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THE VISION
February, 2015
IMMANUEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
800 NORTH MAIN STREET
EDWARDSVILLE IL 62025
Trivia Night—Valentines Day Theme
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Doors Open 5:30 • Play Begins 6:00
$10/Person • $80/Table
Maximum of 8 People per Table
Free Popcorn
Water, Soda & Cookies Available to Purchase
Child Care Available
Sign-Up Sheet in Hospitality Room
Welcome to Praise
Community Fellowship!
On February 1 Praise Community Fellowship will begin
a new relationship with folks at Immanuel UMC. As an
opportunity to get to know each other, and as an expression of thanks, PCF would like to cook and serve
Immanuel folks lunch this coming Sunday, January
25th. The lunch will immediately follow the 10:30 am
Worship Service and will be served in our Fellowship
Hall.
See Page 2 for information about our new relationship
with Praise Community Fellowship.
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Welcome to Praise Community Fellowship!
Plan to have
lunch at IUMC
this Sunday,
January 25,
On February 1, Praise Community Fellowship (PCF) will begin
a new relationship with folks at Immanuel UMC. PCF will
have their first worship service at noon on February 1 in the
sanctuary of Immanuel UMC.
They are a MultiDenominational Church, with Kent Schuette serving as the
Pastor. Kent and his wife Bonni, along with members of their
congregation have expressed a great joy in getting to know
those of us at Immanuel UMC so far, and have already enjoyed working together.
following late
worship
I think we will find an exciting ministry of mission that lies
ahead on a journey of faith and fellowship together. As an
opportunity to get to know each other, and as an expression
of thanks, PCF would like to cook and serve Immanuel folks
lunch this coming Sunday, January 25th. The lunch ill immediately follow the 10:30 am Worship Service, and will be
served in our Fellowship Hall. Let’s enjoy good food, fellowship, and fun.
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Souper Evening Reprise!
We had such a good time in January, that the 55+ Fellowship Group will meet
again on Sunday, February 8, 2015 in the Journey’s Inn Room at 5:30 p.m. for the
same sharing of delicious Soups and the Breaking of Bread together. Anyone that
has a soup, chili, bean soup, ham and bean, etc. recipe to share with our group is
welcome to come. Bring a small pot of your best recipe to share and a side dish or
dessert. Bowls and silverware are at the church, as well as drinks.
Those attending are asked to bring a donation for the Glen-Ed Food Pantry. See
list of needed items on page 5. May we be generous with our donations and be
Thankful for all our Blessings. Everyone is welcome to attend!!
Art with Allie
Sunday, February 22, 2015
2 pm in the Fellowship Hall
Fee is $35
(Includes all paint supplies, finger foods,
beverage and light dessert)
The instructor will bring a large quantity of paintings for you to
choose and copy from—or you may create your own interpretation
of her picture. This is a fun and creative way to spend time with
family or friends in this cold weather. Limited space—call the church
office, 656-4648 or Sharon Koenig, 633-2659 for a reservation.
R.S.V.P
Church Office
656-4648
Sharon Koenig
633-2659
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Sweetheart’s Dinner & Silent Auction
MENU:
Spaghetti or
Mostacolli
Bread Sticks
Romaine Salad
Valentine Cup
Cakes
Sparkling
Grape Juice
Our Fourth Annual
Sweetheart’s Dinner
& Silent Auction on
Saturday, February
7, from 5-7 pm. Cost
of the dinner is $8 for
Adults, and $5 for
Children ages 5-12.
Children under age 5
eat free. Tickets are
available
from
Sharon Koenig.
Silent Auction bids
can be placed from
5—6:30 pm.
We are in need of
donations of Silent
Auction
Baskets/
Tickets/Items,
as
well as donations of
food items for the
dinner, and Kitchen
& Dining Room Help.
There are sign-up
sheets in the Hospitality Room for each
of these areas.
Your
enthusiastic
support of this event
is greatly appreciated!!
Silent Auction Items Needed
We need donations of silent
auction items for our Sweetheart’s Dinner! A very popular item to bid on is a themed
basket. Some ideas:
Potting About in the Garden—seeds,
gardening magazine subscription, gardening books, tools, gloves, hanging
baskets, vouchers to garden shops
It’s a Date! Gift cards for restaurants,
movie tickets, popcorn, bowling or any
activity that could be used for a date
and flowers.
Pet Lovers—themed for a specific type
of pet—cat, dog, bird, etc. Have a selection of pet toys, snacks, food, etc.
Car Care—Car wash vouchers, car
wash products, inner air fresheners,
seat covers, etc.
Death by Chocolate—an assortment
of chocolates and gourmet chocolates.
Gourmet Coffees—a coffee machine,
a variety of filter coffee packs, espresso
coffee packs, milk frother, coffee
plunger, gourmet or rare coffees
Baker’s Basket—oven gloves, flour,
baking powder, chocolate chips, nuts,
icing sugar, cocoa powder, cookie/
muffin pan, recipe book, etc.
There are literally thousands
of ideas for silent auction gift
baskets online. Just have fun
with this and you will put together a great prize for someone.
When you decide what kind
of basket you will be putting
together, please put your
autograph and description of
the basket on the sign-up
sheet in the Hospitality
Room.
A basket doesn’t have to
be a “basket” literally. It
can be a tote or a tub, it
can be a backpack or baby
diaper bag. It could be a
BBQ grill! Be sure people
can see all the items you
have lovingly put together.
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Kid’s Night Out
This monthly activity for children age 3
through 5th grade will meet on Friday,
February 13th from 5—9 pm in the
Journey’s Inn Room. The children enjoy a meal, games, crafts, a movie and
popcorn. Volunteers are needed and
greatly appreciated!!
2015 VBS—July 20—24
We know it’s early, but we need a jumpstart on donations for
VBS. The theme is “Everest”, so a lot of the decorations will revolve around snow. The leaders will be building an igloo out of
milk jugs, so over 400 of them are needed. Please start saving
now:
Empty milk jugs (cleaned out please!)
2 liter clear plastic bottles, rinsed out
Large pieces of foam
Large boxes (like appliance size)
White sheets
New or left-over paint in white, black,
blue (any shade), green, brown, gray
White tissue paper
White scrapbook paper or card stock
Winter decorations—snowflakes,
snowmen, icicles, etc.
White Christmas lights
Decorative items will be returned to you following VBS. Collect
your items at home—please do not bring them to Immanuel yet!
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Lenten Bible Study
The 2015 Lenten Bible
Study will be taught by Rev.
Dale Wilfong. The study is
entitled, "Secrets of the
Vine," by Bruce Wilkinson. The study centers on
John 15, Jesus' final words
to his disciples about bearing fruit. Secrets of the
Vine talks about bearing
fruit and that in order for a
vine to grow good fruit, it
sometimes has to be
pruned. No fruit, fruit, more
fruit, and much fruit is discussed and at times God or
the circumstances of life
often prunes us. As we
dedicate ourselves to a Holy
Lent, will you commit to participating in this lively discussion and internal cleansing? Monday evenings 7
pm - Begins February 23rd
Food Pantry Needs
Catsup
Dish and laundry soap
Deodorant—men’s and women’s
Cake mixes—white, chocolate and yellow
Juice
Jelly—grape and strawberry
Canned chicken
Canned fruit
Stove Top Dressing
Hamburger Helper
Toothbrushes
Inclement Weather Plan
The way in which we will be communicating the closing of the
church for those who have an internet connection, is through our
website:
www.immanuelonmain.org
If you do not receive the newsletter by e-mail, you will receive a
phone call to let you know if services have been cancelled.
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United Methodist Women
The regular monthly meeting of the United Methodist Women
will be on Thursday, February 5th. Executive Board meets at
6:45 pm, meeting at 7:00 pm. This months’ program is our annual Call to Prayer and Self Denial, led by Patricia Rader. All
women of the church are invited.
Mission Work at Immanuel
We were kept very busy in
2014 as we served approximately 3,200 lunches at
Free Lunch Friday; donated
shoes to the Shoe Man Project; coordinated and supervised the summer S.A.K.
(Serving Area Kids) program that served approximately 1,000 lunches to
area children; collected unsold items from St. Louis
Bread Company each Monday and delivered them to
Main Street Community
Center on Tuesday; delivered Meals on Wheels during the month of August;
and provided Christmas
gifts to children of incarcerated parents via Angel Tree
Ministry.
Ageless Grace Is Coming Back!
Jeanne Carter and Janice Zelasko will restart our Ageless Grace class on Mondays at
6:00 in the Journey’s Inn Room beginning on Monday, February 16, 2015. If you have
joined us before, get ready to “Dive In”, get “Juicy Joints”, and “Shake It Up, Baby”. If
you are new to Ageless Grace, we’d love to have you join the fun. Ageless Grace is an
exercise program designed for all ages. It is performed in a chair for a level playing field.
There are 21 tools (7 per class) that work on all different aspects of brain and body fitness. Everybody’s Ageless Grace will look a little different; you can’t do it wrong because you do what feels right for you. You’ll be surprised at the workout you get sitting in
a chair and at how good you’ll feel at the end of class. There is lots of fun, music and
laughter. We always finish with a quiet relaxation to send you home feeling even better.
Cost of the class is $6.00 per class, or $20.00 for 4 classes a month. If you qualify for
Silver Sneakers, we bill them for the workout. Please consider joining us for some fun
fitness.
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Prayer Ministry
(† Indicates weeks—call office to continue another 4 weeks)
†
Gladys Freitag, recovering from bronchitis
Butch Mestemacher, upcoming medical test on January 27th
Charles Hall and family at the death of his sister this week in Mississippi
Wesley Hurcomb, nephew of Marilyn Vignola, snowboarding accident
Susan, mother of Sheila Page, reoccurring cancer issues
Trevor Page who will have upcoming ear surgery
John Wayne Marshall, nephew of Gary Koenig, heart-valve surgery, recovering
at home
Jerry Green, diagnosed with advanced diabetes
††
Chloe McIntyre, now recovering back at Eden Village
Lida Gillham is now recovering at home
Eileen Donaldson, Kari Prott’s adopted grandmother, terminal cancer
Mike Barnett, friend of Emily Spitze, had mass removed from colon
Trina Nolan, friend of Emily Spitze, at Barnes with complications from lung cancer
†††
††††
Keith Kane recovering at home
Joan Long now fighting infection from gall bladder surgery
Family of Emily Johnson, friend of Gwen Cornell’s family who passed away
Harry Freitag, recovering from infection
Family of John Hibbard, nephew of Pat Schott
Jeremy Carmen, friend of Gwen Cornell’s family, prostate cancer has returned
Treasurers!
It is time to prepare your
books for audit. Gather
all check stubs, bank
statements, receipts
and deposits for 2014
and bring them to the
church office.
Little Things Add Up!
We began our eScrip program with Schnucks several years ago. Even though the amount we receive
from them monthly is in the $12—$15 range, over
the duration of our association with them we have
received $1,052.50 just by your handing them your
eScrip card before making payment for your groceries. Thank you!!
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Online Giving in 2015
If you are interested in online contributions to Immanuel, please pick up a
Debit Authorization form found in the Narthex or Hospitality Room. Be sure
to attach a voided check to this form and return it to the church office. If you
are living away from the area, this form can be e-mailed to you and you can
then mail it back to Immanuel. You will have the option of a bi-weekly or a
monthly withdrawal from your account. We are looking at getting this set up
with our bank as soon as possible.
2014 Contribution Statements
Please pick up your 2014 contribution statement from the table in the
Hospitality Room even if you do not need it for tax purposes. If you
chose not to receive boxed contribution envelopes in 2015, a letter is
included in this statement telling you the number that we have assigned to you. We ask that you write this number on your checks or
on the pew envelope. This will allow us to easily track your donations.
2014 Current Expense Receipts
January
April
July
October
$13,552.88
$14,780.62
$12,080.11
$13,770.03
February
May
August
November
$12,329.13
$14,190.22
$14,064.95
$16,607.81
March
June
September
December
$15,518.40
$14,573.21
$10,292.31
$16,418.79
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Total Local Ministries Donations 2014:
SAK Lunch Program
IUMC contributions only
$ 2,288.38
Glen-Ed Food Pantry
711.00
Souper Bowl Sunday
184.30
Light the Cross Campaign
2,024.00
Postage-Operation Christmas Child
433.00
Thanksgiving Baskets
240.00
Faith in Action
132.90
Faith Coalition
132.03
Community Children’s Mission
Pave our Potholes
Parsonage Improvements
1,374.00
67,076.91
3,500.00
Total Conference Ministries Reflected on 2014 Year End Report
Clergy/Administration
Benevolence/Connectional
$16,668.00
9,948.00
Liberia Adv. Special
328.00
Liberia Clergy Salary Support
273.00
Heifer Living Gift
215.81
U.M.C.O.R Disaster Response
100.00
Red Bird Mission
234.00
United Methodist Children’s Home
400.00
Preacher’s Aid Society
295.00
Liberia Scholarships
175.00
Miscellaneous Designations
240.00
Imagine No Malaria
220.00
Africa University
387.00
One Great Hour of Sharing
135.00
World Communion Sunday
10.00
United Methodist Student Day
70.00
Human Relations Day
105.00
Peace with Justice Sunday
55.00
Native American Sunday
90.00
God has Blessed Us, So We Can be a Blessing to Others!
The Old Church with the New Attitude
IMMANUEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
800 NORTH MAIN STREET
EDWARDSVILLE IL 62025
Phone: 618-656-4648
Fax: 618-656-1182
E-mail: [email protected]
We’re on the Web!
www.immanuelonmain.org
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Office: (618) 656-4648
Fax: (618) 656-1162
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