Volume 4, Number 45                   The Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost:                  November 11, 2007

Ingathering of Pledges

This Sunday, November 11, is the climax of our campaign to gather support for Immanuel and its programs during the coming year.  Please bring your completed pledge cards and place them in the collection plate at either service on Sunday.

Immanuel has much to celebrate and thank God for this year – thriving programs in Education, Outreach (including the work of the Katrina Mission), and Music& Liturgy.  Let’s all prayerfully consider the blessings that the Lord has bestowed on us as we prepare to respond in gratitude.

For those who need a little more time, the completed pledge cards can be mailed directly to the church.  If you have not received a pledge card, a supply is available on the credenza in the foyer.  If you have questions about the pledge process, call Liz Curtis Swain (302-892-7635) or George Parshall (302-658-2066).

Stewardship Ministry

THIS WEEK AT IMMANUEL:                                           COMING SOON:

Sun     11      Pentecost 24                                                       Sun     18       9:00 am     Fall Vestry Forum

                      8:00 am        Holy Eucharist in Chapel                                     10:30 am     Kickoff of Sunday School’s

                      9:30 am        Sunday School classes                                                           Advent Project

                                          (bring in your UNICEF box)           Tue     20       8:30 am     Emmanuel Dining Room

                    10:30 am        Sung Eucharist                                                                       Cooking (see Nancy Loux)

Mon   12       6:30 pm        Stewardship/Finance Meeting (Library)

Tue     13       6:30 pm        Choristers (Choir Room)

                      6:30 pm        Search Committee (Parlor)

                      7:00 pm        AlAnon (Common Room)

                      8:00 pm        Coro Allegro (Choir Room)

Wed   14       6:30 pm        Quiet Prayer (Common Room)

                      7:30 pm        Healing Service (Chapel)

Thu     15       7:30 pm        Mixed Choir (Choir Room)

Sat      17       9:00             Altar Guild Meeting (Nave and Parlor)

                    12:00             AlAnon (Common Room)

                      1:00 p.m.      Corridor Painting

UNICEF Reminder:  Please bring in your UNICEF boxes and donations so that we can change 22 children's lives.  You can give them to me this coming Sunday (November 11) or put them in the parish secretary’s office (the locked one).  Thank you!

                                                                                    Simon Jeynes, Christian Education

Fr. Thom may be reached at his church phone, 302-658-7326 Ext. 14, during his normal office hours Tuesday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. He works from home on Fridays. Please feel free to call him on his cell phone 302-229-8449 or write to thomjensen@gmail.com at any time other than church office hours, if a need arises.

The Search Committee has been familiarizing ourselves with data and information about Immanuel. We are diligently reviewing and revising necessary data to reflect current information for the Diocese so that we may continue the search process.  Thank you for your prayers and support.

                                                                                    Connie Shultz, Search Committee

Thank you!  With rejoicing and a singing heart, we celebrated All Saints’ Day with Eucharist and dinner.  To the many people who helped – especially the clean-up crew – and for those who were unable to be with us, but who were with us in spirit and in prayer, a very sincere thank you.

                                                                                    Ted Stipa, All Saints’ Celebration Committee

            P.S.  All Saints’ Day 2008 will be Saturday, November 1, and we’ll celebrate again.  Save the date!

Seamen's Center Christmas-at-Sea.  During the rest of November we are collecting Ditty Boxes and items to fill the boxes for the Seamen's Center to distribute during the month of December.  Last year the Center gave away 1500 Christmas Ditty Boxes to the sailors who are away from home for many months at a time.

Please wrap Ditty Boxes so the lid can be removed – then the Seamen's Center can make sure they all contain a knit cap, etc.

There is a box in the foyer for donations of Ditty Box contents: Toothbrush, Comb, Knitted hat/scarf, Razors, Playing Cards, Cough Drops, Pens, Sewing Kit, Toothpaste, Deodorant, Shampoo, Chap Stick, Hand Lotion, Candy, Stationery, and Soap.

                                                                                    Sue Welles, Outreach Ministry

Attention all families – all ages, sizes, talents.  November 17 (Saturday) from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., we are continuing to paint our own Sistine Chapel (aka Sunday School corridor) with the story of the Bible, drawn and designed by Phyllis Harvey.  Please join her and me as we paint the next stories.  Already done is Creation, Adam and Eve, Abraham and Isaac.  We're up to Moses now.  Come and have some fun.  Bring sheets for the floor.  Paint is provided and some brushes – bring your own if you have them.  Note that when Solomon built the first Temple, he “carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers” (1 Kings 6: 29).  We are going to do a similar thing!!

                                                                                    Simon Jeynes, Christian Education

Help at Craft Shows, please!  Two members of the Katrina Mission Team attended the November 3 Craft Show at St. David's church and raised $630.00 for the Mobile Respite Care Unit in New Orleans through the sale of New Orleans Remembered bracelets that were made by Immanuelites.  The team will also be selling NOR Bracelets at Parish Life Day on Saturday, November 17, and at St. Paul's Craft Show on Saturday, December 1.  If you would like to help at either or both of these functions, please contact Vicki Anthos at vanthos@dol.net.

                                                                                    Vicki Anthos, Katrina Ministry

United Thank Offering (UTO) envelopes and boxes are in the foyer.  The offering boxes are a special way for children, as well as adults, to give in response to daily blessings and all we have from God!  A report of last year's grants is on the foyer table.  The UTO thanksgivings will be offered at the Eucharist on Sunday, December 16.  Give thanks with a grateful heart!

                                                                                    Sue Welles, Outreach Ministry

Thank you for Friendship House Donations:  Thank you to our Immanuel family for the donations to Friendship House for homeless men and women.  We collected 6 towels, 16 hand towels and wash cloths, 2 pillow cases, 6 knit caps, 3 pairs of insulated gloves, and 3 new T shirts.  This is all gratefully received by needy folks in Wilmington!

                                                                                    Sue Welles, Outreach Ministry