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Immanuel Lutheran Church is a community of Christians who welcome all people to Gather in Worship, to Grow in God's Word & Grace and to Go forward in faith to serve others in Jesus name. For more information check out our web site at http://www.immanuelcrosby.org/ or call the church office at 218-546-6010.
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Lent began with Ash Wednesday worship on Wednesday, February 13th. The mid-week worship services will continue the study of The Story. Each worship service will use the Holden Evening Prayer and the small group videos for The Story will be the message each week.
 The FINK confirmation students and their faith mentors will have a time for faith talk following the worship. Each Wednesday during Lent there will be a soup supper at  6:00pm and worship at 6:45pm. There will be Lenten Ecumenical Devotions sponsored by the Cuyuna Range Ministerial Association each Wednesday at  12:00 noon. The worship service will begin at noon with a meal to follow. The theme for this year is "Finding Our Way!" based on Matthew 7:7. All are welcome to attend.
February 20 - "Finding Grace!" Assembly of God Church
February 27 - "Finding Courage" Cascade Methodist Church
March 6 - "Finding Joy" Salem Lutheran Church
March 13 - "Finding Hope" Immanuel Lutheran Church
March 20 - "Finding Gratitude" Lifespring Evangelical Free Church (Formerly the Presbyterian Church)
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Youth News
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 Kelly Jelencich-Klein is the new youth coordinator for Immanuel. She will be planning events for jr. and sr. high youth.
At the soup supper on February 20th Kelly will be looking for event input from youth. They should bring their ideas! The first two events she has planned are:
 March 9, 12-3 Outdoor Ice Skating at Hallett. Meet at Hallet's outside rink with your skates. Skate rental available for $2.50 at Hallett.- March 30, 7-9 Build your own sundae. Meet at church for some sweet fun.
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FINK and Children's Ministry
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 FINK: FINK is Immanuel's confirmation program. During Lent the students attend the midweek worship service with their faith mentor, discuss the service, share their highs and lows, and pray for each other.
Children's Ministry
by Holly Hunter
March will be another busy month for the youth and their families at ILC! We have two milestone events coming up: 3rd Grade Bibles and First Communions.
In 3rd grade, children at ILC are presented with a bible. We offer a two session study groups for parents and children, and then present the bibles during church service. The classes should be a fun time and a great opportunity to share
your favorite verses with your child. Any families with children older than 3rd grade but have not yet recieved a bible are welcome to join! Study sessions will be held at the church.
First study session: Wednesday, March 6th 5:30-6:30
Second study session: Wednesday, March 13th 5:30-6:30
Presentation of Bibles: Sunday, March 17th 10:30 service
Also  in March, children in 5th grade will be receiving their First Communion. Please feel free to take part in this event if your child is older than 5th grade but has not yet received their first communion. The study sessions to prepare for First Communion will be held at the church on the following dates: Saturday, March 16th 10:00 - 11:00
Saturday, March 23rd 10:00 - 11:00
First Communion on Thursday, March 28 (Maundy Thursday)
Please watch for communication preference forms to be sent home with children after Sunday school classes. We would like to know what are the best ways to communicate with you!!
Enjoying the spirit of the youth!
Holly Hunter |
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Tubing
Photos by Craig Lubovich
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Shyanne Lubovich, Haley Lubovich, Jasmine Siliznoff, Jessica Klopfleisch, Abigail Arneson, Brandan Kirby, and Emily Felsheim enjoyed an afternoon tubing at Prime Time Charlie's with Craig Lubovich on Sunday, February 3rd.
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Women of Immanuel
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Sew, Stitch and Soup
by Pat Neros
 On Saturday, February 9th, ten Women of Immanuel met to make skirts for the orphan girls of Malawi. Approximately 40 skirts were completed.
 Just imagine if only ten more women could have joined us how many more skirts would have been completed.
Our next Stitch & Sew is scheduled for April 13th at 9:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall. Please mark your calendars to join us for a great time of fellowship.  Hope to see you there!
2013 Women's Events
March 22 & 23 - Women's Retreat  April 13 -Stitch & Sew May - Annual Rummage and Bake Sale June - Spring Salad Luncheon November - Holiday Bazaar December - Advent Luncheon |
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 There will be a retreat for women March 22 & 23 at Presbyterian Clearwater Forest Camp in Deerwood. Registration forms were included in the February Immanuel's Story, are available on the kiosk in the fellowship hall or you can print the Registration Form here. Once you have completed the registration form, place it and your attached check for $25.00 in either Jill Mattson or Claudia Tessmer's mailbox. The retreat will begin at 4:30pm on Friday and end at 3:00pm on Saturday. Please bring the following items: - Heavy appetizer to share for Friday supper
 - Bible
- Comfy clothes
- Boots for walking outside, if desired
- Sleeping bag or sheets
- Pillow case
- Towel/wash cloth.
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MN Adult & Teen Challenge Choir
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The MN Adult & Teen Challenge Choir will be at Immanuel on Sunday, February 24th. They will share their dramatic stories of growth and new life in God, through their testimonies. They will share songs of hope and freedom from addiction. They will be at both the 9:00 and 10:30 worship services. Everyone is welcome to come and hear these amazing testimonies.
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Immanuel's Facebook Page
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Check out Immanuel's Facebook page. Jon Hunter is maintaining this page. If you have information that you would like to see publicized on Facebook, please contact Jon at jhunter9826@yahoo.com. |
| Immanuel's E-News |
This n  ewsletter is published the 15th of every month. If you have any photos or news items that would be of interest to the Immanuel family, please send them to msegersten@charter.net.
If you are having difficulty viewing the images in the newsletters, go to the E-Newsletter page on Immanuel's website.
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Annual Meeting
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The 100th annual meeting of the Immanuel Lutheran congregation was held on Sunday, February 3rd. Michael Bushard, council president presided over the meeting.  Some of the Joys of Immanuel were drilling of the well in Malawi, bazaar and rummage sale fund donations, volunteers for New Pathways, generosity of Immanuel Congregation to ministries, number of children in Sunday School increasing, giving to food shelf and soup kitchen, The Story, and ongoing additions to technology. 
New council members are Chris Rudek, James Freese and Becky Pakarinen. Re-elected were Michael Bushard and Dick Gunter. Mark Boike will serve as council president, Dick Gunter as vice president and Ruth Imberi as secretary.
Other business at the meeting was the approval of sabbatical policy, election of delegates to the LCMC gathering in Dearborn, Michigan in October. The delegates are Pastor Paul and Jill. A nominating committee for council members for 2014 was formed. This committee will consist of Pastor, outgoing council members, John Klopfleisch, and Claudia Tessmer. The congregation voted "No" to ratify NALC's application to Lutheran World Federation.
The meeting was followed by a potluck.
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