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Immanuel will be having a rummage sale fundraiser to help with the roof expenses. The sale will be Saturday, October 14th from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Immanuel's Discipleship Center. Since we have that all set, we now need great stuff to sell. So let’s get those...
Lutheran Island Mission Trip
Last month, 5 of our teenagers and 4 adults went to Lutheran Island Camp, in Henning, Minnesota. Henning is about 560 miles away from Palatine. The group of nine went up to Lutheran Island Camp to be a part of the Christ Serve Ranch weekend. One thing I have learned...
Outreach Ministry: Touching Our Community
by Kevin Kindelin “Reaching out, touching me, touching you”…That’s a line from one of my favorite songs, Sweet Caroline. In days gone by, that lyric appealed to my romantic sense, but when I hear it today, it appeals to a sense of community. “Sweet Community,“ you...
Extreme Makeover to Elderly Widow’s Home: Progress Update
Our first two weeks of the makeover project are now complete. All of the scraping, patching of walls, and floor repair have been completed. Additionally a new screen door has been installed, a new front stoop built and dirt to prevent water seepage into the foundation...
American Heritage Girls Troop #IL0412 and Trail Life Troop #0412 “Feed My Starving Children”
Boys and girls from Immanuel Lutheran’s American Heritage Girls and Trail Life Troops had one “last blast of summer” that was not only fun, but also significant. They gathered Monday night at Feed My Starving Children in Schaumburg and packed “nutritious MannaPack™...
Kid’s HOPE needs you!
Through generous donations and a Thrivent Action Team Grant we have collected over 40 backpacks for Virginia Lake Elementary School – our partner for Kid’s HOPE. Through our mentoring students there, we have developed a wonderful relationship with the school and...