THIS WEEK AT IMMANUEL

Sunday (4/5)

• 6:00 am—Divine Service with Holy Communion
• 7:00 am—Easter Breakfast
• 9:00 am—Divine Service with Holy Communion
• 10:30 am—Sunday School Easter Egg Hunt

Monday–Thursday

• 7:30 am—Matins

Monday

• 9:00 am—Classical Conversations Home School Coop

Saturday

• 5:30 pm—Divine Service with Holy Communion

Sunday (4/12)

• 9:00 am—Divine Service with Holy Communion
• 10:30 am—Bible Class & Sunday School

IN OUR PRAYERS

HEALTH CONCERNS: Mia Anderson (great-granddaughter of Joan Vukelich); Mary Appleby; Brenda Bunting (friend of Ann Carroll); Ellie Crawford (daughter of Laran Crawford); Konnie Crist (father of Teri Pollock); Alberta Dallas; Jim Harbaugh; Marvin Kingery (father of Miranda Czerwonka); Erica Kremitzki; Laurie McMillen; Mike Merna (friend of Joan Vukelich); Sandra Oehmke (sister of Joan Vukelich); Barb Pearson (friend of Joyce Alexander); Fred Rahn (son of Joan Rahn); Roland Spomer; Harold Boyd Stenger; Wattjes.

DEATHS: Family of Kimberly Sell (cousin of Pastor Braaten)

SEMINARY STUDENT: Dustin Fry.

DEACONESS STUDENT: Allison Gummerus.

HOMEBOUND: Bernita Ashwill; Bessie Benson; Dolores Byers; Joan Mulligan; Corinne Oye; Art Rahn; Ruth Rentschler.

MILITARY: John Bookas; Jeremy Gordon; Jack Leonard; Sam Leonard; Jake Lindgren; Raymond Longtin; Joey Pollock; Chase Reifsteck; Blake Stokes; Paige Stokes; Ruben Wilson.

THE ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEXT WEEK’S READINGS . . . Ezekiel 37:1–14; 1 John 5:4–10; John 20:19–31.

ABOUT THIS WEEK’S READINGS . . . “Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed” (1 Cor. 5:7). By the shed blood of Christ, the Lamb of God, eternal death has passed over us. Now we pass with Christ through death into life everlasting. For Christ the crucified One is risen! The stone has been rolled away from the tomb, revealing that the tomb could not hold Him (Mark 16:1–8). Now our Redeemer lives eternally to save us from sin and Satan and the grave, and we can live in the sure hope of our own bodily resurrection with Christ. “After my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God” (Job 19:26). Feasting on the living Christ, who is our meat and drink indeed, we boldly say: “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting? . . . But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Cor. 15:54–55, 57).

THOUGHTS ABOUT STEWARDSHIP . . . John 20:1 “Now on the first day of the week.” All is made new by the Resurrection of Jesus! Even the day of worship has transitioned from the Old Testament’s Saturday Sabbath to the Lord’s Day of the New Testament. For the Lord has made all things new: He has begun a new week for a new creation in rising from the dead as the New Adam. We are also made new in Him—a new heart, a new life, new desires, a new outlook toward God: all this comes from our Risen Lord’s grace.

NO BUNCO THIS SUNDAY . . . But we will have it next Sunday, April 12, 6:00–8:00 pm, at the parsonage. Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share. After this month, we will resume the normal schedule of having Bunco on the first Sunday of the month.

GREETERS

THIS WEEK

• Jim Dyer (West)
• Joan Vukelich (East)

NEXT WEEK

• Laverl Byers (West)
• Ruth Sims (East)

COMMUNION HELPERS

THIS WEEK

• Steve Hilgendorf; Bryce Reifsteck
• Janice Arthur; Lexie Russo

HOLY WEEK

• Bryce Reifsteck
• Janice Arthur; Cassie Russo

ACOLYTES

THIS WEEK

• Gunnar Campbell (Crucifer)
• Ethan Stumeier (Torches)
• Caleb Stumeier (Torches)
• Coulson Poffenberger (Gospel)

NEXT WEEK

• Gunnar Campbell (Crucifer)
• Caleb Stumeier (Torches)
• Coulson Poffenberger (Torches)
• Ethan Stumeier (Gospel)

COFFEE COMMITTEE

• Greg & Celeste Nau—April
• Janet Stumeier—May