Emmanuel Lutheran News September, 2012

Bringing Jesus to people and people to Jesus throughout Baltimore and beyond! 2012-13 Theme All things are possible with God. Mark 10:27 The children learned it at Vacation Bible School, and now we are going to have it before us throughout the year. Why? Because all things ARE possible with God. The point is simply that all things are possible, but rather that we are meant to be with God. For it is there that we find nothing that is able to keep us from going where He is leading.

Worship (Team Leader: Joni Mercer)

Sundays 8:15am and 11am/Westside Homeless Shelter@4:30pm (see Bob Reese for more info)/Urdu Language @ 6:30pm (see Falak Robson for more info) Interested in...choir, bell choir, altar guild, being a reader, an usher, a communion assistant, instrumentalist, cantor, sound engineer, etc.????? Contact Joni Mercer (jonimercer@yahoo.com). Radio Broadcasts Listen to our 11am worship service LIVE each Sunday on WBAL 1090 AM.

Fellowship of Believers (Team Leader: James Corey)

Education Hour—An important part of our GROWTH! Sunday School/First Communion/Confirmation/ Youth Group begin September 9—ages 2.5—high school will beginning gathering each Sunday from 9:45-10:45am. Adult Bible Study—9:45am every Sunday September 9—Special Guest: Tina Jasion, who was just recently installed as LINC Director (here at Emmanuel) will lead us in a Bible Study on what it means to have a “personal testimony of faith”. Don’t miss this special opportunity! September 16 and following: The Bible and the City and You will be our topic as we take a look at what the Word says about the urban area, and how that relates

to us in our lives today. All are welcome! Bible Reading Schedule—12 in 12 for 2012 Join the congregation in reading 12 books of the Bible over the twelve months of 2012. The year’s schedule will be as follows: Sept: James Oct: Hebrews Nov: Ephesians Dec: Luke Here are some suggestions: Read daily, but at your own pace. Repeat book as necessary (As a shorter book, you

may be able to read through it several times.) Engage with others about what you read. Read prayerfully (listen to what the Lord is

actually saying through his work to you) New Members This summer we welcomed into membership Mitch and Sushma Schull with their baby Sakshi; Richard and Sally Foks; and Aaron Foks. The Schull’s, having moved from Boston, live in Columbia where Sushma is a pharmacist with CVS and Mitch is a research physical

scientist with USDA-ARS. The Foks’ live in Catonsville where Rich is a machine repair machinist and Sally works for the Office of the Comptroller of Maryland. Aaron (son of

Rich and Sally) has two children of his own, Ava and Kyle, and recently completed barber school. We are thrilled to have them as part of our Emmanuel fellowship. Our next new member class will begin in September. Young(er) Adult Gathering, part 2—Sept 8 @ 4pm Our fellowship team, led by James Corey, is inviting all of our younger adults (20s and 30s “ish”?) to another bbq at Pastor Martin’s house. Please let James or Pastor know that you are coming. Parish Nurse Our parish nurse, Jeana Lovelace, RN, will be providing free blood pressure screening after both worship services on September 9. Would you or someone you know like a visit from our parish nurse? Call the church office and leave a message for Jeana.

Thank you from Del Riemer Our retired minister of education, Del Riemer, expressed his extreme thankfulness to the congregation for his retirement celebration, the gift card, the shepherd’s staff, and the monetary gift at the end of June. Thanks! Thank you from Amah Family Betty Amah and family express their deep thanks for all of the prayers and support of the congregation on behalf of her daughter Victoria during her health crisis. Victoria is continuing to do well without the need for further medication. Please continue to keep her in prayer as she continues through physical therapy.

Witnessing (Team Leader: Dave Post)

Monthly Witnessing Opportunities Some of the many witnessing opportunities include: the Westside Homeless Shelter -providing a dessert or casserole (sign up at the Welcome Center), donating men’s clothing (place in bin near offices), washing the feet of men at the shelter every month; at Johnnycake Elementary School-volunteer in the classroom, in the office, or in the library for a couple hours a week; at Augsburg Lutheran Home-spending time with the residents, playing games, answering phones or collating papers; at BARCS animal shelter or donating non-perishable food items for the church pantry or volunteering at our school or … Emmanuel Lutheran School New computers, new sinks, new white boards, new interactive technology, and of course new teachers—with more newness on the way! This year promises to be exciting as—but mainly because it is providing another opportunity to share the love of Christ as we teach the wonderful students we have. Interested in learning more about Emmanuel Lutheran School? Call us at 410-744-0015 or just stop by. Baltimore Lutheran School News from Towson BLS offers a high-quality Christian education to young men and women in grades 6-12. For enrollment info go to www.baltimorelutheran.org. "Enrich the mind. Empower the spirit. Embrace the opportunity!"

Lazarus Auction Dinner—September 28 Support the work of the Lazarus Caucus at the men’s homeless shelter by attending this special event. Details and tickets are available from Pat Krenzke at 410-993-5879 or patricia.krenzke@ngc.com. 2012-13 Church Council Members For your information, our elected leaders this year include: Andy Croll, President; Bernie White, VP; Pat Krenzke, Comptroller; Glenn Gaynor, Treasurer; Brenda Engebrecht, Secretary; Patrick Donnelly; Jon Heilman; and Rosebelle Njoba. Emmanuel Bowling Interested in bowling duckpins? The Emmanuel Lutheran bowling league starts in September and bowls on Mondays at 6pm. Contact Bill Harmon at 410-788-9334 if interested. Basket Bingo Mark your calendar Fri, 9/7. Ticket are $15 per person which include admission and (20) bingo games. Specials and extra bingo sheets are available. Door prizes - Food and drink is available. For Tickets please see Dee Trimble (410-750-0282), Margaret Horwath (410-303-9321) or Kitty Wardell (410-788-2980) Come out and enjoy the fun!!! Online Giving—on our Website You can click on “Donate” on our www.emmanuelbaltimore.org website to give secure one time or recurring donations to our church, our school, our radio ministry, or our building fund. Gift from Family of Walter and Phyllis Amass The gift from the Amass family given in memory of their parents and in honor of the retirements of Del Riemer and Ric Durham has been used to purchase Christian artwork for all of the classrooms (including crosses for every room) and two xylophone sets for worship and school use. Gift from Al Stiegler’s Estate We express thanks to the Lord for the generosity of Al Stiegler who left just under $10,000 from his estate to Emmanuel, which in consultation with the family will be a great help in our general fund. Thank you ALL who consider leaving “legacy” gifts to help the ministry and mission of Emmanuel!

Emmanuel Lutheran Church and School + 929 Ingleside Ave + Baltimore, MD 21228 + 410.744.0016 www.emmanuelbaltimore.org + www.elsbaltimore.org

Rev. Martin J. Schultheis + pastor@emmanuelbaltimore.org Del Riemer + principal@emmanuelbaltimore.org

Judy Jones + churchoffice@emmanuelbaltimore.org

Bringing Jesus to people and people to Jesus throughout Baltimore and beyond.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

8:00 pm N.A.

B-Day: Stephen McCullen,

Linda Ayres

2 Fourteenth Sunday

after Pentecost

B-Day: George Stiegler Jr.

3 Labor Day

School Closed

7:30 pm N.A.

4

B-Day: Valerie Sanford,

Brenda Minnich

5

6:30 pm Footwashing

8:00 pm A.A.

B-Day: Katherine Phil-

lips, Vincent Izzi

6 7

8:30 am ELS Chapel

Basket Bingo

B-Day: Herbert McCul-

len. Debra Braswell

8

8:00 pm N.A.

4:00 pm Young Adult BBQ

9 Fifteenth Sunday

after Pentecost

Sunday School Begins

B-Day: Beverly Gluck,,

Beth Hoyt

10

7:30 pm N.A.

11

B-Day: Emma Liebegott

12

8:00 pm A.A.

13

B-Day: Allen Lehman,

Theresa Lapoint, Rafe

Bridges

14

8:30 am ELS Chapel

15

8:00 pm N.A.

B-Day: James Amos

16 Sixteenth Sunday

after Pentecost

17

7:30 pm N.A.

B-Day: Melvin Roberts,

Matt Morin

18

7:30 pm PTL Meeting

B-Day: Donna Bopst

19

7:00 pm Council

8:00 pm A.A.

20 21

8:30 am ELS Chapel

22

8:00 pm N.A.

B-Day: Linda Bateman

23 Seventeen Sunday

after Pentecost

24

7:30 pm N.A.

25

B-Day: Theda Ecker

26

8:00 pm A.A.

B-Day: Doris Hauser

27

B-Day: Mimi Boblitz, Jeff

Paulson

28

8:30 am ELS Chapel

Lazarus Dinner

B-Day: Lynn Brown

29

8:00 pm N.A.

30 Eighteenth Sunday

after Pentecost

B-Day: Shelton Bosley

September 2012

8:15 am Worship - 9:45 am Adult Bible

11: 00am Worship

4:30 Westside Shelter Worship

6:30 Urdu/Hindi Worship

School Is Open, Please drive Safe

Emmanuel’s Current Fund in memory of Melvin G. Trimble, Sr. By: Bob and Elinor Emanuel Martha McSorley Judith Mackinson Emmanuel’s Lutheran School in honor of Mr. Delbert Riemer and Richard Durham By: Steve and Mary Smallman John H. Weber Barbara Galliard Paul Tittel Ruth Wheatley Minnie Geffert Nora Lee Colby Abebe Beyene Bart and Jeannette Duerr Martha McSorley Emmanuel’s Music Fund in memory of Melvin G. Trimble, Sr. By: Herb and Lois Brettschneider Emmanuel’s Lutheran School in memory of Bunky and Yvonne Lovelace By: Herb and Lois Brettschneider Emmanuel’s Lutheran School in honor of Devan Jones By: Judith Mackinson Emmanuel’s Lutheran Radio Fund in honor of Eleanor Stollenmaier By: David Myers Nelson Noble Carolyn McGonigle Erin Mcmullan Ceil and Richard Durham Ed Lohmeyer Joan and Charlie Chalmers Nora Lee Colby JoAnn and Fred Dreyer Dorothy Savage

Radio Broadcast Sponsors for September.

September 2 Today’s broadcast is sponsored by Harry Weber in loving memory of his

wife Wanda...And Mary Afrookteh in loving memory of her hus-band Ali and all their loved ones...And Bill and Carol Harmon in ob-servance of their 46th wedding anniversary...And Mike Hall and Pat Krenzke in memory of Henry and Joan Hall, Mike's parents, on their wedding anniversary

September 9 Today’s broadcast is sponsored by Theda Ecker in loving memory of her

mother, Marie Marks...And Betty Osbourn in loving memory of her husband Bill and their daughter-in-law Shirley...And by Roland Stonesifer, radio listener

September 16 Today’s broadcast is sponsored by Virginia Martin in memory of Charles

E. Kent...And Lorraine Meusel in loving memory of her parents and her sister Shirley...And Jane and Ray Hadley in loving memory of Jane’s parents...And Mike Hall and Pat Krenzke in celebration of their 10th wedding anniversary

September 23 Today’s broadcast is sponsored by Kitty Wardell in loving memory of her

husband Bob...And Brantly and Ed Stanfield in memory of their loved ones

September 30 Today’s broadcast is sponsored by Isabelle and Bill Hinkel thanking God

for their many blessings...And Virginia and Martin Krenzke, radio listeners

Thank you to everyone who supports the radio and internet ministry as we spread the word of God’s love and saving grace. If you would like to help us in this mission, the requested donation is $100. The money can be donated in full at one time or included in your weekly offering in any amount that fits your budget ($2, $5, $20, etc., per week); please mark it for the radio fund on the envelope.