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Immanuel Lutheran Church, LCMS Sandy, Oregon

Who’s Who at Immanuel …..1

IEC ....................................... 1

LCMS Reading …..…………..2

Who’s Who-Kathy Dunbar....3

A Valentine Devotional ….....4

Altar Guild .……...…………...4

Birthdays ……………….........5

Altar Flowers …..…………....5

“How to Fight Covid . . “ ....6

Finance Summary…………..7

Inc./Exp. To Budget Report.8

Calendar ……………...……...9

“Never Alone”…….…..…...10

Sunday Worship 10:00 AM

Or via Zoom.us

See Immanualsandy.com for

details

Holy Communion

1st and 3rd Sundays

February 2021

IEC

Thank you for your continued prayers for our health and safety. We have managed to keep everyone healthy

as we continue to grow. We will have our largest attendance numbers in February with 18 on Mondays, 19 on Tuesdays, 12 on Wednesdays, 20 on Thursdays and 13 on Fridays. We are only allowed 20 per day so

we are doing very well!!

Katy Rees Director/Lead Teacher

Who’s Who at Immanuel

In these times of being distanced from each other or attending church by Zoom it is refreshing to be able to share stories of our life experiences. Writing or telling of your life story can be a great time of reflection and something that you can share with your family as well as our congregation. This month to start our monthly feature of getting to know each better. Kathy Dunbar has agreed to share her life story, with us, beginning on page three. Michele Riggs

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The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

Newsletter article – February 2021 “I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich" (2 Corinthians 8:8-9). Without commands or even arm-twisting, St. Paul encourages, even challenges, the Church in Corinth to demonstrate the sincerity of their faith by their generosity in giving. He does this because giving generously is a gift of the Spirit given to us through the Gospel. St. Paul wrote: “But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us—see that you also excel in this grace of giving” (2 Corinthians 8:7). In other words, just as we grow in faith and speech and knowledge of eternal things by the Holy Spirit through the Word of God, so also do we grow in giving from the same Spirit through the same Word. The problem is that the grace of generosity often grows cold in us. It’s not so much that we stop giving, but we don’t put it first. We treat it like all the other bills that must be paid. It becomes a chore, just one more thing to check off a list of things to do. That empties it of its spiritual power and robs us of the joy that Christ and the Scriptures assign to it. On top of that, since this generosity is linked to faith and knowledge of divine things, a lack of excelling in giving is sure sign that our faith and knowledge of God are under attack as well. Thus St. Paul points to the foundation of generosity: the generosity of Christ Himself. Even though He was rich, He became poor so that we who are poor might become rich. Thus, the incarnation, suffering, and death of our Lord on the cross is the reason, source, and driving force for our generosity in giving to the church. And since Christ who was rich became poor so that we might be rich in His grace—of which generous giving is part—so we also who are rich in His grace can excel in pressing His grace into service toward the gracious work of the church. Pay attention to what you give to the church so that you may excel at it. And if you find that your heart has grown cold or indifferent toward it, immerse yourself in God’s Word. Read it at home. Attend Bible Class. Hear and listen to it preached in the Divine Service. Be reminded of what Christ has done for you in His incarnation, suffering, and death. For this will strengthen your faith and knowledge. And where that excels, so will the grace of giving excel also.


Hi! My name is Kathy Dunbar. I was born Kathleen Grace Dooley on Nov. 30, 1948, in Moline, Illinois. I was the first born child of Altha and Kenneth Dooley, who proceeded to add a son and 8 more daughters to the family over the next 12 years. We signed our Christmas cards “The Dozen Dooleys”! My Dad was an electrician who eventually owned Dooley Electric Motor Service in Bryan, Ohio. By the time I entered 3rd grade, I had lived in Moline, ILL; Ft. Wayne, IND; Bryan, OH (where we lived across the street from Trinity Lutheran Church and became life-time Lutherans), and rural Edgerton, OH, where we stayed put. Edgerton is a small town of 2000 people, where everyone knows everyone. I loved growing up in the country. My childhood was filled with rivers and fields, bikes and skates, croquet and “Annie Annie Over”, books and piano, cats, dogs, ducks, and a pony named Pretty Fellow. Not much money but lots of laughter and love. I always knew I wanted to be a teacher… I taught my sisters “school” from handmade workbooks on the covered porch of our big country farm house every summer. At school, I could be ME, and not just “one of those Dooley kids.” I did well in school, and continued going all my life. I earned my B.A. Degree and Secondary Language Arts Teaching License from Augustana College (a Lutheran College) in Rock Island, Illinois. I wanted to be an elementary teacher, but you needed 6 credits in P.E., and I was terrible at sports… secondary education only required 2 credits in P.E., so I went that route! I taught Junior High School for 3 yrs. In 1974, I married Dave Dunbar (an industrial engineer at Hyster Company), and 2 weeks later, we moved across the country to Gresham, OR. I taught 2 more years of middle school at Welches Elementary School in Wemme, and quit teaching. (I have total admiration for middle school teachers… it’s HARD!!) A friend convinced me it was not teaching I disliked… it was Jr. High. I went back to school (University of Portland) and earned an Elementary Teaching license, a reading endorsement, and a Master’s Degree. Taught third grade for 5 years (back at Welches!), then became an Associate Professor of Education at Concordia University, where I taught for 30 years before retiring in 2013. Reading and Children’s Literature were my specialty areas. I began my Ph.D. program by chasing literature in England, Scotland, and Ireland for a month. I traveled there by myself, used public transportation, stayed at B & B’s, and loved EVERY MINUTE of it!! I’ve also traveled to Canada, Mexico, and all but 13 states. If I didn’t have pets, wasn’t claustrophobic on airplanes, and didn’t worry about my house every minute I’m gone from it, I’d travel a lot more. I love experiencing history, art, and literature on the site where it was made. I found Immanuel Lutheran Church when I started teaching at Concordia. I needed to be Missouri Synod Lutheran to keep my position there, and Pastor Koepke was an adjunct religion professor, so I “tried out” his church and never left. That was in 1983! I became a half time organist here 2 years later, and over the years I’ve accompanied the choir, directed handbells, and played keyboard for Scruffy’s. I worship best through music! I was on the search committee for the Roger’s organ we’ve had for 30 years. I love the people here at Immanuel. After 37 years here, you feel like family to me… especially since my family are all 2000+ miles away, in the Midwest. I was married for 21 years. Dave was a member here at Immanuel, too. My family now consists of 2 cats (Barney and Gigi) and a sheltie named Mimosa. I love horses, and owned one most of my life. I have ribbons and trophies from equestrian and jumping shows! I love all animals, books (my house is a library!), scrapbooking and journaling, music, old movies and TV shows, and genealogy. My faith keeps me strong, my family keeps me grounded, my friends keep me happy, my pets keep me active, and my house and hobbies keep me busy. I am truly blessed!!!


Altar Guild Volunteers

Altar Guild is seeking Volunteers! If you would like more information contact Iola Lofthus at 503-637-3145

A Valentine's Devotional

Read This: “Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up. It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful. It is not glad about injustice, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” (I Corinthians 13:4-7)

Think: There are a lot of expectations for Valentine’s Day. Someone, probably a Hallmark employee, decided that February 14

th would be the day to declare and demonstrate your love to

that special someone. Cards, flowers, and chocolates caught on quickly and became a near requirement even for preschool children. But what gets lost in finding the perfect card or gift is the very essence of what love is and how we can best share that with those around us.

I Corinthians 13 is the famous biblical love chapter in Christian circles and beyond. It’s beautiful because it describes the kind of perfect love that God has for us and through him we are able to love our spouses, children, extended family, co-workers, and neighbors this same way. It’s an active love; a love that is more committed to that person than our own feelings at the time. Gift giving isn’t even mentioned because this love, God’s perfect love, is worth so much more than anything money could ever buy.

Sometimes a gift is a hit and sometimes it’s a miss. In any case, as either the giver or recipient, let’s not fool ourselves into thinking the gift is the sum of how much we love or are loved. We can enjoy Valentine’s Day as a good excuse to spoil the ones we love and share God’s love in a special way with those who are lonely and hurting. But let’s stay focused: no material thing or sentimental card can ever replace the simple gestures of God’s love expressed every day.

Ask: Reading over the key passage, what aspects of love are your strengths? Weaknesses?

Pray: Ask God to show you practical ways you demonstrate his perfect love to others on a daily basis.

https://skitguys.com/blog/a-valentines-devotional


1st Donna Burkhardt

Ursula Solso 3

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Grant Eisele 8

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Christie Lamer 15

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Bill Kiggins Michael Stone 28

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Feb. 7th

Bev Wilson

Feb. 14th

Feb.21st

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Feb. 28th

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HOW TO FIGHT COVID AT HOME

This was shared on a Covid Survivor group . . .have heard many of these before but it seems helpful:

No one ever talks about how to fight Covid at home. I came down with Covid in November. I went to

the hospital, running a fever of 103, a rapid heart beat, and other common symptoms that come with Covid. While I was there they treated me for the high fever, dehydration and pneumonia. The doctor

sent me home to fight Covid with two prescriptions—Azithromycin 250mg & Dexamethason 6mg. When the nurse came in to discharge me, I asked her, “What can I do to help fight this at home?”

She said, “sleep on your stomach at all times with Covid. If you can’t sleep on your stomach because

of health issues sleep on your side. Do not lay on your back no matter what because it smashes your lungs and that will allow fluid to set in. Set your clock every two hours while sleeping on your stom-

ach, then get out of bed and walk for 15-30mins, no matter how tired or weak that you are. Also

move your arms around frequently, it helps to open your lungs. Breathe in thru your nose, and out thru your mouth. This will help build up your lungs, plus help get rid of the Pneumonia or other fluid

you may have. *When sitting in a recliner, sit up straight-do not lay back in the recliner, again this will smash your lungs. While watching TV—get up and walk during every commercial.

*Eat at least 1—2 eggs a day, plus bananas, avocado and asparagus. These are good for Potassium. *Drink Pedialyte, Gatorade Zero, Powerade Zer and water with Electrolytes to prevent you from be-

coming dehydrated. *Do not drink anything cold—have it at room temperature or warm it up. Water with lemon, and a lit-

tle honey, peppermint tea, apple cider and good suggestions for getting in fluids. No milk products, or

pork.

Vitamin’s D3, C, B, Zinc, Probiotic One-Day are good ideas. Tylenol for fever. Mucinex, or Mucinex DM for drainage, plus helps the cough. Pepcid helps for the cramps in your legs. One baby aspirin

everyday can help prevent getting a blood clost, which can occur from low activity.

*Drink a smoothie of blueberries, strawberries, bananas, honey tea and a spoonful or two of peanut

butter.

We always hear of how Covid takes lives, but there isn’t a lot of information out there regarding how

to fight Covid. I hope this helps you ro someone you know, just as it has helped me.

Submitted by Iola Lofthus


Checking Account Balances

Enrichment Center $ 70,705.65

LWML $ 1,354.00

Youth Group $ 1,048.65

LCEF Mortgage Loan Balance

$106,129.92

LCEF Steward Account $ 18,779.67

LCEF Steward Account Building Fund

$ 0

LCEF Steward Account Electronic Offerings

$ 108.41

LCEF Steward Account Sale of Property Funds

$ 54,886.26

Unemployment CD - CCB $ 2,421.00

Immanuel Lutheran Church Financial Summary as of 1/27/2021

Checking Account Balance $ 36,374.95

Outstanding Checks:

$ 3,769.66

Subtotal - Checks/Debits $ 3,769.66

Available Checking. Acct. Balance $ 32,605.29

Designated Funds:

Altar Guild $ 100.00

Missions Payable $ 66.00

Pastor’s Contingency Fund $ 503.79

Church Improvement Fund $ 104.45

Christmas Tree Replacement Fund $ 35.11

Exterior Building Fund $ 3,132.67

Subtotal - Designated Funds $ 3,942.02

Remaining Checking Acct. Bal-ance

$ 28,663.27

Upcoming Expenses:

ILC Payroll Taxes (Employee/Employer) $ 110.40

IEC Payroll Taxes (Employee/Employer) $ 913.89

Janitorial Service $ 608.00

NW Natural $ 728.18

Office Depot $ 237.92

City of Sandy $ 149.41

Azure Business Machines $ 425.00

Clackamas County Bank/Safe Dep. $ 25.00

Medical Contingency Funds $ 4,000.00

Subtotal - Upcoming Expenses $ 7,048.39

Checking Acct. - Funds Available $ 21,614.88

FINANCE SUMMARY

The information in the Financial Summary is as of January 27, 2021. Our General Fund Offerings and income are $9,873.75 and expenses are $16,104.35. Our checking account funds available as of January 27, 2021 are $21,614.88. The 2020 4th quarter employer taxes were paid in January as was our quarterly mission offerings

If you have any questions regarding the Finance Summary please let me know.

Blessings,

Dawn


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IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH PO BOX 686 SANDY OR 97055

Never Alone Two are better than one . . . If either of them falls down, one can

help the other up. Ecclesiastes 4:9—10

“It can be an affliction more harrowing than homelessness, hunger or disease,” wrote Maggie Fergusson in The Economist’s 1843 magazine. Her subject? Loneliness. Fergusson chronicled the increasing rates of

loneliness, irrespective of one’s social or economic status, using heart-wrenching examples of what it feels like to be lonely. The hurt of feeling along isn’t new to our day. Indeed, the pain of isolation echoes off the pages of the ancient book of Ecclesiastes. Often attributed to King Solomon, the book captures the sorrow of those who seem to lack any meaningful relationships (4:7-8). The speaker lamented that it’s possible to acquire significant wealth and yet experience no value from it because there’s no one to share it with. But the speaker also recognized the beauty of companionship, writing that friends help you accomplish more than you could achieve on your own (v. 9); companions help in times of need (v. 12). Loneliness is a significant struggle—God created us to offer and receive the benefits of friendship and community. If you’re feeling alone, pray that God would help you form meaningful connections with others. In the meantime, find encouragement in the reality that the believer is never truly along because Jesus’ Spirit is always with us (Matthew 28:20). Lisa Samra Our Daily Bread Submitted by LaVerne Luedtke

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