Christian Education takes many forms and is a vital part of the ministry of Immanuel. There are Bible studies, youth retreats, special musical and fellowship events, our Sunday School, private conversations, and of course the reading and preaching of the Word that occurs in our services of worship.
The new 2008-2009 church school year begins Sunday, September 7th. Children's classes will be held from 9:15 to 10:15 am (between the two services), and are organized as follows:
Everyone
is welcome to attend these and all other activities of Immanuel Lutheran Church!
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We have been able to collect many pounds of food items for the Amherst Survival Center over the past 12 months. Thanks to all of our congregation members and others who have dropped off items at the church for the Center.
Want to do good while purchasing coffee or tea? If you purchase
coffee or tea through Lutheran World Relief/Equal Exchange you will not
only get great coffee or tea, but also help a coffee or tea grower earn a living
wage. To make a purchase, you can either buy a bag of coffee out of the box of
coffee set out during most coffee hours, or you can order as little as one coffee
or box of tea (see instructions and order forms for doing this on the bulletin
board in the hallway outside the fellowship hall). To learn more about the plight
of coffee growers, see http://www.lwr.org/coffee/.
The Interfaith Community Cot Shelter in Northampton reported an intense
start of the winter emergency cot shelter program. Volunteers from Immanuel have
participated in the effort. They are part of a group of 249 volunteers from approximately
17 different houses of worship and groups. While most of them are located in the
Northampton-Amherst region, supplies and service donations come from even more
far-reaching areas.
More to come on our expanding social ministry ...
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Do you sing or play an instrument? Immanuel has a long tradition of excellent music. Our organist, Matt Cron, has recently received his PhD in musicology from Brandeis University and is wonderfully knowledgeable in matters musical and otherwise. Also, his wonderful playing and music planning adds greatly to the beauty, the depth, and the spirituality of our worship. Our Senior Choir director, Anne Weaver, and the other members of the choir welcome you! Along with singing for services, the choir presents occasional special concerts -- cantatas, choral evensongs, and even silly pops concerts/fun nights. The choir has been featured on Channel 57, the local PBS station. Senior Choir meets from 7:30-9 on Thursday evenings (September through min-June) and sings at the 10:30 services on Sundays. The Junior Choir, directed by Nancy Simkins, rehearses most Sunday's after the 10:30am service. Come and try us out!
During recent seasons, there have been many special musical events, in addition to the regular Sunday morning services. For a listing of some of these, check out our Events page: Click here for a partial listing of these special events.
Our organ, a two manual pipe organ, was installed in 1974 by the M. P. Moller Organ Company of Hagerstown, Maryland. The recital of dedication was presented by Dr. John Weaver, Music Director and Organist, Emeritus of New York City's Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church and, recently retired Chair of the Organ Departments of both the Juilliard School of Music in New York City and of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. John Weaver's successors in these positions are each his own former students: Andrew Henderson at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, Paul Jacobs at the Juilliard School, and Alan Morrison at the Curtis Institute. At the time of his retirement from Madison Avenue Church, a half-page article appeared in the New York Times about John's work -- click here to view the article.
Many of our services are recorded for later broadcast on the Amherst-Pelhan Community TV channel, ACTV. Below are schedules for upcoming broadcasts. ACTV is located at Ch. 12 on the cable line-up in Amherst and Pelham. Our sincere thanks to Richard Trueswell for making this ministry possible through his faithful work in recording and editing these morning services for the community.
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