Emmanuel Lutheran Church

December 21 and 22 Cantata George Spack on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.with no communion George Spack on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. with no communion.

Christmas Eve Services will be at 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. The Bell Choir and Choir will perform at the 8:00 p.m. servoce. Both services willl be candle light.

There are small poinsettias on display in the Narthex that are for our 80 year old and older members. Please take one home with you after service today. You are welcome to take a protective sleeve for the small poinsettias. Those sleeves are in a box in Narthex under the table with red tablecloth.

The larger poinsettias on the altar can be taken home after the 8:00pm service on Christmas Eve or after any regular service after Christmas.

Education Building and Office closed on December 25 for Christmas.

Sign up sheets for December and January are in the narthex. You may sign up to greet,
or help with communion or be a reader. Please sign up if you can help out.

Can Collection: The church will no longer be collecting cans for disposal because of the labor required for disposal.

RightNow Media - Members of Emmanuel have unlimited access to RightNow Media—the world’s largest streaming library of video Bible study resources. This extensive library has more than 20,000 videos. In addition to series on books of the Bible, RightNow Media has videos for everyone in your family on a variety of topics like marriage, parenting, personal finances, mental health and more. There’s also a library just for kids with over 2,000 safe, entertaining videos. You can text the code ELC to the number 49775 to receive a text with the “Invite Link” to sign up for your free RightNow Media account or click on the link on our website: www.elutheransalem.com.

Help us help them! The Salem Police Department gives out $10.00 McDonald’s gift cards to people who stop in and are in need of a meal. Emmanuel can help out both the Salem Police Department and people in need by collecting the gift cards. $10.00 McDonald gift cards may be placed in the offering plate or dropped off at the church office.

Facebook - Emmanuel has an active Facebook page for church members to follow. You will find service schedules, links for YouTube weekly services videos and Pastor Alan’s sermon each week. Be sure to use the Facebook page with Jesus’ face as the profile picture. (There are two other Emmanuel Lutheran Salem Facebook pages that are not active.)

Your monthly Benevolence envelope supports the following ministries:
♦ Mission Support ♦ The Banquet of Salem ♦ Camp Frederick ♦ Brightside Project ♦ The Salem Community Food Pantry ♦ Mobile Meals ♦ The Tobin Center ♦ The Salem Salvation Army ♦ ♦ World Hunger ♦ Humane Society