Week of August 14 eNews -- Emmanuel Lutheran Church

ELC eNews

The Weekly Newsletter of

Emmanuel Lutheran Church

Tenth Sunday

after Pentecost

Week of August 14, 2022

This week at Emmanuel...

August 14: Worship @ 8:30am &10:00am, Donna Batchelor Installation
August 14: Library Book Giveaway - Narthex
August 16: Men's Breakfast @ Abby's on Miami
August 16: Torah Tuesday @ with Donna Batchelor
August 18: Thursdays Together with Pastor Hall
August 18: Bob Jung Memorial Service @ 10am
August 20: Worship @ 5pm

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Dear Friends of Emmanuel Lutheran Church,

The Apostle Paul wrote these words, “…that you may be rooted and grounded in God’s love.” Emmanuel Lutheran Church is a place where members are rooted and grounded in God’s love. This congregation will always be dear to my heart and thoughts. The lay leadership is strong, and the ministry grounded in love.

With heartfelt emotions, I am retiring as the your Pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran Church. My thirty-five years of ministry as a Parish Pastor will conclude on Friday, September 30, 2022. It has been an honor and joy to be your Pastor. You have been very gracious and kind to Debbie and me along with our two daughters.

Thank you for your support and love through the last eight years. Before arriving at Emmanuel, I was told this church was a jewel on the Gulf. It has been more than a jewel, but a priceless treasure that reflects God’s love. My final weekend in worship will be September 17-18, 2022.

In God’s Grace,

Pastor Robert O. Hall

A message from your Congregational President, Gordon Storey:

"We wish Pastor Rob every happiness and success with the next chapter of his journey. Of course we are saddened by his retirement from Parish ministry at Emmanuel Lutheran.. There will be an opportunity for us all to say farewell to Pastor Rob and Debbie in September. Also, please know that the wheels are turning within your leadership team to fill some "very big shoes" through the interim and Call Committee processes. "Stay alert" - as Pastor Rob recently reminded us all!”

Blessings, Gordon

This and That for the Week...important information follows

The library is also donating Bibles to the prison ministry in Sarasota, fiction to the hospital gift shop, and devotional books to Salvation Army.

New Pictorial Directories

Available this weekend for those who had their pictures taken in the Narthex.

Reminder!!

The information is only accurate as of May, 2022. To get the most up-to-date information, download the UCD app and contact the office for your password.

Meet our new Kitchen Coordinator

Nancy Scott

Sunday, August 21

after 8:30 & 10am worships

Nancy would like to introduce herself and inform any who would be using the kitchen on things she will be doing and how you can work in the kitchen. Tour the kitchen and get some tasty refreshments!

WELCA FL-Bahamas Fall Gathering, "Step by Step,"

Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center in Leesburg

November 11,12, and 13, 2022.

The registration deadline for the Gathering is September 15, 2022. The complete registration and related room, meal, and workshop information can be downloaded at www.flwelca.com. Online registration is available.

Scholarships are available for adult women (Share the Spirit) and girls (Let Your Light Shine). The forms are on the website, www.flwelca.com.

Questions: contact Dr. Marlyce Holbach, Emmanuel WELCA President.

"We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps."

Proverbs 16:9.

Hospital Visits

in Venice

Several of the people who used to be hospital visitors are either no longer with us, or able to make visits. So, I need to recruit new people to visit members in the hospital. I try to have someone for every day of the week, so a visitor only has to go once a week. We also have 2 hospitals in Venice now, so that is even more people that I need. If you only want to visit once a month, twice a month, are a snowbird, or whatever…that is OK.

Please call Barb Spenks, Parish Nurse 941-488-4942.

From the ELCA - Beginning on July 27, a line of severe storms dumped record amounts of rain on eastern Kentucky, overflowing rivers and creeks onto streets and neighborhoods. As the waters recede and the full scope of the damage is assessed, Lutheran Disaster Response will work with the Indiana-Kentucky Synod and local communities to focus on long-term needs. They anticipate that the response will include rebuilding homes, replacing lost household items and providing emotional and spiritual care to survivors.

If you wish to support the ELCA’s efforts in this area, you may send a check to Emmanuel noting ‘Kentucky Disaster Relief’ on the memo line. The ELCA also requests your prayers – both for the victims and the workers caring for them.

To read the full article from the Synod, click on the picture above.

Synod Summer Newsletter

Wonderful things are happening in the world of Global Mission, and you are encouraged to read about them and join the excitement. Click here to access the Summer 2022 Global Mission Newsletter. Read about an upcoming visit of Surinamese seminary student Rafael Van Ommeren to the Flagler-Volusia Conference; learn how Global Mission got started in the synod; find out how lives are being changed through a goat project in Haiti and how the contributions our synod makes to World Hunger have supported a community farm in Cuba.

Emmanuel's new Global Ministry Chairperson is Larry Swalheim. He will be working with the Outreach Committee. Welcome Larry!!

Family Promise of South Sarasota County is holding a fundraiser on Saturday, August 20, at the North Port Aquatics Center. For more information about this "Kentucky Derby" Fundraiser, click the "duck" at the top of this article.

Barb's Medical Minute

Which is better for you, Dairy Milk or Plant Milk? Many think with all the plant milk available today from Oat to Rice, to Almond, to Coconut, to Cashew, it must be healthier than cow’s milk.

Not so fast. An 8 oz. glass of low-fat cow milk supplies 8 grams of protein, 25% of your daily calcium, and potassium which helps balance blood pressure. Plant milks have less protein and some are sweetened with added sugars and other nutrients. Vitamins and minerals naturally present in foods are way better than those added in.

So Mo-o-ove over plant based milks!!!

Betty Jehs (Deborah Faydash's mother), Sheila Miller, and Keith Struble.

For Friends and Family of Vera Wolf who passed away August 4. Services for Vera will be held in the fall.

Tom Farrell wishes to thank all his friends at Emmanuel for their cards & messages, & to Barb Spenks for her calls. He feels blessed to have been a member of Emmanuel for over 40 years.

Altar Flower Sign-up

Now open through 2022!!

Click the picture and sign-up for a weekend. Submit your payment of $30 with dedication to the church ASAP. Forms are also available in the Narthex or at the office.

Eternal Candle Sign-up

Now open through 2022!!

Click the picture and sign-up for a weekend. Submit the payment of $10 and dedication to the church ASAP. Forms are also available in the Narthex or at the office.

Ongoing events, collections, etc..

Get your Blood Pressure checked

The first full weekend of

every month

Dorcas Circle - Quilts - Every other Monday @ 9am in Room 105/106 beginning August 8th. Jackie Miller, Leader. In need of sheets, any size, color, fitted or flat.

Soul Sisters - Local Projects - First 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.