Upcoming Children and Youth Events

Youth Dinner Theater, May 15th, 6:00 p.m. Come and enjoy a fine meal and a great show as the youth put on their annual dinner theater.  Sign up after church in the Narthex or contact the church office

Day Camp / Vacation Bible School, June 13th-17th Come join counselors from Mt. Cross Camp to learn and grow in the Spirit at our annual VBS.  Cost is $120 and all are welcome.

MERRY CHRISTMAS to Los Altos, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Mountain View, and our neighbor communities!

You and your family are invited to join us for 2011 Christmas Eve services:

There will be two evening church services:

7:00 PM Jazz Concert

7:30 PM Christmas Worship with a Children’s Nativity

9:45 PM Classical Harp, Flute, Organ Concert

10:00 PM Candlelight Worship Service with the Immanuel Lutheran Chancel Choir

We sincerely hope you will join us. If you have any questions or need directions, you can call the church office at 650-967-4906.

Additional Holiday Services for 2011:

Christmas Day Worship Service

11:00 AM

New Year's Day Worship Service

11:00 AM

Blessings to you and your family this holiday season.

Mission Festival on Sunday, May 1, 4-7 p.m.
 

Plan to spend an interesting and informative late afternoon with Pr. David and Carla as they tell us of their experiences as missionaries in Slovakia and Eastern Europe for 5 years. They will share stories, pictures, food, along with displays and music. You won’t want to miss this event! More information coming soon.

Summer Day Camp is coming in June!

EASTER EGG HUNT and FAMILY FUN DAY

BRING YOUR FAMILY ON SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2011!

Come and make some crafts, play games and have an EASTER EGG HUNT!

Great fun for kids in Los Altos, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, and our neighboring towns!

SATURDAY, APRIL 23rd
1-3pm

Immanuel Lutheran Church
1715 Grant Rd, Los Altos, California
(650) 967-4906

Everyone is invited to participate. We are planning activities for children from Pre-K to 5th grade that will consist of crafts, games, snacks, and of course, an Easter Egg Hunt at the end! All are welcome and encouraged to bring friends and have some fun! (Please note this is on Saturday, the day before Easter.)

PLEASE JOIN US ANY SUNDAY MORNING FOR CHURCH SERVICES AND SUNDAY SCHOOL.

2011 Holy Week and Easter Sunday Worship
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Los Altos, California

Serving Los Altos, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, and our neighbor towns.

Holy Week Worship Services
 

Palm/Passion Sunday, April 17
Procession with Palms,Reading of the Passion Story
One service at 10:00 a.m.

Maundy Thursday, April 21
A service of Holy Communion remembering Jesus’ last night with his disciples
7:00 p.m. service

Good Friday, April 22
The Tenebrae Service of Shadows
A dramatic worship hour progressing from light to darkness depicting Christ’s suffering and death
7:00 p.m. service

Easter Sunday, April 24
Festive celebration of Christ’s resurrection
Two services at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.

Lenten Schedule
Midweek Lenten Soup Suppers and Worship Services

All are invited to these opportunities for fellowship and enrichment on Wednesday evenings during Lent: March 16, 23, 30, April 6, and 13. Each evening’s events will run from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
 Soup Suppers, 6:00-7:00 p.m.: Bring your favorite pot of soup to share. If you don’t have time to make soup, bread and salad are always appreciated. Even if you can’t be there at 6:00, arrive whenever you can between 6-7pm to enjoy the meal.
Lenten Services, 7:00-7:30 p.m.: Midweek services are a chance to pray, sing, and focus our busy lives each week during this season. As a highlight of these services, Pastor David, together with our confirmation and high school youth, will lead us in a faith exercise based on the Psalms. Its aim is to help us be quiet, meditate, grow, pray, and celebrate. Five areas of our faith life will be covered.  The remaining area is:
-Thanksgiving
Each service will last about 1/2 hour (7:00-7:30 p.m.), and is designed for all ages.
Come and be renewed!

Choir rehearsal begins immediately following the evening service.

Health Kits for the Homeless: Members of our Social Ministry Committee are collecting items for Health Kits for the homeless in the month of January. Immanuel continues to participate in this ecumenical Alpha Omega Health Kit Project along with eleven other local churches in Los Altos and Mountain View. The much-needed kits are distributed through the Community Services Agency located in Mountain View. This month we will collect items for 20 kits for men, 10 kits for women, 2 for boys and 2 for girls. Our committee will provide baskets in the Fellowship Hall, where you can deposit the following items that are needed. Please note the sizes of the toiletries listed (we cannot use the small hotel-size items for this purpose). Thank you for your support! If you prefer to make a monetary donation for this purpose, please make checks out to Immanuel and write “Alpha Omega” on the Memo line. Please take this list with you when you’re shopping or take one of the flyers at the Social Ministry table in the Fellowship Hall and bring all donations to church by Sunday, January 31, 2010. Thank you so much! Your Social Ministry Committee

Items Needed:

• Shampoos for men and women (8-12 oz.)
• Combs Soaps (regular size bars)
• Women’s lotion (8-12 oz.)
• Toothbrushes Men’s shaving cream (regular size)
• Hand sanitizer (small size or individual packs)
• Toothpaste (regular size)
• Kleenex (individual pocket packets)
• Band-Aids (assorted sizes)
• Men’s and Women’s deodorants (regular size)
• Women’s underwear (medium or large)
• Women’s hair conditioner
• Children’s socks and underwear

Annual Congregational Meeting: Next Sunday, January 31, there will be one combined worship service at 10:00 a.m.The Annual Congregational Meeting will immediately follow the service at 11:15 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Please plan to be there!

Bible Talk-Back This group meets Saturday afternoons from 5-6 pm in the Library. We respect your time so we start and end on time. Just bring your bible and your point of view.

The Bible Talk Back group is currently takng break during the month of December. Join us again after the New Year.

Visitors and newcomers are welcome and encouraged to join us at any time.