I mmanuel Lutheran Church E-News

Immanuel Lutheran Church
Crosby, October 
2018
Spirit of Christmas Bazaar


The annual Spirit of Christmas Bazaar is quickly approaching. It will be November 10th from 8:30 to 1:30. Hopefully everyone is working on projects at home. The proceeds from this bazaar go to help support many missions.












Raffle
There are  six  offerings for the raffle portion of the bazaar:
    Homespun rag quilt - Terri Wisniak
    Hall table - Randy Evans
    Rustic Birdhouse & Bird Feeder- Lloyd Brix
    Snowshoe decoration - Sharon Simons
    Painted doll crate - Vonda Bongs
    Batik leaf quilt - Kay Partello

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

Children's Room
We need someone  to help organize and set up the popular Children's Room and also are in need of items to be sold there. We would love your new or gently used items.  Things you think a child may be excited to purchase to give to special adults in their life.  Everything is sold for $1.00.  Please help a child experience the joy of giving.  There is a bin in the fellowship hall designated for these gifts.  Thanks so much!

Confections
Confections will be made at the church on Monday, November 5 th at 9:30am. Come when you can and leave when you need to. The confections will be packaged on Thursday, November 8th from 9:30am 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.

Wreaths
Wreath and swag making day is November 4th. Mark your cale ndars and plan to join the group at Al & Jan Doonan's. These are always a big hit at the bazaar. 

Gift Baskets
We have quite a few baskets waiting to be filled for the bazaar.  Can you help us?
We will have baskets at the church by Sunday, October 21st.  If you can take one and fill it, we'd be happy to wrap it, add a ribbon and get it ready for the bazaar.  We've included a list of possible themes to consider, or use your own idea!  Please have them back to the church no later than Sunday November 4th, so we will have time to finish  and price them.  Thank you in advance.

Shopping Bags
Clean bags with handles 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 4 th.

New Member Sessions

New  member sessions began on Thursday October 11th and will continue on 18th, and November 1st at 6:30pm. New members will be received into the Immanuel family on Sunday, November 4th. It's not too late to join these sessions. If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, please contact Elaine Karel, Member Ministry Coordinator at 218-546-6010 or elainek@immanuelcrosby.org for more information.


Children's Ministry

Sunday School

Sunday School meets during the 10:30 worship service. The children are dismissed following Children's Time.
The Sunday school children spend some time singing at the beginning of Sunday School and then are divided into two classes with Linnea Laffin and Melissa 
Chamberlin teaching age three through first grade and Ricky Aulie teaching grade 2-6. All children age three through sixth grade are encouraged to attend Sunday School. They do not need to be a member of Immanuel.


Christmas Program


The annual Christma s program will be held December 16th  during the 10:30 worhip service. There will be two practices; December 2nd and December 9th during Sunday School and then in the sanctuary. 

Young Adult Summit

If you consider yourself a "young adult" of this faith community, you are invited to the third Young Adult Summit meeting at 5:30pm on Wednesday, October 24th at church. The evening will begin with a supper at 5:30pm, followed by an hour of discussion and fellowship. Nursery care will be provided for those who need it. Please RSVP to Beth Bourgeois at bethb@immanuelcrosby.org or 218-839-0160. Please contact Beth with any questions about this event.
MALAWI ORPHAN CARE PROJECT HAPPY HOUR 
AT CUYUNA BREWING
by David Allan Pundt

Cuyuna  Brewing Company in Crosby will hold a happy hour promotion for the Malawi Orphan Care Project, Thursday, October 25 from 5-7pm. Happy Hour will include appetizers from the Iron Range Eatery and four selected beers brewed at the location. The cost for the event will be $15 per person. All proceeds will go to MOCP.
2017 Mission Trip

The Malawi Orphan Care Project has been feeding orphans and food-challenged people for the last ten years.Malawi is in southeastern Africa, the poorest nations in the world where the average income is less than $2 a day. Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crosby is a member of the project along with churches in Ohio, Wisconsin, and Winnepeg.

Cuyuna Brewing Company Taproom Manager Laura Huisinga said "we are very excited to be able to help 
Immanuel with this world-wide char
2017 Mission Trip
 ity, to help feed people." Immanuel Lutheran Church Pastor Paul Mattson said "
we're very grateful to Cuyuna Brewing for holding this event, to help us in our mission in Malawi. So that we have enough appetizers, we're asking that you RSVP if you're coming to the event by calling the church at 546-6010." Thank you, and hope to see you there!

To learn more about MOCP, go to  http://www.malawiorphancareproject.org/. MOCP is a 501(c)3 project.

Youth Ministry

CREW


CREW meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Pastor Paul, Dave Peterson and Rich Aulie provide music the second Wednesday. The students spend some time in fellowship with with activities like yoga or a game. They  are currently watching a video of the gospel of John and discussing it.

The next meeting for CREW will be Wednesday, October 25th. A meal will be provided.
















If you would like to serve a meal for CREW, please contact John Gordon at  johng@immanuelcrosby.org.



Confirmation



Three  young  people will be confirmed at the 10:30 worship service on Reformation Sunday, October 28th. Those being confirmed are Jocelyn Glomski, Lily Peterson and Dakota Lankki.
Handbell Ministry
by Judy Kirchoff, Director

 
Erica Popkes is a new member of the Hallelujah Handbells and played with the group on October 14th for the first time.

T he bell choirs hosted the MWAM on 
September 16 and were blessed with donations which totaled almost $2,000. Our purpose is for bell maintenance and tuning to take place this winter. Bell maintenance should take place every 5 - 8 years of using and we will be starting our tenth year in November. Our Schulmerich Handbells will be sent to Sellersville, PA where they were originally crafted. The cost will be approximately $2200. We thank you, people of Immanuel, for your support and prayers.

Photo by Hal Kirchof
The Chapel Chimers are busy learning notes and new chime assignments. We are happy that we have 3 new Chimers this fall. We welcome Katie and Carson Freese and Lily Thompson. The other Chapel Chimers are: Corbin Kinzer, Reece Morrisette, Lydia Nelson, Ember Popkes, Svea Johnson and Garrett Kinzer. Our first performance was Septem- ber 24. After the October 14 performance, 3 of the boys will be participating in the school's afternoon bowling in- stead of the Chapel Chimers. That will leave a vacancy for your son/daughter in the 3rd - 8th grades or a mature 2nd grader. Call Judy at 218 - 820 - 2802 with questions.


Meal With A Mission

The September Meal With A Mission on September 19th benefited the Hallelujah Handbells and Chapel Chimers. 










The October Meal With A Mission on October 21st will benefit The Cuyuna Lakes Lunch Bunch which is the program that provides lunches for students during the summer months.




Women's Retreat
Photo by Tammy Freeberg

Women, mark your calendars now for the annual women's retreat. It will be April 5th & 6th in Leaning Tree Lodge at Clearwater Forest Camp. Watch future newsletters and bulletins for more information.



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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