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616 Lake Street, Evanston, Illinois 60201
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This month's newsletter, "God's Hands"

This Week at Immanuel

We welcome back the choir to the Service of Holy Communion at 10:30 a.m.  Warm up with Sacred Harp singing at 9:15 a.m.  Compline begins again at 8:30 p.m. 

Sunday School will resume on September 19 at 9:15 a.m.

We look forward to the Hymn Festrival on Sunday September 26, celebrating twenty years of mutual ministry between Pastor Senn and Immanuel Lutheran Church.


"The Joy of Music" — Shape Note Singing School

Sunday, September 12, 2010, at 9:15 a.m. in Fellowship Hall
Anne Heider and Steve Warner will lead a demonstration and singing school of the tradition known as "sacred harp."  Taking its name from The Sacred Harp, the most widely used book of shape-note music, first published in 1844 and still in print, sacred harp consists of unaccompanied, a cappella singing in four-part harmony of religious texts set to "shaped notes," a pedagogical device invented in 1799 to teach musical literacy.  Assisted by friends from the Chicago Sacred Harp Singers, Anne will explain the shape-note system, and she and Steve will teach parts to two hymns from The Sacred Harp so that all attendees can join the singing.  By the end of the forty-five minute singing school, Anne and Steve hope that everyone will be able to join in singing one of the most delightful kinds of shape-note hymns, a so-called "fuguing tune."

To learn about Sacred Harp singing in the Chicago area, visit this website: http://shape-note.uchicago.edu/


Sunday Joys at Immanuel

There are many joys to experience at Immanuel! 

Café Immanuel™ continues to provide a glorious breakfast on the first Sunday of every month between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. There are programs in Fellowship Hall on other Sundays of the month to build on what Café Immanuel™ has accomplished:

  • Showing that we are joyful about our hospitality to the community
  • Demonstrating the wonderful and unique talents of our members
  • Giving members something special to invite their friends to experience at Immanuel
  • Providing a warm and welcoming fellowship before worship

We can call Café Immanuel™ "The Joy of Hospitality."  But we have other joys to offer as well.

"The Joy of Music" is a series of musical recitals that will take place on the second Sunday of every month, at 9:15 a.m.

"The Joy of Learning" is a series of informational presentations given by members who are experienced teachers or presenters. These will take place on third Sundays, also at 9:15 a.m.

"The Joy of Worship" is a series of presentations and discussions on the purpose, development, and structure of our historic liturgy - same time, same place, but on the fourth Sunday of every month.

Each of these new events will conclude with a light refreshment. Of course, every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. we celebrate the Joy of the Risen Christ in worship, so let Joy be your theme this year at Immanuel.


Archive of Church Calendars

Here is an archive of the last eleven calendar files: