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What Is Lent?
FAQs About Lent What is Lent? Learn about this 40-day season of the church year leading up to Easter (Note: Lent 2024 begins on Wednesday, February 14.) See Also Q: What is the significance of Lent? A: Early in the Church’s history, the major events in Christ’s life were observed with special observances, such as His birth, baptism, death, resurrection and ascension. As these observances developed, a period of time was set aside prior to the major events of Jesus’ birth and…
Memorial Garden Youth Project
Youth Day Of Service Success 30+ Volunteers Thanking God, Giving 200+ Hours What a beautiful day! From setting up for the Easter Breakfast and Egg Hunt to washing windows and trimming bushes to tearing out weeds and old bushes to shoveling and spreading several tons of gravel and replanting the memorial garden behind the school, your youth made us proud on the Saturday before Easter! Great job, Immanuel Youth! Thank you to several adults who donated their time, equipment and…
Resurrection Rolls
Taking Faith Home A Weekly Resource to Encourage Your Family | Today’s Excerpt and Scripture | Thursday, April 25 RITUALS AND TRADITIONS Celebrate Easter by making “Resurrection Rolls.” Ingredients: One can of crescent rolls 8 large marshmallows 1/2 cup melted butter 1/4 cup granulated sugar 2 Tbsp. of cinnamon The white marshmallow symbolizes the purity of Jesus. Dip the marshmallow into butter and roll in the mixture of butter, sugar, and cinnamon as a reminder of the spices placed on…
Youth Serving On Easter Weekend
Immanuel Youth Serving and Making a Difference The youth of Immanuel will continue their tradition of spending Holy Saturday serving our congregation and neighborhood with service projects. Youth and their families are invited to participate as we set up and prepare foods for the Easter Breakfast in the gym, fill eggs for the children’s Easter Egg Hunt, clean and scrub the church buildings inside and out, work on landscaping around the property, and go out into the neighborhood, helping to do…
Now What?
Now What? Daily Devotion for Easter | Easter Monday, April 2, 2018 Read Luke 24:1-11. When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome brought spices, so that they might go and anoint Him. (Mark 16:1) Joseph and Nicodemus didn’t have time to do a proper burial for Jesus that Friday evening. Though they did the best they could, the women who followed Jesus were not satisfied. They planned to come back early Sunday morning…
Youth Serving On Easter Weekend
Busy, Busy Youth Group! SPECIAL HOLY WEEK ACTIVITIES — YOUTH SERVING! Youth Day of Serving — Saturday, March 31 — 10am to 7pm Easter Breakfast – Sunday, April 1 The youth of Immanuel will continue their tradition of spending Holy Saturday serving our congregation and neighborhood with service projects. Youth and their families are invited to participate as we set up and prepare foods for the Easter Breakfast in the gym, fill eggs for the children’s Easter Egg Hunt, clean and scrub the…
Youth Ministry in March
Immanuel-Joplin Youth Update March 2018 Wed, March 7 – Youth provide & serve the Lenten Meal – “Breakfast for Dinner” Sun, March 11 – 11:30-6:00 – Youth Springfield Outing – Sky Zone & MORE Sat, March 31 – Youth Day of Service Sun, April 1 – Youth & Elders host the Easter Breakfast April 6-8 – Junior High Retreat at Windermere May 7 – Confirmation Day for 8th Graders SPECIAL HOLY WEEK ACTIVITIES Youth Day of Service – Saturday, March 31 Easter Breakfast – Sunday, April…