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.

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Bible Study

Upcoming at Emmanuel

Something for Everyone

Join Beth Campisi every Monday

for Cardio Drumming

Adaptive Cardio Drumming 4:00-5:00 pm

Regular Cardio Drumming 6:00 - 7:00pm

Drum Class with Helen Bond

October 27, Noon - 3:00pm

Belly Dancing

Wednesday Nights, 6:00 - 7:00pm

Yoga with Claudette Pirrello

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

Art Show "Life"

November 8th - January, 2025

Forest Preserve Hikes at 9:00am

See below for the schedule.

Women's Interfaith Potluck

See article below.

Breathe Meditation Service

5:00 - 6:00pm Every other Month

September thru May

Spiritual Journeys Book Study

"Wild Mercy"

Tuesdays, 9:30 - 11:00am

MidTown Lutheran Parish Info.

Taming the inner critic while

fanning the flames of your inner wisdom.

October 10th, 6:00 - 8:00pm

Living into The Four Agreements

Thursday evenings, 6:00 - 8:00pm at Emmanuel

October 17 & 24, November 7 & 14

Helen Bond-Drumming

Coming in October 27th

All are welcome @ Emmanuel!!!

Rockford Area

CROP HUNGER WALK

Sunday, October 20, 2024

711 N. Main St. (Discovery Center)

Registration: 1:00pm

Step-Off: 2:00pm

Emmanuel’s goal for 2024 is $1500.

Checks should be made out to Emmanuel Lutheran Church with “Crop Walk” on the memo line and may be given to Lorraine Harding, Ann Downie,

Kathlyn Wright, or Hannah Wearsch.

To give online, enter “CROP Hunger Walk 2024,

type “Emmanuel Lutheran Rockford, IL” in the upper right corner in “search”

Join Beth Campisi

for Cardio Drumming in 2024

Adaptive Cardio Drumming

Every Monday 4:00-5:00

This class provides all the awesome benefits of regular cardio drumming while seated in a chair. This exercise is not vigorous cardio, however it provides a multitude of benefits for the participant! No drumming experience needed. All levels welcome!

Regular Cardio Drumming

Every Monday 6:00-7:00

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

Breathe

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.

Breathe is held the second Saturday of every other month, September thru May, at 5:00pm in Emmanuel's sanctuary. Enter by the north parking lot entrance.

Next Breathe Service is November 9th, 2024

Art Gallery
at Emmanuel

Arts@Emmanuel invites you to participate in an Art show called “LIFE”, November 8th through January 25th, 2025.
“LIFE” , is a hangable art show featuring images that illustrate life. This is open to the artist’s interpretation.
Painting, Photography, Mosaic, Collage, your choice!
There is no fee to enter!
Artwork is due by Wed. Nov. 6th @ 12 noon.
Drop off at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 920 Third Ave. Rockford.
Church office hours are: Tues-Thurs, 9-2pm. Call first. (815)963-4815.
Enter church office through north door, near parking lot.
Contact Susan Hurley-Whitacre if you would like to exhibit in this show.

Living into The Four Agreements

Thursday evenings, 6:00-8:00pm

at Emmanuel

October 17 & 24, November 7 & 14

The The Four Agreements, written by Don Miguel Ruiz in 1997, spoke to many with its four principles that reveal our self limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and keep us in misery.

These four pillars are:

1. Be impeccable with your word

2. Don't take anything personally

3. Don't make assumptions

4. Always do your best.

To this day this book speaks to the hearts of many with its ancient wisdom and code of conduct. However, awareness is just the first step. In order to capture the benefits of this wisdom and make it real in our lives the next step is to consciously practice each one. In this four week workshop we will dive deeper into each agreement, flesh out where it becomes difficult or slippery to honor these agreements, and find ways to change our habits by practicing each one intentionally.

Class fee is $130.

Feel free to ask about scholarships or sliding scale.

Emmanuel Lutheran Church

920 3rd Avenue

Rockford, IL 61104

Park in North lot and ener by ramp doors.

Drum Class with Helen Bond

October 27th at Emmanuel

12:00-3:00pm

HELEN BOND is a dynamic percussionist, teacher & storyteller who has found music to be an inspiration and source of strength and resiliency since her childhood. Since 2000, Helen has traveled regularly to Guinea, West Africa to study the intricate musical traditions and culture of the Malinke people, whose ancestors created the djembe and dunun drums centuries ago. She also teaches at retreats, local schools, colleges and universities. She is adjunct faculty at Lake Forest College where she teaches the “West African Drumming Ensemble” class. Helen offers classes in Guinean percussion music, drum facilitation, and gives storytelling performances.

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Come be a part of this joyful group and enjoy the uplifting beauty of traditional hand drumming from Guinea, West Africa. You will learn basic rhythms on dunun drums and the djembe accompaniment parts. You’ll also learn the origins of each rhythm, receive expert instruction on all instruments in the traditional djembe orchestra and deepen your understanding of the place of music, dance, and song in West African life. Helen is able to work simultaneously with students of all levels and all are welcome.

Should you need to borrow a drum please let us know when you register.

Join Helen on Sunday, Oct. 27th 12:00pm - 3:00pm. A session is $75. Register through

Venmo@medusadrums.com or 847-306-8688

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Join Helen Sunday, Oct 27 from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. A session is $75. Register through Venmo@Helen-Bond-8 contact her helen@medusadrums.com or 847-306-8688

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I Spiritual Journeys

Tuesday mornings 9:30 - 11:00am

We are reading Wild Mercy, by Mirabai Star. Join us as we read along together and discuss. (no need to read before the session).

Any questions, contact Karen Van Howe at karenvanhowe@gmail.com

https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Mercy-Living-Fierce-Mystics-ebook/dp/B07FDP5WJP

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Winnebago County Forest Preserves Interest Hikes

Come hike with us.

Join Soul Garden for continued hiking experiences in the Winnebago County Forest Preserves. Dress for the weather! Text Holly if you want to join the hikes 815-543-1191

All hikes start at 9:00am

Wednesday, October 9th

Kilbuck Bluffs Forest Preserve

3061 & 3020 South Bend Road, Rkfd, IL 61109

Saturday, October 26th

Blackhawk Springs Forest Preserve

5360 Mulford Road & 5801 Perryville Rd, Cherry Valley, IL 61016 Mulford Rd Entrance

Wednesday, Nov 6th

Sugar River Forest Preserve

10127 Forest Preserve Road,

Durand, IL 61024

Saturday, Nov 23th

Pecatonica River Forest Preserve

7260 Judd Road & 14960 Brick School 61063

Wednesday, December 4th 9:00am

Rock Cut State Park

7223 West Lane

Caledonia, IL

Saturday, December 21st 9:00am

Kishwaukee River Forest Preserve

5757 Blackhawk Rd

Rockford, IL 61109

Link to Descriptions of all 44 Forest Preserves

https://www.winnebagoforest.org/items

Belly Dancing

Wednesday Nights

Beginning October 16

6:00 – 7:00pm Cost: $10/class

Belly dancing is incredibly empowering. People of every size and ability level will have fun while building confidence, strength & grace. In the classes you will learn the Egyptian roots of Belly dance and the modern tribal & fusion styles. Short combinations will be incorporated into drills that focus on muscle group isolations, core stabilization, strengthening and lengthening of muscles, sharp & fluid motions, musicality & dance etiquette. No previous dance experience required and great for all fitness levels.

All classes are held at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 920 3rd Avenue in Rockford.

Women’s Interfaith Potluck

All women are welcome and invited to attend the Women's Interfaith Potluck

UPCOMING WOMEN'S INTERFAITH POTLUCKS:

- Monday, October 28, 2024, at the Muslim Association of Greater Rockford, 5921 Darlene Dr., Rockford.

- Monday, November 25, 2024, at Unitarian Universalist Church, 4848 Turner St., Rockford.

Hope to see you soon!

Susan Goldberg

October Midtown News

Serving the people who live, work, worship, and play in the neighborhoods of Midtown Events Check out our

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Midtown-LutheranParish-101030175425386

Opportunities in MLP—ALL ARE WELCOME! Katie’s Cup follows CDC, State, and County Covid protocols. Katie’s Cup open Tuesday thru Friday

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

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

Cars and Coffee—Saturday, Oct. 5 from 9-noon; Mike Lynch, musician.

Midtown Community Market on Thursdays through October from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Indoor Markets on the first Saturday of November, December, January, February, and March from 9 am. to 1 p.m.

September 26 is Patriots Pub Night 5-8 p.m. at Ernie’s Midtown Pub.

Lutheran World Relief Truck on Oct. 5-6. Need volunteers for loading donations onto semi trailer. Oct. 5 collecting donations 9a.m.-1 p.m.; Oct. 6. Noon to 3 p.m.

Oct. 24, 6-8 p.m. is Police trunk or treat in the parking lot at 501 Seventh street

Patriots’ Gateway Trunk or Treat from 5-7 on Oct. 31.

Taming the inner critic while fanning the flames of your inner wisdom.

October 10th, 6:00-8:00pm at Emmanuel

Just as there are three primary colors, there are 10 saboteurs. Saboteurs are the parts that create that inner dialog that is harsh, critical, and judgmental. It's that voice that wakes you at 3am to worry and adds stress to your life but no value. It is the subconscious part that demotivates you and keeps you from the things you most want in your life - like dreams, goals, and happiness. It damages relationships with others and with ourselves. Because it is subconscious, the rational mind cannot combat it. But it CAN be managed. The first step is to become familiar with them, how they show up, and what impact they have in your life.

Dragon Training is an introduction to learning how to manage these saboteurs and 'turn down their volume' while 'turning up the volume' of your inner wisdom (your 5 Sage powers), and thirdly how to strengthen your self command muscle (your PQ brain – how often you are operating from your wise/sage self vs. your saboteur) so that you are in charge of your thoughts, not the other way around. Start by taking the saboteur assessment test at www.positiveintelligence.com and get ready to start learning how to transformation your life!

Emmanuel Lutheran Church

920 Third Avenue

Park in the North lot and enter by the ramp

Class fee is $45.

Feel free to ask about scholarships or sliding scale.

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.