Announcements

All women are invited to join us for Bible Study on Wednesday mornings. Max Lucado's Life Lessons from Ephesians is a 12-session study on Paul's letter to the Ephesians. In this letter, he focuses on the church as the bride of Christ and speaks of Jesus dying for his bride and anticipating his Bride wearing his spotless gown. The key themes for the study are: we have spiritual blessings through Christ; each believer is gifted through the Spirit of God; our faith should work its way into all of our relationships; our spiritual strength comes from God through his Word and our faith. Each lesson has the following sections: Key Scripture Verse, Reflection, Situation, Observation, Exploration, Inspiration, Reaction, Life Lessons, Devotion, and Journaling. Wednesdays, Sep 7 - Nov 23, 9:00-10:30AM in the Fellowship Hall

Cub Scouting is for youth in Kindergarten through 5th grade – but it involves the whole family! Come find out more about the Cub Scout program and how you can help form a foundation of character and leadership in ways that are affirmative and fun at the Back to School community picnic Sunday, August 21st. All interested parents are invited to attend! Sun, Aug 21, 11:00-2:00 PM @Peg Bond Center

Regular Thursday night choir practices are starting back up. Join us August 18th for our annual choir fellowship night to kick the season off! We will hand out new music and sing for about 30 minutes. Then, we will enjoy some pie a-la-mode and fellowship time. New members are welcome! Contact Sharon Dalpini at sdalpini@immanuelbatavia.org or 630.879.7163 x16 with questions. Thu, Aug 18, 7:00 PM @Music Room

Sun, Oct 16, 1:00-3:00PM at Immanuel Save the date for this 5K fundraiser! Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries is an organization that provides Christ centered homes for single pregnant women in crisis. 5K participants will get sponsors for the event in order to raise funds to support this important ministry.

We need volunteers to help run the 2022 back-to-school picnic at the Peg Bond Center. Please sign up and help serve our community! Volunteers are needed for the following tasks: · Loan a bags set · Supervise a bounce house · Supervise games · Supervise crafts · Host the prayer tent · Help with cleanup Please sign up to volunteer online at volunteersignup.org/DQTME. Contact Lori with questions lstvincent@ilcsbatavia.org.

EVERYONE is invited to Immanuel's Back-to-School Community Picnic! We’ll begin at 10AM with outdoor worship featuring Pastor Eric and Immanuel worship leader Jimmy O’Connell and band. (Please bring lawn chairs to sit in and umbrellas for shade for this hour of worship.) Jimmy will continue to provide music throughout the picnic. Following worship, there will be FREE food and drinks, face painting, bounce houses, games (including bags and giant Jenga), prizes, crafts, a prayer tent, and a teacher tent. This event is sponsored by Immanuel for ALL children in the surrounding communities regardless of what school they attend. Please invite your friends and neighbors!  Sunday, August 21, 10:00-2:00PM at the Peg Bond Center in Batavia 10:00 AM Outdoor Worship, 11:00-2:00 PM Picnic

We are finishing the process of transferring from The Realm to Faithlife for Immanuel church communications. Member and attender records have been reviewed and QC'd, group setups are being finished up, and written SOP's (standard operating procedures) are being drafted. The new Faithlife system features integration with the website, online group Bible study and discussion capabilities, optional app with push notifications, online directory, text notifications, and more. Giving and payments will continue to be processed through the Realm. Questions? Contact Kristi Farnum, CPFO & Director of Communications, at kfarnum@ilcsbatavia.org.