LUTHERAN CHURCH
Immanuel Lutheran Church Crosby, June 2022
Graduate Recognition
Immanuel honored the graduating high school seniors on Sunday, May 23rd. The parents blessed their graduates and the graduates blessed their parents. Each graduate was presented with a tied fleece blanket maroon and white by their parents. 

Pictured are : Hayden McGowan, Miranda Sicora and Easton Maucieri
Pentecost Sunday



Immanuel celebrated Pentecost Sunday on Sunday, June 5th with a family photograph. We hope to make this an annual tradition and encourage everyone to wear red every Pentecost Sunday.
Family Ministry
Jill DeCent is Immanuel's new Family Ministry Coordinator. She was installed on Sunday, June 5th.

From Jill: We want to hear from YOU about all things child, youth, and FAMILY ministry. Let's start the dream about the future of Family ministry at Immanuel, and make some of those dreams a REALITY! A Family Ministry Summit will be held on SUNDAY, JUNE 26TH, 12PM AT THE YOUTH CENTER. Bring the family, as adults meet, kids can play. This is also a Meal with a Mission day at church, so grab some lunch, then head over!

There is a Family Ministry Feedback survey on the Family Ministry Facebook page that will help prepare for this meeting.
Children's Ministry
Sunday School
Sunday School met for the last time for the 2021-22 school year on Sunday, May 22nd. They celebrated with various activities and a treat. Sunday School will resume again in September.

Thank you to the Sunday School teachers James Freese, Linday Freese, Linnea Laffin and Ricky Aulie for a great year.
Vacation Bible School
A planning meeting for VBS will be held on Wednesday, June 29th, at 5:30. We need many volunteers and great ideas to make this event a success, so please consider attending! We will cover any areas of need, schedule, decoration planning, and whatever else comes up.
Vacation Bible School will be held the first week of August this year. The theme is Jerusalem Marketplace.

Please watch the Family Ministry-Immanuel Lutheran Facebook page and newsletters for further information.
Youth Ministry
The youth ended their regular meetings for the school year on May 25th with various activities. They will meet once a month during the summer. On June 15th the youth will meet at Jan and Peter Nordell's home, July 20th they will meet at the parsonage and August 17th there will be special activities at the church. Watch for more information about these dates.

The youth will not meet on a regular basis during the summer. Instead there will be a special event planned each month.
Meal With A Mission

The June Meal With A Mission on Sunday, June 26th will benefit the Cuyuna Range Youth Center.


The July Meal With A Mission on July 17th will benefit Immanuel's Vacation Bible School.
Manna For Malawi 2022
Our event will be at the Bridge Tavern on Sunday, August 14th this year. We are looking for volunteers, silent auction items and solicitors. Our next meeting is Thursday, June 30th at 6:00pm at The Bridge. Join us if you can. 

If you want more information or want to volunteer, contact Terri Wisniak at terriwisniak@gmail.com. 
There will be a raffle at the event. The prizes this year are a mountain bike, a fishing kayak, a mini fridge/freezer and $300, $200, $100 cash prizes. Tickets are $5.00 each and will be sold at Cykel, Immanuel, The Courier, Uplifted Wellness Studio, The Bridge, and MidMN Federal Credit Union. The raffle items will be on display at Immanuel soon.
Church Garden
by Bonnie Goshey
The weather is getting nicer, and the Immanuel Lutheran Church Harvest Garden is waking up. This year we received a grant from the Minnesota Horticultural Society to help expand the garden with extra raised beds, soil, plants and seeds. They distribute more than 500 gardening kits to 80+ organizations throughout Minnesota every year. The main focus of the Harvest Garden is to grow food to sell to church members and the money raised is donated to the local food shelf. There are certainly more opportunities that could be initiated to use this wonderful garden to reach others in the community by offering community garden space, opportunities for education with local students or even our own Sunday school and youth programs. If you have any ideas or would like to get involved with the Harvest Garden by helping to plan, plant or work in the garden, please let me know at bonniefinnerty@gmail.com!
Spirit of Christmas Bazaar
It's not too early to begin working on projects for the annual Spirit of Christmas Bazaar which will be held November 12th. Everyone is welcome to provide items for the bazaar. The more items the more money raised. The money raised goes to support many local entities.
If you have any questions about the bazaar, please contact Nancy Nyvold, Karen DeBoer or Judy Kirchoff co-chairs of the bazaar.
The bazaar will be the beneficiary of the Meal With A Mission on August 21st. The funds raised will be used for expenses for the bazaar.