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.

Ministries

Immanuel's Social Ministry committee has several activities throughout the year to support social causes in our community and around the world. There are also several service groups outside the committee. Participants are mostly members of Immanuel, but several non-members also participate. Click the menu to the left to find out more and see some photos of our ministries at work.

Regular events:

+ First (and often the Second) Thursday of the month, 10:00 am Sewing Group

+ Usually the Second Thursday of the month, 7:00 pm Evening Quilters

+ Fourth (or sometimes Fifth) Friday of the month, 7:00 pm Evening Quilters

Evening Quilters is frequently rescheduled due to varied uses of Fellowship Hall. Check the church calendar for the month for the exact date.

We no longer have a set time to get together and knit or crochet, but we have an annual holiday project for which members make hand made mittens and hats and present them to a children's program at a worthy local school. Members also make tote bags and back packs for Lutheran World Relief. At an annual drive, we collect school supplies to filll these packs.

Volunteer groups from Immanuel occasionally help out at ESCCA (Evanston School Children's Clothing Association) and at the Night Ministry. Also twice a year, we provide snacks for the Hospitality Center.

Our Green Paragraph

Do you know what a locavore is?

It was the New Oxford American Dictionary 2007 word of the year, and it's a green thing to be. A locavore is a person who only eats foods produced within 100 miles of where they consume it. That is a bit difficult for us Midwesterners in the middle of winter, but we can still buy Michigan grown apples that are sweet and crisp and mushrooms can be grown just about anywhere. You probably already eat Wisconsin cheeses. Have you tried an Illinois wine? There are many opportunities to find locally produced food, especially at the Farmer's Markets. In this era of reading the labels for nutrition and trans fats, also look to see where the food comes from and choose local when you can.