Good News Letter September 2016

Immanuel Lutheran Church

Preschool & Childcare

Good News Letter A monthly publication containing news, schedules and information

Regarding the ministry of Immanuel Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod

September 2016

3834 Rockingham Rd.

Davenport, Iowa 52802

www.immanueldavenport.org

563-324-6431

SECRETARY@IMMANUELDAVENPORT.ORG

Good News Letter September 2016

An update on our shut-in’s

From the desk of Pastor Ferch…

There is no greater responsibility and joy for

the shepherd of God’s flock than to bring the

Word of God and His sacraments to the sick

and homebound. I have been blessed to

have been your shepherd for just over two

months and as I continue to grow into the

position of shepherd, I do so with great

humility.

As many of you know, I make visits to our shut-in’s and homebound on Tuesday and

Thursday afternoons. I have had the privilege of meeting with almost all of our shut-in’s two

times by now. It has been a joy to get to know the “other” members of our church family, to

hear their life stories and about their family and careers.

With each visit, the Word of God is rightly proclaimed and absolution is proclaimed. Let me

not forget, we joyfully share in the meal that Jesus has prepared for us in the Lord’s Supper.

Also, I am pleased to announce that many of our shut-in’s have been worshiping alongside

you and I each and every Sunday morning. How? Thanks to the tech savvy mind of Mr.

Conger, our Sunday morning worship service is streamed live via the internet. That can be

found by either logging onto the church website, http://www.immanueldavenport.org and

connecting to the Facebook link or connecting directly to Facebook at

https://www.facebook.com/immanueldavenport/

Until next month… God’s Blessings, Pastor Ferch

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PLEASE JOIN US AS WE ENRICH OUR HEARTS AND LIVES WITH JESUS!

18:20 Prayer Group

Immanuel’s 18:20 Prayer theme Bible verse is Matthew 18:20 “For where two or three gather in my name,

there am I with them.” NIV. We meet once a month on the second Saturday of each month at 8:00 am.

Our next meeting is September 10th. If you have any prayer requests please submit to the prayer basket on

the credenza in the hallway or they can be submitted online at the church website:

www.immanueldavenport.org or check out the 18:20 prayer group Facebook page! Anyone is welcome to

join us. We would like to invite anyone who like to add their prayers along with us. The following is what the

group decided for our prayer focus this month:

For our church, Pastor Ferch, and Preschool and daycare

For Soldiers deployed and their families – especially Jake Conger overseas

Thanksgiving for Austin Fleetwood, returning stateside

For those dealing with health issues – Jeanette Bachman, John Maynard, Ron Bankson, Mary Kluever, Loretta’s sister-in-law, Betty, Eunice Weaver, and Diane Cox

For those Lost souls, that the Holy Spirit will guide them back to You, Lord

Thanksgiving for Rich Moore who is recovering from serious accident, and family and the community for supporting them at recent fundraiser event; prayers for continued healing

For those who are unemployed and seeking employment, Thanksgiving for those who found employment

For God to strengthen the family – guard them from attacks that would undermine their bonds, help those that are struggling

For Marriages, Thanksgiving for the blessing of marriage, strength our marriages and help those who are struggling

For Nurses and caregivers, in hospital and Nursing Homes

For our Country - government and leaders, and the upcoming election

Bible Study Opportunities at Immanuel Sunday Bible Class – Begins at 10:30 am. Our Sunday morning Bible Study with

Pastor Ferch will continue to focus on the book of Galatians.

Evening Bible Study – Pastor Ferch is leading a comparative religion study. The

Tuesday Evening Bible Study is at 6:00 pm and all are welcome to join in any time.

Men’s Bible Study – Men’s Bible Study meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month. We meet at

8 am at Rockingham Rd. Hy-Vee for breakfast and then back at Immanuel at 9 am. Join us for our

next study on Saturday September 10th.

Ladies Bible Study – The Ladies Tuesday morning Bible study will resume September 27th at 10

am. We will be studying “Job” from Life Light Bible studies. Welcome to all ladies of our congregation.

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News from Immanuel’s

Lutheran Woman’s Missionary League Mission Club – Our next LWML Mission Club meeting will be September 20th at

7 pm.

Ladies Aid – After a summer recess, Ladies Aid will meet again on Tuesday September 6th at

12:00 pm; with Doris Haussmann serving as hostess. Hope to see all you lovely ladies then.

News from the Church Boards

Board of Elders – A reminder from the Board of Elders

(Taken from The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Web Site.)

Belief and Practice With the universal Christian Church, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod teaches and responds to

the love of the Triune God: the Father, creator of all that exists; Jesus Christ, the Son, who became

human to suffer and die for the sins of all human beings and to rise to life again in the ultimate

victory over death and Satan; and the Holy Spirit, who creates faith through God's Word and

Sacraments. The three persons of the Trinity are coequal and coeternal, one God.

Being “Lutheran” Our congregations accept and preach the Bible-based teachings of Martin Luther that inspired the

reformation of the Christian Church in the 16th century. The teaching of Luther and the reformers

can be summarized in three phrases: Grace alone, Faith alone, Scripture alone.

Board of Trustees –

Board of Social Ministries –

Board of Evangelism and Stewardship –

Board of Youth –

Board of Education – The Board is concerned about our Sunday School attendance. We are

asking for prayers and suggesting the prayer in the back of the Portals of Prayers for this program.

Our kick off Rally Day will be September 11th , 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., with games, prizes and ice

cream.

We are looking for adults willing to help the younger children playing picture bingo on Rally Day.

Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not

turn from it Proverbs 22:6 Sharon Evans, Chairman

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Preschool News

Immanuel Preschool & Child Care Center

“Learning with Love”

This year we have 11 registered for preschool; of these 3 are also in childcare! For school

age we have 1 registered for childcare (this is for care when school isn’t in session), 4 in

afterschool care. This means we have 16 registered students.

So we have 8 preschoolers on Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays; and 6 preschoolers on

Tuesdays & Thursdays 8:30 – 11:30 am. We have a few opening left and are still currently

registering for 2016-2017, if you know of anyone who would be interested in hearing more

about us let me know!

During the summer my granddaughter Cora, has been working as an aide and will continue

working 3 hours a day Monday – Friday (9:30 – 12:30 this helps us stay in ratio for when lunch

is being prepared). She is a senior this year and is homeschooling so she is available to continue

working with the preschool. Lynne Sawyer is coming back working 3½ hours a day on Mondays,

Wednesdays, & Fridays. (8:00 – 11:30 this also keeps us in ratio). As we will have three staff in

the classroom for some days during that time, I will be able to work outside of the classroom

doing needed paperwork to get us to qualify for 5 stars in Iowa’s Quality Rating System.

We received the $5000 from our second grant, so soon we will be purchasing new equipment

for our Outdoor Classroom, also indoor equipment and starting new marketing strategies.

Family Play Day will continue once a month and our next one is Sunday, September 25th 2-

4pm. This is a free event for families, great way to connect with your kids and take advantage

of all the great toys and equipment we have!

SaveAround Coupon Book Fundraiser we have coupon books available for $20.00 each, we

receive half of every book sold. If you would like to see a copy there will be one available in the

Fellowship hall on Sundays. This fundraiser is from August 25 – September 23, so get your

coupon book soon.

Keep bringing in your receipts from Rockingham Hy-Vee as this fundraiser is on-going.

Please keep the preschool in your prayers as we are a great outreach into the community.

Kathy Yaudas, Preschool Director

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Family Movie Night

Family Movie Night is back! Our preschool & childcare center hosts a family movie night once a month on the third Friday of every month as a fundraiser. Movies are “free” and we sell concessions at minimal prices. Our next Family Movie Night is Friday, September 16th, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Now Playing: “Zootopia” & “Miracles from Heaven” these movies are rated PG. Come and join us for a great and inexpensive night out with kids or grandkids.

Fall Rummage & Bake Sale

The fall rummage and bake sale will be Friday & Saturday, September 23 & 24 from 8:30am-3:30pm, with a luncheon on both days from 11a-1p. Shoppers can fill a bag for $5. We are looking for donations of men, women, & children clothing, shoes, coats, household items, knick knacks, toys, books, etc. You can bring those items to the church at any time. Also needed are homemade baked goods. If you would like to help this year, see Sharon Evans

Family Play Day We are inviting all families with children to come and play! On Sunday, Sept. 25th 2-4 pm. Things to do: build with blocks, legos and duplos; dress up for a tea party; play with our doll house & farm; put on a puppet show, play family board games, play with dinosaurs; play on our playground and Outdoor classroom, get creative with recycled materials, painting and much more! Great way to make memories with your kids!

September Volunteer Schedule

Greeters 7 Mark Ray & Donna Ray

14 Don & Jan Stewart

21 Karen Schroder & Dorothy

Jones

28 Chris Whipple & Martha Day

If you have a conflict please talk

with Loretta Bankson or

Dorothy Jones about

substituting.

Elders on Duty

4 Brad Schofield & Mike Yaudas

11 Dave Conger

18 Dave Conger & Luke Yaudas

25 Dave Conger

Acolytes 4 Lillian Ferch & Kiersten Conger

11

18 Charles Buckelew & Dakota Wolfe

25

Fellowship Servers 4 volunteers needed

11 sign up in kitchen

18

25 Amy & Janice Dawson

Altar Guild Doris Haussmann

& Mary Strassburger

Greeters 4 Bev Meier & Trudy Crane

11 Don & Jan Stewart

18 Betty Garrow & Diane Cox

25 Doris Haussmann & Margee Marsengill

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People in Our Care

As of 7/25/2016

Baptized Members 70 Confirmed Members 198

Gains & Losses

Attendance & Offerings

We give thanks to God for the blessing of gifts given through his people.

Date Attend Comm Offering

7/31 102 71 $2384

8/7 75 66 $2025

8/14 91 $1957

8/21 94 84 $2851

Our Weekly Budget needed is $2,860 to meet our

approved budget expenses.

Please keep in your prayers our Shut-ins who have difficulty getting to Sunday services.

Richard Springsteen Sr.

Helen Pearson

Archie & Charlotte Hahn

Shari Bribriesco

Darleen Kitzmann

Florence Jones

Don & Nancy Ferkel

Dorothy Barton

Darlene Luebken

Earl Bennett Terri Schofield

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE

STARTING THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL

YEAR!

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Drake Denger 9/01

Florence Jones 9/01

William Wilkens 9/08

Beverly Meier 9/12

Terri Gaines 9/14

Shirley Reed 9/15

Mary Hanten 9/18

Scott Campbell 9/20

Nancy Ferkel 9/24

Jackson Dawson 9/27

Larry Ferguson III 9/27

Audrey Rodriguez 9/27

Audrey Rodriquez 9/01

John Denger 9/03

Don Vance 9/03

Cora Burch 9/04

Olivia Papik 9/05

Loran Lassuy 9/06

Natalie Pratt 9/06

Betty Hepner 9/10

Brad Schofield 9/10

Michael Yaudas 9/11

Jan Stewart 9/16

Amanda Lindhorst 9/18

Luke Yaudas 9/19

Dave Conger 9/20

Leland Madesian 9/20

Beth Burmahl 9/21

Liam Springsteen 9/21

Keith Bennett 9/22

Brad Neff 9/25

Joshua Conger 9/26

Addison Stanley 9/26

Luke & Kori Yaudas 9/05

Terry & Lori Stock 9/11

Scott & Lori Campbell 9/14