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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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Holy Week
|  Palm Sunday: Holy Week began with Palm Sunday worship on Sunday, March 24th. Wing and A Prayer led worship and palms were waved during the songs. 
 Seder Supper: On March 27th, Immanuel celebrated its fourth annual Passover Seder Supper with nearly 100 people in attendance. The Seder (service) remembers the Exodus from Egypt and the meal ("The Last Supper") that  Jesus had with His disciples prior to His crucifixion.Shofars (ram's horns) were blown by John Caughlan and Michael Bushard and candles were lit...signaling and honoring the start of the Festival, a delicious lamb dinner was served, hands-on teaching was done and a dance team did the Hora Dance!  A special thank you is extended to EVERYONE who was a part of making the Seder a huge success!  Mark your calendar: next year's Seder will be on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. If you have never attended a Passover Seder Dinner/Celebration, this is one event you don't want to miss! by Susan Bushard
 Maundy Thursday: First Communion was celebrated by four fifth grade students on Maundy Thursday. The students were Abby Wohl-Kovatovich, Jessica Klopfleisch, Ryan Duerr and Daniel Ustipak.   
Good Friday: On Good Friday Tim Bongs portraying a centurion soldier told the story of Holy Week.
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Learning
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 FINK: FINK is Immanuel's confirmation program. The students meet at Salem on scheduled Wednesdays during the school year from 6:30pm
 to 8:00pm. There is singing, sharing, and learning. All students in grades 7-9 are invited. You do not need to be a member of Immanuel to attend. The next FINK event will be Wednesday, April 17th. The last FINK event for this school year will be Wednesday, May 15th.
Children's Ministry:
We are almost done with The Story! It has been a blast
 going through the weekly lessons of The Story with the congregation. The review videos during Children's Time are very enjoyable and the lessons in Sunday school have been fun as well. We have a great group of kids coming to Sunday school every week. They make all of us teachers smile!!  When we reach the end of The Story, we will be having some review lessons to reiterate all that we have covered. Thank you for taking this adventure in learning and growth. It has been fun and rewarding for all!  Please watch for our new bulletin board to be displayed in the hall opposite of the nursery! I am very excited for this addition, as it will be a centrally located place to visually display the happenings of the Children's and Youth Ministries. The board  will be lower on the wall, and user friendly for the younger members our congregation. Thank you to the talented wood workers Paul Fairchild, Lee Bohlin, and Virgil Panitzke who helped put this project together!!! We have such talent in our midst! Peace, Holly Hunter Children's Ministry Coordinator
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Milestone Ministry
|  Two Milestone Ministry events will be celebrated in May. Graduates will be honored at the 10:30am worship service on Sunday, May 5th. New  Drivers will be honored on Sunday, May 12th at the 10:30am worship service. |
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Women of Immanuel
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Women's Retreat
The women's retreat was held March 22nd and 23rd at Clearwater Forest Camp. The retreat was attended by 22 women. The theme of the retreat was prayer.
Praise God for the 2013 Immanuel Women's Retreat held at  Clearwater Forest Camp in March. Thanks to all who participated and helped to make it a time of renewal and rejoicing in God's great love. Thanks to the Immanuel Women of the Word for providing funds to help keep the cost low for everyone. Jill, Birdie and Claudia  
Rummage Sale
 The annual rummage sale will be held May 2nd & 3rd. The coordinators for this event are Melva Panitzke, Jan Doonan, and Judy Running. Start collecting those "treasures." You may bring your items to the church beginning April 29th. Please do not bring large appliances or out of date technology. Stitch and Sew A Stit ch & Sew event was held Saturday, April 13th with 10 women present to sew shorts for the boys in Malawi. 27 pairs of shorts were  completed. These shorts along with the skirts previously made will be sent to Malawi with a team that is going from Ohio the end of May. T-Shirts for Malawi Orphans T-shirts are needed to go along with the skirts and shorts that have been made for the Malawi orphans. These T-shirts should be youth size S, M, L, and XL. The T-shirts can have a cap sleeve. Please no used T-shirts! These T-shirts are needed by the first part of May a  s they will be sent to Malawi the end of May. There is a tote in the fellowship hall marked T's for Malawi. 2013 Women's Events May 2 & 3 - Annual Rummage and Bake Sale June 1st- Spring Salad Luncheon November - Holiday Bazaar December - Advent Luncheon |
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Meal With a Mission
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 The April Meal With a Mission will be held on April 21st. This meal will benefit New Pathways.
The May Meal With a Mission will be held May 19th. This meal with benefit the Hallelujah Handbells. |
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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. |
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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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Easter Sunday:
 Immanuel celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday, March 31st. Thank you to everyone who donated towards the flowers that decorated the church for Easter. 
 The youth served a continental breakfast between services. 
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Holy Humor Sunday
 Puppets by Jesus performed for Holy Humor Sunday on Sunday, April 7th. They provided the children's message and sang the closing song with Churchyard.  Future events for Puppets by Jesus will be performing at Heartwood at a date yet to be determined, a family night at Immanuel on June 1st, and performing at an all day conference in Duluth on June 12th.  
Malawi Update
Jill Mattson received this letter and photos from Yami in Malawi:
Dear Jill,
I believe this letter finds you in good health. We are fine here just that it has started getting cold now.
The girls and other high school children are back in school.
I will try and load the pictures of the girls and some boys in their new school uniforms and shoes that we bought them with some funds we received they look absolutely stunning you cant believe it. We thank God for you, your church and every one who has donated to Kanyenyeva, to God be the glory. Please be free to share them with the sunday school group and the church if you want I though they may want to see the girls looking beautiful and different because of their efforts.
Things are going on well at Kanyenyeva. We were there yesterday to monitor the wednesday feeding program and your friend Elise Musa sends her greetings.
Stay Blessed,
Yami
Youth
Kelly Klein, Immanuel's Youth Coordinator has the following events planned for the youth of Immanuel: 
Movie Night - April 20th 5:00-8:00pm
-Upcoming Mission Trip Ideas -The Big Day of Serving May 4 $40, Week of Hope June-August $252, Work Camps July $442. Contact Kelly Klein if you would like more information.
-Like us on Facebook!!
Ask me how you can earn rewards
for your service to ILC!
New Pathways
 Immanuel again hosted homeless families with children the week of March 17th-24th. The next week for New Pathways will be July 28th-August 4th. 
If you are interested in being involved in the leadership part of this ministry, contact Nancy Evans or Bonnie LaPierre.
Tent City Tent City an event held by New Pathways to help raise awareness about homelessness that  was to have been held at the Northland Arboretum on April 13th was postponed due to the weather to June 8th at the fairgrounds in Brainerd. Nancy Heise and her FINK group were scheduled to participate in this event. Si  nce they were not able to participate in the scheduled event they held their own event at Nancy's home. Participating were Nancy Heise, Jessica and Abby Arneson, Nicki Glomski, Summer Popkes, and Jolie Nelson.
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Immanuel celebrated a Milestone Ministry when Bibles were presented to students on March 17th and March 28th. Receiving Bibles on March 17th were Levi Jarvela, Ean Hunter, Easton Maucieri, and Maren Riedemann.
Receiving Bibles on March 28th were Hailey Lubovich and Ben Gujer.
