Jewish-American Heritage Month

Click to read: The case for reparations, according to 2 Jews in the first US city to offer them from The Times of Israel

Asian-American, Pacific-Islander-American Heritage Month

Click to watch: 'Our Chicago: Breaking Barriers' celebrates AANHPI Month from ABC7 Chicago

"Faith That Feeds"

www.immanuelevanston.org

We believe that faith should feed and nurture our spirits.

We believe also that faith should lead us to feed people

in the many different ways they hunger,

both physically and spiritually.

Immanuel Newsfeeds

for the week of May 15, - May 21, 2026

Sunday Worship, Church Announcements,

Community Events & Resources

Immanuel Newsfeeds is a weekly e-blast where you'll find the spiritual and the latest information about our church & community for the upcoming weeks. If you have announcements or news to share, send it to parish-admin@immanuelevanston.org.

Hybrid Sunday Worship

The Seventh Sunday of Easter

May 17, 2026

Service at 10:30 am

In these days between Ascension and Pentecost, we gather with the disciples in the upper room, waiting for the Spirit to transform the church around the world. In today’s gospel Jesus prays for his followers and for their mission in his name. Amid religious, social, and economic divisions, we seek the unity that Jesus had with his Father. Made one in baptism, we go forth to live our faith in the world, eager for the unity that God intends for the whole human family.

Sunday Worship

Prelude begins at 10:20 am

Service at 10:30 am

Masks are optional during in-person worship service. For the livestreaming Worship service, you can join by clicking on the button below. The Worship bulletin is also available.

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Immanuel's Calendar

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Feeding Our Faith

Sunday, May 17, 2026. 9:00 am

Join our Adult Discussion Class on Sundays. Gatherings include viewing short videos and lively discussions. You can participate either in-person (Fellowship Hall) or via Zoom.

Ongoing - Book Discussion: Life After Doom - Wisdom & Courage for a World Falling Apart, Brian D. McLaren. Author and activist Brian D. McLaren has been writing at the intersection of religious faith and contemporary culture. In this book he engages with the catastrophic failure of both our religious and political leaders to address the dominant realities of our time: ecological overshoot, economic injustice, and the increasing likelihood of civilizational collapse. Life After Doom explores the complexity of hope, the necessity of grief, and the need for new ways of thinking, becoming, and belonging in turbulent times. It’s most helpful to read or listen to the book, but not absolutely necessary to participate.

Click to Join Feeding Our Faith via Zoom

Midweek Adult Spiritual Growth & Study

Weekly on Tuesdays, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm, in person or online.

Join us for shared discussion of upcoming worship texts. Meet in Fellowhip Hall for in-person.

Join Zoom Meeting

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Passcode: 848936

Celebrating Pentecost with St. Paul's Lutheran Church

Pentecost is Sunday, May 24, 2026! (Next Sunday.) We'll celebrate with a special, joint-worship service at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 1004 Greenwood in Evanston - a 7-minute walk west of Immanuel.

After worship service, we'll gather in fellowship at a Joint Potluck Coffee Hour. If you're able, please bring contributions of sweet or savory snacks/treats, light appetizers or finger-food, or a soft drink beverage to share. Coffee and tea will be provided.

Church Greening Day

Sunday, May 31, 2026 - Noon to 2:00 pm

Light lunch provided and then some planting and light weeding as needed to beautify the church grounds. First 10 to sign-up get a free 'Live Generously' T-shirt. Bring some work clothes & shoes, garden gloves and any tools or gardening accessories you might have.

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Community News & Resources

The Complicated King: A Conversation about Martin Luther King, Jr.

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 • 6 PM - 8 PM

Hosted by the Rotary Club of Evanston; One Rotary Center, Evanston, IL

Free admission. Click on the photo to RSVP & learn more. Free parking at the One Rotary Center Garage

Friends and neighbors are invited to join in a conversation about Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize winning author of King: A Life. Evanston’s own Rotarian and Chessman Bryant Wallace will lead the conversation. The civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. is well-known, an icon, but we will learn more about the man King was through stories about his life, work and struggles, which are so relevant in these times.

More about Jonathan Eig - Jonathan lives in Lakeview in Chicago and is a Northwestern University-Medill School of Journalism alumnus. King: A Life garnered Jonathan the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography.

If you would like to know more, see Barbara Huffman, who is on the Planning Committee.

Save the Date! Immanuel will have a table at the Interfaith Family Pride Fest!

Pride Fest is looking for volunteers to help. If you or someone you know is interested, sign up here: https://signup.com/go/szadaOq

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