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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
Fourth Sunday
in Lent
March 15, 2015
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. Deaf and
Hard of Hearing attendees of the early service are encouraged to follow the American Sign Language
(ASL) translation of the liturgy as provided by volunteers of the parish's Deaf Ministry.
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
The fourth of the Old Testament promises providing a baptismal lens this Lent is the promise God makes to
Moses: those who look on the bronze serpent will live. In today's gospel Jesus says he will be lifted up on
the cross like the serpent, so that those who look to him in faith will live. When we receive the sign of the
cross in baptism, that cross becomes the sign we can look to in faith, for healing, for restored relationship to
God, for hope when we are dying.
PRE-SERVICE MUSIC
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Stand
GATHERING HYMN
“Give to Our God Immortal Praise!”
[Tune: Duke Street, LSB 848]
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Give to our God immortal praise!
Mercy and truth are all his ways.
Wonders of grace to God belong;
repeat his mercies in your song.
He sent his Son with pow’r to save
from guilt and darkness and the grave.
Wonders of grace to God belong;
repeat his mercies in your song.
Words: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748. Public domain.
GATHERING
INVOCATION
P: In the name of the Father, and of the  Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM
P: Joined to Christ in the waters of baptism,
we are clothed with God's mercy and forgiveness.
Let us give thanks for the gift of baptism.
C:
P:
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P:
Holy God, mighty Lord, gracious Father: We give you thanks,
for in the beginning your Spirit moved over the waters
and you created heaven and earth.
By the gift of water you nourish and sustain us and all living things.
Blessed be God now and forever.
By the waters of the flood you condemned the wicked
and saved those whom you had chosen, Noah and his family.
You led Israel by the pillar of cloud and fire through the sea,
out of slavery into the freedom of the promised land.
Blessed be God now and forever.
In the waters of the Jordan
your Son was baptized by John and anointed with the Spirit.
By the baptism of his own death and resurrection
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C:
P:
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your beloved Son has set us free from the bondage to sin and death,
and has opened the way to the joy and freedom of everlasting life.
He made water a sign of the kingdom and of cleansing and rebirth.
In obedience to his command, we make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Blessed be God now and forever.
Pour out your Holy Spirit, so that those who are here baptized may be given new life.
Wash away the sin of all those who are cleansed by this water
and bring him forth as inheritors of your glorious kingdom.
Blessed be God now and forever.
To you be given praise and honor and worship through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and forever.
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
“Give to Our God Immortal Praise!”
[Tune: Duke Street, LSB 848]
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Give to the Lord of lords renown;
the king of kings with glory crown.
His mercies ever shall endure
when lords and kings are known no more!
Words: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748. Public domain.
PRAYERS OF THE DAY
P: Let us pray. O God, rich in mercy, by the humiliation of your Son you lifted up this fallen
world and rescued us from the hopelessness of death. Lead us into your light, that all our deeds
may reflect your love, 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
FIRST READING—Numbers 21:4-9
WORD
(Please see the back page of this worship folder.)
Though God provides food and water for the Israelites in the wilderness, they whine and grumble. They
forget about the salvation they experienced in the exodus. God punishes them for their sin, but when they
repent God also provides a means of healing: a bronze serpent lifted up on a pole.
After the reading:
A: The word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
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PSALMODY—Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22
P: O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
C: for his steadfast love endures forever.
P: Let the redeemed of the LORD say so,
C: those he redeemed from trouble
P: and gathered in from the lands,
C: from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.
P:
C:
P:
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Some were sick through their sinful ways,
and because of their iniquities endured affliction;
they loathed any kind of food,
and they drew near to the gates of death.
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress;
he sent out his word and healed them,
and delivered them from destruction.
Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to humankind.
And let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices,
and tell of his deeds with songs of joy.
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—Ephesians 2:1-10
(Please see the back page of this worship folder.)
While we were dead in our sinfulness, God acted to make us alive as a gift of grace in Christ Jesus. We are
saved not by what we do but by grace through faith. Thus our good works are really a reflection of God's
grace at work in our lives.
After the reading:
A: The word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Stand
GOSPEL—John 3:14-21
(Please see the final page of this worship folder.)
To explain the salvation of God to the religious leader, Nicodemus, Jesus
refers to the scripture passage quoted in today's first reading. Just as those
who looked upon the bronze serpent were healed, so people will be saved
when they behold Christ lifted up on the cross.
Before the reading:
P: The holy gospel according to John.
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
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After the reading:
P: The gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
Sit
SERMON
HYMN OF THE DAY
Hymn 543
“What Wondrous Love Is This”
Stand
APOSTLES’ CREED
P: God had made us God’s people through our baptism into Christ. Living together in trust and
hope, we confess our faith.
C: I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From thence he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Christian Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life  everlasting. Amen.
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
P: Led by Christ in our journey of repentance and moved by his compassion, let us pray for the
church, those in need, and all of God's creation.
After each petition:
P: Lord, in your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.
The prayers conclude:
P: Into your hands, gracious God, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy;
through Jesus Christ, our Savior.
C: Amen.
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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. God our provider, you have not fed us with bread alone, but with words of grace
and life. Bless us and these your gifts, which we receive from your bounty, through 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.
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. You call
your people to cleanse their hearts and prepare with joy for the paschal feast, that renewed in
the gift of baptism, we may come to the fullness of your grace. 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
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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
P: You are indeed holy, almighty and merciful God.
You are most holy,
and great is the majesty of your glory.
You so loved the world that you gave your only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him may not perish
but have eternal life.
We give you thanks for his coming into the world
to fulfill for us your holy will
and to accomplish all things for our salvation.
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.
For as often as we eat of this bread and drink from this cup,
we proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
C: Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.
P: Remembering, therefore, his salutary command,
his life-giving passion and death, his glorious resurrection and ascension,
and the promise of his coming again,
we give thanks to you, O Lord God Almighty,
not as we ought but as we are able;
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we ask you mercifully to accept our praise and thanksgiving
and with your Word and Holy Spirit to bless us, your servants,
and these your own gifts of bread and wine,
so that we and all who share in the body and blood of Christ
may be filled with heavenly blessing and grace,
and, receiving the forgiveness of sin,
may be formed to live as your holy people
and be given our inheritance with all your saints.
To you, O God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
be all honor and glory in your holy church, 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: Come to the banquet, for all is now ready.
LAMB OF GOD
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Sit
DISTRIBUTION OF THE SACRAMENT
DISTRIBUTION HYMNS
Hymn 744
“Amazing Grace”
Hymn 566
“By Grace I’m Saved”
Stand
POST-COMMUNION BLESSING (11:00 a.m. worship service only)
P: The body and blood of our Lord strengthen and preserve you steadfast in the true faith to life
 everlasting.
C: Amen.
POST-COMMUNION PRAYER
P: Let us pray. Compassionate God, you have fed us with the bread of heaven. Sustain us in
our Lenten pilgrimage: may our fasting be hunger for justice; our alms, a making of peace; and
our prayer, the song of grateful hearts, through 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 837
“Lift High the Cross,” stanzas 1-4, 6
POST-SERVICE MUSIC
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
 From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2015 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.
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COMMEMORATIONS FOR THE WEEK
March 17—Patrick, bishop, missionary to Ireland, died 461
At sixteen, Patrick was kidnapped by Irish pirates and sold into slavery in
Ireland. He himself admitted that up to this point he cared little for God. He
escaped after six years, returned to his family in southwest Britain, and
began to prepare for ordained ministry. He later returned to Ireland, this time
to serve as a bishop and missionary. He made his base in the north of
Ireland and from there made many missionary journeys, with much success.
In his autobiography he denounced the slave trade, perhaps from his own
experience as a slave. Patrick’s famous baptismal hymn to the Trinity, “I bind
unto myself today” (LSB 604), can be used as a meditation on Lent’s call to
return to our baptism.
March 19—Joseph, Guardian of Jesus
The gospels are silent about much of Joseph’s life. We know that he
was a carpenter or builder by trade. The Gospel of Luke shows him
acting in accordance with both civil and religious law by returning to
Bethlehem for the census and by presenting the child Jesus in the
temple on the fortieth day after his birth. The Gospel of Matthew tells
of Joseph’s trust in God, who led him through visionary dreams.
Because Joseph is not mentioned after the story of a young Jesus
teaching in the temple, it is assumed that he died before Jesus
reached adulthood.
March 21—Thomas Cranmer, Bishop of Canterbury, martyr, died
1556
Cranmer was serving as bishop of Taunton in England when he was
chosen by King Henry VIII to become archbishop of Canterbury,
largely because Cranmer would agree to the king’s divorce from
Catherine of Aragon. Cranmer’s lasting achievement is contributing to
and overseeing the creation of the Book of Common Prayer, which in
revised form remains the worship book of the Anglican Communion.
He was burned at the stake under Queen Mary for his support of the
Protestant Reformation.
From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2015 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by
per-mission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #44406.
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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 Elois Allan
For Brian Nelson
For Vern Bartels
For Ethan Sturgeon
For Lee Flachsbarth
For Taylor Springer
For Karyn Bredehoft
For Jo Lehman
For Christine, friend of Paul & Angela Signor
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 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 Jan Seal, friend of Christine Frese
For Lois Llewellyn
For Bob & Kate Freeland, friends of Marty & Sheila Couchman
For Jen Nigro
For Pr. Don Miller’s sister, Marilyn
For Cindy Morrison, sister of Sandra Studley
For Kriss Miller-Kruzel
For Comfort:
For Laura Johnson, Blake & Abby, at the death of Laura’s husband Steve
For Sharon Hettinger’s friend Beth Fleming, at the death of her mother
For Eleanor Woodyard and family, at the death of her sister’s husband
For Kenny Titus’ coworker Sharron Holiday and family, at the death of her husband Leif
*Please inform the pastor when a name should be removed from the prayer list. Thank you.
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Restored In Christ: a Series of Services for Lent
LENTEN WORSHIP SERVICE 4: “Broken Promises”
March 18: Worship Service, 7pm
Lenten Supper, 6pm
OPPORTUNITIES THIS WEEK:
Mar. 15 - 22, 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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4th Sunday in Lent
LCEF ‘Investors’ Sunday’
8:30 AM
Worship Service with Communion – S
9:45 AM
Sunday School & Bible Classes
11:00 AM
Worship Service with Communion – S
1:00 PM
Handbell Choir Rehearsal - S
Monday
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11:00 AM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
Faithfully Fit Forever – AC
Deaf Ministry – Rm 105
Men’s Group - LL
Wednesday 18
11:00 AM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:45 PM
Faithfully Fit Forever – AC
Lenten Supper – AC
Lenten Worship Service – S
Choir Rehearsal – music room
Thursday
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9:30 AM
5:30 PM
Friday
20
11:00 AM
Saturday
21
8:00 AM
Sunday
22
Bible Study – Rm 205
Ministry to the Blind Outreach - AC
Faithfully Fit Forever – AC
Men’s Bible Study – Rm 205
5th Sunday in Lent
8:30 AM
Worship Service with Communion – S
9:45 AM
Sunday School & Bible Classes
11:00 AM
Worship Service with Communion – S
1:00 PM
Handbell Choir Rehearsal - S
5:00 PM
Jr. Confirmation Classes – Rm 205
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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.
Have a Blessed and Safe Spring Break!
Thursday Bible Studies at KU will resume on:
March 26, 8pm – Alcove B, Level 3, KU Student Union
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
TODAY’S ALTAR FLOWERS are given by Marvin & Karyn Bredehoft in celebration and thanks giving for 44 years of marriage on March 6.
LCEF ‘INVESTORS’ SUNDAY,’ TODAY Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) will present a
Shared Blessing Loan Rebate check in the amount of $739 to Immanuel today, as part of Investor’s
Sunday. This represents a rebate we will enjoy during the life of the loan we have with LCEF and is a
pro-rated amount for this year based upon when we became eligible. The annual check should be
approximately $1,000.
Come learn more about LCEF and investment opportunities that build financial security for your
family while supporting the mission of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in making known the
Gospel to the world. Curt Loupe will be at Bible study and will be available to answer any questions
you might have between services and after second service.
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 gray-colored paper.
MEN’S GROUP SAUERKRAUT & BRATS DINNER will be held on Monday, March 16 at 7pm
in the lower level. Let Marvin or Al know if you can attend.
LENTEN DINNERS Church Council has volunteered to organize the Lenten dinners, which are at
6pm prior to each mid-week service. Interested members are asked to sign up to bring part of the
meal. There will be a signup sheet at Sunday morning Bible study and at each of the dinners.
EASTER LILY ORDERS Lilies are a beautiful symbol which celebrates the joy of Easter! You
can purchase lilies to enhance Easter worship services -- please sign up by March 22! Order forms
are in your mailboxes and on the table in the narthex. The cost is $10 each. The plants may be taken
home after the Easter Day service.
THE GIFT OF LIFE: On March 26 th, there will be a Red Cross Blood Drive in Immanuel’s
Activity Center, noon to 6pm. Volunteers are needed – see the signup sheets in the volunteer
notebook in the narthex. Please consider being a donor, also. Thank you.
CHILDREN’S LENTEN WORKSHOP -- All children are invited to the Lenten Workshop to be
held on Saturday, March 28 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. in the activity center. Please come and bring a
friend to make fun crafts and learn more about the true meaning of Easter!
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FIFTH SUNDAY DINNERS Immanuel is planning on holding a congregational dinner on the
Sunday that falls as the fifth Sunday of a month. The first “fifth Sunday” is Palm Sunday, March
29. On that Sunday there will be one worship service at 9:30 a.m. There will be no Bible study. At
11:00 a.m., there will be a congregational potluck dinner. Everyone is welcome. As mentioned,
that particular Sunday is Palm Sunday. The children will be parading with palms during the
service. This is an event that is enjoyed by everyone! Please plan on attending. Parking could be a
bit tight that day; you are invited to use the office parking area immediately to the west of our
church parking lot.
To help with planning, it would be helpful if individuals would be willing to bring food according
to the following assignments. If this is not convenient, that is no problem. It is merely an attempt
to try and ensure our menu will not consist of 40 desserts and no main dish! Families with last
names starting with:
A – G: Main Dish
H – S: Side Dish or Salad
T – Z: Dessert
We look forward to enjoying this meal as an Immanuel family.
HOLY WEEK WORSHIP SERVICES will be held at Immanuel for members of the congregations served by the LAWRENCE AREA CLERGY (an organization of which Immanuel is a
member). These services—Monday, March 30; Tuesday, March 31; and Wednesday, April 1 —will
begin at noon, run approximately 30 minutes, and be followed by a soup luncheon in the Activity
Center. The luncheon will be provided by the congregation of one of our guest churches. Since the
pastor of the hosting congregation generally is not asked to preach or lead liturgy for these
worship services, Pastor Randy will be attending these services and sitting in the pews. Please
plan to hear the Passion of our Lord in these special worship services!
YOUNG FAMILIES FELLOWSHIP AND BIBLE STUDY is April 12th from 5-7pm in the
Activity Center. It will be a pot-luck style meal so bring an entrée and side dish to share. Child
care will be available during the bible study, just bring $2 per child to cover the cost. Plan on
joining us! Any questions email Lisa Lahm at [email protected].
JUSTICE MATTERS UPDATE The Justice Matters Solutions Briefing will be on April 14,
2015 at 6:45 pm at Free Methodist Church. All team members and network members are
encouraged to RSVP as soon as possible at the Justice Matters Website:
www.justicemattersinkansas.org. This event will enable us to produce 2,000 informed supporters
to our Nehemiah Action Assembly in May.
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.
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NOTICE TO MEMBERS WHO PURCHASE GROCERY BUCKS – We received notice from
Dillons that they will no longer sell Dillons grocery cards to us at the 6% discount we have enjoyed
for the past 7 years! They have a new program called Community Rewards that we will still be able
to participate in. It is a payback program tied to your Dillons Plus cards. But you need to sign up and
assign Immanuel Lutheran to your card for us to receive the payback. It will not be the 6% but it will
be something paid quarterly based on how much we spend and how many people are in the program.
Here is what you need to do.
1. Go to dillons.com
2. Click the Tab along the top labeled “community” and select “Community Rewards”
3. Either sign in (if you already have an account) or create an account (you must have an e -mail
address). You will need your “Plus Shopper’s Card” number (key card that gives points for
gasoline discounts).
4. Scroll down to “Community Rewards” and press enroll. Enter your name, address, and email.
5. On next screen, enter the NPO (Non-Profit Organization) number for Immanuel Lutheran Church
(our number is 14991). Click on “search” and select Immanuel.
If you have any difficulties enrolling or questions, call customer care at 1 -886-221-4141.
That is all there is to it! Thanks to Jack Landgrebe for developing this quick and easy method!
We will continue to sell the other cards (Hy-Vee, Checkers, Merc, and Natural Grocers). Since the
program began, we have paid over $55,000 down on our mortgage…so we need to continue! If you
have questions, contact Elois Allan.
COME VISIT OUR NEW WEB SITE: WWW.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]
KEYS If you have a key checked out to you and you no longer need to access the building after
hours, please return the key to the church office. Thank you.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SUNDAY MORNING 11AM-FELLOWSHIP SNACKS Please
volunteer to bring snacks and goodies for Sunday morning fellowship time – we particularly need
folks to sign up to bring snacks for the 11am service. PLEASE NOTE: Signup sheets are both in the
volunteer notebook on the table in the narthex, and also in the new kitchen – use either one, and pick
your Sunday! Contact Martha Preboth, 316-207-6455, if you have questions.
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 12:15pm each
Sunday. Contact Eleanor Woodyard for more information, 842-3092.
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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!
STEWARDSHIP SENTENCE – Ephesians 2:10 “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Even the
good we do in this world is a gift from God, prepared beforehand for us to do. And this too is a gift!
For isn’t doing good also good for the one who does it? So from first to last, from the Lord’s free
salvation given to us to the good works God has prepared for us to walk in, it is all a gift of God’s
grace.
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.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR In the end, forgiven sinners will not
regret having followed Jesus. 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, “No
Regrets? Follow Jesus!” based on Matthew 16:21-26. Or you can listen to “The Lutheran Hour” on
streaming MP3 at http://www.lutheranhour.org/default.asp
A GREAT WAY YOU CAN HELP A HURTING FRIEND Do you have a friend,
neighbor, coworker, or relative who is going through a difficult time? Here's a great
way you can help them—tell them about our Stephen Ministry! Stephen Ministers are
members of Immanuel who have received special training to provide high quality,
confidential, one-to-one, Christian care to people who are grieving the loss of a
loved one, coping with a cancer diagnosis, going through a divorce or separation,
battling a chronic illness (or caring for a spouse or parent who is chronically ill),
experiencing a great deal of stress, facing the loss of a job—or encountering any of
countless other life challenges.
Stephen Ministers meet weekly with their care receivers to listen, care, encourage, and provide
emotional and spiritual support. (Males are matched with males, and females are matched with
females.) The caring relationship lasts for as long as the person needs care. It's free, and it's a
powerful way you can help a hurting friend.
To learn how to connect someone you know with a Stephen Minister, talk with Immanuel’s Stephen
Ministry Leader, Pastor Randy. Our Stephen Ministers are there to care!
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IMMANUEL AT A GLANCE
TODAY, - LCEF Sunday
Mar. 16, 7pm – Men’s Group - LL
Mar 18, 6pm – Lenten Supper, activity center
Mar 18, 7pm – Lenten Worship Service– “Broken Promises”
Mar. 19, 5:30pm – Ministry to the Blind Outreach Dinner, activity center
Mar 25, 6pm – Lenten Supper, activity center
Mar 25, 7pm – Lenten Worship Service– “Broken Justice”
Mar. 26, noon to 6pm – Red Cross Blood Drive, activity center
Mar. 28, 10am – Children’s Lenten Workshop, activity center
Mar. 29, PALM SUNDAY – 9:30am Worship Service
– 11:00am 5th-Sunday Potluck
Mar. 30, noon – Holy Week Worship Service, sanctuary
Mar. 31, noon – Holy Week Worship Service, sanctuary
Apr. 1, noon – Holy Week Worship Service, sanctuary
Apr. 2, 7:00pm – Maundy Thursday Worship Service, sanctuary
Apr. 3, 7:00pm – Good Friday Worship Service, sanctuary
Apr. 5, 7:30 to 11:30am – Youth Serve Easter Breakfast – AC
Apr. 5, RESURRECTION SUNDAY - 8:30am – Worship Service with Communion, sanctuary
- 11:00am – Worship Service with Communion, sanctuary
ATTENDANCE LAST WEEK
Lenten Worship Service1, Mar. 4
Sunday Worship, Mar. 8
Bible Class, Mar. 8
OFFERINGS LAST WEEK
Lenten Worship Service1, Mar. 4
Sunday, Mar. 8
Needed each week
Overage (shortage) this year
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65
175
40
$306.02
$7,796.92
$8,136.92
($9,040.46)
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]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
HASKELL LIGHT HOUSE:
[email protected] – (785) 841-4809
website: haskelllight.org
SERVING IN THE LORD’S HOUSE TODAY
Preaching:
Organist:
Elders:
Rev. Randy Weinkauf
Dee Kaczor
8:30
Barb Riley & Jake Lahm (assistant)
11:00
Scott O’Neal & (assistant)
Ushers:
8:30
Al Kuhlman, Marvin Stohs, Ralph & Sunnie Planthold
11:00
David & Elaine Magill
Greeters:
8:30
Dick & Jan Leines
11:00
Crabtree family
Lay Reader: 8:30
Barb Riley
11:00
Marek Koch
Lay Caller:
Virgil Dean
Communion Care:
Jack & Carolyn Landgrebe
Acolyte:
Derry Ferrell
Counters:
Julia Rose-Weston
Nursery Attendants: 8:15-12:15 – Samantha Landgrebe
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