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1 NOVEMBER 2014 Emmanuel s Emphasis A Monthly Publica on of Emmanuel Lutheran Church & Preschool 1036 West A Street, Moscow, ID Phone: Fax: emmanuelmoscowid@gmail.com Web: Table of Content WOW! All the Happenings! 1 Sunday School Ge ng the Emphasis? From Pastor s Desk 3 New Members 4 Ge ng to Know: Swaanie! 5 Praise! Congrats! Yeah! Thanks! 70 Years of Gretchen! Feature: Pastor Dave & Kris Daugs Birthday s & Anniversaries 2014 ME Celebra on Prayers & Concerns Preschool News! 14 For the KID in ALL OF US! 15 ELCW News Men s Breakfast Reading Grand folks Discre onary Fund Treasurer s Report U Inn Reimbursement Program Emmanuel Music Ministry Holy Groundz Labels for Educa on Art in The Gallery! Food Bank Dona on Ideas Emphasis Deadlines Youth & Family Events 19 Update from Vicky! Dave Isakson Memorial Scholarship Fund Brochure November Event Calendar 25 November Servant Calendar 26 It s been quite a year and it ain t over yet my friend! Check out some of the exci ng things that are happening this month! All Saints Mission Endowment Sunday! Our Mission Endowment Celebra on is happening this Sunday, November 2! Bring an offering for our annual potluck! Choose some great chari es to support! (See pg. 11.) Thank Jan & Neil Mar n for all they have contributed to Emmanuel over the years! Annual Reports Are Ready! 2014 Annual Reports, a synopsis of all the great things Emmanuel has done over the year, is complete and ready for you to review before the mee ng. Pick up your report in the Narthex or Fellowship Hall. One More Sunday to Order Cookbooks Orders for the Emmanuel Lutheran Church Soup Cookbook are due by Sunday, November 2. Consider buying a few extra for gi s! $12.50 each. Fill out an order envelope and turn it in. Quick! Don t miss out! Gretchen s Birthday Party! Come celebrate 70 years of Gretchen! Our own Gretchen Isakson is sharing her joyous occasion with us on November 9! (See more on pg. 6.) Annual Mee ng! November 16! Our 2014 Annual Mee ng is scheduled for November 16, immediately following worship. We will have a boxed food drive in conjunc on with the mee ng. Please bring a non perishable food dona on. Anything BOXED! ALSO, bring your pa ence and go with the flow nature! Due to construc on, we will be worshiping, then fellowshipping, then mee ng, all in the Fellowship Hall. We invite you to bring along your flexible, good natured a tudes! Kris & Pastor Daugs are Featured! Pastor & Kris had a lovely ar cle wri en about them in the Uniquely Palouse magazine! (Check out the story on pg. 8 9!) More s inside! Take a look!...

2 Emmanuel s Sunday School Offerings A QUICK SNIP IT OF WHAT S COMING UP IN ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL: Study in Mark with Jack Kelly 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21 Ancestry 1/4, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15 with Pastor and Kas Dumroese Mid week Lenten Studies TBD Pastor Daugs, Jack Kelly, Gwen Sullivan Prayer Pieces Book Study All are welcome to come whether you knit or not! Join Prayer Pieces, 8:30AM, Sunday mornings, in The Gallery! Prayer Pieces is currently studying the book tled Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World by Henri Nouwen. The cost of the book is $11. Contact Carol Nelson with ques ons at cjnelson@lcsc.edu or call J.A.M Jesus And Me! Star ng November 2! Sunday School with Pastor Braun! Join with Pastor Braun, in the Fellowship Hall, Sunday mornings at 8:30AM, as he instructs in a variety of topics: November 2 Death and Dying November 9 Spiritual Tools November 16 Humor November 23 Experience from 60 years of being a Pastor Children through age 12 are invited downstairs to the Fellowship Hall, a er the Children's sermon, where J.A.M. leaders will share cra s, games, and songs, as well as a snack. J.A.M. ac vi es this year will focus on inspiring a service a tude! The children will return to the sanctuary just prior to Your interest, ac vity, and support of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, and of its missions and ministries, is appreciated more than words can say! So many wonderful things are happening here all the me! It is hard to keep up with all the good news of the Good News being shared! With so much news to report to Moscow, Idaho and Beyond on how Emmanuel ites are Unleashing Our Passion for Compassion, our monthly newsle er, Emmanuel s Emphasis, is our best tool. If you have indicated that you would like to receive a printed copy of our monthly newsle er, please contact the Church Office if you have not received your copy by the 5th of the month. I encourage you to visit our website, to view a digital version of this newsle er. If you decide you would like to sign up for the digital copy sent via , please let us know! Just a message to emmanuelmoscowid@gmail.com Thank you! 2 2 2

3 There's an app for that! These days, there s a smartphone app for just about everything. But what about spiritual concerns? Where can you turn? Depressed? Try the joy app. Read Isaiah 51:11. Tired? Try the renewal app. Read Isaiah 40: Unse led? Try the peace app. Read Philippians 4:7. Unloved? Try the love app. Read Romans 8: Worried? Try the refuge app. Read Psalm 46:1. Fearful? Try the power app. Read 2 Timothy 1:7. Guilty? Try the forgiveness app. Read Colossians 1: Praying? Try the prayer app. Read 1 John 5: The Scriptures are God s storehouse of meaningful applica ons for what we face every day. Think of the Bible as the itunes Store of spiritual apps. Best of all, everything s free! Wri en by Timothy Merrill From Pastor s Desk God s Beloved People, PRAY WITHOUT CEASING I Thess 5:16 We need to give a great big round of applause to our Church Council. They are a remarkable group with wonderful ministry gi s that have given and given and given of their me, talents, and treasure. As we journey into this New Year together let us pray without ceasing as 1 Thessalonians 5:16 18 says, Rejoice always; pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. We are Chris ans, we all pray, right? Everybody who is a Chris an prac ces the reflec ve medita on of the prayerful life, correct? According to Jesus, by far the most important thing about praying is to keep at it. The images he uses to explain this are rather comical, as though he thought it was rather comic to have to explain prayer to Jews at all. He says God is like a friend you go borrow bread from at midnight. The friend tells you in effect to drop dead, but you go on knocking anyway un l he finally gives you what you want so he can go back to bed again. (Luke 11:5 8) God wants us to beat a path to his door because un l we do, this may be the only way to of ge ng to and understanding our own door. To ask, knock, and seek is a means of understanding self, life, and mission. I call on each of us to pray for our congrega on, council leadership, God s mission through ELC and our staff. Through our praying we are encouraged, heartened, supported, held, and have our direc on clarified in God s way, forward. According to Jesus, this is the most important thing we can do for each other. So keep at it! Pray without ceasing! Allow me to repeat this; as we journey into this New Year together let us pray without ceasing...keep at it. As we beat a path to God s door, we do this because it is the only way of ge ng to and understanding our own door. Shalom Pastor Daugs Pastor Daugs Office Hours: 9AM Noon, Tue. Thurs. Fridays/A ernoons/evenings: Office, Visits, Mee ngs & Appointments 3 Church Office Regular Hours: 6AM 2:30PM, Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri (Unless otherwise noted.) 3

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5 Swaanie Schwarzlander What an exci ng and special me for our new members, Swaantje (Swaanie) Schwarzlander and her family! In August, the Schwarzlander s traveled to Giekau in northern Germany for Swaanie s bap sm on Sunday, August 31, 2014! See below what was shared by the Schwarzlander s about this fantas c trip. Thank you, Mark, Majiijka, and Swannie, for including us in this special event! The church in Giekau and Swaanie in front of the altar sensing that this service is all about her. The church in Giekau is named a er the apostle and evangelist Johannes (John). It is one of the churches founded by Graf Adolf IV of Schaumburg a er his victory over the Danes at Bornhöved in Construc on is believed to have been completed by 1240, and the church was first men oned in a register in The old tower was replaced in with the current one, which is 105 feet tall. It houses 2 bells, a large one cast in 1616 in the Northern Sea port town of Husum. The smaller bell is a replacement for an older one and was cast in There is also an hour bell, which was made from a bomb shell dropped nearby the church at the end of WWII. The wooden gothic altar is da ng back to the year The bap smal stand dates from The main reason, why we chose this church and its congrega on (serving a popula on of about 3,000 in 18 surrounding villages) is that it is the congrega on of Mark s mother and her ancestors. Mark s grandma was bap zed and married in this church and she is res ng in the graveyard right behind the church, as are his great grandparents. His mom was bap zed and married in this church, as was his sister. So in many regards that has been for genera ons the family church. Pastor Günther Suckow was excited about the idea of the bap sm, and it took place on Sunday, August 31, Swaanies bap sm verse is: Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with ac ons and in truth. 1 John 3:18 (NIV) The bap sm family with godfather and godmother in front of the altar. Every baptized child is honored with a paper dove hanging on top of the baptismal stand. The Easter Monday in the year following the baptism, the doves are 5 handed to the children. The proud parents with Mark s mom, family, and Pastor Suckow. 5

6 Thank you to our ELCW Piecemaker group for all your loving care in making all the quilts that were blessed on October 19, Quilt Blessing Sunday, during worship. Thank you to Vern and Rose Kinnison for delivering them all up to Spokane so they can head to new homes through Lutheran World Relief. A great me was had on October 19, Preschool Sunday! What a joy to have our Preschool Students join and delight us in song! Fun was had by all who par cipated in our Pumpkin Carving and Pumpkin Bake Off! Your generous monetary votes raised $ in funds for future Youth & Family events! A huge thank you to our devoted Youth & Family Group for organizing this wonderful event! Thank you! Thank you, Jon Kimberling, for leading our Adult Sunday School class on Water, which was held October 12 & 19. Thank you! A big thank you to all who donated to our school kits. On September 23, Gretchen Isakson, Charlo e Staihar, Barbara Johnston, and Shelley Dale put together 103 of them! Barbara & Chesley Taylor have moved! They now reside at 410 Gambels Lane, Moscow. They are looking for a way to get to church on Sunday s now that they are no longer in walking distance. If you can help them with that, please contact Barbara at (208) Thanks! Thank you to all who supported the U of I Lutheran Campus Ministry by a ending their 2014 Oktoberfest held at the 1912 Building on Saturday, October 25! The birth of Derek Klein, son of Meghan and Mike Klein, grandson of Ben and Katy Beard 18 inches 9 lbs. 1 oz., born 10:29AM, IT S GRETCHEN S BIRTHDAY! Come and celebrate Gretchen Isakson s 70th birthday on November 9! Please come and worship with us at 9:30AM. Following worship, stay for a light lunch, lots of FUN and LAUGHTER! Gretchen asks for no gi s please. INSTEAD, please consider giving a dona on to the Dave Isakson Memorial Scholarship Fund through Emmanuel Lutheran Church, helping send kids to Camp Lutherhaven! There will be a basket for your dona ons in the Fellowship Hall during the luncheon. Or, you may bring any scholarship dona ons to the Church Office at any me. For more about Camp Lutherhaven and the Dave Isakson Memorial Scholarship Fund, see the brochure on pg

7 Thank you to Dorothy Schnaible for hos ng the October 25, ELCW Autumn Retreat. Thanks to Nancy Sasser for leading Bible Study, Jan Mar n, and all who a ended this great event! A Memorial Service for Vivian Deesten was held at Emmanuel Lutheran Church on Saturday, October 25, 2014, 11AM. Memorials are suggested to Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Thank you, Gen Long, the ELCW, and all who helped with the luncheon following the service Thank you, Chie Baker, our esteemed Emmanuel Lutheran Church Website Coordinator and Church Photographer! Thank you for organizing all the great new member pictures on the church TV slide shows to help get to know our new friends! HUGE thank you to Pastor Daugs for dropping everything and driving to Portland, OR to pick up the shingles needed to repair our church roof. And thanks to Craig and Leo Greenwalt for their assistance in organizing and helping to make this happen so flawlessly! You all are great! Thanks to all who have submi ed the annual reports they were responsible for in such a mely manner. Your promptness is greatly appreciated by your church secretary! Thanks to Tom Brandt, Youth & Family, Pastor Daugs, and all who helped and par cipated in our Bike the Latah Trail! on October 12! HUGE thank you to Carolyn Todd, our go to gal on everything Fellowship! During this me of remodel and construc on, she has gone above and beyond, making sure that Fellowship Hour following Sunday services have con nued to be a fun me of food, drink, and conversa on. And, thank you to all our Fellowship Hosts during this exci ng me as well! Your pa ence and willingness to be flexible and get the job done in a relaxed and easy going manner has been priceless! THANK YOU! Thank you, Miranda Marsh, for providing child care during our New Member Class! A big thank you to Neil Mar n for repairing the heavy duty preschool tricycles. They work so much be er now, the children are loving riding them! Preschool Staff United with Christ in the waters of Holy Bap sm on Sunday, October 5, 2014: Raymond Dale Swearingen Born July 4, 2014 Son of Noell & David Swearingen Sponsors: Mylissa & Brian Ward, Stacy Walker, Allan Picardo Do you have a Praise! Congrats! Yeah! or Thanks! Would you like to share this great news with your Emmanuel Family? 7 Let us know! Call or emmanuelmoscowid@gmail.com 7

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11 Emmanuel's Mission Endowment Celebra on is coming up this Sunday, November 2nd. We hope you will join us for a potluck meal following worship and help us decide how to distribute about $25,000 to the following local, regional and global chari es. The Mission Endowment commi ee encourages everyone to a end and vote in person, but absentee ballots are available up un l the celebra on. They are due in the church office by November 2 nd. Check out these great programs: Our Purpose: We believe God s purpose for our church is to bring the light of God to all through the prism of Jesus. Our Guiding Principles: 1. We place God above all, recognizing Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. 2. We proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ through words and deeds. 3. We invite, welcome and value everyone as a child of God. 4. We are instruments of God s love and grace, caring for and ministering to all. 5. We grow in faith through prayer, worship, bible study and fellowship. 6. We are responsible stewards of God s crea on. Our Mission: We, the body of Christ at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, proclaim the crucified and risen Christ. Our mission is to extend the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through worship, outreach, fellowship, teaching, and love to God s children locally and world wide

12 Emmanuel Prayers & Concerns Jesus Calls Us to a Life of Prayer Please help us as we update our prayer list. If you wish to make a prayer request or update an exis ng one, please call the church office at , or emmanuelmoscowid@gmail.com. Thank you. Jesus Calls Us to a Life of Prayer... and especially intercessory prayer! The churches ongoing ministries of care for the hungry and neglected, especially in Zimbabwe, China, Darfur, Ethiopia. Vic ms of war, oppression, injus ce, and cruelty. People and organiza ons working for jus ce and peace. Any people we have come to see as our enemies. All those living in fearful homes and circumstances. All those who are vic ms of natural disasters. Those with special needs: Chris McIntosh, having surgery for prostate cancer on 11/3 in Sea le. Jim Shelden has received his new heart. Con nued prayers for his recovery. Prayers also for the donor family. Carolyn McDaniels, friend of Yolanda Wya. Janice Johnson. Theo, Shirley Engerbretson s grand nephew. Karin Dwelle Jones and her growing baby. Tom Henderson, grandfather of Jessica Weller s friend. Neil & Jan Mar n, as Neil recovers from a Stroke. Jenna Jones, friend of Anne Peterson. Fukuko Garre, Janet Williams mother. Mike Voegtle, Katy Beard s cousin. Rosanne Manley. Sharall Kinnison, hospitalized for kidney stone removal and heart issues. Pam Palmer, friend of Ron Landeck and many in Moscow. The Thane Family, Ann, Eddie, Clint, Christy, JP and Jasmine, sister of Robbie Giles. Becky Bronner, daughter of Steve & Andrea Fountain, dealing with joint issues. Mike Sprenger Students and members abroad: Lauren Erdman (Bri sh Columbia), Kendyl Landeck (Minnesota). Our sister churches: Grace Lutheran Church New Orleans; Ulanga Kilombero Synod Tanzania. Military service people from our families serving : John M. Swanson & Evan B. Marten, grandsons of Maureen & Dwaine Marten; Jaren Doherty Jr., Clara Dockter s grandson; Stephen Kwiatkowski, serving with the Marines in Afghanistan. Those who ve lost loved ones. Prayers of Thanksgiving. Those, and their loved ones, dealing with cancer: Mother of Jeff Dodge, a friend of Ben Beard & Liz Brandt; Elizabeth Edwards, Carolyn Todd s cousin; Jeanine Braun, daughter inlaw of Pastor Gordon Braun, suffering from colon cancer; Sandra Harder, friend of Anne Peterson s, figh ng breast cancer; Norma Horn, friend of Janice Johnson; Erich Lear, friend of Carolyn Todd; George Morris, friends of the Holbrook's, figh ng brain cancer; Nancy Danne el, friend of the Beards, with Stage 3 Lung Cancer; Harriet Heinen, aunt of the Kimberling family, recovering from surgery to remove colon cancer; Terrie Gilbert; Dean Rogers, dealing with prostate cancer and related back problems; Cheryl Jurgens, friends of Gwen Sullivan s sister. Please contact the Church Office with prayer updates or emmanuelmoscowid@gmail.com 12

13 Emmanuel Prayers & Concerns Jesus Calls Us to a Life of Prayer Those with special needs (cont.): Tina McClure, an Emmanuel Preschool teacher, recovering from breast cancer surgery. Jean Langeman, Debbie Stone s mom. Dorothy Schnaible. Alene Orvik, Shelley Dales mother. Marian Osterberg, Irv Johnson s sister. Grace Lyon, living at Whitman Senior Care in Pullman. Edna Holbrook, con nued strength. Clara Dockter, con nued strength. Sara Kimberling, con nued healing Elaine Meyer Douglas Dion, Edith s son, suffering from conges ve heart failure. Janice Brandal, recovering from lung surgery. Randy Dion, Edith s son, recovering from a paralyzing stroke. Alisa Stone. Those who have requested our con nued prayers: Dean Ve rus Ken Strassburg, Kathy Kwiatkowski s brother Elanor Vanderbeek, Shirley Engerbretson s granddaughter; Devin Revard, Clara Dockter s grandson Jean O Donnell, Karon McDonough s sister, recovering from brain surgery in Kansas City. Sandra Lytle. Lynda & Cari, sister and niece to Shirley Engerbretson. For strong community & welcoming in the Lutheran Campus Ministry Pa ents of the Lugala Hospital in Tanzania Andy Fountain Residents of Good Samaritan Nursing and Special Care units. ALL SAINTS SUNDAY We remember these and other sainted family members and friends, giving thanks for the many ways they demonstrated and shared Christ s love: Valarie Compton Earl Lyon Vivian Deesten Mabel Thompson LuAnn Bechtel Lucille Lass Olive Riersgard Steve Sasse Helen Hill Chris Hatch, Katy Beard s aunt Janet McIntosh s mother Joyce Hudson, Aunt of the Kimberling family Gary McIntosh, Chris s dad Larry Wade, Edna Holbrook's grandson in law Greg, Louise Mowrer s son Duane Means, Heidi Bi erwolf s grandfather Jo Neumann, Karla s mother Yolanda s mother, Debby Wya s grandmother Mike Scoles, Irv Johnson s cousin Jesus Calls Us to a Life of Prayer... and especially intercessory prayer! Please contact the Church Office with prayer updates or emmanuelmoscowid@gmail.com 13

14 Emmanuel Lutheran Preschool News! The firefighters came to school to teach the children about fire safety. Father and son, Joe and Sco Williams were the firemen who visited. Fireman Sco told us coming to talk at schools is his favorite thing to do and he is great with the children. One li le boy started the day in tears feeling scared just thinking about fires, and ended the day being the first to volunteer to wear the fire fighter's gear. It's great to see those posi ve transi ons. In addi on to safety, the four year old classes learned about colors and people at work. The drama c play area was converted to a carpenters shop and a beauty shop. The children have most enjoyed hammering tees into Styrofoam blocks. Their field trip was to the Moscow Food Co op where they learned about a variety of jobs including bakers, dish washers, baristas, shelf stockers, meat cu ers, office workers, cashiers and produce workers. The three year old classes enjoyed orange day and learning about apples. They read apple books, did apple prin ng and went on a field trip to the WSU apple orchards. While visi ng the orchards they saw the huge refrigerated building, heard about what helps apples grow, and picked apples to bring home. All the children rehearsed songs for Preschool Sunday and the ones who were able to came to church to sing. Some families stayed for the fun pumpkin carving a er the service. The congrega on always offers a warm welcome to the preschool families. We avoid the nega ve aspects of Halloween, but s ll have some fun with the season. The children learn about pumpkins and bats and they enjoy wearing costumes to school the end of October. Happy Fall, Terri & Marnie 14 14

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16 Circle News If you are not already involved in a Circle, you should check them out! Read below for mee ng mes and who to contact with ques ons! ELCW News All women are cordially invited to the annual ELCW Advent Brunch, Saturday, December 6 at 9:30 AM. This is always a me of sharing the comfort of candles, music, wonderful food and fellowship. Our guest speaker will be Lorraine Roach who recently visited Madagascar and has much to share. This is also a great opportunity to bring guests! Call the church office ( ) if child care is needed. Hope to see you there! MARY Circle will meet on Monday, November 3, at 1:30PM at Good Samaritan for Bible study. Ques ons? Call Dorothy Schnaible LEAH Circle will meet at noon, on November 4, at Karin Steenberg s home. (367 Moser St., Moscow.) For more informa on, please call Gen Long at HOPE and JOY Circles are currently in an inac ve status. Do you want to invigorate a Circle? Let the Church Office know! We will be happy to help! ELCW Piecemakers Help us quilt! Bring a friend! Have some lunch! Join us on November 12, at 9AM, to help e quilts, then share a potluck lunch with us at noon. We usually meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, however due to the Thanksgiving holiday, we will not meet on November 26. Contact Gretchen Isakson at or gretchenisakson@yahoo.com Whatever your hands find to do, do it with all your might. Ecclesiastes 9:10 Men s Breakfast! This is a great time when the MEN come together for a fantastic breakfast and devotional time, usually every 2nd & 4th Wednesday mornings at 6:30AM. Please contact the church office with questions about this group! emmanuelmoscowid@gmail.com The Men s Breakfast Group is currently meeting at Jack in the Box, located at 710 Pullman Road, Moscow Guys, here is the devo on leader schedule : November 12, 2014 Neil Mar n November 26 Thanksgiving Break December 10, 2014 Pastor Daugs Grandmas & Grandpas! We Need You To Read! We are searching for some Grandmas and Grandpas to spend some quality me reading to our Emmanuel Preschool students. Would you be willing to dedicate a half hour or so, once or twice a week, enriching the lives and literacy of our preschool students? Please contact CindyMarie or Pastor Daugs for more informa on. 16

17 Pastor s Discre onary Fund The Pastor s Discre onary Fund is used by the Pastor to assist individuals and families that are in need. Most o en it is used to assist people who stop by the church office and request assistance for basic needs. Community organiza ons may also refer to Pastor, persons who need assistance. Pastor inves gates each case by checking in with the Sheriff s Office and or Latah County Social Services both of which share a common data base that can spot repea ng requests and persons to keep an eye on. These requests to the Pastor s Discre onary fund may be: They are homeless and need a place to stay for a night or two. The fund can provide temporary hotel housing for up to 3 nights while other arrangements are being made. Pastor will assist these people in connec ng with local resources. Most people may receive housing assistance up to 2 mes per Treasurer s Report year, however circumstances and situa ons may direct more assistance especially when there are children involved. They may need assistance with u li es that are about to be denied. Pastor calls the u lity provider and helps to set up a payment plan that incudes an ini al payment from the Discre onary Fund. They are traveling through town and need gasoline or vehicle repairs so they can con nue to their des na on. Their personal resources are depleted. Pastor assists them in purchasing fuel or finding a mechanic who can repair their vehicle for a reasonable rate. People need to see a doctor or need medicine. Pastor uses the Moscow Clinic to provide these services. They may need a prescrip on filled and this is done through Rosauers Pharmacy. People may need food. They are connected with our local food bank and/or food is given from our ELC kitchen surplus or is purchased by Pastor. Preschool families some mes need assistance with, rent, u li es, food, medicine, clothing or tui on. ELC has the gracious ministry of loaves and fishes, assis ng people with their most basic needs. This is a very hands on ministry through our Pastor. The Pastor s Discre onary Fund is in need of your financial support. Could your support for the Pastor s Discre onary Fund be above and beyond your usual gracious giving? If you are able to, please give a separate offering ear marked for the Pastor s Discre onary Fund. (Our Church Treasurer and our Pastor administrate the Pastor s Discre onary Fund.) University Inn s Reimbursement Program Save and turn in your receipts from Seasons and The Broiler to the Emmanuel office and the church can receive 10% back in a cash dona on. Please note these guidelines received by the University Inn regarding this program: Receipts should be turned in monthly. The receipts turned in should not be more than 3 months old. Please submit the original receipt. Credit Card receipts are not accepted. Reimbursement is for the amount of food SEPTEMBER orders for materials only. Beverage, tax FINANCIAL REPORT needed during the closing and gratuity are not Income and expenses this months of the calendar of credit to Wells Fargo included in the year need to average about year. The general fund Bank is now about reimbursement $26,200 per month to deficit for the year to date $13,500. Interest amount meet budget. Income for is now about $10,300. Bob Dwelle, Treasurer charged for the past the general fund in Expenses paid for the yearto date are slightly below For more informa on month at 5.75% was September totaled about about $63. $24,200, and expenses budget. With 75% of the on this great program, THANKS: We thank all of paid during the month year behind us (nine please call the Church you for your were about $32,500. months), we have spent Office at par cipa on, enthusiasm September payments are about 73% of the annual and generous support for o en high due to late budget. Emmanuel s life and arrival of summer WHAT WE OWE: The missions! 17 bills, plus extra balance owed on our line 17 17

18 Emmanuel Music Ministry Come make music with us this Fall! Our groups are so much fun! It is a great me to get to know each other and to learn how to worship through music. Please consider joining one of the following groups: Adult Choir Meets on Wednesdays at 5:30 PM, anyone is welcome! Emmanuel Bells Meets on Wednesdays at 6:45 PM Children s Choir Meets on Sundays a er church ALL children welcome! Emmanuel Band Plays for church anyone s instrument is welcome! Please consider joining us and sharing Christ s love through music! Janet McIntosh, Director of Music Visit Holy Groundz Enjoy a la e November 23, every 4th Sunday during Parish Educa on or a er Worship. All proceeds go to helping ELC s Mission Endowment help others! Sure, you can get a cup to go! Labels for Educa on Please place labels from cans and jars of Campbell s, Prego, Swanson, V8, Franco American, and/or Pepperidge Farm (goldfish snacks) products, UPC codes and bo oms of boxes and lids from Pace products in the soup bins located near both upper and lower entries. The important thing is to make sure the labels have the UPC codes on them. The labels are redeemed by Emmanuel Preschool for supplies and toys. Ques ons? Call Terri at Art in The Gallery! The Gallery, just outside the sanctuary entrance, features the ar s c abili es, the God given talents, of Emmanuel s members and friends. Currently, The Gallery showcases the work of Ka e Campbell. EMMANUEL S EMPHASIS DEADLINES! Our monthly newsle er, Emmanuel s Emphasis, is the best way to disseminate informa on to our church family about all the exci ng events we organize and host here at Emmanuel! For your planning, please take note of the upcoming Emphasis deadlines: Food Bank Dona on Ideas! The Moscow Food Bank needs your help! Think THANKSGIVING! Canned vegetables, fruit, boxes of muffin mix, cranberries, gravy, stuffing, you get the picture You con nue to be superbly generous, and we all appreciate your help! Gretchen Isakson and Nancy Ruth Peterson, Food Bank Volunteers Please make sure when you leave the church building the doors are closed and locked behind you. Thanks! Noon, Monday, November 17, 2014 for the December issue; Noon, Tuesday, December 16, 2014 for the January 2015 issue. Thank you! 18 18

19 YOUTH & FAMILY HAPPENINGS Take a look at some of the fun mes had at some of the October Youth & Family events!

20 An Update from Vicky! Emmanuel Member Vicky Hart is currently on a mission trip with Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM). Read about her encounters in her August/September e newsle er! If you would like to learn more about Vicky s experiences, visit her blog at onmywayuk.tumblr.com 20 20

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25 Emmanuel Lutheran Church Calendar for NOVEMBER 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Please Note: Regular Church Office Hours are 6AM 2:30PM, Monday Wednesday & Friday (unless otherwise noted). All Saints' Sunday 2 Mission Endowment Celebra on & Potluck Daylight saving Time Ends 8:30 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM Worship Service 11:00 AM Fellowship (Hall) ME Potluck & Celebra on 3 1:30 PM MARY Circle (Good Sam) 7:00 PM Y&F Mee ng (Nikki Cox Home) 7:00 PM HHB 4 9:15 AM ELC Preschool Chapel 12:00 PM LEAH Circle 6:00 PM Habitat Mee ng (Hall) 5 8:00 AM Weekly Publica on Deadline 9:15 AM ELC Preschool Chapel 5:30 PM Adult Choir 6:45 PM Emmanuel Bells 6 Church Office Closed 9:00 AM Music & Movement Class with Gillian (Bridge) 7 Church Office Closed 8 Set Up for Gretchen Isakson Event 9 Twenty second Sunday a er Pentecost Gretchen Isakson's 70th Birthday Party 8:30 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM Worship Service 11:00 AM Fellowship (Hall) 10 7:00 PM HHB :30 AM Men's Breakfast (Jack in the Box, Moscow) 8:00 AM Weekly Publica on Deadline 9:00 AM ELCW Piecemakers (Hall) 5:30 PM Adult Choir 6:45 PM Emmanuel Bells 13 Church Office Closed 9:00 AM Music & Movement Class with Gillian (Bridge) Twenty third Sunday a er Pentecost 8:30 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM Worship Service 11:00 AM ELC Annual Mee ng 11:00 AM Fellowship (Hall) 2:30 PM Interfaith Worship Aspen Park 17 Emphasis Deadline NOON 12:00 PM Emmanuel Staff Mee ng (Hall) 7:00 PM HHB Church Office Closed: Con nuing Educa on Preschool Fire Drill 8:00 AM Weekly Publica on Deadline 5:30 PM Adult Choir 6:45 PM Emmanuel Bells 20 Church Office Closed 9:00 AM Music & Movement Class with Gillian (Bridge) Christ the King Holy Groundz 8:30 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM Worship Service 11:00 AM Fellowship (Hall) 24 6:00 PM Emmanuel Preschool Board Mee ng (Hall) 8:00 AM Weekly Publica on Deadline Church Office Closed 5:30 PM Adult Choir 6:45 PM Emmanuel Bells Thanksgiving Church Office Closed Church Office Closed First Sunday of Advent 8:30 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM Worship Service 11:00 AM Fellowship (Hall) NOTES: November 26 28: No ELC Preschool Thanksgiving Break [11/30] [12/08] Family Promise Host Week 25 *HHB: Hog Heaven Band *Y&F: Youth & Family 25

26 November 2014 Servant Schedule For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve Mark 10:45 Serving on: November 2 November 9 November 16 November 23 November 30 Ministers 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 Director Of Music: Janet McIntosh Janet McIntosh Janet McIntosh Janet McIntosh Janet McIntosh Organist: Gail Grubbs Gail Grubbs Gail Grubbs Gail Grubbs Gail Grubbs Altar Guild: Deb Dumroese Deb Dumroese Deb Dumroese Deb Dumroese Deb Dumroese Acolyte: Grace Allen Sophie Allen Sarah Greenwalt Monroe Mastro Taylor McLuen Altar Flowers Cherilynne Camis Gretchen Isakson Tom Stroschein Deb Dumroese Robbie Giles Assis ng Minister: Debby Stone Kris Daugs Kathy Kwiatkowski Kris Daugs Ben Beard Communion Assistant: Nancy Sasser Nancy Sasser Anne Peterson Lisa Bender Kent Apostol Communion Assistant: Gwen Mitchell Tom Stroschein Kent Apostol Ron Landeck Lisa Bender Communion Bread: Deb Dumroese Deb Dumroese Deb Dumroese Deb Dumroese Deb Dumroese Counter: Gwen Mitchell Heidi Bi erwolf Tammy Greenwalt Carolyn Todd Heidi Bi erwolf Counter: Helen Joyner Vern Kinnison Helen Joyner Julie Spangler Helen Joyner Fellowship: Pastor & Kris Daugs Gretchen Isakson's Steve & Andrea Fountain Ma & Jolene Halladay Cam & Jeane e Johnston Fellowship: Kas & Deb Dumroese Birthday! Robbie Giles Walter Hesford Jack & Karen Kelly Fellowship: Bob & Anne Dwelle No Hosts Craig & Tammy Greenwalt Jeff & Karen Hill Jon & Sharon Kimberling Fellowship: Shirley Engerbretson Needed. Leo & Jackie Greenwalt Gretchen Isakson Mike & Linda Sprenger Greeter: Don Bender Kim & Charlie Campbell Kwiatkowski Nancy Ruth Peterson Bob Ri er Lisa Bender Kevin & Anne Peterson Family Deb Dumroese Sue Ri er J.A.M. Leader: Lisa Bender Deb Marsh Robbie Giles Carolyn Todd Deb Marsh J.A.M. Assistant: Gretchen Isakson, Lisa Allen Deb Wya Julie Spangler Shannon McLuen Kathy Kwiatkowski Reader: Charlene Olsson Kurt Olsson Kurt Queller Barbara Taylor Bob Ri er Usher: Jon Kimberling Jon Kimberling Jon Kimberling Jon Kimberling Jon Kimberling Vern Kinnison Vern Kinnison Vern Kinnison Vern Kinnison Vern Kinnison Cody Wendt Charlie Campbell Greg Colvig Walter Hesford Don Bender Kent Apostol Chris Wa Don Bender Don Bender TBD Contact the Church Office! Let us know how you would like to help! emmanuelmoscowid@gmail.com or