Welcome to Emmanuel!

9:00 am Traditional Service in the Chapel

10:30 am The ReFresh Worship Service is in the Sanctuary in person, on zoom,

and recorded on Facebook.

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Worship

Bible Study each Wednesday at Noon on Zoom

with Pastor Frank Langholf.

All are welcome.

To join our Bible Study group,

please click on the button below.

Bible Study

Upcoming at Emmanuel

Something for Everyone

Join Beth Campisi every Monday

for Cardio Drumming

Cardio Drumming 4:00-5:00 pm

Yoga with Claudette Pirrello

every Monday, 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm

Three Woman Art Show

"KEEPERS OF THE LIGHT"

Come view the art weekdays T/W/TH 9:00 - 1:00

Use north parking lot entrance.

Forest Preserve Hikes, times vary

See this page for the schedule.

Women's Interfaith Potluck

See article below.

Breathe Meditation Service

5:00 - 6:00pm Every other Month

Breath will start back up in September.

Spiritual Journeys Book Study

"The Seeker's Guide"

by Elizabeth Lesser

Tuesdays, 9:30 - 11:00am

MidTown Lutheran Parish Info.

All are welcome @ Emmanuel!!!

A@E invites you to participate

in our summer art exhibit,

"Sanctuary"

June-August 2025

Opening Reception in the Gallery at Emmanuel,

Friday, June 6, 6:00-8:30 pm

920 Third Ave. Rockford

Calling all Artists!

Sanctuary will be a mixed media art show. It will highlight artists perspective of what the concept of sanctuary inspires. Sanctuary can represent a safe and protected place, whether a physical space or a metaphorical refuge, a place of worship, a wild life reserve, a garden or prairie, a forest or a personal haven of comfort. The concept of sanctuary also has roots in ancient religious traditions where it is referred to as a holy or sacred place. Artists are encouraged to pull from collective wisdom and share their interpretation of this concept with their art.

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Art due:

Wednesday, June 4 - drop off 10:00am-12:00pm

Emmanuel Lutheran Church

920 Third Ave. Rockford

Enter at church office north door (off alley, near parking lot)

If you need to drop off work earlier in the week, please contact the office to make an appointment: 815-963-4815.

If you would like to exhibit, contact Susan Hurley-Whitacre at 708-845-7207 or susanhurley2010@gmail.com

Join Beth Campisi

for Cardio Drumming in 2025

Regular Cardio Drumming

Every Monday 4:00 to 5:00 pm ( one class only)

Cardio drumming combines cardio exercise and drumming to music to provide an easy but effective workout. Using an exercise ball, a bucket and drumsticks, cardio drumming is a fun, fast paced way to increase your heart rate, burn calories and improve your coordination. It even helps to improve brain function and you don't need to be a drummer to do it! Cardio drumming is fun, engaging and accessible to everyone. All fitness levels welcome!

Contact Holly Blair-Cascio if you would like to Cardio drum with us!

815-543-1191 hollyblair@mac.com

At Emmanuel's Breathe Meditation Service we gather for one hour to enter a sacred time -- the "thin place" between the worlds -- and Breathe. We listen to sacred scriptures and poetry from many traditions, we chant, and we sit in silence as we open ourselves to the Great Mystery.

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.

Don't go back to sleep

You must ask for what you really want.

Don't go back to sleep.

-Rumi

Breathe will take a break for the summer and start back on September 13th at 5:00-6:00 pm

Enter by the north parking lot entrance.

Breathe

Our 2nd clay workshop with Three Ravens will offer the opportunity to hand-build these delightful little Gnome Luminaries you may use indoor or outdoor to bring some whimsical fun to your home. Tom enjoyed having us in January and is looking forward to having us back again.

Three Ravens Pottery

1009 5th Ave, Rockford, 61104

Sunday May 18th 2:00-5:00

Cost $45.00

Email, call or text Holly to register for this workshop. We have seats for 12 people. Looking forward to hand-building with you!

Holly 815-543-1191 hollyblair@mac.com

Spiritual Journeys

Tuesday mornings 9:30 - 11:00am

We have chosen a new book for Spiritual Journeys which we plan to start on

May 13, 2025–9:30 a.m. on Zoom.

It is The Seeker’s Guide, by Elizabeth Lesser.

It is available on Amazon and from other sources.

We will be reading together and discussing it, so no need to read ahead.

Please join us with this Zoom link on Tuesday mornings at 9:30 a.m. until

11 a.m.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89838350099pwd=O4Hu08ruXp2VHLOZLm9lsHyRKypPv9.1.

Join Zoom Meeting

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Winnebago County Forest Preserves Interest Hikes

Come hike with us.

Join Soul Garden for continuing hiking experiences in the Winnebago County Forest Preserves. Dress for the weather!

Text Holly if you want to join the hikes

815-543-1191

Please note the time of each hike.

Saturday, May 17th, 9:00am

Sugar River Forest Preserve

10127 Forest Preserve Road, Durand, IL 61024

Thursday, June 5th, 9:00am - Rock Cut

Bring a sack lunch to take a break as we will walk completely around Pierce Lake.

Link to Descriptions of all 44 Forest Preserves

https://www.winnebagoforest.org/items

Women’s Interfaith Potluck

UPCOMING WOMEN'S INTERFAITH POTLUCKS:

All women are invited to attend the interfaith potlucks, listed below, which start at 6:00 p.m. Please bring a dish to pass. Plates, silverware, and beverages will be provided, but you are always welcome to bring your own plate and silverware if you wish.

- Monday, May 19, 2025, at the Lakewood Hills shelter house at 4188 Lakeside Drive, Rockford. Karen Hill will speak about the work of Rockford Urban Ministries.

- Monday, June 30, 2025, at Phyllis Peterson's home, 7945 Coopers Haw kTrail, Machesney Park. Phyllis will speak about "The Expression of Feelings."

- Monday, July 28, 2025, at Christ Lutheran Church, 425 Riverside Rd., Belvidere. Christ Lutheran Church has a ministry called PATHWAYS https://www.seekthepath.org/

Karen Glavin will be the speaker and she will review the history of connecting to the Divine with prayer beads.

- Monday, November 24, 2025, at Inscape Collective, 201 - 7th St., Rockford.

ALSO: All are invited to register for the May 8th Eliminate Racism 815 Summit on Racism, "Embracing Differences for a Change."

Hope to see you soon!

Susan Goldberg

Serving the people who live, work, worship, and play in the neighborhoods of Midtown

Check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Midtown-Lutheran-Parish-101030175425386

Opportunities in MLP—ALL ARE WELCOME!

Katie’s Cup is open Tuesday thru Friday 8 am - 2 pm

Midtown Market—9 a.m.—1 p.m., Thursdays June 3 through September 25

Katie’s Walking Club—Thursdays at 9:15 a.m., weather permitting

Katie’s Choice Book Club—Second Thursday of the month, 10 am.—11:15 am. Check with Katie’s Cup for book selection

Katie’s Cup Conversations— noon (11:30 room open):

*May 20, 2025—Rev. Michael Thomas on the topic and Dangers of Christian Nationalism

*June 10, 2025—PRIDE

Cars and Coffee—First Saturday April through October. 9-noon

(June Cars and Coffee is on 2nd Saturday) in the RPS parking lot.

Indoor Music at Cars and Coffee:

Jeff Layng—May 3, 2025

Sam the Saxophone Kid—June 14, 2025

Open Mic—May 13, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m.

3 Woman Art Show

"Keepers of the Light"

A Three Women Art Show

Marsha Goodheart, Wanie Reeverts,

Susan Hurley-Whitacre

Everyone is welcome to stop in the Art Gallery to view the new Art Show

Gallery is open after worship services and

also T/WTh 9:00 - 1:00

Enter by the north parking lot entrance.

The Church Council Members for 2025 are:

Karen Van Howe: President, Worship and Music

Holly Blair-Cascio: Vice President, Soul Garden

Kathlyn Wright: Secretary, Outreach, Food Pantry

Rich Lundin, Treasurer, Financial

Susan Hurley-Whitacre, Arts @ Emmanuel

Marcia Terrill, at Large

Taj Guzzardo, Care for Creation, Membership, Caring Connections

Sally Susan, at Large

Dan Goldberg, at Large

Kristie Heath-White, at Large

140th Anniversary of Emmanuel Lutheran Church

Emmanuel celebrated its 140th anniversary on July 17, 2022 and the 100th anniversary of our second church building in November 2023. Emmanuel’s history and evolution began with the Swedish immigrants’ courage, boldness, and hard work, conserving some of their Swedish Lutheran traditions all while adapting, in a new context with a new language.

Emmanuel continues to evolve, enriching the Spiritual Life of the Community with the Arts including music, poetry, artwork, dance, communing with nature, retreats, and other expressions of our Spirituality. We meet you where you are on your journey.