May 18, 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.

Holy Week - Scarlet is the color for Holy Week, as it suggests the deep color of blood.

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.

Café Immanuel™

This innovative ministry serves a gourmet breakfast to members, friends, and guests the first Sunday of the month between 9 and 10 a.m. It provides opportunities for fellowship before worship and outreach into the Evanston community. Sometimes members celebrate their birthdays and anniversaries at the Café. Under the direction of Chef Sarah Stegner, co-owner of the Prairie Grass Cafe in Northbrook, and Chris Djuric, who relates to several farmers' markets in the Chicago area, a high number of volunteers (both members and friends of the congregation), including adults and youth, prepare and serve breakfast and welcome guests.

A typical Café menu

The Café menu changes to reflect the bountiful variety of produce, cheese, and meat available to us, and the rich experience and creativity of the Café chefs. On a typical Sunday you can expect your choice of:

A fresh buttermilk waffle with a yummy topping
A creative and satisfying presentation of fresh eggs
Fresh-squeezed fruit juice or fruit smoothies

Join us for breakfast before worship on the first Sunday of the month! Please bring your friends and enter through the courtyard door to the Café, which serves meals in the Fellowship Hall.