Immanuel Parade and Picnic

Parade & Picnic Info
Our church and school parade and picnic will be Saturday, May 6 starting at 10:00 a.m. at Immanuel. The parade will depart Immanuel at 10:00 am, move north on 6th Street, right on Kingshighway, then left on W. Randolph and end at Blanchette Park (see below for parade route). The opening ceremony will begin after we arrive at the park—at approximately 10:30 a.m. The picnic will then take place at Blanchette Park with games, activities for kids and food! Our parade and picnic is open to our community, family and friends - feel free to invite others!

The theme for this year’s event is: “Growing in Christ - for 175 Years!” We will again honor all Veterans with a chauffeured ride. If you have a convertible and are willing to drive a staff member, or you have a group (sports team, group or club, etc) that would like to participate in the parade, please call the church office.

Grand Marshal: Mrs. Denise Ferber
ILS Teacher of 33 Years

Immanuel Lutheran Church and School is excited to announce this year’s Grand Marshal of the Parade & Picnic is Mrs. Denise Ferber! Mrs. Ferber has been such an important part of Immanuel Lutheran, both School & Church, for so many years - even dating back to when she was a student herself!

With her retirement right around the corner at the end of this school year, we all hope she can enjoy some relaxation and sleeping in! Denise and Tim plan on traveling together and spending more time with their family. Don’t worry, she still plans on helping out at Immanuel as much as possible and substituting when needed! She is also planning on enjoying some reading (for pleasure), sewing, crafting and becoming involved in other areas of ministry at Immanuel.

Picnic Activity Wristbands

Wristbands are now on sale (in lieu of tickets) for kid's picnic activities such as bouncy houses, slides and more (food, beverage, and the Cake Walk are not included.) Wristbands are $20 each (for 1st grade and older) for the first 2 wristbands, each additional wristband is $10. For children in Kindergarten and younger, wristbands are $10 each.

Please note, the cost of wristbands will be higher the day of the picnic.

Order Wristbands Here

Volunteer at the Picnic!

Help make this year's picnic great by volunteering to serve food and drinks and supervise activities and games. Please review the available slots at the link below and sign up!

Volunteer Here!

Donate a Dessert!

Donate Desserts (Pies, Cakes, Cookies, Brownies, Cup Cakes, Rice Krispy Treats, etc). Everyone loves homemade desserts, but we'll graciously accept store bought.

NOTE: PLEASE LABEL DESSERTS THAT INCLUDE NUTS OR PEANUTS

Please bring desserts to Memorial Hall at Blanchette Park beginning Saturday, May 6th at 8:00AM.

Donate a Dessert!

Items Needed for Country Store at Picnic
Want to put your crafty talents to use? We are looking for donated, hand-crafted items to sell at the Country Store during the Immanuel Picnic. All Country Store proceeds go to support Immanuel. Ideas for items to donate include: baked goods, homemade jams/jelly, door-hangers, greeting cards, hand-sewn crafts, die-cut embellished items, or other creative things you can come up with! Items can be dropped off the day of the picnic or given to Nicole beforehand. Unsold items can be retrieved by the crafter after the picnic.