January 28, 2012

Immanuel Lutheran Church

616 Lake Street, Evanston, Illinois 60201

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Q: Why does your website change colors?

A: You will notice that our website changes colors with the liturgical seasons:

Advent - Blue is used for its references to hope.

Christmas - White/Gold is used, as a reference to the purity of the newborn Christ, and to our light and joy in him.

Lent - Purple is indicated, as the stark color of repentance and solemnity.

Easter - White/Gold as the color of joy in the Resurrection.

Pentecost - Red as the color of fire is used when we remember the tongues of fire descended on the crowd in Jerusalem.

Other Sundays of the year use green to indicate our growth in faith as we follow the teachings and ministry of Christ.

Liturgy

God's Word, Christ's Sacraments

Service

God's work, our hands.

Worship

The people's work.

Fellowship

Christ in community.

Welcome to Immanuel!

We invite you to join us for worship and fellowship and to see if this might be the right congregation you. Our congregation is known for its warm hospitality to all visitors, as well as its rich liturgical and musical traditions and hands-on social ministry projects.

We believe that God comes to us in Jesus Christ through the preaching of the word of God and the administration of the sacraments of Christ. The Holy Spirit creates and enlivens faith through these outward means of grace. This faith is actualized in works of love for our neighbors near and far.

This Sunday at Immanuel...

Sunday School at 9:15 a.m.

Holy Communion at 10:30 a.m.

Congregational pot luck and annual meeting

Compline at 8:30 p.m.

Calendar of Events

February Newsletter

Download the February edition of the "God's Hands".

100 Quilts for LWR!

In 2011, we supplied 100 quilts to LWR, a new record! To see a booklet celebrating this achievement: Click Here.

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Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

Service Music for January 29, 2012

Organist Greg Hummel will play organ variations on the hymn tune LOB GOTT DEN HERREN, IHR (Sing Praise t...

Sermon for January 22nd

The Third Sunday after the Epiphany. Year B.

Texts: 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20

Well, we're in the middle of January. Are you staying w...

Sermon for January 15th

Second Sunday after The Epiphany. Year B.

Text: John 1:43-51

"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" It's the question Nathanael, sometimes k...

Sermon for January 8th

Baptism of our Lord. Year B. January 8, 2012.

Texts: Genesis 1:1-5; Mark 1:4-11

Do you remember the great tsunami of 2004?

Giant...

Sermon for January 1st

The Circumcision and Name of Jesus.

Texts: Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:21

You've probably spent some time this week exchanging gifts-not with one ano...

Sermon for December 25th

CHRISTMAS DAY 2011.

Text: John 1:1-14

Hodie Christius natus est. "Today Christ is born," says an old liturgical antiphon. Today is the birthday of J...