Angel Tree Gifts & Announcements

On Friday, Sunday School children and their parents from Immanuel Lutheran, rural Iroquois, purchased items for kids on the Salvation Army Angel Tree. The Sunday School children asked the congregation for donations and since they were so generous, they were each able to adopt an angel that was their age and purchase a gift for them. The kids had so much fun picking out presents and learned how important giving to others was! After shopping, they enjoyed supper together and then went caroling at StoneyBrook Suites Assisted Living and to a couple of our elderly church members’ houses. This morning, they got to show & tell the congregation what they purchased for their angel before delivering the presents. They cannot wait until next year to do it again. THANK YOU FOR DONATING!!!!

 Announcements:

 - Synod Council representatives joined us for worship this morning & gave a presentation

 - Immanuel Council this Tuesday at 7:00 pm

 - Confirmation at Parsonage this Wednesday at 7:00 pm

 - Next service is at 6:00 pm on Saturday night with Sunday School at 5:00 pm

 - Please keep Carol Metter in your prayers as she will be having a total ankle   replacement on Wednesday.

 - Donations of wrapping paper and bows/ribbons are being collected for Social Services in Huron to wrap Christmas gifts for the foster children. A basket is in the back of  the church.

 - WELCA is collecting non-perishable food items for our local food pantries. A tote is located in the back of the church.

 - Sunday School children are busy practicing for their Christmas Eve program so please join us at 6:30 on Christmas Eve...there will be a lot of singing!!!

Thankoffering Service

WELCA will be having their Thankoffering service at the December 13th evening service.  A separate offering will be collected.

Announcements for week of 11/23/14

Church is at 9:30 this week with Sunday School following at 10:30!

There will be a short WELCA meeting following our 9:30 service this Sunday to discuss end of the year monetary donations and WELCA board positions that will be up for re-election.

Community Thanksgiving worship will be held at Trinity in Carthage, Wednesday, November 26th at 7:30 pm. Refreshments will follow service. Confirmation youth need to attend this or another Thanksgiving Service in place of confirmation class.

The Sunday School kids want to adopt angels from the Angel Tree again this year! If you would like to donate money to help purchase gifts you can give it to Jodi. We are hoping that each kid will be able to adopt an angel! We will be taking all the kids shopping on Friday, Dec. 5th to purchase the gifts and they will show everyone at church that following Sunday what they picked out for their angel before delivering the gifts. After shopping we will be going to Godfather's for supper and then Christmas Caroling. Feel free to contact Jodi if you have any questions!

Thank You for Donating to Food Drive

Reminder: Sunday School is at 5:00 and Church is at 6:00 tonight!!

THANK YOU FOR DONATING!

What an amazing night...so many generous friends! We started around 4:30 east of the church and 80+ miles later we finished in Huron around 7:00. We received donations from over 30 families and everyone was so generous! The food pantry was very excited to receive all of our donations. After we unloaded all the food they showed us where all the food is stored and what goes into each basket that is given to the families. Each basket is supposed to last them two months. They also told us that after Christmas the donations will slow down and they will need a lot of donations in June and July because their supply will be very low!

                                           

They were as follows: 11 soups, 12 cans of fruit, 78 vegetables, 5 canned meat, 4 tuna/herring, 6 bottles of honey, 1 peanut butter, 3 oatmeals, 4 cereals, 22 rice & pastas, 1 instant potato, 6 rice-a-roni, 4 macaroni & cheese, 1 hamburger helper, 6 stuffing mixes, 1 box of broth, 1 spaghetti sauce, 1 ramen noodle, 1 hot cocoa, 1 package of coffee filters, 2 turkeys, 1 gravy, 2 cornbread mixes, 4 cake mixes, 2 pizza crust mixes, 1 package toilet paper, 1 package paper towels, 1 package of sliced meat, 1 jar of minced meat, 3 zebra cakes, 1 jar jalapeno peppers, 4 bags of candy, 1 marshmallow, 1 package cookies, 1 pudding, 1 popcorn, 1 apple pie kit and 3 boxes of granola bars. They collected 198 items to earn a total of 10,675 scavenger hunt points (a little less than last year) but are challenging themselves to beat it next year & to collect food this summer for the food pantry!

Thank you,

Lauren, Tessah, Katie, Lexi, Kelby, Jodi & Stephanie

November 16, 2014 Announcements

Reminder ~ Sunday School students will be doing a scavenger hunt food drive for the Salvation Army food pantry again on Friday starting at Wintle's at 4:30 pm and will work our way towards Huron. Any non-perishable items that you donate are greatly appreciated. If you will not be home, but would like to donate you may leave items at the church or talk to Jodi to make other arrangements. Thank you in advance for helping us "Can Hunger!"

Our winter Saturday night services will start this Saturday with our praise band leading the service. Therefore, we will not be having 8:00 am services on Sunday until this spring. Our services will be at 6:00 pm on Saturday night with Sunday School at 5:00 pm.

Confirmation is on Wednesday at Immanuel at 7:00 pm

WELCA is collecting non-perishable food items for our local food pantries. A tote is located in the back of the church.

Donations of wrapping paper and bows/ribbons are being collected for Social Services in Huron to wrap Christmas gifts for the foster children. A basket is in the back of the church.

There will be a general WELCA meeting November 30th following the 9:30 service. We will be discussing end of the year monetary donations and WELCA board positions that will be up for re-election.

Community Thanksgiving worship will be held at Trinity in Carthage, Wednesday, November 26th at 7:30 pm. Refreshments will follow service. Confirmation youth need to attend this or another Thanksgiving Service in place of confirmation class.

Wrapping Paper Needed!

"We're on a roll...of Wrapping Paper that is!! 

Immanuel Lutheran is collecting Christmas and birthday wrapping paper for Social Services, in Huron.  The wrapping paper will be used for the Christmas and birthday gifts for foster children.  If you have an extra roll of paper or bows/ribbon, please bring it to church on November 9.  A basket for donations will be at the back of the church.  Any and all donations are very appreciated to make Christmas and birthdays a little brighter for the foster children.  Thank you everyone!!"

November Newsletter & Announcements

Click here to view the November 2014 Parish Newsletter

There will be Veteran recognition during next Sunday's 9:30 service. There will be fellowship following the service with coffee and donuts being served so Sunday School will be held at 8:30 am. 

The quarterly meeting as been rescheduled for Nov. 16th, following the 11:00 am service.

Sunday School students will be doing a scavenger hunt food drive again on Friday, November 21st. We will start at Wintle's at 4:30 pm and will work our way towards Huron. The collected items will be donated to the Salvation Army Food Pantry. The youth will have a list of items to earn them scavenger hunt points, but any non-perishable items that you donate will be more than appreciated. Last year, they collected 11,225 scavenger hunt points so they hope to get even more this year. If you will not be home, but would like to donate you may leave items at the church or talk to Jodi to make other arrangements. Thank you in advance for helping us "Can Hunger!"