Up Coming Events and  Church News

                          
LITURGICAL ASSISTANTS
LITURGICAL ASSISTANTS for MAY are - Lector - Mary Kaufman: Altar Guild - Julie Rudon; Cantors - Ron Renshaw or Darryl Bowersox; Greeter - Dave Kaufman.  

PARISH OFFICE  hours Mondays 8:00-12:00; Wednesdays 8:00-12:00 and Thursday 8:00-12:00. This week office hours will be Wednesday and Thursday. 

 THE CHURCH due to increased activities around the church and surrounding area. The church will be locked at all times, except for Sundays and during office hours , which are listed above.  

OUR  PASTORS /LAY PERSONS for April are   April 28 - Pr. Kampa
 
PASTOR PAUL KAMPA has agreed to take on being our Interim Pastor here at Emmanuel. He will be with us one Sunday a month. Pastor Kampa will visit shut-ins, and if they would like will give them Holy communion. If you would need to reach Pastor Kampa he maybe reached at 570-966-3399.

 

CAMP MOUNT LUTHER ALUMNI WORK DAYS: Join us for the first alumni work weekend- May 17th-19th. We invite alumni of all ages to bring their family and join us for the  day or for the whole weekend. Our goal is to help prepare camp for the summer season, serving and worshipping together in (what once was) our summer home! This weekend will intersect with our traditional work-day on Saturday as well. Stay in a cabin for the weekend or come for the day Saturday, and help make this a new tradition. Together we'll help build the foundation for a strong future at CML! To register, click https://forms,gle/sETPBPMCt8McVPbo7

 

SPRING INDOOR YARD/BAKE SALE is next Friday May 3rd from 8:00am until 3:00pm and Saturday May 4th from 8:00am until 2:00pm. Please gather round your unwanted items you no longer need and place on the stage. We also will need volunteers to help set up, work the sale and box leftovers back up for the Fall Yard sale. Don't forget to make your delicious bake goods too! Any questions please see Pamela Shaffer.

 

WE WILL ONCE AGAIN try a Coffee/Cookie Social gathering after the worship service next Sunday. May 5th. Council will also have a Walk-Through of the parsonage following the Social, to decide what we as council and members of Emmanuel would like to see done with the property. We would like all members of Emmanuel to plan to attend as we will walk through the parsonage and have you as members give your input/feedback on what should be done. Options possible are to sell it, tear it down or put money into it to fix it up and rent it out as an asset down the road for the church. We hope everyone can be present on Sunday, May 5th.

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MOTHER/DAUGHTER Banquet will be held on Monday evening, May 20. Cost will be $10.00.

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MISSIONARY VISIT IN 2024: Pastor Brian Palmer will be with us May 31 through July 7. He will be attending our Synod assembly and will be visiting our church on Sunday June 23. He will be the speaker at our church service along with the Sunday school class. We will have a luncheon afterward. He will also need a vehicle to travel our territory for the month. If you happen to have an extra vehicle for his use, please contact Ann Zimmerman at 570-492-4153.

 

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD SHOEBOXES - We will again pack shoeboxes for boys and girls around the world who are less fortunate than others. We will again start collecting items beginning in January. Our April collection is stuffed animals. Boxes will be left on the stage, for each month's gifts of donations. January was  hats, mittens, scarves. February fashion accessories i.e. sunglasses, hair bows, friendship bracelets, wrist watches, bandanas, etc. March craft kits, bead kits. Boxes will be placed on stage in the social hall for each month's gifts. 

                           CALENDAR OF EVENTS

April 28 - Worship at 9:00am

May 3 and 4 - Spring Indoor Yard Sale

May 5 - Worship at 9:00am

                   Coffee/Cookie Social 

                   Council/ members walk through of parsonage

May 6 - WELCM at 6:30pm

May 12 - Worship at 9:00am

May 19 - Worship at 9:00am 

May 20 - Mother/Daughter Banquet

May 26 - Worship at 9:00am

June 23 - Brian Palmer Missionary from Liberia will be here to preach, preside at Sunday 

                     School and we will have a small luncheon  with everyone asked to bring a covered dish to

                      share.    

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                              Yoga classes meet Thursday afternoon's at 3:30pm
 
                           
                                                          
 COMMUNION TO SHUT-IN MEMBERS - Some members of the congregation have received training to bring communion to shut-in members. This important ministry of hospitality and connection will help to bring the message of God's grace to those who can no longer attend worship. If you or someone you know would like to receive the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, please contact the church office so that you or they can be added to the schedule of visitations. However for the time being Visitations are being seen to by  Pastor Kampa. If you have anyone to add please let Cindy or Pastor Kampa know.
 
 
 SHUT-IN MEMBERS OF EMMANUEL WHO would like to receive Get Well or 
                                              Thinking of You Cards

    Denise Frost, 254 Middleswarth St Beavertown PA 17813
   Jean Kreighbaum, Brookdale Grayson View, 29 Grayson View Ct. Rm 106,     Selinsgrove, PA        
   Daisy Peters, 507 Meadow Lane, Middleburg, PA 1784
  Ron Renshaw, 110 South Shuman Street, Middleburg, PA 17842
   Nancy Straub, 962 Erdley Church Rd Winfield, Pa 17889

Barbara Strocko, 730 Osprey Ave., Apt. A112, Sarasota FL 34236
   Carl and Grace Winey, Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village, Lewisburg, Pa 17837,     Grace's Room 139; Carl's Room 140.

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