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Immanuel Lutheran Church
Rev. Greg DeBoer [email protected]
Home: (319) 332-1225
Church Office Telephone: (319) 334-2511
Fax: (319) 334-4596 Office Hours:
8:00 am - 4:00 pm Monday
9:00 am- 4:00 pm Tuesday-Friday
Immanuel Servant Leaders:
Congregational President: Ron Oline 319-327-0753
Congregational Vice-President Erin Kelchen 309-236-1624 Congregational Secretary:
Paula Fleming 319-334-6101 Congregational Treasurer:
Daryl Johnson 319-334-6310 Council Members:
Al Ruehlow 641-832-8748 Dennis Enright 563-451-8922 Brittany Gosse 319-334-9871
Brea Bader 319-269-2628 Aaron Losey 319-929-0896
Emily Cahalan 319-231-1331 We’re here to serve you.
Staff:
Gina DeBoer Youth Director
Nicole Schmitz Preschool Director/Teacher
[email protected] Kristi Price
Associate Preschool Teacher Ashley Even
Preschool Teacher [email protected]
Lanette Simons Associate Preschool Teacher
Roberta Hinman/Julayne Muller
Secretary/Bookkeeper [email protected]
Roger Allen Custodian
Jody DeBoer Organist/Pianist Amanda Fisher
Jr. Choir Director
“Image” Newsletter January 2019
Watch this week’s worship service on Indytel Cable Channel 25 Fridays at
approx. 9:00 am
To receive a digital copy of this newsletter e-mail the
church office at [email protected]
We all know The Twelve Days of Christmas, that song that seems to drag on
and on. But do you know when the twelve days of Christmas begin and what they
signify?
Traditions vary, so depending on which tradition you follow, the first day of
Christmas could either be Christmas Day itself or December 26th (otherwise known as
St. Stephen’s Day). And if you count out twelve days, you end on either January 5th
(known as the Twelfth Night in some cultures) or on January 6th, also known as
Epiphany.
Some cultural histories report that the Christmas celebrations actually went on
for twelve days. Why twelve days? No one is really sure, but one guess is that there
was one day of celebrating for each of the twelve disciples.
For us modern Christians of the Western world, the twelve days of Christmas
has become nothing more than an annoying song. For Immanuel and the ELCA, the
twelve days of Christmas is the actual Christmas season. They are the only days that
some would say it is appropriate to sing Christmas songs. The season of Christmas
ends with the beginning of the season of Epiphany.
But what is Epiphany? Some would say that Epiphany is the day the Wisemen
showed up at Joseph and Mary’s stable with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Biblically speaking, this is probably not accurate. According to scriptural clues, the
Wisemen showed nearly two years after Jesus was born. Others think of Epiphany as
the day Jesus was presented in the temple and greeted by Simeon and Anna. This too
is Biblically inaccurate. Luke tells us that Joseph and Mary brought Jesus to the temple
on the eighth day after his birth, not the twelfth day.
So what then is Epiphany? An epiphany is a sudden, shocking insight in which
we often give God credit for whatever that insight might be. It is different from a
theophany which is when God appears to someone. When Moses saw the burning
bush, he experienced a theophany. When Simeon and Anna met baby Jesus in the
temple, they had a theophany and an epiphany. The theophany was that Jesus was in
their presence. The epiphany was that they somehow knew that baby Jesus was the
son of God.
We celebrate the day of Epiphany with the reading of the Wisemen and their
interactions with Herod and then the Holy Family. Their first insight came to them
through the star they followed. Their second insight came to them after talking to Herod
when God revealed to them that Herod meant harm to the Christ child and the
Wisemen advised Joseph to take his family down to Egypt to be safe.
As we move through the Christmas season and into the season of Epiphany,
remember that the gift of Jesus that we received on Christmas Day isn’t a one-day-only
event. It is more than a season or even a life. It is eternal.
Happy Epiphany!
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Seeing God at Immanuel in how we...
FORCE at OCC shipping center
SWAG and JR Choir caroling at Prairie Hills
While the night is still silent...
Give
Live
Love 2018 Christmas Cantata
Youth Skating
SWAG making wooden nativities
Wee Care Christmas Program (above and below)
Sunday School Christmas program
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Prayer Concerns December Prayers for: Jim Siggelkov, Barb Siggelkov, Carol Smith, Jan Abben, Mitzi Collins, Paula Jones, Bob Ridder, Pamela Carlson, Vanessa Shekleton, Bishop Ullestad, Lynette Beckner (Julene & Larry Lee‘s daughter), Jenn & Ryan Cooksley, Del Hoth, and Tom Erickson.
Military:
Paula Jones, 611 Stealth Lane, Box Elder, SD 57719
Sergeant David & Ashley Clark (daughter of John & Kathy Tegler), 16 McWilliam St. Cameron, NC 28426.
Congratulations to:
Ron & Ginny Jensen on their 55th wedding anniversary on January 12th.
Terry & Ellen Bloomquist on their 40th wedding anniversary on January 13th.
Leonard & Dolores Davis on their 52nd wedding
January 6 Lector: 8:00 Amanda Fisher 10:30 Kent Anderson Acolyte: 8:00 Annie Johnson 10:30 Cenlin Bell Communion: 8:00 Jerald & Judy Latwesen, Dverg Krantz 10:30 Sheri Foster, Jill Bohlken, Tom Johnson Altar Care: Judy Harland & Shirley Allen Greeters: 8:00 Don & Connie Brown 10:30 Judy Pierce & Candy Leisinger
January 13 Lector: 8:00 Lisa Shonka 10:30 Bev Leisinger Acolyte: 8:00 Madyson Ristvedt 10:30 Madison Buller Communion: 8:00 Keith Wilcox, _________, _________
10:30 Betty Giddings, Brian Kelchen, Paula Fleming Altar Care: Judy Harland & Shirley Allen Greeters: 8:00 Scott & Kathy Hemsath & family 10:30 Scott, Jaxson, & Shalon Frye
January 20 Lector: 8:00 Kathy Hemsath 10:30 Ron Giddings Acolyte: 8:00 Hanna Koch 10:30 Rachel Eddy Communion: 8:00 Doug & Ann Peterschmidt, Mary Kay Johnson 10:30 Ed Gipper, Heidi Gosse, Sheri Foster Altar Care: Sue Gipper & Sandy Erdelt Greeters: 8:00 Jerald & Judy Latwesen 10:30 Andrew & Latisha Smith
January 27 Lector: 8:00 Jolene Jensen 10:30 Cara Johnson Acolyte: 8:00 Madison Mestad 10:30 Jaxson Frye Communion: 8:00 Amanda Fisher, Ashlee Parker, Gene Budzine 10:30 Jill Bohlken, Tom Johnson, Betty Giddings Altar Care: Sue Gipper & Sandy Erdelt Greeters: 8:00 Ron & Ginny Jensen 10:30 Aaron & Cyndi Losey & family
Serving… January Ushers
January 6 8:00 Dean Gissel (C), Gary Gissel, Mark Crawford, __________ 10:30 Brian Kelchen (C), Erin Kelchem, Maxine White, ________
January 13-27 8:00 Dean Gissel (C), Gary Gissel, Mark Crawford, __________ 10:30 Ron Giddings (C), Spencer Giddings, Blake Smith, Andrew Smith
December Pastoral Acts
Funerals: Betty Anderson, who passed away on Tuesday, December 18. Services were held Saturday, December 22 at Immanuel Lutheran Church with Pastor Greg officiating.
Publication Deadlines
Please submit your announcements for the weekly bulletin by noon on Thursday of each week. Please submit any items for the monthly newsletter by the 25th of each month.
Bible Art Journaling Class Come learn about a variety of creative ways you can demonstrate the things you learn during your study of God’s Word! You can choose to use a journaling Bible that already has designs included, a journaling Bible with blank margins, or even a blank sketchbook. Design ideas and some supplies will be available at class. Join us for fun filled evenings on
January 3, 17, & 31 at 7:00 pm at the church with instructor Roberta Hinman. Show up with your Bible and we’ll see you there!
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Youth Happenings... SWAG (Starting With an Awesome God)
5th & 6th Grade Wed, Jan 2, NO SWAG Wed, Jan 9, 3:30—5:00 pm, SWAG meets at church Wed, Jan 16, 3:30—5:00 pm, SWAG meets at church Wed, Jan 23, 3:30—5:00 pm, SWAG meets at church Sun, Jan 27, 2:00—5:00 pm, Bowling Wed, Jan 30, NO SWAG
Youth Group Messages & Updates…
SWAG, text @SWAG2511 to 81010
BLAST, text @BLAST2511 to 81010
FORCE, text @FORCE2511 to 81010
Jr Choir, text @ilcjrchoir to 81010
Sr Choir, text @SRCHOIR2511 to 81010
RPG, text @RPG2511 to 81010
Sunday School, text @ilcss to 81010
Be In The Know: BLAST (Bible Learning And Serving Together) 7th and 8th graders Wed, Jan 2, NO CONFIRMATION Wed, Jan 9, 7:00 pm, 8th Grade Student/Parent Meeting Wed, Jan 16, 7:00 pm, Confirmation Class Fri, Jan 18—Sun, Jan 20, Quake Event in Wisconsin Dells Wed, Jan 23, 7:00 pm, BLAST Sun, Jan 27, 2:00—5:00 pm, Bowling Wed, Jan 30, 4:00-9:00 pm, 8th Grade Retreat
RPG Practices: January 6th @ 6:00 pm January 13th @ 6:00 pm
Anyone interested in joining RPG, please
contact Gina!
FORCE (Forming Our Relationships with Christ and Each other) High School Students Sun, Jan 6, 7:00—9:00 pm, FORCE meets at church
Sun, Jan 13, 7:00—9:00 pm, FORCE meets at church
Sun, Jan 20, NO FORCE
Sun, Jan 27, 2:00—5:00 pm, Bowling Save your POP CANS and BOTTLES!!
Pop cans and bottles are now being collected at Pop-A-Top Redemption (the one by Bill’s) for the Immanuel Youth Groups. Drop your 5¢ recyclables off there and ask for the refund to go to Immanuel Youth. Thanks in advance for your support!
Sunday School News A special thank you to all the Sunday School children for putting on a beautiful program, “Bethlehem: Nothing Ever Happens Here!” Also, a special thank you to Gina and Jody DeBoer for all her help with the music, to Kathy Hemsath for making all the stage props, and to Val Maximovich for helping with the costumes. Thank you to our adult readers, Daryl Roberts and Gene & Janny Budzine.
Sunday School teachers, please pick up your new curriculum notebooks from the office. Sunday School starts begins again on Sunday, January 6, 2019.
Shoes for Belize
We are collecting shoes for the June 2019 mission trip to Belize. Shoes will be shipped to Belize and distributed by the Mission Team. Shoes must be solid and in good shape. Gently used and new shoes, size toddler 10 through adult 10 are needed. Closed-toe shoes preferred. Thank you for your support and donations!
Important dates and times to remember:
Date Events
April 21, 2019 No Sunday School—Easter
April 28, 2019 Yes Sunday School - Confirmation Sunday
May 5, 2019 Last Day of Sunday School
I hope everyone had a blessed Christmas and I look forward to working with the Immanuel church family in the New Year.
Blessings, Roberta Hinman, Sunday School Superintendent
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Birthdays & Wedding Anniversaries - January 2019
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 7:00 Faith Circle
2 7:00 & 9:00 Coffee & Conversation @ Em’s
No Youth
Activities or Choir
Practice
3 7:00 Calico Cut- ups 7:00 Bible Art Journaling
4 9:00 Bible Study
5 5:30 Worship
6 8:00 & 10:30 Worship 9:00 Fellowship/ Story Hour 9:15 Sunday School 6:00 RPG 7:00 FORCE
7 5:30 Shalom Circle @ Bill’s
8 9:00 Quilting 6:00 ATM 6:00 Parish Ed 6:30 Endowment
9 7:00 & 9:00 Coffee & Conversation @ Em’s 1:00 IWELCA 3:30 SWAG 5:00 Jr. Choir 5:45 Meal 6:00 Sr. Choir 7:00 8th grade student/parent meeting
10 7:00 Worship & Music
11 9:00 Bible Study
12 5:30 Worship
13 8:00 & 10:30 Worship 9:00 Fellowship/ Story Hour 9:15 Sunday School 6:00 RPG 7:00 FORCE
14 7:00 Property
15 9:00 Quilting
16 7:00 & 9:00 Coffee & Conversation @ Em’s 3:30 SWAG 5:00 Jr. Choir 5:45 Meal 6:00 Sr. Choir 7:00 Confirmation Class
17 7:00 Bible Art Journaling
18 9:00 Bible Study
19 5:30 Worship
20 8:00 & 10:30 Worship 9:00 Fellowship/ Story Hour 9:15 Sunday School
21 22 9:00 Quilting 7:00 Council
23 7:00 & 9:00 Coffee & Conversation @ Em’s 3:30 SWAG 5:00 Jr. Choir 5:45 Meal 6:00 Sr. Choir 7:00 BLAST
24 25 9:00 Bible Study
26 5:30 Worship
27 8:00 & 10:30 Worship 9:00 Fellowship/ Story Hour 9:15 Sunday School 2:00-5:00 SWAG/BLAST/ FORCE Bowling
28 7:00 Youth Board
29 9:00 Quilting
30 7:00 & 9:00 Coffee & Conversation @ Em’s 4:00-9:00 8th grade retreat
31 7:00 Bible Art Journaling
Quake event
Quake event
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Immanuel Lutheran Church - January 2019 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Janna Coffman Vicki McClintock Courteney Rose
2 Daryl Johnson Riley Peyton
3 Jane Engler Nikki Sidles Debra Williams
4 Landon Duffy Betty Giddings Janet Leverington Kyra White
5 Tina Beltz Jacob Wolf
6 Cassandra Johnson Darek Kayser Drake Kayser
7 8 Darci Fuelling
9 Jeff Main Heather Walztoni
10 11 Mary Kay Johnson Gary Schneider Ronald Tonn
12 Nicolas Harder Malinda Higgins Joseph Saunders Ronald & Virginia Jensen (55)
13 Ralph Gipper Georgia Gray Sandee Tudor Terry & Ellen Bloomquist (40)
14 Erin Burmeister Eldon Carlson Tom Huston Connor VandeKieft
15 Taylor Kitner
16 Kennedi Benesh Ashlyn Hemsath
17 Janice Seemann
18 Travis Mestad Melynda Tegler
19 Dennis Enright Kennedy Kelchen Andrea Soukup
20 Jackson Kane Joseph Kayser Bill Wolfgram
21 Kyle Berns Michael Main Jayeden Rice Leonard & Dolores Davis (52) Gordy & Tami Fenner (24)
22 Jill Bohlken Teal Fleming Kristen Fratzke Christina Garrigus- Jones Mason Ristvedt
23 Lindsey Bloomquist Landon Brewer
24 Charity Erdelt Susan Hulbert Journey Roose
25 Christopher Hayzlett
26 Steven Marlow Wilbur Nielsen Talia Wolf
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28 J.D. Wolf
29 Andrew Budzine Travis Foley
30 Sawyer Halligan
31 Derek Hahn Claire Johnson Darrell & Teresa Horn (38)
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In the community...
Wee Care Preschool
Immanuel Lutheran
Wee Care Preschool
3-year-old and 4-year-old Registration
2019-2020 School Year
Do you know a child that will be three or four by September 15, 2019?! Our preschool offers a nurturing, Christian education that will help your child develop all skills to reach their greatest potential. Register today! 3-year-old Class -Must be 3 by September 15, 2019 -Morning or Afternoon classes available -$25 registration fee -$100 monthly tuition -Scholarships available -Classes meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 4-year-old Class -Must be 4 by September 15, 2019 -Morning or Afternoon classes available -$25 registration fee -Free tuition! -Classes meet Tuesday-Friday
Preschool Scholarship Donations
Wee Care Preschool is currently seeking scholarship donations for our 3-year-old program. Tuition for the 3-year-old program is $100 per month (Sept-May). In the past we have been able to give full tuition scholarships and we would like to be able to contin-ue to do so for the future. You can designate this on your giving envelopes and write “preschool scholar-ship”. If you have questions, you can contact Lindsey O’Loughlin, board president, or any other member of the Wee Care Preschool board.
Wee Care Preschool hopes everyone had a safe and very Merry Christmas! It’s hard to believe that the new year is upon us. Our Christmas concert was a great success. Thank you for all that attended! We also collected over 400 items (over 700 pounds!) for the local food bank - doubling our goal. Class resumes on Thursday, January 3, for the four-year-old class and Friday, January 4, for the three-year-old class.
Milk Moola is a year round fundraiser that Wee Care participates in. If you get beverages from Kwik Star that have a cent value on the lid or top of the bag, please save these and deposit them in the cardboard box by the preschool. Scholastic is a great program that everyone benefits from using. Wee Care gets points for every book ordered that we can use for supplies for the classroom. To order, go to https://clubs.scholastic.com/home and set up an account. You will have to enter your name, email, and phone number as well as a classroom code - ours is LVZN8. If it asks for a child’s name, please put your name (the person ordering) so that we know who to get the item to. Catalogs are available online to look at or you can select the age or grade level of the child you are shopping for. These books are great for Christmas and birthday gifts! In fact, Wee Care, with the support of those in the community, will be purchasing a $1 book every month for every child in our class to take home! We couldn’t do any of this without your help and appreciate any and all contributions. Thank you in advance for your continued support with all of these programs!
Registration opens for the 2019-2020 school year on January 9. Please see the right side of this page for more information! Nicole Schmitz Director/PK4 Teacher, Wee Care Preschool [email protected]
Boots for Kids Shalom Circle is collecting new or used boots in good and clean condition for children who have a need of them at the elementary schools. A box is located in the entry for your donation. Thank you!
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Minutes/Actions Church Council Minutes November 27, 2018
The council meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by President Ron Oline. Members present were Ron Oline, Brittany Gosse, Paula Fleming, Erin Kelchen, Dennis Enright, Aaron Losey, Emily Cahalan and Pastor Greg DeBoer. Council members were given an opportunity to share highs and lows. Devotions were read by Ron. A motion was made and seconded, the following resolu-tion was adopted, “Be it resolved to approve the Oc-tober Minutes of the Church Council Meeting.” Treasurer Daryl Johnson presented the Financial Report for October. General fund monthly expenses were $32,722.68 and general income was $23,634.31. Year to date expenses were $127,500.57 and year to date income was $99,226.17. A motion was made and se-conded, the following resolution was adopted, “Be it resolved to approve the October Financial Report as presented.” Gene Budzine presented bids for snow removal. It was discussed how volunteers were unable to always be available when snow removal was needed. After dis-cussion, a motion was made and seconded, “Be it re-solved to approve G & L Lawn Rangers, LLC for snow removal.” Dennis shared that the couches in the narthex were re-moved and replaced with couches donated by Gary and Marieta Gissel. Mike Hulseberg is working on putting windows in the office doors. Emily shared that All Things Members are currently fi-nalizing shirts. Paula shared that Preschool board may have resolved their substitute teacher problem. Aaron shared that Youth board collected 128 boxes. A group of youth and adults went to Minneapolis to help sort through boxes. Gina is happy to share that there are regularly 25 students attending SWAG. She would like to have some adult help. The board discussed op-tions. They would like to seek a volunteer, but, may need to offer a salary to the person. They are thinking the person would work 2 ½ hours per week. They would like to be able to offer $10 per hour. After discus-sion, a motion was made and seconded,” Be it re-solved to seek a volunteer or paid person to help with SWAG at 2 ½ per week.” If they are unable to find a volunteer, they will use their funds for salary. They would seek to amend their budget if needed.
Brittany shared that Worship and Music is looking into a licensure for movie and media clips. The cost is $255 per year. They will see if there are enough items they would like to use to offset the cost. Other-wise, they can pay for rights on a as needed basis. Pastor Greg is working on the profile for the church. He will contact the council when he has gone through the rough draft. Ann Gerrietts from Mission Investment funds has sent her thoughts on our church wants and needs. Worship and Music will be making some visual changes to the alter area of church. Property will be implementing a few of her ideas. The council dis-cussed an idea for more room for the youth of the church. The council will be looking into these ideas. A new booster has been added in the church for bet-ter WIFI reception. Julayne is ok with using her personal cell phone as needed for church related messages. The council briefly discussed the focus statement. Brittany Gosse and Emily Cahalan have volunteered to be administrators for our Facebook page. `The council discussed areas in church that would add more space for the youth groups. The meeting was adjourned at 9:20pm, followed by The Lord’s Prayer. Respectfully submitted by, Paula Fleming Council Secretary
Wednesday Morning Coffee & Conversation at Em’s 7:00 am for the men and 9:00 am for the women. Grab a friend and come for coffee and conversation.
Friday morning Bible study We are working through the Bible together and learning more about each other. Please bring your Bible and join us for discussion in the Fireside room from 9:00-10:00 am on Friday mornings.
Small Group Opportunities
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IWELCA Circles… IWELCA Board Minutes
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
The IWELCA Board of Immanuel Lutheran Church met Wednesday, December 12, 2018, in the Fireside Room. Present were Beverly Leisinger, Loretta Rasmus-sen, Lauren Waskow, Janet Ankersjterne, Marie Bushkof-sky, and Mary Beier. Marie read an article about advent. We read the mission statement and the purpose statement as a group. We each talked about our highs and lows. Mary read the secretaries report and Lauren read the treasure’s report. There was one correction with the Thankoffering. It totaled $425.00. The Christmas gifts for the ladies in the church office were discussed and given. A motion was made by Janet to pay Lauren $39.09 and seconded by Loretta. IT was to reimburse for purchase of kitchen items. Lauren also wrote a check at Wilson’s for kitchen supplies. The rest of the Thrivent money was used to buy needed items for the kitchen. Marie talked about the need of sending a copy of our constitution to Diane Wells so she was aware in any changes were made. It was decided that we will have post cards sent to all board members. Loretta made a motion to give $275 more to the Thankoffering to make it a total of $700. Mary seconded it and all approved. Loretta will be taking cookies to the shut-ins. In Jan, Feb, & March we will be collecting for the baby care kits for World Relief. The next meeting is Jan 9, 2019 at 1:00 in the Fireside Room.
We closed with the Lord’s Prayer. Respectfully submitted, Mary Beier
January Circle Schedules Faith Circle: Tues, January 1, 7:00 pm @ church Shalom Circle: Mon, January 7, 5:30 pm @ Bill’s IWELCA Board: Wed, January 9, 1:00 pm @ church
Raising our Voice for Iowa
Children and Families –
Lutheran Day on the Hill
Families struggling without access to mental healthcare. Human
services providers overworked and underpaid. Former refugees
striving to build new lives.
These are all issues faced by Iowans. Join us to make sure they
are heard at the Iowa State Capitol.
Please consider joining Lutheran Services in Iowa (LSI) and the
three Iowa synods of the ELCA for Lutheran Day on the Hill, an
annual day of advocacy in Des Moines to uplift the needs of our
neighbors. The event will be held on Tuesday, February 19. Visit
www.LSIowa.org/advocacy next month for event details, online
registration, and an online toolkit for your congregation.
If you are new to advocacy, come learn more about the
legislative process and your role as a citizen. If you’ve attended
before, join us again. We hope this year’s schedule will also
allow you more opportunities to connect with legislators. If you
would like more information, please contact Deb Whitford, LSI’s
director of philanthropy and church relations, at
Our Mission: Lutheran Services in Iowa responds to the love of Jesus Christ through compassionate service. LSI is an affiliated social ministry partner of the Iowa congregations of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) and a member of LSA (Lutheran Services in America). We proudly serve people of all ages, abilities, religions, sexes, gender identities, national origins, ethnicities, races, and sexual orientations. Learn more at www.LSIowa.org and www.facebook.com/LSI.iowa.
Building a New Home
After spending almost 20 years in a refugee camp in Nepal, Na-
rayan and Chandra are grateful for the life they have built for
their family with support from LSI’s Refugee Community Ser-
vices.
After marrying in the camp, Narayan and Chandra resettled to
Des Moines in 2009. Everything was new. Everything was differ-
ent. Their child, Aaman, was a newborn, and they found them-
selves overwhelmed with medical bills. Chandra desperately
wanted to pursue her medical career. At the time, it seemed
impossible.
But LSI helped Chandra enroll in college classes. Narayan start-
ed volunteering at LSI as an interpreter. Later, he became a full-
time case manager with LSI, where he continues to lift up former
refugees by connecting them to resources, educational activi-
ties, and supporting them as they pursue citizenship.
“LSI supported me and allowed me to provide for my family. It
helped us establish ourselves in Iowa,” he says.
Chandra now works as a lab assistant in an Iowa pediatric clinic.
Narayan and Chandra have become homeowners and feel con-
fident, independent, and established in their new community.
Prayer Shawl
Ministry
If you or someone you know is in need of a Prayer Shawl, please feel free to take one from the Fireside Room. Please sign the notebook in the cabinet if you do take one. Thank you!
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH COOKBOOK
Cookbook are on sale for $5.00 and would make a great Christmas gift for a friend or loved one. Please contact the church office if you would like a copy of the church cookbook.
Immanuel Lutheran Church 512 5th St. N.E. Independence, IA 50644
Contact Us:
Phone: (319) 334-2511
Fax: (319) 334-4596
Email: [email protected]
Visit our webpage: www.immanuelindee.com
Follow us on Facebook:
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Worship With Us:
Saturday: 5:30 pm Worship
Sunday: 8:00 am Worship
9:00 am Fellowship/Story Hour
9:15 am Sunday School
10:30 am Worship
