Celebrate! Happy Birthday to… 2-July: Matthew Byrnes, Spencer Byrnes 3-July: Brett Kiolbassa, Leah Olmstead, Karla Rempert, Laura Yelle-Harrison 4-July: Michael Klug, Ryan Nollte 5-July: Tanner Faulkner, Julie Helm, Bob Poduch, Clara Solak 6-July: Isabella Bond, Lee Brenner, Chari Dodge, Kim Hollander, Aurora Huber 7-July: Daniel Higgins, Bob Lemke, Mari Swift, Bob Tousey, Heidi Wheaton, Justine Yentsch 8-July: Logan Georgy, Harold Geren, Brandon Kline, Joe Marco ************* Happy Anniversary to… 3-July: (14 yrs) Jerry & Sue Koedoot (18 yrs) Peter & Roxann Voris (46 yrs) Steve & Gloria Winters 5-July: (14 yrs) Daniel & Claudine Kerber (9 yrs) David & Melissa Smith 7-July: (5 yrs) Jameson & Karla Higgins (10 yrs) Keith & Jane Kubicek
6 pm Sat. Evening Traditional Service Historic Church 8 am Sun. Traditional Service Commons 9:30 & 11 am Sun. Contemporary Service Commons 9:30 am Sun Sunday School, Student Ministries and Adult Bible Studies Commons Follow us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/ImmanuelCL (School) or www.facebook.com/immanuellutherancl (Church)
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In Our Prayers Family & Friends Ayares, Hannah Burns-Dorsett, Maida Darling, Jennifer Haseman, Irma Johnson, Harry Kienzle, Charlie Knudsen, Ava Markham, Amber Nolte, Nova Voigt, Horst
Pate, Ardelle Wilson, Char Rasmussen, Blanche Ricker, Lenore Rolando, Sally Schneiderwind, Joy Schroeder, Chuck Shipbaugh, Keith Stone, Robert Tatarinowicz, Roman
Military Personnel Annand, Elizabeth Bernero, Justin Bickley, Chad Blasy, Bryan Blum, Todd Chan, Mike Connelly, Christopher Erickson, Brandon Fessler, Julia Hanson, Erik Katzenberger, KC Kearley, Kevin Lowe, Andrew Lyster, Geoffrey
McDonald, Matthew Neumeier, Eric Page, Daniel Picard, Michael Reed, Bill Rizzo, Robert Sanders, Joe Shulfer, Erin Sylvester, Clayton Vargas III, Ramon Wood, Jeremy Wood, Nick Yentsch, Alex Yentsch, Randy
Connecting through Praise & Worship: Saturday 6 pm: 72 Sunday 9:30 am: 136 Total: 640
Sunday 8 am: 96 Sunday 11 am: 336
In Other Business Contributions: (June 22—28, 2017) Contributions: $15,046 Budgeted Contributions: $16,521 Mission - Northern Illinois District: $313 Capital Reserve: $91 City on a Hill Giving Campaign: $3,498 City on a Hill Giving Campaign (06/21/17): Participating Families: 217
“Touching Hearts and Transforming Lives with the Light of Jesus Christ”
July 2 — 8, 2017
Today . . .
Total Pledged: $3,317,992 Total Received: $1,780,993 Contribution Summary: Jan-May 2017 Actual: $386,300
“Raising Independent Children” Rev. Dr. Larry Tieman
Budget: $385,411
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FAMILY LIFE TOGETHER JUNE 4th—AUGUST 20th SUMMER WORSHIP - FAMILY LIFE TOGETHER — Join us every week this summer as Immanuel zeros in its focus on families. Family Life Together is not just a sermon series, but a way of equipping and encouraging families to make faith, family and fun your passion for the summer. Each week’s worship will have a new, relevant parenting or relationship topic as well as take-home conversation starters for you to continue the talks at home!
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This Week... SUN July 2: 8, 9:30 & 11 am Worship 1 pm Crystal Lake Parade MON July 3: Offices Closed TUES July 4: Independence Day! Offices Closed WED July 5: THURS July 6: 9:30 am Bible Study at the Commons 2:30 pm Bible Study at The Pointe 7—8:30 pm Praise Team Practice FRI July 7: SAT July 8: 6 pm Worship—Church SUN July 9: 8, 9:30 & 11 am Worship
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THE GOSPEL OF LUKE — Join Pastor Bob in the Music Room on Sunday mornings at 9:30 am to learn about the apostle Luke and the insight that he provides about Jesus in his Gospel.
DO YOU LOVE TO GARDEN? If so, we have a wonderful opportunity for you to…ADOPT-A-BED on our campus. Flowerbeds at our facilities are given love and special care from volunteers who are willing to adopt a site for a growing season. There are only a few openings left for this fun and wholesome activity to have all spaces cared for. The time commitment is about an hour or less a week or whatever you are able to do. Please contact Lynette at 815-459-1441.
LIFETREE CAFÉ — During the months of June, July and August, Lifetree Café will only be held at the Pointe on Tuesday evenings. The Sunday morning session will resume in September. For a list of topics, please visit lifetreecafe.com. THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE CLASS (9:30 am) is meeting at the Pathway Court School Library for the summer. Pastor Bob will be presenting a variety of topics where each week may be a different topic. Please feel free to come and join us anytime. Call Pastor Bob in the church office if you want to know what the topic is for the coming Thursday. THURSDAY AFTERNOON BIBLE CLASS — Thurs., 2:30pm at The Pointe. LOVE IMMANUEL? INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR CHURCH? We will be offering two opportunities this summer for our God Connects class. Participants may select either Saturday, July 8 or Saturday, July 15 from 8 am—12 noon. If you are interested in attending or would like more details, please contact Sharon Tieman at
[email protected]. NEW MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY — Do you love to cook? Do you remember those sleepless nights and busy days caring for a newborn? If you answered “yes” and are interested in providing a delicious meal for an Immanuel family with a newborn, please contact Ashley Braband at 262-903-3132 or
[email protected] to learn more. MOMS MEET AT THE PARK BIBLE STUDY – It’s a win, win! Your kids get to play while moms get to study God’s word in the fellowship of other moms. Join us on Tuesday mornings, beginning June 27 from 10-11am at the Prairie Grove Village Hall Park, 3125 Barreville Rd. in Prairie Grove. The park is new and very fun for kids of all ages. Moms….you get to study, relax and learn in the shade of a pavilion. Contact Stephanie Kuligowski for more information, 847-308-0550 (call or text) or
[email protected].
BONFIRE AND BIBLESTUDY! For incoming 6th-8th grade girls...Monday nights, 7-8:30 pm. Bring your favorite smore ingredient! Interested??? Contact Nicole at
[email protected] or Kelly at
[email protected]. TIJUANA MISSION TEAM 2017 — Our team is headed for Tijuana July 21—28. We are looking for donations (see suggestions below) to be given to our families and children while we are there. There will be donation boxes marked for Tijuana at the historic church and Pathway Court campus. Our deadline is July 16. On behalf of our mission team, we thank you for your support. Suggested donation items: Small sizes for the following (we prefer shampoo be a screw top, not flip top) Soap, toothpaste, shampoo, toothbrushes, deodorants, combs, hairbrushes. School folders; Flip flops; Safety scissors; Small toys; Hacky sacks; Stickers; Puzzles in bags; Small whiffle balls; Soft water bottles; Coloring books; Silly Putty; Construction paper; Jump ropes; Hair bows/clips; Pencils; Glue sticks; Pens; School paper; Nerf balls (sm-med size), Zip Lock Bags, Colored Tissue Paper. TEACHERS NEEDED — Immanuel Lutheran School is seeking a part-time Geometry teacher for the 2017-18 school year. Interested candidates should contact Principal Ed Bower at
[email protected] or by phone at 815-459-1444. VBS, THANK YOU! – This year’s Maker Fun Factory VBS was a huge success because of YOU! With over 125 volunteers, Immanuel was able to teach the good news of Jesus to 282 children! We raised almost $1,400 dollars for Feed My Starving Children and were able to donate many car loads of nonperishable food to the Food Pantry. Thank you for your prayers, support, help and encouragement along the way. What a great week at Immanuel!!
Other News Donate Online at www.immanuelcl.org. Now you can make your contribution to Immanuel any time or date via the all new online service. Simply go to the Immanuel site and click on the DONATE link and follow the instructions. You can use the Web site, smart phone or iPad. Simple-Easy-Fast! Questions? Please contact Lynette Mobley at
[email protected]. DO YOU HAVE A LITTLE EXTRA TIME? DO YOU ENJOY COMPLETING SMALL PROJECTS? We are looking for another volunteer or two who can help with handy work at The Pointe. If interested or for more details, please contact Linda Gray at
[email protected].
How Can We Help? Rev. Larry Tieman, Senior Pastor Rev. Bob Pudell, Executive Pastor Bob Dorn, Invite Leader Sharon Tieman, Connect Leader Edward Bower, School Principal Lynette Mobley, Business Manager Julie Kearley, Office Manager Robert Blazek, Director of Music Laura Gilleland, Dir. of Children & Family Ministries Karl Koenig, Director of Student Ministries All e-mail addresses are formatted with initial of first name, complete last name, followed by @immanuelcl.org—Example:
[email protected] Church 815.459.1441 ~ School 815.459.1444 The Pointe Outreach Center: 815.459.5907 www.immanuelcl.org
