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  From the desk of Mrs. D :) A happy heart makes the face cheerful! Proverbs 15:13 Call, text, or email Anytime 920-407-3000 mdobberstein@emanuelnl.org Upcoming Events:  1/18/2025 - 5:15pm - Worship Come and see! 1/19/2025 - 8:00 or 10:30am - Worship Come and See! 1/24/2025 - 6:00pm - Early Childhood Pledge of Allegiance - See Below 1/26/2025 - 7:45am - Arrival for singing in church - See Below 2/12-14/2025 - No School for Teachers' Conference 2/17-21/2025 - Spirit Week - Fun dress-up days coming! 2/21/2025 - 5:30p - 3K/4K Track 'n' Field Night - Info coming soon! 3/17-21/2025 - No School - Spring Break 4/17-21/2025 - No School - Easter Celebration 5/19/2025 - Farm Field Trip - More info coming or by request This week we learned how Jesus came to be baptized.  He didn't need to be baptized.  He didn't need to be washed clean.  He didn't need to do any of that, but he did just for us!  We learned that baptism is the water and the word.  God's word with ...

It is easy for us to assume that if God says “no” to a request, we are getting less than we wanted. We need to have an epiphany moment, seeing the reality—that God always wants more for us than we want from him. Saying “yes” to all our requests would often result in us receiving less joy, less blessing, a lesser life. So, when God says “no” to our request, we can be assured it is because he wants to give us more. Far more than existing as a “help desk” or 911 dispatch, God’s love for us is like that of a groom for his bride. His love for us exceeds all expectations and understanding. In that love, God always delivers more than we ask, not less. Want to hear more? See you this weekend: Saturday at 5:15 p.m. • Sunday at 8 a.m. • Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

From the desk of Mrs. D :) A happy heart makes the face cheerful! Proverbs 15:13 Call, text, or email Anytime 920-407-3000 mdobberstein@emanuelnl.org Upcoming Events:  1/11/2025 - 5:15pm - Worship Come and see! 1/12/2025 - 8:00 or 10:30am - Worship Come and See! 1/24/2025 - 6:00pm - Early Childhood Pledge of Allegiance - See Below 1/26/2025 - 7:45am - Arrival for singing in church - See Below 2/12-14/2025 - No School for Teachers' Conference 2/17-21/2025 - Spirit Week - Fun dress-up days coming! 2/21/2025 - 5:30p - 3K/4K Track 'n' Field Night - Info coming soon! 3/17-21/2025 - No School - Spring Break 4/17-21/2025 - No School - Easter Celebration 5/19/2025 - Farm Field Trip - More info coming or by request Jesus has now turned 12.  This was a large milestone for him.  He could now travel to the temple for the first time.  He journeyed with his family to the house of his father - God.  It was such a special place to him that he stayed behind to learn and share ev...

Emanuel Events This Week Monday  A-boys’ basketball practice from 3:15-4:45 pm A-girls’ basketball practice from 4:45-6:15 pm Tuesday Cheer practice from 3:15-4:45 pm B- and C-boys’ basketball practice from 4:15-5:45 pm C-girls’ basketball HOME vs Immanuel, Greenville at 5:30 pm Wednesday Basketball AWAY vs Neenah Lutheran B-girls at 4:30 pm B-boys at 5:30 pm A-girls at 6:30 pm A-boys at 7:30 pm Crossroads Youth Group (grades 5-8) at 7:00 pm Thursday Cheer practice from 3:15-4:45 pm B-boys’ basketball practice from 4:15-5:45 pm B- and C-girls’ basketball practice from 5:45-7:15 pm C-boys basketball AWAY vs St. Mark, Green Bay at 5:30 pm Friday NO SCHOOL Saturday PIZZA FUNDRAISER - ALL DAY FVL band rehearsal at 8:00 am Worship at 5:15 pm Sunday Worship at 8:00/10:30 am Sunday School/Voters’ Meeting at 9:15 am Bells Alive practice at 6:00 pm

“Who is Jesus?” For the longest time, people thought the answer to that question was, “Mary and Joseph’s son” or “a carpenter from Nazareth.” While true enough, those answers do not adequately describe Jesus. But when Jesus was baptized, God the Father spoke, declaring Jesus' true identity. Jesus was the dearly loved Son of God, chosen to be the Savior of the world. “Who are you?” someone asks. Perhaps you could answer by providing your name. Maybe you would add additional information—where you are from or what you do for a living. Perhaps, in some dark corner of your mind, you would answer negatively. “I’m no one.” We need to understand that none of those things really describes who we are. To answer that question—Who are you?—we must look to our baptism. Baptism is the cure for an identity crisis. There, just like he did with Jesus, our Father declares us to be his dearly loved child. Moreover, in baptism, God anointed us with power for a life of selfless service. May God grant u...

 “Epiphany” comes from a Greek word that means “reveal.” When someone has an epiphany, it’s not that reality changed. The way they see that reality is what changed, for a deeper truth has been revealed. An epiphany is an “a-ha!” moment causing us to look at things very differently. In the Church Year, Epiphany is the season where we see Jesus begin his ministry, revealing the reason the Son of God came to earth. In this season we will come to understand that when we have Jesus in our lives, it does not always mean our reality drastically changes. It simply means that we see reality differently (and better). Jesus always provides an abundance of epiphany moments. January 12 | Baptism Is the Cure for an Identity Crisis January 19 | God Delivers More Than We Ask, Not Less January 26 | Rejection Is Not Proof of Failure February 2 | Popularity Is Not Proof of Success February 9 | The Least Qualified Are the First Sent February 16 | Blessings Are Cursed; Curses Are Blessed February 23 | ...

Emanuel Events This Week Monday  A-boys’ basketball practice from 3:15-4:45 pm A-girls’ basketball practice from 4:45-6:15 pm Tuesday Cheer practice from 3:15-4:45 pm B- and C-boys’ basketball practice from 4:15-5:45 pm B- and C-girls’ basketball practice from 5:45-7:15 pm School Board meeting at 6:00 pm Wednesday Basketball HOME vs Riverview B-girls at 4:30 pm B-boys at 5:30 pm A-girls at 6:30 pm A-boys at 7:30 pm Crossroads Youth Group (grades 5-8) at 7:00 pm Thursday New London High School freshman registration at Emanuel at 9:00 am Cheer practice from 3:15-4:45 pm B- and C-girls’ basketball practice from 5:45-7:15 pm C-boys basketball AWAY vs St. Peter, Weyauwega at 5:45 pm Friday School chapel at 8:05 am A- and B-team basketball AWAY vs Martin Luther, Oshkosh B-girls at 4:30 pm B-boys at 5:30 pm A-girls at 6:30 pm A-boys at 7:30 pm Saturday FVL band rehearsal at 8:00 am Worship at 5:15 pm Sunday Worship at 8:00/10:30 am Sunday School/Bible Study at 9:15 am Bells Alive practice...