Alleluia! Special Service this week.

We preach Christ crucified and risen.  Risen. That's huge.  


Holy week Services were wonderful.  The easter Dinner at the parsonage included a table for 17.  It was delicious and fun.  And, of course, many students were able to home for Easter, so we missed you.  Welcome back.  here's hoping you finish the semester strongly!


Don't forget:  this Sunday, May 1st, there will be no service at the Student Center.  

Instead, we all gather at the CHURCH:   906 East Grant Street
at 10AM (one hour earlier than usual).  


Call the office.  We'd like to give you a ride!  309.833.5483.  

Holy Week

Palm Sunday was a rich beginning to this Holy Week.  Now, come together with us here at the Student Center for Wednesday's Bible Study (8:15pm), Friday's Noon Prayer Service, and Sunday's celebration of our Lord's Resurrection.  We also invite students to join us for an Easter Dinner at the parsonage following the 11am Service.

At the CHURCH we also have 7pm Services on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday.

What a wonderful week!

Lent begins

The past four weeks have been replete with good things around here, we just haven't posted any of them here.  Sorry.  The Christ on Campus Weekend at Indiana was great, and so have the Bible Studies, Horseplay, and social gatherings.  The Lounge has been updated tremendously.  Use it for movie nights, gaming, and friendship.  The new carpet on the first level is wonderful.  And, we have been meeting for daily prayer in the University Union Chicago Room at 7:30am, M-F.

Now Lent begins, a time for meditation on our Lord's Passion, prayer, and mercy.  

Midweek Lenten Services are held in the Student Center Chapel every Wednesday night at 7pm.  Soup Supper begins at 6pm in the basement.  All are welcome.  Oh, and Bible Study in the Gospel of Matthew is at 8:15pm.

Our Lenten theme:  "Not Our Plans -- HIS Plan."  Come.

And, let us pray The Litany daily throughout Lent.  You'll find it on page 127 in the "Devotional Companion For College Students"  Pray it with others.  Read more:  http://mercyjourney.blogspot.com/2011/03/lets-pray-litany-daily-kyrie-eleison.html?spref=bl

Week 3, under a blanket ...

... of snow.  Which just may remind you of Isaiah 1:18, the promise of God's mercy and grace for all who repent.

It's a been a great week, with last weekend's trip to ISU, some time off, good reading, and nice help.  Thanks to all who showed up Wednesday night to help with the shoveling at the Student Center.  The snowblower died, and we had to resort to manual labor.  Thanks.

Next weekend is the roadtrip and retreat at Indiana University.  We depart at 1pm Friday and return Saturday night around midnight.  Sign up with an email or on the list in the narthex.  We must know how many are going.  It's going to be fun ... and a great topic:  "Law & Gospel" with Dr. Fickenscher.

Sp 2011 week #2

Looks like we have seven of us heading to Illinois State this weekend.  We'll leave at 6pm Friday, go to Wittenberg Lutheran Center in Normal, and head back to Macomb Saturday morning.

Bible Study in the Gospel of Matthew has been very nice.  What a great group -- about 11 of us walking through the text under the theme "Follow Me."

Thanks to all who stopped by the LSF table at the Activities fair yesterday.  The apple machine was a big hit again.

Retreat to Indiana U in two weeks.  Sign up, please, so we know what vehicles to take.

Dwight has students working on making use of the Impact Grant funds.  Watch for some amazing upgrades in games and fellowship-gathering equipment at the Student Center.

The Gospel is enough.  Watch this humorous video, and give thanks that the Gospel IS enough.

Week #1, Sp11

It's been a long time.

The town and the student center have been fairly quite.  I'm eager to have you back with us.  I hope and pray that the Christmas break was refreshing, replete with worship at your home church, mom's good cooking, the joy of giving and receiving presents, and plenty of rest.  I know my own kids, home from college, have been getting plenty of rest (lazy bums!).  Welcome back!  -- Pastor B

Here's what's coming up in week 1 of the new semester:

• Sunday Service, Jan 16, at 11am.
• "Horseplay" at 9pm TUESDAY.  
• "Follow Me - Discipleship According to the Gospel of St. Mathew" Bible Study at 8pm Wednesday
• LSF meeting after Bible Study ... which would make it 9pm Wednesday.

After week 1...

• Catechism Bible Study:  "Our Life in Christ" class begins January 27 at 7pm at our CHURCH on Grant Street.
• Road Trip/Retreat to Illinois State University and the Wittenberg Lutheran Center on Friday night, January 28.  
• Road Trip/Retreat to the Christ on Campus event at Indiana University.  This retreat is always a fun and informational event, with great speakers and new friends from all over the Midwest.  We leave around 2pm Friday, February 11, and return late Saturday night.  This year's topic:  "Law & Gospel" with Rev. Dr. Carl Fickenscher of our Ft. Wayne Seminary.  Good times!  

Spring 2011 Semester!

We're looking forward to having students back on campus for the Spring semester!  Small changes:

"Horseplay" is going to be on Tuesdays at 9pm this month.  We'll see how that works for those who are interested.  This is the listening session for "The Whitehorse Inn" and/or "Issues, Etc,"

Wednesday Bible Study (8pm) will be held downstairs in the lounge (because it's warmer in the winter!).

The Adult Catechism Class that begins January 27th is going to be held at the CHURCH, across town.  Need a ride?

We're glad to announce that Dwight Wyeth is the LSF President and Brooke Stittleburg is VP.

Advent is awesome

Welcome back!  I hope your Thanksgiving break was enjoyable and filled with true thankfulness.  In Christ, we can accept all things with thanksgiving.  Our family enjoyed being together for a 50th anniversary for my parents, lots of worship together, reunions with the larger families, and -- well -- lots of food. 

Here's what's happening this week in our ministry :

• Horseplay ... tonight at 9pm.  Come listen to an episode of The Whitehorse Inn.
• "Where is your Treasure?" (Economics and the Christian Faith) ... Dr. Polley's lecture here at the Student Center will be followed by discussion.  Informal and open to all.  It's great to have one of our members and professors share his insights.  This will be Tuesday from 7-8pm.
• Midweek Advent Service ... 6pm Soup Supper,  7pm Worship, 7:50pm Choir practice (we sing this Sunday, Dec. 5 -- please join us).  All this is Wednesday at the CHURCH, 906 East Grant Street.   Need a ride?  Email me. 
• College Bible Study ... Wednesday at 9pm at the Student Center.
• The Truth Project ... Thursday at 7pm.
• First Friday Fellowship ... Decorate the Student Center for Christmas.  Snacks and decorating at 6:30pm.  Afterward, go rollerskating!

Hey, how about those Leathernecks?  Way to go, team!

The Lord be with you all.  God grant you healthy bodies and minds, preparing for the final classes of the semester.  

Big Weekend Nov 6 & 7

• Friday is "FFF."  (First Friday Fellowship).   Just a fun time of games and snacks here at the student center.  Starts at 7pm.  
• Saturday is the Work Day (9am to 2pm).  We have lots of work to do around your student center, inside and out.  Lunch provided.  
• Sunday is our special worship Service.  Service is at 10am (not 11*).  Bible Study is at 9am.  After the Service, we'll have a fellowship meal in the basement for the whole congregation.  Turkey provided.  If possible, bring a table decoration.  

*but it will feel like 11am Service, because we "fall back" this Sunday morning and gain an hour of sleep. Great timing, eh?  

The Lord be with you.

Yes, you can canoe.

That's not safe! 

1 giant marshmallow + 2 brownies.

That's not safe for your arteries, David. 

After a good day on the water, lunch.  

TTP

Join us for a challenging study of worldviews.  We all have them.  Worldviews, that is.  The critical question is, "Is mine Biblical?"  This 13-session small group study begins Thursday, September 30th at 7pm.  The lectures and discussions will be challenging and exciting.  The fellowship (and snacks) will also be good.  There is no cost, but you have to sign up.  And, you should commit to participating in all the sessions (you can make up sessions you miss).

Email PB at lutheran@macomb.com to ask q's or to sign up.  Friends welcome!

Canoe Canoe?

Canoe Trip Change!
Meet at the Student Center at 10am.  We're heading out to Spring Lake to canoe, cookout, and relax. Friends welcome.  We just need to know how many people are coming.  Let PB know at lutheran@macomb.com.  Or, text or call him.

It will be fun ... and you get to sleep in a bit longer.  Let's have a good day together.



Here's how the river looked last year ...

Get in the picture this year.  

Worship Aug 29 ... with a cookout

This Sunday is the commemoration of the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist.  The true story of John's fearless witness to God's truth - even when it cost him his life -- is a fitting way to go into the Fall semester.  On campus  and off, we are called to be faithful even to the point of death (Rev 2:10).  Though we daily fail, we are counted as faithful for the sake of the one perfect "martyrdom":  our crucified and risen Lord.  Now made faithful, we are called to be loyal, steadfast, committed, and bold for the Gospel's sake.  It will be a great day to worship together at 11am.

After worship, we'll have a good Welcome Back Cookout.  Terry has secured a great grill on which to cook the burgers, brats, and dogs (bigger and better than even this).  Invite a friend!

Wed Bible Study ...

... will be a course titled, "Lutheran Spirituality:  WORD."  This week we are getting acquainted and introducing it.  On September 1st we dive in.  Join us Wednesdays for this 8pm Bible Study at the Student Center.  Bring a friend!  Here's a  bit about the course:


This study is designed as a hearing aid. That is, it is the purpose of this little book to
assist you not only in understanding what God’s Word is and how it functions, but also to
sharpen your skills in listening to our Lord as He speaks in His Scriptures and in preaching
that is governed by the Scriptures. To understand the Scriptures is to stand under the
Scriptures. It is not so much that we interpret the Scriptures but that the Scriptures interpret
our lives. With God’s Law, they convict us of sin, that is, of unbelief. They interpret the
story of our inborn failure to fear, love, and trust in God above all things as the root of all
sin. But the ultimate message of the Bible is the Gospel, God’s own declaration that He is for
us in every way, bestowing on us the forgiveness of sins achieved by His Son’s death on the
cross. Any reading of the Bible that does not end up with Jesus Christ crucified and raised
for our justification misses the mark, for God’s Scriptures were given “to make you wise for
salvation through faith in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 3:15). Keep your copy of Luther’s Small
Catechism and your hymnal close at hand as you embark on this study, for they are the two
most important tools that you have to help you stand sure-footed under the Holy Scriptures.

Horseplay

It was a great Sunday morning.  Chiefly because God served us with truth and grace.  Secondly, we met lots of students.  Good to meet parents and siblings, too.  Welcome, everyone.

"Horseplay" is what we call it when we meet on Monday nights at 9pm and listen to "The Whitehorse Inn."  This 30 minute radio show blends Reformation theology and current issues.  It's easy and friendly.  Come to the Student Center at 9pm.  We finish by 10pm, and we'll give you a ride back home.  Give it a try.  To hear more of The Whitehorse Inn, go to www.whitehorseinn.org.

The Lord be with you

Worship with us Sunday at 11:00am.

In the Love of Christ, -- Lutheran Student Fellowship

Add your name ...

Students, staff, and friends: add your names and pins to this map board.  It's great to get to know the others who worship and study at our Student Center.  The board was put up in the library by some of our alumni this summer.  See you Sunday!

put one foot in front of the other

Whether this Fall 2010 semester will be your first or final one here, you're here to gain a fine education, and to put it to good use in service to your neighbor, for the glory of God.

If you're a Christian, you need to be in the Lord's House every Sunday, not just to be educated, but to be confronted and forgiven.

Everyone is welcome.  If you're an LCMS Lutheran, you need to be here every Sunday.  Others in the Body of Christ need you here, too.  The Body hurts when one part is missing.  The Body is blessed and lively with Jesus as its Head.

Here are at Immanuel Lutheran Student Center we are blessed and lively in Christ.  Let's worship and receive God's gifts together this Sunday!

Welcome week ...

We're excited to have students, faculty, and staff back with us in full force this week. It's been a good and quiet summer, and we look forward to seeing you...

• on move-in day, stop by the Student Center.
• Sunday, Aug 22, worship at the Student Center is at 11am. (worship at CHURCH, 906 E. Grant, is at 8:30am)
• Cinnamon time will follow worship at the Student Ctr -- get to know someone new
• Monday, Aug 23: "Horseplay!" we listen to an episode of "The Whitehorse Inn" at 9pm in pastor's study, and enjoy a cup of tea.  
• Wednesday at 8pm: Student Bible study ... just getting started.
• Friday, Aug 27 at 6pm: First Friday Fellowship. Pizza and games at the Student Ctr.
• Sunday, Aug 29: after 11am worship, we'll have a cookout to welcome all students, faculty, staff, and congregation members.
• Wednesday, Sept 1: 3-5pm Student Activities Fair. Come to the Union and see us.
• September 11 : Canoe Trip!

Welcome for the FALL semester!

If you're interested in The Truth Project, you'll want to join our next class, beginning September 30th.  For thirteen weeks we'll meet from 7-9pm at the Student Center.  That's  a lot.  It's worth it. This is an engaging presentation on the Christian Worldview that is decreasingly held these days.  You won't fall asleep. Interested? Please email me at lutheran@macomb.com