Our Church Family

The pictures in this section are from the Circuit 11 Reformation Convocation and Service, held at Immanuel First on Sunday, October 26, 2008.

Pastor Page and Ollie North
Immanuel First's previous pastor Fred Page, a Navy chaplain, shakes hands with former Lt. Col. Oliver North while awaiting a flight in Iraq in 2005.

MDA Lock-Up 2005
Pastor Okubo gets sprung out of jail. In 2005 he participated in the Muscular Distrophy Association's annual "MDA Lock-Up", in which money was raised for MDA in order to release him out of "jail" (actually a local Margarita Jones restaurant).

Bierstein mit Goldfish
Rich Rodriguez, our webmaster, ponders goldfish swimming in a glass stein at our 2008 Oktoberfest Potluck for our new church members.

The Forgiven
Our Vietnamese youth worship band performs at the 2008 Reformation Service, hosted by our church.

Chicken Dance
Peforming the infamous Chicken Dance at our 2009 Oktoberfest Potluck in the Fellowship Hall.

Grandma Kay
Kay Okubo, our Sunday School director and Pastor Okubo's mom, in our kitchen.

Bingo!
Betty Ralston, Mary Skaar and husband Richard Skaar are all in at our 2009 Bingo Night in the Fellowship Hall.

Previous Events

"Katie Luther"
LCMS member Lauren Jones portraying Martin Luther's wife Katie at our 2008 Reformation Convocation.

Concordia University Irvine Handbell Choir
The student musical group performs prelude music in the sanctuary at our 2008 Reformation Service. Screenshot from our Windows Media Reformation Service video.

Reformation Processional
The 2008 Reformation Service begins with a processional of the pastors, choirs and musicians as acolyte Andrew Okubo holds up the cross.