There are two options for giving your offering while we worship online. The first is on Realm at onrealm.org/immanuelbatavia/give/onlineworship. This is a public link, so everyone can make a gift without logging in. The second is to text this symbol $ and the amount of your gift to 630 528 0328. You will then receive a link to provide card information and complete the process.

“The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.” —John 10:10

“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” —Matt. 6:26-27

“When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.” —Ps. 94:19

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” —Phil. 4:6-7

POSITION Afternoon Extended Care Worker

QUALIFICATIONS Age 18 or older

WAGE & HOURS $14.47 per hour, on full school days, maximum of four hours per day

If interested in learning more, please contact Donna Laughlin at dlaughlin@immanuelbatavia.org or 630 406 0157 by Fri., Aug. 14, 2020.

Outdoor worship will continue on the second and fourth Sundays of the month until we return to indoor worship. Bring your own chairs! Parking attendants will direct traffic. Online services will continue as well.

We will offer Holy Communion in the sanctuary first, third, and fifth Sundays, 10 AM-12 PM. Families should park and come to the sanctuary entrance. A worship assistant will admit one family at a time.

Please address questions or concerns to the church office at 630 879 7163 or church@immanuelbatavia.org. Reminder: summer office hours are M-F, 8-Noon.

Prayer requests may be made via our website at immanuelbatavia.org/prayer_requests.

We need 10 more volunteer commitments for this Tuesday at the Geneva warehouse. We’ve been filling up the monthly teams very well the last several months, in June we added a second date, which was excellent.

The work can be a bit “physical” so if that’s not your cup of tea, no worries! Adding a mask to this does take out a little of the fun, no doubt; but it’s a call to serve the community and we always feel really good after the work there.

If you have or have had [in the last 10 days] any symptoms of illness, we recommend you wait until next month. Volunteers will need to complete a form and to verify they have not had symptoms for at least the prior two weeks.

If we have a enough volunteers, we will try to schedule a second Tuesday, which would likely be Aug. 25.

For more info on the Northern Illinois Food Bank, visit solvehungertoday.org/.

Because of the tremendous demand this year, the food pantry at The Salvation Army Tri-City Corps is in desperate need to refill its supplies, which are desperately low. They will be holding a food drive on Sat., Aug. 15, at the Joe K. Anderson Community Center 1710 S. Seventh Av., in St. Charles from 9 AM-3 PM.

The following items are always needed:

Diapers/Pull-ups [especially sizes 5 and 6]

Baby wipes

Shampoo/conditioner

Toothpaste

Deodorant

Soap

Pads and tampons (they go through pads much faster)

Adult diapers

Laundry soap

Dish soap

Paper towels

Kleenex

Canned ravioli and SpaghettiOs

Canned fruit

Canned tuna or chicken

Canned beans or vegetables

Condiments (mustard, mayo, ketchup, etc.)

Jelly

Peanut butter

Pancake mix

Syrup

Cereal

Baking staples (flour, sugar, etc.)

Coffee/tea

Pasta

Pasta sauce

Macaroni and cheese

Stuffing/Instant mash potatoes

There is also always a need for paper grocery bags.

“We want to thank everyone ahead of time for their willingness to serve!” says Lt. Dena Smith, Corps officer. "We couldn’t operate without the support of the tri-city community. God bless their efforts!”

Donations will be accepted at a table set up in the parking lot staffed by volunteers. Please address questions to Lt. Dena at dena.smith@usc.salvationarmy.org or 630 377 2769.

More program details are available by contacting the school office. This is truly an extraordinary opportunity. Please share it with friends, neighbors, teammates, church congregations, everyone! A printable copy of an information postcard is available here.

Several donated lawn equipment items recently appeared in the garage. While the donations [and the thoughtfulness behind them] are greatly appreciated, storage space and manpower is limited, making it difficult to put new items to good use. If you have lawn or other equipment you would like to donate, please contact Paul Helfrecht [paulwh@sbcglobal.net] or Dave Winecke [winecke@ameritech.net] prior to bringing it to Immanuel. Thank you. 

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Thank you for supporting our ministries using AmazonSmile. Track your personal impact throughout the year at your My Impact page.

Last Summer ShopWithScrip Date: Aug. 10

Support Immanuel and save money on everyday purchases! ShopWithScrip allows families to do both while purchasing items such as gas, groceries, and clothing. Retailers offer a rebate percentage and 55 percent of it goes to Immanuel and 45 percent is refunded to purchasers at the end of the school year. Visit immanuelbatavia.org/shopwithscrip for complete information and to order.

Prayer requests may be made via our website at immanuelbatavia.org/prayer_requests.

at chairman@immanuelbatavia.org.