LUTHERAN CHURCH
Immanuel Lutheran Church Crosby, July 2021
Manna For Malawi
This year's Manna for Malawi raffle items include a 50 inch television set, a kayak with paddle and a Yeti Tundra Cooler. Tickets are on sale now in a variety of places including the Crosby Courier, Mixed Company Kava House in Crosby and the Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union office. The event raises money to support the Malawi Orphan Care Project and this year will feature the Johnny Holm Band on Sunday, August 15th at the Bridge Tavern north of Crosby. Raffle tickets are also
available at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Uplifted Wellness Yoga Studio and at the Music in the Park events in Crosby and at Emily Days. Money raised from the raffle will be added to that from the music event in August. This year's event will also feature a Bouncy House, sno-cones and balloons for the kids as well as minnow races sponsored by Buck's Bait and Tackle. The meal at the event will be pulled pork sandwiches, beans, coleslaw and chips.
There is also a silent auction at this event. If you have an item that you can donate, please contact Terri Wisniak.

Charge for the event is a free will offering. Raffle tickets are $5 each.

The funds raised by this event will be used for food and education for the children at the Malawi Orphan Care Project.
Volunteers are needed to run this event. There are volunteer sheets on the table in the bookstore area of the fellowship hall. Stop at this table and see if there is a time slot that will work for you. The time slots are for one hour at a time.

If you wish to purchase a volunteer t-shirt, please go to Red Threads in downtown Crosby to order. If you have a t-shirt from a previous year, you do not need a new one.
Raffle Items
Silent Auction Items
Children's Ministry
Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible School will be August 2-6 5:30 to 7:00pm. This is Family Vacation Bible School. All ages are welcome!

We are still looking for volunteers, so please prayerfully consider donating your time and/or talents. Volunteers are especially needed for the kitchen. We are hoping to have the food donated from local restaurants but someone will need to get it ready and served and then cleaned up. The blue connection card is a great place to show interest, or feel free to contact Jill DeCent by email or text-jilld@immanuelcrosby.org, (218) 851-2998.
Registration forms are available at church, and on the ILC website. There is also a list of donation items on the website that are needed for VBS, and a collection bin at church, near the Children’s Ministry bulletin board in the hallway. The annual VBS Meal with a Mission fundraiser will be held on Sunday, July 18th! This will be a picnic type meal served at church.
Nursery

As a reminder, the nursery is OPEN and staffed with an attendant most Sundays! Feel free to drop your child off during the 10:30 service. This is available for ages 3 months to 5 years. 
Youth Ministry
by Tammy Freeburg
Hello Kingdom families!
Upcoming Wednesday evening events:

7/14- visit to Soo Line Museum in Crosby 
5:00pm parents drop of youth at 
museum 101 First St. NE
6-6:30pm youth and mentors walk 
Crosby park
8:00pm parents pick up youth at Park

7/21- 5:00-8:00pm 
Field trip to Kevin’s Rock 
Exhibit and cookout 
19456 State HWY 210
Ironton 
Parents drop off and pick up youth at same location 


7/28- 5:00-8:00pm
Party at the parsonage 
21990 Beach Road
Deerwood 
I will be on vacation July 14-20, so if you have any questions or concerns please direct them to Pastor Paul.  direct and compelling headline
Parents, Watch in your mail for an updated calendar and an outline of the information I just shared with you. 
Jeremiah 32:17
Take care 
God bless 
Faithfully, 
Miss Tammy
Spirit of Christmas Bazaar
by Karen DeBoer and Nancy Nyvold
It still surprises us when we’re asked if there will be a bazaar this fall. YES! The ILC Spirit of Christmas Bazaar is a lave and well for 2021.

We have had discussion about precautions for managing crowds. Certain activities, such as coffee and rolls, may be handled differently. However as our newsletter and enews articles have stated, and the recently displayed announcement on the screen prior to church services, our annual Spirit of Christmas bazaar is planned for November 13, 2021.
That being said, we are in need of your support and participation. Please note the following 3 areas for your consideration:

1.    Kitchen – Pat Neros and Kay Partello (bless them!) need at least 2 helpers for an hour each as the bazaar is in progress.
2.   Bake Sale -these lovely ladies have been awesome, but are in need of someone to accept the roll of coordinating and setting up.
3.   Children’s Shop Stop – this fun experience for kids has been a huge success in the past. A co-coordinator is needed to keep this event a bazaar highlight!

At this time, we are very pleased that Norm Hullinger will, once again, provide the balsam for our popular Christmas wreaths. Most of the other bazaar committees are meeting, planning, and creating! This is very encouraging.
Please remember, as coordinators, we are you partners in working together to make this event a success.

Nancy Nyvold (612) 804-4917
Karen DeBoer  (763) 442-0755
Meal With A Mission


The June Meal With A Mission on June 20th benefited the Cuyuna Range Youth Center.



The July Meal With A Mission on July 18th will benefit Immanuel's Family Vacation Bible School.