Bulletins: Click below for bulletins for our 9am ELW Service and 11am Praise Team Worship. Both services are live streamed on our website and Facebook page. The 9am service is also broadcast on WMRN radio.
Click HERE for the ELW Bulletin
Click HERE for the Praise Team Bulletin
Announcements:
We Remember with Our Prayers: Nanci Anderegg, Mary Ellen Swartz, Jane Scroggins, Margaret Iverson, Pat Gerfen, Sandy Mitchell, Kimberly Griffith, Mark Woodrum, Deb Johnson, Arlene Binns, Beth Beach, Tom, Tim Oldham, Ed Baldauf, John Hoch, Janet & Robert Brown, Pastor Dave Gerfen, Jennifer Russell, Joey Richardson, Terry Harris Sr., Paul White, Rayna Worthington, Rozella Wilkes, Don Cook, and Debbie Markuson, Bobby Halverson, Micki Atkinson, Connie, Ellis, Ethan & Lucas, and John and Colleen Plumley.
Please take a moment to sign your names in the Red Pew Pad at the end of your pew. This helps us to more accurately track attendance. Thank you!
Welcome Zoey Spires! Today at the 9am service, we received Zoey as a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church. We welcome and pray God’s blessings on her!
Please stop and say hello to our graduates in the Gathering Space today! Riley Jolliff is graduating from Ridgedale High School and is starting as a junior at the University of Cincinnati. She is currently working at Bucci’s. Riley is also Cayden’s perfect big sister. Kylie Mitchell is graduating from River Valley/ Tri Rivers. She has enlisted in the Air Force and will also study law enforcement. Kylie is working at the JerZee this summer. McKenzie Pryor is graduating from Marion Harding/ Tri Rivers and is working at 7 Brew. McKenzie participated in 4 years of Show Choir and other school related choirs. You’ve seen her sing here at Emanuel in the Cherub and Adult choir. She plans to do something art related in her future career.
Happy Birthday to Dick Bryson! Dick celebrates his 90th birthday on May 23rd. Let’s remember Dick with our cards and prayers.
Calendar Updates – We have so many things going on at Emanuel right now – Renovations, Outreach Activities, planning committees, oh my! Please make sure to contact Ashley Koehler in the church office and verify times/dates on the calendar before making plans. Thank you!
Usher Schedule Sign-up Now Available! There is a sign-up sheet for ushering on the bulletin board by the kitchen window. This allows you to sign-up for one Sunday at a time and choose the Sundays that work for you. Please stop by and pick a few Sundays to usher. Thank you.
Don’t Mind Our Dust: Work in both the sanctuary and the kitchen has begun! Renovations take time, so please be patient if things are a little out of place or not quite finished, as these are works in progress. Thank you!
We Are Hiring! Emanuel is hiring a part-time Maintenance and Contract Administrator. This position is responsible for the performance and/or supervision of all maintenance services for Emanuel Lutheran Church. Those interested can submit a resume to the church office or apply online at Indeed.com. Applications must be received by May 31st.
Thursday Book Discussions are taking place every Thursday from 11:30-12:30. This session’s book will be The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living and Leaving the White Evangelical Church by Sarah McCammon. We will be exploring the growing social movement of people leaving the church and gain insight into why they leave and how to go about bringing them back. Everyone is welcome, so purchase a copy and join us for some great discussions! Laurie Wise.
Do You Believe This? This year the Lutheran congregations in the area will be gathering on a monthly basis to have discussions around the Nicene Creed and what we believe to be true. Emanuel hosted the first session. For our next session, we will gather on Sunday, May 18th from 3p-5p at First Lutheran in Upper Sandusky (601 N Sandusky Ave. Upper Sandusky OH 43351). Come join others to continue this wonderful discussion. Bishop Daniel has made this year the Year of Listening. We are hoping these sessions allow us to listen to what we as Christians of the Lutheran tradition believe and what others might believe as well.
The Hour of Prayer Group will meet Monday, May 19th at 5pm at the church. All are welcome!
Sunday School Schedules – Children’s Sunday School will not meet Sunday, May 25th, but plans to meet throughout June and July. They will take a break in August. Adult Sunday will meet May 25th, June 8th, July 13th, August 10th and then resume weekly meetings in September.
Bridges out of Poverty Follow-up: We would like to gather a team of people who have been through the Bridges Out of Poverty training to take a look at how we might integrate the Bridges approach to our ministry here at Emanuel. We are inviting anyone who has been through the Bridges Out of Poverty training at any time. We will be meeting on Wednesday, May 28th at 6pm in the Martin Luther Library.
COPE ….(Cost of Poverty Experience) presented by Marion Matters. Thursday, May 25 at the Boys and Girls Club, 565 Oak St. Further registration information available in the Gathering Space.
Comfort Quilters need flat sheets. They will not use fitted sheets and pillow cases in the future. The reason is it is time consuming to prepare and they do not have the staff to take on the extra work. Ann
Cardinal Chorale This spring the Prospect Street United Methodist Church, 185 S. Prospect St., Marion, has the honor of hosting The Cardinal Chorale, under the direction of Mr. Charles R. Snyder. The concert will be Saturday, June 7th at 7:00 pm. Please help spread the word about the concert and plan to attend!!
Thank you for your support and donations to the much-needed Feed the Need Ministry! Our current needs are: hamburger patties, chicken patties, fresh apples and grapes, pudding cups, sandwich crackers, individual peanut butter cups, Ragu, canned or frozen green beans, peas, and corn, ground beef, French fries, lunchmeat, and chicken breast or shredded chicken.
The Week of May 18th at Emanuel:
Sun. 5/18 10:15a.m. Communion Training
12:00p.m. Transition Team Mtg.
3:00p.m. Do You Believe? (Upper)
Mon. 5/19 5:00p.m. Hour of Prayer
6:00p.m. Back to School Mtg.
Tues. 5/20 8:30a.m. Quilters
6:00p.m. Praise Team Rehearsal
7:00p.m. Marionaires
Wed. 5/21 9:30a.m. Bible Study
11:30a.m. Feed the Need
6:00p.m. Choir Rehearsal
7:00p.m. Bell Choir
Thurs. 5/22 11:30a.m. Book Study
5:00p.m. Joyce’s Angels
Sun. 5/25 9:00a.m. ELW Service
10:00a.m. Adult Sunday School
11:00a.m. Praise Team Worship
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