September 13th was the kickoff for the 40 Days of Faith 5.

Faith Acts In The Home

Turn OFF the TV, log OFF the internet, put DOWN the newspaper, SILENCE the cell phone & INVEST 5 minutes in your family!

Here's what the Faith 5 looks like: Each night in every home, we...

• SHARE highs and lows of your day with one another;
• READ a small portion of scripture;
• TALK about how that scripture might speak to one's highs and lows;
• PRAY for one another's highs and lows;
• BLESS each other, marking with the sign of the cross on forehead.

The Faith 5 - this is who we are, this is what we do. Imagine that!

The Cuyuna Range CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Hunger Walk will take place Sunday, October 4th beginning at 1:30pm at Crosby City Park. This is a community fundraising and hunger awareness event that helps raise funds and awareness for the Crosby Foodshelf and other domestic and global hunger relief projects through Church World Service. Everyone is welcome to walk jut a part or all of the route. Information about this walk is available in the fellowship hall or you may contact Pastor Paul if you have more questions.

FINK: Faith Inkubators (FINK) 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 5:45 pm followed by rockin' Christian music, learning, and sharing beginning at 6:30pm. All students in grades 7-9 are invited. You do not need to be a member of Immanuel to attend. The next FINK night is September 23rd.

This year the FINK students will be learning about The Apostle's Creed, baptism, and communion.

The FINK students are encouraged to take the Faith 5 challenge home and spend 5 minutes every night with their family sharing, reading, talking, praying, and blessing.

Middle School Gathering: The annual Middle School Gathering, "PRAY. ALWAYS." will be held at Cragun's November 20-21 or November 21-22. The theme for this year is The Lord's Prayer, the speaker will be Tiger McLuen and the band will be OWLs. Thecost is $30 and registration is due by October 18th. If you have any questions, please contact the church office at 546-6010.

Sunday School by Sandy Davis:

Bible Songs was held on Sunday, September 13th with a great turnout! This new Sunday school format replaces the regular classes held during the 10:30 service last year. We now meet at 9:45 in the sanctuary for 20 minutes and then have 20 minutes of art time in the fellowship hall. The second worship service follows this at 10:45. Every other Sunday the kids will be singing the song they learned during Bible songs at the 10:45 service. This new format includes kids and their parents/guardians. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you have any questions, please call Pastor Paul or Sandy Davis.

Plans for the bazaar that will be held November 14th are progressing. The chairpersons for this year's bazaar are Ginny Larson, Sharon Simons and Kay Gaudette.

New or gently used baskets are needed for gift baskets. Gifts for guys are needed for the children's room. We are also looking for someone to cut ONE project out of wood. If you can help with this, please contact one of the committee members.

If you have a project that you need supplies for, contact a committee member ASAP.

Beginning September 28th and through the month of October there will be work nights each Monday night to work on projects for the bazaar. Everyone is welcome.

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

The Heartland Fall Gathering is Saturday, October 3, at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Baxter. Registration is 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Registration is $8.00 which includes lunch. Child care is available. Speaker is Ornetta Bergstrom of Prescott, AZ. The theme she will use is "Seeking God's Dreams". She has led women's retreats for over 30 years. A silent auction will be held and if you have a silent auction item you would like to donate, please bring it to church. The poster/flyer with all the information is posted on the W/ELCA bulletin board by the kitchen. All women of Immanuel are invited and encouraged to join with the women of the churches of the Heartland Conference for a day of fellowship.

There WILL NOT be an Immanuel Church Women's Brunch at 11:00 a.m. on October 7th as stated on the W/ELCA Program 2009.

W/ELCA (Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America) is the national organization of Lutheran women. ILCW (Immanuel Lutheran Church Women) are members of W/ELCA when you become members of Immanuel. The W/ELCA Board here at Immanuel is open to any woman that wants to be informed and involved in the women's events here at Immanuel. The Board would welcome more board members or if you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns, please come to the meetings (1st Wednesday of the month at 9:30 a.m.). The more women that become involved, the more mission work, new ideas, changes, and fellowship among ILCW; THAT will create a women's group "that gets things done".

Next Board meeting is Wednesday, October 7, 9:30 a.m. SEE YOU THERE!!!

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

W/ELCA Coordinator (s) are still needed for 2010!!! For information or questions contact Kay Partello or Melva Panitzke.

Upcoming events:

• September 28th-Bazaar work night at 6:30 pm.
• October 3rd-Heartland Conference.
• October 7th-W/ELCA board meeting, 9:30am.
• November 14th-Spirit of Christmas Bazaar.

Beginning September 27th there will be an adult forum in the Fireside Room at 9:45am. A DVD resource called "Nooma" taught by Pastor Rob Bell will be used. The first session is titled "Rain: and is about life and faith when things don't always work out the way you want them to. Denny Davis will be facilitating the forum. All are welcome to attend.

The August Meal With a Mission was held Sunday, August 16th. REC (Residents Encountering Christ) was the beneficiary.

The September Meal With a Mission will be held Sunday, September 20th and will benefit Immanuel's Handbell Ministry.

The harvest table continues each weekend in the fellowship hall for fresh garden produce. If you have extra produce, please bring it in. Take time to check out the produce that is available. All proceeds from the sale of this produce will go to the soup kitchen.

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