CROP Walkers collected non-perishable food items for the local food shelf during the Fourth of July parade in Crosby.

The community wide CROP Walk will be held Sunday, October 4th at 1:30pm starting and ending at the Crosby City Park. There will be a recruiter's rally on Sunday August 9 at 7:00pm at Immanuel. This is a meeting for anyone who wants to help or be involved in this years CROP Walk.

In keeping with tradition at Immanuel women of all ages serenaded the men of the congregation during the worship services on Sunday, June 21st.

FINK: Faith Inkubators is Immanuel's confirmation program for students in grades 7-9. The students meet every other Wednesday during the school year. A simple meal is served at 5:30 pm followed by singing, sharing, and learning. All students in grades 7-9 are invited. You do not need to be a member of Immanuel to attend.

FINK does not meet during the summer. Watch the newsletters and bulletins for plans for the 2009-2010 school year.

Sunday School: Sunday School meets at 10:40 am on Sundays. The children attend the first part of the 10:30 am worship service and then are dismissed following the children's message. There are classes for preschool children through sixth grade. Sunday School does not meet during the summer months. Watch the newsletters and bulletins for plans for the 2009-2010 school year.

Vacation Bible School: Vacation Bible School will be held August 3-7 this year. The theme for this year is Crocodile Dock.

Supplies needed:

• Fleece-1 1/2 yard or 2 yard pieces for tie blankets to be given to needy families at Christmas
• Snack supplies-Cookies, trail mix items (M&M's, raisins, craisins, pretzels, small crackers, peanuts, etc.), clear juices (apple, white grape, lemonade)
• Bags of Skittles (for craft project)
• Markers
• Child-safe scissors
• Rolls of green Saran Wrap

Financial donations are also helpful as these are used to purchase supplies that are needed. If you can provide any of the items on this list, please put them in the Sunday School classrooms at church.

Helpers needed:Craft Leaders: The crafts will be ready to assemble but someone is needed to set out each day's craft and demonstrated it to the children. Kitchen Helpers: Helpers are needed to set up breakfast trail mix and morning snacks. If you are able to help, please contact Sandy Davis at 218-546- 6411 or sandyanddenny@charter.net.

Registration Form: The Crocodile Rock VBS registration form is available at church or Immanuel's website. Click here to download the registration form. Please turn these forms into the church office as soon as possible.

School supplies for the local schools will be collected during Vacation Bible School. Look for the box provided for drop off of these supplies.

Praise the Lord with music and Ring, Ring, Ring! Purchasing handbells is no longer a dream. Our newest faith mission of having handbells at Immanuel is well on the way to becoming a reality. We currently have about $3,200 in the handbell fund and we will need $8,500 to purchase the 3 octave set of bells. The handbell ministry team will be selling butter braids for $10.00 each on two Sundays, July 19th and July 26th. There will be some samples of the butter braids at the outdoor service on the 19th. We would like the whole congregation to have some ownership in the handbells, whether through contributions, or sewing material (which is needed in the future for the pads) or making music stands or playing the bells. Look for the bell ministry envelopes which will inquire if you would like to play bells, would like to purchase a bell for $230, or would like to donate any dollar amount in honor of or in memory of a loved one. Thank you for taking an active part in this new ministry.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH WOMEN: Check out the W/ELCA Bulletin Board "Information Center" for upcoming events coming this fall, W/ELCA Board Minutes, and other "info."

Remember to "give thanks all year long" by counting your blessings each day!!!! Thankoffering Weekend, November 21 and 22.

New W/ELCA coordinator is needed for 2010. Kay Partello and Melva Panitzke (co-coordinators) will be ending their term December 31, 2009. When ILCW work together awesome results are obtained. For more information contact either Kay or Melva.

Upcoming events:

• August 10th-Bazaar meeting at 6:30 pm.

It is not too early to begin thinking about bazaar projects. The summer is going fast and the bazaar will be here before we know it. The chairpersons for this year's bazaar are Ginny Larson, Sharon Simons and Kay Gaudette.

Ornaments that can be personalized are needed for the bazaar and new or gently used baskets or containers are needed for gift baskets. If you are able to sew some children's aprons, please contact Kay Gaudette at 534-3504. She will provide fabric and a pattern to use for these aprons.

The next meeting for the bazaar will be Monday, August 10th at 6:30 pm. The heads of all committees are asked to attend this meeting.

Please remember that everything that is sold at the bazaar needs to be handmade.

The June Meal With a Mission was held Sunday, June 21st. This meal benefited Salem West. Salem West is an outreach ministry of Salem Lutheran Church in Deerwood that provides clothing, furnishings, modest financial aid, and human support to people in the community. Members of Salem helped prepare and serve this meal.

The July Meal with a Mission will follow the outdoor worship service to be held on Sunday, July 19th. The beneficiary of this meal will be Immanuel's Vacation Bible School.

Whenever Immanuel members travel they are encouraged to take along an "Immanuel Was Here" sign and have their picture taken with it. If you do not have a sign, there are signs available at the church. Please turn your photos into the office at church so that they can be posted on the bulletin board. Please send them to msegersten@charter.net for inclusion in Immanuel's E-news also.

There is now a link on Immanuel's website at http://www.immanuelcrosby.org for this newsletter. If you know of someone that does not receive this newsletter and would enjoy reading it, please share this information with them.

This e-newsletter is sent monthly on the 15th of each month. Help is needed for gathering information, writing the articles, or taking photos. If you would like to do any of these things, please e-mail msegersten@charter.net. If you have suggestions for articles, please send them to msegersten@charter.net.