ELC eNews

The Weekly Newsletter of

Emmanuel Lutheran Church

Venice, Florida

Week of

March 2-3, 2024

"To Know Christ and Boldly Make Him Known"

This week at Emmanuel...

Saturday, March 2:

3:00pm: Confirmation Class

4:00pm: Adult Christian Education (ACE) Forum, Rm 101

5:00pm: Worship

Sunday, March 3:

8:30am: Worship

9:30am: Adult Christian Education (ACE) Forum, Rm 101

10:15am: Children's Sunday School, Rm 103

10:15am: FaithBridge Worship - Council Installation

1:00pm: Beverly Anderson Pronschinske Inurnment

Monday, March 4:

8:00am: Garden Angels

9:00am: Dorcas Quilting, Rowe Hall

10:00am: Centering Prayer, Sanctuary

10:30am: Grief and Grace, Office Center

1:00pm: Soul Sisters, Office Center

Tuesday, March 5:

10:00am: Torah Tuesday, VOTI

10:00am: Finance Committee, Office Center

12noon: Widow's Luncheon @ Bob Evans

12:30pm: Mahjong, Rm 106

2:00pm: Property Committee, Office Center

Wednesday, March 6:

10:15am: Joyful Ringers

11:15am: Worship & Music Committee, Office Center/Zoom

2:30pm: FaithBridge Joyful Noise

4:00pm: Sanctuary Choir

5:00pm: Youth Group, Youth Room

5:00pm: Lent Soup Supper, Fellowship Hall

6:00pm: Lenten Worship

Thursday, March 7

10:30am: Jan's Exercise Class, Pinebrook Club House

1:00pm: "Write Your Story", Fellowship Hall

Saturday, March 9:

4:00pm: Adult Christian Education (ACE) Forum, Rm 101

5:00pm: Worship

More information about several of these events follows.

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10:15am FaithBridge

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ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION (ACE) FORUM

Rowe Hall, Room 101

NEW TIME for Saturday @4:00pm

Sunday @9:30am

The Forum Preview

Episode 008:

Love Wins Chapter Five

(Click below to watch the episode)

Love Wins

by Rob Bell

Adult Christian Education

continues this weekend!

Bell challenges Christian readers to examine their views on heaven, hell, damnation, traditions, and God’s love. Key points will be discussed from the chapter read before each session.

This weekend's reading is

Chapter 5 , “Dying to Live".

The Gospel of Mark is the earliest written, the shortest, and maybe the most puzzling. Why the sense of urgency and the ‘missing’ details? Why did Jesus tell people not to tell anyone about him?

Join Kathy Anderson in a study of Mark’s gospel which will include how modern scholars view the uniqueness of this gospel, and how it can encourage us today.

The study will be Mondays, March 11 through April 8, from 1:00 – 2:15 pm in Rowe Hall room 101. Bibles will be available or bring your favorite version.

Save the Date

WELCA Mid Gulf Spring Gathering

April 6th

Living Waters Lutheran Church

Port Charlotte

Contact Marge Collins for details - more info in the coming weeks.

Linda Critchfield has been accepted into the Deacon training program of the Florida-Bahamas Synod of the ELCA. Linda will be attending several meetings with Pastor Will as well as completing online interviews and workshops over the next several months. God's blessings to Linda.

If anyone feels called to be a Deacon, feel free to contact Linda or the office.

Barb's Medical Minute

I LOVE pasta and always thought that it really isn’t good (meaning healthy) for you…. but I thought wrong. It seems that it can be a nutritious part of your diet. The problem is more the serving size, which should be around 2 oz. dry, or 1 cup cooked. (That’s OK for starters, but then I think a whole plate should be filled!) Combined with eggs, beans, fish, or meat and then a marinara sauce, light garlic and olive oil dressing, or pesto, it is a meal that is healthy. There are different pasta options also: regular (my fav) and tricolor are nutritionally the same, which means the least healthy, then there is whole wheat, which is a step up, and the healthiest is bean flour pasta. Seriously?? Who would willingly eat bean flour pasta? I did try that new vegetable pasta once….ended up throwing that out! Good way to ruin spaghetti!

Please keep the following people in your prayers:

Irma Baity
Bill Clark
Candi Messerschmidt
Brian Senn
The Malca Family

Prayers are lifted for the family & friends of Paulette Gates who passed away Saturday, February 24th.

Services pending.

New Sign-ups for 2024

2024 Altar Flower Sign-up

April - June

July - September

October - December

Submit your payment of $35 with dedication to the church ASAP.

2024 Eternal Candle Sign-up

Submit your payment of $15 and dedication to the church ASAP.

If you are unable to sign-up online, Click Here for the form to print and return with payment.

Outreach and Stewardship Emphasis for March-

Ongoing events...

Saturdays after Worship

In Narthex

Sundays 9:15am-10:15am

In Fellowship Hall

Come enjoy a cup and mingle!!

Hosts are still needed. Sign-up in Fellowship Hall.

Garden Angels

@8:00am

1st & 3rd Monday of each month

Work on Outside Projects

Dorcas Circle - Quilts - Every Monday @ 9am in Room 105/106. Pennie Anderson, 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.

Centering Prayer

Every Monday Morning

10-11am via Zoom only

Click here to join in prayer

Come and join us!

Torah Tuesdays

10:00am every Tuesday

Venetian Room, Matthew Hall

at Village on the Isle

Click the picture to view the videos.

Mahjong on Tuesdays

Every Tuesday, 1-3pm

Room 106

All skill levels Welcomed!!

Widow's Lunch

First Tuesday of Every Month

@12noon at Bob Evans

Contact Jackie Sapp for Info!

Men's Breakfast

Third Tuesday Every Month

at Abby's on Miami

7:30-8:30am

Thursdays Together

10am via Zoom & at the Office Center

Click the picture to join in the conversation

Resumes April 4th - After Easter

Jan's Exercise Class

10:30am every Thursday

Pinebrook South Club House

1348 Featherbed Ln, Venice

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