IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH 

ALTAMONT, ILLINOIS

8th Sunday after Pentecost                                   July 6, 2008

Church Office Phone: 483-6395       Email: immanuelaltamont@frontiernet.net

Rev. Mitchel Schuessler (pastormitch@frontiernet.net)               Home: 483-6475

Vernon Spilker, D.F.L.E. (vspilker@frontiernet.net)                   Home: 483-3414

Visitation Pastor Glenn Renken                                     Home Phone:  217/347-3357

WELCOME TO ALL WHO WORSHIP WITH US TODAY!

Please fill out the attendance card, and pass it to the end of the row for the ushers to pick up during the first hymn.  Hearing assist units are available at back of church by the soundboard.

All Services: Printed Order of Service

Offerings: Sat 6/28, Sun. 6/29: Unif:Env. - $7,846.50; Loose - $835; Total = $8,681.50; (Budget amt. needed weekly = $14,294); SS - $18.25; Lutheran World Relief - $350; Missions - $100; Portals of Prayer - $10; Florence Duckwitz - $10; ALIS June Thrivent Matching Funds - $2,000; Parish Hall Rent - $150; Parish Hall: $2,072; Elnore Scheidel Mem. - $40.

Attendance: Sat., June 28 – 87; Sun., June 29: 8:30 a.m. – 202; 11:00 a.m. – 148; Total = 437; SS - 21; HS – 5; Adults – 21.

In Our Prayers: Lucas Kroening, home from hospital, thanksgiving for God’s protection; At St. John’s, Springfield: Doris Runge; Under medical care: Laverne Koeberlein, Margaret Miller, Sam Yagow, Jolene Arend, Karen Dall, Linda Levitt, Earl Robbins, Justin Wenthe; Comfort to the family of Lorna Green; Gene and Bernadine Bloemer, 60^th Wedding Anniversary; Devin and Megan (Verdeyen) Althoff married Fri, July 4 in Olathe, KS by Pastor Schuessler; Prayers for families throughout the nation who are suffering from weather related disasters; Servicemen and women; prayer for the nation.

Families of the Week: Roger and Nancy M. Ohnesorge; Kenny and Judy Oldham; Rick Oldham; Terry, Becky, Ali (Kline) and Emma Oldham; Bobbi Osteen, Zachary Correll, and Hailey Simmons; Justin, Brooke, Peyton, and Kylie Osteen; Ryan and Kirsten Osteen; Don and Wilma Ousley.

Flowers given to the glory of God in honor of the 60^th Wedding Anniversary (July 2) of Gene and Bernadine Bloemer by their children and grandchildren.

Nomination Committee prepared the ballot for presentation at the July 20 Voter’s Meeting.  If you received a letter asking you to serve in some capacity, please give it prayerful consideration.  If you do not feel that you can serve in the position for which you were nominated, please consider another position.

Men’s Choir will not have rehearsals until September.

The next scheduled major LYF event will be the foodstand at the Thresherman’s Reunion the week of July 22-27. Lots of workers will be needed.

Immanuel Bd. of Ed. Meeting Mon. July 14, 6:30 p.m.

LYF needs approx. 20 1 gal. plastic ice cream buckets and lids.  Ice cream freezers to use during Thresherman's weekend, July 21-25.  Please mark IC freezers with your name.  Place freezers and gal pails under Parish Hall shelf.

Romans 7:14-25: (back of bulletin) St. Paul describes the conflict we Christians face each day of our lives.  What we want to do we do not do, and what we hate we do.  This sinful reality makes our lives as stewards more challenging but, thanks to Jesus, we have the victory over sin and the power of the Holy Spirit to help us do that which is pleasing to God and good for others as well as ourselves

Church Directory – The pictures for the directory will be taken in the Parish Hall Lower Level on Wed.–Sat.: July 16-19 and August 20-23.  (Wed.–Fri. 2:30-8:50 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-3:50 p.m.) Go to www.immanuelaltamont.org and click on the Lifetouch link to sign up for your picture setting.

If you wish to submit a picture for the directory, there is a $10 fee.  You also need to have a “Publication Authorization” form filled out by the studio/professional that took the picture (example: Sears, JC Penney, Olan Mills, Dona Photography). Be sure to check with them to see if they have a fee for publishing their picture.  You don’t need the form for pictures taken by us.

Portrait Greeter - Call Lynn Wolff 483-0001, if you are able to host a 2-hour session - this would be greeting people and helping them fill out paper work.

Board of Elders will meet Tuesday, July 15 at 7:00 p.m. for a brief meeting.

Church Council -Tuesday, July 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lower Level in preparation for the Voter’s Meeting.

The Voter’s Meeting is Sunday, July 20 at 1:30 p.m. in the Upper Level of the Parish Hall. We will present information about the After School program for congregation approval (including the hiring of a director), the initial ballot, and other important items. All confirmed members 21 years of age are voting members. If you are between 18-21 you may become a voting member by making a request at the Voter’s Mtg.

All Women of Immanuel are invited to attend the July 15, 7 p.m. meeting of the LWML.  Mite Box devotion by Shirley Rex. Charla and Garry Wolff will be speaking on their recent trip to Germany.  Hostesses are Ruth Ann Hoffmeister, Nancy L. Ohnesorge, and Florence Seales.  Come join us for Education, Inspiration and Christian fellowship.

A.L.I.S. Registration will be held on Monday, July 28 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Please bring a copy of your physical exam if the student is entering kindergarten, or sixth grade. (5th grade physicals may be used this year only.) Dental exams are required for all students entering kindergarten, 2nd, and 6th grades. Vision exams are required for students entering kindergarten and transfer students from out of state. If you have questions call 483-6428.