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THE IMMANUEL HERALD PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH 5701 Loch Raven Boulevard

Baltimore, md 21239 Visit Immanuel’s website www.immanuellutheran.org

May 2019

DIVINE SERVICE AT IMMANUEL

May 5 Third Sunday of Easter

Acts 9:1-22 The conversion of Saul

Revelation 5(1-7) 8-14 “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain.”

John 21:1-14 (15-19) Jesus appears to the disciples as they fish.

May 12 Fourth Sunday of Easter

Acts 20:17-35 Keep watch over the flock.

Revelation 7:9-17 “The Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd.”

John 10:22-30 “My sheep listen to my voice.”

May 19 Fifth Sunday of Easter

Acts 11:1-8 “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”

Revelation 21:1-7 “I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem.”

John 16:12-22 or When the Spirit comes, He will guide you into all truth.

John 13:31-35 Love one another.

May 26 Sixth Sunday of Easter

Acts 16:9-15 Paul travels to Macedonia and meets Lydia.

Revelation 21:9-14, 21-27 The glory of the New Jerusalem

John 16:23-33 or “I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”

John 5:1-9 Jesus heals the paralyzed man at Bethesda.

Ministry Notes

CEMETERY SUMMER SERVICES

Our Summer Services at Immanuel's Cemetery will begin

June 2nd. The address is 2809 Grindon Ave. The Services

will begin at 8am.

VICAR VACATION

Vicar Bob will be taking time off memorial weekend to visit

his family in Indianapolis. He will be out of the office from

May 23rd to May 28th. He is looking forward to spending time

with family and friends.

FLEA MARKET AT IMMANUEL – SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 8 AM

UNTIL 1 PM

The Board of Lay Ministry and the Immanuel Compassion

Center will come together and sponsor a Flea Market at

Immanuel on Saturday, June 1 from 8 AM until 1 PM. Our

Flea Market will take place on both the upper lot off of Loch

Raven Blvd and on the lower lot adjacent to Nasco Place.

We anticipate that participation will be sufficient so that

both spaces would be utilized. Members and friends are

invited to set up a table at a cost of $10 per table.

Participants would be asked to bring their own table(s) to

the site and set up within the space designated. You can

reserve your space for a table by calling Laura at the church

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office (410-435-6861) or by sending an email to

ilcadmin@immanuellutheran.org. The $10 participation fee

can then be sent to or dropped off at the church office.

We are also inviting our ministry partners to participate

which include Mt. Zion Church, the Eritrean church, Wings,

the Loch Raven Improvement Association, and Mr. Robert

Madden. We will also invite folks working over at Good

Samaritan Hospital to participate, pending approval of

promoting the Flea Market within the hospital as well as to

publicize our Flea Market at other neighborhood churches.

Please sign up for your table space early as we are

anticipating that space will be sold out prior to June 1.

We consider the Flea Market as an outreach opportunity.

Volunteers are needed to greet people who attend and be

willing to speak to them about ministry at Immanuel. We

hope to be able to provide those who are interested with an

opportunity to walk through our sanctuary and the

compassion center space so that they might better

understand our local ministry efforts.

Please reserve your table space not later than Tuesday, May

28. Don’t want to sponsor a table? Please volunteer as

someone who might help prepare and distribute the hot

dogs and snack food that we plan to provide at no cost to

our guests that day. Or, volunteer to man the “Immanuel

Outreach Table” and distribute information about our

church and compassion center and/or perhaps take folks on

a walk through of our church. We will also need help with

the set up and clean up for the Flea Market. Volunteer by

calling or writing to the church office and leaving your name

and how you can help. We hope to see you there as a table

sponsor or volunteer helper. Questions? Call the church

office and someone will get back to you. See you on June 1!

VBS IS COMING – JUNE 24-28, 6-8:30 pm

Volunteers are needed as follows:

Sponsors (cost per child is about $25)

4 Teachers and aides – Please specify age level preferred.

You are welcome to help one day or all five. You can do one

job or more.

3 Craft helpers

3 Food Service aides

4 Setup and clean-up servers

3 Sign-in leaders

We anticipate at least 65 children this year. Come and see a

week of tremendous momentous mission at Immanuel!

The first Volunteer meeting is scheduled for Sunday, March

31st following the worship service. Additional meetings

coming in May and June.

COMPASSION CENTER UPDATE

Immanuel’s Compassion center continues to be a blessing

for our community. We have been making weekly deposits

for the past month. This demonstrates we are getting a

stronger community presence as people are coming to our

center to shop. We made new flyers to hand out to our

neighbors, and some were passed out last month. We may

have another new volunteer join us here in May. God

continues to work in and through our compassion center for

the Loch Raven community. For more information on the

compassion center see Vicar Bob.

CHRISTIAN CONCERT RESCHEDULED FOR JULY 27TH

The Christian concert with Vicar Bob’s friend Todd Finney,

from Minneapolis is postponed till the last Saturday of July,

July 27th at 3:00 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church. He was

not cleared for traveling out to Baltimore in March. We look

forward to having him out in July, and hope you will come

listen and learn from Todd Finney. He will be playing some of

his music and sharing a little bit of his testimony.

CHURCH FLOWERS

If you would like a special arrangement, the procedure is to

call Denise Waicker at (443) 981-0019 or

Denisewaicker@mac.com. Denise needs to know the date

you select and the statement you want to include so that

she can order the flowers for that Sunday. The cost is $20.00

for a Special Arrangement and $40.00 for Altar Flowers. Pay

by cash or check (made payable to the “Altar Guild”) and

give to Denise Waicker in person or mail checks via the

postal service.

Birthdays: Anniversaries:

5 Grant Huhra 7 Elizabeth & Courtney Nobbs

Yetunde Tenabe 15 David & Jeanne Pfitzinger

8 Veronica Hylton 17 Charles & Susan Libby

10 Antonia Clarke Gail & William Mauldin

12 Kormassas Obedekah 20 Johnson & Aminata Momo

Denise Waicker 24 Timothy & Sara Bardzik

14 Katherine Weidner

17 Jerry Ruble

21 Elizabeth Lassahn

23 Sadayah Momo

25 Lenny Harper

26 Dorothy Friant

30 Raymond Ward

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PRAYER REQUESTS:

- Bradley Will, who is being treated for cancer

- Elsie Johnson, who is ill

- Coreathia Davis

- Kent Glindemann, who has health problems

Community News

Calvary Lutheran Church is seeking to fill a position: Early

Childhood Learning Center Director. If you are interested in

finding out more about this position, please call the church

secretary, Mrs. Merendino, at 410-426-4301 and/or email a

resume to secretary@calvarylutherancs.org. Thank you for

your interest, and we look forward to speaking with you.

Calvary Early Childhood Learning Center (CECLC)

Director: CECLC is a year-round program approved by

the Maryland State Department of Education for

children ages 2-5 and operates Monday-Friday, 6 am-6

pm. The director manages day-to-day activities,

supervises staff, sets instructional objectives, builds

rapport with parents, and facilitates the efficient

operation of the center.

Concordia Prep News

The Saints Athletic Booster Club at Concordia Prep School

(formerly Baltimore Lutheran School) will be holding two fun

events. Saints Athletic Booster Club Corn Hole Tournament

will be held on May 11, 2019 form 3-8 pm at Concordia Prep.

Food and beverages will also be available. Saints Athletic

Booster Club Golf Tournament and dinner will be held on

June 14, 2019 at Greystone Golf Course at 12:00 pm. All are

welcome! Both events will benefit the student-athletes at

Concordia Prep School. For more information, please visit

www.saintsathleticboosterclub.org

CHURCH VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE

Altar Guild Lay Reader Liturgist

Communion

Assistant

May 5 Laura Pickering/

Veronica Hylton

Steve Heemann Steve Heemann Sylvanus Ibenana

May 12 Ted Henn Mark Smith Albert Lietzau IV

May 19 Elaine Schwab/

Sally Hermann

Carolyn Henn Rick McDonnell Albert Lietzau V

May 26 Mary Ruble Ted Henn Sylvanus Ibenana

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May 2019

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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10 am-12 pm

Compassion Center

5 Third Sunday of Easter

9 am Bible Study & Sunday School

10 am Worship, Holy Communion

11:30 am Board of Lay Ministry Meeting

11:45 am New Zion Ministries

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7:15 pm

Choir Rehearsal

Agape Group (Ray

Spitznas)

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10 am-12 pm

Compassion Center

10 am – 2 pm

The Real Wings (Fellowship

Hall)

12 Fourth Sunday of Easter (Mother’s Day)

9 am Bible Study & Sunday School

10 am Worship, Holy Communion

11:30 am Bible Study w/ Vicar

11:45 am New Zion Ministries

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7:15 pm

Choir Rehearsal

Agape Group (Ray

Spitznas)

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6 pm

Finance Committee

Meeting

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7 pm

Church Council

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5 pm

Fashion Show

Setup

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10 am-12 pm

Compassion Center

3-5 pm

Real Wings Annual Fashion

Show (Fellowship Hall)

19 Fifth Sunday of Easter

7 am Sunrise Service (Cemetery)

9 am Bible Study & Sunday School

10 am Worship, Holy Communion

11:30 am Bible Study w/ Vicar

11:45 am New Zion Ministries

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IMMANUEL HERALD

ARTICLES DUE

7:15 pm

Choir Rehearsal

Agape Group (Ray

Spitznas)

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6:30 pm

Adult Bible Study

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10 am-12 pm

Compassion Center

26 Sixth Sunday of Easter

9 am Bible Study & Sunday School

10 am Worship, Holy Communion

11:30 am Bible Study w/ Vicar

11:45 am New Zion Ministries

27 Memorial Day

OFFICE CLOSED

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7 pm

Concordia 8th Grade

Affirmation Service

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