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Service Opportunities
Serve Lenten Lunches
Wednesdays, Feb. 22 - March 29
Each Wednesday of Lent we need a couple of people to serve the Lenten soup & bread lunches immediately following the noon worship. Please sign up for a day or two.
Empty Bowls: Fundraiser for PROP
Thursday, Feb. 21
Join your neighbors in a fundraiser for PROP and enjoy a bowl of soup, a piece of bread and a beverage as a way to remember what we all have in common: “Everybody Eats”
Soup. Handmade Bowls. Silent Auction. Local Entertainment.
At St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Eden Prairie.
- LUNCH 11:00 am – 1:30 pm
- DINNER 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Habitat for Humanity
Saturday, February 25, Chaska
Volunteers need: on the construction team, to bring lunch, and/or to take photos. No experience required. Minimum age 16 for construction volunteers. You can help make a positive impact for hard working families in need. Come join us and help make the dream of home ownership a reality. Not only do we build a home, we build community, putting our faith into action. If you are interested please contact Ruth Lunde at lundeworld@yahoo.com or Lynn Swanson at 952.974.1689.
Lent Service Project 2023: Collecting Baby Care Kits for LWR
Ash Wednesday (Feb. 22) - Easter Sunday (April 9)
This year during Lent we will be collecting items needed for Lutheran World Relief for Baby Care Kits. These kits provide basic necessities for parents around the world as they welcome their new babies into the world. We hope you will consider donating some of the kit pieces listed below. Clothing items must be for sizes 6 months-24 months; note that they don’t have to be new. Gently used and clean items can be substituted for new items (no stains/ tears and please no items with religious or patriotic symbols/messages).
- Lightweight cotton t-shirts (No onesies)
- Long or short sleeved gowns/sleepers without feet (Top and pant sets or pajamas may be substituted)
- Receiving blankets (medium-weight cotton or flannel, crocheted or knitted with lightweight yarn, up to “52” sq.)
- Cloth diapers (these can be purchased or you can also sew diapers from flannel material or old t-shirts. For instructions visit https://lwr.org/downloads/diaper-tip-sheet)
- Hand towels, dark color recommended
- Bath-size bars of gentle soap, in original wrapping
- Diaper pins or large safety pins
For more information about Baby Care Kits please go to: Baby Care Kits. You will also find information here if you would like to put together full kits on your own or with your faith group.
Donations can be dropped off in the Lutheran World Relief cart in the atrium from Ash Wednesday through Easter Sunday.
Pleae contact Deacon Savannah with your questions.
Men Serve Lunch at Simpson
Saturday, March 4
The bad news? Simpson House Men’s Breakfast Service has been suspended. The good news? It’s been replaced with the Simpson House Men’s Lunch Service, which means you can participate without having to get up super early in the morning! We’ll leave promptly at 10:15 AM on March 4 from the Immanuel parking lot, carpool over to the new interim shelter site (the former Zion Lutheran Church in south Minneapolis) and serve a hot lunch to 35-45 homeless individuals in need. Sign up/questions at davidalanbeach@gmail.com.
Family Service Project: Baby Care Kit Assembly
Sunday, April 16, 10 a.m.
Join us for an all-ages service project! We will meet in Lutheran Hall following Sunday School (after the 9 a.m. worship service) and will be assembling Baby Care Kits from all the items we’ve been collecting throughout the Lenten season. These kits will all be sent out to families around the world through Lutheran World Relief. All ages welcome to join! Please sign up online: Baby Care Kit Assembly.
Diaper Squad
Support our partner Redeemer Lutheran as they help with a food shelf in their neighborhood. Donations of diapers, baby wipes and sanitary pads are needed - these items are in high demand for families accessing food shelves.
Sign up online to donate or deliver diapers: Donations
Tech Booth Volunteers Needed
Volunteers needed for our Screen Team and Livestream Team
Volunteers are needed in our tech booth to advance slides (Screen Team) and livestream (Stream Team). Teens and adults welcome! Training is provided! Please contact martin@immanuel.us if you're interested. Learn more...
Flowers for Worship
Help beautify our sanctuary for Worship!
- Altar flowers can be given in memory of or in celebration of an event or person; your gift will be recognized in the pre-service scrolling announcements.
- Signing up is a 2-step process: 1) Select an available Sunday. 2) Pay online (or drop a check off at the church office).
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