Service of Remembrance | Thanksgiving | Advent Experiment

SPECIAL WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Service of Remembrance , Thursday, Nov. 21, 7 p.m . Losing someone we love is one of life’s most challenging passages. As people who have suffered a loss we invite you to attend the annual Service of Remembrance.

Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 7 p.m. We will sings songs of thanksgiving and hear messages from 3 Immanuel members about their reasons for gratitude in life.

Bring your November Thank Offering for PROP
Join the festival choir to enrich our worship service. A quick rehearsal at 6:15pm to sing All Things Bright and Beautiful. Details
Stay for a slice of pie!

Child-led Advent Worship: The Candles of Christmas.

Sunday, December 8, 9:15 a.m.

Advent Worship on Wednesdays

Dec. 4 & 11, 6:15 – 6:45 p.m.

Worship with Holden Evening Prayer. Inter-generational and family-friendly in the Fellowship Hall.

ADVENT EXPERIMENT

Advent Experiment : Try out a new personal or family faith habit for the season of Advent (Dec. 1 - 24), pausing for 5 minutes, 10 minutes, or more, each day to encounter God: family activities, daily Bible reading, Flat Michael, Advent Wreath, weekly prayers, Spotify playlist and more .

Sign up to receive 5 Advent Experiment emails (1 intro email and then 4 Saturday emails) giving you a variety of options for you, or your family, to choose from to incorporate into your Advent, and then watch to see how God shows up.

SERVE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

Select a service opportunity or two for you and/or your family.

November

November Thank Offering for PROP | Blood Drive | Families Moving Forward | PROP Holiday Gift Card Program

December

Coat & Warm Items Drive through Dec. 8

New/gently used coats, hoodies, all items of warmth, including boots, sleeping bags and NEW long underwear. Monetary donations also accepted.

Caring Ministry Needs

We are seeing an increased need need for rides to appointments and/or church, and requests for one-time acts of service; e.g., yard work, cleaning, washing windows. If you are able to help or would like more information, please sign up online or contact Parish Nurse, Kari Totall at 952-836-4484.

Holden Village, June 30 – July 5, 2020

A joint group trip to Holden Village Retreat Center in the North Cascades, WA.

Interest Meeting: Sunday, November 24, 10:15-10:45 a.m. in the Library.

Backpacking in Wyoming, July 18 - 25

Interest & Information Meeting: Wed. Dec. 4, 7:45 p.m.

Winter Volleyball League, January - February

Please register online as a team or an individual by December 18.

ADULT FAITH FORMATION

Everyday Generosity - Breaking down the wall

6:15 - 7:30 p.m.

THIS WEEK (11/20): What We Learned from Dear Church; Panel Discussion.

Participants in the current Monday evening book discussion share their insights from reading “Dear Church".

Ethiopia Stories and Conversation, Wed., Nov. 20, 5:15 p.m.

Come hear stories from Pastor Angela’s family’s recent mission trip to Ethiopia… a country among the poorest in the world, with the largest & fastest growing Lutheran church body in the world! Bring your Café meal over into the Fellowship Hall.