What's Happening?
Week of October 13
- Thursday: 10:00 AM Ladies Bible Study
- Friday: 7:00 PM N. A.
Project CHRISTMAS BAGS
I think it was Roy Fender who hatched this brilliant idea to give gift bags to essential service workers (police, hospital, etc.) who have to work on Christmas. If you'd like to know how you can help please read the list below:
- Snack size candy bars (should be on sale right after Halloween)
- Hard candy
- Candy canes
- Small bags of nuts
- Bags of mandarins or apples (not needed until early December)
- If you would rather provide some funds we can purchase what is needed.
- Help stuff bags.
LWML / Ladies Guild Events
On November 23 there will be a chuch bazaar at Immanuel. If you have knitting, sewing, baked goods or other crafts please bring them for the church to sell. If you would like to contribute anything to the "Elegant Treasures" it would probably be a good idea to have those to the church a week in advance. Priscilla can answer questions if you have any.
- Ideas:
- Remember those shoes that hurt your feet? You aren't seriously going to wear those, are you?
- How about all those blouses/shirts/pants/dresses that don't fit or you've just grown tired of.
- Things that were given to you that you really don't need and don't want to "re-gift." Top Tip: try to remember if the person who gave you the item goes to church with you and may be at the bazaar. Just sayin'.
- Books you won't read again (print and audio). Videos you won't watch again.
- Old candles that could be remelted into new ones (if you're crafty maybe make the new candles before the bazaar).
- Been wanting to freshen up your decor? Here's your chance to unload your old stuff and have a reason to get fancy new dust-catchers or switch to that clean-modern look. Examples: pictures/prints, tablecloth, disgusting rusty old so-called antique tools, those silly wood duck decoys, dusty old silk flowers, seasonal decorations - the list is endless!
- Maybe you upgraded to some newer tools and still have the old ones sitting around collecting dust. Or, let's flip that...this is the perfect reason to discard your outdated tools and buy the latest industrial lithium 64V DC brushless hi-torque monster tools you've been dreaming about.
- Remember those shoes that hurt your feet? You aren't seriously going to wear those, are you?
Marion Strandt
It is with a heavy heart that I must tell you that Marion Strandt passed away this afternoon. We commend her soul to our God who promises eternal life. Her daughter Marlene will be announcing the date and time of her graveside service later this week.
Shalom,
Larry Oliver
Eternal God who created us and who takes us home at the perfect time, we give You thanks and praise for the earthly life of our sister Marion Strandt whose soul now resides with You in heaven. We pray Your comfort and blessings on Marlene, the family, friends and all who mourn her loss. Help us all to remember that we and all the Saints will be reunited with You on that glorious day of Your triumphant return. AMEN
Shalom,
Larry Oliver
Eternal God who created us and who takes us home at the perfect time, we give You thanks and praise for the earthly life of our sister Marion Strandt whose soul now resides with You in heaven. We pray Your comfort and blessings on Marlene, the family, friends and all who mourn her loss. Help us all to remember that we and all the Saints will be reunited with You on that glorious day of Your triumphant return. AMEN
New Arrival! 9/19/2019 - Forest Burks
Kayla and Caleb Burks joyfully announce the birth of Forest Burks earlier this week. Caleb reports that Kayla and baby Forest are both happy and healthy. Please keep the new family in your prayers. - Pr. Larry Oliver
09-19-19: Forest John Burks - 7lbs 8oz 21 inches
09-19-19: Forest John Burks - 7lbs 8oz 21 inches
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Jerry Anderson
From Pastor Larry Oliver -
It saddens me to inform you that our brother Jerry Anderson passed away peacefully late this afternoon (9/5). He had taken a serious turn for the worse earlier in the week. Linda and some family were with him when he passed. Please keep Linda and all the family in your prayers.
It was Jerry’s desire to have only a private graveside service at Willamette National Cemetery where he will be interred.
God of life and death, we give your thanks for the earthly life of our brother Jerry Anderson and now commend him to your care. Comfort Linda as she now faces the emotional stress of losing a spouse. May God be with us all. In the strong and healing Name of Jesus we pray. AMEN
It saddens me to inform you that our brother Jerry Anderson passed away peacefully late this afternoon (9/5). He had taken a serious turn for the worse earlier in the week. Linda and some family were with him when he passed. Please keep Linda and all the family in your prayers.
It was Jerry’s desire to have only a private graveside service at Willamette National Cemetery where he will be interred.
God of life and death, we give your thanks for the earthly life of our brother Jerry Anderson and now commend him to your care. Comfort Linda as she now faces the emotional stress of losing a spouse. May God be with us all. In the strong and healing Name of Jesus we pray. AMEN
Tom Stratton
From Pastor Larry Oliver -
It is with a heavy heart that I share that Tom Stratton passed away early Sunday evening (June 30). You will recall that he has been going downhill rather rapidly in recent weeks. His one repeated wish last week was that he “die as a Christian.” He has done that and we can take comfort in the hope Tom had of spending eternity in heaven. Please keep Priscilla and her family in prayer.
Tom Stratton’s funeral will be Friday July 12th. There will be a brief committal service at Willamette Cemetery at 10:00 AM and a Service at Immanuel at 11:00 AM. A luncheon will follow in the fellowship hall.
It is with a heavy heart that I share that Tom Stratton passed away early Sunday evening (June 30). You will recall that he has been going downhill rather rapidly in recent weeks. His one repeated wish last week was that he “die as a Christian.” He has done that and we can take comfort in the hope Tom had of spending eternity in heaven. Please keep Priscilla and her family in prayer.
Tom Stratton’s funeral will be Friday July 12th. There will be a brief committal service at Willamette Cemetery at 10:00 AM and a Service at Immanuel at 11:00 AM. A luncheon will follow in the fellowship hall.
Jon Bell
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our brother in Christ, Jon Bell. Jon was a valued and generous member of Immanuel. One example was his donation and installation of the church's alarm system after Immanuel was burglarized. Jon was quiet but his heart was big and we are all better for knowing him.
Jon's memorial was held on July 6 at Immanuel. The recording of the complete service and just the sermon are provided on the "Listen" page.
We pray the Lord's comfort be with all those who knew Jon and will miss him.
Jon's memorial was held on July 6 at Immanuel. The recording of the complete service and just the sermon are provided on the "Listen" page.
We pray the Lord's comfort be with all those who knew Jon and will miss him.
Clothing Collections for Helping Hands
Delores has announced that since we were so successful at donating unwanted clothes during the Christmas season she will continue to handle clothing donations for Helping Hands of Albany. Anything you have you would like to donate can be left outside the closet in the southwest corner of the fellowship hall.
Scheduled Events Available in the Calendar
Jeanne has done a great job of putting everything in the calendar in the newsletter. You can find that on the "NEWS" page.
Men's Meeting 1st Saturday Every Month
The men of Immanuel will be gathering on the first Saturday of the month at 9:00AM in the fellowship hall. The format is basically whatever comes up that people feel like talking about.
Free Books!
Well, hymnals anyway. Karen has been working hard cleaning up and organizing the library room downstairs. She says we have a large collection of the blue and old red Lutheran hymnals that we can't even seem to give away. If you want some just let Karen know.
LCMS Stewardship Article - Shared by Karen Bishopink
Karen wanted to share an article on the LCMS website discussing stewardship. Take a look and thank you, Karen!
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Using Cans to Help Others
Immanuel gets frequent requests from members of the community that are in need. Too often cash is not appropriate as it will only end up feeding their issues with substance abuse. What is often given are gift coupons to McDonalds or other places to eat at least providing a warm meal without handing over money.
To help fund this Immanuel is going to place a barrel in the building to collect depositable cans and bottles. Someone from the church will cash them in and the funds will be used to buy meal coupons.
Contact Linda Anderson if you have questions. (Don't forget...there's a deposit on water bottles too!)
To help fund this Immanuel is going to place a barrel in the building to collect depositable cans and bottles. Someone from the church will cash them in and the funds will be used to buy meal coupons.
Contact Linda Anderson if you have questions. (Don't forget...there's a deposit on water bottles too!)
Use smile.amazon.com to Help Immanuel
Just like the Fred Meyer Community Rewards system below, Amazon has started something called Amazon Smile.
You can go to http://smile.amazon.com and select a charity. One half of a percent of your purchase (0.5%) will go to the charity you choose. The first time you go to smile.amazon.com you can search for the charity. That's the hard part since there are hundreds of Immanuel Lutheran Churches on the list. You have to find the one in Albany, Oregon and unfortunately, they aren't listed alphabetically by city and state. When I went through the process I think our church was on page 8 or 9 of 19.
Once you find our church you can just select it and you'll be taken to a page where you have to acknowledge that you understand that you have to go to smile.amazon.com every time you want to use the feature. Once you've said you understand that you are good to go.
You can go to http://smile.amazon.com and select a charity. One half of a percent of your purchase (0.5%) will go to the charity you choose. The first time you go to smile.amazon.com you can search for the charity. That's the hard part since there are hundreds of Immanuel Lutheran Churches on the list. You have to find the one in Albany, Oregon and unfortunately, they aren't listed alphabetically by city and state. When I went through the process I think our church was on page 8 or 9 of 19.
Once you find our church you can just select it and you'll be taken to a page where you have to acknowledge that you understand that you have to go to smile.amazon.com every time you want to use the feature. Once you've said you understand that you are good to go.
Fred Meyer Community Rewards
Thanks to Jeanne Butler for announcing this great free benefit for Immanuel!
"Shopping at Fred Meyer can pay off in more ways than gas rewards. Fred Meyer has a charitable program whereby each of us can select Immanuel Lutheran Church, Albany, Oregon as the charity of our choice and they will direct money to the church based on the amount of our spending. There is no cost to the individual. In fact, if you have a rewards card, they will continue to send you your dividend coupon quarterly based on your spending."
"All it takes is a few minutes online, or in the store, to fill out your information and select the church from their list of charities. Currently we apparently have 3 families that have signed up. The money designated for the church so far is around $20. When that amount reaches $25, Fred Meyer will send a check in that amount to the church." - Jeanne Butler
"Shopping at Fred Meyer can pay off in more ways than gas rewards. Fred Meyer has a charitable program whereby each of us can select Immanuel Lutheran Church, Albany, Oregon as the charity of our choice and they will direct money to the church based on the amount of our spending. There is no cost to the individual. In fact, if you have a rewards card, they will continue to send you your dividend coupon quarterly based on your spending."
"All it takes is a few minutes online, or in the store, to fill out your information and select the church from their list of charities. Currently we apparently have 3 families that have signed up. The money designated for the church so far is around $20. When that amount reaches $25, Fred Meyer will send a check in that amount to the church." - Jeanne Butler
Here's how to set it up online assuming you already have a Fred Meyer rewards card:
- Go to http://fredmeyer.com/communityrewards to read about the details.
- From there you can create an account or just go to http://fredmeyer.com/account/create to set up an account
- Once you have created an account you can link your Fred Meyer rewards card by going to http://fredmeyer.com/account/communityrewards/enroll (you can also find this link from the fredmeyer.com/communityrewards page)
- Sign in and you will be asked to find your organization. Just enter Immanuel in the field and click the search button and our church should be about 3rd in the list. Alternately the organization number for our church is 90653 so you can just enter that and only our church will show in the results. Select it, click enroll and you are done!
Here's how the Fred Meyer organization list will look if you just enter Immanuel's number of 90653.
Click on the picture for a larger view.
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