkirchoff@gmail.com as we are looking for subs when other bell members are absent due to illness or other engagements.
 
Judy Kirchoff, Director

Children's Ministry

Sunday School


Sunday School will begin for the 2017-18 school year with Rally Day and Blessing of Backpacks on Sunday, September 10th during the 10:30am worship service. Sunday School is held at 10:45am on Sundays.  The children are  released
for Sunday School following Children's Time in the 10:30am worship service.

If you are interested in helping with Sunday School, please contact the church office at 218-546-6010.

Children's Ministry Coordinator


Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crosby, MN is seeking an individual who is highly motivated, enthusiastic, and has a love for God and children to fill our Children's Ministry Coordinator position!

This is approximately a 25 hour per week position.

You may access a copy of the job description here:  Job Description June 2017,  by calling our church office at 218-546-6010 or by email at office@immanuelcrosby.org.
Please send a compiled resume by August 21, 2017 to:

Immanuel Lutheran Church
P.O. Box 98
600 4th St. SW
Crosby, MN 56441

Back to School



School will begin soon. Once again, while you are shopping for your children and grandchildren during the Back to School sales, why not pick up some extra supplies for our School Donation Boxes? 


Here is a list of some supplies we could use for the general classes: 

2" wide - three ring binders in Yellow
1.5-2" wide - three ring binders in Blue, Red, and Green
Black & Blue Pens
Pencils
Colored pencils
3×5 Note Cards  
Pocket Folders
 Spiral Notebooks
Erasers Protractors
Composition Book
Loose, college-ruled notebook paper
Socks & Chapstick
$10-$15 "scientific" or TI83 graphing calculator.
PENCILS ARE IN GREAT NEED! STUDENTS USE
APPROXIMATELY 25 PENCILS EACH QUARTER.

Any help we can provide will be greatly appreciated.

The boxes will be placed in the hallway and near the Food Shelf Donation Box in the Fellowship Hall. Any questions please feel free to contact Sally Oren at 218-546-6010 or email at sallyo@immanuelcrosby.org.

Youth Ministry

CREW

CREW is Immanuel's youth group for grades 7-12.  CREW meets the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm. CREW will meet September 13th and 27th.  Please  watch  newsletters and
bulletins for  information  about fall events for CREW.  

Volunteers are needed
to prepare and serve a meal to the CREW on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month beginning September 13th. There are usually about 15 kids there. Please contact Sandy Davis at sandy4kay@gmail.com if you can help or for more information.

 

Check out CREW on  Facebook.


Confirmation Classes

Bible
Immanuel will have confirmation classes for students in grades 7-9 on the first and third Wednesday of the month beginning Wednesday, September 6th. Please contact  the church office at 218-546-6010 for more information.

These students are also encouraged to go to the CREW meetings on the second and fourth Wednesdays beginning Wednesday, September 13th.

Fall Small Group Study

A new small group opportunity will begin at Immanuel on Sunday, September 10th. T he title of this study is " Here I Stand We Go ! Building a church for the next 500 years." There will be a personal devotional guide for each person and a DVD for small groups. This study will lead up to Reformation Sunday on October 29th. Watch the bulletins and newsletter for more information.

Meal With A Mission

The July Meal With A Mission was held Sunday, July 1 6th. Family Vacation Bible School was the beneficiary of this event. This meal was an indoor picnic.

The August Meal With A Mission wa s held Sunday, August 13th. Immanuel's Via de Cristo was the beneficiary of this. Breakfast burritos were enjoyed by all.


The September Meal With a Mission will benefit the Alzheimer Awareness.

Worship in the Park

There will be an ecumenical worship in Crosby Memorial Park at 10:30am on Sunday, August 20th. The 9:00am worship service will still be held at Immanuel with Wing and A Prayer on that Sunday but there will not be a 10:30am worship at Immanuel.   
Semi-Annual Financial Meeting

The Semi-Annual Financial Meeting will be held on Sunday, September 10th at 11:30am for all those interested in knowing where we stand financially at Immanuel. We do the Semi-Annual meeting before our Snowbirds leave for the winters Pelase plan to attend. If you have any questions, please contact Gene Lofquist at 218-546-6010 or at genel@immanuelcrosby.org.

Sermons on the Web

If you miss worship on a Sunday and wish to listen to the sermon, the sermons are now available on Immanuel's website,   www.immanuelcrosby.org. Just click on the link on the home page for the sermons.

Immanuel's Facebook Page

Check out Immanuel's  Facebook  page. Brenda Bongs is maintaining this page and is posting photos of happenings at Immanuel as they happen. If you have information that you would like to see publicized on Facebook, please contact Brenda at  brendab@immanuelcrosby.org .

Immanuel's E-News

This newsletter is published the 15th of every month. If you have any photos or news
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