For the week of January 16
Remember in Prayer
Mark W Health Concerns
Luanne (Victoria) Lung Surgery
Noreen B Back Pain
Gloria J At Sharon Care
Carrie A MS Pain
Tom B Liver Cancer
Shirley J Health Concerns
Laurie D Relief from pain from CRPS
Trelani P Health concerns
Please be in prayer for the call committee and the process. Please pray that the right pastor is connected to the team and that the Call Committee is open to God’s leading them to Immanuel.
The Annual Meeting is January 25th after the worship service.
Copies of the Annual report are available in the Narthex and by email request.
Please plan to attend the meeting to ensure a quorum is met and to bring your voice to the future of Immanuel.
LGBTQ+ Night
We will be meeting at the church this month for LGBTQ+ Game Night is tonight 6:30 pm.
🎷 Jambalaya & Jazz Night 🎶
at Immanuel Lutheran Church – Centralia, WA
Join us for a fun and flavorful evening of jambalaya, jazz music, and community!
🗓 Tuesday, February 17, 2026
🕠 5:30–8:00 PM
📍 Immanuel Lutheran Church, Centralia, Washington
Enjoy a delicious bowl of jambalaya while relaxing or dancing to jazz in a warm, welcoming atmosphere. This event is open to friends, families, and the community—everyone is invited!
Call Committee Congregational Report
Reporting Week of January 12, 2026
The Call Committee (Jeri, Diane, Kevin, Audra, Ryan, Patty, and Charla) met twice this past week to kick off the new year. January is a busy month as we resume our search.
Candidate Updates:
Candidate #3: After reviewing the second interview, we decided this candidate is not the right fit for our congregation and have notified both the candidate and Synod.
Active Interviews: We completed an initial Zoom interview with Candidate #5 on January 14th.
Next Steps: We are withholding decisions on Candidates #4 and #5 until we complete initial interviews with Candidates #6 and #7, scheduled for January 22nd and 27th.
Process Improvement: After our second interview with Candidate #3 we concluded that we need to refine our second interview strategy by streamlining our questions
to reduce redundancy.
We appreciate your continued prayers as we move through this important discernment process.
Sunday School
Sunday School is meeting on Sunday mornings at 9:30 (before worship.) All ages of young people are welcome! Please join us in the Kids Corner (old nursery next to the sanctuary.) We’re experimenting with
pre-worship Sunday School so give it a try!
Book Club
We met on January 7th to discuss A LONG PETAL OF THE SEA, written by Isabel Allende. There were several story lines within this book. We all admitted it was a difficult read with many graphic pages on war. The plot examines life during an age when immigration was not a choice. We could not help but make comparisons to present times. The story also wrestled with ideas of “home” and change. All in all, we recommend this book. Our next book, BLACK CAKE, written by Charmaine Wilkerson is available in the coffee shop. We will be discussing it at our meeting on February 4th at 10:00.
Reminder…..please return books by the day of discussion.