Hybrid Sunday Worship

Sunday Worship

Prelude begins at 10:20 am

Service at 10:30 am

Pr. Carl Johnson will be preaching this Sunday. 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.

Feeding Our Faith

Will resume on Sunday, December 7, 2025.

Immanuel's Indoor Farmers' Market

Tomorrow, Saturday, November 22, 2025

8:00 am - 12:30 pm

Bring your family & friends as we celebrate the opening of the 2025-26 season. For future dates, how to volunteer, advocacy table, and list of vendors, talk to Michael Kloster, Grace Yarnoff or visit our website https://immanuelevanston.org/farmers-markets/

2025-26 Market Season Dates

November 22

December 6, December 20

January 3, January 17, January 31

 February 14, February 28

March 14, March 28

Midweek Adult Spiritual Growth & Study

Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 2:00 pm

We have conversations about faith and upcoming Scriptures for Worship during midweek Adult Bible Study/Spiritual Growth Discussion on Tuesday afternoons. We gather for prayer, check in, and conversation around the Word and things that matter. We meet on Zoom or in-person. Click on the zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86372212374?pwd=U3RwUEJpWEN2eUJydkFndXFMSTNOdz09#success

Poinsettia Orders for Christmas

As is tradition at Immanuel, we're planning to have poinsettias adorn the sanctuary for Christmas Eve and Christmas. If you're interested in ordering poinsettias, order forms are inserted in the worship bulletins on Sundays. Please give your completed form and payment to an usher. Or, you may complete a form by downloading the form below, completing it and sending it to parish-admin@immanuelevanston.org. Send payment to the church office. Deadline for ordering is Wednesday, Dec. 10th.

Lost - Pearl stud earring

A pearl stud earring was lost sometime during the Katie Gunn Organ Scholar concert last Saturday, Nov. 15th. If found please return to the church office.

Mark Your Calendar!

Carols & Cocoa Returns in 3 Weeks!

Saturday, December 13, 2025

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm, Fellowship Hall

Invite your family & friends to celebrate the Christmas season at Immanuel at our annual Carols & Cocoa! We'll gather in Fellowship Hall on Saturday, Dec. 13th at 2:30 pm to sing favorite carols and other songs of the season.

Afterwards, stay for fellowship, hot cocoa and treats!

Click on the icon to read the program and learn about the Belle Plaine Chamber Players and the Natural Habitat Evanston Restoration Program.

Interfaith Action of Evanston SNAPGap – December 2025

At a time of unprecedented problems within the SNAP program, please assist with Interfaith Action’s ongoing collection of household items that are never available with these federal benefits. For November/December we are collecting any brand of toothbrushes, toothpaste, and lotion. These items will be distributed on Wednesday, December 17, at the Vineyard Food Pantry. Your generosity is greatly appreciated by the 200 anticipated households who benefit. Items can be purchased online at:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/EU78AK7T6LVH/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1

If you buy these items locally, you can drop them off at: First United Methodist Church, 516 Church St, Evanston, IL, open Monday through Friday, 10am-2pm. Please know that all who benefit send their warm thanks and deep appreciation!

Welcome Dinner & Awards Ceremony

Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 5:00 pm

Hilton Orrington, Evanston

You are invited to attend the 5th Annual National Symposium for State and Local Reparations. At this event, the original 18 congregations that signed on to the local reparations fund will receive the Outstanding Ally Award! FirstRepair's National Symposium for State and Local Reparations will take place in Evanston, IL on December 3-5, 2025. The Symposium is a transformative gathering dedicated to implementing local reparations. Click on the icon for more info.

This landmark event brings together over 200 change makers from across the country to develop actionable strategies for advancing reparations. This year's theme, ACT! Acknowledge, Commit, Transform, calls on individuals and institutions to recognize the enduring impact of systemic injustice, pledge actionable support for reparative justice, and drive transformative change for Black communities.



18 Faith Communities:

Beth Emet The Free Synagogue

Buddhist Council of the Midwest

Evanston Bahá'í Community

Evanston Friends Meeting

First Congregational Church of Evanston

First United Methodist Church

Grace Lutheran Church

Immanuel Lutheran Church

Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wilmette 

Lake Street Church of Evanston

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

Northminster Presbyterian Church

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

United Catholic Youth Ministries 

Unitarian Church of Evanston