Issue #: Preceding Sunday, June 26, 2016

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1 Vol ¼ Month ¼Year Issue #: Preceding Sunday, June 26, 2016 Emmanuel Lutheran Church 1036 W A Street, Moscow, ID Phone: Fax: emmanuelmoscowid@gmail.com Church Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM 4 PM (unless otherwise noted.) Historic Cordelia 2016 Sunday, June 19 Nordic Spirit Nordic Spirit will play Scandinavian Dance Music at our Mid Summer Fes val. The concert will be outside, so bring chairs. This year's fes val will have a maypole and other tradi ons. Maypole decora ng starts at 1 PM. Bring flowers and other pliable greenery for the maypole. The concert will start at 2 PM. Sunday, July 10 Kitchen Jam Kitchen Jam (Chris Peterson and friends) will perform bluegrass and folk music at our Annual Picnic. The concert will be outside. The salad and dessert potluck picnic will start at 1 PM, and the concert at 2 PM. Bring something to share. We will provide beverages, cups, plates and utensils. Come for lunch, or just come for the music. Sunday, August 21 10th Anniversary Concert Performers from the early music series return to play at Cordelia. Dan Maher, John Elwood, Sally Burkhart, Paul Anders and others. The outdoor concert will start at 2 PM. Sunday, September 11 Shiloh Sharrard Shiloh will perform country music. Old country songs with a new take. Concert will start at 2 PM. Friends of Cordelia invites you to enjoy the charms of a small country church. Visit us on the web: Do you want to hear more about all the great ways Emmanuel is Unleashing Our Passion for Compassion to Moscow, Idaho and Beyond? Sign up to receive our newsletter, the Emphasis: Weekly Edition! You can receive this informative weekly publication by , snail-mail, or visit our website, and view it online at emmanuelmoscow.org. Contact the church office with questions. emmanuelmoscowid@gmail.com or

2 Adult Opportuni es in Sunday School Prayer Pieces Scripture readings for the 6th Sunday a er Pentecost June 26, 2016, are: 1 Kings 19:15 16, In the story preceding today s reading, the prophet Elijah flees for his life to the security of God s mountain. There the Lord reveals to Elijah that there are s ll other faithful people in Israel and commissions him to anoint new leaders, including his own successor, Elisha. Gala ans 5:1, Sunday mornings at 8:30 in The Gallery. Join us in prayer, fellowship, and conversa on, while we knit, crochet, and cross s tch. Ques ons? Contact Gretchen Isakson at gretchenisakson@yahoo.com or Robbie Giles at robbiegiles@roadrunner.com. 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. For Paul, the freedom Christ gives is not permission to do whatever we want. It is the invita on to be what we could not be otherwise. The power and guidance of Christ s Holy Spirit produce a different kind of life, one marked by the fruit of this Holy Spirit. Luke 9:51 62 Jesus is unwavering in his commitment to his mission in Jerusalem and will not be swayed by pe ness. In a series of striking cases in point, he calls his disciples to a similar single mindedness. Sermon Title: Just remember whose children you are. by Pastor Dave Daugs Please note: Many of Emmanuel s Bible Study Classes and groups break through the summer. Please watch in upcoming issues of the Emphasis: Weekly Edi on and Quick List for when the following groups will start up again in the fall: Men s Breakfast, MARY Circle, LEAH Circle, Adult Sunday School, Emmanuel Bells, Adult Choir, Confirma on Class. Enjoy your summer!

3 CONGREGATIONAL MEETING! THIS SUNDAY! JUNE 26! 11 AM! Please plan to a end this important mee ng! WE HAVE NEW DOORS! The lower exterior church doors have been replaced. All exterior doors were rekeyed on June 7, PLEASE NOTE: the alarm system has not been completely installed. If you have already been issued a new key, CindyMarie will let you know once to alarm is fully opera onal and armed. Please contact the office if you have ques ons. Thank you for your pa ence through this process. WEEDS! WEEDS!! Host a weed pulling party here at ELC! Get your family and friends together and start pulling! Please! Just jump right in and pull! (But please let us know so we can properly thank you for your me and good stewardship!) ITEMS NEEDED FOR HYGIENE, BABY, AND SCHOOL KITS! June is BABY KIT month! Here s what you can bring to Change the World one week at a me! Put your items in the youth decorated box in the bridge area. June 26 Cloth diapers (small or large packages) Check out the church website or ask any ME member for more info. COFFEE WITH PASTOR! Meet Pastor Daugs for coffee every Wednesday morning in June at the Moscow Food Co op from 7 8 AM! URGENT HELP NEEDED: Senior female ELC member needs care giver/ assistant. Flexible. Several hour a week. Salary plus car expense. Must have transporta on. Contact the church office for more informa on or emmanuelmoscowid@gmail.com CARE PROVIDER NEEDED ELC Member Larry Clo is searching for a morning care provider. Please see more informa on posted on the Fellowship Hall bulle n board, or contact Larry at , or Lauren at with ques ons. Summer is here! Blessings, peace, safety, re crea on are some of the prayers we will have for each other as these days unfold. This is also the summer for another kind of re crea on. Doctor appointments. Diagnosis, surgeries, and ongoing treatment. Many congregants are in the midst of major health decisions. Please pray for healing, Jesus presence, pa ence, rest, and strength. Both Janet McIntosh (our choir director) and myself will be having knee surgery this July. Janet will be having surgery to rea ach her kneecap on July 12 in Spokane. I will be having a total knee replacement on July 12 in Pullman. We will both be recovering through the month of July. So here is how worship will be led: Pastor Dawna Svaren will preach and preside on July 17 & 24. On July 31, Emmanuel Member, Niklaas Dumroese, will share with us his recent experiences in Germany at the Syrian Refugee Camps. Ron Landeck will be leading worship and preaching on August 7. Janet will be back in the office by the end of July. Her husband, daughter, and son will be watching a er her. Pastor may be back in the Pulpit on August 14. His wife Kris and two sons will be watching a er him. Have a blessed summer that is filled with our creator s grace. (And do not forget ELC with your generous summer offering support.) Shalom, Pastor Daugs Pray! Praise! Congrats! Yay! Thanks! Please remember in Prayer: Friends & Family of Harlie Gunther Friends & Family of Eva Alsaker Our Emmanuel Prayers & Concerns Sheet is printed the first issue of each month in the Emphasis: Weekly Edi on. You can also pick up a weekly updated copy on Sunday from the Prayer & Concerns Bulle n Display located in the Narthex. Thank you to Gen Long for coordina ng the luncheon for the celebra on of life of Eva Alsaker on Monday, June 20. Thank you to all who helped Thank you, Kathy Henson, for covering the Emmanuel Church Office again on 6/16 & 6/17! Your help is SO appreciated! Thanks again to Janet Williams, Deb Marsh, Lisa Allen, and all the fantas c folks that helped to make our 2016 VBS so successful and fun for all! Happy Birthday this week to: Kathleen Henson, Craig Greenwalt, Larry Lass, Melissa Todd, Tela Barkley, John Walker, Joe Walker, Happy Anniversary this week to: Karon & Kevin McDonough 06/30/1979 Kurt & Charlene Olsson 06/30/1968 Meghan & Mike Klein 7/2/2005 Have a Pray! Praise! Congrats! Yay! Thanks!? Are we missing your name in our Birthdays & Anniversaries list? Would you like to share this great news with your Emmanuel Family? Let us know! ELC MEMBER INFORMATION UPDATE! Thanks to the 98 out of 231 families who have filled out and turned in the Member Informa on Update form that was mailed out. If you have misplaced it, or did not get one in the mail, please pick up a form in the church office and get it filled out and turned in. Your complete and up to date informa on is SO helpful to YOUR Stewardship Commi ee! Ques ons? Contact CindyMarie in the Church Office! or emmanuelmoscowid@gmail.com

4 June 26, 2016 Ministers: The Congrega on Presiding: Pastor Daugs Dir. Of Music: Janet McIntosh Organist: Janet McIntosh Altar Guild / Bread: Robbie Giles Acolyte: Henry Roberts Altar Flowers: Tara Roberts Assis ng Minister: Kathy Kwiatkowski Communion Assistants: Tara Roberts, Julie Spangler Counters: Carolyn Todd, Julie Spangler Fellowship: Jack & Karen Kelly Jon & Sharon Kimberling Shelly McGuire Paul & Kathy Kwiatkowski Greeters: Jack & Karen Kelly J.A.M. Leader: Carolyn Todd J.A.M. Assistant: Julie Spangler Reader: Kas Dumroese Ushers: Vern Kinnison, Chris Wa s Irv Johnson, Deb Dumroese Kas Dumroese NEW CHURCH OFFICE HOURS! The Church Office is open 8:30 AM 4 PM, Monday Friday. To provide this, we are in need of a few office volunteers. If you are willing to help out, please contact us! or emmanuelmoscowid@gmail.com Wednesday Jun 22 6:00 AM Weekly Publica on Deadline 7:00 AM Coffee with Pastor! (Moscow Food Co op) 9:00 AM ELCW Piecemakers ( Hall) 10:00 AM ELC Staff (Manager) Mtg Thursday Jun 23 Friday Jun 24 Saturday Jun 25 Sunday Jun 26 Monday Jun 27 Sixth Sunday a er Pentecost Readings: 1 Kings 19:15 16, 19 21; Psalm 16; Gala ans 5:1, 13 25; Luke 9: :30 AM Worship Service 11:00 AM Congrega onal Mee ng (Hall) 11:00 AM Fellowship (Hall) Emmanuel Goes to Lutherhaven! Emmanuel Youth at Lutherhaven! Pastor at Lutherhaven 7:00 PM Hog Heaven Band Prac ce (Hall) Tuesday Jun 28 6:00 AM Weekly Publica on Deadline Emmanuel Youth at Lutherhaven! Pastor at Lutherhaven 6:00 PM Church Council (June/July) Mee ng (Gwen Mitchell's Home) Wednesday Jun 29 CindyMarie Out of the Office Emmanuel Youth at Lutherhaven! Pastor at Lutherhaven Thursday Jun 30 CindyMarie Out of the Office Emmanuel Youth at Lutherhaven! Pastor at Lutherhaven Friday Jul 1 CindyMarie Out of the Office Emmanuel Youth at Lutherhaven! Pastor at Lutherhaven Saturday Jul 2 Sunday Jul 3 Seventh Sunday a er Pentecost Readings: Isaiah 66:10 14; Psalm 66:1 9; Gala ans 6:[1 6] 7 16; Luke 10:1 11, :30 AM Worship Service 11:00 AM Fellowship (Hall) Monday Jul 4 Independence Day Church Office Closed Tuesday Jul 5 CindyMarie Out of the Office 6:00 PM Habitat Board Mee ng (Hall) Wednesday Jul 6 6:00 AM Weekly Publica on Deadline 8:30 AM Mtg. Office Mngr. & Council Pres. Thursday Jul 7 Friday Jul 8 Saturday Jul 9 Sunday Jul 10 Eighth Sunday a er Pentecost Readings: Deuteronomy 30:9 14; Psalm 25:1 10; Colossians 1:1 14; Luke 10: :30 AM Worship Service 11:00 AM Fellowship (Hall) 1:00 PM Cordelia's 2016 Free Summer Concerts (Cordelia)

5 Eva D. Alsaker November 16, 1929 June 10, 2016 Eva D. Alsaker, 86, passed away peacefully Friday, June 10, 2016 at Park Place Senior Living in Spokane Valley, WA. She was with her family at the me of her death and her faithful caregivers. Eva was born November 16, 1929 at Potlatch to Lars H. and Martha Vestvik Alsaker, Norwegian immigrants. She grew up and went to school at Potlatch, gradua ng in In 1949 she started with Evere Will Tractor Co. Inc. in Moscow as bookkeeper. Following the sale of the business in 1981, she con nued to work closing the books for the business. In 1989, Eva began with Pullman Tractor, later becoming Columbia Tractor, re ring in She made her home in Moscow for over 60 years, moving to the Spokane area to be near family five years ago. Eva lived a full life on her terms and embraced any challenge that came her way with her characteris c tenacity. Her brand of friendship and warm heart were her strongest characteris cs. Her family and all things Norway were the gi s she shared with those she loved. To her family of nieces and nephews she was Aunt Eva, our special friend, confidant and life coach. She never missed an opportunity to spoil us, support us, cry and laugh with us and hold us when no one else could understand our pain and joy. To her many friends in Moscow and around the globe she was the faithful ambassador of a helping hand and forever hope. Her gi to all who were lucky to know her was her unending loyalty. We will miss Eva. Eva was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Mary Reilly and brothers Don and Rudy and a nephew David. She was an ac ve member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Moscow. The funeral service will be held there on Monday, June 20, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. Burial will follow at the Moscow Cemetery. The family suggests memorials be made to: Emmanuel Lutheran Church 1036 W A St. Moscow, ID Arrangements have been entrusted to Short s Funeral Chapel, Moscow, and online condolences may be sent to

6 The Lord be with you! In early March, late April, then a third me in June, we told you about one goal of your Stewardship Commi ee: to help every member with their personal stewardship journey. As part of our work, Stewardship has been trying to be er understand the demographics of our congrega on and the City of Moscow. In our efforts, we have noted that our church membership records need some upda ng. We only have the most basic of informa on for only about half of our membership. We are asking everyone, no ma er how long you have been a member, to please update their demographic, and Chris an, records. By doing so, we feel that we will be be er able to provide more directed, and relevant, informa on to specific groups within our congrega on. For example, the concerns and needs of young parents with college loans is quite different than recently re red professionals, or an older adult on a fixed income. Accurate informa on also assists Pastor in visita ons and member support. We ask that you please update your membership informa on. A BIG thank you those who have already responded! We have had Member Informa on Forms returned from 98 out of 231 families from previous mailings. If you have yet to respond, we look forward to hearing from you! We recently mailed out a third request. If you have misplaced it, you may pick up a form here at church or download it off our website (a PDF version is available at h p:// s and giving/membership data form.html). You have some op ons to return your completed form: 1. If you fill in a hard copy of the form by hand, please: return it by mail or in person to the Emmanuel Church Office, or place it in the offering plate. 2. If you fill in the PDF online, you may: save the file and it to the Church Office (emmanuelmoscowid@gmail.com) with "Membership Update" in the subject line, or print the completed form and return it to the Church Office by mail or in person, or place it in the offering plate. Your records are kept confiden ally using so ware designed specifically for churches. Thank you for your assistance. Stewardship Commi ee Kas Dumroese, Jon Kimberling, Ben McLuen, Bob Ri er

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9 What would like to do? Here s an idea! Make a positive impact on the Sunday experience of all who enter here! Definitely not a difficult job but what an important one! Here is what the ELCA describes about Holy Communion: In the Sacrament of Holy Communion, after hearing and experiencing the good news of Jesus Christ in word, prayer and song, the community receives bread and wine. They experience the tangible presence of Christ by eating and drinking these elements. The outward signs of the sacrament are simple earthly elements: bread and wine. Yet, together with the spoken promise of God these elements convey the presence of Jesus Christ to the assembly of believers. Martin Luther said that Jesus is present in, with, and under the bread and wine. We believe this because Jesus says it is so (Matthew 26:26-28, Mark 14:22-24, Luke 22:19-20) even when we cannot fully explain how it happens. The presence of Jesus Christ in the sacrament of Holy Communion is a great treasure that is received in faith. In the eating and drinking of bread and wine, we experience love, forgiveness and life of Christ is ours. In the sacrament, Christ takes on our sin while we take on Christ s righteousness. The sacrament s emphasis is on God s action rather than the strength of our faith. Help make a significant difference during Sunday morning worship! July 3, 2016 Ministers: The Congrega on Presiding: Pastor Daugs Dir. Of Music: Janet McIntosh Organist: Rob Ely Altar Guild / Bread: Norene Benne Acolyte: Jack Baker Altar Flowers: Noell Swearingen Assis ng Minister: Debbie Stone Communion Assistants: Kas Dumroese Deb Dumroese Counters: Helen Joyner Kas Dumroese Fellowship: TBD By Fellowship Scheduler Greeters: Kas & Deb Dumroese J.A.M. Leader: Lisa Bender J.A.M. Assistant: Gretchen Isakson Reader: Lisa Bender Ushers: TBD

10 Emmanuel s purpose, mission, and guiding principles define our journey, and we look forward to our members par cipa on in this ministry. Purpose Statement: God s purpose for our church is to bring the light of God to all through the prism of Jesus. 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. In this issue Featured in THIS issue, # , of the Emphasis: Weekly Edi on: Cordelia Free Summer Concerts! A Message from Pastor... Remembering Eva Alsaker A Request from your Stewardship Commi ee The Parish Paper Meet our Members What Membership at Emmanuel Means... Plus our regular features: Ed Opps Quick List of Emmanuel Happenings Servant SCOPE