Announcements - January 6, 2019 Emanuel Lutheran Church // 324 College Ave, Modesto, CA 95350 // Phone: 209-523-4531 Pastor: Lyn Crase // Email: [email protected] Administrative Assistant: Paula Braxton // Email: [email protected] Church Website: emanuellutheran.org Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8 am-3 pm // Friday 8 am-2 pm Welcome Guests and Visitors! Welcome in the name of Jesus Christ. We are glad that you have come to worship with us. Please help us to know you by introducing yourself to those you encounter and please be sure to sign our guest book (located on the stand in the Narthex). • Large print bulletins are available. • (Please ask an usher) Beard Brook Park “Village” If you have anything that you would care to donate, contact Paula Barton (call/text 209-988 -3169 or email [email protected]) Choir rehearsals will resume on January 13. Weekly Breakfast with MJC in Kae’s Kitchen. You are welcome to come and enjoy breakfast with the students on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7 am. We are on break unl January 15. Text Study Tuesdays at 12:00 noon. Lively discussion on upcoming texts. Bring along your lunch. Thursday Bible Study— 9:30 am in Kae’s Room. On break. New study, Peter: Flawed but Faithful Disciple— DVD & Book Study begins January 10th. First Saturday Worship Every 1st Saturday of the month at 5:30 pm. An informal & interacve worship experience. 1st Sunday Care Cupboard Bring your donaons for the Care Cupboard (please refer to the list for current needs). Donaons will be accepted anyme. Next Care Cupboard date is January 14. Community Service Project—Alora Skustad Donaons are needed for those experiencing hospital stays, chemo treatments, etc. See the flyer in the Narthex for a complete list and further instrucons. Please use your “soft” voice during and following the Prelude, as others may be in prayer and meditation. Thank you. Current Prayer Requests: Van Allen—healing & comfort (Allen); Jan Lutterman—healing & comfort; Bernie Sturgill— health & healing (Crawford); Jean Salazar—health (Schmidt); Kim Hankal—cancer healing (Kraft); Donnie—healing (Nelson); Aaron Schmidt—healing & recovery (Schmidt); Aaron Strait—spiritual strength and connection to the Word (Strait); Priscilla Pino—health, healing & well-being (Ixcot); David Romano (Barbara Bauman’s son-in-law) - healing; Julia Polillio—healing & well-being (Silva); Penny Zaratte—health & well-being (Dieterich); Laurie Spinuzzi—healing, (Silva); Ian McKenzie—mental healing & acceptance (Schmidt) Do you want to have a happy(ier) new year? Involve yourself with Family Promise. That’s enough to liſt anyone’s spirits. Guests return to Emanuel January 27 – February 2. Also, if you have any blankets you would like to clear out of your house, Family Promise could use them. For some mysterious reason, our supply of warm blankets is low. Thursday Morning Bible Study Our first Bible Study in the New Year of 2019 will be in 1 st and 2 nd Peter on January 10 at Emanuel in Kae’s Room at 9:30 am. Come and join in for a great study! Rebecca Circle Our first meeng of this New Year will be in the home of Mary Lou Dietrich on January 17. We will be studying and discussing “Meengs with Jesus” Session One Come and See: Seeking and finding faith, found in the January issue of “Gather Magazine”. Sound interesng? Come and join us at 1:30 pm. The flowers on the altar today were given by Mike & Rose Epng in celebraon of their son Richard’s birthday. In 2018, ELC contributed $1,605.61 to Interfaith Ministries Modesto, through our 4th Sunday of the month collection. Your contributions are making a positive impact on many in our community!