SEPTEMBER 2021 Messenger is available online
Ongoing Prayers for:
Elaine White, Woody & Dee Neumann, Virginia Schuberg, Joyce Conley, Len Crystal, Shirley Baumunk
Healing & Health Concerns for:
Roger O'Dell, Judy O'Dell, Phyllis Obermier-Striho, Barry & Linda Borton, Bob Krueger, Don Nelson, Nancy McReynolds,
Jean Swarthout, Beth Hamelund, Leah Monger's parents Phil & Ann, Marcy Nelson, Steve Neumann, Leroy Larson, Bonnie Biers
Donna Acker family
Judy O'Dell family
Bill Biers family
The Nurses 23rd Psalm
By Elsie M. Brownell
The Lord is my Physician, and shall always be on call.
He maketh my morning rounds with me.
He is with me in the night watch.
He readeth my chart; He leadeth me in the path of duty for His name's sake.
Yea, tho I watch at the bedside in the shadow of death I have no fear, for Thou art with me.
Thy love and Thy promises shall steady me.
Thou causeth me to think clearly and to act calmly.
Surely Thou shalt write the prescriptions and issue the orders in the profession I follow, and I will serve in the Hospital of Love with the Great Physician, forever.
By Elsie M. Brownell
The Lord is my Physician, and shall always be on call.
He maketh my morning rounds with me.
He is with me in the night watch.
He readeth my chart; He leadeth me in the path of duty for His name's sake.
Yea, tho I watch at the bedside in the shadow of death I have no fear, for Thou art with me.
Thy love and Thy promises shall steady me.
Thou causeth me to think clearly and to act calmly.
Surely Thou shalt write the prescriptions and issue the orders in the profession I follow, and I will serve in the Hospital of Love with the Great Physician, forever.
NOTE: Pastoral duties will be referred to Rev. Teresa Foster. Please first call the church office (231) 796-8273. The referral will be passed on to Rev. Foster.
Resources from our North/West Lower Michigan Synod
1. Sunday sermons by our Synod staff will be available Sunday
afternoons on the Synod YouTube.
2. On the same Synod YouTube homepage you can view the
seminars on racial justice given by our Synod.
1. Sunday sermons by our Synod staff will be available Sunday
afternoons on the Synod YouTube.
2. On the same Synod YouTube homepage you can view the
seminars on racial justice given by our Synod.
Shepherd's Hooks & Needles has started the knitting group again. Please join us on the first & third Tuesdays of the month at 1:00 pm. The next dates are October 5 & 19.
Bible Study: Bible Study will be held on Monday, October 11, 2021 at 2:00 pm in the Fellowship Center. Bible study is open to both men & women. Title is The Gift of the Spirit: A divine wild goose chase.
Current or New Email Address -If you have a current email address, could you call the office and notify us for future mailings. You may also email to Shirley @ shirleyh403@gmail.com.
Blood Pressure Checks will be as needed.
Attention: We are collecting food for Manna Pantry to help them out for distribution throughout the community during the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic. Please leave them in the box provided in the Narthex.
IMMANUEL ANNOUNCEMENT - The congregations and ministries of this Church rely on your weekly offerings and gifts. With low impact of in-person worship services for many weeks or even months, the financial impact could be devastating. We encourage you to continue your tithing to Immanuel. If you have a key, you may stop by & leave them in Shirley's mailbox or slip them under her door. You may also mail them to Immanuel at 726 Fuller Ave., Big Rapids, MI 49307. Thank you to everyone who have been sending in your offerings.
Samaritas (formerly Lutheran Social Services) has received over $16 million in grants to help keep kids out of foster care. The funds come from Michigan's Family First Prevention Services Act.
Samaritas is constructing "Affordable Living" units in Grand Rapids and Muskegon, Rent is 30% of the renter's income whatever that is. For more details visit the Samaritas website.
Samaritas is constructing "Affordable Living" units in Grand Rapids and Muskegon, Rent is 30% of the renter's income whatever that is. For more details visit the Samaritas website.
ADOPT - A - HIGHWAY: Attention United Church and Immanuel Lutheran Church Eco-Activists!! Our Fall Highway Pick Up even is scheduled for Saturday, September 25, 2021, beginning at nine a.m. As is our usual practice, we will meet at the united Church at nine a.m. to sign in and review the safety video. Then we will receive our gear (safety vest, MDOT bags and trash bags fore recyclables, gloves if you haven't brought your own) and assign the highway segments to each team of workers. We will carpool out to the Highway to minimize the number of cars parked along the roadway. The more volunteers we have available for teams the better, so please invite friends, students who are working on community service assignments, and anyone else interested in maintaining our portion of God's creation. If you have any questions or are interested in joining us, please contact Susan H. Grant at: adonaldgrant73@gmail.com or 231-580-1149.
Our Brothers Keeper Shelter - The shelter is preparing to open its doors again on Oct. 1st so in anticipation of the opening they are inviting the community to an open house on Wed., Sept. 29 from 4-6 pm. The shelter is located at 405 S. Third Ave., Big Rapids. The doors for the shelter are on the back side of The Care Center building.
~Shelter Administrator is Lila Ecker at 231-629-8033
WISE - WISE will be participating in Giving Tuesday on Nov. 30th. Giving Tuesday is a powerful national day of giving, raising funds, and generating awareness after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. WISE raised over $27,000 for Giving Tuesday 2020 which helped support WISE programs.