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Immanuel Lutheran Church Crosby, January 2021

Malawi Christmas Meal

Photos and text courtesy of Malawi Orphan Care Project Facebook Page

This year's Christmas meal was overwhelming. Thank you Malawi Orphan Care Project, thank you Immanuel Lutheran Church, Crosby, Minnesota. We gave up on counting how many kids turned up , It was massive and overwhelming. We had the most fun!!! To God be all the glory. Catch a glimpse. Two halls; both of them full to the brim. And still more children outside.

For more photos and a video of the children at the meal visit Immanuel's website or the Malawi Orphan Care Project Facebook page.

Christmas Eve Worship

Immanuel held three worship services to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on Christmas Eve.

Children's Ministry

by Jill DeCent

We are excited to resume Sunday School classes on January 17^th! As a reminder, Sunday School is held during the 10:30am service. Children will be dismissed shortly after the beginning of service, immediately following children’s time. Ages pre-K through 6^th grade are welcome! As we look to February, we will hold our annual 3^rd Grade Bible education and presentation, education classes being held on Sunday, February 21^st, and also on Sunday, February 28^th. These classes follow the 10:30 service, and are approximately 45 minutes in length. Nursery care will be available for siblings, as parents and their third grader attend. More information to come!

Youth Ministry

by Tammy Freeburg

Happy new year Kingdom families!!!

I pray that you are greeting the new year with hope and fresh eyes to see the LORD working all things together for our good!

Philippians 4:8-9:

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise , think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me-practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

We are having a few zoom meetings so that we can stay in touch.

Looking forward to starting youth gathering again January 27th at 5:00!

Take care

God bless

Faithfully,

Tammy Freeburg

Spirit of Christmas Bazaar

by Nancy Nyvold and Karen DeBoer

What a difference a year makes! Hopefully, the challenges of 2020 are behind us. Let's look ahead in hopeful anticipation of our annual

Spirit of Christmas Bazaar!

The date for our 2021 Bazaar will be Saturday, November 13. We hope you'll be planning, preparing and putting together projects that will make

this event a huge success.

Immanuel's Spirit of Christmas Bazaar is an annual event that does so much good for many causes. In the words of an enthusiastic contributor and supporter of

past bazaars, "I feel everyone loves working at it. I feel sorry for those who do not get involved. They're missing out on alot of fun, also a great opportunity to getto know other church members. Having the men around to help is super!"

Nancy Nyvold and Karen DeBoer welcome your thoughts, ideas, and support. Please contact us anytime with any questions. In the next month or two,

we will be contacting previous bazaar committee chair people to ask if you'll continue to serve.

Thank you!

Nancy Nyvold ( 612-804-4917)

Karen DeBoer ( 763-442-0755)

Meal With A Mission

The November Meal With A Mission benefited REC (Residents Encountering Christ.)

There was no meal with a mission in December or Janauary. The February Meal With A Mission on February 17th will benefit Immanuel's youth.

Annual Meeting

The Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 14th following the 10:30am worship service in the sanctuary. Please plan to attend to add your voice and vote.

The Annual Financial Meeting will follow each service on Sunday, February 7th. Please come with any questions and concerns to be addressed prior to the annual meeting.

Manna For Malawi

Manna for Malawi 2021 will be held Sunday, August 15, 2021 at The Bridge Tavern north of Crosby. The Johnny Holm Band will play from 2:30pm-6pm. Watch newsletters and Immanuel's website for more details as they become available.