Announcements: for March 7
In Our Prayers: Wally Basthemer (Lois Basthemer’s son); Selmer Christianson; Donna Delwiche (Brad’s aunt); Mary Domingo; Rick Grinde; Norbert Hipenbecker (Richard’s father); Don & Emma Julson; Brian & Elizabeth Julson; B.J. Julson; Sophie Jacobson; Brad Matson (nephew of Bill Vance); Melissa Munson; Shelley Ryan; Elmer Schult; Glen Schult; Laura Schwantz (Lisa Haglund’s sister); John Wacker; Jessica Wittenwyler
In Memoriam - Henry F. Eckel July 3, 1930 to February 26, 2010 Our sympathies and prayers for Beverly and family. We pray God’s presence, comfort, and peace to be with them all.
Our sympathies to Carol Quall at the death of her father, Ralph Andrew and David Disch at the death of his uncle. Please keep Jim & Carol Quall and David Disch in your prayerS.
Today we welcome Dick Iverson from Sugar Creek Bible Camp. He will share with us the message this morning and the wonderful things that are happening at Sugar Creek Bible Camp. Take time today to greet him and welcome him to Immanuel.
The following Wednesday evenings in Lent will begin at 6:00 pm with soup and sandwiches followed by worship at 7:00 pm. This year we will journey through Lent with a series called Living Lent.
Our Lenten themes will be: Palm Sunday & Holy Week:
Mar 10th “Warning Savior” Mar 28th “Burdened Savior” (Palm Sunday)
Mar 17th “Grieving Savior” Apr 1st “Forgiving Savior” (Maundy Thursday)
Mar 24th “Coming Savior” Apr 2nd “Disowned Savior” (Good Friday)
Apr 3rd “Lonely Savior” (Easter Vigil)
Apr 4th “Risen Savior” (Easter Sunday)
Mark your calendars! The Easter Family Craft Day and Easter Vigil will be Saturday April 3rd. Come and hear the Easter Story, participate in singing and drama, and enjoy various craft projects as a family. Crafts begin at 4:00 pm. Then stay for some BBQ, chips, fruits/veggies, and dessert at the Dinner from 5:15 – 5:45. The Easter Vigil will begin at 6:00. Look for the attendance sheet out in the Narthex. If you would like to volunteer your time and talents, please look for the volunteer signup sheet in the Narthex and choose how you would like to help. Volunteers are needed for a variety of things, including crafts, dinner prep, and clean up. In addition to volunteers, we are asking for used, clean baby food jars to use for a craft project. Place the jars in the designated box in the Narthex.
Seasons of Grief - Seasons of Healing Grief Support Group. Our next session of our grief support group will start on Thursday, April 8th and run for four weeks. Dates: April 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th. Time - 7 till 9 pm. Place - Immanuel Lutheran Church in the Fireside Room. These sessions are free to everyone. We need at least 6 participants to go ahead with the sessions. This support group is for anyone who has lost a loved one no matter how long it has been. We do find that it is better if a person waits for at least 6 months before considering coming to the sessions but we will not turn anyone away if it is sooner. We stress confidentiality in our sessions since they are offered locally in our small community. Call Mary Williams at 437-4810 by April 2nd because we have information that we need to get out to the participants before our first session.
Offering Counter volunteers are needed for the 10:45 service. Two people make up a counting team and then the team counts the offering one Sunday a month. Please contact Todd Haglund if you are interested in serving in this way, training will be provided.
The Food Pantry Item of the Month for March is Tomato Products – sauce, stewed, paste, diced, etc. The next time you go to the store pick up one or two of these items and bring to church for the Food Pantry. You may place your donations items on the Food Pantry shelves next to the elevator in the narthex. Your generous contributions to the Mt. Horeb Area Food Pantry are greatly appreciated. If you have any questions concerning the Food Pantry or donations please contact Brad Delwiche, 437-3067.
Women, we are taking sign-up's for the Women of Faith Conference, "Over the Top", which will be held Friday and Saturday, October 22nd and 23rd in St. Paul, MN. Cost is $89.00 for the two day event. Hotel will be extra. Please see the information in the Narthex regarding the conference. Deadline for sign-up is February 24th. If you have questions, please see Kim Arneson-O'Connell.
We will be placing lilies in the sanctuary to help celebrate Easter.
This year we have three options regarding lilies.
• You may order a lily to place in the sanctuary for Easter. Lilies are $15.00 this year.
• You may bring a lily to place in the sanctuary.
• You may give a gift for World Hunger.
Instead of an Easter Lily, you may also make a financial donation to World Hunger Appeal in honor or in memory of loved ones. Make checks payable to Immanuel, and note: “World Hunger”. All lilies and World Hunger gifts may be designated in honor or in memory of someone or something.