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Immanuel Lutheran Church

Crosby, MN

October 2017

Reformation Sunday: Immanuel's Homecoming

by Pastor Paul

mecoming! Reformation Sunday!

Save the date! In October Immanuel is having its first ever "Homecoming" celebration. We are asking and inviting everyone who has ever been a part of this faith community in any way, all those who consider Immanuel to be their "home church," to "come home" for a special day of celebration.

It all happens on Sunday October 29 at 10:00am at the Mayberry Auditorium at the Crosby-Ironton High School.

It will be a special time of worship, followed by fellowship and a German-style meal (Brats and such!) and will mark the final Sunday of our worship/small group series

"Here ~~I Stand~~ We Go"

All of this is in honor of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation begun by Martin Luther.

There will be only one service on that Sunday. A free will offering is greatly appreciated and will go towards the cost of the meal and use of the school. Please RSVP to the church office at 218-546-6610 or [email protected] by Monday, October 16.

Spirit of Christmas Bazaar

November 11th is coming fast! We're hoping you're as excited and busy with projects as we are. We see new projects popping up nearly every day. So much fun!

Lefse

Lefse making time! No experience needed for helpers. Monday October 23rd from 9am-4pm in the church kitchen. Watch future bulletins for other possible dates. Also needed are: griddles, rolling pins and lefse sticks. Any questions, please contact: Marcy Bordwell at 218-330-6806.

Confections

Confections will be made at the church on Monday, November 6 ^th from 9:30am to

2:00pm. Come when you can and leave when you need to. The confections will be packaged on Thursday, November 9th from 10:30am until finished.

Bake Sale

Baked goods are needed for the bake sale. This is always a popular part of the bazaar. Please bring baked goods to the church on Friday or early Saturday morning.

Children's Room

We are in need of inventory to be sold in the popular "Children's Room." We would love your new or gently used items. Things you think a child may be excited to purchase and give to the special adults in their life. Everything in the Children's Romm is sold for a dollar. It is a very fun part ofthe bazaar. Help a child experience the joy of giving. There will be a bin designated in the fellowship hall. Contact Donna Radinovich at 218-851-3668 or Sue Reagan at 218-772-0176 with any questions.

Wreaths

Wreath and swag making day is November 5th. Mark your cale ndars and plan to join the group at Al & Jan Doonan's. These are always a big hit at the bazaar. If you have cedar trees or shrubs, we'd love for you to trim them shortly before the 6 ^5h and

donate the trimmings.

Raffle

There are six

offerings for the raffle portion of the bazaar:

Hand Knit Shawl - Ginny Larson

Wooden Cutting Board - Randy Evans

Numbered Les Kouba Print - Jim & Mary Ellen Stolle

Wooden Bench-Jeff Olson

Pallett Bench-Randy Stanfield

Doll House-Arnie and Sylvia Graff (proceeds from this will go to building fund)

Nancy West Evans and Terry Wisniak will be available after each service for anyone to buy a chance or two - $1.00 each!

Shopping Bags

Clean bags with ha

ndles are needed for the bazaar. Plastic bags with handles are okay but PLEASE NO plastic grocery bags. Tissue paper is also needed. Please bring to the church beginning Sunday, November 5 ^th.

Children's Ministry

Sunday School

Sunday School meets 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.

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 met Wednesday, October 11th. The group learned about the Good Samaritan through a video

and small group discussion. Following the small group discussion they each prepared a bag of trail mix to be given to a "neighbor." They ended the evening listening to Christian music.

CREW will meet again Wednesday, October 25th.

Help is needed to prepare meals for the CREW nights. if you can help with this, please contact Sandy Davis. The rest of 2017 is covered but there are 2018 dates open.

Check out CREW on Facebook.

Confirmation Classes

Confirmation class meets on the the first and third Wednesday of the month. 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.

Meal With A Mission

The September Meal With A Mission was held Sunday, September 17th. The proceeds from this meal will benefit Walk to End Alzheimer's in support of Bob and Rita Beard's team.

The October Meal With a Mission on Sunday, October 1

5th will benefit the Cuyuna Lunch Bunch which is the program that prepares and delivers lunches for students during the summer months. The meal will be served from 10:00am to 12:00pm.

Handbell Ministry

by Judy Kirchoff

Great news! We have a vocal choir to perform with the handbell choir on December 10. Judi Burson will be directing the choir practices which will begin on November 7. Judy Kirchoff will be contacting those choir members that had signed up. If you have not signed up and would like to sing "How Quietly" with us, you are very welcome to join us. Contact Judy Kirchoff at 218-546-2804 or 218-820-2802 with any questions. In a couple of weeks there will be a sign-up sheet at Sunday School for children who would like to sing "Away In A Manger" with the choir and bells. They will need to have the 2 stanzas memorized.

The Chapel Chimers are going to have some fun durin g the church service this Sunday the 15th. They will surprise Pastor Paul with some readings in appreciation of his service to Immanuel.

Our practices have been going well and the new Chimers are learning how to count and use the correct techniques. In November and December they will play the handbells instead of the chimes.

Judy Kirchoff, Director

Churchyard

Sunday, October 1st was the last Sunday for Paul Fairchild with the Churchyard band as Paul and Bonnie will be leaving the area soon. The band also said a temporary goodbye to Denise Kalevik as she will be gone until next summer. The band played a song that Paul had written with Paul singing the song.

Sermons on the Web

The weekly sermons are available on Immanuel's website, www.immanuelcrosby.org. 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 [email protected] .

Immanuel's E-News

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