A PUBLICATION OF FIRST ANY CHURCH. Small Packages, Great Things IMPORTANT DATE! Make Your Prepara ons 'Advent' urous. Sunday, December 2

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1 A PUBLICATION OF FIRST ANY CHURCH Volume 8, Issue 12, 1036 W A St, Moscow, ID Phone: Fax: emmanuelmoscowid@gmail.com Church Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 7 AM 3 PM & Tuesday, 7 AM 1 PM (unless otherwise noted) Small Packages, Great Things The mo o for Hershey s Kisses used to be Big things come in small packages! That also could be a mo o for Bethlehem, for Baby Jesus and, indeed, for us. It s an important message to remember when we fear we re too weak to fix the world s problems, too small to fight the gigan c terror that threatens a loved one or too lacking in abili es we see in others. But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the li le clans of Judah, God declares through the prophet Micah (5:2, NRSV), from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel. Bethlehem was a mere village. God s ruler for Israel started as an infant. His birthplace was a small stable, not a palace or temple. But size isn t everything. Big that is, great things can come in small packages. And thanks to the ny baby who grew up to share immeasurably huge love with the world, God can do great things through you, too! Make Your Prepara ons 'Advent' urous Advent the first season of the liturgical year includes the four Sundays and weeks prior to December 25. Advent dates from the fourth century, when it lasted 40 days and included fas ng and solemnity, much like Lent. Advent is from Adventus, La n for coming, referring to Jesus birth in Bethlehem and also his second coming. The tradi onal colors of Advent are purple for penitence or blue for hope. Observing Advent is a meaningful, adventurous way to prepare for Christmas. Buy or make an Advent wreath and use candles of your choice: four blue, four purple, or three blue or purple and one pink. If you have a fi h spot, add one white Christ candle. During meals or devo ons, light only one candle the first week. Add another for each new week (the pink candle tradi onally marks the third week), concluding with the white candle (if you have one) on Christmas. The increasing light reminds us we re ge ng closer to celebra ng Christ s light coming into the world. Taken from The NEWSLETTER Newsle er.com IMPORTANT DATE! Sunday, December 2 Our Annual Congrega onal Mee ng and Emmanuel s Intergenera onal Soup Supper and Advent Event will be on Sunday, Dec. 2, 11 AM, following worship, in the Fellowship Hall. Join in on a special Advent event where we ll learn different ways to celebrate and recognize the season of Advent and take a look at Emmanuel s 2018 year in review.

2 In This Month s Issue: Welcome to Emmanuel! Emmanuel Lutheran Church and Preschool is located at: 1036 W A St., Moscow, ID Church: Phone: Fax: emmanuelmoscowid@gmail.com Preschool: Phone: Fax: emmanuellutheranpreschool@gmail.com Our Staff: Dave Daugs, Pastor (call or text) revkddaugs@gmail.com Office Hours: By appointment. CindyMarie Polley Church Administrator Church Office: Personal Cell: (call or text) emmanuelmoscowid@gmail.com Office Hours: Mon, Wed, Thu, 7am 3pm & Tue, 7am 1pm Lisa Allen, Youth Director or emmanuel.luthyouth@gmail.com Office Hours: Visit our google calendar at h p:// scroll down to the ELC Youth calendar listed to see all youth informa on. Janet McIntosh, Music Director/Organist or mcintosh83843@gmail.com Office Hours: By appointment. IMPORTANT DATE! December 2! 1 Small Packages, Great Things 1 Make Your Prepara ons Advent urous 1 Church & Staff Contacts 2 Event Calendar 3 Servant Schedule 4 Message from the President 5 ELCW Annual Advent Candlelight Brunch 6 Ed Opps (Chris an Educa on Opportuni es) & ELCW Circles 6 P!A!T! Praise! Awesome! Thanks! 7 Birthdays and Anniversaries 7 U.S. Wildfires Lutheran Disaster Response 8 Upcoming Readings & Sermon Titles 8 LUTH Youth 9 Help Support Christmas for Kids! 9 A Great Way to Help Our Kids! 10 Send a Kid to Camp Lutherhaven 10 Preschool NEWS! 11 For the KID in ALL of US! 12 In Our Thoughts & Prayers 13 The Parish Paper 15 Looking for Something to Do? We Can Help! 17 Poinse a Order Form 18 Nikki Cox, Preschool Director or emmanuellutheranpreschool@gmail.com Office Hours: Mon, Wed, & Thu 8:30am 1:30pm Submissions to the Emphasis monthly newsle er are due by the 3rd Sunday of every month. Deadline for the January issue is December 16. Thank you!!! 2

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4 Serving on: December 2,2018 December 9, 2018 December 16, 2018 December 23, 2018 December 24, 2018 December 30, st Sunday of Advent Annual Mee ng Intergenera onal Advent Event 2nd Sunday of Advent 3rd Sunday of Advent 4th Sunday of Advent No Communion Christmas Eve 4:30 PM No Communion 1st Sunday of Christmas Ministers: The Congrega on The Congrega on The Congrega on The Congrega on The Congrega on The Congrega on Presiding: Pastor Daugs Pastor Daugs Pastor Daugs Pastor Daugs Pastor Daugs Pastor Daugs Dir. Of Music/Organist: Janet McIntosh Janet McIntosh Janet McIntosh Janet McIntosh Janet McIntosh Janet McIntosh Altar Guild / Bread: Deb Dumroese Deb Dumroese Deb Dumroese NA NA Kris Daugs Acolyte: Danny Roberts Cooper Cox Henry Roberts Abby Cox June Kirchmeier Jake Kirchmeier Altar Flowers: Poinse a Garden Poinse a Garden Poinse a Garden Poinse a Garden Poinse a Garden Poinse a Garden Assis ng Minister: Ben Beard Janet Williams Paul Collins Kim Campbell Kathy Kwiatkowski Kim Campbell Communion Assistant: Tara Roberts Deb Dumroese Lisa Bender NA NA Julie Spangler Communion Assistant: Noell Swearingen Paul Collins Deb Dumroese NA NA Servant Needed Counter: Kas Dumroese Tammy Greenwalt Servant Needed Carolyn Todd NA Servant Needed Counter: Vern Kinnison Vern Kinnison Servant Needed Julie Spangler NA Servant Needed Fellowship: Debbie Marsh Kevin & Anne Peterson Tara & Tim Roberts Noell & David Swearingen NA Julie Spangler Fellowship: Jan Mar n Nancy Ruth Peterson Garth & Nancy Sasser Debbie Stone NA Dean & Phyllis Ve rus Fellowship: Steve & Carol Nelson Marge Remington Carmen Savage Janet & Mandy Strey NA Leah Wendt Fellowship: Charlene Olsson Bob & Sue Ri er Tom & Liz Brandt Mark S. & Marijka H NA Craig & Lisa Allen Greeter: Noell Swearingen Walter Hesford Servant Needed Noell Swearingen Paul Collins Servant Needed J.A.M. Leader: Lisa Bender Deb Marsh Chie Baker Carolyn Todd NA Servant Needed J.A.M. Assistant: Gretchen Isakson Jolene Halladay Deb Wya Julie Spangler NA Robbie Giles Quiet Room Clean Up: Janet McIntosh Nikki Cox Chie Baker Servant Needed Barb Kirchmeier Servant Needed Reader: Deb Dumroese Kas Dumroese Janet Williams Paul Collins TBD Servant Needed Usher: Vern Kinnison Vern Kinnison Vern Kinnison Vern Kinnison Vern Kinnison Vern Kinnison Usher: Tim Roberts Walter Hesford Chris Wa s Josh Cox Mitzi Houska Servant Needed Usher: Servant Needed Mitzi Houska Servant Needed Servant Needed Servant Needed Servant Needed Usher: Servant Needed Chris Wa s Servant Needed Servant Needed Servant Needed Servant Needed Usher: Servant Needed Josh Cox Servant Needed Servant Needed Servant Needed Servant Needed

5 Message from the President Sisters and Brothers in Christ, HAPPY NEW YEAR!! A new Church Year and new beginnings! It is Advent! As we contemplate the meaning of our Lord s birth of Christ s coming among us we consider what it means for Christ to be in and part of our lives. Advent a me of wai ng and an cipa on, a me of looking forward to a new Church year of grace and hope! How fi ng that we should have our Annual Mee ng at this me! The Fall, and especially November, is the me when Council looks forward to the next year s mission and ministry. Council has approved a Ministry Spending Plan for the Congrega on s considera on, and hopefully approval, at our Annual Mee ng on December 2. What is a Ministry Spending Plan you might ask well it is o en referred to as the annual budget. But in reality what Council is asking the Congrega on to approve is a spending plan to fulfill the mission and ministry to which we, Emmanuel, have been called by God. Sure there are numbers behind the Ministry Plan salaries, building maintenance, snow removal the everyday minu a of answering God s call to ministry. But the cri cal message is to see and understand all that we as the Body of Christ at Emmanuel have been called and blessed to do to bring the message of mercy and grace we receive through Christ Jesus to each other, our community, and God s glorious crea on. The Congrega on also will be asked to authorize using funds from the Good Shepherd account to re re the roughly $11,000 balance on the roof loan. While the Raindrops Campaign did raise about $68,000 that has been used to pay down the roof loan, we are s ll a bit short. The money we do not use to pay the roof loan in 2019 will allow us to be er serve the ministries here at Emmanuel. Our Mission 100 and Miracle Sunday pledge campaigns have provided a guide regarding the resources that will be available for mission. We are planning a Stewardship weekend event in February that will help us all develop a true a tude for gra tude. It is the case that pledges during stewardship campaigns are es mates and provide, at best, guidance for what may be received in the coming year. The numbers for what it actually takes to meet God s call to us are much firmer. The difference is most assuredly measured in our faith. And during my 30+ years at Emmanuel our faith has never let us down God has provided and con nues to provide to assure that we can fulfill God s call to ministry. This is my last le er to you as President. I thank you, the wonderful people of Emmanuel, for the privilege of serving. I will con nue to serve in other ways, just as we all serve our Lord through the mission and ministries in this place at this me. Blessings to you all, Ben Beard REMEMBER Our Annual Congrega on Mee ng is Sunday December 2 following worship! I look forward to seeing you there. 5

6 ELCW Annual Chris an Educa on Opportuni es Ed Opps 6 Candlelight Brunch Our annual ELCW Advent Candlelight Brunch will be on December 1, at 9:30 AM, and all Emmanuel women are invited to come! This year is going to be very special because Bishop Kristen Kuempel is our guest speaker. She is a cap va ng speaker and always has a compelling message to share. We also have some wonderful music lined up. Rob Ely will play his hammered dulcimer, June Kirchmeier will perform for us, and Janet Williams will lead us in singing some Christmas carols. So please plan to come and enjoy warm fellowship, delicious food, wonderful music, and an inspiring message! Invite a friend to come with you! Babysi ng will be provided by Grace Allen and her friend. Offering will be divided by Christmas for Kids and Moscow Food Bank. See you there! Adult Sunday School Join with Pastor Daugs on Sunday mornings for a six session course on Lutheran teaching. We are studying from Roots of Our Faith by James A. Nes ngen. Roots of Our Faith is a six session summary of the confessions of the Lutheran church and an explana on of the main parts of the Augsburg Confession. It has been wri en to help congregants be er understand their Lutheran heritage. Roots of Our Faith discusses each of the following: What are the Confessions? The Ten Commandments The Creed The Lord's Prayer Bap sm Confession and the Lord's Supper Come learn with us on Sunday mornings, 8:30 AM, in the Fellowship Hall! J.A.M. Jesus and ME! For children through age 12. Following the Children s Sermon, J.A.M. leaders will escort the kiddos down to the Fellowship Hall for cra s, games, songs, and a snack. Children will return to the Sanctuary just prior to Holy Communion. The Old Dudes! This is a group of men that meet on the 2 nd & 4 th Wednesdays, 7 AM, at the Breakfast Club for breakfast and devo ons. In December they will only meet on December 12. Our own Janet McIntosh, Director of Music/Organist, will join the group and tell a li le about what she does for Emmanuel! Following breakfast, the men head to church for a work day. On all the other Wednesdays, 7 AM, meet for coffee at the Moscow Co op. Ques ons? Contact us in the Church Office or emmanuelmoscowid@gmail.com ELCW Piecemakers Quil ng Group Help us quilt! Bring a friend! Have some lunch! We usually meet on the 2 nd and 4 th Wednesdays. In December we will only meet on December 12, at 9 AM, to help e quilts, then share a potluck lunch. Ques ons? Contact Gretchen Isakson. gretchenisakson@yahoo.com or Whatever your hands find to do, do it with all your might. Ecclesiastes 9:10 LEAH Circle! This small group women s bible study will meet on Tuesday, December 4, 11:30 AM. All women are invited to meet for devotions and a potluck lunch at Kristin Johnson s home. (2542 Old Pullman Rd., Moscow.) Bible Study Leader: Carol Nelson. Questions? Contact Jeanette Johnston ( ), or Charlene Olsson ( ). MARY Circle! This group usually meets the 1 st Monday of the month. Join them on Monday, December 3, 1:30 PM, at Good Samaritan. Ques ons? Contact Shelley Dale ( or rdale@turbonet.com)

7 Thank you to our Mission Endowment Mission Group for hos ng our All Saints Day Potluck Celebra on on Sunday, November 4, and for all you do all year long in support of ME and Emmanuel! Thanks to our fantas c Youth Director, Lisa Allen, and all who helped and a ended the: November 2 Luth Youth Potluck Lunch November 3 Parents Night Out November 7 Mighty Youth Play Day! Thank you to Vern Kinnison for all the fall grounds work you have done, raking and hauling off leaves, etc. Our church home looks fabulous! Thanks to all who submi ed 2018 Annual Reports in a mely manner! It is greatly appreciated! United with Christ in the waters of Holy Bap sm on Sunday, November 11, 2018 are: December 2 December 4 December 5 December 7 December 9 December 10 December 12 December 15 December 17 December 18 December 23 December 28 December 29 December 30 December 31 Jacob Perry Sarah Greenwalt Elinor Michel Barbara Johnston Keelyn Pilcher Jeff Pilcher Sally Rogers Carol Nelson Miranda Strey Shelley McGuire Ryann Pilcher Annajean Flomer Emma Carter Karen Ross Marijka Haverhals Luke Baker Ian Wendt Jerry Giles Jack Kelly Sally Vorhies Kas Dumroese Nancy Ruth Peterson Andrew Bender Sara Kimberling Addison Marie Wajda, and William Thomas Wajda, children of Andrew & Monica Wajda Sponsors: Tena & Shad Flores and Laura Miller We welcome into our Emmanuel family the Wajda Family, Andrew, Monica, Addison, and William! Welcome! Julia & Leanna Keleher 12/06/2014 Gerald & Merlyn Wille 12/07/1954 Clifford & Carolyn Todd 12/17/1977 Irv & Janice Johnson 12/27/1968 Dean & Phyllis Ve rus 12/29/1960 Ben & Katy Beard 12/31/1977 7

8 Lutheran Disaster Response U.S. Wildfires Wildfires are raging across California, destroying thousands of homes and wiping out the town of Paradise, located north of Sacramento. Mul ple deaths have been confirmed and large scale, mandatory evacua ons are in place for mul ple communi es across the state s impacted areas as first responders work to gain control of the fires. Lutheran Disaster Response is working with Lutheran Social Services of Southern California, Lutheran Social Services of Northern California and the California synods to respond to this fire. As the fires are s ll raging, we con nue to assess the ever changing situa on to determine the best ways to respond. December 2 Jeremiah 33:14 16; Psalm 25:1 10; Luke 21:25 36 December 9 Malachi 3:1 4; Luke 1:68 79; Luke 3:1 6 Gi s to Lutheran Disaster Response designated for "U.S. wildfires" will be used to help those affected by wildfires un l the response is complete. Together, we can help provide immediate and long las ng support. Please give today.... December 16 Zephaniah 3:14 20; Isaiah 12:2 6; Luke 3:7 18 December 23 Micah 5:2 5a; Luke 1:46b 55; Luke 1:39 55 December 24 Give through your congrega on or make your check out to Lutheran Disaster Response and send to: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, ELCA Gi Processing Center P.O. Box 1809, Merrifield, VA Write U.S. wildfires or Where needed most on your check s memo line. Isaiah 9:2 7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11 14; Luke 2: Samuel 2:18 20, 26; Psalm 148; Colossians 3:12 17; Luke 2:

9 Emmanuel Luth YOUTH! November is a month to join with your loved ones and give thanks. It s also a me to celebrate your friendship with a feast. The youth of Emmanuel love the idea of both fellowship and food, so we had a potluck lunch to celebrate and give thanks! The Lutherans of mes present and past would have been proud to see what kind of potluck these kids provided for one another! And to no one s surprise, the quiet down me you may witness a er your everyday Thanksgiving feast was not observed here. Instead, all 20 kids were given a new energy to play games both inside and out! We had so much fun! Looking ahead, the youth will be performing a na vity Christmas program on Sunday, December 23, during the morning church service. Volunteers have signed up for their parts, and now it s me to prac ce! Lisa Allen, Youth Director December Youth Ac vi es! Mighty Youth Playday! Wednesday, Dec 5, 12 2 PM at Emmanuel! If you haven't had the chance to experience the Drive Thru Na vity, make this year your year! All ages are guaranteed to have a great me! December 6, 7, and 8, 6 8PM, at Living Faith Fellowship in Pullman. Luth Youth Christmas Cookie Decora ng! Sunday December 9th, 12 2pm. Bring your favorite cookie topping (cookies and fros ng provided). Youth Led Worship Sunday, December 23 Help Support Christmas for Kids! Help give Moscow area kids a brighter Christmas! Once again, Emmanuel Lutheran Church is sponsoring 20 Moscow area kids through the locally based Christmas for Kids program. Stop by the church and grab a tree tag (or two!) off of our tree upstairs in the Bridge. All presents should be returned to the church no later than Dec. 9. Gi s can be wrapped or unwrapped, but please make sure the tag is affixed to the outside of the package. 9

10 A Great Way to Help Our Kids! Here is a win win way to help support our Emmanuel Lutheran Preschool and finally make some free space in your garage! We are accep ng dona ons of your Car, Pickup, or ATV to raise funds so our Emmanuel Preschool kids can experience a bright educa onal beginning in a loving Chris an environment! If you have: an old car taking up space in your driveway, or an old truck that is taking up valuable shop space, or an ATV that is in the way of the new planter box you want to build, ANY vehicle you wish to donate all or part of its sale, let us sell it for you! Help provide a safe fun place for our kids to learn, play, and grow. Please contact Steve Fountain, Craig Greenwalt, Pastor Daugs, or the Church Office ( ). We would love to hear from you! You can avoid the hassles of selling a car No need to pay he y repair bills Free up space in your garage 100% tax deduc ble Send a Kid to Camp Lutherhaven The Dave Isakson memorial Scholarship Fund was established by Gretchen Isakson and her family in The purpose of this scholarship fund is to champion sending children to Camp Lutherhaven. In the past years, that fund has sent numerous children to Camp Lutherhaven. Lutherhaven offers many Chris an based camping opportuni es for children, grades one through high school. If you would like to contribute to this great cause, as a memorial a gi in celebra on of please note on your offering, Dave Isakson Memorial Scholarship Fund. You can put your contribu on in the offering plate on Sunday morning, drop it by the Church Office, or mail it to: Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 1036 W A Street, Moscow, ID Thank you for helping our youth make special rela onships, have exci ng experiences and make las ng memories! Dave Isakson Scholarship Fund: Sending Kids to Camp! 10

11 Preschool NEWS! We are thankful for our preschool! Preschool families enjoying the Thanksgiving Feast. A Few Things Next Lunch Bunch is scheduled for Wednesday, December 5, from 11:30 AM 12:00 PM and Thursday, December 6, 11:30 AM 12:00 PM and 12:15 12:45 PM. We now offer addi onal Extended Care hours. The early morning is the same (Monday Friday, 7:45 9 AM). On Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, we now offer extended care from 11:30 AM 12:45 PM. Originally, it was from 11:30 AM 12:15 PM. If you would like your child to stay addi onal me, please let us know 24 hours in advance. It is $4/per half an hour, with a minimum of $4 per day. You are welcome to use this service daily, once a week, or once a month. It is for your convenience. End of Semester one is January 18. Please have your tui on balance at $0. If there is NOT a significance balance at the end of the semester, your child will be automa cally enrolled for the second semester. The church has a giving tree upstairs in the entry way. All gi s are due back by December 9. Thanks for your support! Christmas program is December 19, at 6 PM. Winter Break: No school December 24 January 4. Nikki Cox, Preschool Director 11

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17 There are many ways to be involved in the missions and ministries at Emmanuel. All you have to do is let us know what you hold interest in, what your gi s are, what you like to do! Call the Church Office at or at emmanuelmoscowid@gmail.com. Help is always needed in the following areas! What would YOU like to do? Sunday Morning Ministry Servant? Our worship at Emmanuel is enriched when a variety of members par cipate. There are many areas of help needed on Sundays. Have you ever wanted to learn more about being an Assis ng Minister, Communion Assistant, Greeter & Thanker, on Altar Guild, an Acolyte, a Counter, a Scripture Reader, an Usher, make Communion Bread, lead a Sunday School class, co lead our J.A.M. Jesus and Me children s class? Contact the Church Office and we can tell you more about these worship areas! These ac vi es do not require any special skills, just a desire to par cipate. Training sessions are available. Love kids? Doesn t ma er what age, we have opportuni es for working with every age! Let us know! Women s Ministry? ELCW (Emmanuel Lutheran Church Women) have monthly circle mee ngs and quil ng twice a month, plus many other opportuni es to make a difference. Are you an Old Dude? Our men s group, the Old Dudes, meet every Wednesday morning at 7 AM for breakfast & devo ons or coffee & Fellowship. How about photographs? Do you like taking pictures? Hanging pictures? Looking at and organizing pictures? There are many areas where camera savvy folks are needed! Altar Flowers? Sign up to bring Flowers for the Altar on a Sunday morning. It couldn t get simpler than this sign up, CindyMarie will you the preceding Monday to remind you. Bring your arrangement before church, take it home a er church, and enjoy it at home! Fellowship Host? Each Emmanuel family helps out with Sunday morning fellowship privileges on a rota ng basis once every few months. A le er with the schedule and instruc ons is sent to each family as well as a reminder postcard sent a few days before your scheduled Sunday. If you have not been asked to serve yet, please let us know. Are you Musical? Be a part of the Adult Choir, Emmanuel Bells or other musical offering. We also have a Children s Choir and Children s Chime Choir. Do you like to write? Are you good with pen and paper? Do you like to write ar cles? We are looking for ways to make the Emphasis more interes ng. Share your ideas! Contact CindyMarie in the office! Can you cook? You don t even have to know how to cook... just how to buy food or drive food! At mes, members of our church family find themselves in temporarily stressful situa ons and could use a meal provided to them (due to sickness, accident, etc.). If you know of a member who might benefit from this gesture, or would like be on the list to provide a meal or deliver a prepared meal, please contact us. Quiet Room Clean up? (5 minutes): At the end of worship you need to wipe down the counters, door knobs, table and chairs. Also, do a quick clean up of toys, if necessary. If bathroom or diaper genie needs immediate a en on, please take care of this as well, otherwise, our cleaning service will clean during the week. Call the Church Office at or us at emmanuelmoscowid@gmail.com if you can help out! 17

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