News and information from Emmanuel
The Sunday School is sponsoring a children’s Best Sellers’ Book fair with books, DVDs, & Bibles from Sparkhouse (Augsburg Fortress) on Sundays November 19th, November 26th, December 3rd, and December 10th from 10:00 to 11:00am in Kask Hall. If you would like to purchase any of the books or DVDs for Christmas presents, the order…
This winter, Pastor Amanda will be offering another “Sing the Faith” Sunday Morning Study, based on favorite hymns of the seasons of the church year. In order to help her choose which hymns we will study, please submit your favorite seasonal hymn (Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, etc.) through this online form. Pastor will be collecting…
Isaiah 50:4-9a 4 The Lord God has given me the tongue of a teacher, that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. Morning by morning he wakens— wakens my ear to listen as those who are taught. 5 The Lord God has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious, I…
1 Corinthians 14:20-25 20 Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking; rather, be infants in evil, but in thinking be adults. 21In the law it is written, ‘By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners I will speak to this people; yet even then they will not listen to me,’…
On Saturday, November 18th at 9am there is going to be a church workday. One of the jobs that is scheduled to be done is a thorough kitchen cleaning. A list of tasks will be made with general order of importance. We’re also going to try and clean the chairs in Kask Hall. More help…
Please bring non-perishable food items to the church and place the items near the altar for a blessing. Volunteers will also be needed to deliver the items to the Norwood Food Pantry after the 11:15 service
Acts 2:46-47: Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. It’s that time of year again…Fall. The squirrels are collecting nuts, the trees are getting ready to…
Adult Forum, Coming up – Songs of Commitment Between the services (10:00-11:00 a.m.) on October 8, 15, & 22 and November 5, 12, & 19 Pastor Amanda will be leading a study on some of the church’s hymns. We will study the biblical and historical origins of the church’s well-loved hymns and discuss how…
On Sunday, October 1st, at 4:00 p.m. we will be holding a Blessing of the Animals on the lawn at Emmanuel. Blessing of the Animals services are opportunities for us to give thanks to God for the animals that are a part of our lives and to affirm God’s care for all of God’s creation…
The Worship Ministry Team will be hosting an open forum on Sunday, October 1st, between the services, in order to discuss the use of the small plastic cups during the 8:45 a.m. worship services. Everyone is encouraged to attend this forum and share their thoughts. Comments can also be submitted through a suggestion box or…