ELC eNews

The Weekly Newsletter of

Emmanuel Lutheran Church

Venice, Florida

"To know Christ and boldly make Him known"

This week at Emmanuel...

April 2: Worship @ 8:30am, 10:00am (aBRIDGEd) & 11:00am
April 2: Youth Sunday School @ 9:45am
April 2: Youth Group @ 5pm
April 3: Easter Flower Order Deadline
April 3: Garden Angels @ 8am
April 3: WELCA Dorcas Quilting @ 9am
April 3: Soul Sisters @ 1pm
April 4: Torah Tuesday with Donna Batchelor @10:00am at VOTI
April 4: Widows Luncheon @ 12noon
April 4: Mahjong @ 12:30pm
April 4: Property Committee @ 2pm
April 5: Joyful Ringers @ 10:15a
April 5: Worship & Music Committee @ 11:15am
April 5: 10am Worship Sub-committee @ 2pm
April 5: Choir Rehearsal @ 4pm
April 6: Connections Book Discussion @ 1pm
April 6: Maundy Thursday Worship @ 5pm
April 7: Good Friday Worship @ 5pm
April 8: Altar Guild @ 9:30am
April 8: Easter Worship @ 5pm

More information about several of these events follows.

CLICK HERE to let us know you are Attending Worship this weekend.

While we are still working through some technical issues, we are happy to announce that we are now live streaming the 8:30 worship on Facebook and Vimeo.

New Pictures from recent events coming soon at Emmanuel.

Click below to see the fun!

Current Events

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This and That for the Week...Important Information Follows

Holy Week schedule @ Emmanuel

This will be

Life Changing...

Good Friday

April 7th @ 5pm

Something you've never

experienced before.

Additional books by

Jane Ann McLachlin

are available in

our church library.

Click to download the order form or find it in the worship folder.

Easter Flowers

$20 each

Order deadline is

this Monday.

DARK BATH TOWELS

NAIL CLIPPERS

(A complete list available in the library.)

Place donated items in the green bin in the library.

Contact Jan Quinn @ 941.223.6246 for information.

Florida has 316 types of bees and only one of those is the introduced European Honeybee. Come learn what bees are really like and why you should care. Each attendee will receive a small jar of honey!!

A wedding ring was found on campus. If you have lost one, please contact the office with a description - we have it here!

Barb's Medical Minute

Here are some household “quick tips”:

If you don’t have a muffin tin you can set some canning jar rings on a cookie sheet and then place your paper cupcake liners inside each ring. This will prevent the batter from spreading out. Good Idea, but how many of us have canning rings??
Have you ever had your cutting board slide around your countertop during chopping? Put a rubber band under each corner of the board and it will stay in place. This is doable.
If you spill oil or drop an egg, it can be tricky to clean up. To help, cover the spill or egg with lots of salt. Let it soak up the moisture, then scoop it up with a paper towel or dustpan before cleaning with soap and water.

Maybe I should replace Heloise!!!

Please keep the following people in your prayers:

Joann Hunziker

Flossie Wissinger

Prayers are offered for the family and friends of Tom Farrell who passed away March 24th.

Make a Dedication to a Loved One or

Celebrate a Special Occasion!!

2023 Altar Flower Sign-up

Click Here for Altar Flowers

Submit your payment of $35 with dedication to the church ASAP. Forms are also available in the Narthex or at the office.

2023 Eternal Candle Sign-up

Click Here for Eternal Candle

Submit the payment of $10 and dedication to the church ASAP. Forms are also available in the Narthex or at the office.

If you are unable to sign-up online, Click Here for the form to print and return with payment.

Ongoing events, collections, etc..

Dorcas Circle - Quilts - Every Monday @ 9am in Room 105/106. Jackie Miller, Leader.

Soul Sisters - Local Projects - First &Third Monday @ 1pm in the Office Center, Pat Crary, Leader.

Deborah Circle - Baby Kits - Second Tuesday @ 3pm in Room 101, Kathie Winemiller, Leader.

All women are invited to join a circle for fellowship and devotions.

Sunday School

Every Sunday at 9:45am in Room 101 & 103

Ages 5 thru Middle School

VBS at Emmanuel is now enrolling!

June 5-9, 2023

Click the link below for more information and to enroll in VBS - it's going to be MONUMENTAL!!

Enroll NOW...

Youth Group

Every Sunday, 5-7pm in the Youth Room

Jr High thru HS

Dinner Provided!!

Garden Angels

1st & 3rd Mondays

8:00 am

Come and help keep our church grounds and gardens beautiful!!

Campus Keepers

3rd Thursdays

9:00am

Working on small projects inside the campus buildings.

Click here to join the meeting

Via Zoom

Join us for Lenten Season

Every Monday Morning

with Birdie Clark

9:30-10:15am

Mahjong

This Tuesday, 12:30-3pm

Now in the Narthex

All skill levels Welcomed!!

The Food Pantry Cart is located in the Welcome Center. You may also make a monetary donation which allows them to purchase

specific product needs.

Visit their website www.southcountyfoodpantry.com

for more information.

Torah Tuesday

with Donna Batchelor

Every week @10:00am at VOTI

in Matthew Hall,

Renaissance Room

Click Here to view previous videos

Thursday's Together

10am via Zoom

Resumes April 20th!

Click the picture to join in the conversation

Stewardship and Outreach Emphasis for Month

A variety of programs are offered for adults throughout the year:

Bible Studies

Torah Tuesday

Centering Prayer

All are welcome to participate! Have a program suggestion? We'd love to hear from you.

Visit their Website

The Warehouse touched over 3500 middle & high school students lives last year - providing a safe space for all.

May 1--Garden Angels

May 1--Soul Sisters

May 2--Widows' Luncheon

May 7--Family Promise on campus

May 9--Deborah Circle

May 15--Garden Angels

May 15--Soul Sisters

May 16--Men's Breakfast

May 18--Campus Keepers

May 21--Luke Little Church

May 30--VBS Work Week

More details for each event will be in future eNews Editions.

Readings

April 2

Palm Sunday

Isaiah 50:4-9a

Psalm 31:9-16

Philippians 2:5-11

Matthew 21:1-11

April 9

Easter Sunday

Acts 10:34-43

Psalm 118:1-2,14-24

Colossians 3:1-4

Matthew 28:1-10

Interim Pastor Meyette: p astor@emmanuel-elca.org

Visitation Pastor: Pastor Dave Hess

Cell Phone for Emergencies: 610.216.3394

Donna Batchelor: dbatchelor@emmanuel-elca.org

Kris Bowker: kbowker@emmanuel-elca.org

Linda Critchfield: bookkeeper@emmanuel-elca.org

Peter Doherty: pdoherty@emmanuel-elca.org

Debi Hammett: dhammett@emmanuel-elca.org

Becky Rothgery: info@emmanuel-elca.org

Barb Spenks: bspenks@emmanuel-elca.org

Nick Sperry: nsperry@emmanuel-elca.org

Gayle Strain: gstrain@emmanuel-elca.org

Counseling Services are available through:

Samaritan Counseling Services

of the Gulf Coast

Phone: 941.926.2959

www.samaritangulfcoast.com

Emmanuel Lutheran Church

790 Tamiami Trail S

Venice, FL 34285

info@emmanuel-elca.org

www.emmanuel-elca.org

941.488.4942

Office Hours:

M-Th 8:30am-2:00pm

Closed Friday and Holidays

We are members of

Venice Mainstreet!

Florida-Bahamas Synod