Emanuel Lutheran Church

November 2019

Enlightener

Sunday Worship Service 9 a.m.

Michael Holman, LLM

(231)824-6757 (cell)

holmi@1fj.com

Emanuel Lutheran Church: 906-942-7245

emanuel@tds.net www.be-Lutheran.org

Emanuel Lutheran Church of Skandia , ELCA

1894-2019

Celebrating 125 Years

Growing in God’s Grace

Council Members

Sandi Ruotsi

Mary Lou Behrens

Jolene Kokko

Betsy Koski

Jane Sims

Jesse Kainulainen

Dan Bahrman

Christian Education

Betsy Koski ~ Confirmation

Leah Kainulainen , Karen Maki ~

Sunday School

Sandi Ruotsi ~ Adult Forum

Office

Jolene Kokko ~ Office Assistant

Michael Holman, LLM

(231)824-6757 (cell) Email: holmi@1fj.com

Office Hours: Mon. & Thurs. 9AM-2PM

Committee Leaders

Sandi Ruotsi ~ Council

President

Barb Bach ~ Stewardship

Sarah Kimball ~ Outreach

Betsy Koski ~ Christian

Education

Betsy Koski ~ 125th

Anniversary Committee

Leah Kainulainen ~ Youth

Mission

Jane Sims ~ Worship &

Music

Roger Kimball ~ Building

& Property

Pam Bahrman~ Cemetery

Business Manager

The deadline for submitting

Information for the December

Enlightener is Sunday,

November 24.

Emanuel Lutheran Church has both a

Face Book Page and website! Catch

up on upcoming and past events, our

monthly calendar and Enlightener

newsletters at:

www.be-lutheran.org

Congregational Leadership

Sunday Worship Service is at 9 a.m.

through February

Sunday School & Adult Forum at 10:15 a.m.

Date Acolyte Ushers Lector

11/03 Tiffany Ridolphi Tom & Barb Bach Ronda Barr

11/10 Hailey Ridolphi Roger & Sarah Kimball Barb Bach

11/17 Luke Kainulainen Dale Weingartner & Richard Cooke Patti Bergdahl

11/24 Tiffany Ridolphi Donna Oliver & Sandi Ruotsi Sally Weingartner

November 9– Roger Kimball

November 11-Nicole Mackey

November 11-Jane Sims

November 13-Tom Bach

November 15-Laurie Beau-

champ

November 19-Dave Pelto

November 22-Mary Alice Smith

November 24-Bambi Swetich

November 29-Lois Kokko

November 29-Jim Bellows

November 19-Dave & Bonnie

Pelto

~ Thanks to Those Who Serve~

Birthday Blessings

Anniversary Blessings

Thank you to Toni Peterson for

sponsoring the November worship

bulletins in honor of Keith.

Friends of the Risen Christ, grace and peace to you.

November already, hard to believe that this year is moving by so quickly, yet

November has indeed arrived. What a marvelous time of year this is. We get to

set our clocks back an hour, reclaiming that time that we lost all those months

ago. We have seen the first snowfalls (yes, I know that not everyone embraces

that) blanket our land with a clean palate waiting on us to paint a new picture.

Many of our feathered friends have left town as well as our human friends, to

find warmer climes to live in. The harvest has been mostly collected storing up

the earths bounty that we might enjoy its flavors and scents in the months to

come. Yards are cleaned up and put to rest a chance to recover from the hot and

sometimes wet days of summer and fall. November is a time of the year that we

all can find time for celebration, to rejoice in the things we have received.

In the coming days people will gather together in this celebration. Camps will fill

with family and friends renewing old stories and making new ones. Our kitchens

will smell of varied spices as our favorite meals and desserts are prepared, once

again to share in the bounty that surrounds us. We start the month celebrating

the Saints that have gone before us, remembering their faithfulness and

dedication. Our praise and thanksgiving is offered as we enjoy the fruits of the

harvest at a meal set as if it were for royalty. At the end of this month the

celebration continues as we offer all praise honor and glory to the one that

makes all this celebration possible, Jesus the Christ, Lord and King of all.

While we gather, celebrate and enjoy the fellowship we have the food that is

plentiful and the joy we find in our lives let us also be aware of those who may

not be able to see all the wonderful things that surround us. Be ready to come to

the aid of those in need share in the bounty that is of this earth and invite them

into communion with us. Reach out in love and kindness offering peace and

happiness to those who might be struggling. In other words, keep on doing the

good that you do and in that let us gives thanks to the Lord our God.

One whole month of celebration and thanksgiving, LETS DO THIS!

Peace and blessings,

Michael

Thank you to all that walked in the annual

Crop Walk for hunger in October. Emanuel

raised $175 dollars of the $8,546.77 made.

25% of the money raised stays for the local

St. Vincent DePaul pantries of Marquette

County and NMU’s Food Pantry, and the re-

maining helps to care for the hungry of the

world. Thank you for supporting this ministry

for hunger.

Know a family or individual who would benefit from gathering with

other adoptive/foster families? If so, please encourage them to join us

at Fortune Lake Lutheran Camp for a weekend of community building,

learning, and family time, November 1-3 for the Adoptive and Foster

Family Retreat.

Finally tackle that project that's been hanging around at Fortune

Lake's Unfinished Objects Retreat , November 13-15. We'll provide

the warm, comfortable work space with a fireplace, the camaraderie,

and the food. You bring that project, and cross it off your list for

good! The retreat runs from Friday at 6 p.m. to Sunday at 11 a.m. The

$90 registration fee includes all meals, programming, and lodging.

Registration is open now through November 7. For more information

on both of these upcoming events visit the website

www.fortunelake.org.

As part of our outreach ministry we are helping the

Sawyer Elementary School weekend food backpack

program by collecting food items that children in need

can take home food for the weekend called PAW PACKS.

The shopping cart in the fellowship hall is now our

collection vessel! Items include: packaged cereal cups, crackers,

granola bars, fruit/applesauce cups, pop tarts, oatmeal packets,

pudding cups, ramen, fruit cups. Pick up the list in the fellowship hall.

After the bazaar we will have a hat and mitten tree for those in need

of this outdoor gear. As the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons

approach, the outreach ministry of giving food baskets with a

complete holiday meal to families in need will be happening. If you

know of a family in our community in need of one, please let either

myself or Michael know. This annual outreach project is made

possible by Thrivent Grants, donations from our congregation, and

help from volunteers to shop for and pack the baskets. Thank you!

Sarah Kimball

Walking Together Synod Event

You are invited to a mini-Festival of Congrega-

tional Renewal. This event in each conference

will include leadership training, address current

concerns, equip you for the future, and offer the

blessing of being church with other congregations in your area. Our

(Conference 8) gathering will be held at Bethany Lutheran Church in

Ishpeming, Thursday, November 7, 5:30-8pm, (meal at 5:30pm.)

There is no cost to attend, but having an expected count is helpful

by November 4. Talk with Michael for any questions you may have

and if you will be attending this exciting event!

Annual Holiday Bazaar and Quilt Sale

Update

It’s that time of the year again with the Annual

Bazaar and Quilt Sale coming Saturday,

November 23, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. It is a big under-

taking and it can’t get done without everyone’s help! We en-

courage you to donate homemade crafts, jams/jellies, baked

goods, and soup/sandwiches for the bazaar. The sign up for help

the day of the bazaar, donations of soups & sandwiches, bake

sale goodies, and set-up & clean-up is on the kitchen counter in

the fellowship hall. Another way to help is sell raffle tickets for

the beautiful quilt and other homemade crafts. One half of this

year’s proceeds will go towards the new roof that was installed

this past summer at Emanuel. THANK YOU again for everyone’s

help to make this year’s bazaar another success!

Anniversary mementos are still available as we continue to celebrate

the 125th year of Emanuel’s founding! They are available in the office

and are also on display during fellowship following worship on

Sundays. Cookbooks are $7, mugs $6 and several notecards depicting

Emanuel through the years and seasons are also available for $1 each.

If you would like to purchase any of these great items, or have any

questions, contact the office by calling 942-7245 or email at

emanuel@tds.net.

You are invited to join us for our Thanksgiving

Worship Service on Tuesday, November 26 at

6:30 p.m. This special worship of giving thanks

helps us focus on the many blessings we have

received from God. We hope you can attend.

Annual Bazaar Raffle

We Need Your Help!

The annual bazaar raffle will include the

beautiful quilt with angel wings,

displayed in the fellowship hall made and

donated by Connie (Arnett) Ritter. The

quilt won First Place and Best of Show at

the Marquette County Fair this August!

There also is a stained glass piece made

by Donna Oliver, a wooden burl lamp made by Carol Wolf, an

embroidered framed picture made by Sarah Kimball, a 16” X 20”

framed photo of Carp River Falls by Gayle Marjaniemi, a decorated

and hand painted wooden sled by Pearl Larson and a fres , mixed

evergreen Christmas wreath. Our goal is to sell all 1000 tickets at $1.

Thank you for helping make this annual fundraiser a success and

thank you to all that donated the wonderful prizes!

Help Support a New Program for Cognitively

Impaired Persons called

BEYOND 26

With a Pie Social ~ Pie, Ice Cream, Coffee ~ $5

Saturday, November 9, 1-3 p.m.

at Christ the King Lutheran Church

440 County Road 571, West Ishpeming

Fall Craft Show Bethany Lutheran Church ~550 Cherry Street, Negaunee

Stop in to shop our handmade items & enjoy chili & sloppy joes for lunch!

Saturday, November 16, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

All proceeds raised go to the Women’s Center/Harbor House

Dear Members of Emanuel,

I would like to greet you in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. I

would like to express a word of thanks for your donation of $200

to help children with intellectual disability. It was really a great

help to these children and you have touched them, and may al-

mighty God bless you all.

Your donation will help some of these children to get health

insurance since they do not have. This has been one of my

challenges because some of them have pneumonia, and other

health issues. There are 215 children and each one needs health

insurance of 50,400Tsh ($225 per year). Also some of them are

underweight and hence we have to give them food supplements

every day. This year 25 children have increased their weight and

this makes me happy.

We have repaired 4 wheel chairs and bought special shoes for

those who are not able to walk. We bought 5 pairs of shoes and

still more special shoes are needed. Each pair costs 145,000TSsh

($50). We need 15 more pairs of shoes.

These are some of the needs for these children. Also to get

money to pay for the staff who are taking care of children.

Once more, I want to say thank you very much, and I welcome

you to help us in this ministry.

Rev. Anna Makyao, Coordinator of BCC

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Northern Diocese

Homemade Soup & Sandwich Lunch

Fresh Wreaths (Pre-orders also taken until November 1,

$25, 24 inch, mixed evergreens: 942-7245)

Handmade Quilts & Crafts

Cardamom Bread, Baked Goods, Candies, Peanut Brittle,

Jams and Jellies

Raffle Items: Handmade Quilt, Stained Glass Piece,

Hand Embroidered Picture, Burl Lamp, Framed Photo,

Hand Painted Decorative Sled, Fresh Christmas Wreath

(Raffle License # R55650)

50% of proceeds will go towards the new roof at Emanuel.

Thrivent Financial has provided a generous grant to support this event.

For more information: 942-7245 www.be-lutheran.org

Saturday, November 23, 2019 9am-2pm

ANNUAL HOLIDAY BAZAAR & QUILT SALE

Emanuel Lutheran Church

9812 US HWY 41 ~ Skandia

November 2019

Office Hours: Monday & Thursday 9am-2pm~ Michael

Wednesday & Friday 10am-2pm~Jolene

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