Immanuel Congregational UCC

Immanuel’s 2011 Annual Meeting was held Sunday, January 23rd.  Updates from our teams and committees was presented, new officers and team members were elected and the budget for 2011 presented.

Throughout the advent season Immanuel will be having events that will help prepare us for the coming of the Christchild and welcome Him into our homes and into our lives. Please check the church calendar for upcoming events including:

• Blue Christmas – Tuesday, December 21st 7:00 p.m.
• Christmas Eve Service – Friday, December 24th 7:00 p.m. Candlelight service with communion.

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Throughout the advent season Immanuel will be having events that will help prepare us for the coming of the Christchild. Please check the church calendar for upcoming events including:

• Hanging of the Greens – Saturday, November 27th 12:00 p.m. Members and friends of our church gather to add Christmas decorations to our church. A light lunch is provided.
• Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony – Immanuel will provide cookies and hot chocolate for participants
• Christmas Parade – Saturday, December 4th 2:00 p.m. Immanuel will provide a warming center for parade participants and hot chocolate.
• Blue Christmas – Tuesday, December 21st 7:00 p.m.
• Christmas Eve Service – Friday, December 24th 7:00 p.m. Candlelight service with communion.

“For Where Your Treasure Is, There Your Heart Will Be Also” has been the theme for this year’s pledge campaign. On Sunday, November 14th, those in our faith community will be dedicating ourselves and our gifts to the work of our faith community for the coming year.

On Sunday, October 17th, the congregation heard a story of one man’s journey as he and a new friend find God in one of the most unlikely places. Click here or go to the “Download” tab and find his message under “Sermons.”

Bed, Blessings and Beyond is a household goods ministry of Love INC. They offer linens, dishes, pots and pans, as well as small kitchen appliances to those in need in the Oxford and Lake Orion area. Donations of goods and money will be collected during the month and dedicated during the September 26th worship service before delivery to Love INC.

The August Giving Tree ministry will be for school supplies. Working with Oxford-Orion FISH, donations of money and school supplies will be collected during the month and dedicated on Sunday, August 29th. These donations will be delivered to FISH for distribution to families who cannot afford to buy school supplies.

For the month of July we focused on the UCC mission “The Christmas Fund.”

For decades, the Christmas Fund — formerly known as “Veterans of the Cross” — has helped provide supplemental monies for pension and health insurance premiums to low-income retirees. At Christmas, the offering provides gift checks to hundreds of annuitants, but it also provides emergency assistance to clergy and lay employees and their families throughout the year.