Immanuel’s Community – Weekly Announcements – June 14, 2010

On Sunday, June 13, we installed the members of our church council in
our services and pray for God’s blessing on their work. They are:
Peggie Bacon-McDaniel, Gisela Daetz, Scott Danford, Dolores Fuller,
Mary Haag, Tom Hampton, Ruth Ann Johnson, Darrin Lindhout, Rhett
Livengood, Lynn North, Matt Peters, Bob Simmen, and Jessica Spradlin.

Opportunity This Week to Provide Nourishment for the Mt. Cross Day
Camp Counselors: We’re looking for help from folks who can provide
breakfast, snacks or lunch for the Day Camp counselors or campers this
week. Specifically, on Thur., June 17 (breakfast for counselors); on
Fri., June 18, breakfast at 8:30am (for counselors), snacks at 10:00am
for all campers; lunch for counselors. See Scott Danford for more
information.

Please join us for the Day Camp Potluck, Thursday, June 17 beginning
at 6:00 p.m. All are welcome.

Patio Gatherings for Pastor David and Carla: Pastor David and Carla
would like to get to know the members of Immanuel better through small
group gatherings. We know that summer is upon us and people have busy
schedules, however, we are planning a series of patio gatherings
between June 12 and mid-August and hope you can join us. We have
planned patio gatherings for the following dates. Please RSVP to a
host listed below and say “yes we can come to this gathering!” Please call the church for RSVP phone numbers.

Summer Kidz Adventure Club – Starts Next Week: The Adventure for our
kids begins June 20 and goes through July 25. Children will be split
into two groups and we will meet Sundays, from 9:20-10:00:
•	Explorers (in Room L-3): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders
•	Adventurers (in Room L-4): Pre-K + 4th, 5th and 6th graders

Calling All Church Members as Volunteers!!! Share your gifts and
hobbies this summer with our ILC children!
•	Are you able to knit, quilt, make jewelry, bead or do pottery?
•	Do you know how to make model airplanes? Or anything with wood?
•	Do you play the guitar, sing or have a story to tell?
•	Can you share a favorite puppet show?
•	Do you have a favorite kids cooking recipe that is simple/fun you could share?
•	Do you have an activity, game or bible story you love to do with kids?

Join us in creating a wonderful Kids Adventure Club this summer—it is
all about sharing your talents and hobbies—whatever they are!! Call or
email Anita Danford to volunteer today! Come be a part of the kids Spirit-Filled
Adventure this summer. Theme possibilities: scrapbooking, woodworking,
stamp collecting, baking cookies, aircraft flight/flying model
airplanes, making blankets for hospitalized children, the history
story of ILC (who built the church, how/when did it get built – does
anyone have any old pictures?), any craft!, if you can think it up,
our kids will be interested in it!

“Immanuel Reads”: Our past two books have focused on the difference an
individual can make in their Community and World. Our next book “The
Power of Half”, is the story of how one family grew closer as they
decided to stop taking and start giving. It is warm, funny, deeply
moving and wholly uplifting. We encourage everyone, especially
families to read this “quick read” book. We will meet to discuss the
book on Saturday June 19, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. followed by a potluck
dinner. The book is available at all book stores and online. The
authors are Kevin Salwen and Hannah Salwen, his teenage daughter.

The Ladies Evening Circle will meet Tuesday, June 29, 7:00 p.m. at the
home of Ruth Ann Johnson.

GATHERING HOUR SCHEDULE

Sun., June 20   Visioning Stewardship discussion continues. (Please
join Pr. David, Terry Higgins and Blythe Musteric as we explore the
many layers of Christian stewardship. We are seeking your thoughts,
ideas and personal stories about stewardship within our church,
community and world. Care for our planet and all of God’s creatures is
an inherit Christian calling. Come and help a broad approach to
Christian Stewardship come alive within Immanuel.)

Summer Schedule:  Please join us for Adult Education class during the
Gathering Hour in the Library. We will be discussing Psalms, Prayer
and various Social Ministry issues during the summer months. See you
there!

Habitat for Humanity Build Date for Immanuel on Saturday, June 5th: Habitat is building six homes in Morgan Hill in partnership with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. In order to qualify for Thrivent funding, half of the volunteer labor for these homes has to be Lutherans. This is a great chance to give deserving families a chance at a better life! We have 5-10 volunteer slots and will be building at the site alongside another local Lutheran church. Doug Daetz will be organizing a car pool to the site, so if you are interested, please contact the church. Habitat has upgraded its web site significantly and you can find information such as “what to bring” and “guidelines for youth volunteers” as well as a brief safety video. For all this and more, please go to: http://habitatsiliconvalley.org. There is no need to register at the web site since we are signed up as a group. We hope you can join us on June 5th!

High Tea Benefit for Asian Women’s Shelter: Here's an opportunity for the women of Immanuel to dust off our best china, and set a table for our High Tea on Sunday, May 16th, 3:00-5:00 pm. We need a volunteer or two for each table, so that our Fellowship Hall will look as bright and festive as an English Garden. Join us for this worthwhile cause: a benefit for the Asian Women's Shelter, and help us fill up our donated baby crib with diapers, clothes, toys and sundries for the children and their moms. (And how about some of our men folk helping to serve???)

Combined Worship Service and Congregational Meeting, Sunday, May 16: On May 16, there will be one combined worship service at 10:00 a.m. The Congregational Meeting will begin at 11:15 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to a.) elect new members to the Church Council and, b.) discussion and approval of refinancing the mortgage. Additional information about the mortgage will be provided by the Finance committee. Your attendance and vote at the Congregational Meeting is important.

Adult Ed. Committee Meeting Scheduled: There will be an Adult Education Committee Meeting, Tues., May 11 at 7:00 pm.  Please bring your ideas and suggestions for adult education for the coming year.

Rummage Sale, this Saturday, May 8, 8:00am to 3:00pm

Support our youth and recycle at the same time!  Clean out your closets and garage and bring your unwanted clothing, books, kid’s toys, housewares, sporting goods, etc., to church. Also, our donations are much lower this year. This is the last week to bring in your items, so no more procrastinating!  You can consider asking your friends and neighbors if they are doing any ‘Spring Cleaning’ and have donations, too. Remember, all proceeds go to our youth and their wonderful programs like the summer trip to Mexico.

Summer Day Camp is coming in June!

Sunday, April 25, 4:00 PM

We are pleased to announce an exciting recital featuring Junko Aono playing the Yangqin (Chinese dulcimer).

Ms. Aono is a native Japanese artist who has performed on Yangqin in many solo concerts, as well as with classical and jazz ensembles. She moved to the United States with her family in 1999 and currently performs in various festivals, churches, schools, and private parties. For further information regarding Ms. Aono, visit her Website: www.junkodulcimer.com.

Playing with her on the recital will be clarinetist, Sylvia Loebach, who received her Bachelor of Music from The University of Illinois and her Master of Music from The Julliard School.

A Free-Will offering will be accepted. Please come and enjoy this lovely Sunday afternoon recital in our beautiful Sanctuary.

EASTER EGG HUNT and FAMILY FUN DAY

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO ATTENDED! WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER GREAT EVENT IN 2011.

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

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 neighbor towns!

SATURDAY, APRIL 3rd
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.)

You are invited to attend the Installation of The Reverend David A. Schick on Sunday, April 18 at 4:00 PM in the Sanctuary.  A reception will immediately follow in the Fellowship Hall.