Author Archives: Pastor Phil Augustine

June 5 – The Ordination of PJ Aarsvold

The Service of the Rite of Ordination into the Office of the Holy Ministry for Paul “PJ” Aarsvold. Immanuel Lutheran Church humbly invites you to celebrate this special day in the life of the Church. From the Lutheran Service Book Agenda on the Rite of Ordination:

The Office of the Holy Ministry has been instituted by Christ Himself as a gift of His Church. Through the Christian congregation, as the holder of all churchly authority, God calls qualified men to fill this divinely established office and sends them as His ministers to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to administer the Sacraments publicly in the stead of Christ and by His command, with accountability both to God and to the Church. According to apostolic usage, ordination is the solemn, public confirmation of that call. (page 155)

Worship service (web version)

May God bless PJ’s ministry as he tends to the Lord’s lambs and sheep!

The Ordination of Paul J Aarsvold into the Holy Ministry – Live stream copy

June 5 – The Day of Pentecost

The Divine Service for the Feast of Pentecost (June 5, 2022)

“The Holy Spirit – The Helper” – John 14:23-21

Pentecost was an Old Testament feast that celebrated the first fruits of the spring harvest. God’s people were required by His Law to observe this feast by offering sacrifices at the temple in Jerusalem fifty days after the other required feast of Passover. This brings God-fearing Jews together where God now ushers in the New Testament Pentecost, where the Holy Spirit comes upon the disciples to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the people. This same Spirit still descends upon people today in languages they understand to help them to know Jesus as our Lord and Savior.

June 5 2022 worship service (web version)
June 5 2022 bulletin (PDF)
June 5 2022 announcements (PDF)

Over summer there is one service at 9:00 a.m. (CST). Check out the live stream and all our recorded services on our YouTube channel.

9:00 recorded service with hymn texts

If you have been blessed and would like to support this ministry, you can can give online here through our online service or check out other ways to give a financial gift to Immanuel. Or mail your contribution (please do not mail cash) to:

Immanuel Lutheran Church
45 West Broadway
Plainview, MN 55964

Members: If you have offering envelopes, they are addressed and just need a stamp. Remaining 2022 offering envelopes are now available in the church/school office. They can be mailed to you or stop by the church office to get them.

Thank you for your prayers and support! May God bless your week!

May 29 – Seventh Sunday of Easter

The Divine Service for the Seventh Sunday of Easter (May 29, 2022)

“One in Christ” – John17:20-26

This final Sunday of the Easter season bridges the gap between Ascension and Pentecost. Jesus prays His High Priestly prayer just before going to Gethsemane for his betrayal and arrest, leading to His cross and tomb. With us in His mind, He prays that we would be one just as He and the Father are one. This oneness is a gift of God that overcomes the separation of sin that still plagues our lives. What a gift to be one with God and one with each other while we wait for His return!

May 29 2022 bulletin (PDF)
May 29 2022 announcements (PDF)
May 2022 PJ Aarsvold letter (PDF)

Check out the live stream and all our recorded services on our YouTube channel.

8:00 recorded service with hymn texts

If you have been blessed and would like to support this ministry, you can can give online here through our online service or check out other ways to give a financial gift to Immanuel. Or mail your contribution (please do not mail cash) to:

Immanuel Lutheran Church
45 West Broadway
Plainview, MN 55964

Members: If you have offering envelopes, they are addressed and just need a stamp. Remaining 2022 offering envelopes are now available in the church/school office. They can be mailed to you or stop by the church office to get them.

Thank you for your prayers and support! May God bless your week!

May 22 – Sixth Sunday of Easter

The Divine Service for the Sixth Sunday of Easter (May 22, 2022)

Due to illness to Pastor Augustine, Pastor John Fuchs will serve in his place.

May 23 UPDATE: Pastor Fuchs had a medical episode part-way into the 8:00 service. He was quickly attended to but was unable to complete the service. No Bible class or second service was held, so no recorded service is available this week. Both Pastors Augustine and Fuchs are doing fine and appreciate all your prayers.

May 22 2022 bulletin (PDF)
May 22 2022 announcements (PDF)

Check out the live stream and all our recorded services on our YouTube channel.

If you have been blessed and would like to support this ministry, you can can give online here through our online service or check out other ways to give a financial gift to Immanuel. Or mail your contribution (please do not mail cash) to:

Immanuel Lutheran Church
45 West Broadway
Plainview, MN 55964

Members: If you have offering envelopes, they are addressed and just need a stamp. Remaining 2022 offering envelopes are now available in the church/school office. They can be mailed to you or stop by the church office to get them.

Thank you for your prayers and support! May God bless your week!

May 15 – Fifth Sunday of Easter

The Divine Service for the Fifth Sunday of Easter (May 15, 2022)

“Sorrows and Joys in Jesus” – John 16:12-22

Jesus prepares His disciples for the sorrow of the cross and His innocent suffering and death. But sorrow will give way to joy on Easter morning. Christ is risen! But then Jesus says that He is going away for a little while. Sorrow. But He promises the Holy Spirit to bring the gifts of the cross and empty tomb to them and the whole Christian Church on earth while we wait for Jesus to return. Oh, the joy we have in Jesus!

May 15 2022 worship service (PDF) or try this web version that will fit your computer, tablet, or phone.
May 15 2022 bulletin (PDF)
May 15 2022 announcements (PDF)

At the 10:15 service, ILS students will sing and 8th grade graduates will receive their diplomas to mark the completion of their Christian education at Immanuel. May God continue to bless their lives and grow their faith!

Check out all our services on our YouTube channel.

10:15 service with Eighth Grade graduation and ILS student choir – edited for length and added hymn texts

If you have been blessed and would like to support this ministry, you can can give online here through our online service or check out other ways to give a financial gift to Immanuel. Or mail your contribution (please do not mail cash) to:

Immanuel Lutheran Church
45 West Broadway
Plainview, MN 55964

Members: If you have offering envelopes, they are addressed and just need a stamp. Remaining 2022 offering envelopes are now available in the church/school office. They can be mailed to you or stop by the church office to get them.

Thank you for your prayers and support! May God bless your week!

May 8 – Fourth Sunday of Easter

The Divine Service for the Fourth Sunday of Easter (May 8, 2022)

“Shepherds, Sheep, and Wolves” – Acts 20:17-35

May 8 2022 worship service (PDF) or try this web version that will fit your computer, tablet, or phone.
May 8 2022 bulletin (PDF)
May 8 2022 announcements (PDF)

ILS News & Notes May 2022 (PDF) – ILS newsletter from Principal Rick Arguto

One of the services will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel. Our main camera volunteer is on vacation for this service so please be patient as we have alternate volunteers handling the video streaming/recording and posting.

8:00 Live-stream (no hymn texts)

If you have been blessed and would like to support this ministry, you can can give online here through our online service or check out other ways to give a financial gift to Immanuel. Or mail your contribution (please do not mail cash) to:

Immanuel Lutheran Church
45 West Broadway
Plainview, MN 55964

Members: If you have offering envelopes, they are addressed and just need a stamp. Remaining 2022 offering envelopes are now available in the church/school office. They can be mailed to you or stop by the church office to get them.

Thank you for your prayers and support! May God bless your week!

May 1 – Third Sunday of Easter

The Divine Service for the Third Sunday of Easter (May 1, 2022)

“Worthy Is the Lamb!” – Revelation 5:8-14

Who is worthy of our worship and praise? The Lamb of God is! Though He was slain for the sins of the world, He now lives triumphant and receives heavenly worship. Yet He still comes among us even though we are unworthy sinners. His sacrifice allows us to be declared worthy of God’s love and mercy. Therefore, we can join the saints and angels in their heavenly worship as join in singing “Worthy is the Lamb!”

May 1 2022 worship service (PDF) or try this web version that will fit your computer, tablet, or phone.
May 1 2022 bulletin (PDF)
May 1 2022 announcements (PDF)

One of the services will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel. Our main camera volunteer is on vacation for this service so please be patient as we have alternate volunteers handling the video streaming/recording and posting.

8:00 Live-stream (no hymn texts)

If you have been blessed and would like to support this ministry, you can can give online here through our online service or check out other ways to give a financial gift to Immanuel. Or mail your contribution (please do not mail cash) to:

Immanuel Lutheran Church
45 West Broadway
Plainview, MN 55964

Members: If you have offering envelopes, they are addressed and just need a stamp. Remaining 2022 offering envelopes are now available in the church/school office. They can be mailed to you or stop by the church office to get them.

Thank you for your prayers and support! May God bless your week!

April 24 – Second Sunday of Easter

The Divine Service for the Second Sunday of Easter (April 24, 2022)

“The Keys to Heaven and Hell” – John 20:19-31

Jesus gives the disciples the Keys to the Kingdom. The authority to forgive or retain sins. The Church still has this blessed gift and authority and responsibility. It can be an intimidating thing to say to someone, “I forgive you”, but by God’s grace, we can and do. Thankfully, Jesus has kept another set of keys for Himself – the keys to Death and Hades (Hell). Since He has conquered the devil with His cross and resurrection, we can go as Jesus sends us to announce the grace of God in Christ and the forgiveness of all sins. Jesus has freed us all!

April 24 2022 worship service (PDF) or try this web version that will fit your computer, tablet, or phone.
April 24 2022 bulletin (PDF)
April 24 2022 announcements (PDF)

Updates on the Stained Glass Window project! New totals as of April 23!

One of the services will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel. It has been the 8:00 service lately. The processed video will be linked on this page when the hymn texts are added.

8:00 service – recorded version with hymn texts

If you have been blessed and would like to support this ministry, you can can give online here through our online service or check out other ways to give a financial gift to Immanuel. Or mail your contribution (please do not mail cash) to:

Immanuel Lutheran Church
45 West Broadway
Plainview, MN 55964

Members: If you have offering envelopes, they are addressed and just need a stamp. Remaining 2022 offering envelopes are now available in the church/school office. They can be mailed to you or stop by the church office to get them.

Thank you for your prayers and support! May God bless your week!

April 17 – Easter Sunday

The Divine Service for the Feast of the Resurrection of Our Lord – April 17, 2022

“My Bones Don’t Belong Here” – Joshua 24:29-33, Luke 24:1-12

Where will you be buried? For some that question is easy, for others it is an unanswered question. Joseph lived in a foreign land most of his life, but did not want to be buried in Egypt. He commanded the family before his death, “My bones don’t belong here in Egypt. They belong in the Promised Land!” And just as Jesus’ bones did not belong in His grave, neither do the believers’ bones belong in theirs. For in Christ, we shall arise to glory and leave our graves empty! We know this because Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!

Easter Sunday 2022 Worship service (PDF) or try this web version that will fit your computer, tablet, or phone.
Easter Sunday 2022 bulletin (PDF)
Easter Sunday 2022 announcements (PDF)

The 9:30 service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel. The processed video will be linked on this page when the hymn texts are added.

9:30 recorded service with hymn texts

Updates on the Stained Glass Window project! New totals as of April 10!

If you have been blessed and would like to support this ministry, you can can give online here through our online service or check out other ways to give a financial gift to Immanuel. Or mail your contribution (please do not mail cash) to:

Immanuel Lutheran Church
45 West Broadway
Plainview, MN 55964

Members: If you have offering envelopes, they are addressed and just need a stamp. Remaining 2022 offering envelopes are now available in the church/school office. They can be mailed to you or stop by the church office to get them.

Thank you for your prayers and support! May God bless your week with the joy of the resurrection!

April 10 – Palm Sunday

The Divine Service for Palm Sunday (April 10, 2022)

“Hosanna! Save Us Now!” – John 12:12-19

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week where Jesus rides in to Jerusalem in joy only to leave it carrying His cross on Friday. This is all in fulfillment of God’s promise to send a savior. But what kind of savior is He? What deliverance to you desire from Him? Jesus knows our root problem is sin. Sin warps every aspect of our lives. Only through the clear testimony of the Scriptures can we see this. Only by faith can we rightly say and sing our “Hosanna’s” to the Lord. For He is the one who comes in the name of the Lord to save us now!

April 10 2022 Palm Sunday worship (PDF) or try this web version that will fit your computer, tablet, or phone.
April 10 2022 bulletin (PDF)
April 10 2022 announcements (PDF)

Updates on the Stained Glass Window project! New totals as of April 10!

One of the services will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel. It has been the 8:00 service lately. The processed video will be linked on this page when the hymn texts are added.

8:00 service

If you have been blessed and would like to support this ministry, you can can give online here through our online service or check out other ways to give a financial gift to Immanuel. Or mail your contribution (please do not mail cash) to:

Immanuel Lutheran Church
45 West Broadway
Plainview, MN 55964

Members: If you have offering envelopes, they are addressed and just need a stamp. Remaining 2022 offering envelopes are now available in the church/school office. They can be mailed to you or stop by the church office to get them.

Thank you for your prayers and support! May God bless your week!