Week of July 4 eNews -- Emmanuel Lutheran Church

Emmanuel Lutheran Church eNews

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

Week of July 4, 2021

This week at Emmanuel...

July 2: Funeral Service for Cathi Drake @11am
July 3: Worship @ 5pm
July 4: Worship @ 8:30am and 10am (aBRIDGEd)
July 4: Coffee Fellowship between worship services
July 5: Office Closed in observance of July 4th holiday
July 6: Torah Tuesdays lead by Donna Batchelor @10am
July 8: Thursdays Together @10am

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This is the new "electronic" RED BOOK!

This month the Liberty Bell will be a symbol and reminder of our freedom in the United States. Even though the Liberty Bell was not originally rung until after the Fourth of July in 1776, the ringing of bells was often a tradition that declared the signing of the Declaration of Independence going forward. Engraved on the Liberty Bell is a reference to the book of Leviticus proclaiming liberty. Liberty and freedom are engrained in our country and in our faith journey.

During July we celebrate our independence as a nation and if you hear bells, think about how God calls us to depend on his word that truly sets us free. The cross is a true symbol of our freedom in faith. Freedom is a gift and this month we often celebrate our freedom by attending worship, going on picnics, and watching fireworks. We acknowledge our loved ones who gave us the freedom to be who we are in life such as parents and those who volunteer to serve to help keep us free. Our church tower has a bell that also represents the freedom that rings through our faith.

In faith we have freedom to worship every week and that freedom came with a price. We look to the cross and know that our independence and free will was ultimately given to us through Jesus. He said, “If you continue in my Word, you are truly my disciples and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” When we hear the messages about grace and love we are free to give those gifts to others through our actions. Ring the bell of freedom by sharing the love of God to others.

Blessings, Pastor Rob

Worship & Music Notes

The Worship & Music Committee is very excited to announce additional changes to our worship services, beginning this weekend July 3-4, which will move us closer to our customary pattern for worship.

Several sections of the liturgy will be reinstated at the Saturday 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 8:30 a.m. services, including the Confession/Forgiveness of Sins, one Reading, and the Creed.

Communion by intinction, distributed by Pastor and Assisting Ministers, will resume at all services; however, worshipers may also choose to take only the wafer or continue to pick up a communion ‘kit' as they exit worship. This allows each member to select the option with which they are most comfortable.

Note that these changes will increase the length of the Saturday 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 8:30 a.m. services to approximately 45 minutes. The Sunday 10:00 a.m. service will continue to be the aBRIDGEd version that is roughly 30 minutes in length.

Back-to-School Supplies

We are collecting school supplies again this year. The following supplies will be collected Now – July 18th:

Pencils (non mechanical)

Pens

Highlighters

Box of 24 Crayola crayons

Elmer’s Glue Sticks

Elmer’s White Glue

Scissors

Pink Pearl Erasers

Washable Markers

Colored Pencils

Spiral Notebooks

Black and White Composition Books

Notebook paper (wide and college ruled)

Folders

Glue Sticks

Box of Tissues

Self-seal Plastic Bags

Headphones (Not wireless)

Backpacks (for all ages)

Florida Women of the ELCA

Fall Gathering Retreat

Lake Yale Baptist Convention Center

in Leesburg, Fl.

November 12-14, 2021

“Faith Can Move Mountains.”

Registration www.flwelca.com Due August 31, 2021

The price includes two nights and six meals - $224.00

Scholarship forms (Share the Spirit Grant – Adult Scholarship) and (Let Your Light Shine - Scholarship for Youth) are available in the church office or at www.flwelca.com. WELCA will also provide scholarships.

Contact Birdie Clark, WELCA Membership Chair, at birdiclark48@aol.com, Marlyce Holbach, WELCA President at drmholbach@gmail.com or Kathie Winemiller, Deborah Circle Chair at kpwinemiller2@gmail.com if you would like additional information about registration and /or the scholarships.

WELCA Summer Circle

Deborah Circle: Kathie Winemiller, Leader - Second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm in Fellowship Hall
Soul Sisters: Pat Crary, Leader - Meeting in person on July 5^th at 1:00 pm in the church office conference room
Dorcas Circle: Jackie Miller, Leader - every other Monday morning at 9am for quilt making in the church meeting rooms. Next meeting is July 12th.

"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." 2 Corinthians 3:17

A blessed July 4^th,

Dr. Marlyce Holbach, WELCA President

Barb's Medical Minute

Timing is everything….especially when it comes to eating.

Try to eat breakfast 1-2 hours upon waking so you don’t have a low fasting glucose level for too long which raises the risk of heart disease.
Eat dessert (carbs.) in the morning or early afternoon when your body is most efficient at processing them.
Finish ALL eating between 6 & 8 pm which cuts down on obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. and this means No Food After Dinner!
To lose weight and have a better metabolic profile, have your biggest meal for breakfast, and your smallest for dinner. The saying “Eat like a king for breakfast, a queen for lunch, and a pauper for dinner—is true.
It is also really important to try and stick to a regular eating schedule. A study showed that reducing their eating window to 10-11 hours a day for 16 weeks, people lost weight, felt more energetic and slept better. There goes my bowl of ice cream at night!

Upcoming Events and Opportunities:

Stay after the 8:30 worship or come early to the 10:00 worship as Coffee Fellowship has returned Sundays at the round tables outside the Fellowship Hall.

Stephen Ministry Meeting

Tuesday, July 6 @5:30pm

Rooms 105 & 106

All Stephen Ministers are asked to attend!

Contact Bob Riggs for more information.

Join via Zoom this Thursday @ 10am

Readings for This Week

July 4

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

Ezekiel 2:1-5

Psalm 123

2 Corinthians 12:2-10

Mark 6:1-13

July 11

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Amos 7:7-15

Psalm 85:8-13

Ephesians 1:3-14

Mark 6:14-29

View the Torah Tuesday Showcase Videos

Sorry for the Inconvenience!!

Lifetouch is getting out of the Church Directory business as of July 1st. Therefore they may NOT be supporting our current mobile directory.

We have met with Unique Church Solutions by UCD to take directory pictures in October of this year but in the meantime they have agreed to make a mobile directory app available for us without pictures.

We are currently working on moving member information over to them and will let you know when and how it will be available. In the meantime we have printed paper directories for you as of July 1st and you will be able to pick one up in the Narthex this weekend or at the office during the week. Thanks for your patience as we transition to this new mobile directory.

In Our Prayers...

Elaine Oetting, Dorothy Gula, Bob Pape and Vera Wolf.

Family and friends of Cathi Drake who mourn her passing. Services for Cathi will be held at Emmanuel on Friday, July 2 @ 11am.

Gayle & Ronald Strain are from Savage MN. Gayle enjoys crafts, playing the clarinet and the Venice Arts.

Ellen Boehmer moved to "paradise" in 2007 from Pittsburgh. She loves people and has put her trust in the Lord for over 25 years.

Karen Cunnane was baptized and confirmed at Emmanuel and moved back to Venice in 1990. She is an RN and also has a bachelors in religious education.

Please give them an Emmanuel Welcome. May you continue to grow in your Christian Life with us.

Thru September Now Open!

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Altar Flowers thru September

Eternal Candle thru September

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