I mmanuel Lutheran Church E-News

Immanuel Lutheran Church
Crosby, August 
2018
Family Vacation Bible School


Family Vacation Bible School was held at Immanuel August 6th through the 9th. Over 21 families including children, parents and grandparents along with many volunteers learned through lessons, crafts, and outdoor activities that God is aways with us.






Thank you to Glory Baptist Church of rural Aitkin and to Lori Ostrowski for the use of props that transformed the sanctuary into Babylon. Thank you to North Country Cafe and Maucieri's for providing meals for      VBS.  Thank you to everyone involved in    making this a successful week.






Fall Congregational Study





Our annual Fall  Congregational Study - worship and small groups - focusing on God'sgrace, and using the book "Grace" by author Max Lucado will begin on Rally Day, Sunday, September 9th.  Books and small group materials will be available soon.



 

Children's Ministry

Sunday School

Rally Day

Rally Day will be Sunday, September 9th. Sunday School will begin on this day and there will be a blessing of backpacks during the children's message portion of the 10:30am worship service. Sunday School will meet following this blessing.





Children's Ministry Coordinator

Beth Bourgeois is the new Children's Ministry Coordinator. She will begin this position on August 15th. Watch for information from Beth regarding Children's Ministry.


 

Youth Ministry

CREW

CREW, Immanuel's youth group for grades 7-12 meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month at 6:30pm at the church. Watch for information from John Gordon, Youth Ministry Coordinator regarding plans for the 2018-19 school year.


Handbell Ministry
by Judy Kirchoff, Director
 

Some of the Chapel Chimers were able to attend a swim day at the Kirchoff home in August.  It was a beautiful day to have some fun in the sun.  The aqua glide took up most of the afternoon but they did enjoy throwing water balloons at each other and at Judy's grandson and his friend. Yea!  The girls scored!  
 
Chapel Chimer practices will resume on Wednesday, Sept. 5th at 3:30-4:45.
 
Seven members of the Hallelujah Bell Choir will be attending a handbell workshop and have  a "hands on" learning experience on August 25th at the Hennepin Avenue UMC in Mpls.  They will learn some new techniques and about ringing to the next level. This event is hosted by the Bells of the Lakes.  
 
The bell choir will resume practice on August 28th at 5:00.

Harvest Table


The Harvest Table is again available in the fellowship hall. Vegetables from the church's vegetable garden are available for a free will offering. All proceeds from this go to support the Soup Kitchen.


Meal With A Mission

The July Meal  With A Mission on July 22nd benefited Immanuel's Family Vacation Bible School. 


The August Meal With A Mission on August 19th will benefit The Cuyuna Range Youth Center. The meal will be served 10:00am to 12:00pm.

School Supplies



Once again there is a need for school supplies. There are donation boxes in the hallway and the fellowship hall. Please refer to the list provided here for ideas. When shopping for your children or grandchildren, please pick up some supplies for a donation. These school supplies will be given to the Crosby-Ironton Schools for needy students.


Teen Challenge Choir



The Teen Challenge Choir from Brainerd was at Immanuel on Sunday, July 29th. They sang and shared testimonies at both worship services.

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  brendab@immanuelcrosby.org .

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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