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Immanuel Lutheran Church
& University Student Center
2104 Bob Billings Parkway
Lawrence, Kansas 66049-2722
(785) 843-0620 ♦(785) 843-1576 (fax)
[email protected]
website: ImmanuelLawrence.org
A Stephen Ministry Congregation
First Sunday
of Christmas
December 28, 2014
Pastor: Rev. Randall L. Weinkauf
Worship Services at 8:30AM & 11:00AM
Sunday School & Bible Classes (all ages) at 9:45AM
Our Mission: To share God’s love in Jesus Christ by word and deed.
We Warmly Welcome You to Our Worship Services:
We welcome all visitors and pray that our worship will provide an opportunity for you to experience God’s
love. We invite you to return and share in our mission and ministry for our Savior.
Attendance Registration Books:
Please fill out the attendance registration book found in the hymnal holders on the backs of the pews and
chairs. Print neatly using complete name and address. Pass it down your row; after everyone has filled it
out, return it to the center isle to be collected by the ushers.
Holy Communion:
We proclaim that the body and blood of Christ are present with the bread and wine in the Sacrament for the forgiveness of sins and recommitment of our lives. Those able to examine themselves,
accept Jesus as their Savior, confess their sins, and acknowledge his true presence in the Sacrament
are welcome to partake. Holy Communion is offered with both common and individual cups (8:30 AM).
If you desire the common cup, wait for the server to bring it. The common cup is filled with wine. The
individual cups also have wine, except for the inner ring of cups in the serving tray, which hold white
grape juice. Gluten-free wafers are available. If you have questions, please speak to the Pastor. If you
would like assistance to the altar during communion, speak to an usher.
Nursery and Infant Care Rooms:
Nursery care is available for children under four years of age from 8:15am – 12:15pm on first floor; take
south elevator from narthex to first floor. The Infant Care Room with a changing table and rocker is located in Classroom 13 on the sanctuary level (second floor). Additional changing tables are available on the
sanctuary level in the family and men’s restrooms, in the women’s restroom located across the hall from
the Nursery in the lower level, and women’s restroom on the same floor as the Activity Center.
Sunday School:
Visitors: If you are visiting today and your child would like to attend Sunday school, please bring the child
to Rooms 14 and 15, east of the sanctuary where they will be directed to the appropriate classroom.
Fellowship Between Services:
Please join us for refreshments and socializing in the Activity Center. Thank you!
Special Needs:
Visual: Large print service folders services are available.
Worship service folders are available in Braille upon request.
Hearing: Hand held amplification receivers with ear pieces are available at the usher’s table.
Mobility: Spaces in the center aisle next to the short pews in the sanctuary are reserved for wheelchairs,
scooters and seated walkers. In addition, two wheelchairs are available for use in the building. One is
located on first floor of the west accessible entrance near the elevator; the second is located in the coat rack
of the narthex near the sanctuary.
Please ask an usher to assist you if needed.
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INTRODUCTION
In the psalm, all the natural world praises God, including all humanity, male and female, young
and old. The voices of Simeon and 84-year-old Anna join the chorus today, recognizing what God
is doing in Jesus. Simeon’s song is often sung after communion, for we have seen God’s
salvation in the assembled community and have held Jesus in our hands in the bread. Then, like
the prophet Anna, we speak of Jesus to all who look for the healing of the world.
The Holy Innocents, Martyrs
This day commemorates the young children killed by Herod in Bethlehem in his jealous attempt to
murder the baby Jesus, a sobering reminder of the evil that led Christ to be born for our salvation.
PRE-SERVICE MUSIC
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Stand
GATHERING HYMN
Hymn 389
“Let All Together Praise Our God,” stanzas 1-6
GATHERING
INVOCATION
P: In the name of the Father, and of the  Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
CONFESSION
P: God of all mercy and consolation, come to the help of your people, turning us from our sin to
live for you alone. Give us the power of your Holy Spirit that we may confess our sin, receive your
forgiveness, and grow into the fullness of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C: Amen.
P: Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
Silence for reflection.
P: Most merciful God,
C: we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned
against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left
undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as
ourselves. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us,
and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your
holy name. Amen.
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P: In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God
forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of the church of Christ, and by his
authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the
Father, and of the  Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
GREETING
P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit
be with you all.
C: And also with you.
HYMN OF PRAISE
Hymn 389
“Let All Together Praise Our God,” stanza 7
PRAYER OF THE DAY
P: Let us pray. Almighty God, you wonderfully created the dignity of human nature and yet
more wonderfully restored it. In your mercy, let us share the divine life of the one who came to
share our humanity, Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord.
C: Amen.
P: We remember today, O God, the slaughter of the innocent children of Bethlehem by order of
King Herod. Receive into the arms of your mercy all innocent victims. By your great might
frustrate the designs of evil tyrants and establish your rule of justice, love, and peace, through
Jesus Christ, our savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God,
now and forever.
C: Amen.
Sit
WORD
FIRST READING—Isaiah 61:10—62:36
(Please see the back page of this worship folder.)
To the people who returned to Jerusalem after the exile, the prophet proclaims that the Lord's salvation will
fully come to pass. Jerusalem will become a shining light to the nations and righteousness and praise will
spring up as surely as the earth puts forth vegetation.
After the reading:
A: The word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
PSALMODY—Psalm 148
P: Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
C: praise him in the heights!
P: Praise him, all his angels;
C: praise him, all his host!
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P:
C:
P:
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Praise him, sun and moon;
praise him, all you shining stars!
Praise him, you highest heavens,
and you waters above the heavens!
P:
C:
P:
C:
Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for he commanded and they were created.
He established them forever and ever;
he fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed.
P:
C:
P:
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Praise the Lord from the earth,
you sea monsters and all deeps,
fire and hail, snow and frost,
stormy wind fulfilling his command!
P:
C:
P:
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Mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars!
Wild animals and all cattle,
creeping things and flying birds!
P:
C:
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Kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth!
Young men and women alike,
old and young together!
P: Let them praise the name of the Lord,
C: for his name alone is exalted;
his glory is above earth and heaven.
P: He has raised up a horn for his people,
C: praise for all his faithful,
for the people of Israel who are close to him.
P: Praise the Lord!
P: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
C: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
SECOND READING—Galatians 4:4-7
(Please see the back page of this worship folder.)
Paul seeks to show the Galatians that the purpose of Christ's birth was to liberate us from the law's
condemnation so that we would be fully adopted into God's family as sons and daughters.
After the reading:
A: The word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
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Stand
GOSPEL—Luke 1:26-38
(Please see the final page of this worship folder.)
Luke's narrative continues with stories that emphasize Jesus'
connection to Judaism. His family is devout in its observance of
the law, and Jesus himself is recognized as one who will bring
glory to Israel.
Before the reading:
P: The holy gospel according to Luke.
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
After the reading:
P: The gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
Sit
SERMON
HYMN OF THE DAY
“In His Temple Now Behold Him”
[Tune: Regent Square, LSB 367]
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Words: Henry J. Pye, 1825-1903, alt. Public domain.
Tune: Henry T. Smart, 1813-1879. Public domain.
Stand
NICENE CREED
C: We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary
and became truly human.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
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PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
P: Rejoicing in the light of Christ that shines upon us, we pray for the church, the world, and all
according to their needs.
After each petition:
P: Lord, in your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.
The prayers conclude:
P: Hear the hopes and prayers of our hearts, O God, and magnify our joy at the birth of your
Light among us, Jesus Christ our Savior.
C: Amen.
Sit
GATHERING OF OFFERINGS
OFFERTORY
RECEIVING OF OFFERINGS
GATHERING OF ATTENDANCE SHEETS
(All members, visitors, and guests are asked to sign the red Record of Fellowship and return
it to the end of the row.)
Stand
OFFERTORY PRAYER
P: Let us pray. Good and loving God, we rejoice in the birth of Jesus, who came among the
poor to bring the riches of your grace. As you have blessed us with your gifts, let them be
blessing for others. With the trees of the field, with all earth and heaven, we shout for joy at the
coming of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
C: Amen.
MEAL
PREFACE
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Lift up your hearts.
C: We lift them to the Lord.
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
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PROPER PREFACE
P: It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks
and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, through our Savior Jesus Christ. In the wonder and
mystery of the Word made flesh you have opened the eyes of faith to a new and radiant vision of
your glory, that beholding the God made visible, we may be drawn to love the God whom we
cannot see and so, with all the choirs of angels, with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven,
we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
P: Holy One, the beginning and the end, the giver of life:
Blessed are you for the birth of creation.
Blessed are you in the darkness and in the light.
Blessed are you for your promise to your people.
Blessed are you in the prophets' hopes and dreams.
Blessed are you for Mary's openness to your will.
Blessed are you for your Son Jesus,
the Word made flesh.
In the night in which he was betrayed,
our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks;
broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying:
Take and eat; this is my body, given for you.
Do this for the remembrance of me.
Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks,
and gave it for all to drink, saying:
This cup is the new covenant in my blood,
shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin.
Do this for the remembrance of me.
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P: Let us proclaim the mystery of faith:
C: Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.
P: With this bread and cup
we remember your Word dwelling among us,
full of grace and truth.
We remember our new birth in his death and resurrection.
We look with hope for his coming.
C: Come, Lord Jesus.
P: Holy God, we long for your Spirit.
Come among us.
Bless this meal.
May your Word take flesh in us.
Awaken your people.
Fill us with your light.
Bring the gift of peace on earth.
C: Come, Holy Spirit.
P: All praise and glory are yours,
Holy One of Israel,
Word of God incarnate,
Power of the Most High,
one God, now and forever.
C: Amen.
LORD’S PRAYER
C: Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
forever and ever. Amen.
INVITATION
P: Everyone who hungers, come to the table.
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LAMB OF GOD
Sit
DISTRIBUTION OF THE SACRAMENT
DISTRIBUTION HYMNS
Hymn 391
“Rejoice, Rejoice This Happy Morn”
Hymn 375
“Come, Your Hearts and Voices Raising”
Hymn 383
“A Great and Mighty Wonder”
Stand
POST-COMMUNION SONG
“Lord, Now Lettest Thou Thy Servant Depart in Peace (The Song of Simeon)”
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POST-COMMUNION PRAYER
P: Let us pray. Radiant God, with our eyes we have seen your salvation, and in this meal we
have feasted on your grace. May your Word take flesh in us, that we may be your holy people,
revealing your glory made known to us in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C: Amen.
SENDING
BENEDICTION
P: The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you.
The Lord look upon you with favor
and  give you peace.
C: Amen.
SENDING HYMN
Hymn 390
“Let Us All with Gladsome Voice”
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POST-SERVICE MUSIC
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:
 From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2014 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by
permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #44406.

New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National
Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
COMMEMORATIONS FOR THE WEEK
December 28—The Holy Innocents, Martyrs
The infant martyrs commemorated on this day were the children of
Bethlehem, two years old and younger, who were killed by Herod,
who worried that his reign was threatened by the birth of a new king.
Augustine called these innocents “buds, killed by the frost of
persecution the moment they showed themselves.” Those linked to
Jesus through their youth and innocence encounter the same
hostility Jesus encounters later in his ministry.
January 1—The Name of Jesus
The observance of the octave (eighth day) of Christmas has roots
in the sixth century. Until the recent past, Lutheran calendars called
this day “The Circumcision and Name of Jesus.” The emphasis on
circumcision is the older empha-sis. Every Jewish boy was
circumcised and formally named on the eighth day of life. Already in
his youth, Jesus bears the mark of a covenant that he makes new
through the shedding of his blood on the cross. That covenant, like
Jesus’ name, is a gift that marks the children of God. Baptized into
Christ, the church begins a new year in Jesus’ name.
January 2—Johann Konrad Wilhelm Loehe, renewer of the church,
died 1872
Loehe (approximate pronunciation: LAY-uh) was a pastor in
nineteenth-century Germany. From the small town of Neuen-dettelsau,
he sent pastors to North America, Australia, New Guinea, Brazil, and
the Ukraine. His work for a clear confessional basis within the Bavarian
church sometimes led to conflict with the ecclesiastical bureaucracy.
Loehe’s chief concern was that a congregation find its life in the holy
communion, and from that source evangelism and social ministries
would flow. Many Lutheran congregations in Michigan, Ohio, and Iowa
were either founded or influenced by missionaries sent by Loehe.
From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2014 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by
permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #44406.
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Please Join a Bible Study Group:
Tuesdays:
+ 4th Tues., LWML Women’s Bible Study, 7:00PM - Rm 205 (will meet in Jan.)
Thursdays:
+ 9:30 a.m., “The Story” — Rm 205 (begins Jan. 8)
Saturdays:
+ 8:00 a.m., Men’s Bible Study: “12 Ordinary Men”- Rm 205
Sunday Morning (10:00AM) - Adults/Students/Youth:
+ Adults - “Feed My Lambs” - AC
+ Youth - IFLY Bible Studies – Rm 105
+ iROCC - Middle Schoolers’ Class - Rm 205
OPPORTUNITIES THIS WEEK:
Dec. 28, 2014 – Jan. 4, 2015
S=Sanctuary LL= lower level LIB=library (Rm 23) AC= Activity Center
Youth/Campus Room=Rm 105 North Classroom= Rm 205
Today
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1st Sunday of Christmas
8:30 AM
Worship Service with Communion – S
9:45 AM
Sunday School & Bible Class – classrooms
11:00 AM
Worship Service with Communion – S
Monday
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11:00 PM
Faithfully Fit Forever – AC
Wednesday 31
11:00 PM
7:00 PM
Faithfully Fit Forever – AC
New Year’s Eve Service – Redeemer Lutheran,
2700 Lawrence Ave.
Thursday
1
New Year’s Day – Church Office Closed
Friday
2
11:00 PM
Saturday
3
8:00 AM
Faithfully Fit Forever – AC
Men’s Bible Study – Rm 205
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Sunday
4
2nd Sunday of Christmas
Red Wagon Food Collection
8:30 AM
Worship Service with Communion – S
9:45 AM
Sunday School & Bible Class – classrooms
11:00 AM
Worship Service with Communion – S
2 & 4pm
‘Bells on Tour’ – 2pm, Pioneer Ridge;
4pm, Med. Lodge in Eudora
5:00 PM
Young Families Gathering – AC
5:00 PM
Jr. Confirmation Classes – Rm 205
Prayer Requests
“A Praying Church Is a Growing Church”
Members/friends in retirement centers/nursing homes/at home:
John Bond—Brookside, Overbrook
Harold Galyardt – The Windsor
Rev. Richard Kaczor– Pioneer Ridge
Lois Llewellyn, Jo Lutz, Jim Schubert, Andy Siler – at home
Special Prayer Requests:
Boldness in our mission for Jesus to our community and world.
Families to attend worship and Bible Study, and faithfully bring children to Sunday School.
Protection and care for those in the military, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Our ministry to students, faculty, and staff of Kansas, Baker, and Haskell Universities.
For Healing:
For Eric and Sara Huerter
For the Larry Michel’s family
For Julie Hammer, daughter-in-law of Lou Hammer
For Nicholas Courtney, friend of Marek Koch
For Ken Lahm, father of David Lahm
For Lee Flachsbarth
For Justin McCandless
For Brian Nelson
For Crystal, sister-in-law of June Floyd
For Lois Capps
For Scott Andersen, friend of Dudley & Charlotte Karstensen
For Barb Wells, friend of Kristel Lewis
For Carol Haberstock, sister of JoAnn Siler
For Jo Lehman
For Jan Seal, friend of Christine Frese
For Lee Flachsbarth
For Fran Lucas, sister of Rick Lucas
For Lois Llewellyn
For Bob & Kate Freeland, friends of Marty & Sheila Couchman
For Mary, sister of Margaret Peterson
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For Jen Nigro
For Pr. Don Miller’s sister, Marilyn
For Karyn Bredehoft
For Cindy Morrison, sister of Sandra Studley
For Kriss Miller-Kruzel
For Comfort:
For the family of Naomi Ruth Nibbelink, sister of Lois Llewellyn, who died on Dec. 8
For the family of Dorie Blackmun, friend of the Hettingers, who passed away this past
week.
For Gail Shaheed and family at the death of Gail’s grandmother.
For Laura Johnson and family at the death of her mother.
*Please inform the pastor when a name should be removed from the prayer list. Thank you.
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome all students! Worship with us regularly and participate in ministries of our campus
group and congregation. Speak with Pastor Weinkauf about the opportunities.
Join us for:
 Thursdays, 8PM, Bible Study @KU – Alcove A, Level 3, KU Student Union
(THURSDAY BIBLE STUDIES RESUME JANUARY 22, 2015)
LSF facebook link is at www.immanuel-lawrence.com!
Please be sure to put your Lawrence address and telephone number on
attendance sheet
PARISH NOTES AND NEWS
THE CHANCEL FLOWERS are given:
◊ in honor of Velma Jahn’s birthday on December 29.
◊ to the glory of God and in honor of Lee & Sandy Flachsbarth’s 52 nd wedding anniversary.
PRINTED COPIES Pastor Randy’s sermons for the past month are available for your taking.
They are located in the plastic rack on the front corner of the table in the church entryway. Today’s sermon is printed on violet-colored paper.
NOTICE FROM THE TREASURER: Please submit your bills with proper authorization to the
treasurer by Monday morning, December 29 so payment can be made in 2014. Once these bills are
paid, the books will be closed for 2014 and any bills submitted later will be paid in 2015 when
Tim Hetzler takes over as the new treasurer. Thank you, Vern Bartels, treasurer.
“BELLS ON TOUR” Immanuel’s Bell Choir will be visiting and performing on January 4 – 2:00
pm at Pioneer Ridge in Lawrence, and at 4:00 pm at Medical Lodge in Eudora. Members of the
congregation are welcome to come to both or either and sing a -long!
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YOUNG FAMILIES GATHERING: Our next pot luck and Bible study will be Jan. 4th at 5:00pm
in the Activity Center. Bring a entrée and side dish to share. Child care will be provided for $2 per
child. Contact Lisa Lahm at [email protected] if you have any questions!
COME VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE: IMMANUELLAWRENCE.ORG A fresh new website
with improved features and information is now available, but it’s missing two things. Your “new
member account”, found in the bottom right corner of the home page titled, “Create an account”, and
your feedback! Please take some time to view the new site. Let us know what you like, what is missing, and feel free to send us your content to add to our site. For more information contact: Dudley
Karstensen, [email protected]
THANK YOU! Thank you for your offering at the Christmas Eve service for Lead a Child. This
Kansas based ministry looks ahead to 2015, trusting that the Heavenly Father will continue to bless it
as it seeks to lead many to Jesus, their Savior.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! to all who donated gifts and/or money to the “Adopted Families.”
We were able to help make Christmas a little brighter for 4 families. Your Social Ministry Team
THANK YOU, TO OUR IMMANUEL FRIENDS Through the year, you have given us support in
the mission through your volunteerism, gifts from the kindness of your heart, and most of all -- your
friendship. The staff of Immanuel wishes to thank you for your gifts and we wish you a blessed
2015. We look forward to serving in the New Year. Pastor Randy, Karen Lawson, John Kruzel, Dee
Kaczor, and Sharon Hettinger.
SAVE YOUR GROCERY STORE RECEIPTS FOR SCHOOL BENEFIT HyVee and Checkers
will donate a portion of the value of purchases to Lawrence schools that collect and turn in the receipts. You can place them in the basket on the narthex table. Receipts for purchases of groceries,
gasoline, or pharmaceuticals are accepted. The receipts can be taken to a different school each month.
If you’d like to choose a month(s) to deliver receipts to a school of your choice, please contact JoAnn
Siler, 843-3544.
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WITH WHOM TO SHARE SUNDAY LUNCH? Tired of eating
alone? Want to get to know Immanuel’s family better? What better way than over food! If you desire
to share your Sunday lunch plans with others, please meet in the Activity Center at 12:15 p.m. each
Sunday. Contact Eleanor Woodyard for more information, 842-3092.
GOING TO THE HOSPITAL? HAVE A MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY WHO IS? Please notify the church office if you or your family member wishes to be visited when hospitalized. Because
of hospital policies, the church does not receive a phone call notifying us when a member is admitted
to the hospital. Thanks for keeping this in mind!
FUNERAL PLANNING: In the days following a death, it can often be overwhelming for family
members to put together the details of a funeral. Whether it is following a long illness or a surprising
accident, your loved ones may wonder what your wishes really were. Have you identified your wishes, written them down, and shared them with your family? To help you with this decision -making,
ILCUSC’s Health and Wellness Committee has printed a “Funeral Planning Worksheet” for your use.
You may find copies of this document on the table in the church’s entryway.
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CONTRIBUTIONS FOR NEW STAFF POSITION As you know, Immanuel has added a staff
position to the budget to assist with the education ministry, college ministry and the music ministry.
Please consider regular giving to fund that position. Donations can be made using the designated
gift envelopes or they may be included in your regular giving envelope. Please put “new staff position” on the memo line on your check. Immanuel will need to have at least one year of salary in the
account before advertising for the position.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR Jesus teaches us to be patient and wait
with hope in God's promises. Listen to “The Lutheran Hour” next
Sunday at 7:30 a.m. on radio station WIBW 580 AM (Topeka), at
8:00 a.m. on KCMO 710 AM (Mission), or at 8:30 a.m. on KLWN
1320 AM (Lawrence), as Lutheran Hour Speaker Rev. Gregory Seltz preaches on the topic,
“Gospel Power for Personal Patience,” based on Luke 2:40-52. Or you can listen to “The Lutheran Hour” on streaming MP3 at http://www.lutheranhour.org/default.asp
STEWARDSHIP SENTENCE - Luke 2:39 “And when they had performed everything according
to the Law of the Lord. . .” The Law of God is good. Of course, it always shows us our sins: but
that is good, too! We need to be driven back to the forgiveness of Christ. But the Law also shows us
the truly blessed way to live. As Mary and Joseph found their joy in a godly life, so we should see
the Law as a guide for Christian living, as the roadmap for saying thank you to the Lord for all
God’s grace and mercy to us.
ARE YOU EXPERIENCING THE CHRISTMAS BLUES? The joy of Christmas
can turn into a time of painful loneliness and emptiness for those who have suffered
a loss or who are going through a difficult time. But help is available. Our Stephen
Ministers are ready to provide confidential, one-to-one, Christian care. They will
listen, care, encourage, pray with and for you, and support you through the holidays
and as long as your need persists. If you or someone you know is hurting, find out
more about Stephen Ministry by talking with Immanuel’s Stephen Leader, Pastor
Randy. Our Stephen Ministers are there to care!
IMMANUEL AT A GLANCE
Dec. 31, 7pm - New Year’s Eve Service,
Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2700 Lawrence Ave.
Jan. 4 2pm & 4pm – “Bells on Tour” – see bulletin announcement for locations
Jan. 4, 5pm – Young Families Gathering, activity center
Jan. 7 – Annual Reports AND Council Reports due
Jan. 9, 5:30pm – Ministry to the Blind Outreach Dinner, activity center
Jan 12, 4:30pm – Church Council, Room 205
Jan. 25, 10am – Annual Voters’ Meeting, activity center
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ATTENDANCE LAST WEEK
Sunday Worship, Dec. 21
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Sunday Adult Bible Study
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Wed., December 17
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IMMANUEL’S WEBSITE/FACEBOOK/APP:
ImmanuelLawrence.org
f facebook immanuel lutheran church & university student center
http://get.theapp.co/01a5
E-MAIL ADDRESSES FOR IMMANUEL AND STAFF:
[email protected] [email protected]
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SERVING IN THE LORD’S HOUSE TODAY
Preaching:
Organist:
Elders:
Rev. Randy Weinkauf
Dee Kaczor
8:30
Elois Allan & Mark Crabtree (assistant)
11:00
Vance Schwyhart & (assistant)
Ushers:
8:30
Jack & Carolyn Landgrebe, Virgil Dean, Eric
Babb
11:00
Tim Hetzler & Kathy Buffington
Greeters:
8:30
Ralph & Sunnie Planthold
11:00
Jon Jambor
Lay Reader: 8:30
Caryn Scott
11:00
Dale Giermann
Lay Caller:
Jim Sylwester
Communion Care:
Jan Dean
Acolyte:
Alex Ferrell
Counters:
Jim Sylwester & Jon Jambor
Nursery Attendants: 8:15-12:15 – Samantha Landgrebe
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