We have exciting news!! Our call committee has made the announcement that Pastor Noah Kegley has officially accepted the call to serve as Immanuel's new senior pastor! God is so good!
Pastor Noah shares a video update with us as we enter this in-between phase:
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Curriculum Night Presentations
We've had a great start to the new school year.
Click below to refer to any of Mrs. Laughlin's Curriculum Night presentations.
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Interested in volunteering as a morning crossing guard?
Please contact Mrs. Laughlin if you are interested in volunteering as a crossing guard from 7:45 - 8:45 a.m.
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Cell Phones and Smart Watches
Students are not allowed to use cell phones or smart watches (including Gizmos) during the school day. If brought to school, they must be turned off and stored in their locker. Students who do not have locks on their locker may turn off the device and store it in their desk. We recommend that students do not bring these devices to school. Immanuel is not liable for lost, broken, or missing devices. Teachers may need to use cell phones and smart watches for school-related duties.
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- September 4 - No School - Labor Day
- September 11 - ILS School Spirit Day! Wear your ILS spirit wear and/or blue and white (Spirit day is the first Monday of every month, except for September). The class with the most wearing school colors gets a special treat!
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September 19 - Restaurant Night at Chick-fil-A, Batavia 5pm-8pm (more information below)
- September 20-21 - Vision and Hearing Screening
- September 27-28 - Picture day (more information to come)
- November 8 - Picture retake day
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Flag Day Monument
Immanuel is collecting money in a donation jar in the school office for Batavia's new Flag Day Monument, which will be dedicated on Sunday, October 1st, during festivities planned from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Our goal is to collect $300 by September 29th so that we can have a brick with our name and logo included as part of the Flag Day Monument.
On June 14, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Flag Day Proclamation, declaring a national day each year for celebrating the American flag. This day came about largely through the efforts of Dr. Bernard J. Cigrand, a Batavia dentist who worked tirelessly his entire life to teach American citizens of all ages the history, value and importance of our nation’s flag. Dr. Cigrand lobbied several American presidents to declare a day each year to recognize the importance of this symbol of American liberty and freedom. Finally, on June 14, 1916, President Wilson made this day of recognition a reality.
Mayor Schielke, the Fox Valley Patriotic Organization, and the Batavia Flag Day Committee are all so thrilled to finally be able to cut the ribbon for the Flag Day Monument dedicated to our American flag, Flag Day, and Dr. Bernard Cigrand.
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Chapel Offering Designations 2023-2024
Each week we collect an offering during chapel to support ministries committed to sharing Christ's love by serving others in a variety of ways. Envelopes will be sent home with students each Friday for the offering on the following Wednesday. In August we have been collecting offerings to support victims of the wildfires in Maui through Lutheran Church Charities. You can learn more here about LCC's efforts in Maui. It is not too late to make a donation for this purpose. In September our chapel offerings will support Walcamp Outdoor Ministry. You can learn more about Walcamp at walcamp.org.
- September - Walcamp
- October - Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries (pregnancy center)
- November - Faith Comes By Hearing (bible sticks)
- December - CASA
- January - Comfort Dogs
- February - Support a future church worker
- March - Hearts for Jesus (Belize Mission Society) & possible pen pal project
- April - Voice of Hope (prison ministry)
- May - Phil’s Friends
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The Fall PTL Newsletter has arrived, please click here!
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2023-2024 School Calendar
For the 2023-2024 school calendar please click HERE!
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Raise Right Gift Cards
Raise Right allows families to support Immanuel while purchasing gift cards for gas, groceries, clothing, coffee, and so much more. Retailers offer a rebate percentage and 55 percent of it goes to ILCS and 45 percent is refunded to purchasers (you!) at the end of the school year. Details and sign-up instructions are available at raiseright.com. Check it out, so easy!
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Kids Sunday School
Sundays, starting Sep 10, 9:30-10:30AM
Digging Deeper with Kids will be back in session beginning Sunday, Sep 10th, 9:30-10:30 AM! This program is for kids K-5th grade.
Parent Preschool Sunday school is also available for preschoolers. Stay with your child to play, sing, hear a Bible story and make a craft together. This is a fun way to grow in faith together and meet other families.
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7-8th Grade Confirmation Classes
Class Wednesdays, starting Sep 13, 6:30PM @Fellowship Hall
With confirmation classes students in 7-8th grade are given the opportunity to reaffirm the promises made at baptism and not only achieve a milestone in their faith life, but begin a more mature faith walk. The class fee is $25 per child.
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BIBLE STUDY GROUPS
Sunday Adult Forum: An Outsider's View of Lutheranism
Sun, Sep 10-Oct 15, 9:30AM @Meeting Room
Adult Forum kicks off the year on September 10 in the Meeting Room with ‘An Outsiders View of Lutheranism’. How better to do a look at our own church body than via a non-Lutheran visiting one of our churches and engaging in probing conversation. This 6-week video-based series, led by Dale Rudy, will be both entertaining and enlightening. No need to register, just show up.
Wednesday Morning Women’s Bible Study
Wednesdays, Sep 6-Nov 22, 9:00-10:30AM @Fellowship Hall
All women are invited to join us for this 12-session study on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians! Is there anything more elegant than a wedding? Candles bathe a chapel in gold. Groomsmen and bridesmaids descend the aisles with bouquets of newness. And the groom stands at the front, longing for that moment his bride will appear and step toward him to start their new life together. In Ephesians, Paul reminds us that Jesus is also longing for the day he will be united with the church—his bride in all her beauty. Paul's letter celebrates the beauty of the church and gives us wonderful examples and overviews of a Christian life. Paul shows us how to walk worthy of Christ as we live our life for God. His focus on the beauty of the church reminds us that through salvation we become a part of God's family: a place where we can experience true belonging. If you have not attended this Bible study group before or if you’ll need childcare, please contact Laura Klein at plklein79@yahoo.com.
Saturday Morning Men’s Bible Study: Strong Men of the Bible
Sat, Sep 2-Oct 7, 8:00-9:30AM @Fellowship Hall
What is Integrity? How does God’s Word define it? Guys – join the Saturday Mens’ Bible study over the next 6 weeks to delve into these questions and study the lives of six men who, although human, came to be role models of integrity with God’s molding. Whether an ‘everyman’ like Jacob or a man of supernatural strength like Samson, the Bible tells the story of many men used especially by God. This Bible study will use Scripture lessons and stories to teach about themes like obedience, equality, humility, fear, suffering, and more. Donuts and coffee and available. Want to know more? Contact Elvin Harms at elvinharms@ilcsbatavia.org.
Wednesday Evening Women’s Bible Study
Wednesdays, Sep 6-Nov 22, 6:30-8:00PM @Library
All women are invited to join us for a 12-session study on Peter’s survival manual in 1&2 Peter. Has your peace been stolen? Dreams crushed? Hope lost? Life has a way of not turning out the way we want. The disciple Peter knew what it was like to go through tough times. He endured threats, punishment, time in jail, beatings, and false words. He had seen enough to know how to stay strong in tough times. So he wrote a manual to show how we should act and respond when life isn’t fair. Peter’s counsel may surprise you. But it may be just what you need to sustain you when you find that you are between a rock and a hard place. If you haven’t attended this Bible study group before or if you have questions, please contact Erica Ciro at eciro65@gmail.com.
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Websites
For more information about Immanuel visit our websites:
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The Word of God is at the foundation of all we do. We welcome and equip people to follow Christ and live authentic faith. We are a family that demonstrates our faith in Christ by the way we love, support, and teach one another. |
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Church 630 879 7163, 8-4 PM
School 630 406 0157, 8-4 PM
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