ELC eNews


The Weekly Newsletter of

Emmanuel Lutheran Church

Venice, Florida

"To Know Christ and Boldly Make Him Known"

This week at Emmanuel...

  • April 9: Easter Worship @ 8:30am, 10:00am (aBRIDGEd) & 11:00am(ending 4/23)
  • April 9: Youth Sunday School @ 9:45am
  • April 9: Easter Egg Hunt @ 10:45am
  • April 9: Youth Group @ 5pm-cancelled this week
  • April 10: WELCA Dorcas Quilting @ 9am
  • April 10: Fellowship Committee @ 1pm
  • April 11: Torah Tuesday with Donna Batchelor @10:00am at VOTI
  • April 11: Mahjong @ 12:30pm
  • April 11: Deborah Circle @ 3pm
  • April 11: Evangelism Committee @ 4pm
  • April 12: Christian Education Committee @ 10am
  • April 12: WELCA Spring Gathering @ 10:30am
  • April 12: Nominating Committee @ 1:30pm
  • April 12: 10am Worship Sub-committee @ 2pm
  • April 15: Mid-Gulf Women's Conference @ 12pm
  • April 16: 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

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 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!!

2023 VBS

June 5-9, 9am-12noon


At Monumental, kids explore the sunbaked Southwestern desert as they dig into God’s great love!

Kids participate in memorable Bible-learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, make and devour yummy treats, experience one-of-a-kind Bible Adventures, collect Bible Memory Buddies to remind them of God’s love, and test out Sciency-Fun Gizmos they’ll take home and play with all summer long. Plus, kids will learn to look for evidence of God all around them

through something called God Sightings. Each day concludes with a Canyon Closing that gets everyone involved in living what they’ve learned.


Register Today!!

Hosted by Emmanuel WELCA



Saturday, April 15

Registration @9am

in the Fellowship Hall



Continental breakfast and lunch will be served at noon.


Donna Batchelor officiating.



The conference fee is $10.00

to be paid at registration.


Contact Jan Quinn

with any questions.

Additional books by Jane Ann McLachlin are available in our church library.

Update:


"Our Bishop has forwarded a pastoral candidate to the Call Committee for consideration, and we hope to schedule an interview with the candidate in the next week or two." 

Pictures Needed

We need pictures of events at Emmanuel for our webpage, eNews, etc. Please send your pictures to info@emmanuel-elca.org. Thanks in advance.

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

Eating too much salt may cause weight gain because it changes how your body makes and metabolizes fat. A high-salt diet can boost the production of insulin which is the hormone that tells your body to store fat. So, the more salt, the more insulin, the more fat. I think it’s the only Zero calorie food that can make you fat!


It’s also not the stuff you shake on at the table that should worry you. It’s processed and packaged foods that food manufacturers load up with salt for flavor, color, texture, and to prevent spoilage. 80% of the sodium in our diets are in crackers, cookies, cereals, soups, pasta sauces, etc., and that is not counting fast food or restaurant meals!


How much do we need a day? Only 2/3 teaspoon. Pretty pitiful, isn’t it. So stop that water retention, get rid of that bloating and look and feel better by cutting back on salt. Bye Bye yummy potato chips and dip!

Please keep the following people in your prayers:

Kenneth Bertch

Joann Hunziker

Harry Orenstein

Pat Norine

Flossie Wissinger

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

Youth Group

Every Sunday, 5-7pm in the Youth Room

Jr High thru HS

Dinner Provided!!

CANCELLED EASTER SUNDAY!

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

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 7-13--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

June 5-9--VBS "Monumental"


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

Readings

April 9

Easter Sunday

Acts 10:34-43

Psalm 118:1-2,14-24

Colossians 3:1-4

Matthew 28:1-10

April 16

Second Sunday of Easter

Acts 2:14a,22-32

Psalm 16

1 Peter 1:3-9

John 20:19-31

Contact us at...

Interim Pastor Meyette: pastor@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!