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, Joyce Baumgartner, Pat Gerfen, Sandy Mitchell, Pammie Richardson, Kimberly Griffith, Mark Woodrum, Deb Johnson, Arlene Binns, Pastor Gilbert Roth, Beth Beach, Tom, Tim Oldham, Ed Baldauf, John Hoch, Janet & Robert Brown, Pastor Dave Gerfen, Jennifer Russell, Joey Richardson, Terry Harris Sr., Paul White, Mike Hampel, Rayna Worthington, Rozella Wilkes, Marge Armbruster, Don Cook, and Debbie Markuson.
We Extend our Sympathy & Prayers to Jim Creager and the family and friends of Marilyn Creager.
Join us for Lent! We will be looking at the Fruit of the Spirit during our Lenten Wednesday midweek worship services. Join us each Wednesday for an actual meal at 5pm and then we will add the Fruit of the Spirit to our spiritual diet, with worship at 7pm.
Leadership Gathering The Parish Planning Council, all the members of the various Boards of Ministries, as well as all staff personnel are invited to attend a leadership gathering on Saturday, March 29th from 9am – 12noon. We will be visioning and prioritizing ministry as we move forward into the ministry for the Kingdom. Please keep our leaders in prayer as we strive to listen to the Holy Spirit, to determine where Christ is leading us, to fulfill God’s desire for God’s Kingdom.
Back to School Blessings Meeting On Monday, March 31 at 6pm we will be meeting in the gathering space to begin the planning for our bookbag event, Back to School Blessings. Anyone can join us to give their input. You can join us on the 31st or at any time during the planning. Last year was a huge success. Let’s make this one a great way to service our community.
Good Friday Day Camp – Friday April 18, 2025, 10am to 3pm, Children ages 5 and up are invited to come and learn about the last days of Jesus and the events leading up to his Resurrection. We will focus on the Last Supper and the time Jesus spent praying in The Garden of Gethsemane. Children will participate in music, crafts, skits and learn about different forms of prayer. Snacks and lunch will be provided. Please see Cindy Rinker for registration forms. The deadline for registration is April 14, 2025. Help is needed on this day, please let Cindy know if you can help with lunch, crafts or anything else that needs attention.
Facebook Livestream Videos – Facebook is updating their video storage policy and will no longer keep livestreamed videos indefinitely. Worship services, and all other livestreamed content, will be available to rewatch for 30 days, but then will be automatically deleted.
Easter ‘Egging’ – Do you know someone who likes egg hunts? The Board of Education is going “egging,” surprising folks with Easter eggs to spread some joy and can use your help! We want to surprise 25 households with a yard full of eggs that carry treats and messages about Jesus. If you would like your house to be “egged” or know someone in the Marion area who would like this, please sign up with the address on the sheet in the Gathering Space. We hope this will be a fun and meaningful reminder (or introduction) of the Easter story for congregation, childcare, and neighbor recipients. The tomb was empty, but we don’t want all of the eggs to be! We are collecting goodies for this activity! If you can contribute, please bring plastic eggs, individually wrapped candy, and small toys/trinkets to the blessing basket near the elevator by April 13. Children will help stuff the eggs at Sunday School on Palm Sunday. If you have questions or would like to help deliver the eggs, please contact Heather Smith 814-464-6683.
Marion Correctional Institution Easter Play 2025 – April 22nd at 1pm or April 23rd at 6pm. Witness a heartwarming performance put on by the talented individuals within the facility. This in-person event promises to be a memorable experience for all who attend. Celebrate the Easter season with us in a unique and meaningful way. Don’t miss out on this one-of-a-kind opportunity! You can register online at www.eventbrite.com and search for MCI Easter Play 2025 or contact Blaire Smith: blaire.smith@odrc.state.oh.us or 740-251-5764. Must be 18+ and register with your name as it appears on your driver’s license.
Bridges Out of Poverty – Thursday, April 24th 8:30a.m. – 3:30p.m. at the Ohio State University Marion Campus. Join us for a comprehensive look into the dynamics that cause and maintain poverty at both and individual and systemic level. Emanuel Lutheran Church is sponsoring the first 10 people who register through the office. Afterwards, there is a $25 fee to participate. Please call the church office to signup for this informative event.
Pastor Mike’s first book study for 2025 is “The Book of Forgiving – The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Our World” by Desmond Tutu and Mpho Tutu. Feel free to grab a copy. We are meeting on Thursdays at 11:30am in the Martin Luther library. If you would like to participate in the Zoom session on Sunday nights, let Pastor Mike know and he can send you the link to join.
Thank you for your support and donations to the much-needed Feed the Need Ministry! Our current needs are: hamburger patties, hamburger buns, chicken patties, fresh apples and grapes, pudding cups, individual applesauce cups, sandwich crackers, individual peanut butter cups, canned or frozen green beans, peas, and corn, ground beef, French fries, and lunchmeat.
The Week of March 30th at Emanuel:
Sun. 3/30 6:00p.m. Luther League
Mon. 3/31 6:00p.m. Back to School Blessings
Tues. 4/1 8:30a.m. Quilters
7:00p.m. Marionaires
Wed. 4/2 9:30a.m. Bible Study
11:30a.m. Feed the Need
5:00p.m. Bd. of Fellowship Meeting
5:00p.m. Lenten Meal
6:00p.m. Adult Choir
7:00p.m. Lenten Worship Service
Thurs. 4/3 11:30a.m. Book Study
Fri. 4/4 Waldo Fresh Food Distribution
Sun. 4/6 9:00a.m. ELW Service
10:00a.m. Sunday Schools
11:00a.m. Praise Team Worship
6:00p.m. Luther League
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