7973 Highway 57, P.O. Box 115, Baileys Harbor, WI 54202
(920) 839-2224
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Office Hours
Monday 9 a.m. to Noon
Wednesday 9 a.m. to Noon
Thursday 9 a.m. to Noon
& by appointment
WORSHIP SCHEDULE:
SUNDAYS AT 10:00 A.M. through May 18, 2025
We are online Sunday starting at 9:55 a.m. on Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/ImmanuelLutheranBaileysHarbor/. All are welcome!
You do NOT need to be a member of Facebook or Immanuel to watch!
At or near the top of our Facebook page, look for a box with a small red “LIVE” button in the top left. Click it, and you’ll be watching us.
Once the worship service is completed, it is available on our Facebook page for anyone who missed the live event; look in the Video section at the top of our page.
Again, just go to our Facebook page and look for and click the red LIVE button at or after 9:55 a.m. Sunday: www.facebook.com/ImmanuelLutheranBaileysHarbor/
See you Sundays!
News from Pastor Gary
October, 2024
Volume 1, Issue 82
“Let the little children come to me; do not stop them;
for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.” (Mark 10:14)
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
As the summer comes to a close, and fall is right around the corner our children start another school year. We have started a new year in Bible School and Confirmation along with some new Youth Group activities. On Wednesday, September 11, we had a special service for Blessing of the Backpacks with 49 people in attendance. We began the evening sitting down and sharing in a meal together. It was a remarkable evening and a reminder how important the children are.
People were bringing their children to Jesus so that He could touch them and the disciples spoke to them sternly and were telling them to leave. But Jesus overheard and saw what the disciples were doing and welcomed the children into His arms. He ordered the disciples to “Let the little children come to me.” We also need to be careful that our words and actions don’t become like the disciples. In fact, we need to become more like little children if we want to be part of God’s kingdom.
To be truthful we are all children. We are God’s children. In our baptism God claimed us as His own when He marked us with the cross of Christ and sealed it by the Holy Spirit. Because we are God’s children, we also need to be careful with our words and actions towards one another. For when we love one another it shows that we belong to the Kingdom of God and that we are God’s children.
Hear Jesus say, “Let the little children come to me.”
And hear Him say, “Let the big children come to me also.”
God’s Peace & Love,
Pastor Gary
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OUTREACH NEWS:
On October 12th we will be doing the brat fry/chili/bake sale fundraiser. If anyone would like to
donate to the bake sale or to the brat fry please call Jane Pluff at (920)839-2179 or (920)421-1055
to see what we could use besides the bake items. There is a sign up sheet at the church for you to
check what is needed and where or what times you would like to help.
WE NEED FOR SURE 4 STRONG SETS OF ARMS TO HELP SET UP THE TWO TENTS. BE HERE BY 8:00 AM ON SATURDAY. THEY ARE A LITTLE BIGGER ONES AND
HEAVY. PLEASE LET JANE KNOW IF YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HELP WITH SETTING UP.
We are asking for the bake items to be at the parish hall by 1:00 PM on Friday for us to price and package before Saturday morning. We will be ready to start at 9:30 AM and go until the items are sold out or 3:00 PM. This will be curbside; you can
eat at tables outside or sit inside.
Another project we are helping with is a WINTER CLOTHING DRIVE for Door County children. The size is 2T to Youth size 7. Many small children need help with new/good as new clothing for the winter. Items needed are new winter coats, hats, mittens, gloves, scarves, snow boots, warm socks, snowpants, infant/toddler snowsuits. A box will be placed in the entrance of the parish hall for you to drop off items. The first door is always open look for box marked for clothing.
Also there is drop off box for FEED MY PEOPLE in the same area. Many families are in need in the county, if you
can help with any items they would be so happy.
This month we reached out to provide lunch for the people working on building homes in the Sister Bay area for low income families. We provided lunch for three days. They were very thankful for the sandwiches and other items that go with it. We also made four Poppy Seed cakes for Loaves and Fishes at Stella Maris Parish in Sister Bay. Once a month they have a free meal for anyone who would like to attend. It is held on the second Tuesday of the month, starts at 5:00PM. We have a great group of people helping on the Outreach Committee; if anyone would like to come please join us for a meeting. They are held on the first Monday of the month at 9:00 AM in the parish hall. We try to keep it at one hour unless something comes up that we need to discuss.
Outreach Committee
Bible School and Confirmation Class Notes:
We kicked off our year with a Family Night on Sept 11th. While enjoying a meal together, we covered our schedule, paperwork and new transportation plan for Gibraltar. After the “housekeeping” details, we worshiped together during an evening service. It was a beautiful way to come together again.
September 18th was our first class together. We will be meeting weekly through the month of October. Our regular class time is 4-5:15 pm. We do provide a light snack for the children prior to starting class each night. Circle time with the parents and pick up at 515. If anyone would like to volunteer to provide snack, help in the class or teach, please reach out. We are always looking for volunteers.
Our congregation will be participating in Operation Christmas Child again this year. October 30th will be our annual trip to the store in Sturgeon Bay to purchase items to pack our shoeboxes for OCC. The children look forward to this each year and we love watching them work through the best items to purchase for the boxes. If you are looking for ideas to donate, please refer to the flyer posted in the narthex. We appreciate the support year after year and the children love assembling the shoeboxes!
As always, thank you for supporting our Immanuel youth!
Pastor Gary, Jeremy, & Jolynn
PS: Reminder
Please continue to save your Tadych’s register receipts and put them in the box by the coat rack. They give us a 1% rebate on the total amount. Thank You!
Snow Cancellation Information
If winter weather should cause a need to cancel worship or other church programs and events, here are some things to remember:
• On Sunday mornings a decision will be made by 7:30 am
• Information will be posted on our website www.Immanuel-
lutheran.org and our Face Book page Immanuel Lutheran Baileys Harbor
• TV channels 2, 5, 11 and 26 will be notified as well as Radio stations WDOR, WBDK
• Wednesday Bible School and Confirmation classes will follow the school’s decisions – no school or early dismissal means there will be No Bible School or Confirmation classes.
• If you would like to be notified by phone about cancellations, please contact the church office.
We make every effort to get the word out early and quickly.
Also, we generally operate on the side of caution not wanting to put people at risk unnecessarily.