Rev. Kevin A. Karner Dr. Anne Stuhlman Pastor Immanuel ...€¦ · May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept

Immanuel Lutheran Church Messenger September 2019 1

September 2019

Vol. 19 No. 8 Messenger

Immanuel Luther an Chur ch and School

154 Meadow Str eet Br istol , CT 06010

860 -583 -5649

c l .chur ch@ilcs . or g

www.ilcs.org

O U R M I S S I O N

The people of Immanuel

Lutheran Church are living

proof of the grace of God

through salvation in Jesus

Christ. Empowered by Christ,

our mission is to reach out in

love to those who have not yet

responded to the Gospel that

all may be united in Christ.

School Mission

The Mission of Immanuel

Lutheran School is to pro-

vide a loving atmosphere of

academic excellence for

children while developing

in them and their families a

lasting relationship with

Jesus Christ.

Rev. Kevin A. Karner Pastor

Dr. Anne Stuhlman School Principal

I M M A N U E L L U T H E R A N C H U R C H A N D S C H O O L , B R I S T O L , C O N N E C T I C U T

. . . was a beautiful day for worship and fellowship! Thank you to all who posed for the congregation portrait in front of the church, and to Bill Wentland for taking the photo.

LCMS Youth Gathering in Minneapolis

(More photos on Page 9)

Left to right, seated: Andrea Jabs, Dawn Santilli, Brenda Buonafede. Middle row: Dave Kisser, Maggie Theriault, Lorrin Jackson, Anthony Santilli, Gabriella Buonafede, Hannah Krueger. Back row: Emily Jury, Benjamin Jabs, Daniel Kozman, Keegan Tedd, Mia Santilli.


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Deadline for submissions is the 15th of the month.

From the Pastor’s Desk

May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at

the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it. — 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

“Priorities”

SUNDAY DIVINE SERVICES

8:00 a.m. Holy Communion on the

1st, 3rd, & 5th Sunday of the month.

—

10:45 a.m. Holy Communion on the 2nd, 4th, & 5th Sunday

of the month.

ADULT BIBLE STUDY 9:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m. (begins Sept. 8)

“Again he sent other servants, saying,

‘Tell those who are invited, See, I have

prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat

calves have been slaughtered, everything

is ready. Come to the wedding feast.’”

Matthew 22:4

A few weeks ago I preached a sermon en-

titled, “Prudently Picking Proper Priori-

ties.” In that message I asked, “God helps

those who help themselves.” Do you

know in which book of the Bible that pas-

sage is found?

If you said, “None; the expression isn’t in

the Bible,” you get an A for the day and

get to move to the front of the class. On

the other hand, if you did come up with a

book and a verse, don’t be too upset.

Many people think those words are found

in Scripture.

I think Pennsylvania’s Arthur Phillips the

III and his bride Brittany are among those

who got the question wrong. The couple

was arrested for shoplifting. Security

cameras had managed to capture them

stealing more than $1,000 worth of food

from a local supermarket.

Would you like to know what these new-

lyweds were going to do with more than

$1,000 worth of food? That’s right! They

were going to use it to feed the visitors

who were coming to their wedding recep-

tion. (That’s very different from the host

Jesus talks about in His parable. That man

had cooked his own oxen and fat calves –

not those of someone else.)

As a parish pastor I’ve encountered cou-

ples who, like this one, had some pretty

messed-up priorities. Some couples were

more concerned about the length of a

church aisle than they were about the ser-

mon the minister would preach. More

time was spent picking a dress and a cake

and an invitation than was spent selecting

the church to which the couple would be-

long. And far more time was spent work-

ing on the wedding than was spent on

making the marriage work.

Wrong priorities are almost always a bad

thing.

Far better to have your priorities priori-

tized. Thankfully, Jesus gives us His sug-

gestion on what that list should be. In

Matthew 6:33 Jesus said, “But seek first

the Kingdom of God and His righteous-

ness, and all these things will be added to

you.” Single or married, newlyweds or

diamond-anniversary-celebrators, all of us

would do well to follow Jesus’ advice.

With the Savior, the rest of things fall into

place; without Him, nothing fits in place.

With the Savior the burdens of life can be

carried, shared or removed; without Him,

those burdens are stapled to our minds and

hearts.

With the Savior there is forgiveness, with-

out Him there’s only an increasing weight

of sins unremoved.

Proper priorities.

If yours are proper, give thanks to Jesus.

Although troubles may still come your

way, you can be fairly certain you won’t

be sitting in jail for trying to shoplift a

dinner for your friends.

THE PRAYER: Dear Lord Jesus, You

never forgot the saving of sinful souls was

Your first priority. Now may I never for-

get believing in You ought always be

mine. In Your Name. Amen.

Pastor Karner

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

Worship Services are broadcast each Sunday

at 1:00 p.m. on

WNTY Radio 990 AM 96.1 FM

and online at KoolOldiesRadio.net

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE


We hope to see more of our members

at this earlier time of 4 pm; remember your Mite

boxes. After our meeting we will be setting up

the old school basement for our Fifth Annual Ger-

man Festival during the weekend. Our group, along

with the "Young-At-Heart" group, is handling the

dessert area of our German Festival, so we need lots

of volunteers to help out. We need you to bake

those authentic German cakes, help slice and pack-

age them for sale and also help sell them. Please

sign up on Sunday to volunteer your time for either

Friday evening or during the day Saturday, Sept. 13

or 14.

Our group will also be having a "TAKE HOME"

Bake Sale during the Festival where we sell breads,

muffins, pies, jams, etc. for cash (not tickets) to ben-

efit our group. Please plan to help out by baking for

this table which will have items priced and packaged

to take home in the OSB. Remember, many helpers

mean lighter work for all.

We are back to our regular fall lunch schedule now,

so we will be meeting on Thursday, September 5 at

11:30 in the old school basement. We did have a

Cold Lunch on August 1 where we enjoyed music

from Vernon Koch, and info from Bob Wollenberg

and Pastor. Join us, if you’re over age 50, to enjoy

great food and fellowship. If you need a ride, just let

the office know and we will arrange a ride for you so

you don’t miss out on the fun. One Surprise Lunch is

free, but usually we collect a donation of $2 if you

donate food, or $5 if you just come.

It’s our annual September Planned Potluck followed

by your childhood version BINGO with prizes. We

all need to bring foods for our buffet tables according

to our last name. Your name begins with A-I, please

bring a COLD dish; J -P bring a HOT dish, and R-Z

bring a Dessert. We only supply the beverages this

month so you know that we only eat what you bring

to the tables. After lunch, Vernon Koch will be our

Bingo caller and there will be prizes.

Now that September is here, get ready for our Fifth

Annual German Festival out in our church lot in the

evening of September 13, Friday, and from noon until

9 pm, Saturday, September 14. There will be special

entertainment during the day and of course the won-

derful German foods. How can you help out? Our

group and the "Women of Immanuel" group handle

the dessert area which is housed in the Old School

Basement. We need lots of volunteers to bake won-

derful authentic German cakes, slice the cakes and

package them and sell them during both days. We

hope you can help for a least a couple hours and/or at

other areas of the festival; sign up on Sundays or in

the church office. Find your German clothes, invite

your friends and neighbors and come to enjoy all the

festival entertainers as you help out during the day.

September also brings the Bristol Mum Festival Pa-

rade right by our church doors on September 22 for a

fun time. Our Adult Fellowship group plays cards on

Mondays in our Parish Center at 1 pm; join them if

that interests you.

Come and enjoy all of our Young-At-Heart activities

that we plan for you as shown in Sunday’s bulletins;

why stay home alone!

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Women of Immanuel ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

From your

WALK AND TALK — Every Tuesday at 9:30 am. Open

to all adults. Please join us . . . it’s a Christian fellowship you will enjoy!

SEPT. 17 – BARC

SEPT. 27 – Tentative date – Ladies Bible Study at noon in

the Parish Center. Bring your own lunch. God's Blessings to all of you!

Roberta Kuhr, Parish Nurse


Christmas Show at the Radio City Music Hall on Saturday, Nov. 9

Program includes: Round trip motor coach - Ticket to the Christ-

mas Show. Walk thru Central Park. Free time in Rockefeller Center, Time Square. Visit 9/11 Memorial, See Statue of Liberty. Lunch at Mulberry St. (Optional) Not included

in price. $115.00 per person, open to the public. $50 deposit is needed to hold your seat.

Balance due Oct. 28.

Now Available

Church and school “connection cards” are now available in a dis-penser on Trina’s desk in the office. For summer use, please update our summer hours, per example below. On the reverse side you may want to include a favorite Bible verse and/or add additional ways to

stay connected to our life source Jesus:

Sunday, 1 pm www.KoolOldiesRadio.net The Lutheran Hour, Sunday 7 pm 104.9 FM Recent sermons are found on our website Lutheran Public Radio.org

provided by Marv Heidorn

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The Boards of Trustees, Finance, and Stewardship re-

ceived approval from the Voting Body to run a Capital

Funds drive to raise money for several projects maintain-

ing and improving our physical building. The project goal

is $225,000.00 and the projects that we will be tackling in

order are:

1.) Replacing the lift elevator at the front of the

Church ($17,000); WE MADE OUR GOAL!

2.) Replacing the gymnasium roof ($175,000);

3.) Upgrading new computers in the Church of

office ($15,000);

4.) Replacing the oven in the kitchen off the

Gym, ($3,500); and

5.) Replacing the tiles in the School hallway (TBD).

The campaign will run from July 1 to Nov. 15, 2019.

Help us to "Raise the Roof"!

Raise the Roof

$35,064.60

November 9th is approaching and I'll need

to know who is planning on going. Several

have approached me in the past but the

response has not been overwhelming. It

will be opened to the public because we

have to fill the bus. Please call and leave a

message if you are planning on coming.

My cell phone is 860-877-0022, the price

is $115 per person. Children are the same

price.

Blessings, Roberta

Donations we have received during July and August

for the gym roof.


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Immanuel welcomes

through the rite of Holy Baptism

Isla Rose Kirschner

Baptized on July 14, 2019

Daughter of Justin and Alyssa Kirschner

New Adult Instruction Class

Do you desire to become a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, or do you know someone who does? Are you

a life-long Lutheran ready to dust off your Catechism and renew your understanding of the chief articles of the

Christian faith? In any case, we’ve got the opportunity for you!

On Sunday, September 22, Pastor Karner will begin teaching a 12-week class at 6:45 pm in the school library.

The content will take you to the heart of the Bible’s message. In His undeserved love,

God is “for us” in Jesus Christ, offering us forgiveness, joy, hope, assurance, direction,

and new life through Him.

While this first class will be on September 22, the day and time of the following classes

will be discussed to see what works best for everyone.

If you, or someone you know, is interested in attending, please call the church office at 860-583-5649.

Adult

Instruction Class

Attention all 7 and 8 grade Public School students!

Confirmation classes will begin on Thursday, Sep-tember 26, and will be held each Thursday from 4:15 pm until 5:30 pm in Room 10 on the second floor of our school. All students in grades 7 and 8 should have received a letter from Pastor Karner. If you have NOT received a letter, please contact the church office at 860-583-5649.

Senior Choir practice begins soon. Watch the Sunday

Bulletin for details.

Everyone is invited to join us as we prepare to praise

the Lord in Song.

Called Home to Heaven

Nora Lundski October 5, 1919 — July 5, 2019

A Memorial Service will be held here at Immanuel on Saturday, October 5.

John Sonnenberg November 11, 1935 — July 13, 2019

Virginia Mae (Downs) Schultz December 14, 1932 — August 20, 2019

Save the Date:

2019 “Celebrate the Harvest”

Wine Tasting and Silent Auction,

Saturday, Nov. 2, from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm


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Emmaus Walkers

WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY!!

Can you believe your good fortune that God

has put you on this earth in this time in the

vicinity of West and Meadow streets in

Bristol, CT – U.S.A. – planet Earth – the

solar system – God’s universe – where on

Thursday, September 12, men will again

congregate at 7:00 a.m. in Immanuel’s Par-

ish Center to breakfast together and to meet

with Pastor Joel Kotila who again will hap-

pily lead the Emmaus Walkers Men’s Bible

Class.

If that doesn’t make you spiritually giddy,

it’s because you haven’t joined us yet.

Hard to believe? Talk to any member of

this group, and he will confirm.

If you are like the rest of us in this group –

you will freely admit that we need – really

need – this spiritual tune-up, fellowship and

learning experience between Sundays.

Yes, we start at 7:00 a.m. – maybe a bit ear-

ly – and a little hard to get up.

Homer Simpson tells his son Bart, “Aw. . .

son, don’t worry, if it’s too hard, it ain’t

worth doin’.” Obviously – Homer has nev-

er been to The Emmaus Walkers.

Immanuel Lutheran Church announces

its 2019 Scholarship Awards

This year's scholarships are awarded to:

Caleb Beaudoin, Michelle Helming,

Benjamin Jabs and Makenzie Jankowski

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The Immanuel Lutheran Foundation

announces its 2019 Scholarship

Awards

The Westfall l Scholarship is presented to Dr. Anne Stuhlman

for completion of the Colloquy Program. It is awarded annu-

ally to a member of Immanuel pursuing a career of service in

The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, typically as a pastor,

teacher, Director of Christian Education or related field.

2019 recipients are:

Benjamin Jabs, William Jabs,

Michelle Helming, Makenzie Jankowski and

Caleb Beaudoin

RALLY SUNDAY

SEPTEMBER 8th, 9:30 AM

Calling all kids, ages 3 to 18!!

We will be kicking off our new Youth Sunday School program

“Enduring Faith”

(refreshments will be served)


Dear Immanuel Lutheran Church Members and Friends,

Immanuel Lutheran School began the

2019-20 school year with 91 students

enrolled. New families inquire weekly,

so we look for the number to exceed

100 before the end of the school year.

Our new Little Lambs Learning Center

has been approved by the Office of

Early Childhood, and the Health De-

partment, and the Fire Marshall. The

space in the old school has been repur-

posed and is a wonderful place for the

young children to learn to socialize and

learn about Jesus and the world around

them. Rod Grekula installed a Dutch

door and made new shelving to fit the

space and the needs of the two year

olds. We are very appreciative to Rod

for all of his time and effort on this

project. Air conditioners have been

delivered and will be installed in each

room. We currently are using one room and will open the

second room in the fall. We want to learn from this new

age group before expanding too fast.

New staff members for the 2019-2020 school year include

Mrs. Talie White in Little Lambs, Brooke Wells in PK (as an

after school position), Mrs. Jen Drechsler in PK, Miss Kris-

tie Caissie in PK, Mrs. Gina Joiner in PK, Mrs. Mary Ma-

chado in grades 4-5, and Mrs. Beth Read in middle school

language arts and social studies. Returning are Mrs. Holly

Tonn in Little Lambs, Mrs. Tammy Thormahlen in PK, Mrs.

Chrissy Orie in PK, Mrs. Debbie Krueger in Kindergarten,

Mrs. Rosemary Ryskowski in first grade, Mrs. Casey Camp-

bell in second grade, Mrs. Sandy Butler in middle school

math and science, Miss Hannah Baldino in PE/Health, and Mr. George Tavernier in music.

The National Lutheran Schools Association Accreditation is currently undergoing review with the State Board

of Education. We are hopeful that the NLSA will be put back on the state’s approved accreditation list. It was

bumped off several years ago due to a clerical error at the synod level. With this review we will be back in

good standing on the list. Deaconess Tiffany Manor has worked very hard on this matter and we are very

thankful for her efforts.

A wonderful school year is ahead of us. Thank you for supporting our school. Our students develop a strong

relationship with Jesus Christ due in large part to the school. This work is so important, and your support

makes it all possible. Thank you!

Yours in Christ,

Dr. Anne Stuhlman, Principal

From the Principal’s Desk

Above: Opening Chapel, Grades 1 thru 8.

Below: Students at work on their computers.

First day

of school


Volunteers are needed!

. . . at the German Festival. There are many jobs that need to be filled from serving food, selling

food tickets, food prep and distribution, Bier Garten security and monitoring, bounce house

monitoring, and more. If you are interested in helping you can sign up after the Church service,

or call the office at 860-583-5649. We need as many people as we can get in order for this festival to be a

success.

Fifth Annual German Festival

Friday, September 13

We will be serving Beer,

Brats and Pretzels

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Saturday, September 14

12:00 noon – 9:00 pm

The German Festival is back for its 5th

year after last year’s success in getting the

community to join us for a day of rejoicing in our German culture.

Come Enjoy

Live Music throughout the day Authentic

German cuisine to include Bratwurst,

Sauerkraut, Spätzle, Potato Pancakes,

Roast Pork, and more.

Biergarten with German Beers, Homemade

German desserts, Community Vendors &

Kid’s Activities

FREE ADMISSION All Food & Drinks sold separately

We hope to see

everyone there!

2019 German Festival Schedule

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

6:00pm

Beer Tapping Ceremony

6:15-9:00pm

w/Brats, Dogs, Pretzels & Beer

German Dancing

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

12:00 noon

Festival Opens

12:30pm – 2:30pm

Anita Siarkowski – Accordian

2:30pm – 3:30pm

Thomaston Liedercrantz

3:30-4:00pm

German Music & crowd activities

4:00-8:00pm

Band – German Dancing

8:00-9:00pm

General music in Bier Garten


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YOUTH TAG SALE

Saturday, September 28,

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September Birthdays

Jonathan Harrington Shari Kohl

Elias Lopisi

Barbara Greenlaw

Keegan Thormahlen

Brian Winter

Reinhart Hermann, Jr.

Marcia Massaro

Trina Theriault

Roxanne Tonn

Lindsey Klemyk

Leo Madore

Heidi Dennis

Dawn Ewen

Cody McIntyre Pamela Prindle

Josie Rindfleisch

Sarah Gurgigno Shannon Gurgigno

Jaime Mitchell

George Tavernier

Christian Lindstrom Joan Kirschner Rebecca Fitzinger

Ronald Helming

Janet Romanko

Kimberly Wolfe

Savana Tonn

Michael Winters Elizabeth Mazzaccaro

Thomas Hislop

Cole Raymond

Cordelia Behrendt

Paul Tessman

Joshua Bodley Robin Bodley

George Gamache Barry Simard Anthony Buonafede

Rickard Darm

Karen Machado

Thea Sonnenberg

Jordan Tonn

James Jacy

Wilfred Kisser

Christine Morel

William Wentland, Jr.

Jared Krueger

Fred Mitchell

Kristine Beaudet

Ruth Burgess

Quinn Tessier

Ethan Beaudoin

Brittany Dunn

Michelle Helming

Jonathan Tessier

To support future trips of

the youth group.

Items can be left on the stage,

but please do not drop off while

school is in session.

We will accept clothing, but it

will be taken to Savers.

9 am to 2 pm


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Rev. Kevin A. Karner Dr. Anne Stuhlman Pastor Immanuel ...€¦ · May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept