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Immanuel Lutheran Church Children of God, called to proclaim the mighty acts

of Jesus through lives of love and servanthood.

Hear Love. Eat Love. Share Christ’s Love.

July 2018 Newsletter

Weekly Services and

Communion

Sunday ~ 9 am

Wednesday ~ 6pm

Office Hours

Weekdays

9am ~ 1pm

Inside this issue:

Monthly updates p. 2

Birthday & Anniversaries p. 3

Thank yous p. 4

News from the Synod p. 6

Church Happenings p. 7-9

Calendar p. 10

“The Steadfast Love of the LORD Never Ceases, His Mercies Never Come to an End” by Peter J. Weller The subject of this month’s column is from the Old Testament book of Lamentations, once thought to have been authored by Jeremiah. The book describes the fall of Jerusalem and the Israelite’s exile in Babylonia. Its author looks to explain these events and why they happened. He sees them as punishment of the nation who turned its back on God. “Jerusalem sinned grievously, so she has become a mockery. . . . Enemies have stretched out their hands over her precious things; she has even seen the nations invade her sanctuary. . . . [The LORD] has proclaimed a time against me to crush my young men. . . . The LORD is in the right, for I have rebelled against his word. . . . He has cut down in fierce anger all the might of Israel; he has withdrawn his right hand from them in the face of the enemy. . . . The Lord has become an enemy; he has destroyed Israel. He has destroyed all its palaces, laid in ruins all its strongholds. . . . The Lord has scorned his altar, disowned his sanctuary; he has delivered into the hands of the enemy the walls of her palaces. . . . The LORD has done what he purposed, he has carried out his threat; as he ordained long ago, he has demolished without pity; he has made the enemy rejoice over you, and exalted the might of your foes.” (Lamentations 1:8-2:17 selected verses) Yet, even in the midst of destruction and desolation and exile, the author finds hope. In the third chapter he writes: “The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. ‘The LORD is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘Therefore I will hope in him.’ “The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. It is good for one to bear the yoke in youth, to sit alone in silence when the Lord has imposed it, to put one’s mouth to the dust, . . . to give one’s cheek to the smiter, and be filled with insults. “For the Lord will not reject forever. Although he causes grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; for he does not willingly afflict or grieve anyone.” (Lamentations 3:22-33) Continued to page 5

Find us on Facebook at Immanuel Lutheran Washington Iowa or online at luthwash.org.

Email us at luthwash@hotmail.com

Come visit us at 1226 East Washington Street, Washington, Iowa 52353

Church ~ 319.653.3950 Pastor Howard ~ 319.333.7758

How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! Psalm 133:1

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Monthly Updates (Month to date)

General Funds ~ $1,834

Benevolence, gifts outside of church ~$0

Monthly expenses ~ $12,000-$15,000

Building Fund Gifts ~ $237

Monthly payment ~ $810

Debt reduction ~ $668 (May pymt)

Attendance

Sunday, May 27 ~ 73 Wednesday, May 30 ~ 13

Sunday, June 3 ~ 63

Wednesday, June 6 ~ 8

Sunday, June 10 ~ 61

Wednesday, June 13 ~ 9

Sunday, June 17 ~ 72

Wednesday, June 20 ~ 10

June Milestones

1) I was selected to be Drum Major for WHS

marching band this fall!!-- Audrey Wubbena

2) I got the citizenship award and highest

scholastic honor at school.--Mikaila Matheson

3) STATE SOCCER!!--Cody Jones

Wandering Worshipers

Yaro & Mary Chmelar worshipped with our brothers and sisters in Christ at Fox Run Interdenominat’ional

Worship in Farmington Hills, Michigan on Wednesday, May 16, 2018.

Lee Buchholz worshipped with our brothers and sisters

in Christ at St. James Lutheran Church in Humboldt,

Nebraska on Sunday, May 27, 2018.

Richard Schmidt worshipped with our brothers and sisters in Christ at Grace United Methodist Church in

Hastings, Nebraska on Sunday, May 20, 2018 and at Calvary Lutheran Church in Rosemont,

Nebraska on Sunday, May 27, 2018.

Beverly Bailey worshipped with our brothers and sisters

in Christ at First Lutheran Church of Aitkin in Aitkin,

Minnesota on Sunday, June 3, 2018.

Don’t Forget Immanuel Lutheran

Summer schedules are in full swing.

Don’t forget to support the work of Christ

while you are on vacation. God

continues to bless us daily; our

response to God’s abundant

blessings does not go on

vacation. Don’t forget to write

your offering check and mail it

to the church. God’s mission,

God’s church, and our response

of thanksgiving.

Wednesday Worship 6 p.m.

If you are away for the weekend, enjoying the summer sunshine, don’t forget we offer worship on Wednesday evenings. Make time in your very hectic schedules to give God thanks and praise. We worship God using Marty Haugen’s “Now the Feast and Celebration” liturgy. The service is very relaxed with an intimate gathering. Depending upon attendance, we receive Holy Communion around the Altar or Baptismal font. Join us for worship on Wednesdays, 6 p.m., when you are busy with summer activities on Sunday mornings.

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UPCOMING MEETINGS

Finance –Tuesday, July 3 at 6:30 pm Council– Sunday, July 8 at 10:30 am

Anniversaries for July

There is a DIRE need for peanut butter!!

It’s protein month at Immanuel!!

Please consider donating proteins to send to HACAP this month. Other items will be accepted and appreciated as always. Tuna and Peanut Butter will be our focus items. HACAP

sends out 150 jars of peanut butter each month.

Thank you, truly, for your generosity!!

Ladies Night Out will not be meeting in July. They will meet Thursday, August

16th. (Please note the change in day) They will meet at the church at 5:30 pm to

carpool to Kalona Brewery. See you in August!!

3- Ken & Susan Baker 4- Ben & Kelsey Striegel 5- Pastor Maureen & Mike Howard 8- Danielle & Andy Six 11- Mike & Debbie Jewell 11- Matt & Katie McWhirter 14- Laurie Wittmayer-O'Neill & Terry O'Neill 15- Rex Findley & Stephen Bay 17- Francis & Joan Johnston 26- Aaron & April Six 26- Gary & Kathy Fischer

Birthdays for July

1- Jason Taylor 2- Issac Giesmann 6- Dale Scheibe 7- Scott Pemberton 11- Bev Bailey 12- Kathy Fischer 14- Sharol Kroll 15- Mike Howard 18- Grant Hill 24- Rob Taylor 25- Caitlin Kroll 27- Kathy Vetter 27- Richard Schmidt

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Dear Immanuel Lutheran Church,

We are fortune to have supporters like you who care about

the less fortunate in our community. We appreciate your

generosity!

Sincerely, Lyn White Date: May 24, 2018 Donation: Misc.

Food Value: 161 lbs. Program: Food Reservoir

Thank you to Angela Taylor, Deb Tisor, Katie McWhirter,

Deidra Baker, and Mike Howard. With your help, we pulled

off a wonderful surprise and a great reception for Pastor

Maureen’s 10-year Ordination Anniversary. It makes me so

happy to know that when a party needs to come together to

celebrate and lift up one of own, I have people in my corner

that can help make it happen!! Thanks so much, Kelly. ♥

THANK YOU to DeAnn Hakert for leading

worship on Wednesday, June 6th while Pastor

Howard was at the SEIA Leadership School.

God was given honor and praise through your

leadership.

THANK YOU to EVERYONE who assisted

with +Tom Tanner’s funeral service and lunch

on June 14th. It takes careful planning and

preparation to show the hospitality that

Immanuel Lutheran is known for. Your

generous donations of food items and/or time

are greatly appreciated.

THANK YOU to the council of Immanuel

Lutheran and the congregation for allowing me

time away to preside at my Dad’s, +Ken

Mulcox, funeral. My Dad died April 22, 2017

and did not receive a funeral. With permission

from council, my family and I will be flying (no,

not on Steven’s jet) to Florida on Thursday, July

12th to honor my Dad with a funeral. I will be

back at Immanuel on Wednesday, July 18th.

This will be an emotional weekend and a time

for closure for the Howard family. Please keep

us in your prayers. – Pastor Howard

THANK YOU to God’s people at Immanuel Lutheran! I

am humbled by your generosity in SURPRISING me with the

Altar flowers, a gift, and cake reception for my 10th Ordination

Anniversary. The gift is a crystal plaque which reads:

“Reverend Maureen Howard We want to celebrate your

ordination and thank you for your faithful, dedicated service.

Your ministry makes a difference in so many lives, and is

deeply appreciated!! Congratulations on 10 years!! Presented

by the Members of Immanuel Lutheran

Church June 21, 2018” June 21st is the

date of my ordination. The balloons were

even Luther’s Rose balloons!! I am

overwhelmed with gratitude. Kelly Smith,

you know how to plan and execute a

celebration - you are a true gift! Again,

THANK YOU! – Pastor Howard

Thank you to Council for approving the Watoto visit.

Thank you to Steve Vetter for leading publicity, Katie McWhirter for

lining up volunteers to help with set up and tear down, to Deb Tisor,

DeAnn Hakert, and Corrine Martin for setting up the meals for

Watoto, and to Kelsey Striegel for the motel and overseeing housing

for our guests.

Thank you to Jason & Angela Taylor and family, Brad & Tricia Kroll

and family, Fran Victor & Clyde Pearce, Ben & Kelsey Striegel and

family, Mike & Debbie Jewell, John & Peg Harris, Aaron & April Six

and family, Steve & Kathy Vetter, Corrine Martin, and Dale & Judy

Venzke for hosting our guests.

Thank you to Gary Brown, John Harris, Mike Howard, Aaron &

April Six and family, Brad & Tricia Kroll and family, and Katie

McWhirter for setting up and tearing down Watoto’s equipment.

Thank you to the numerous volunteers who brought food and those

who came to the show.

It was a SPECTACULAR event and could not have happened

without all of you!! See Watoto again in 2020!!

For more pictures from their visit, please visit our Facebook page.

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July 2018, LSI Bulletin/Newsletter Article and Story

God’s work. Our hands. As a social ministry organization of the ELCA, Lutheran Services in Iowa (LSI) is so thankful for your partnership in ministry! Thanks to you, we’re able to provide education for young parents and empowerment to some of Iowa’s most vulnerable children and families. This month, we would like to give special thanks for those of you who have made LSI a focus of your congregation’s “God’s work. Our hands.” project. This project began in 2013, the 25th anniversary of the ELCA, as a day dedicated to doing service work alongside neighbors in communities across the country. On a chosen day in September, each congregation is encouraged to participate in a project for “God’s work. Our hands.” This is a perfect opportunity to do special projects and/or to raise money as a church body for a nonprofit like LSI. We thank you for your witness of God’s love and your service! If you are interested in supporting the Iowa children and families served by LSI and would like to know more about our current needs, please contact Deb Whitford, LSI director of philanthropy and church relations, at 563-676-2065 or Deborah.Whitford@LSIowa.org. Our Mission: Lutheran Services in Iowa responds to the love of Jesus Christ through compassionate service. LSI is an affiliated social ministry partner of the Iowa congregations of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) and a member of LSA (Lutheran Services in America). We proudly serve people of all ages, abilities, religions, sexes, gender identities, national origins, ethnicities, races, and sexual orientations. Learn more at www.LSIowa.org and www.facebook.com/LSI.iowa.

Striving Towards Her Highest Peak

Eight-year-old Kendale felt nervous and scared. For years, she had struggled with lying, manipulating, and acting out violently toward her peers. Her family turned to residential treatment facilities across Iowa for help. But nothing worked. Kendale showed no signs of progress. Her last hope was LSI’s Beloit Residential Treatment Center in Ames, and she was anxious and didn’t know anybody. But as each day passed, Kendale began feeling more comfortable and open to LSI staff, especially Ashley, a Youth Associate at Beloit. Ashley and the LSI team have been working with Kendale on communicating and building positive relationships, as well as developing healthy decision-making and anger management skills. Kendale has a caring support system at Beloit. She has developed a routine and is surrounded by a passionate LSI team that makes her feel confident and empowered. “It’s beautiful to see Kendale blossom. She is a lovely little lady with an incredible imagination and a big heart,” Ashley says. “I’m so proud of how far she has come and the joy she exudes every day.”

Continued from page 1 As a nation, we have been blessed. Except for those who have served in combat, few Americans have

experienced wholesale and devastating destruction of war. So, they find it difficult to relate to what the

author of Lamentations has written here about the utter physical destruction of buildings, institutions, culture,

and way of life, the loss of family, friends, neighbors, businesses, and property, the fears in the minds of

survivors as to what lies ahead, facing an unknown and uncertain future, and wrestling with the problem of

how does one make sense of what has happened. Yet, such events have occurred elsewhere in the world

during our lifetimes, from the devastations of World War II to the continuing conflicts of the Middle East and

the violence that occasionally flares up in Latin America.

At such times, humans look for explanations as to what caused these events, who was responsible for

causing them, how does one deal with the potential chaos that flows from them, and how can such

catastrophes be prevented from happening again in the future. Definitive and incontrovertible answers to

these kinds of questions are often very elusive, however.

Yet, even in the worst of times, God does not abandon or forsake us. He is always there. His mercies

never end. He will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love. This is the message

from Lamentations. Much of this book is a litany of destruction and despair. These twelve verses in Chapter

3 are remarkably different in tone from the rest of the book. They stand out as a beacon of hope in an

otherwise vast wasteland of destruction and despair.

God’s love endures forever. He created us. He knows us. He knows our weaknesses and

shortcomings. He knows that we will stray and that we will find our way back to him. Each day is a new

beginning, and we can be given a new start. God’s compassion and his willingness to forgive are far greater

than ours. Human beings can easily mess things up and cause great catastrophes on this earth. Thank God

that he sent his son to atone for our sins, that he waits to greet those who are faithful to him, and that he

embraces them in the world to come.

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NEWS FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN

IOWA SYNOD

Summer 2018

The 31st Assembly of the Southeastern Iowa Synod was held May 18 and 19, 2018, at the Marriott Hotel and

Conference Center Coralville, Iowa. Over 400 voting members and visitors gathered around the theme “The

Water and The Witness.” Mikka McCracken, Director of Planning and Engagement with ELCA World

Hunger served as the churchwide representative providing updates and stories of the work we do together as the

ELCA. Bishop Julian Gordy of the Southeastern Synod shared of our connections throughout the nation and in

ministry. The primary business of this year’s assembly was action on the Synod Governance Proposal and

subsequent election of synod council members, the synod nominating committee, the synod consultation

committee, and synod discipline committee, as well as several resolutions. As well as election of voting members

to the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly. Bishop Michael Burk presided over the assembly, including the

Friday evening service of Holy Communion. In his report, Bishop Burk provided highlights of our shared

ministry since we last gathered in assembly, providing his assessment of ways we share in “The Water and the

Witness” talking about congregational vitality and outreach. Additionally, there was an interactive learning center

event on Friday afternoon which allowed assembly participants to learn about partner ministries like Lutheran

Services in Iowa, Bread for the World, Peace not Walls, ELCA World Hunger, and more. There were prayer

activities, artistic expression and advocacy work. 354 voting members and 56 visitors were in attendance for

elections, business matters and resolutions. 56% of voting members were lay voting members, 62% of those

were female and 38% male. Positions elected were Synod Secretary, members of the Synod Council, members

continued... of the Synod Nominating Committee, members of the Synod Consultation and Disciple

Committees, and representatives to the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly. Resolutions adopted included: 1)

Memorial on the 50th anniversary of the ordination of women: a resolution encouraging those in the

Southeastern Iowa Synod and beyond to recognize, celebrate and memorialize the contributions of ordained

women. 2) Peace not walls: a resolution encouraging the synod to memorialize and urge the 2019 Churchwide

Assembly and elected officials petitioning for changes in due process, and U.S. foreign aid to protect children.

3) Preventing gun violence, a resolution encouraging individuals and congregations to address issues of gun

violence in worship, education, and public discourse. 4) A courtesy resolution of thanksgiving for the assembly

and various ministries of the Southeastern Iowa Synod. Visit the www. seiasynod.org/assembly for the full text of

resolutions. Other business included the approval of the 2019 synod budget and minimum compensation

guidelines. Congregations and rostered leaders celebrating anniversaries were celebrated. The synod assembly

offering, a culmination of the “The Water and The Witness” buckets project was designated to water related

ministries of the ELCA. More than $60,500 was given by congregations and individuals. Visit the

www.seiasynod.org/assembly for more details about the assembly and to access videos, photos, and full texts.

The 2019 Assembly of the Southeastern Iowa Synod will be held May 10-11, 2019, at Lutheran Church of

Hope in West Des Moines, Iowa.

* Immanuel’s Bucket– We sent in a

check for $1,210.41. Thank you again

for your generosity!!

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EWALU Day Camp at Immanuel Lutheran Church

It’s not too late to sign up!!

June 25 - 28 9am - 3pm and

June 29 9am - Noon

$75/child

Registration forms available at church office

9am-1pm M-F or at luthwash.org

2018 Theme: "This Changes Everything"

Blast Off For Books!

The books for Houston are beginning to fill Faith Lutheran

Church in Bellaire, TX. Through Immanuel’s generous

donations, $530 worth of books were ordered and shipped

through smile.amazon.com to Faith Lutheran Church.

Lucas Kroll, Rob Taylor, Mike Howard, and Pastor

Howard will be bringing more books with them to Houston

through your generous purchase of books. THANK YOU

for opening your hearts and wallets to the children of

Houston and assisting with putting a beloved book in their

hands.

Congratulations to the Confirmed The following youth from our congregation have been instructed in the Christian faith, as

confessed in the teachings of the Lutheran Church, and on Sunday, April 29th made a public

affirmation of their Baptism: Lucas Kroll, Ryan Jones, Robert Taylor, and Quinn

Wubbena. A cake reception was held in their honor between services. We welcome you as

full members of the body of Christ and we rejoice with you in the life of baptism. Together we

will give thanks and praise to God and proclaim the good news to all the world.

Congratulations, Marty!!

Marty Baker and his partner, Judd won the Iowa High School Rodeo Team Roping in Waterloo, Iowa on

June 10th. They will be competing in the National High School Rodeo Finals in Rock Springs, Wyoming

the week of July 15th.

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A city-wide food collection event for Washington HACAP: Sunday, July 8th – Sunday, July 22nd. Immanuel will continue to be a drop off location for HACAP donations (including monetary donations). Items most requested: Baby Food, Canned Meat (tuna, chicken, spam, etc.), Peanut Butter, Canned Fruit, Macaroni and Cheese, Canned Vegetables, Rice or Pasta, Canned or Boxed Meals, Boxed Potatoes, and Diapers. THANK YOU for your continued support in keeping our HACAP cart full so people won’t be hungry in the county of Washington.

Congratulations to Our High School Senior On Sunday, May 27th we honored 2018 High School senior,

Samantha Holz, during worship service. As Immanuel Lutheran tradition, she processed into church wearing her cap and gown, receive a prayer shawl from her church family, and was sent off with a

special graduation liturgy. Congratulations Samantha!!

Houston, We Have A Gathering…

On Sunday, June 24th Lucas Kroll, Rob Taylor, Mike Howard, and Pastor Howard will begin their travels to Houston, TX, for The Gathering. During worship, 9 a.m., on the 24th the congregation will send them off with a sending blessing. Watch the livestream of The Gathering: www.elca.org/gathering

Daily Bible studies: June 27-June 30 at 3:30 p.m.

Nightly Mass Gatherings: June 27-June 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday Morning Worship: July 1 at 10 a.m.

We have been chosen to participate in Thursday’s Mass Gathering at the NRG Stadium! We will be attending a THREE-HOUR rehearsal, so make sure you watch and look for four familiar faces. We are excited to head down and accompany the people of Houston as we deepen our faith in our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. Please surround the four of us, the 36,000+ people who will be worshiping, serving, and learning in Houston, and the Houstontonians who will receive us in prayer.

Worship Matters: An Introduction to Worship This five-session introductory course has been developed to help participants grow into a richer understanding of the foundations of Lutheran worship. With a focus on the principal gathering around word and sacrament, this course explores the foundational questions about why we gather, how we encounter God in worship, and how that encounter shapes our response in both our communities and our world. Topics include the church year, the lectionary, holy baptism, holy communion, corporate prayer, worship and culture, and more. Approachable and accessible, Worship Matters: An Introduction to Worship will stimulate meaningful discussion about worship practices. An excellent resource for new member

classes, adult forums, or seasonal and Lenten studies, this course promises to deepen the worship life of each participant. While Lutherans don’t all worship in exactly the same way, they do hold central things in common. This course invites exploration of those central things by considering the purpose and pattern of worship as practiced by Lutherans—the why and the how. Pastor Howard will be teaching this class on the Lutheran way of worship in the Fall on Sunday mornings. If you would like to purchase a participant book, $6.99, please let Kelly know. The Adult Faith Formation classes are filled with stimulating conversation, open discussion, and fellowship (bring in your coffee). Plan to join us, there’s always room for you!

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Welcome to Immanuel, Clyde and Fran!!

Fran Victor- Rock Island, Illinois is where I was born and lived until I graduated from Lutheran Hospital School for Nurses in Moline. My parents came from North Dakota the year I was born and my maternal grandparents followed. My sister, Linda and I were faithfully taken to St. John’s Lutheran Church where Pastor Edwin Munson served during our youth. I was blessed by God with education at the University of Colorado becoming a community health nurse (thirty year) and adult mental health provider (ten years). I met and married Clyde in my forties. I lived thirty years in Denver, Colorado followed by twenty years in Anchorage, Alaska. From 1985 to 2014, with Clyde’s support, I cared for my father who had both mental health and physical challenges. I wandered about in my religious affiliation in my twenties and thirties. I am grateful for how God nurtured faith in me throughout my lifetime with experiences centered on the bible and prayer– as a confirmand memorizing verses and chapters of Scripture, in Luther Leaguer re-writing Psalms in our own words, as a young adult tracing the life path of Jesus and in a Navigator’s neighborhood study of Colossians, in my thirties miming with other adults a gospel during two Lenten seasons, in my forties a four year study covering the Bible, and since 1987, centering prayer and reflective reading of scripture. The call to serve God as a deaconess came to me in my teens, but only became a reality as I moved into the process of candidacy in the Alaska Synod in 2000 and graduated from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in 2004 completing requirements from consecration as a diaconal ministry. After participating in a year of clinical pastoral education, I was granted Board Certification by the Association of Professional Chaplains. I am thankful for the opportunity to have served as a chaplain for Providence Alaska Medical Center in Home Health Services and Hospice from 2005 to retirement June 2017. Clyde and I came to Iowa to be closer to family—four nephews and a sister in a hundred mile radius and four of Clyde’s children within a day’s drive. We are appreciative of the welcome we have received at Immanuel Lutheran and value the opportunity to serve as disciples with you in Washington, Iowa. Clyde Pearce– Clyde E. Pearce was born in Los Angeles county, California the same year that Sikorsky invented the helicopter. He had a brother, six years older (now deceased) and a sister two years younger who lives on a farm in Oregon, near Eugene. After graduating from high school he immediately went on active duty in the Army. During his youth he was active in church, in choir, camp settings, and became the youngest ruling elder to be appointed to that role in his Presbyterian church. He led a full life singing in choirs in school, church, and the community. In 1960, he married a nurse from Pennsylvania. Together they had five children, all now married, alive, and with children. He currently has 14 grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren. In 1982 he and his wife separated. In 1989 he married his present wife and they will observe twenty-nine years together this year. They have no children together, and she had none when they met. Clyde earned his private pilot license (fixed wing, land) in 1977, and a float plane rating sixteen years later. He holds three college degrees; AS, BHS, and a Master’s degree all related to his radiology work. In 1997 he became Chief of Radiological Health for the state of Alaska, a position he held for the rest of his twenty years until retirement in 2017. In Alaska he and his wife were members of the St. Mark Lutheran church in Anchorage. He sang in choir, has served as a council member and in other service roles. He was particularly enthusiastic about global mission work and participated in several mission trips to an orphanage in Indonesia. He was on the initial mission trip to Indonesia in 2006. Later he coordinated the first trip conducted without a native speaker in the group. He continues to maintain close ties with friends in Sumatra, and both he and his wife have named children at the request of a particular family still living there. By the end of May 2017 both had retired and planned a move to be closer to relatives. The Halcyon senior center in Washington (Iowa) has been our home since March 2018.

WELCOME to Immanuel Lutheran

Fran Victor and Clyde Pearce were received as fellow disciples of Christ on Sunday, June 10th and have become

part of the Body of Christ here with us at Immanuel Lutheran. What a joy it is to have you journey with us as

we worship our Triune God and discover the deep, saving love our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ has for us. “We welcome you into Christ’s family known as Immanuel

Lutheran and into the mission we share: giving thanks and praise to God and bearing God’s creative and redeeming

word to all the world.”

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Service

Date

Greeters Ushers Readers Acolyte Communion

Setup/Clean up

July 1 Ken & Susan Baker Katie McWhirter

2 more needed

Katie McWhirter 1 needed Set up- Tricia Kroll

Clean up- Judy Venzke

July 8 Tom Gaughan

Don McAvoy

Michael Howard

Brad Kroll

Bob Coker

Ray Poe Caitlin Kroll Set up- Ray & Alta Poe

Clean up- Bev Bailey

July 15 Bev Crandall

DeAnn Hakert

Aaron & April Six

and family

Bev Bailey Aden Six Set up- Bev Bailey

Clean up- Corrine

Martin

July 22 Phyllis Hagensick

Vi Kruse

Stan & Kristin

Jones and family

Taylor

Bartholomew

Emma Taylor Set up- Kristin Jones

Clean up- Naomi

Erickson

July 29 Sherry Ives

Doris Moore

John & Peg Harris

Marty Westen

Peg Harris Claire Wubbena Set up-

Clean up- Bev Bailey

We’re Headed to Confirmation Camp!!

The confirmation students: Avery Six, Ajay Six, and Aden Six along with Pastor Howard

will be attending confirmation camp at Camp EWALU on Sunday July 8th and returning Friday, July 13th. Camp Ewalu’s website says Confirmation Camp “Youth and adult leaders will love these new adventures together including epic games, meaningful

campfires and worships, our High Ropes Challenge Course, a camping-canoeing trip on the Turkey River, and active Bible studies led by highly devoted, fun-loving counselors.

Grow in faith while adventuring with new friends in the great outdoors. You'll experience the grace you’ve been learning about in new ways, together in this action-packed week of Christian community.” The theme is the same as Immanuel’s Ewalu Day Camp AND the

ELCA National Youth Gathering in Houston: “This Changes Everything” from Ephesians 2:8 “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.”. We will meet at the church at 1 p.m. on the 8th to begin our awesome weeklong journey at camp. Camp concludes with a sharing of the week’s highlights at 2 pm on the 13th. Thank you again to everyone who has supported these young men either

financially and/or through prayer; your support is deeply appreciated. It costs $479 to send each confirmand to a week at camp ~ a faith deepening experience they will never

forget!