Weekly Word | June 10, 2022 | Issue 44

We are receiving new members during worship this Sunday. Plan to stay late or come early to fellowship time to welcome them! Please wear your nametag so they can match faces with names! If you have lost your name tag and need a new one, let Mary in the church office know and she will make you another.

This summer you are invited to share your favorite hymns! In the service folders for the next few weeks, you will find an insert where you can list your favorite hymn numbers, drop it in the offering plate or the church office and we will sing them in worship this summer. Sometimes it’s nice to sing the old familiar hymns; we may just learn a few new ones too!

Mark your calendar for a special celebration of Godspeed for Pastor Adam Bissell and his family between services on Sunday, June 19.

After serving faithfully at Emmanuel as our Faith Formation Director and a hospice chaplain for Good Samaritan Hospice, Pr. Adam has accepted a call as the senior pastor at a Methodist church in Ann Arbor, MI.

We will miss them greatly—join us as we send Pr. Adam, Shannon, and Lilyan off with prayers and blessings on their new adventure.

June Outreach: Yavapai CASA for Kids Foundation

CASA for Kids is a non-profit organization that serves the unmet needs of children who are in the foster care system and to support the work of the CASA volunteers. Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers act as the “eyes and ears” of the Juvenile Court and help determine whether abused, neglected or abandoned children can be reunited with their families, be placed in adoptive home, or assisted into independent living. Last year we filled the "Ark” with new stuffed animals for the special closet at CASA that are kept in a special closet at CASA where children are allowed to “shop” for a new friend to hug and love.

We know that many folks travel during the summer. Please remember to drop off or mail in your offering or pledge before you go! Summer is often the time of decreased giving but we still need to keep the lights on! With having to step back into online-only worship the two Sundays after Easter because of the Covid-19 outbreak, we are currently behind budget.

A Blood Drive is scheduled for Monday, July 25 in the Emmanuel Lutheran Fellowship Hall. Christine Spayth has volunteered to learn the ropes from Gail Gentes and has volunteered to take on the task of chairing the blood drives in the future. Thank you, Christine and a big thank you to Gail for being the coordinator for the past three years!

Bible Study and Group News

The Tuesday Morning 10am Women’s Bible Study is reading the Rachel Held Evans' book: Faith Unraveled.

Contact Pr. Tricia for a zoom invite!

The Caregiver Support Group meets monthly on the first Thursday at 11:00am in the nursery. The next meeting is Thursday, July 7.

The Grief Group meets on the second and fourth Friday of the month in the nursery at 1:00pm; but will meet only one time this month with Pr. Adam on the 16^th. This group is for those who have experienced loss. The next meeting is Friday, June 10, at 1:00pm. A chaplain from Good Samaritan Hospice will be taking over the group in July.

There is a Bible study at 9:30am on the last Tuesday of the month at the Prescott home of Karen and Bruce Lamb. The group is self-led, fully vaccinated and boosted, and is currently following an ELCA online lectionary text with guided questions. Please contact Karen at 928-778-5199 for more information.

The Wednesday 10am Lectionary Study group led by Hal Vogelaar and Larry Gordon meets in the Fellowship Hall. The lectionary is the weekly Bible texts used at the upcoming Sunday worship. They will continue to meet through July 6 and then will take the rest of July and the month of August off.

Jim Rebholz leads a Thursday evening Bible Study at the Rebholz’ home. They took the month of May off and are now back meeting at 6:30pm on Thursdays for dessert (a fabulous one by Carole) and the study starts at 7:00pm. Contact Jim for address and more information at 925-989-7186.

We are following the current CDC guidelines that allow us to gather without masks. Please continue to wear a mask if you are at high risk or are protecting a loved one who is. We are back to offering communion at the altar and will continue with our other pandemic protocols (like checking in at the welcome table) until we learn more from the CDC about specific guidelines for churches.

Did you know that you can order another round of free at-home Covid-19 tests from the Post Office? This is the third round, and you will receive in two separate deliveries, two boxes with two tests each for a total of eight tests! Just go to COVIDTests.gov.

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The tests available for order: Are rapid antigen at-home tests, not PCR Can be taken anywhere Give results within 30 minutes (no lab drop-off required) Work whether or not you have COVID-⁠19 symptoms Work whether or not you are up to date on your COVID-⁠19 vaccines Are also referred to as self-tests or over-the-counter (OTC) tests Read more frequently asked questions

June is Pride Month!

Why Is Pride Month Celebrated in June?

Colorful uplifting parades with floats and celebrities, joyous festivals, workshops, picnics, and parties are among the principal components of LGBTQ Pride Month, also called Gay Pride, which is celebrated in June in the United States and elsewhere around the world.

Gene Fougner

Emmanuel has a new group meeting bi-monthly, currently coordinated by Pastor Adam and four others. The LGBTQIA+ Task Force has named itself the “Inclusivity Team” and you will soon hear more about this active group.

We hope to encourage new ways of inclusion in our congregation. We have concluded that we cannot only welcome and work toward goals of Queer people but all people from those in wheelchairs and hearing impaired to special needs people, isolated seniors, to…well you get the idea. Here is a first activity to be aware of and attend if you can. June is Gay Pride all month long! This promises to be a great family fun way to meet the Queer community and show support.

Prism Network

Prism Network (formerly Greater Yavapai County Coalition) is a non profit collaboration of Organizations that provide an umbrella of support to members and allies of the LGBTQ+ Community in Yavapai County, Arizona. What we do: SUPPORT & EDUCATION for the LGBTQ Community and Allies through sponsored events, programs and resources.

Annual Family and Friendship Picnic

Sponsored by Prism Network GYCC (LGBTQIA+ community coalition)

Saturday, June 18, noon – 5 pm

Watson lake: in the large ramada (CDC protocols)

Parking: $3

Bring your own picnic lunch – perhaps a few vendors will be present

Help Needed

Fellowship Ministry Team. Sally Newcomb is scheduling volunteers for the summer months for the between services fellowship time. Please see the list in the Narthex to commit to an upcoming Sunday.

The Outreach Ministry is returning to serving the Interfaith meal in the Fellowship Hall, today, June 10 as well as curbside pick-up. It will require extra help to make this possible for future meals. Help with set up, serving, bussing and washing dishes, and cleanup is needed. Please let Mary know if you can be available to assist. If you are a Thrivent member, please consider using your Community Action Cards to help with the cost of these meals.

Interfaith Climate Action Team

Spring in the South

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Chris Tomlin sings, “Thank You Lord”, I bet you’ll find your toes tapping!

I was disappointed that I missed the colors facing west at sunset on Saturday, and then I looked left to the south and saw this—glorious!

Celebrating this Week

Happy Birthday!

Don Watts, June 16

Happy Anniversary!

June 12 : Carl and Shirley Spinti, 62 years

June 14 : Keith and Cathy Namock, 58 years

June 14 : Shelby and Carol Tate, 63 years

June 15 : Annette Thomson and Cliff, 14 years

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