Announcements
Announcements for May 5, 2024
Sixth Sunday of Easter
May 5, 2024
READINGS
Joel 2:28-32; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21
SERMON
“The Promise of the Holy Spirit”
HYMNS
Opening Hymn: #474 ‘Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen”
Hymn of the Day: #650 “Holy Spirit, Ever Dwelling”
Offertory: “What Shall I Render to the Lord” page 159
Hymn of Praise: #488 “He Is Arisen! Glorious Word”
Communion Hymns: #475 “Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing”
#467 “Awake, My Heart, with Gladness”
Closing Hymn: #496 “Holy Spirit, Light Divine”, v. 1 & 5
WE THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY! We pray that your time in worship will encourage & strengthen you. We share the greatest hope through the One who loves us the most – Jesus Christ!
THE LORD’S SUPPER is celebrated at this congregation in glad confidence that our Lord gives to us not only bread and wine but His very Body and Blood to eat and drink for the forgiveness of sins and the strengthening of our union with Him and with one another. Our Lord invites to His table those who trust His words, repent of all sins, and do not refuse to forgive and love as He forgives and loves us, that they may proclaim His death until He comes. We are genuinely interested in the spiritual welfare of all who worship with us. We, therefore, respectfully ask all guests who desire to commune with us today, first speak with the Pastor or the elders before the service begins. For further study on this sacrament, see Matthew 26:26-29 and 1 Corinthians 11:17-34.
WE ALSO ASK ALL MEMBERS WHO WISH TO RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION TODAY to please sign up in the church office before worship. Thank you!
CANDLELIGHTERS for this morning are John Broekemeier and Klaire Johnson. Next Sunday they will be Addison von Rentzell and Delilah Koehler.
OUR READER for this morning is Paul Koehler. Next Sunday the reader will be Aaron von Rentzell. Elders helping with communion this morning are Shawn Gansebom and Travis Gutz.
OUR STEWARSHIP FOR THE LORD LAST MONTH
Average Attendance for Sunday Services in April 152
Average Communion Attendance in April 111
Average Sunday School Attendance in April 13
Total General Fund Offering in April $9,689.00
Total Donations from April ACH Transmittal $3,725.00
Amount Needed for 2023-24 Monthly Budget $24,752.58
THE GRIEF SHARE GROUP meets on Tuesday from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Any questions, please call Janet Pfanstiel.
TEAM H.O.P.E. (Helping Others with Positive Encouragement) Join us on Thursday afternoons from 3:00 – 4:30 for a time of fellowship sharing stories, memories, laughter, tears, and friendship! This week’s Thought to Ponder . . . “A true friend is someone who thinks you’re a good egg . . . even if you’re cracked.”
THE LUTHERAN HOUR “Rejoicing On the Way” with Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. John Nunes. God empowers His people to share the Gospel with those they meet along the way. (Acts 8:28-39) The Lutheran Hour airs on WJAG-AM 780/WJAG-FM 105.9 on Sundays at 7:30 AM & 12:30 PM.
MAIN STREET LIVING NEWS: Today on This is the Life - “How come a nice girl like you” – A nurse struggles with what to do after reconnecting with an old boyfriend. Worship Service – Rev. Bruce Lesemann of St. John Lutheran Church in Storm Lake, IA, delivers the message “His Victory is Our Victory” based on 1 John 5:1-8. These shows air today beginning at 10:00 AM on KCAU-9 TV out of Sioux City.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL DATES have been set for May 21-23, 2024. Sessions will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will conclude at 11:30 a.m. with lunch to follow. The School Board is currently looking for volunteers to assist with VBS. If you are interested, please contact Lacy Stelling at 402-649-7913, there is a sign-up sheet in the back of church for volunteers and for food donations. All volunteers will have a training/gathering on May 20 before the start of VBS. Thank you!
VBS REGISTRATION HAS BEGUN: Go to Immanuel’s Facebook page at: Immanuel Lutheran Church-Osmond and click on the 2024 VBS Registration link
THANK YOU!! The congregation of Immanuel gratefully acknowledges the memorials given in loving memory of Marlin Gansebom, Cindy Kumm, Elaine Peterson, Leoma Fuelberth, and Carole Reber. These funds, along with miscellaneous donations, were used for the purchase of the handicap door opener in the east entryway of the church. It is greatly appreciated by those who enter there!
THANK YOU! The congregation of Immanuel is also very appreciative for the memorial donations for the stained-glass window boxes. Memorials used for the first two window and beyond are in loving memory of Tony Johannsen, Glenn Heaton, Dale Lorenz, Cindy Kumm, Marvin Koehler, Lorena Kumm, Joan Koehler and Charlotte Blunck. In addition, a donation was given by Gansebom Ag, LLC for these window boxes. The committee would like to see five more window boxes to be made and installed in the church. Donations are welcome at any time.
COMMUNION SERVICES in June will be the 2nd & 4th Sundays (June 9th & 23rd), due to Pastor Kirchoff being gone on June 2nd for his son’s wedding.
LLL SCHOLARSHIP GRANT APPLICATIONS: Are you interested in full-time church work? Now is the time to apply for an LLL Scholarship Grant! Contact Virginia Von Seggern by phone at 402-655-2254 or email: virginia.vonseggern251@gmail.com. They are also available on the website of the Nebraska District LC-MS (www.ndlcms.org). Applications are due in mid-May of 2024, so apply early. We are grateful for those students interested in full-time church work. Have you had an LLL Scholarship Grant previously? You MUST RE-APPLY to extend your grant each year.
2024 In the Footsteps of St. Paul Greece and Greek Isles Tour: Time is now limited! There is only enough room for 7 more couples. Also, there are only outside view cabins available for the cruise (which has a $600 per person additional charge). If you are interested, please contact Pastor Awe immediately to reserve your spot on this wonderful tour! Join Pastor Michael Awe in this wonderful opportunity to have St. Paul’s letters come alive as we travel to some of the places where Christ led him to share the Gospel. The dates for this wonderful tour are 29 October – 8 November 2024. We will be departing from and arriving back to the Omaha airport. The price for this trip which includes transportation, tours, hotels, and most meals is $4379 per person based on double occupancy (plus $600 per person for the outside view cabin for the cruise. Total is $4979 per person). If you would like to receive a brochure, please contact Pastor Awe at the1revma@gmail.com of call him at 531.218.5793.
CEMETERY MOWING: The cemetery will be mowed on Monday, May 6th at 6:00 p.m. PLEASE NOTE!! If you cannot come Monday evening, you may come Sunday evening or Monday afternoon, but please contact your chairman, Mark Kumm at 402-360-0911, so that he knows who helped. Women and older children are also welcome to help mow. We need riders, push mowers and trimmers in order to do a good job. The following people are asked to please come and help!
Dennis Kuhl Marvin Kumm Marv Lambrecht Tony Marks
Gene Kumm Scott Kumm Tyler Lambrecht Tim Oltjenbruns
Joel Kumm Steve Kumm Steve Lind Justin Orr
Leroy Kumm Zach Kumm Brian Lorenz Greg Pfanstiel