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MOVIE EVENT AT IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Sunday, October 20, 2019

2:00 p.m. Freewill Offering

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October, 2019

MOVIE EVENT AT IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Sunday, October 20, 2019

2:00 p.m. Freewill Offering

This is not “just a kids show” - The message is for EVERYONE of EVERY age!


Pastor: Rev. Marty Marks 815-754-5590 (h) [email protected] Pastor: Rev. Ray Krueger; 630-209-7398 (h) [email protected] Preschool Director: Carolyn Panozzo [email protected] Office Support Staff: Darlene Hillman (office manager) Carla Siddall (secretary)

Custodian: Craig Dybas, Amy Shumway,

Kara Giudice

Elders: Scott Banks, Chris Cook, Gary Gresholdt, Roger Maas Brian Pringnitz, Rob Tiggelaar Faculty Advisor to LSF: Amanda Ferguson

Office Hours:

Mon—Thurs: 8:30—4:30 p.m. Open Friday when preschool is in session: 8:30—12:00 noon Telephone: 815-756-6669 Fax: 815-756-9585 Email: [email protected] Web site: www.ImmanuelDeKalb.com

Immanuel Lutheran Church & Student Center Little Lambs Preschool 511 Russell Road; DeKalb, IL 60115

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Newsletter Deadline for Submissions November 2019 October 21 December ‘19/ January’20 November 20 February January 20 Ash Wednesday, 2020—February 26, 2020 March/April February 20 (Easter—April 12, 2020) May/June April 20 July—August 15, 2020 June 20 August 15—September 30 August 7 October 2020 September 18

The Mission of Immanuel Lutheran Church is connecting people to Jesus Christ.

8:00 a.m. Traditional Worship

9:15 a.m. Sunday School for ages 3 years through high school

& Adult Bible Study 10:30 a.m.

Contemporary Worship Format


Immanuel Fiscal 2019-2020 Year-to-date at a Glance

TOTAL BUDGETED FISCAL YEAR TO 7/1/19—8/30/19 INCOME or (LOSS) Total Budgeted Receipts: $ 72,968.75

Total Budgeted Disbursements ($ 69,900.66)

Fiscal YTD Budgeted Net Income or (Loss) $ 3,068.09

PLUS: Non-budgeted Receipts $ 13,638.90

LESS: Non-budgeted Disbursements ($ 5,558.59)

Total Net Income or (Loss) $11,148.40

The Board of Trustees continues to collect cans the 1st Sunday of the month here

at church. For those who wish to drop your cans off, you can place them in front

of the garage at the southwest corner of the parking lot!

If you wish, you can also bring cans and metals to DeKalb Iron and Metal and tell

them it is for Immanuel Church and they will add it to our account and give you a

receipt for your donation.

Recycle Sunday—October 6

endowments. The world around us calls us to seek to identify ourselves

apart from God. The world around us would tell us that we are predis-

posed to be who we are and that we should seek to find our inner being.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ calls us to identify ourselves in and through

our relationship with God. Paul writes in Ephesians 2:10, “We are his

workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God pre-

pared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” In 2 Corinthians 5:17

Paul writes, If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.” In Christ we are

renewed, restored, redeemed and regenerated to the image we were creat-

ed, the very image of God. In Christ, I am a child of God! This is my

primary identity, it changes my view of the world, my relationships, re-

sponsibilities and purpose for my life. All that I say and do seeks to do

God’s will. I seek my identity in and through God’s Word. I do this not

because I have to but because of God’s divine love for me poured out

through our Lord and Savior Jesus. God’s loves me! God loves you!

We are redefined in God’s love and we desire to love Him in return by

being His people wherever we are. Our identity is God’s children!

Your Servant in Christ

Pastor Ray

(Pastor Marty, Continued from page 3)

October, 2019

Some of the most powerful pieces of scripture for me are

the parables. Jesus often told stories with made up

characters and situations to teach and explain how real life works and gives

us a deeper understanding of His kingdom and how it works. As most of

you know I'm a big fan of the fantasy genre of stories. While not scripture I

think stories set in a made up and even fantastical context can instruct us

about the real world we live in. I spent some of my most treasured time

while on sabbatical reading and writing stories that point to God's real love

from a totally imaginary perspective.

Knowing this, my friend Chris Ewald recently sent me link to a video

(movie) based on the story "The Pilgrim's Progress." This book was

written in the 1600's by a Christian man named John Bunyan. It is an

allegorical story following the journey of a man named "Christian" from his

home, the city of destruction, to the celestial kingdom (heaven.) This

recently produced movie, while animated, is very well done and enjoyable (Continued on page 16)

The Power of Imagination— Pastor Marty

“We give thanks to God for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our

prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and

labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. For we

know brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel

came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit

and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be

among you for your sake. And you became imitators of us and of the

Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the

Holy Spirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in Mace-

donia and in Achaia.” (1 Thessalonians 1:2-7)

Who are you? How would you identify yourself? How would you de-

fine yourself? The truth of the matter is that we are shaped and influ-

enced by others and the world around us would tell us that we ought to

self-identify. Stephen Covey, author of “Seven Habits of Highly Effec-

tive People, writes, “Every human has four endowments - self aware-

ness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give

us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to

change.” God has truly created us magnificently and we do have these

(Continued on page 18)

Called to be Imitators of Christ — Pastor Ray

October, 2019

Braille Ministry Celebration

Thank you to all who joined us to

celebrate 40 years of service to

Lutheran Braille Workers

at Immanuel Lutheran Church.

through the hands and feet of

our brothers and sisters in Christ

We celebrated the following milestones accomplished through this ministry.

40 years of service

Involving over 100 workers working together in God’s mission to

serve the blind

Almost 40,000 total books produced

Books distributed to the United States, Canada, Africa, England, Ire-

land, United Kingdom, New Zealand, India, Pakistan and throughout

the world

Leaders at Immanuel MC 137 over the years:

Mary Ambrosen and Lou Hatheway, 1981 – 1984

Villo Jacobs and Earl Hoffman, 1984 - 1987

Marilyn Mull, 1987 – 2019

Assistant leader Roger Maas from, 1989 – 2019

To God be the glory!

October 11: Respite Care Ministry—Voice of Care REST Trainer Weekend Course

October 26: Open Paintball at Walcamp October 26: Smoked Brisket & Ribs at Walcamp; Time: 3:00 p.m. Tickets

must be purchased by 10/15/19; More info and tickets available at www.walcamp.org or call 815-784-5141.

November 8: Made Matchless—A Mother/Daughter Retreat November 22 –24: Fall Scrapbooking Retreat

What’s Happening at Walcamp this Fall?


If you are a member of Immanuel, and do not see your birthday or anniversary listed, or the date is incorrect, please kindly inform the church office so that our records can be corrected. Thank you!

10/01 Elizabeth Faivre, Dan Hoffman

10/02 Brenda Johnson

10/05 Alan Cook, Ann Nelson, Diana Hedlund

10/06 Abbie Arndt

10/07 Sophia Cintora, Dick Rodgers, Karter Kopka

10/08 Riley Clark

10/09 Taylor Talaga

10/10 Merle Sawyer

10/11 Deborah Aska,

10/12 Dennis Schroeder, Christel Springmire

10/13 Kayla Cook, Piper Schiola-Williams

10/14 Lincoln Bohr, Elwin Bushue, Katelynn Lothson, Eli Vollmann

10/15 Riley Nelson

10/16 Erika Bartlett

10/17 Patricia Roberts

10/18 Nolan Bartlow, Robert Bejnarowicz, Amy Schwab,

Mishelle Rodgers, Anthony Ross

10/21 D. Reed Kousoulas, Daniel Shumway

10/22 Doris Chelikas

10/24 Eugene Aska, Glenn Fuchs, Roger Olsen,

10/25 Jacob Thompson, Emma Tuntlund

10/26 Amanda Burski

10/28 Sandra Whitman

10/29 Jimmy Arndt, Ciara Cress, Mindy Lynch

10/30 Jody Gratschmayr

10/31 Jacob Gratschmayr, James Grunwald, Mark Pfotenhauer,

Linda Sons

10/04/2003 Richard & Jonal McKinley

10/07/2000 Kristofer & Hallie Knutson

10/09/1971 Jeffrey & Cynthia Hoffman

10/11/1980 Mike & Darlene Hillman

10/12/2001 Bill & Mindy Lynch

10/17/1995 Glen & Pat Roberts, Sr.

10/25/1976 Wayne & Sandy Madsen

10/25/2003 Jason & Kristin Goff

10/25/1980 Mark & Lisa Oltman

10/27/2012 Russ & Carmen Peterson


Those Serving Our Country

Derrick Schoo

Dr. Robert Bejnarowicz (recently promoted to Colonel)

Brendan Spartz (son of Mindy & Bill Lynch)

Major Christopher Denton (grandson of Carol)

Mark Cramer (son-in-law of Pastor Ray & Theresa)

Jacob Marx (grandson of Janet & Patrick Byrnes;

US Coast Guard in Kodiak Island, Alaska)

Special Agent Kaitlan Lave (granddaughter of Al & Shirley)

Brad Fancsali (grandson of Judie Wright/great nephew of Pat McKinley)

Lt. Brett Stewart (friend of the Sprinkle family)

The Mission of Immanuel Lutheran Church is connecting people to Jesus Christ.

for all ages. As I learned more about it, I found out that it is free to show

at churches and I got excited to share it with all of you. I've arranged for

us to have a screening on Sunday October 20th at Immanuel. The movie

is appropriate for all ages. Children will enjoy the animated adventure

story while youth and adults will not just enjoy the story but the deeper

message contained with in the story.

I'm excited to use this movie as an excuse to gather our extended Church

family including families from Little Lambs, our college group and

anyone else who would like to spend an afternoon among friends

watching an enjoyable movie and growing in one's faith. Watching this

movie and preparing to show it to all of you has me excited to return in

earnest to my own writing project of the past few years.

There is more information about our screening on the back cover and

front inside cover of this newsletter, if you would like to learn more. I'm

excited to share this time with you all of you and celebrate the joy of a

good story that connects each of our own stories with our walk with

God. Have a blessed October and I'll see you on the 20th!

In Christ,

Pastor Marty

(Pastor Marty Continued from page 3)

October, 2019

LITTLE LAMBS SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST

• Remember we will be using “sign-up genius” again this year—which is an on-line sign-up tool. Watch for it prior to the ice cream social, conferences (maybe) and Thanksgiving Feast!

• We have limited openings for the 2019-2020 school year. Contact the office for more information.

• ALL parents are encouraged to come and be a apart of the activities at Little Lambs. If you have not already done so, please take a moment to look over the volunteer form and pick an event or two where you can help out.

• Thursday, October 3 at 5:30– 7:00 p.m.: There will be a Preschool Open House and Ice Cream Social beginning at 5:30 p.m. Come see your child’s classroom and make your own ice cream sundae!

• October is Fire Safety Month—a fire truck is tentatively scheduled to come to our school! (based on fire department availability)

• There will be no school on the following days: Monday October 14 Friday October 25

• October 16 & 17: Field trip to Johnson’s Pumpkin Patch

• October 30 & 31: Classroom Halloween parties, along with a “Trunk-or-Treat” costume parade!

• Parent teacher conferences will be held during the week of November 11.

Preschool is off to a great start this year! We have met many new

friends and we are learning so many new things!!

The month of October is packed with lots of fun and learning!

We have the fire department coming to our school to teach us about fire safety and

we will see a real fire truck up close!

We also will have our Open House and Ice Cream Social on October 3 at 5:30pm.

This gives parents and families a chance to visit their children’s classroom and see

all the exciting things they have been learning about his year. The evening also

includes our ice cream social in fellowship hall. You can come down and make

your very own ice cream sundae with all of your favorite toppings.

We will also be going to Johnson’s Pumpkin Patch in October. We will learn all

about pumpkins and how they grow.

We are having our Halloween parties on October 30 and 31. The children get to

wear their costumes at school that day and we are inviting our parents to come and

decorate their trunks and we will do trunk or treating in our parking lot at 11:15.

We still have a couple of openings in preschool that we would love to fill, so if you

know anyone looking for their children to have a wonderful start to their education

career, please send them to Little Lambs. It’s not too late to register.

Little Lambs Preschool

October, 2019

University Village Family

The October Family Night at University Village is

scheduled for Tuesday, October 15 at 6 p.m. It is

planned to be our annual pumpkin carving event. Your support is invited

by praying for the event, coming to help with the carving , serving a

snack, and/or gifting some pumpkins for the children. Will you help

send the love of Jesus to our neighbors to the north???

Despite the unusual weather, Hope Garden has

produced vegetables to share with food pantries in

DeKalb. Thanks to those who gave seeds and plants

and especially to Ann and Roger Nelson and Gary

and Holly Gresholdt, there have been green beans,

green and other peppers, tomatoes, egg plant, brussels

sprouts, cabbages, cucumbers, sweet corn, and potatoes to pass on. We have

also had various flowers to use and to supply butterflies with sustenance.

Praise God for His goodness to us in enabling a harvest!

Excerpts from A note from Barb Food Mart:

(Entire letter can be found on the bulletin board in the narthex)

Thank you for the fresh produce you brought in on behalf of the church in

July and August. Our families are always happy to see fresh produce,

especially of such high quality. We are honored that you chose Barb Food

Mart to support and want you to know that our families are very grateful for

your help.

We appreciate your support as we try to reduce food insecurity for our

students and families in the DeKalb School District. … We are seeing as

many as 80 people in the pantry each week … In addition to providing food,

we offer workshops for those waiting to shop on topics such as nutrition,

parenting, safety and health issues.

… More information is available on our website at https://sites.google.com/

d428.org/barbfoodmart and on our Facebook page.

… Know that you are making a difference.

Sincerely, Deborah Booth; Donations Director; Barb Food Mart

Hope Garden

HAUNTED CORN MAZE! Saturday, October 19 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Drop off by the big chair at Jonamac Apple Orchard in Malta.

This event is for all middle school and high school youth!


Chris Cook: Communion & Ushers Carla Siddall: Nursery Pastor Marty: Lay Reader Doug Nelson: Radio & Sound Carolyn McQuillan: Altar Guild &

Acolyte If you are interested in serving in any of these areas, please contact the indi-

vidual coordinator for more infor-mation. You can also contact one of the pastors or the office and we will help you get connected to the correct person! Thank-you for your service!

Worship Participant Coordinators

Altar Flower Sponsorships

Radio Broadcast Sponsorships

Radio & Flower Sponsorships:

OPEN FLOWER SPONSORSHIPS: December 22; January 5, 12 & 19

OPEN RADIO SPONSORSHIPS: December 8, 22; January 5, 12, 19 & 26

To be a Radio or Flower Sponsor: Call the office to reserve a date. Cost is $45 for flowers. Flowers may be taken home following the 10:30 service, or you may have them given to one of our shut-ins by a member of the Altar Guild.

Radio is $225 for a 60-minute broadcast or $125 for 30 minutes of the broadcast. (Remaining 30 min. could be sponsored by someone else).

October 6: OPEN October 13: “In loving memory of Kenneth Nelson’s parents,” by Irene Nelson. October 20: OPEN October 27: “In loving memory of Bev Conrad’s baptism on October

26th,” by Dave Conrad.

October 6: “In loving memory of Ken Nelson’s parents, Alfred and Goldie Nelson,” by Irene Nelson.

October 13: “To the glory of God in loving memory of my mother, Lillian Vesta,” by Jan & Floyd Schroder.

October 20: “To the glory of God and in memory of Lucille Whitman” October 27: “To the glory of God and in thanks to the people of Im-

manuel for the many blessings during our college years,” by Lu-theran Student Alumni (LSA)


SERVING OUR LORD IN HIS HOUSE

Altar Guild Carolyn McQuillan; October Altar Guild

October Ushers 8:00 AM Rob Tiggelaar, Hayes Tiggelaar

Brian Kozumplik, Rik Kozumplik

October Ushers 10:00 AM Dan Shumway, Matthew Haeseker

Tim Gilbert, Cody Allen

Date Time Communion Assistant

Nursery Acolyte Lay Reader

Radio Sound

October 6

8 AM Chris Kousoulus

— Carolyn McQuillan

Donna Boldt

Sue Harms

Mark Misic

10:30 Keith Nelson

Krista Marks

Chole Marks

Angela Pringnitz

— Nathan Allen

October 13

8 AM — — Mark Misic

Christel Springmire

Julie-Ann Fuchs

Glenn Fuchs

10:30 — Kara Giudice

Landon Simonson

Rita Goodwin

— Nathan Allen

October 20

8 AM Chris Cook

— Emma Goodman

Sandy Lancaster

Tammy Tiggelaar

Doug Nelson

10:30 Dan Lohmeier

Amanda Banks

Kylie VonSchnase

Brick Schiola-Williams

— Doug Nelson

October 27

8 AM — — Ella Mathison

Tom Sawyer

Chris Ewald

Mark Misic

10:30 — Jen Allen

Hailey Vonschnase

Dan Shumway

— Nathan Allen

Altar Guild

I would like to thank all who volunteer their time and talent in keeping the

altar, the flowers, the linens, and the communion sets clean, arranged and

presented to the Glory of God Our Father every month.

Consider becoming an Altar Guild volunteer for the upcoming year.

Everyone who does these tasks knows what a gift it is to be a part of this

work. Take a moment to reflect on what you have to offer Altar Guild and

know that you will receive more blessings than you will ever be able to give.

For questions or more information my email is basketcasesunlim-

[email protected], phone is 815.529.6483, or leave a message in the office for

me. The calendar signup sheet is always on the kiosk in the entry way as you

come in the church.

Carolyn McQuillan

October, 2019

Lassoed by the Lord’s Love

The theme for Pumpkin Festival is

A Wild West

Pumpkin Fest! The parade is Sunday,

October 27, 2019.

Lassoed by the Lord’s Love is the theme that we have chosen for our Wild

West float for Pumpkin Fest! In October we will be needing helpers to get

our float in shape. When was the last time that you put a float together?

Maybe now is the time to step up those skills! Join us! Work dates will be

in the Sunday bulletins. We also will need members to ride (not on a horse)

on the float and walk. Look for a sign-up sheet in the narthex, or just show

up.

In the past we have been the ONLY church in the parade, so our witness has

been special in sharing thoughts of our Lord to parade watchers. HE lives

through us there.

The Welcome Picnic on August 23 served nearly 200 which included a special

group of 23 Chinese visiting students. Weekly cafes have averaged about 100

attending. Striking is the breadth of countries represented at the cafes--students

from all over the world, while still having a good group of Chinese and

Indians. On October 4 instead of the cafe, there will be a "barn dance" at a

nearby farm providing another cultural experience. Otherwise, each Friday

night will have a cafe throughout the NIU fall semester of classes.

Also at Immanuel we have two conversation classes set for each week with

students from China and Sudan so far.

PLEASE PRAY for both of these aspects of our ministry and join in as you

feel called to do so. The students are very open to talking about their countries,

America, and God.

A note from Network of Nations:

Dear Immanuel Lutheran Church

It is a great honor to be able to have Network of Nations (Intercultural Café) at

your locations. We thank you and pray for you that you will be abundantly

blessed. You are a light to this city. Sincerely

Lisa Dietrich & the Executive Board

(This note can be found on the bulletin board in the narthex)

International Student Ministry

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

October, 2019

BOOK CLUB NEWS

• October 28th All My Friends Are Going to Be

Strangers/Larry McMurtry

• November 25th The Great Alone/Kristin Hannah

• December 23rd The Horse Boy/Rupert Isaacson

The book club meets at 7:00 p.m. in the High School Room. It is open to men & women. The DeKalb Public Library orders a supply of each months

book. Just go to the reference desk & ask for The Last Mon-

day book club book of the month

LWML Notes

LWML Sunday will be October 6, 2019. The fall Immanuel LWML Quarterly meeting is to be at 7 p.m. on Monday, October 14. Hostesses are needed.

Sewing Season is Here! Once again the season for sewing has arrived! Please consider joining us the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month! The time is 9:00 a.m.—11:30 a.m. If you can only spare an hour—we’d still love to see you!

Any questions?—call Bev Grunwald at 815-787-9383.

Service Opportunity for Young People (and also young at heart)—

We would love to have additional volunteers for acolyte duty. You need to

be tall enough to light the candles on the altar and willing to serve the Lord

for about 5 minutes on Sunday morning at either 8:00 or 10:30 service.

There is no limit to age or gender.

If you have questions or are willing to volunteer you may contact the office

or Carolyn McQuillan at 815-529-6483 or email at basketcasesunlim-

[email protected].


Remember Food Pantry Collection

is October13

Bring a nonperishable item! Food Pantry Sunday supports the Salvation Army Food Pantry. Add an item to your grocery list and put it in our shopping cart in the church narthex!

Pastor Marty’s Bible study: Some of the best known stories of the Bible are found in the book of Genesis. Adam and Eve, Cain and Able, Noah and the flood, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and even Joseph and his many colored coat. Join pastor Marty this year for a study of the book of Genesis. Even if you’ve read this book before, it always reveals new things on man’s fall into sin and God’s grace delivered to people of long ago, but pointing us to the gift of God’s grace given in Jesus for us today! Pastor Ray is leading a Bible study on 1 Thessalonians. Paul’s primary themes cover persecution, the second coming of Christ, the Antichrist and Christian discipline. Paul himself was persecuted and driven out of Thessa-lonica but through God’s blessing a congregation of faith was planted. Paul writes to encourage build them up in Christ. Join us as we explore God’s Word for us today. Dennis Maakestad & Carolyn McQuillan will be concluding a study on 1st. Peter, with a new topic yet to be determined. They meet on the right side of fellowship hall, and always welcome new participants!

Sunday Morning Adult Bible Studies

JOIN US EACH SUNDAY FROM 9:15—10:15 am. For our NEW Sunday School Format

“Building Blocks of Faith” We have implemented a new format utilizing themed stations including games, story time, memory opportunities and maybe even cooking! We hope this will be an exciting and fun Sunday School year, and we would encourage you to come check it out! Classes for children ages 3 years—high school. Questions? Contact Jen Allen or one of the pastors


Christian Senior Ministry Attendance (EXCEPTS FROM EMAILS)

October 6: "Homeward" Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler The spiritually homeless people of the modern

world have written God out of their story, but God remains the one Way home. (Genesis 11 - 12:9) October 13: "Faith Unafraid" Guest Speaker: Pastor Ryan Tinetti Genesis Series (Genesis 15) October 20: "Lamp of the Body" Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler Genesis Series (Genesis 16)

October 27: "TBD" Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler Genesis Series (Genesis)

The Lutheran Hour Station City, State Freq Band Day Time WGN Chicago, IL 720 AM Sun

6:00 AM

WMCW Harvard, IL 1600 AM Sun

9:05 AM

WGSL Rockford, IL 91.1 FM Sun

4:30 PM

WKKD Aurora, IL 1580 AM Sun

9:30 AM

WRMN Elgin, IL 1410 AM Sun

9:00 AM

WKRS Waukegan, IL 1220 AM Sun

11:00 AM

WGVE Gary, IN 88.7 FM Sat

10:00 AM

WJOB Hammond, IN 1230 AM Sun

11:00 AM

Woman To Woman Station City, State Freq Band Day Time WRMN Elgin, IL 1410 AM Sun 7:30 AM WGVE Gary, IN 88.7 FM Fill WGVE Gary, IN 88.7 FM Thurs 1:00 AM WGVE Gary, IN 88.7 FM Tue 1:00 AM WJOB Hammond, IN 1230 AM Sun 11:30 AM

Greetings,

Christian Senior Ministry reports 284 people at services at 15 venues in a

recent week. This info is shared in gratitude for clergy, residence staff,

musicians, and volunteers all who come together on a regular and consistent

basis to bring Christian scripture, music, messages, prayer, and fellowship to

those who live in senior residences in 6 local communities. Please share this

with others so they become more aware and appreciative of this key senior

ministry. Thank you.

9/2/19

Christian Senior Ministry had 301 people in services at 16 venues in a recent

week. The ministry continues with consistency thanks to clergy, musicians,

residence staffs, and volunteers.

Summer Blessings,

Mundy's

October, 2019

• The K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry of Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) is to bring the Mercy, Compassion, Presence, and Proclamation of Jesus Christ to those in the local ministry and its community who are suffering and in need. The K-9 Comfort Dog provides the bridge between the local ministry's Handler and the person being comforted and served.

The Comfort Dogs are usually golden retrievers .

They go through approximately 11/2 years of training and start at eight weeks old .

• Reports directly to the Senior Pastor;

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• Single point of contact with LCC;

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• Execute meetings of the local comfort dog ministry including monthly review of visits and K-9 commands.

Primary and Backup Caregiving Family for the Comfort Dog

Six Handlers What are the financial obligations?

Total cost of the Comfort Dog is $15,000.

$7,500 is to be paid to LCC upon receipt of letter of acceptance.

Travel, Lodging and Expenses for the Top Dog, Caregivers and Handlers should be cov-ered by the fund.

Dog food runs around $60/month and must be the specified brand.

Deployment costs should also be covered by the fund.

Investment: $20,000

COMFORT DOG AT IMMANUEL? -

NEW MINISTRY EXPLORED

October, 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed

1

1PM Staff Mtg.

2PM ESL

6:30 PM Human Care Mtg

9PM Refuge Bible study

2

2PM ESL

5:30 PM Jr. Confirmation

7PM Elders Mtg

6

LWML Sunday

Recycle Sunday

8 AM Traditional Worship

9:15 AM Sunday School

9:15 AM Adult Bible Study

10:30 AM Contemporary

7

4-5:30 PM Healthy Families

6PM Board of Trustee Mtg

8 9-11:30 AM Sewing/Quilt

Group

1PM Staff Mtg.

2PM ESL

5 PM N of N Liaison Mtg.

6:30 PM Campus Ministry

Committee Mtg


9

2PM ESL


7PM Bd. Of Christian Ed

Mtg

13

Food Pantry Sunday





14

NO PRESCHOOL


7PM LWML

15 Pastors Conference—WI

1PM Staff Mtg.

2PM ESL

6-7:30 University Village family

night

7 PM Stage Coach Players Re-

hearsal


16

Pastors Conference

Little Lambs to Pumpkin

Patch

2PM ESL


7PM Council Mtg

20





2:00 PM Pilgrim’s Progress

Movie Event

21

12 Noon newsletter dead-

line

Fire Dept to visit Little

Lambs


7 PM Stage Coach Players

Rehearsal

22

9-11:30 AM Sewing/Quilt Group

Fire Dept to visit Little Lambs

12:15 Staff Lunch

2PM ESL

7PM Dartball

9PM Refuge Bible Study

23

2PM ESL



Rehearsal

27





1PM Pumpkin Fest Parade

Afternoon: Stage Coach Players Re-

hearsal

28


7 PM Book Club


Rehearsal

29

9:30 AM Newsletter Assembly

1PM Staff Mtg.

2PM ESL


hearsal

9PM Refuge Bible Study

30

11:20 LL Trunk

2PM ESL

5:30 PM Jr. Confirmation w/

meal and activity


Rehearsal

October 2019


Wed Thu Fri Sat

2

2PM ESL


7PM Elders Mtg

3

8AM Bulletin deadline

5:30—7 PM Little Lambs Open

House/ Ice Cream Social

6:15 Choir Rehearsal

4

1PM Ladies Game

Day

NO Intercultural Café

at Immanuel

(Fall Festival Event)

5

9

2PM ESL


7PM Bd. Of Christian Ed

Mtg

10


10-11:30 ACRO

12 Noon Council reports due


11

6PM Intercultural Cafe

12

16

Pastors Conference—WI

Little Lambs to Pumpkin

Patch

2PM ESL


7PM Council Mtg

17


Little Lambs to Pumpkin Patch



hearsal

7:15 Outreach Mtg

18

6PM Intercultural Cafe

19

5—8PM Middle

School/High School

Youth Corn Maze

Event (Meet at

Jonamac)

23

2PM ESL



Rehearsal

24




hearsal

25

NO PRESCHOOL

6PM Intercultural Café

26

NIU Homecoming

30

11:20 LL Trunk-or-Treat

2PM ESL

5:30 PM Jr. Confirmation w/

meal and activity


Rehearsal

31


11:20 LL Trunk-or-Treat


Refuge Trick-or– treat for canned

goods


hearsal

Pastor Ray on Vacation

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