Weekly Update - First Immanuel Lutheran Ministries

MISSION & MINISTRY MOMENTS E-EDITION

May 28th, 2021

FIRST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN MINISTRIES

First Immanuel Campus Cedarburg ~ River of Life Campus Saukville

In response to God, who reached down to us - the mission of First Immanuel Lutheran Ministries is to reach up to God, reach in to each other and reach out to the world.

MISSION OF THE MONTH

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Bible Study Opportunities

Pastor’s Prayer Partners Petitions

Praying for the Unknown

Have you ever talked to a bus driver? Their stories are often laden with tales of memorable bus excursions of the past.

Yesterday, I travelled with the 7^th grade students who went to outdoor education at a local camp. As our day concluded I was able to share a devotion on building a personal prayer habit. Our bus driver happened to come in and hear the devotion.

When I boarded the bus, our driver said, “You know what my prayer routine is?” I encouraged him to share and he said, “Every morning I walk through the bus and pray for every student who will sit in these seats, that the Holy Spirit would be with them.” He prays for people he doesn’t even know.

As a forgiven child of God, redeemed by the blood of Jesus, how can we expand our prayer routines to pray for those we don’t know? Here are a few ideas:

· Those who serve in the armed forces.

· Our local police and fire departments.

· For the students of our school… or any school.

· For future church workers to be raised up.

· For Churches without pastors.

So in your prayers today, consider adding one prayer for people you don’t know. Blessings on your prayer journey.

Pastor Seban

PRAYING FOR YOURSELF

Reflect on what is on your heart and mind and take it to God in prayer.

Is there something we can pray about for you?

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Praying for One Another

Offer prayers of thanks for:
John Watt, whose cancer is in remission
All who battle cancer, including Marilyn Aussprung, Jim Melichar, Pastor Joel Brandt, Jayne Peterson, Bob Harrer, Adrian Buntrock, Gary Bergin, Wayne Kokta, and Tammy Schleuter. Pray that the Lord would bless their treatments, relieve their pain and strengthen them and their families in faith.
Eugene Bentley, Eileen Siegel, Joyce Sachse, Lillian Pergande, Lori Bebninster, Audrey Pelzer and Mary & Jim Heiman as they contend with ongoing health issues. Pray for their medical teams, that God would bless them and use them as His instruments of healing.
For the Men and Women of our Armed Forces: that God would bless them with courage, safety, integrity, and honor as they serve our country.
Marvell and Jim Ruppel who celebrate their 48^th Wedding anniversary

PRAYING FOR FIL MINISTRIES & OTHERS

Our May Mission of the Month is

The Joint Seminary Fund

Gifts to the LCMS Joint Seminary Fund are restricted exclusively to supporting both of our world-class seminaries—Concordia St. Louis and Concordia Ft. Wayne.

The LCMS Joint Seminary Fund raises funds for tuition to battle the rising educational costs. Those who designate gifts and bequests for LCMS Joint Seminary Fund combine vital financial resources, walking together in a way that supplies approximately $2 million annually in supplemental unrestricted funding to help educate our future pastors and other theologically-trained leaders.

KEEPING OUR MILITARY, MISSIONARIES AND THEIR FAMILIES IN MIND

Greg Highstrom ~ Natalie Howard ~ Eric Albrecht ~ Tony Cook ~ Wally Schmidt ~ Michael Button

Kristin Czisny ~ Tyler Schleg ~ Clay Felmer ~ Aaron McCatty ~ Justin Benning

STEPHEN MINISTRY MOMENT

“...You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 19:19b Loving and caring for each other is not just the responsibility and privilege of our pastors. It is something Jesus calls all His followers to do. Stephen Ministry is an intentional way is which people with special gifts for caring ministry can put those gifts to use, bringing Jesus’ love and care to those who are going through extra challenges in their lives. If you or someone you know would like to meet confidentially with a Stephen Minister, please call Pastor Reichmann at 377-6610. Please remember to ask permission before referring someone else.

· ONGOING PROGRAMS · SPECIAL EVENTS · · VOLUNTEERS ·

Adult Bible Studies

In Person Options:

· Sundays - After 8:00 am worship at River of Life & 8:45 am at First Immanuel (resumes in the fall)

· Woman’s Bible Study - 9:00 am 2nd & 4th Tuesday mornings River of Life (resumes in the fall)

· Wednesdays - 9:00 am & 7:00 pm First Immanuel.

· Breakfast Bible Study - 6:00 am, Friday morning once a month on the First Immanuel campus. Next Study June 4th

· Men’s Round Table - 7:30 am 1st & 3rd Saturday mornings on the First Immanuel Campus.

Online Options: (https://vimeo.com/filministries)

· Fridays - 12:05 pm

Volunteer Opportunities

· Lawn Mowing At River of Life - Looking for a way to help and enjoy lawn mowing? Our volunteer group is looking for 1 or 2 additional people help mow the lawn at River of Life. Need to be 16 or older and be available about once a month from now until the end of the growing season. Contact Teresa at: [email protected]

· Altar Flowers - Have flowers in your garden and would like to share them? We would love to use them as altar flowers! Contact the church office to let them know you can provide flowers or sign-up on the board near the Narthex at both locations.

· Adopt A Highway - Help with the clean-up effort on Tuesday July 13th 6:00 pm—8:00 pm & September 25th 9:00 am - 11:00 am. Contact Karl at [email protected] to let him know you can help.

· VBS - Adult and youth volunteers needed! If you can help contact Pastor Seban at [email protected] or sign-up at https://tinyurl.com/FILVBSVolunteers21

· Milwaukee Rescue Mission - Help serve a Meal Tuesdays from 3:00-6:30 pm. If you are interested in volunteering contact Karl at: [email protected]

THINGS TO KNOW & OTHER NEWS

Summer Camps Available!

Living Word Lutheran High School - A variety of camps for kids are open and available - sports, dance, music (band). Learn more at: http://www.lwlhs.com/camps
First Immanuel Lutheran School - The Math & Writing, Art Volleyball and select session of the Basketball camp have opening for kids looking for some fun this summer. Camps are open to students from the community as well as the school. There are camps for kids 1st grade - 8th grade. Learn more at: https://www.filschool.org/summer-camps

Summer Office Hours - Summer office hours begin June 11th. Monday - Thursday 7 am—5 pm Friday 7 am—3 pm.

Journeys Lutheran School - Join in celebrating two exceptional women and their dedication to teaching - Mrs. Jill Hofstad (35 years) and Ms. Carrie Miller (25 years) on Sunday, June 6 from 3:00 - 7:00 PM at Journeys Lutheran School Grounds, 5425 South 111th Street, Hales Corners.

4-H Olympic Adventure Day Camp - Camp is June 23rd —26th open to children grade 3 - 9. The day camp will provide fun new activities and experiences. Space is limited and registration ends on May 31st.

https://ozaukee.extension.wisc.edu/4-h-youth-development/camp/

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