Fill the Chancel

November 1-27

Fill the Chancel

November 1-27

Fill the Chancel is a drive conducted every November by Immanuel Lutheran Church & School to support Good Samaritan Ministries by restocking the pantry.
How blessed we are by the abundance we have been given by Christ! Let’s share those blessing with those who are in need. Please bring in items from the list below any time before Thanksgiving services. Let’s fill up our Chancel! All items will go to Immanuel’s church pantry, helping those in need through the holidays and year-round.  Bags with attached lists of items needed will be sent home with school students and are available outside the sanctuary.

Items needed in 2025

Food Products

  • Applesauce

  • Black beans

  • Canned chicken

  • Canned fruit

  • Canned ham (small)

  • Crackers

  • Dry beans

  • Flour (small bags)

  • Granola bars

  • Jelly

  • Ketchup

  • Mayonnaise

  • Noodles

  • Oatmeal

  • Pancake mix

  • Peanut butter

  • Pop Tarts

  • Ramen soup

  • Refried beans

  • Rice

  • Spaghetti

  • Spaghetti sauce

  • Sugar (small bags)

  • Syrup

  • Tuna

Paper Products

  • Facial tissues

  • Paper towels

  • Toilet paper

Personal Care

  • Conditioner

  • Deodorant

  • Hand soap

  • Razors

  • Shampoo

  • Shave cream

  • Toothpaste

Cleaning & Laundry

  • Dish soap

  • Laundry soap (small)

Help Us Take the Food to the Pantry on Thanksgiving Day!

Plan to stick around after Thanksgiving Day worship and help us move the collected items in assembly line fashion to the food pantry in the south parking lot. It’s a lot of fun and goes very quickly!
What is the Chancel?

Through the month, our food collection begins in the Narthex, then moves to the Chancel around Thanksgiving.

Chancel: One of two main divisions of the worship space. It is the part of the building where the altar is located, that is, on its actual or so-called liturgical east end. In most church buildings the chancel is one or two steps higher than the nave.

Nave: The large, central area of the church building where the congregation (people) gathers for the service. In traditional churches the nave contains two or more rows of pews (benches) from front to back. Many churches of more modern architectural style have chairs that can be arranged or moved depending on what kind of service is held. To the east of the nave is the chancel and to the west is the narthex.

Narthex: The entryway leading from the outside of the church into the nave. The narthex is located at the liturgical west end of the building.