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 Service
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, and Don Cook.
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.
The Hour of Prayer Group will meet Monday, March 17th at 5pm at the church. All are welcome!
Sunday, March 16 – Do you Believe This? This year, 2025, is the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea, from which we received the Nicene Creed. 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 will be hosting the first of these gatherings on Sunday, March 16th from 3p-5p. Together, we will reflect on the timeless words of the Nicene Creed and the profound question from John 11:26: “Do you believe this?” Through prayer, study, and thoughtful conversation, we’ll explore the significance of our shared faith expressed in the statement, “We believe.” All are welcome! This event is open to everyone.
Content for the April Good News Newsletter is due March 15th. Please send articles and photos to Ashley in the office. Thank you!
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.
Let Your Voice Be Heard! You have an opportunity to join The Hunger Network In Ohio on March 25 at the State House in Columbus. Meetings will be prescheduled for participants to meet with our State Legislators to share the voices of people of faith with your concerns about the next state budget. The priority issues are school meals, food banks, senior nutrition, Earned Income Tax Credit, and affordable Housing. Flyers with more information are available in the Narthex and the Gathering Space. Registration can be made through www.hungernetohio.com.
The Board of Social Ministry is putting together Comfort Kits for Lutheran Disaster Response to pass out to children during natural disasters. We are collecting the following items: Box of crayons, Small coloring or activity books, Small notebooks, Playdough, Bubbles, Stress Balls or similar fidget, Hand sanitizer, and Small plush toys. Please leave items under the Giving Tree or by the 1st floor elevator.
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 16th at Emanuel:
Sun. 3/16 3:00p.m. “Do You Believe This?”
6:00p.m. Luther League
Mon. 3/17 5:00p.m. Hour of Prayer
Tues. 3/18 8:30a.m. Quilters
1:30p.m. Bd. of Finance Mtg.
6:00p.m. Praise Team Rehearsal
7:00p.m. Marionaires
Wed. 3/19 9:30a.m. Bible Study
11:30a.m. Feed the Need
5:00p.m. Lenten Meal
6:00p.m. Bd. of Education Mtg.
6:00p.m. Adult Choir
7:00p.m. Lenten Worship Service
Thurs. 3/20 11:30a.m. Book Study
1:00p.m. Bd. of Spiritual Life Mtg.
Fri-Sat. 3/21-22 Confirmation Retreat at LMC
Sun. 3/23 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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