immanuel lutheran church & school · 05/05/2019 · from the pastor’s desk . . . may, 2019...

From the Pastor’s Desk . . .

May, 2019

Immanuel Lutheran Church & School 300 N. Sheridan

Bay City, MI 48708 (989) 893-4088

www.immanuelbaycity.com

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed alleluia!

The Good News of Jesus Christ is a marvelous thing to behold. It was a blessing for me to celebrate Lent and Holy Week with you. The culmination of the season was awesome and I thank God for everyone who helped make our Easter celebrations wonderful. From the flower arrangers to the ushers, sound technician for our broadcasts, the groups who hosted meals, and the volunteers who helped clean and prepare the sanctuary. I am especially thankful to Pastor Jones for his leadership as well as the leadership of our Elders. We at Immanuel have so many people who work hard to share the Gospel in their own way. Everyone has different talents that they willingly use day in and day out to serve our church family and community. I want to thank all of you who volunteer at Im-manuel either in elected positions or in your own way. Pastor Jones and I get to be the face and voice of Immanuel but I am very aware that it is because of all of the hard work that you put in on a regular basis that makes our job such a joy. What we do is all about proclaiming the Good News of life and salvation in Jesus Christ. From our school to our Sunday school this is our main focus. With that in mind I want to invite you to a special opportunity coming up this summer. Mark Saturday August 3

rd in your calendar. On the morning of the 3

rd Immanuel along

with Zion- Bay City will be hosting Here We Ride, a bicycling event that is being promot-ed across the LCMS Michigan District. This event will allow participants to ride the Bay City Loop together and if they choose, raise money for projects or ministries of their con-gregation and our district. Like other “a-thon” events participants can gather pledges for however many miles they ride. The pledges will then be gathered and 50% will come back to their local LCMS congregation and 50% will be donated to the Here We Stand campaign of the Michigan District, which supports scholarships for new church workers, grants for new evangelism ministries, the endowment of the Michigan District, and inter-national ministries. But you don’t have to fundraise to participate. If you just want to get out and ride together with friends that is wonderful. Some of you are probably thinking, there is no way I’m getting out there on a bike. That’s not a problem at all, we are looking for volunteers to man tables with water, snacks, rout maps, and information on the trail itself. We will also need volunteers to help with a “hot-dog BBQ lunch” for riders when they get back and refreshments in the morning when they register. There are a number of other volunteer opportunities that are a little more behind the scenes. Just let me know that you are interested in helping. If you are not available on August 3

rd, but would

like to support the ride please consider making a pledge to one of our riders or visit the website below to make a donation for the event. Look for paper registration information soon in the narthex and upcoming newsletters. You can register right now online at michigandistrict.org/HereWeRide

Happy Easter, Pastor Garcia

Rev. Kevin Jones

Rev. Chris Garcia

May Service Assistants † Saturday, May 4 Sunday, May 5 Elder: Dennis Metevia Elder: Brandon Kern Usher: Robert Samyn Usher: John Nyquist / Cole Pennel Communion Asst: Randy Tomke Acolyte: Brendan Bachman Broadcast: Karen Couture Broadcast: Becky Trinklein Greeters: Steve & Linda Guster Greeters: Nancy Greene and Sophia Stein Fellowship: Sunday School Staff

† Midweek Communion Service

Wednesday, May 8 at 1:30pm

Saturday, May 11 † Sunday, May 12 Elder: Gary Bremer Elder: Layne Scharich Usher: Warren Abbs Usher: Amber Storey Broadcast: Tom Jacobs Communion Asst: Dennis Datte Greeters: Debby Gruber Acolyte: Hannah VanOoteghem Broadcast: Gary Bremer Greeters: The Breen Family Fellowship: Pat Fulkersin

† Saturday, May 18 Witness to the Faith Sunday, May 19 Confirmation Sunday Elder: Ian Mills Elder: Robert Ricker Usher: Dave Howard Usher: Gordy Bushong / Kylin Ardahl Communion Asst: Dan Kretchman Communion Asst: B. Young / L. Scharich Broadcast: Dan Kretchman Acolyte: Emma Haynes Greeters: Bill & MaryLou Hoffman Broadcast: Becky Trinklein Greeters: Kerry & Mary Kay Jezak Fellowship: Confirmation Brunch

Saturday, May 25 † Sunday, May 26 Elder: Dennis Metevia Elder: Ian Mills Usher: Robert Samyn Usher: John Nyquist / Cole Pennel Broadcast: Karen Couture Communion Asst: Dan Kretchman Greeters: Bunn Howard & Audrey Jankens Acolyte: Sarah Mills Broadcast: Gary Bremer Greeters: Fellowship: Memorial Day Weekend

May Altar Guild Schedule May 4: Karen Andrzejewski, Kathy Billmeier, Lois Larson May 11: Edna Meyer, Marilyn Reedy May 18: Pat Felske, Pat Fulkersin, Diana Hadaway May 25: Karen Andrzejewski, Kathy Billmeier, Lois Larson

Group C has officially retired from Altar Guild. The schedule will rotate every 3 weeks until such time as another group is put together to fill the 4th weekend. Thank you

all for your service to Immanuel.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

5:15pm Blended Choir

2 1:00pm

Cards 3:15pm

Staff Bible Study 6:30pm

Adult Choir

3 4

5:00pm Communion

5 8:45am

Christian Educ. 10:00am Worship

11:00am Voter’s Meeting

6

7:00pm All Boards

7 9:00am

Women’s Bible Study

8 1:30pm

Midweek Communion


9

1:00pm Cards

10 11

5:00pm Worship

12 8:45am

Adult Bible Study

10:00am

Communion

13

6:30pm Friendship Guild Hosts Ladies Aid

14 9:00am


15


16

1:00pm Cards

17

Newsletter Deadline

Witness to 18 the Faith

5:00pm

Communion

19 Confirmation

8:45am Adult Bible Study

10:00am Communion

20

7:00pm Church Council

21 9:00am


22


23

1:00pm Cards

24

No School

Church Office

Closed

25

5:00pm Worship

26 8:45am

Adult Bible Study

10:00am

Communion

27

Memorial Day

Church Office Closed

28 9:00am


29


30

1:00pm Cards

31

May 2019

→ → → → → 8th Grade travels to Washington DC → → → →

Monday, May 13

at 6:30pm

“From Betsy Wetsy to Barbie: A History of Dolls and the Joy they Bring.”

Carolyn Johnson, from the Timbertown Dollology Club, takes us down memory land and shares her collection of dolls from the 1800’s through the present. You are encour-aged to bring a doll or two from your childhood to add to the conversation. Tea and fancy dessert bites will be served.

Hostesses: All Friendship Guild Members

Awards or Special Achievements

Degree earned (if applicable)

Future Plans

This information is pub-lished in the June news-letter. All information needs to be submitted by May 13. Also, would you consider submitting a graduation photo so we may add them to the “Graduation Display” in the narthex for June 8 & 9

The Board of Youth Minis-try requests information regarding the 2019 High School, College, and Vo-cational School Gradu-ates from December 2018 through August 2019.

Please supply the church office with the following information:

Graduates Name

Where the student is graduating from

“Graduation Recognition Weekend”. All graduates are asked to attend one of the services and to wear your gowns as part of this special celebration of the new and exciting path you are about to venture into.

Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to recog-nize this memorable event in your lives!

Congratulations Graduates!

Annual Combined Gathering ~ Ladies Aid & Friendship Guild

Graduation—2019

Your Donations are the Sweetest Forms of Kindness

Your generosity allows so many wonderful programs and ministries to continue to thrive at Immanuel, thank you for always—always meeting our minis-try needs.

Together, we lift high the name of Jesus as we share His redeeming love, forgiveness and hope to the many people we are privileged to touch as part of Immanuel’s mission.

Thank you! Miss Betsy

I want to take a moment to send out a truly heart-felt thank you to the nu-merous individuals, fami-lies and friends of Imman-uel for the countless times you have offered financial support, food and candy donations and so much more when I have put the call out for help.

“Together, we

lift high the

name of

Jesus…..”

Christian Education

Adult Christian Education Bible Studies Sunday Mornings Multi Purpose Room 8:45-9:45am Jan Rau, Class Facilitator

May Studies ACTS (Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9) Sunday, May 12: God’s Servant Stephen Sunday, May 19: Phillip and the Ethiopian Sunday, May 26: The Conversion of Paul Plan to join with others for a topical Bible discussion in the Book of Acts. With each week opening up a new area to explore the early church, you will discover how God touched the lives of various individuals to spread the Gos-pel message. You will also draw parallels to the call in today’s world to reach out and teach this life saving mes-sage of hope, forgiveness and eternal salvation. (Note: On May 12 and 26 class will take place in the Multi Pur-pose Room and on May 19, class will be held in Conference Room B in the Fellowship Hall.) Reminder: Wednesday Evening Bible Discussion / Small Group Study Led by: Pastor Chris Garcia To resume on Wednesday evening, May 7 at 6:15pm Located at the Garcia Home Youth Bible Study to Conclude This Month Sunday, May 5 8:45-9:45am Cupcakes and Conversation w/Bible Study Review We have had an incredible year filled with “Digging Deep” into God’s Word. We now find ourselves once again at the time of the year to review and celebrate all that we have learned. Plan to meet with your fellow classmates for a fun filled Sunday Morning on May 5th as we conclude another year of Youth Bible Study. Answers in Genesis 3 Week Video Based Bible Discussion Study Wednesday Evening 6:00-7:00pm May 8, 15, 22 Pastor Kevin Jones, Class Facilitator Multi Purpose Room

May 8: Science Confirms the Bible May 15: Noah’s Flood May 22: The Last Adam Answers in Genesis is one of the foremost apologetics ministries in the world today. In this 3 week series, partici-pants will take a look at how science affirms the Bible, the facts of the world-wide flood and the final victory through the Last Adam, Jesus Christ. From the first words of Scripture, “In the beginning, God created the heav-ens and the earth;” God, in His divine wisdom of love for mankind had a plan of redemption. Join with others for an intriguing and informative view through video presentation from the Answers in Genesis ministry—facilitated by Pastor Jones. (Note: Each evening’s class length will vary depending on time of video and subsequent Q & A.)

Celebrating the Blessing of Children

Kingdom Kids Closing Awards Ceremony Sunday, May 5 ~ 8:45 - 9:30am

Sponsored by: Immanuel Kingdom Kids Teaching Staff For All Sunday School Children and their Parents

Cupcakes, Juice and Coffee to be served

Jesus said, “Let the children come to Me and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of Heaven be-longs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14 We are once again at that time of the year where we find ourselves having to say, “Good-bye” to your little ones for a while as the summer months grace our lives. Your children have grown so greatly in their knowledge and devotion to their Lord and Savior; we are so excited for them! It has been wonderful to be part of their faith-filled walk with Jesus. Each year, the teaching staff comes together to lift high the name of Jesus and bring a greater understanding of His redeeming love to your children. We feel this past academic year has been a reflection of individual student growth, as well as a solid group exploration into new and ex-citing ways to learn about God. Thank you for the privilege and blessing to be part of your children’s lives in the study of God’s Word. Your children mean so much to us and we thank you for allowing them to be part of this special ministry for children at Immanuel Lutheran Church. God’s blessings to your family as we part for a short while over the joy-filled and carefree summer months. Please remember to encourage your children to continue in their understanding and devotion to their Heavenly Father through worship opportunities on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings at Immanuel. We greatly look forward to seeing your children re-turn to us in the fall when Kingdom Kids return on Sunday, September 8th. Kingdom Kid’s Staff: Miss Kelsie, Miss Laurine, Miss Lucia, Miss Diana, Miss Stacy, Mr. Chris, Miss Kim, Miss Jan, and Miss Betsy.

Don’t Forget!! Your children have another opportunity to learn even more about Jesus during:

VBS—ROAR Dates: Monday through Friday evenings—June 24-28

Time: 5:00-8:00pm Ages: Preschool (age 3) through students entering Grade 6

No Cost—Supper Meal Included!

May God Bless and Keep you until we see one another again!

Confirmation Weekend Celebrations

Confirmation 2019

Witness of Faith Questioning—Saturday, May 18 at 5:00pm Confirmation Celebration—Sunday, May 19 at 10:00am

Confirmation Sunday Agenda

8:20am: Meet in church for Individual Portraits and Group Pictures provided by Bradford Studios (please wear your Confirmation Gowns)

9:00-9:45am: Confirmation Brunch and Recognition

10:00am: Confirmation Service with First Communion On Sunday, May 19, twelve young people will become communicant members of Immanu-el Lutheran Church.

The year’s confirmands are: Wyatt Armbruster, Brendan Bachman, Ethan Burrows, Tyler DuRussel,

Sawyer Kalinowski, Kayleigh LaPlant, Sarah Mills, Ellie Minkina, Cole Pennell, Landon Sella, Hannah VanOoteghem, and Cole VanParis

These twelve students have met with Immanuel’s Board of Elders for review and question-ing and will have the opportunity to witness their faith on Saturday, May 18 during the 5:00pm worship service. This special “Witnessing of Faith” will once again remind us, as a congregation, of the responsibility of teaching and encouraging our young people to remain faithful in their Christian faith. It also presents us an opportunity to review our knowledge of the Christian faith and Lutheran Doctrine, as well as demonstrating that these children were born into the family of God through the sacrament of Holy Baptism. On Sunday, May 19, during the 10:00am worship service, these young adults will become communicant members of Immanuel Lutheran Church upon the rite of Confirmation. Parents, please note: All students along with parents, family members and sponsors need to be at church by 8:20am on Confirmation Day, May 19 for pictures followed by a confirmation brunch, recognition and gifts. Please wear your gowns; boutonnieres will be provided.

Sunday, May 19

8:45-9:50am

Multi Purpose Room

“A special fellowship hour for all confirmands

and their families and sponsors.”

Hosted by: Immanuel Board of Youth and

Immanuel’s 7th Grade 2020 Confirmand

students

This year, Immanuel’s commitment to Confirma-

tion instruction and Chris-tian growth will be high-lighted as part of Confir-mation on Sunday, May 19. Prior to this service, all confirmands with their families and sponsors will have the opportunity to take pictures, (professional portraits will be taken as well), share special moments, join for a brunch and gift distribu-tion as part of the 2019 Confirmation Celebration at Immanuel. The mem-

bers of the 2020 Confir-mation class, along with Immanuel’s Board of Youth will be hosting this fellowship brunch. All members of Immanuel are welcome to attend this special fellowship brunch. All members of Immanuel are welcome to attend this special fellow-ship hour to offer words of encouragement and con-gratulations to the Confir-mation class of 2019.

For those individuals who are part of these desig-nated VBS station areas: lead teaching staff & builders, please mark down these 2 important dates so that we can once again offer a week spent in God’s Word that chil-dren have come to look forward to. If you would like to be part of this joy-ous children’s summer ministry program, please

May 9 at 6:30pm Lead Teacher—Teacher Aids Plan-ning Meeting

May 23 at 6:00pm Dreamscape Building and Assembly Meet-ing (please bring spongy brushes to glue backdrops)

give me a call at 893-4088, Thank you! Miss Betsy

Confirmation Fellowship Social

VBS May Meeting Dates

Confirmation Reminders for the Class of 2019

6:00pm—Pizza Supper with Ladies Aid Prayer Partners & Immanuel’s 8th Grade Graduates

6:30pm—Confirmation Day run through (Gowns distributed)

Sunday, May 19:

8:20am SHARP Meet in church for individ-ual pictures and group portrait. Wear your

gowns.

8:30am Professional group and individual portraits will be taken in church by Brad-ford Studios.

9:00am - Confirmation brunch and recognition

10:00am—Confirmation Service with First Com-munion

Saturday, May 18:

3:50-4:45pm—Witness of Faith questions / practice and run through. You need to be in church at 3:45pm sharp. We will begin practice promptly at 3:50pm

5:00pm—Worship Ser-vice. Witness of Faith Questioning during the Worship Service

“Please place this

agenda on your

family calendars

at home as a

reminder of dates

and times for

your upcoming

Confirmation

practices and

events.”

Attention 2020 Public School Confirmation Students

Special Voter’s Meetings

May is Confirmation Month

Time to start thinking about your Son or Daughter’s upcoming Confirmation Class

Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom.

Colossians 3:16

May God direct and lead you in such as time as this when your young adult now has the privilege to attend confirmation classes. As a family in Christ redeemed, I want to encourage you to make every effort in allow-ing your child to begin and continue his or her spiritual growth in the study of God’s Word through confirmation instruction classes. With a complete and thorough study of the Lutheran doctrine, your son or daughter will now take steps into their personal growth as a young Christian adult. As a parent, you are allowing your chil-dren the great gift of confirmation instruction and with that, the joy found in being a “child of God”. Beginning on September 8, Public School Confirmation Classes will meet on Sunday mornings at 8:45am at Immanuel Lutheran School in the 7th grade classroom. If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to call me at the church office 893-4088. Once again, I encourage you as a parent to plant the seeds of a faith-filled walk through confirmation instruction. As the months draw closer to September, more information will be coming your way. For now, please start thinking about this rite of passage for your son or daughter’s as part of their Christian faith. God’s Blessings to your family as you find in celebrating a new season of Christian growth and development with your son or daughter. In His leading, Betsy Bourassa PA in Christian Education and Youth Ministries

Special Voter's Meetings are scheduled for Sunday, April 28 and Sunday, May 5 following worship to vote on proposed changes to our Constitution and By-Laws. For details about these changes, Informational Meetings will take place on Tuesday, April 23 and Thursday, April 25 (both at 7PM in the MP Room).

Stewardship News

Becoming Money Wise

“So if you’ve not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?”

(Luke 16:11) In your daily life, money plays a major role. Because so much of life revolves around money and much of God’s Word speaks about money and possessions, you, as God’s steward, need to spend time in learning how to become a better steward of it. Whether God gives you little or lots of money, God expects you to manage it faithfully for Him. If you are wise and faithful with the money that He entrusts to you, you will one day hear God’s words, “Well done, good and faithful servant” (Matthew 25:21). To “Become Money Wise,” you need to be wise in the following five areas: (This month areas 3, 4 and 5 are presented.) 3. Becoming a Disciplined Saver As a Christian, a beginning goal is to allocate your money in a 10-10-80 ratio: give 10 percent, save 10 percent, and live on the remaining 80 percent. After you give the Lord His firstfruits, you put the second 10 percent in savings. Through a methodical discipline of putting money aside for the future, you develop a re-serve of money for current emergencies and put yourself in a better position to accomplish your short- and long-term goals as well as increase your ability to give. To make future goals possible, current sacrifices may need to be made. Perhaps you find the 10-10-80 Plan an impossible goal at this time, but the principle still works. Start by giving 5%, saving 5%, and using the remainder for your living expenses. Discipline is key and will pay you rich rewards. In time, little by little, you can increase the percentage you give and save, even surpassing the 10-10-80 mark! Maybe your goal is 20-20-60! Becoming a Smart Spender If you desire to give generously and save a lot, you need to keep your spending under control. With limited resources, your lifestyle choices will be a major factor in whether or not you will meet your financial goals as well as your giving and saving objectives. A key to financial freedom and security is to spend less on your lifestyle than you can afford. Unfortu-nately, most people find that, as their incomes increase, so do their needs and wants. Don’t be tempted to spend more just because you have more to spend. If you can stay focused on your goals, you will be able to spend less while still meeting your needs and the needs of those who are depending on you. 4. Becoming a Smart Spender If you desire to give generously and save a lot, you need to keep your spending under control. With lim-ited resources, your lifestyle choices will be a major factor in whether or not you will meet your financial goals as well as your giving and saving objectives. A key to financial freedom and security is to spend less on your lifestyle than you can afford. Unfortu-nately, most people find that, as their incomes increase, so do their needs and wants. Don’t be tempted to spend more just because you have more to spend. If you can stay focused on your goals, you will be able to spend less while still meeting your needs and the needs of those who are depending on you. 5. Becoming a Debt-free Steward Scripture does not forbid you from borrowing money, but it does discourage it. “The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender” (Proverbs 22:7), wrote Solomon, the wise teacher. Each time you take on debt, you give up some of your freedom to a creditor. In essence, when a creditor or lender says, “Jump,” you ask, “How high?” Despite God’s warnings, we tend to let our dependence on debt contin-ue to grow.

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During the month of March, Immanuel’s Food Pantry provided food for 8 families made up of 12 adults and 17 children. Our volunteers packed enough food for them to make 285 meals. The volunteers of the Food Pantry are so grate-ful to members of our church who get the local grocery ads and share the items that are on sale with the pantry so they can

stock up on the bargains. If anyone sees a good buy, please feel free to call Karen Couture at 894-0279 and let her know. Items that are needed this month are bars of soap, dish detergent and brown paper grocery bags. We want to thank every-

one for helping with this

worthwhile cause.

News From The Food Pantry

Grounds Beautification

Operation Hope and Care

be a box at the back of the church for anyone wishing to donate any of the following items. We extend a thank you to everyone supporting this program.

Toothbrush & Toothpaste Brush & Comb Body Wash Deodorant (Men & Women) Anti-Bacterial Liquid Soap

Tissues Lip Balm Socks (Men, Women & Children) Shaving Cream Disposable Razors Tampons Hand or Body Lotion Shampoo & Conditioner

Anti-Bacterial Wipes

During the month of May, the Board of Social Minis-try is asking parish mem-bers to support a drive to collect personal items for individuals staying at the Good Samaritan Rescue Mission. Every person that enters the mission receives a bag of person-al hygiene items. This is one way we can help the homeless. During the month of May, there will

“Thank you for

supporting this

much needed

program!”

Join us Saturday, May 4 and Saturday, May 11, 8 a.m.- noon to clean and weed the grounds around the church and school. If you can only join us for an hour that would be wonderful. We have a lot of grounds to weed and prune at the Church and School and the more help we have the more we can accomplish in a short time. This is an oppor-tunity for high school students to earn volunteer hours. Please bring your own garden-ing supplies. Tree trimming tools are also needed. We plan on planting the Wednes-day before Confirmation Day, May 15

th at 9 am. Rainout date will be Thursday May

16th. Mulch will be spread Saturday, May 18 starting at 8 am. Contact Sharon Metevia

at 893-9911 or Laurie Allison at 892-7265 if you have questions or suggestions to help with the project.

If you would like to donate to help cover expenses, please turn in your donations to the church office in an envelope labeled ‘Flowers’ by Sunday May 12

th. Thank you in ad-

vance for your support in this effort.

Vacation Bible School—- - NEXT MONTH!

ROAR

“Life is WiLd—God is Good”

Monday through Friday evenings June 24-28 ~ 5:00-8:00pm

Light Supper Meal Included ~ No Cost for any Student Open to all children ages: Preschool (age 3) through Students entering grade 6 in the fall.

(Featuring a Friday night—Wild Adventure Outdoor Hot Dog BBQ)

Registration is open and ongoing throughout this month You will be able to find registration forms in the narthex.

Fill out the form and drop it off in the church or school office to assure your child a spot at ROAR!!

I want to remind everyone of the needs that are presently facing our staff for this wonderful 5 night children’s outreach ministry program:

Staffing Needs:

Kitchen Help

Preschool Aids

Registration (this is only for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 4-5:30pm)

Set up team on Saturday, June 22 (time will be announced next month)

Tear Down Team (Friday, June 28 at 8:00pm)

Youth students grades 6-12 to serve as Crew Leaders)

PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING FOOD OR FINANCIAL DONATIONS:

Daily Food Items Needed:

24 loaves of white bread

(This is a 2 night meal request): Packages of bologna (160 individual slices for one night and another 160 slices for the second night.) Total of 320 slices needed.

23 packs of hot dogs (160 needed)

23 (8 pack) of hot dog buns

3 cases of nacho chips (Gordon’s)

2 large cans of nacho cheese (Gordon’s)

2 large cans of cheddar cheese (Gordon’s)

4 large cans of cheddar cheese (Gordon’s)

15 Ritz Crackers—large boxes

160 slices of American cheese

Multiple containers / boxes of Goldfish crackers

Pretzels

Kool-Aid pre-sweetened drink mixes

20 packs of mini carrot sticks

15 stalks of celery

Seedless Grapes (lots and lots because our kids love these!)

15 bags of Potato chips (plain) Large or Family size

Napkins

Ziplock Sandwich Bags—160 per day x’s 5 days

Ziplock Snack Bags—160 per day x 5 days

Lots and Lots of candy and cookies (PLEASE NO peanut items due to allergies)

Any Gummi type of candy.

Brown Lunch Bags—160 per day x 5 days

What is it? Here We Ride is a FREE single-day bike-riding event that will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2019 to comple-ment and celebrate the efforts of “The Reformation 500” exercise portion of the Here We Stand Campaign. It is being co-hosted by Immanuel Lutheran Church and School and Zion Lutheran Church in Bay City

How does it work? Starting and finishing at Zion in Bay City, you and your family are encouraged to ride the distance you

choose: the Bay City Rail Trail is 9.6-miles (do as many loops as you’d like—or just turn around when it feels right. Serious cyclists may choose to begin their day with snacks and a devotion at 8:00 a.m. while other riders can choose to participate in a pre-ride prayer service and kickoff event at 9 a.m. before the big start at 10 a.m. A come-and-go family picnic will be held at Zion from 11:30-1 p.m. for riders, their families, and the community as they return from their ride.

Here We Ride will take place on the Bay City Rail Trail —a multi-use paved trail that skirts the Saginaw River and wanders through Bay City linking the full range of their community landscapes. There will be plenty of opportunities to rest and enjoy the scenery, with happy volunteers stationed along the route. Eve-ryone can ride (or walk or run) at their own pace.

As mentioned above, Here We Ride is intended to be entirely FREE for ALL PARTICIPANTS. However, participants (and families) are encouraged to collect pledges for the miles they will ride on that day. We ask that you give 50 percent of the money raised to your church or school for its ministry purposes, and the remaining 50 percent to the Here We Stand campaign initiatives. • We ask that all participants register on-line (and include any non-riding friends and family as well).

Questions? For more information or to register, please contact Ray Zavada at [email protected] or Linda Ekong at [email protected], or call the Develop-ment Department at 888.225.2111 Ext. 265 or visit: herewestand.michigandistrict.org/hereweride. People of Hope...Vigorously Making Known the Love of Christ Michigan District of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 3773 Geddes Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105-3098

Informational Meeting: Thursday, May 16 from 6-6:30pm Discussion and Information provided by: Pastor Chris Garcia

Who to attend:

Requesting individuals and families who are interested in finding more about our team partnership with Zion.

Requesting individuals and families who are interested in manning 1 of 4 designated refreshment / rest stations on the route.

Requesting individuals and families interested in helping with preliminary planning for this team event. Present Needs:

We are in need of four (4) 10 x 10 foot canopy tents for our refreshment stations on the bike route.

We are hoping support from our parish as a team effort for this August 3rd event. Plan to attend this preliminary meeting to find out all the exciting details!

Non-Profit Organiza-tion

US Postage PAID

Permit No. 398 Bay City, Michigan

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Bay City, MI 48708 www.immanuelbaycity.com Return Service Requested

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