Sunday School Angel Tree Gifts

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 two angels! We will be taking all the kids shopping on Saturday, December 10th 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. We also applied for Thrivent Action Team dollars so will be receiving $250.00 to help purchase gifts. We hope that we will be able to buy twice as many gifts this year! After shopping we will be going to Godfather's for dinenr and then Christmas Caroling. We will be meeting at 9:30 am inside the Huron Walmart Pharmacy doors to shop, will eat at Godfather's at 11:00 (room is reserved) and then Christmas carol at Stoneybrook Suites at noon followed by caroling at Armand & Lenora's and Velda's. Everyone is welcome to join us on this fun adventure for just a part or all of it...you won't regret joining us!! Feel free to contact Jodi if you have any questions!

Confirmation will be held at 6:30 pm on Wednesday at Immanuel.

Ruth Circle will meet at 7:30 pm on Wednesday at Immanuel.

Christmas Eve dress rehearsal will be held on Sunday, December 18th at 10:00 am...if you can't make it Christmas Eve feel free to join us for dress rehearsal.

"Twas the Night Before" Sunday School Christmas Eve program will be held on Christmas Eve night at 6:30 pm. 

90th Surprise Birthday Party for Lenora Peskey

 Lenora Peskey's family is hosting a surprise 90th birthday party for Lenora on Saturday, November 12th at the Elks in Huron from 2:00-4:00 pm. No gifts please! (She will know about the party before that day, but for now keep it a secret!)

Armand & Lenora Peskey will also be celebrating their 72nd anniversary on November 8th.

Betty Puterbaugh is hosting Ruth circle on Thursday, November 17th at 7:30 pm at the church.

Doug and Mona Zeeck are celebrating 40 years of wedded bliss this year!! Please join them at St. Pat's Hall in Cavour, on Saturday, November 5 from 5:00-7:00 pm to celebrate!

Immanuel is collecting kitchen supplies for our fall mission project for the Jan Manolis Safe House. They do not have to be new, but in good shape. There will be a box in the back of the church for donations.

Please keep the confirmation students in your prayers as they study God's word. Katie, Kelby & Lexi are the confirmands from Immanuel.

The first Saturday night service for this winter will be held on Saturday, November 26th. Sunday School will be held at 5:00 pm with church following at 6:00 pm. This will be in place of the 8:00 am Sunday morning service.

Doug & Mona's 40th Anniversary Celebration

Doug and Mona Zeeck are celebrating 40 years of wedded bliss this year!! Please join them at St. Patrick's Hall in Cavour, on Saturday, November 5 from 5:00-7:00 pm to celebrate!

Immanuel is collecting kitchen supplies for our fall mission project for the Jan Manolis Safe House. They do not have to be new, but in good shape. There will be a box in the back of the church for donations.

Confirmation will be held this week at the Artesian Community Center at 6:30 pm. Please keep the confirmation students in your prayers as they study God's word. Katie, Kelby & Lexi are the confirmands from Immanuel.

The first Saturday night service for this winter will be held on Saturday, November 26th. Sunday School will be held at 5:00 pm with church following at 6:00 pm. This will be in place of the 8:00 am Sunday morning service.

Also, a great big THANK YOU to Marti for sharing your musical talent with us every Sunday!

Scavenger Hunt Food Drive - THANK YOU!!!

Kelby, Lexi, Kali, Kera, Kenna, Katie & Wyatt

  What an amazing night...so many generous friends! We started around 4:30 north of the church and 80+ miles later we finished in Huron around 7:00. We had a yummy supper at Godfather's and then delivered the food at 8:00...they were expecting us! We received donations from over 30 families and everyone was so generous! They told us that we collected more food than most of the in town food drives collect...so they were super excited and made the kids super excited too! After unloading the items they gave us a tour of the Salvation Army and we got to see all of the food in the food pantry & freezers. They also explained how they distribute the food that they receive.

                                  

They were as follows: 15 soups, 2 cans of fruit, 68 cans of vegetables, 35 cans of meat/beef stew, 5 cans tuna, 3 spaghetti sauces, 2 boxes of tissues, shampoo and soap, 6 honey, 4 peanut butter, 2 jelly, 7 pancake mixes, 1 syrup, 10 oatmeal, 2 cereals, 2 Jell-o, 1 shredded cheese, 34 boxes stuffing, 12 bags of dry rice/pasta/beans, 2 dried soup mix, 13 instant potatoes, 3 boxes Rice-a-Roni, 13 macaroni & cheese, 2 Hamburger Helper, 6 canned milks, 9 cake mixes, 7 flour/sugar/brown sugar, 9 ketchup/mustard/mayo/dressing/bbq, 2 coffees, 1 fruit juice, 8 kool-aid mixes, 1 taco shell, 1 popcorn, 1 candy, 1 fruit, 2 gravy mixes and $25.00. They collected 264 items (102 more than last year) to earn a total of 12,975 scavenger hunt points, 2,940 more points than last year!! We also applied to be a Thrivent Action Team and were approved so we will be receiving $250 debit card to purchase more food items for the food pantry as soon as we receive it!!! 

 

Kera & Wyatt telling Lexi what they collected so could be added to our tally sheet

Kera, Kenna, Katie & Kelby with some goodies

Jodi & a great group of youth!!

Food pantry volunteer showing youth what they do when food is donated

THANK YOU for all your donations!!!

In the food pantry...looking at what each family of 2 gets

Singing HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Armand when we stopped

 

Ackley Bell's Baptism

Immanuel celebrated Ackley's baptism this morning

Proud mom & dad watching their son be baptized

Grandma Gayle singing a beautiful song to Ackley

Pastor Josh and Ackley

Ackley's sponsor Tessah read her favorite verse to him - Jeremiah 29:11

Reminders:
The 4th-7th grade Sunday School students will be doing their annual scavenger hunt food drive on Friday, October 28th. We will start at Wintle's around 4:30 pm and will work our way south around the country and end up in Huron by 7:00 pm. The collected items will be donated to the Salvation Army Food Pantry. If you will not be home please let Jodi know so we do not go to your house.

You are invited to wear red next Sunday for Reformation Sunday.

Immanuel will be collecting kitchen supplies for our fall mission project for the Jan Manolis Safe House. They do not have to be new, but in good shape. There will be a box in the back of the church for donations.

Kitchen Supplies Collection & Updated Work Group List

When Jean Wormstadt delivered 25 fleece blankets to the Jan Manolis safe house last week, she asked what else they could use. They said they could always use kitchen supplies. Therefore, Immanuel will be collecting kitchen supplies for our fall mission project. They do not have to be new, but in good shape. There will be a box in the back of the church for donations.

The WELCA work group list has been updated. The work groups are as follows:
Group 1: Judy, Joyce, Carol, Gayle, June & Donna K.
Group 2: Jean, Millie, Susan, Betty, Jan & Fran
Group 3: Mona, Donna D. LaVaye, Linda, Susan, Marlene, Deanna & Janet
Group 4: Jodi, Angel, Kerry, Melissa, Michelle, Krista & April

Scavenger Hunt Food Drive

The 4th-7th grade Sunday School students will be doing a scavenger hunt food drive again on Friday, October 28th. We will start at Wintle's around 4:30 pm and will work our way south around the country and end up in Huron by 7:00 pm. 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 10,035 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. Also, if you know you will not be home please let Jodi know so we do not stop at your house.
Thank you in advance for helping us "Can Hunger!"