Immanuel Lutheran Church
LWML Sunday
The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, October 6, 2024
10:30am Worship Service , Bulletin
Adult Bible Study, October 6, 2024
A look at the Book of Acts
Service Times:
Divine Service 1st & 3rd Sundays
Service of the Word 2nd & 4th Sundays at 10:30am
Sunday School
Adult Bible study - 9:30am
Children's Sunday School - 9:30am
Bulletin Cover:
BAPTISM TODAY! Today, Oct. 6th, 2024, we have the joy of witnessing the Lord’s gift of life and salvation through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism for Mallory Jean Kurkowski. Mallory is the infant daughter of Zak and Olivia Kurkowski. Serving as Mallory’s sponsors are Nikelle & Jesse Blacketer and Cole Bures. We rejoice with the Kurkowski family and thank the Lord for His gifts!
CHILI COOK OFF Mark your calendar for next Sunday, October 13th, as the Board of Missions again hosts a chili cook off and bingo night. The chili tasting/voting will begin at 4:00 to be followed by dinner and bingo. If you would like to enter a pot of chili for the cook off, please let Cathy Vogts know.
BIBLE STUDY - During the Sunday School hour (9:30-10:15 am) we are taking a look at various topics related to Scripture and our life in Christ. We’ll be studying a new topic each week so if you have something you’d like to look at, please let Pastor Slater know and we’ll get it on the schedule.
- We are currently looking at the book of Acts.
WOMEN’S MONDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY - continues this Monday at 6:30 pm. We are reading “Promised Rest” by Michelle Diercks. You can order your book off Amazon or CPH. We’d love to have some new faces show up and join us! Please bring a snack to share. Any questions please contact Julie Vogts or Caley Moddelmog.
HURRICANE HELENE HELP The Southeastern District of the LCMS is requesting urgent help with assembling 18,000 personal hygiene kits and 15,000 flood clean-up kits to be distributed by the LCMS churches in the region as part of Hurricane Helene recovery. They have set-up shopping lists on Amazon.com where you can purchase supplies and have them sent directly to one of the churches that are coordinating the kits and their distribution. A link to information regarding these kits and links to Amazon for purchasing kit supplies can be found on our congregation’s Facebook page or you can find all information at: www.se.lcms.org (click on ‘Disaster Response Updates’). If you use the Amazon shopping list, you will need to manually enter the shipping address. Use the address of: St. Peter Lutheran Church, 6175 St Peters Church Rd, Conover, NC 28613-8752 and a phone number of 828-256-2970. You can also find information in the above link for giving a cash donation toward relief.
CONCORDIA ACADEMY WICHITA is hosting an open house on Thursday, October 24th from 8am-6pm for prospective students and their parents to talk about the possibilities of Lutheran High School education. The school is currently in their third year of existence under the motto In Christo Sapientia ac Virtus “All Wisdom and Virtue in Christ”. The campus is located at 909 S. Market St. in Wichita.
THE OCTOBER CALENDAR and NOTES can be found on the stand in the narthex.
BOARD of MISSIONS COLLECTION For the month of October we are collecting non-perishable food items for the Canton Food Bank. Donated items can be placed in the cart located by the church office. Thanks!
MY DEVOTIONS - for September through November can be found in the narthex. These devotionals are great for our grade school and middle school youth in helping them grow in their faith in their Lord and connecting Jesus to their daily lives.
PORTALS OF PRAYER - for October through December can be found on the shelf in the narthex. Large-print copies are available.
LUTHERAN TALK AND MUSIC MOBILE APP…You can listen to Lutheran talk and music 24/7, anytime, anywhere with the free Lutheran Public Radio app. You can download for your cell phone at the App Store, Google Play, Amazon Appstore or at issuesetc.org.
Prayer Requests
+ For Judy Thomas, Jeff Biehler, Fred Renken, Richard Andrus, Evi Otte, Ladonna Westbrook, Pete Hubbard (Julee Slater’s father), and Krista Clites (sister of Jamie Kohl) who face health issues.
+ For those who battle addictions and/or are incarcerated, that they may know the peace and hope that only Jesus can give.
+ Our civic leaders and law enforcement and military personnel.
+ Peace in the Ukraine and the Middle East.
Study God's Word in 2023...The Word of the Lord Endures Forever is a daily, 15 minute, verse-by-verse Bible study produced by Lutheran Public Radio and hosted by LCMS Pastor Will Weedon. You can listen at https://thewordendures.org/ or your favortite podcast provider.
Want something else new to listen to? Check out our sister sites:
https://lutheranpublicradio.org/
https://www.kfuo.org
https://issuesetc.org
Kansas District website https://kslcms.org/
Good News, Immanuel Lutheran is now signed up with Dillon Food Stores as a charitable organization, by which as a Dillons Plus card holder, you can now log into your account and designate us as your choice to receive Community Rewards. Any transactions moving forward using the Shopper’s Card number associated with your digital account will be applied to the program, at no added cost to you. Dillons donates annually to participating organizations based on your percentage of spending as it relates to the total spending associated with all participating Dillons Community Rewards organizations. Click below for the Community Rewards page.
