I mmanuel Lutheran Church E-News

Immanuel Lutheran Church
Crosby, March 2019
Ash Wednesday and Lent


Ash Wednesday:
Lent began with Ash Wednesday worship on March 6th. The worship service included the imposition of ashes. The confirmation students met with their faith mentors following the worship service. Each week they will attend the soup supper and the worship service  together.
Midweek Worship:
Each Wednesday during Lent there will be a soup supper at 6:00 followed by worship at 6:45.





Ecumenical Noon Worship:
The Cuyuna Lakes Ministerial Association will again be hosting noon worship and soup lunch fellowship on Wednesdays during Lent this year.



Schedule, locations and themes:

March 20 - Immanuel Lutheran Church
March 27 - St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Crosby)by the Righteous
April 3 - Heartwood Senior Living & Lifespring Church
April 10 - Salem Lutheran Church

Holy Week and Resurrection Sunday


Palm Sunday: Holy Week will begin with Palm Sunday on Sunday, April 14th with worship at 9:00 and 10:30am. The Sunday School children will process with palms at the 10:30am worship. The children are to meet in the back of the sanctuary prior to worship.


Seder Supper :  The annual Seder Supper will be held Wednesday, April 17th at 5:00pm. Sign up soon as seating space is limited. First Communion students will be special guests at this event.


Maundy Thursday:  Maundy Thursday worship will be at 6:45pm on Thursday, April 18th. Fifth grade students will celebrate their First Communion at this worship service. These students will have two classes to prepare them for this milestone in their faith journey. Those classes are March 10th and March 17th at 10:30am. 



Good Friday: Good Friday  worship will be at 6:45pm.









Resurrection Sunday:  Worship on Resurrection Sunday, April 21st will be at 8:30am and 10:30.




CREW

CREW (Christ Reigns Everyone Wins), Immanuel's youth group meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month. A meal is provided each time. At most meetings there is music, a video of The Gospel According to John and time for a game and social time. CREW does not meet during Lent and the students are encouraged to attend the midweek worship services. The confirmation students will attend these worship services with their mentors.
After Lent there will be two meetings for CREW in May. If you would like to prepare a meal for one of these meetings, please contact John Gordon.




Children's Ministry
by Beth Bourgeois


Bible Presentation


"The Story for Children" Storybook Bible will be presented to youth age 3rd grade  or older on Sunday, March 24th during   the 10:30 service. In preparation for this faith milestone we will have 2 classes for students and  parents, March 10th & 17th  from 11:30-12:30. If you would like to sign up to have your child attend these classes, please contact Beth Bourgeois at  bethb@immanuelcrosby.org  or 218-839-0160.


Family Event-Midwinter  Festival

The next family fun day will be Sunday, March 24th from 11:30-2:00pm. Members of the Young Adult Summit group will be hosting this event. Those attending should come dressed in bright colors or bring a costume! There will be food, games, justice and fun! If you have questions, please contact Beth at bethb@immauelcrosby.org.

Communion
First Communion

Fifth grade students will receive their first communion at the Maundy Thursday worship service on April 18th at 6:45pm. There will be two classes on Saturdays, April 6th and 13 to prepare these students for this milestone. Anyone ready to make this faith milestone should sign up with Beth at  bethb@immanuelcrosby.org.


Palm Procession

On Palm Sunday the Sunday School children will process with palms at the beginning of the 10:30am worship service. Watch for more information about this.





Children's Ministry Newsletter


The first electronic newsletter about children's ministry at Immanuel was sent out by Beth on March 14th. This newsletter can be accessed on Immanuel's website https://immanuelcrosby.org If you would like to receive this newsletter or have questions about it, please contact Beth at bethb@immanuelcrosby.org.


Sunday School

Sunday School meets during the 10:30 worship service. The children are dismissed following Children's Time.  All children age three through sixth grade are encouraged to attend Sunday School. They do not need to be a member of Immanuel. 

Due to the increasing number of students in Sunday School James and Lindsay Freese will now be teaching the 4th, 5th and 5th graders in the Fireside Room. Linnea Laffin will continue to teach the 3 year olds through first grade and Ricky Aulie will teach the 2nd and 3rd graders. 

If you have any questions about Sunday School, please contact Beth at bethb@immanuelcrosby.org.









Handbell Ministry
by Judy Kirchoff
 
Spring is soon approaching (I hope) and that means the bell choirs will be resuming practices soon.  The Chapel Chimers will begin their practices on Wed. April 3 from 3:30-4:45.  The Hallelujah Bell Choir will meet on Tuesday, March 26th.  We will have a change in practice time to accommodate people who work later hours.  Our new time will be from 6:30-8:00.  We are looking to recruit people to join our bell choir as we have some members who wish to retire.  



You don't need to know how to ring the handbells, but it is very helpful to have some knowledge of musical notes.  My plan is to have a couple of practices for a group of pe ople who want to learn how to ring before joining the whole bell choir.   

Please prayerfully consider trying this.  We work hard but we also have a lot of fun too. If you have any questions, please call Judy Kirchoff at 218-820-2802 or e-mail...   hjkirchoff@gmail.com


Meal With A Mission


The January Meal With A Mission on February 17th benefited the soup kitchen. 






The March Meal With A Mission on March 17th will benefit Kinship Partners.
Women's Retreat
Photos by Tammy Freeburg

The annual women's retreat will be held April 5th and 6th in Leaning Tree Lodge at Clearwater Forest Camp. The theme for the retreat is Romans 12:12- Be joyful in hope, Be patient in affliction, Be constant in prayer.     ILC version

The speakers for the retreat will be Susan Bushard on Friday evening and Tracy Kalevik Mongan on Saturday.



Please complete the registration form available below or at the  church and submit it along with $45.00 registration fee to Immanuel's ChurchOffice by: Friday, March 29, 2019. Make checks payable to ILC Women and write "Retreat" in the memo. Scholarships are available if needed. There are no refunds after March 29th.

You may print the registration form available here or the form will be available in the March issue of Immanuel's Story.
Manna For Malawi

Manna For Malawi 2019 will feature The Johnny Holm Band. This event will be held  Sunday, Ju ne 23rd at the Woodtick Inn in Cuyuna from 4:00 to 8:00pm.  For more information abo ut the band click here.

Watch  the bulletins and newsletters for information on this year's event.

The proceeds this year will be used for a truck for the project and for education.





A meal will be provided by Maucieri's Italian Bistro and beverages will be provided by Mixed Company A Kava House.

There will be a silent auction and raffle items along with activities for children.

If you have something that you are interested in donating for the silent auction, please contact Terri Wisniak.




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  buttser14@yahoo.com .

Immanuel's E-News

This newsletter  is published the 15th of every month. If you have any photos or news  items that you would like to see in the enews or on Immanuel's website please send them to  msegersten@charter.net .
 
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