Announcements
Weekly Announcements
November 17, 2024
The City of Wisconsin Rapids will hold the annual Rekindle the Spirit Parade on Wednesday, September 27. It’s a great way to celebrate as a community. It’s also a great way for Immanuel to invite our community to connect with us.
Here’s where we need you help:
• Decorate the Float: We will meet in the Mission Center garage next Sunday, November 24, to create a parade float. Lunch will be provided for our volunteers, so let us know you are coming through the link below.
• Walk in the Parade: Want to tell the community about Immanuel – helping to Share the Love of Jesus? Let’s keep it simple. We need friendly faces to walk along with the float, handing out flyers to the paradegoers. We have a lot to invite them to: Advent, Christmas, and a Grand Opening! Let us know you will help through the link below.
• Wave at the float: Plan to be at the parade as a spectator? Great! Make sure you cheer on Immanuel’s float as it passes by.
Thanks for Spreading the Love of Jesus with us!
immanuelrapids.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/2591818
Breakfast in Bethlehem
Join Family Minister Nic, Pastor Bryce, and the crew for Breakfast in Bethlehem! This event is all about bringing the generations together and looking toward Jesus’ birth. It will once again be held in Immanuel’s school gym on Saturday, December 7.
We would love to spread the word about the event early so that we can have a wide reach. Please take a moment to share the event on Facebook through the link below. Then, sign up for a great morning using Church Center!
www.facebook.com/events/2214267072292898?active_tab=about
Angel Tree
Next Sunday, November 25, will be the start of Immanuel’s annual Angel Tree program. This Prison Fellowship program allows us to purchase gifts for local kids on behalf of their incarcerated parents. Chris Voelker leads this project. She will have angel tags available before and after worship on the dates listed above. Gifts should be wrapped and returned by December 16. Thank you for supporting this ministry!
Shoeboxes
Our shoebox collection is almost done. Shoeboxes were due back to the Mission Center this weekend. If you forgot yours, please bring it in Monday or Tuesday morning.
Still want to help out? We are still accepting monetary gifts to pay for shipping and processing. The cost for one box is $10, with 300 boxes to cover. Put your donation in the box on the Shoebox Table, or place it in an envelope with your number and write in “Shoeboxes.”
Nic Cass will now be leading an area-wide collection of the shoeboxes from a few dozen groups. Volunteers will help prep the boxes for shipping – loading them up for the next collection point. May God bless all involved with the effort!
Toys for Tots
Our church and school are once again collection sites for the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. The program seeks donations of new, unwrapped toys. Last Christmas, the local drive collected a whopping 6,527 toys supporting 1,380 children. The collection runs through December 7. Check out their website below:
wisconsin-rapids-wi.toysfortots.org/
Weekly Cleaners
The new Weekly Cleaners group will have an initial walk-through meeting next Monday, November 18. We will meet at 4:30pm in the Mission Center, and will conclude by 5:15. Are you willing to help? Come to the walk-through, or join the group below:
immanuelrapids.churchcenter.com/groups/service-groups/weekly-cleaners
Christmas Decorating
What: Christmas Decorating
When: Saturday, November 30 at 9am
Where: The Mission Center
Who: You! Come lend a hand!
Congregational Meeting
We had over 110 people attend our Congregational Assembly last week. That is truly remarkable – as it is rare for any congregation to have that much participation for a meeting format. It again shows the true ownership our members have in ministry – which is a critical target you set for the congregation.
One of the actions taken by the assembly was to elect 3 members of our Board of Directors. With this election, our Board now sits at 9 members – as outlined in our updated constitution. Your
Board of Directors now consists of:
• Elyn Hoefs (term ends 12/2027)
• Kent Huchthausen (term ends 12/2027)
• Skye Manning (term ends 12/2027)
• Jeff Christensen (term ends 12/2026)
• Diane Reetz (term ends 12/2026)
• Russ Roquet (term ends 12/2026)
• Tim Sullivan (term ends 12/2025)
• Caitlin Shuda (term ends 12/2025)
• Dennis Hall (term ends 12/2025)
Three other notes from the meeting: The time capsule was opened amidst great interest. The items inside included newspapers from 1972, and documents from 1907. The newer documents can be viewed in the back of the Mission Center. The older documents need more care to handle, and will be displayed shortly.
We discussed the financial picture of our building project. Another $100,000 match was offered for new pledges. We did receive a great number of pledges this week. We will communicate this more thoroughly in a separate email to members this week.
Finally, we set the date for the opening weekend of our new building. Please reserve the weekend of February 21-23 for that milestone event!
Watch for special updates the next two weeks discussing these items in detail.
Nov 24 Float Decorating
Nov 27 Thanksgiving Worship
Nov 27 Rekindle Parade
Nov 30 Christmas Decorating
Dec 1 Advent Meal/Worship
Dec 7 Breakfast in Bethlehem
Dec 7 Ritter’s Open House
Dec 19 ILS Christmas Program
Dec 21 Ruby’s Pantry