Table of Contents

Pages 2-3: Immanuel News

Pages 4: Feed My

Starving Children

Pages 5: Mortgage 2

Mission/ Youth Connections

Pages 6: Immanuel

Lutheran School

Pages 7: Bits & Pieces

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Re-Dedicatory of Organ & Recital

On Saturday, September 16th, following an abbreviated Saturday night service, we will rededicate our newly refurbished pipe organ. This rededication will start at 6:50 pm, and run 30-40 minutes. A reception will follow. The recital will feature Brian Becker on trumpet and include congregational song as well as performances of major organ works by both Dan Albrecht and Aaron Kortze. Thank you to everyone who helped with this project and made this milestone possible! The money raised will help bring our 115-year-old instrument up to date and the repairs made will keep it playing for years and decades to come. As our project nears its completion, we hope you will make plans to join in this celebration of the refurbishing of Immanuel’s largest and oldest instrument, our 1902 Kilgen pipe organ!

This Year’s Theme Poster & Scripture Verse

God’s Word, Holy Communion, Prayer & Anointing

Jeremiah Tree Update

A total of 81 leaves have been sponsored on the Jeremiah Tree. The most recent sponsors are: the Family of Doris & Richard Dorn, David & Renea Grashorn, Hazel Fulbright and Dick & Barb Dammyer. When a leaf is sponsored those funds go towards education, mission work, our general ministry and more. If you’re interested in sponsoring a leaf, please contact the church office, 815-544-8058.

Holy Communion There will be Holy Communion at the

following worship services in September.

• Saturday, Sept. 1st at 6 p.m. • Sunday, Sept. 2nd at 8 a.m. • Wednesday, Sept. 6th at 11 a.m. & 7 p.m. • Sunday, Sept. 10th at 9:30 & 11 a.m. • Saturday, Sept. 16th at 6 p.m. • Sunday, Sept. 17th at 8 a.m. • Wednesday, Sept. 20th at 7 p.m. • Sunday, Sept. 24th at 9:30 & 11 a.m. • Saturday, Sept. 30th at 6 p.m.

If you or someone you know is interested in becoming members of Immanuel Lutheran, please join us for our Basics Class this fall. Cost is $20 per person or $25 per couple. Child-care is available. Please call the church office to sign up.

Guest Preacher: Rev. Yared Halche Ethiopian Lutheran Pastor serving around Washington D.C.

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Pastor Keith Richard 10 Years

Sue Piske 20 Years

Denise Rottman 10 Years

Natalie Drella 10 Years

Read with Us!

Join the congregation this fall and read the

Gospel of Mark! Redis-cover the real Jesus—the never boring true

man and God!

Registration will be opening the beginning of October. Follow our Facebook Page for details to come: www.facebook.com/hungerintohope.

Check in and dinner start 6:30 p.m. followed by bowling at 7:00 p.m. Price includes shoe rental, dinner and your chance to win a basket. If you are interested in donated a basket to be given away, please turn it in by Wednesday, September 6th! Here are a few ideas for baskets: movie basket, family fun basket, card basket, car wash basket etc.

Order online: https:ilc.ccbchurch.com/form_response?id=113

LIMITED SUPPLY!

Order Your T-Shirt!

For the month of Sep-tember, we will collect food items to help re-plenish our local food pantries. Hunger into Hope is about feeding the community and the world. Collections bar-rels are located at church door entrances #1, #2, and #4 and also in the school entryway, door #14.

Next Mission Trip: June 9—16, 2018

Are you considering applying to join the Belize Mission Team? Is the Lord leading you to step out of the boat and walk through the open door in Belize? We work through the Belize Mission Society to build relationships within the village of Seine Bight. Contact Cathy Dulgar at cdulgar@immanuelbelvidere.org to add your name to an email list to be notified when the applications are available (sometime in November).

Mortgage to Mission Update: Through M2M you are making a difference here at Immanuel, around the community and the world! Global Immanuel brought their 4th Mission Team to Seine Bight, Belize as we continue to be a financial partner in

the Belize FORO. With Pastors placed in Belize, the FORO moves forward with establishing the first Lutheran Church in the country.

Local Terrence Talley will be visiting local public schools on October 10th—11th with a message on hope and em-

powerment. Check out his videos on Youtube or his website: terrencetalley.com. Immanuel will host the 5th year of Feed My Starving Children MobilePack event on October 13th-14th where

we will pack over 150,000 meals AND collect food the entire month of September for Boone County food panties.

School Immanuel has three students enrolled through the help of M2M. Outreach Improvements: Bathrooms on the west end of the school where given a much-needed remodeling job.

Jr. High Events:

Sept. 13—Jr High Hangout Begins, Wednesday 3-4:30 pm at CrownPoint (6th—8th Grade)

Sept. 13—Confirmation Begins Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., Sanctuary. Potluck Dinner on Sept.

14th at 4:45 p.m., Fellowship Hall

Oct. 11—Terrence Talley at 7:00 p.m. service

Oct. 13 & 14—FMSC MobilePack. Sign up individually or with your family.

High School Events:

Sept 3—No HSM, Happy Labor Day!

Sept. 10, 17, 24—HSM from 7—9 p.m. at CrownPoint

Oct. 11—Terrence Talley at 7:00 p.m. service

Oct. 13 & 14—FMSC MobilePack. Sign up

individually or with your family.

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Reflections from Recruitment Director,

Russ Balsman

Peer Pressure? Who your children are surrounded by at

school will have an effect you may not have considered.

Parents might feel better if the Bible told us that good com-

pany improves bad. The reality is usually just the opposite .

St. Paul reminds us that bad morals corrupt good company

in I Corinthians. We are assuming he is writing to an adult

congregation. Imagine what he would say to a group of

young, impressionable children. Make no mistake; children

will be exposed to bad company no matter what school

they attend. In a Christian school, they will be less likely to

be surrounded by negative influences.

Source: 10 Reasons to Send Your Child to a Christian School

ILS Volleyball Tournament Immanuel Lutheran School will host its 17th Annual Invi-tational Volleyball Tourna-ment September 23-24. Six-teen teams will participate in

the tournament, with many of them traveling in from the sub-urbs. We host a tournament at Immanuel to provide an op-portunity for these Christian athletes to not only compete, but to also form new friendships. In addition the Lord has provid-ed a beautiful campus with two gyms, a fellowship hall, and a prairie, the likes of which many of our guests have never seen. Many hands make this tournament happen. Thanks to Mr. Schaefer (Athletic Director) for the time spent organizing this event. We are always looking for volunteers – ticket sellers, concessions stand workers, set-up, clean-up, crowd control, line judges, scorekeepers, and those who run the scoreboards. Are you available to help? Contact the school office at 815-547-5346 for more information. Our concession stand is awe-some – so come for lunch or supper!

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Immanuel students, faculty, staff and parents opened the 65th academic year of the school

ministry in worship! “Jesus at the Center!”

Eighth Grade Trip to Potosi Our 8th grade students, chaperones, and Mr. Schaefer will travel to the YMCA Camp in Potosi, Missouri for a week of team building activities. They will leave on Monday, September 4 and return to Belvidere on Friday, September 8. Our students look forward to the experiences of climbing the Alpine Tower, riding the zip line, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, spelunking (cave exploration), the Pine Pole Zip, and spending time with their classmates and camp counselors. As soon as the students get home, they want to turn around and go back. It is truly a week to remember and one that the students consider one of their favorite Immanuel memories.

Donations for the Silent & Live Auction Accepted in the School Office.

Immanuel’s Women’s Ministry has lots of great opportunities coming up this Fall and Winter!

Check out our facebook page( www.facebook.com/womensministryILC) or

Immanuel's webpage!

FALL GATHERING of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League of the

Northern Illinois District (LWML NID).

Hosted here at Immanuel by our Ladies Guild and Mary-Martha and the ladies from

Concordia, Machesney Park. DATE: Saturday, October 7

TIME: 8:30 – Registration 9:00-3:00 – Gathering REGISTRATION: $25

(This includes a light breakfast and box lunch)

HOW TO REGISTER: * Online at lwmlnid.org or Forms available in the

Northern Light

Once-A-Month Bible Study

Tuesday, September 19th 11:00 AM—Sanctuary

6:30 PM—Conference Room

Chose a time and bring your Bible!

Connections

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Worship Services at Immanuel: Wednesdays—7:00 p.m. Saturdays—6:00 p.m. Sundays—8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Worship Services at Immanuel North: Sundays—10:45 a.m.

Sunday School: Sundays—9:15 a.m. Adult Bible Classes Sundays—9:30 a.m.

Immanuel Lutheran Church 1225 E. 2nd Street Belvidere, IL 61008 PH: 815-544-8058 FAX: 815-544-8059 WEB: www.immanuelbelvidere.org EMAIL: info@immanuelbelvidere.org Immanuel North: 13535 Route 76 Poplar Grove, IL 61065 PH: 815-544-8058