The annual Spirit of Christmas Bazaar was November 12th. It was a very successful event again this year. The fellowship hall was turned into a Christmas store for the day. There was a raffle with six great prizes, beautiful craft items, a bake sale, wonderful confections, live music, cookide decorating for children, live music and cinnamon rolls and coffee for a break in the shopping.

Raffle winners were:

• Queen size cotton quilt in deep reds, greens, and blues, donated by Sharon Simons-won by Marian Segersten.
• Scandinavian tine box (bentwood), donated by woodworker Jeff Olson-won by Lisa Breck.
• Houseplant stand, cherry, 28” high, with potted plant, donated by woodworker Randy Evans-won by Kay Gaudette.
• Christmas gnome afghan, lap size, washable acrylic yarn, crocheted by Kelly Lanini-won by Sharon Valentino.
• Full size blanket chest, butternut, donated by woodworker Jeff Olson-won by Florette Chenevert.
• Rosemaled Sleigh filled with Christmas greens donated by the Robert Cooper Family-won by Judi Burson.

Totals at this point are:

Raffle $1,338

Food (rolls and coffee) $337

Items sold $10,070

Items remaining are still available in the fellowship hall. Stop in at the church and check them out. If you wish to purchase something, put your money in the provided envelope and place the envelope in the black box by the office door. Beginning Sunday, November 20th all items remaining will be half price. If you have donated items and do not wish for them to be half price, please pick up before Sunday. There will be wrap up meeting for committee chairs at 4:4pm on Monday, November 28th.

Wreaths for the bazaar were made at Peter and Jan Nordell's home on Sunday and Monday, November 6 & 7. Thank you to everyone that helped with this project.

Thank you to Norm Hullinger, Dan Wisniak and Jill Mattson for obtaining the boughs for the wreaths. Thank you to Jill Mattson for the photos of that event.

The bows for the wreaths were made by Jeanette Radinovich.

Confections were made and packaged at the church on Thursday, November 10th. These are always a very popular item at the bazaar. Thank you to everyone who helped with this.

Immanuel celebrated confirmation on Reformation Sunday, October 20th. Three young women, Korinna Nixon, Kallie Nixon, and Ava Johnson were confirmed.

Greetings from Family Ministry! 

Sunday School students have been busy learning about the Fruits of the Spirit, and have enjoyed doing so! They will now begin preparing for the annual Christmas Program, which will be held during the 10:30 service on Sunday, December 18^th.

Families are invited to join us for an evening of Bingo on Wednesday, November 30^th, from 6:00pm-7:00pm. This will go on, in place of Youth Group, being as it’s the 5^th Wednesday of the month. Snack-type food will be served, so please feel free to bring something to share! 

Confirmation students are continuing to learn and grow through the teachings of the Lord’s Prayer. As a reminder, confirmation is held the 1^st and 3^rd Wednesday of each month, for all 7^th, 8^th, and 9^th graders. It’s not too late to join! Contact Jill DeCent if you have a student interested in joining the journey of Confirmation.

All youth grades 7-12 are invited to join us on a Winter retreat to Camp Shamineau! https://shamineau.org/wwo/ “Winter Wipeout” will be January 13^th-15. Youth will engage over the weekend in many activities, to include Chapel and Worship times, high ropes course, laser tag, horseback riding, climbing wall…..just to name a few! The goal is to fully fund this trip for students, so a grocery bagging fundraiser will be held on Sunday, November 20^th, at Super One Grocery. Youth will bag groceries from 12pm-3pm. Come shop for groceries, and consider a donation to a great cause. 

Thank you to all who took the recent survey. Once results are available, we will begin strategically planning for the future of Family Ministry, to be sure we are meeting the needs of all.

Happy Thanksgiving!

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." (Philippians 4:6)

I can’t believe how fast time flies when you’re having fun! The Bell Choir is already looking at Advent/Christmas music and December performances including the second Sunday and Christmas Eve services. We will also be performing for the CRMC Care Center residents sometime in December, with the date to be determined. Hopefully everyone stays healthy and visits are allowed to continue so we can provide them with some fun music for the holidays. Don’t forget, we are always looking for more ringers for the Hallelujah Handbells. As an added incentive for confirmation students with musical experience, I will sign off on service credits for each performance the student participates in (but not for practices).

I have had a couple of families ask if the Chapel Chimers will be starting again, and the answer is YES! In the past, Chapel Chimers met on Wednesdays after school worked best but I am open to suggested times and days. In the past, Chapel Chimers met on Wednesdays after school worked best. However, as I work until 5 p.m. daily, I am thinking Wednesdays at 5:15 p.m. but I am very open to suggestions. If you have a child grades 3 and older who would like to chime along with us, please contact me.  

October was Pastor Appreciation month. Deb Koop, Council President presented Pastor Paul and Jill with a gift from the congregation. Jilll DeCent, Family Ministry Coordinator presented Pastor with a pin from LCMC in honor or his 30 years of ordination

Thank you to both Pastor Paul and Jill for your faithful service to Immanuel.

Thanksgiving Eve worship will be held Wednesday, November 23rd at 6:45pm. Pie will be served in the fellowship hall following the worship service.

There was not a Meal With A Mission in October. The November Meal With A Mission on November 20th will benefit REC- Residents Encountering Christ. There will not be a Meal With A Mission in December.

Sixty care kits were delivered to the elementary school Tuesday. The care kits are filled with essentials: toothpaste,toothbrush, soap, shampoo, hats, gloves, socks, etc and Dairy Queen gift card, special fun items too.

Thanks to the Ruth Circle for donating the boxes and to Jean Olson for the handmade mittens. Blessings to the children who receive these. 



Judy Running,  Jan Doonan & Melva Panitzke 

There will be an Advent luncheon at the church for all women on Saturday, December 3rd at noon. This is a potluck so each person is asked to bring a dish to share. Watch for more information about this event.