LUTHERAN CHURCH
Immanuel Lutheran Church Crosby, May 2022
Confirmation

Confirmation was held at Immanuel on Sunday, May 15th. The confirmands shared their personal faith statements and affirmed their faith during this service.

Pictured are Front: Allison Johnson, Eva Jarvela, Taylor Beddow, Hannah Pederson
Back: Chase Hage, Pastor Paul, Hannah Pakarinen
Taylor Beddow
Chase Hage
Eva Jarvela
Hannah Pakarinen
Hannah Pederson
New Members

New members were welcomed into the Immanuel family on Sunday, May 8th. The new members are Mike Jola and Jennifer Wodarz with Finnley, Ron Christenson, Shane Mumm and Bobbi Peterson.

Please welcome these new family members when you see them at worship.
Mike Jola, Jennifer Wordarz & Finnley
Ron Christenson
Shane Mumm and Bobbi Peterson
Family Ministry
Jill DeCent is Immanuel's new Family Ministry Coordinator. Jill previously served as Children's Ministry Coordinator. She now will coordinate Children's Ministry, Youth Ministry and Family Ministry.

Please welcome Jill back to Immanuel's staff. She can be contacted at jilld@immanuelcrosby.org.

Checkout the Facebook page, Family Ministry-Immanuel Lutheran Church, Crosby where Jill will post information about upcoming events, etc.
Children's Ministry
Sunday School
Sunday School meets on Sundays at 10:40am following Children's Time in the 10:30 worship service.

The Sunday School teachers are James Freese, Lindsay Freese, Ricky Aulie, and Linnea Laffin.

The last day for Sunday School for this school year will be Sunday, May 22nd. There will be special activities for the children that day.
Vacation Bible School

Vacation Bible School will be held the first week of August this year. The theme is Jerusalem Marketplace. Please watch for a list of needed supplies and any other information in upcoming newsletters.

Please watch the Family Ministry-Immanuel Lutheran Facebook page and newsletters for further information.
Youth Ministry
With the school year winding down there will be one more confirmation night on May 18 and one more youth night on May 25th. At the last youth night there will be special activities planned. Each Wednesday begins with drop in time at 5:00 and the evening ends at 7:30.

The youth will not meet on a regular basis during the summer. Instead there will be a special event planned each month. On June 15th the youth will meet at Jan and Peter Nordell's home, July 20th they will meet at the parsonage and August 17th there will be special activities at the church. Watch for more information about these dates.
Meal With A Mission


The May Meal With A Mission on Sunday, May 15th benefited Manna For Malawi with the funds raised being used to offset some of the expenses of the event.


The June Meal With A Mission on Sunday, June 19th will benefit the Cuyuna Range Youth Center.
Church Garden
by Bonnie Goshey
The weather is getting nicer, and the Immanuel Lutheran Church Harvest Garden is waking up. This year we received a grant from the Minnesota Horticultural Society to help expand the garden with extra raised beds, soil, plants and seeds. They distribute more than 500 gardening kits to 80+ organizations throughout Minnesota every year. The main focus of the Harvest Garden is to grow food to sell to church members and the money raised is donated to the local food shelf. There are certainly more opportunities that could be initiated to use this wonderful garden to reach others in the community by offering community garden space, opportunities for education with local students or even our own Sunday school and youth programs. If you have any ideas or would like to get involved with the Harvest Garden by helping to plan, plant or work in the garden, please let me know at bonniefinnerty@gmail.com!
Manna For Malawi 2022
Our event will be at the Bridge Tavern on Sunday, August 14th this year. We are looking for volunteers, silent auction items and solicitors. Our next meeting is Thursday, June 2nd at 6:00pm at The Bridge. Join us if you can. 

There are still openings for the mission trip to Malawi in July. 

If you want more information or want to volunteer, contact Terri Wisniak at terriwisniak@gmail.com. 
Spirit of Christmas Bazaar
A meeting was held in April to begin planning the annual bazaar which will be held November 12, 2022 from 8:30am to 1:00pm.

Judy Kirchoff has joined Nancy Nyvold and Karen DeBoer in chairing the bazaar. The individual committee chairs were confirmed.
The bazaar will be the beneficiary of the Meal With A Mission on August 21st. The funds raised will be used for expenses for the bazaar.

It's not too early to begin thinking about the projects that you can make and contribute to the bazaar. If you have any ideas on how the bazaar can be improved or enhanced, please contact one of the co-chairs.