Because Lutherans welcome. Our doors are open!
Come on in when you are ready. You have been missed.
We are better together.
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Please join us Sundays at 10:30 a.m.
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We are resuming in-person services in the sanctuary. Covid-19 safety protocols will still apply. To best love and protect all our neighbors, masks and social distancing are required while in the church building. The congregation will be invited to sing during worship while masked.
Worship leader schedules are now posted for Holy Week and April online. Click here or the tab regularly posted at the end of each newsletter.
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Palm Sunday, March 28: 10:30 a.m.
Maundy Thursday, April 1: 6:30 p.m.
Good Friday, April 2: 6: 30 p.m.
Easter Sunday, April 4
Worship with Communion at 10:30 a.m.
Egg Hunt at 11:45 a.m.
Services will be in-person in the sanctuary. Sunday services, including Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday, will also be online and on the radio. To best love and protect all our neighbors, masks and social distancing are required while in the church building.
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You are invited to participate in worship and the life of the church in new ways. Please let Denise H. or Sherry know if you are eager to serve as a worship leader. We need ushers, readers, assisting ministers, Altar Guild, communion assistants, hospitality, radio announcers, and other hands on deck. As you step back into the church think about stepping into a new role of service. We need you.
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Attention busy parents, grandparents, and families!
We'll fill your Easter eggs so you don't have to!
Each egg (plastic, in pastels and primary colors) will be stuffed with name-brand candies, all sealed in individual packaging, as well as some fun little trinkets and toys (erasers, bouncy balls, etc.) Please note nut allergies.
Eggs will be ready for pick up Friday, April 2, 2021.
Please complete this form by Sunday, March 28th to submit your order.
All proceeds will benefit Emanuel's Lutheran Youth Organization's trip to the
National Youth Gathering in 2022. Thank you for supporting the ELYO!
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SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER
You are invited to lift in prayer our church, community, and the world every Thursday morning at 10am beginning April 8th.
Join us in the chapel each week for this Sweet Hour of Prayer. Please enter through the main sanctuary doors. Contact Donna for more information. |
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Join Pastor Marcus and Kristen for the first, of what is planned to be many, Couples Nights Out! Bring your significant other an gather with us at The Spot in San Marcos, just off !H-35, for food, drinks, bowling, and time for fellowship. Bowling and shoes are on us. The pandemic has kept us from being able to gather and get to know one another better. It is our hope that these outings can do just that: bring us together. Come as you can and leave when you need to! |
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We are excited to announce an addition to the Emanuel's office team, Jeni Payton, filling the position of Accountant and Bookkeeper. She started mid March under the wing of Congregation Council Treasurer Susan Yeatts.
Jeni has extensive experience in accounting, is a Certified Public Bookkeeper, and a proud Aggie. She joins us from an Episcopal church in Lewisville, Texas where she was the Director of Business Affairs. Jeni and her husband moved to New Braunfels from Vernon, Texas in late January. They have three adult daughters living around the state. She loves to play tennis, garden, cook, and hike.
We've all enjoyed getting to know Jeni and marvel at her enthusiasm as she explores her new hometown and surrounding areas. Feel free to stop by the office to welcome her and introduce yourself. She would like to meet you, and probably find out your favorite restaurant, as well.
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A NOTE FROM TOM
Please accept my sincere thanks for all the love and support I have received and continue to receive from my church family. Your concern really adds a lot of sunshine to my life.
Tom Engler
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PARTNERS IN SERVICE
It is that time of year again: The Guadalupe County Christian Counseling Center BBQ Chicken Fundraiser! Both Doug Parker and Pastor Marcus have tickets.
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SMALL GROUP UPDATES
Small groups at Emanuel's are now able to meet in-person, on campus. Safety protocols apply as we best love and protect all our neighbors. Masks covering nose and mouth, and 6 foot social distancing, regardless of vaccination status, are still required for everyone in the church building.
If you are a small group leader, please contact Sherry in the church office at 830-379-5046 or sherry@elcseguin.org to place (or re-place) your gatherings on the church calendar. We understand that everyone is re-entering social situations at their own pace. There will be some calendar shuffling and room reassignments until we get comfortable with the newness of being back on campus.
No group should assume that their schedule from previous years is the same this year. This includes Sunday School Classes, Circles ... everyone, really. Give Sherry a ring and we will work it out together.
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Emanuel's Office Staff is working both at the office and at home. Our schedules are staggered so that someone is in the office Mondays through Thursdays from 8-5. It is best to make an appointment or call before coming in. Everyone is still accessible via email and phone.
Are you ready for a little March Madness AND Holy Week humor rolled into one?
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THANK YOU for your continued financial support of the ongoing ministries of Emanuel's Lutheran Church.
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Online giving is safe, simple, and quick to do through our Vanco link. One time or recurring donations can be indicated.
You can still mail in your offering to the Church by sending a check to:
Emanuel's Lutheran Church
206 N. Travis Street
Seguin, Texas 78155
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Year to Date Giving comparison:
January 1- March 23, 2021
Receipts: $110,824.50
Expenses:$ 100,261.60
January 1- March 23, 2020
Receipts: $119,263.39
Expenses: $132,597.20
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the church either through email or phone.
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Submit a brief, yet detailed description of your event to info@elcseguin.org before noon on Tuesdays for consideration for that week's email news. Late submissions will be considered for the following week's email and/or social media posts.
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