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The Immanuel Informer
Immanuel Lutheran Rolla, MO 65401
CHURCH 801W. 11th St. 573-364-4525 rollaneLorg/ - ilc
SCHOOL 807 W. 11 th St. 573-364-3915 ilsrolla.org
STUDENT CENTER 806 W. 10th St. 573-364-2852 msLedu/-isf
The mission ofImmanuel Lutheran is to reflect God's love by
spreading the Good News ofJesus Christ through a caring ministry
ofreaching, teaching and serving the community and our
congregation.
April 2016 Volume 60 Number 4
My fellow redeemed,
Easter comes at the right time! We live in a society today that
does everything it can to ignore death. People don't die anymore;
they "pass away." If they're crude they say, "they kicked the
bucket." Or they might just say that they have'''gone away."
In the "old d~ys," funerals took place at home. The family would
drape the house in black and they would portray their loved one for
those who would gather to say their good-byes and provide their
condolences. Today all of that is moved to the funeral home because
we want to avoid death - avoid dealing with it, seeing it and
having to confront the fact of death.
We really can't! In spite of all of our best efforts, death is
the ultimate ending for all of us, and we all understand that. Our
family members and friends die, just as strangers do. It doesn't
matter who you are, rich and famous or poor and common. It doesn't
matter what your race or nationality is. It is going to happen to
everyone, and that includes all of us. You can try and deny it as
much as you want, but it is still going to take place, unless Jesus
returns first.
Knowing that, what are you going to do about it? You can't
outrun death, and no matter how healthy you are, you are still
going to die. Thomas knew this! When he had the opportunity to hear
that Jesus had risen from the dead he refused to believe, unless he
could see Him and touch him. Doubt goes a long way when it is
connected to something that we believe is impossible. When Jesus
comes to Thomas and provides the proof that he was looking for, it
was only then that he could exclaim, "My Lord and my God."
What about us? Do we know and believe without any doubts that
there is a way to defeat death? Do we rely on Jesus and His
promises to see us through the times of sorrow that accompany
death? Through the pages of Scripture Jesus has provided each of us
with the very same proof that He gave to Thomas. May that prooflift
you up and draw you even closer to your Lord as you depend on Him
for what He has promised to provide.
The Easter joy is not just a one-day happening. May the truth of
Jesus' resurrection fill your life with joy each and every day as
you long through faith to live with Jesus forever!
In¥7~ Stephen P. Kamprath, Pastor
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The greatest surprise about Easter is not that Jesus is alive,
risen from the dead, out of the grave, that He conquered death and
hell, and comes to meet you as He promised. The greatest surprise
is that He did all that and is not angry. There is no fear for us
in His return because He is not angry. He bears no grudge. He seeks
no vengeance. He comes to give peace, with mercy and forgiveness
and salvation.
Jesus lives and is not angry. Imagine that. He is not angry. He
doesn't blame those who killed Him. He doesn't blame you. For no
one takes His life from Him. He lays it down of His own accord. He
gives Himself into death to win us back from sin, death, and hell.
He does it willingly without coercion. He does it sacrificially,
Him for us. He gave what was His to give. Thus His petition to Holy
Week the Father from the cross, "Forgive them" is granted to you in
His resurrection. He comes alive out of deatll to forgive and to
give His life to you.
There is nothing to be afraid of because Jesus is raised from
the dead and is not angry. Thus we are free-free from worrying
about how to make it up to Him, and free to give as He has given to
us. He gave Himself as a gift, His life in exchange for our death,
willingly and sacrificially. And so it is that we are now free to
give in like manner: willingly, sacrificially, with what we have
been given.
We give to the church because it is in the church where our eyes
have seen and our ears have heard that Jesus lives and is not
angry. It is here where we learn of God's mercy and forgiveness in
Christ. It is here where we continually receive that message of
life, where He visits us to give peace, with mercy and forgiveness
and salvation.
So do not be afraid. Jesus lives, and He is not angry. The
sacrifice has been made. The debt is canceled and forgotten.
Righteousness is declared. Jesus lives. He lives, and He is not
angry. You are restored. You are reconciled to the Father in the
Son. Your future is assured: Jesus lives. It is not just death and
Hell, the devil and his demons, that are undone. Your sins, your
fear are undone. They are gone, forgotten, destroyed. Jesus lives.
Hallelujah! Jesus lives. And because He lives, you are just. You
are right with God, pleasing and delightful to Him. You are
forgiven, clean, pure, holy, and filled with His good works and
with His Name. He is not angry. He is glad to have you. He wants
you. He loves you. He gave everything that is His to and for you,
willingly and sacrificially. In faith and trust in Him, let us do
likewise.
Reprinted LCSM Stewardship resources April 2016
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APRIL BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to our members who celebrate a
birthday this month!
1 Joshua Holzerland
2 Steve Gabel, Noah Holzerland, Miles Wilson, Michelle Glick
4 John Haas, Peter Cook, Faith Koenig
5 Sophie Cox
6 Kristian Lindeman, Lanny Foster
7 Jordan Krauss, Kaylyn Stoll, Marshall Dean
8 DonnaAdam
10 Pat Hudson
11 Tim Rush
12 John Wassilak, Daniel Vidt
13 Phyllis Altheide
15 Luke Kriebs, Marty Myers
16 Bob Lemen
17 Roger Collier
18 Eric Culp
19 Renee Brunton
22 Mike Hilgers
23 Robert Berkelman, Andrea May
24 Matthew Kamprath
25 Zachary Lyman
26 Kelsey Adam
28 Mary Drabczyk, Barbara Holzerland, Chris Lewis
29 Janet Watkins
30 Shay Gutz, Steven Wassilak
ADDRESSS NEEDED The following are members of Immanuel Lutheran
Church, for which the congregation no longer has usable mailing
addresses. If you know the mailing address of any ofthese
individuals, please provide the address to the church office.
Teresa Grimsley, Joanna, Ryann, Henry Lovin, Grace Main &
Kailey Jimenez, Shanna Ottaway & Kristyn Harshbarger, Khotso
Tswaedi, Doris Wellman, Amanda Wright
From the MISSION BOARD
MISSION U Workshop - April 16 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. in the
church fellowship hall
Sharing our faith with others can be a challenge, which is often
made more so by the stress we add to the process. Addressing this
is where MISSION U comes in. Its expert-led, on-site workshops
instruct attendees in how to speak more comfortably about Jesus,
giving them a heightened sense of context, and reminding them how
God is at work in the conversation. Participants get the training,
takeaway resources and confidence to engage in Gospel and
faith-sharing dialogues with less apprehension. MISSION U helps
people make their faith-sharing exchanges less stressful reminds
participants that the Holy Spirit is always at work. MISSION U
TRAINING RECOGNIZES THERE IS NOT ONE WAY OR EVEN A RIGHT WAY TO
SHARE YOUR FAITH.
This workshop will provide examples of how to interact with
people while sharing their faith. You leave the course ready to
take action.
SIGN UP NOW WITH JANA (573-364-4525 or [email protected].)
APRIL Silent Prayer - At 6:00 p.m. every day pray for one minute
for Immanuel Lutheran School and REACH.
Lutheran Hour Topics for April: Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz
April3 "Blessed Are Believers" Text: John 20: 19-31 By faith in
Jesus, you are blessed-even as your struggles continue.
April10 "Breakfast with Jesus" Text: John 21: 1-14 Jesus shows
up and shows us that God is close and God cares.
April17 "Confidence/or Life" Text: John 10:22-30 Jesus' miracles
were signs of God breaking into a sinful world, but the religious
leaders saw it as a threat to their kingdoms.
April24 "One-upmanship" Text: Revelation 21: 1-7 Heaven will be
more beautiful than we can imagine; it will rectify our problems
and satisfy our most profound longings.
These programs are broadcast every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on radio
station KITR-1490 AMand 99.7 FM
mailto:[email protected]
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LWMLNOTES
SPECIAL THANKS TO everyone who participated in and donated to
the L WML prayer service. With your help we were able to provide a
worshipful, spiritual experience for all in attendance. Thank you
to everyone who participated, those who requested Action Team
Grants, and those who have donated materials for our March Servant
Workshop. We assembled 60 backpacks and we have shipped another 12
Prison Ministry Bibles. Since October 2015 we have assembled 325
backpacks for school children, completed 47 pillowcase dresses, 54
Lutheran World Relief quilts and 13 crib quilts for REACH infants.
Please check the bulletin board on the pillar in the narthex for
photos of the dresses we completed in 2015 that were delivered to
Honduras. What a treat to see little girls wearing the dresses we
made.
Our next Servant Workshop is April 21. Please considerjoining in
the activities 12:30-2:30 p.m. and/or 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Mite Collection Sunday is April 3.
Reminder: Kroger Refund Cards need to be renewed annually. L
WMLlDorcas has received operating funds from the Kroger donations.
Thank you to everyone participating in this program.
ROLLA AREA LUTHERANS FOR LIFE
The Rolla Chapter of Lutherans For Life (LFL) will gather for
lunch followed by a meeting on Wednesday, April 13th, at 1;00 p.m.
at Denny's Restaurant in Rolla.
Membership is open to member of a Rolla Circuit church.
In recent years, the Rolla LFL has supported organizations such
as Birthright of Rolla & Waynesville, Lifeline in Cuba,
Pregnancy Resource Center and Russell House in Rolla, Free Women's
Clinic in Waynesville, Riverways Pregnancy Center in Salem, Orphan
Grain Train, Women's Centers in Malaysia and St. Petersburg,
Russia, Early Christian Childhood Center at Immanuel Lutheran in
Rolla , The Vitae Society, and Seminarians for Life at Concordia
Seminary, St. Louis.
Please feel welcome to attend the upcoming ~~eting on April
13th-there is no obligation to Jom.
Anyone having questions may contact Nina Haas (573-341-3778 or
[email protected]) or Wanda Merkel (573-732-5640 or
hwmerkelra2centurytel.net).
http:hwmerkelra2centurytel.netmailto:[email protected]
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Immanuel Lutheran Church 801 W. 11th Street Rolla, Missouri
65401
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Leisure Lutheran - FYI The next regular meeting ofthe Leisure
Lutherans is Wednesday, April 20th, 12:00 noon
in the Fellowship Hall for a carry-in salad luncheon. Whip up
your favorite salad, or dessert, and come join us for the fun and
fellowship and let's celebrate spring and the return of warm
weather together.
The date for our annual White Elephant Sale has been set for
Saturday, June 11 lb, in the Fellowship Hall. As you're doing your
spring cleaning and find things you don't want or can't use
anymore, set them aside for this sale. We take anything, except
clothing, and it's a good way to de-clutter a room or make way for
something new you've gotten. Ifyou need help getting something to
the church, let us know the week before the sale and we'll make
arrangements to have it picked up. And don't forget to pencil the
sale date in on your calendar and come and see if there's something
you find that you can't live without.
And as always, every Thursday at 1 :00 p.m. is Game Day. Round
up some friends and come for the games, the snacks and the
fellowship. We would be delighted to see you.
GL SCRIP CARDS, DOLLARS FOR OUR SCHOOL Immanuel Lutheran School
receives between 2% and 10% for purchases made
using a Scrip card. Place your order (the order form is in this
newsletter) on Sunday mornings in the
narthex with Sue Kamprath or anytime during the week in the
school or church offices. Make checks payable to Immanuel Lutheran
School.
Some of the local businesses that participate are Walmart,
K-Mart, Sears, Staples, Lowe's, JC Penney, Subway, Applebees, Pizza
Hut, Panera Bread, Arby's, Wendy's and many more. Macy's, Kohl's,
Toys-R-Us, Build-A-Bear, Best Buy, Home Depot, Starbucks, Borders,
Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's, Claire's, Bath & Body Works,
Gordman's, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Crate & Barrel, Marshall's,
L.L. Bean, Sam's Club an participate in the GL Scrip program.
Andjust a few of the restaurants are Cracker Barrel, Chili's,
Ruby Tuesday, Longhorn Steakhouse, Macaroni Grill, Olive Garden,
Outback Steakhouse, Red Lobster, Red Robin.
This is only a brief list of the businesses that take part in
this fund-raising program for our school.
Support our school by purchasing Scrip cards!
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