Pray for our Members: Tom Anderson, Mary Gwen Barrington, Robert Barrington, Ann Bird, Donna Brucato, Patricia Daugherty, Midge Holmes, Otis Jarvie, Julie Quinn, Shari

Verduin, and Jerry Welton.

Pray for our Friends: Hunter Bowman, Dan Cabanaw, Tom Keson, Adam Murphy, Cheryl Noll, William Schlegel, Jamie Spore, Heather Sturr, John Sturr, Deedra Thurow, Mandy White.

Pray for those at home: Robert Bahr, Charles & Betty Hargreaves, Lorraine Keson, Wilma Keson, Marilyn Marrison, Bruce Nelson, John Quinn, Milan (Bud) and Dorothy Reed, Jonah Schmidt, Geraldine Schultz.

Pray for those in care facilities: Loraine Emms, Betsy Levandoski, Helen Nelson, Marie Taylor.

Pray for our Armed Forces, especially our members: Army – Tad Reed, Christian Boomgaard; National Guard - Jeremy Horstman, Jordan Martz.

Pray for our Veterans, especially those suffering from the wounds of war.

Pray for our Parish Family: our area churches and our Synod, as well as churches throughout the United States and the world, especially Trinity Lutheran Church in Manton and Administrative Pastor Rosanne Anderson.

To submit a prayer request, call the Parish office at 843-3686 or fill out a prayer request card during Sunday worship. Your intention will be held in prayer for 30 days. For immediate prayers in a crisis situation, you may activate the Emanuel Prayer Chain by calling Stephanie Sundholm at 843-8320.

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE, Tuesday, October 20th, 12:00 PM to 5:45 PM, St Simons Church, Family Center, 702 E Bryant Rd, Ludington. Sponsored by Ludington Knights of Columbus. For info or appointment, visit redcrossblood.org (sponsor code: KofC Ludington) or call 1-800-733-2767.

TOPICAL BIBLE STUDY at Bethany Lutheran Church, Wednesday mornings at 10:00 AM. Please come and join the group, led by Pastor Bill Huether, for this informal, informative study. For more information, call Shelly at 843-8711.

MASON COUNTY MOBILE FOOD PANTRY at Cornerstone Baptist Church on the third Tuesday of each month from 10:00 AM to noon. For more information, contact Betsy Reed at betsyr@wmcmhs.org or 231-843-7285.

HELP MINISTRY: Individuals (or couples) willing to volunteer should call HELP at 843-6811 or visit us online at help@help-ministry.org.

Community Corner

FALL/WINTER OFFICE HOURS:

From now until Memorial Day weekend, the Parish Office will be open Monday-Thursday from 9:30 AM until 4:30 PM. (Closed for lunch from Noon until 12:30.) The office is closed on Fridays throughout

Do you have a favorite hymn? Haven’t heard it in a while?

We are working on a website link that will allow you to request hymns that help engage you in worship. Until that link is up

and running, please feel free to email your hymn suggestions to the Parish Office at emanuellutheranludington@gmail.com. While we cannot guarantee that your selection will be used immediately, we will make every effort to include it when the message of that hymn is appropriate to the week’s liturgy.

In honor of the 50 Year Anniversary of Ordination of

The Reverend B. Douglas Niemi the congregations of Bethany Lutheran Church

and Victory Trinity Lutheran Church invite you to share with them

a Service of Prayer and Celebration Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 10:30 AM

at Bethany Lutheran Church 1101 S Madison Street, Ludington.

A luncheon reception in the parish hall of Bethany will follow the service. Please RSVP by October 18th to: Shelly at shelly@bethanlutheranchurch.us or by phone to Phyllis at 231-757-4332 or Norma at 231-757-2315. You have participated, supported and have been a blessing in Pastor Niemi’s growth in ministry with God and as a Lutheran pastor. Your participation in this celebration would be a gift. If you cannot attend, we hope you will take a moment to jot a note, share a memory and email or send it to the church address above. Address it to Pastor Niemi.

HELP US CELEBRATE! Our Pastor, Mick Shriver, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood this month (October 15). In honor of that occasion, he has requested and received permission for both his pastoral families, Emanuel and Grace, to join in a very special combined worship service next Sunday, October 18th at 9:30 AM at Emanuel. We will be celebrating in the Episcopal tradition, with both organ and piano, combined choirs, and a chanted Eucharistic service*. Please join us in this special time of celebration and fellowship.

*Incense will be used at the altar.

LADIES OUT TO LUNCH—

12 noon, Tuesday, October 13 at

Luciano’s. Join the ladies of the ELCA

for lunch and fellowship!

Ladies

The Annual Thanksgiving Day Community Dinner will be held at Emanuel Lutheran Church on Thursday, November 26, 2015 from noon until 2:00 p.m.

Vicki Dorrell has graciously agreed to chair the event once again. Thank you, Vicki! As is our custom, we will be collecting cans of fruit pie filling for the LHS Home Economics Dept to make pies for the meal. Please bring your donations to the church by October 25th and place them under the shelf in the Narthex. Thank you!

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“Celebrating and faithfully sharing God’s love within and beyond the walls of our church.”

At Emanuel This Week

Sunday October11—20th Sunday after Pentecost 8:45 AM “Discovery” Bible Study with Pr. Mick 9:00 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM Word & Sacrament 5:00 PM Confirmation Class 8:00 PM AA Meeting (Downstairs)

Monday October 12—-Columbus Day 10:00 AM Staff Meeting

Tuesday October 13 5:30 PM Council Meeting 8:00 PM AA Meeting (Downstairs)

Wednesday October 14 11:00 AM Prayer Group

Thursday October 15—Pr. Mick’s 10th Anniversary 8:30 AM Men’s Breakfast at Brenda’s Café 7:00 PM Choir/Rehearsal for 10/18 service 8:00 PM AA Meeting (Downstairs)

Upcoming Events

Sunday October18—21st Sunday after Pentecost 8:45 AM “Discovery” Bible Study with Pr. Mick 9:00 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM Word & Sacrament 5:00 PM Confirmation Class/Youth Group 8:00 PM AA Meeting (Downstairs)

Emanuel Lutheran Church, ELCA

Sunday Worship: 9:30 AM

SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES are broadcast each week on public TV, Channel 190. Tune in on Tuesday at 11:00 am, Thursday at 7:00 pm, or Sunday afternoon at 3:00 pm. Please note: the Sunday broadcast is delayed by one week.

YOUTH NEWS

Please join us for fellowship & hospitality in Luther Hall immediately following worship.

For more information on youth activities, contact Megan at Maltbie.m@gmail.com

CONFIRMATION CLASS meets on Sunday

evenings at 5:00 PM.

October 1, 2015

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

In 2002 we started getting involved in the White Pine Village “Adopt a Building Program.” It began with Lutheran Brotherhood, and continued even after they merged with Thrivent.

Back in 2012 Emanuel Lutheran Church made a commitment to the White Pine Village “Adopt a Building Program.” Council approved to donate $50 a year and approved for us to seek 9 others that would like to make a donation of $50. With a total of $500 each year this allows us to become a part of this wonderful program.

Did you know that Emanuel had donated the old Baptismal Font to the Chapel? We thought this would be a wonderful way for Emanuel to help in the preservation of our history. The adopting of the Chapel seems so fitting. The White Pine Village “Adopt a Building Program” started in 1993, and has been a wonderful source of revenue and support for keeping the buildings in excellent repair.

We enjoy representing Emanuel with this outreach program and we thank everyone for their support.

Forever indebted to God’s grace and mercy, Jim and Sandy Bloom

A rather new tradition here at Emanuel is to read the names of our departed family and friends during communion at our Service on All Saints Sunday, November 1st.

We request that you provide names no later than 3:00PM on Wednesday, October 28th. Any member of our parish family who passed away since All Saints Day, 2014 will automatically be placed on the list.

Additional names may be submitted by emailing to the Parish Office, emanuellutheranludington@gmail.com, calling the office (843-3686), or in writing by dropping this form into the offering basket today.

Please provide this information: the name of each person and guidance on pronunciation for those with unusual names.

Please Print: Your Name: _________________________________________ Names of those you wish to have read aloud: 1. _______________________________________ 2. _______________________________________ 3. _______________________________________ Pronunciation Notes if needed: _________________________________________ _________________________________________ *You may clip and return this form with your request, or pick up a separate form from the half-shelf in the Narthex. Completed forms may be left in the Parish Office or placed in the offering basket. Thank you.

Sign by the door of the Chapel. “Adopted by Emanuel Lutheran Church.”

THANK YOU on behalf of West Shore Pregnancy Care Center for your very generous giving to Baby Bottle Boomerang! You gave over and above my expectations. Your generosity will really help these women and young families in crisis. Again, thank you, Carolyn Fitch WSPCC Volunteer Client Advisor & Church Representative for Emanuel Lutheran Church