Oil Well Road Updates
CALL COMMITTEE UPDATE:
Please continue to pray for our congregation at Oil Well Road and the Call Committee as we continue to have conversations with a pastoral candidate in the next couple of weeks.
MODULAR UPDATE
We continue to make progress on the installation of the modular. AV wiring has been completed, electric is on and working, and our steps to both entries and the access ramp have been installed. Site work is still underway on the parking lot expansion, concrete sidewalks, landscaping and draft fire line. Carpet has been ordered and we are waiting patiently (kind of) for its receipt and installation, slated for the week of the 27th. Furnishings will follow.
Sign update: The new sign is ready for installation, pending final site preparations, including bringing in fill, staking and extending our electrical line.
PLATFORM FOR MODULAR
A big thank you to Dee and Jim Schleutker, Howard Isaacson and Juan DeDios who recently built a platform for the modular.
YOU’RE INVITED! Pastor Rick Bliese and Howard Isaacson will be leading an Emmanuel Lutheran Global Seminary trip from January 13 -22, 2026 to visit the Lutheran Church in Rwanda and witness the impact of our ministry. We will spend a day in Istanbul's historic district on our way, two days on safari in Akagera National Park (lions, rhinos, giraffe, wart hogs, etc.) and three days in Kigali, witnessing our impact on pastors and ministries we have supported (plus sightseeing, shopping and great eating!)
The cost is projected at $3,500, which includes airfare, transfers, accommodations, food, and the safari.
Please contact Pastor Bliese at PastorRick@NaplesEmmanuel.org for more information.
PASTOR APPRECIATION MONTH
Thank you, Pastors! During this month of appreciation, we give thanks for your faithful leadership, compassion, and the many ways you guide and care for our congregation. Your words inspire, your prayers uplift, and your presence reminds us of God’s constant love and grace.
May God continue to strengthen and bless you in every season of ministry and life. We are truly grateful for all that you do!
REFORMATION SUNDAY - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26th! This day marks the posting of Martin Luther's 95 Theses on October 31, 1517, in Wittenberg, Germany, as a call to debate issues of church practice, particularly the sale of indulgences. The event is seen as a rediscovery of the "good news" of salvation through God's grace and a person's faith in Jesus Christ, rather than by works. A key outcome of the Reformation was Luther's translation of the Bible from Latin into German, allowing ordinary people to read and understand God's word for themselves. The color for Reformation Sunday is traditionally Red, symbolizing the Holy Spirit, power, and fire.
You have two weeks to find a red shirt—or treat yourself to a new one! Don’t forget to wear red as we celebrate Reformation Sunday together.