Welcome to online worship at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (USA) for Sunday, May 24! Please follow along with the digital bulletin below. Digital Bulletin: click here New to Immanuel? Please take a few moments to let us know about yourself – click here: https://bit.ly/2JSocSu Prayer Concerns: Please note that prayer concerns can be emailed to office@ipcmclean.org.…
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Welcome to online worship at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (USA) for Sunday, May 17! Please follow along with the digital bulletin below. Digital Bulletin: Click here New to Immanuel? Please take a few moments to let us know about yourself – click here: https://bit.ly/2JSocSu Prayer Concerns: Please note that prayer concerns can be emailed to office@ipcmclean.org.…
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During the 50 days of Eastertide, until May 31, Immanuel is asking you to pray for those who are experiencing greater hardships than we can imagine, and to pause in these prayers to write a check to support those charities who care for the most vulnerable. In the spirit of a Matthew 25 church, we ask…
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Welcome to online worship at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (USA) for Sunday, May 10! Please follow along with the digital bulletin below. Digital Bulletin: https://bit.ly/2Afm8lV New to Immanuel? Please take a few moments to let us know about yourself – click here: https://bit.ly/2JSocSu Prayer Concerns: Please note that prayer concerns can be emailed to office@ipcmclean.org. Tithes…
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Welcome to online worship at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (USA) for Sunday, May 3! Today is Legacy Sunday at Immanuel. Please follow along with the digital bulletin below. Digital Bulletin: Click here New to Immanuel? Please take a few moments to let us know about yourself – click here: https://bit.ly/2JSocSu Prayer Concerns: Please…
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How can we welcome heartbreak? In this second episode of Mindful Medicine: Meditations on Darkness and Resilience, Sarah Sherman, Immanuel’s Music Assistant for Children and Youth, invites you to consider the brokenness of your heart. In today’s meditation, Sarah guides the listener through questions of fear and loss and reads an excerpt from Rabbi Allan Lew’s…
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Welcome to online worship at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (USA) for Sunday, April 26! Today is Youth Sunday! Please follow along with the digital bulletin below. Digital Bulletin: Click here New to Immanuel? Please take a few moments to let us know about yourself – just scan the QR code to the right to get started or…
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Many people are struggling with substance abuse and addiction during the COVID-19 crisis. Below, Immanuel member Rick Hodgdon shares his story and the importance of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Immanuel hosts two weekly AA groups, an open meeting at 7:00 pm on Wednesdays and a meeting hosted by Pastor Susan on Mondays at noon. Email office@ipcmclean.org…
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In celebration of Rev. Aaron Fulp-Eickstaedt’s 15th anniversary at Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Brian Wilhour composed a new hymn tune and text. We featured this hymn in our digital worship service on Sunday, April 19. Below, Brian Wilhour shares more about his writing of the hymn and its inspiration from Pastor Aaron’s ministry. We hope you’ll…
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Welcome to online worship at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (USA) for Sunday, April 19! Please follow along with the digital bulletin below. Digital Bulletin: Click here New to Immanuel? Please take a few moments to let us know about yourself – just scan the QR code to the right to get started or click here. Prayer Concerns:…
Read More How should we respond to stress and negative emotions during the current pandemic? Sarah Sherman, Immanuel’s Music Assistant for Children and Youth, is offering a series of mindfulness meditations for your spiritual practice at home. Mindful Medicine: Meditations on Darkness and Resilience focuses on emotional responses to loss and tragedy, using mindfulness and wellbeing…
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If you or a loved one have experienced Hospice care in recent years, you likely already know about the “blue book,” aka Gone from My Sight by Barbara Karnes, RN. During my time serving as a Hospice chaplain in seminary, I saw so much of Karnes’ wisdom in action and I am grateful for the way…
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Easter Sunday Digital Worship
Welcome to online worship at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (USA) for Easter Sunday! Please follow along with the digital bulletin below. Easter Sunday Digital Bulletin: Click here New to Immanuel? Please take a few moments to let us know about yourself – just scan the QR code to the right to get started or click here. Prayer…
Making Room: Reusable Mugs
“So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31 Today’s eco-tip comes from Brian Wilhour, Immanuel’s Director of Music: Enjoy Immanuel’s Christmas Cantata, Light from Light, at 9:00 am and 11:00 am this Sunday, December 9th. Afterwards, we’ll enjoy cookies and coffee in…
Making Room: Spiritual, Ecological Reflections for Advent
“In the desert someone is shouting, ‘Get the road ready for the Lord! Make a straight path for him.’” Mark 1:3, Contemporary English Version What if welcoming Jesus meant changing the ways we treat our human neighbors? Our animal neighbors? All of God’s creation? This year,…
No Other Choice Than Hope: May It Be So
Job 1:20-21 Then Job arose, tore his robe, shaved his head, and fell on the ground and worshiped. He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return there; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” I don’t believe that God…
A Different Kind of Knowledge: May It Be So
Philippians 1: 9-11 And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight to help you to determine what is best, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the…
Stay Connected: Join a ZOOM Meeting at Immanuel
Contact office@ipcmclean.org for further information (in order to avoid “Zoom-bombing,” we do not share Zoom links online).
Want to Change the World? Start with Listening
The Red Boot Coalition has a radical idea: when things get heated and tempers flair, stop and listen. Countering national anxiety through small-group conversations may seem naive, but it’s catching on.
Finding Our True Selves, Suffering, and Discernment: 3 Books for Spiritual Growth [Godbooks]
Spiritual questions are not easy: Who am I? Why does suffering happen? How do I decide what to do next? This week, we offer three books based on deeply spiritual questions from Immanuel’s Godbook recommendations. Click here to search the Immanuel library! Click here to recommend a book yourself! Click here to search the Godbook archives….
Immanuel Midweek Worship – Wednesday, March 6 at 7:15 p.m.
This mid-week service will provide reflection on biblical wisdom literature from Ecclesiastes, as well as opportunities for growth and connection through practices like: spiritual stretching, poetry reading, mini guided meditation (led by Sarah Sherman!), and music lead by Luke Fisher, Michael Coar, Sienna Wdowik, and Liz Pruchnicki. We hope you’ll join us! Note: If you…
Keeping Your Pencils Sharp: Gordon Peil's Creative Journey
Immanuel member Gordon Piel began writing children’s books in 2016. Since then, children in his family have been captivated by his vivid illustrations and charming stories. Recently, Gordon has begun sharing his books with the children at Immanuel during morning hour; likewise, copies of his books are now available in the Immanuel library.