The Immanuel Herald October Calendar Thursday, October 4th 11:30 am Women s Guild 6:00 pm Worship Committee Sunday, October 7th World Communion Sunday NIN collection begins 10:00 am Communion Worship & Church School Monday, October 8th 7:00 pm Church Council Sunday, October 14th Blessing of the Animals weather permitting 10:00 am Outdoor Worship & Church School Joyful Noise Collection for Feed my Starving Children 2:00 pm Concert Thursday, October 18th November Herald Deadline Sunday, October 21st 10:00 am Worship & Church School Dedication of NIN offering Congregational Budget Meeting following worship Sunday, October 28th Youth Service 10:00 am Worship & Church School CHILD CARE 9:45 to 11:15 am Available lower level during Sunday worship Chicago BEARS Ticket Raffle We are once again raffling off Chicago Bears football game tickets to benefit Immanuel United Church of Christ. Ticket Details: 2 Club level seats for the Bears vs LA Rams game on Sunday December 9th at 12 noon. Raffle tickets are $10 each or 3 tickets for $25. Tickets are available in the church office. Drawing for the winning ticket will be held on Sunday November 25, 2018 following the 10:00 am Totenfest Service of Remembrance. Winner need not be present. Fasano Pies are back! Hannah Circle will be selling Fresh Fasano Pies just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Order forms will be available at the church or on our website after October 20th. Orders and payment due no later than Monday, November 12th Cash or checks payable to Immanuel UCC Pick Up : Tuesday, Nov 20th 4:30-7:00 pm Ministry of Music Each Sunday during worship Sarah Jenks will be with our Sunday School Children to teach music. The bell choir will rehearse after worship every Sunday (except Oct 21st). The bell choir is open to all, no experience or music background is necessary. Reserve the Date: Sunday, November 11th Veteran s Day Lunch and Concert
October Worship Leaders Oct 7th Date Oct 14th Oct 21st Oct 28th Team #3 Captain Team #4 Captain Team #1 Captain Team #2 Captain Art Busse Karen Wyka Erin Taylor Nancy Rahm Liturgist Sue Hickerson Jane Feurer Flowers Gloria and Susan Artwohl Gerald and Verna Snip Karen Wyka Art and Sandy Busse Bulletins Gloria and Susan Artwohl Gerald and Verna Snip Available Jane and Duane Feurer Allen Eriksen Ushers Fellowship Host October Anniversaries October Birthdays 3rd Albert Davidson 8th 4th Bette Engemann 20th Jim and Mandy Sullivan 34 years 8th Ann Regan 25th Taren and Robert Gaylord 10 years 11th Madelaine Karge 11th Mark Hickerson 16th Duane Feurer 17th Joan Schechner 20th Tristan Taylor 22nd Karen Wyka Birthday! 27th Randy Ebling To You 29th Andrew Busse 30th Kyle Ritter Bette and Ken Engemann 35years Happy Anniversary to You! Happy First Publication Women s Guild Meeting 10/01/2018 NOTICE: There will be a Congregational Meeting following worship on Sunday, October 21st The next meeting of the Women s Guild will be held on Thursday, October 4th at 11:30 AM in room #105. Hosting our luncheon will be members of Deborah Circle. Luncheon Cost $6.00 per person. Our program will be a presentation by a representative from Together We Cope. Rosemarie Davidson will be collecting our annual dues of $5.00. This meeting shall cover the annual budget and such other items which are necessary for the operation of the church for the coming year. 2
Neighbors in Need The Neighbors in Need offering, which we will receive on October 21, supports the UCC s ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States of America. 2/3 of the offering is used by the UCC s Justice and Witness Ministries to fund a wide array of local and national justice initiatives, advocacy efforts, and direct service projects. If you are able to visit the ucc.org website, search Justice and Witness to find our national Justice and Witness Ministries. Online you can find many resources, news updates, and action alerts on a broad spectrum of issues. Working with members of the UCC Justice and Peace Action Network, Justice and Witness continues its strong policy advocacy work on issues such as the federal budget, voting rights, immigration, health care, hate crimes, civil liberties, and environmental justice. One-third of the NIN offering supports the UCC s Council for American Indian Ministries (CAIM). Today there are 20 UCC congregations on reservations and one urban, multi-tribal UCC congregation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. These churches and their pastors are supported by CAIM. CAIM is also an invaluable resource for more than 1,000 individuals from dozens of other tribes and nations who are members of other UCC congregations in the U.S. Beginning Sunday, October 7th envelopes can be found in the church pew racks. Deadline for giving is Sunday, October 21st. NEED a Ride? If you need or want a ride to church on Sunday or for any of the various church events, the Membership Committee members invite you to give them a call, they are happy to provide transportation. Lois Murphy - 773-476-3074 or Bob O Neill - 312-401-8614 Membership News KEEP IN OUR PRAYERS Randy Ebling Judy Borowiak Ruth Berg Marilyn Buikema Don Mattz Rosalind Peterson Sue Mueller Jean Feurer Nominating Committee It is time for a Nominating Committee to begin. Each group is invited to have a representative on the Committee. Nominating finds those who will be elected to our 2019 Council. This committee is vital, and short term. Please let Jane Feurer know if you would like to serve on the Nominating Committee. 3
A big THANK YOU to everyone who has served a PADS or BEDS PLUS meal as a mission of Immanuel over the last 20 years. This very important ministry is essential for the well-being of so many. Through it we have touched and enriched the lives of countless people. Guests at the serving site were always very appreciative and thankful for what we provided. Our members learned and had our lives enriched by the people we came to know. However, it has become increasingly difficult to find volunteers to honor this commitment. So, sadly, the Mission and Care Committee reached the difficult decision to discontinue regular monthly participation in this program. However, we encourage anyone and everyone who wishes to continue supporting this mission on their own to contact the program coordinator at Trinity Lutheran Church to volunteer your service Jim Buschbach @ 1-708-423-2350. We look forward to planning other opportunities for Immanuel s members to share their gift of time. Thank you again. MISSION AND CARE Just as the leaves change in the autumn season, the Mission and Care Committee is also changing the focus of Immanuel s mission, that is, for the months of October through December. Our focus will reflect the spirit of the season GIVING and SHAR- ING. In October, Immanuel s members will be asked to support the work of Together We Cope. Watch for the Christmas tree bedecked with tags. They ll ask you to purchase a gift for a boy or girl of a certain age. All gifts will be dedicated during worship on Sunday November 25 th. In November, as winter draws near, Mission and Care will be sponsoring a coat drive. These may be new or gently used. (Visit - Good Will 9321 S. Western; Neat Repeats 6602 W. 111 th ; Unique Thrift Shop 3041 W. 159 th.) On December 1 st, Immanuel members will travel to Libertyville to participate in a pack event for Feed My Starving Children. This Christian non-profit organization, founded in 1987, provides nutritionally complete meals specially formulated for malnourished children. It touches children around the world in North, Central, and South America; the Middle East; the Caribbean; Asia; Africa; and Europe. He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. Psalm 146:7 All Joyful Noise money collected during these months will be designated to Feed My Starving Children. Please give prayerful consideration as to how you can support these worthwhile projects. *************************************************************************************************** 4
Altar Flowers - Worship Bulletins August 26th Altar flowers given in memory of my parents, Arthur Jr. and Elsie Busse, by their daughter Elsie Murlowski. Worship bulletins given in memory of Deb Krueger by her sister, Karen Wyka. September 2nd Altar flowers given in celebration of Sandy s birthday on the 1st and son Peter s birthday on the 4th by Art Busse. Worship bulletins given in hopes for a wonderful school year for students, teachers and parents. September 9th Altar flowers and Worship bulletins given in celebration of God s kingdom and renewal of commitment to God s work and mission. September 16th Altar flowers and worship bulletins given in loving memory of Linda Artwohl Kowalski by Gloria and Susan Artwohl. TOTENFEST Sunday November 25, 2018-10:00 am Totenfest is a German word that means Feast of the Dead or Festival for the Dead. The Evangelical church in 19th century Prussia observed this day to remember not only the war dead, but also church members who had died in the preceding year. Totenfest is traditionally celebrated on the final Sunday of the church year, just before Advent. Immanuel UCC has retained this part of the tradition. We remember those who died within the past year, we speak their name aloud in prayer, we light a candle for them and give thanks to God for the life they shared with us. We have also added the names of those born in our community during the preceding year, thus celebrating the full cycle of birth and death. Family members are invited to attend Totenfest. Anyone interested in having a loved one or a friend remembered on this special day, please notify the church office or Pastor Michelle Hot Shots basketball program will begin in January 2019. Watch for the updated registration information and downloadable forms available in Novem- 5
Remembering our past, building our future IMMANUEL CHURCH SERVICE TO GOD S PEOPLE SINCE 1883 The Immanuel Herald A Monthly Publication of IMMANUEL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 9815 S. Campbell Avenue Evergreen Park, IL 60805 Phone: 708 424 3755 Fax: 708 424 0379 Visit our website: immanueluccep.org Email us at: immanuel_uccep@att.net Help us save paper and postage and receive The Herald via e-mail. Please send your request to Immanuel_uccep@att.net FIRST CLASS MAIL 6