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Lenten/Easter Season
It’s time to plan for our Lenten/Easter season. Pastor Dale Bishop will be leading worship with us on Sundays through Lent and Easter as well as our special services during this time. Here is the schedule for the Lenten season: Ash Wednesday – Wednesday, March 5 at 12:30 p.m. in our sanctuary with Immanuel Lutheran…
Read MoreA Message from the Search Committee
Dear Members, The Search Committee is thrilled to announce that candidates for pastor of our church will conduct the service on March 23, after which there will be a congregational vote. We want to share with you some of the search process and how we arrived at our decision. Our Associate Conference Minister was immensely…
Read MoreModerator Musings
As we are experiencing the cold weather of winter, we have much to be thankful for. Our congregation is determined to live through our time of transition and pandemic and come out better for it. Our leadership through the past few years has steadfastly led us to where we are. Pastors Tim and Susie Grade…
Read MoreCREATION CARE CORNER
This week, as we have been watching the Los Angeles wildfires in horror, we are being forcefully reminded of the consequences of our planet-warming activities. It’s as if God is pushing reality into our faces so we can’t think any longer that the consequences are somewhere off in the future. LA is the second largest…
Read MoreModerator Musings
I am writing this letter in January. We are now in a new year and are beginning to turn a corner as a congregation. It feels a little like we’ve been treading water for the last couple of years, trying to be patient and yet wanting to begin again our Christian life with a settled…
Read MoreSpiritual Life
Spiritual Life would like to acknowledge and thank the following for giving their time throughout 2024: Lay Readers: Linda Boyd, Carla Chropkowski, Darlene Cole, Mary Dork, Lisa Johnson, Sandy McKitrick, Mary Moxon, Sharon Schroeder, Beth Studer, Sue Tessendorf, Judy Thoms, and Tom Winquist Ushers: Ken and Carol Arndt, Gene and Carla Chropkowski, Darlene Cole, Des…
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The Christian concepts of hope, peace, joy, love, and the light of God coming into the world through the birth of Jesus Christ was evident in the heartfelt prayers and sermons lovingly prepared for us by the Rev. Dale Bishop. What a gift he gave us this Advent season. I was so happy to see…
Read MoreWhat Can We Learn From Our Neighbors
We have family living in New Brunswick, on the east coast of Canada. We drove there for a visit late in October 2024 and while we visited we learned a few things about how they handle their recycling. When we were staying at a rental house, there were instructions about garbage and recycling. Organic…
Read MoreSpiritual Life
Spiritual Life would like to acknowledge and thank the following for giving their time throughout 2024: Lay Readers: Linda Boyd, Carla Chropkowski, Darlene Cole, Mary Dork, Lisa Johnson, Sandy McKitrick, Mary Moxon, Sharon Schroeder, Beth Studer, Sue Tessendorf, Judy Thoms, and Tom Winquist Ushers: Ken and Carol Arndt, Gene and Carla Chropkowski, Darlene Cole, Des…
Read MoreModerator Musings
Moderator Musings The Christian concepts of hope, peace, joy, love, and the light of God coming into the world through the birth of Jesus Christ was evident in the heartfelt prayers and sermons lovingly prepared for us by the Rev. Dale Bishop. What a gift he gave us this Advent season. I was so happy…
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