DAILY DEVOTION AND CHURCH NEWS: Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019

DEVOTION: 1 Corinthians 12:31b-13:13

And I will show you a still more excellent way.

13 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned,[a] but have not love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogantor rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;[b] it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. 11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. 12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.

13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

 

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CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK:

Tues- Quilting 9-2

Wed- Choir 7

Thurs- Karate 6:15-7:45

Sun- Adult Bible Class 8am; Traditional Worship 9; Fellowship, Sunday school and adult Bible class 10:15; Chapel 10:45

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WORSHIP WORKERS: 

 

Sunday, 9am—

Acolyte- Addie Hoelscher

Ushers- Alan Hofeldt, Tim Linke, Gary Hoelscher, Paul Brockfeld

Communion assistant- Dave Tinnin

Lay reader- Lois Boeger

Projectionist- Perricones

Altar Set Up- Marilyn Foster

Tellers- Team #1

 

Sunday 10:45

Acolyte-  Isabel Benke

Worship assistant- Marv Hendershot

Projectionist- Terry McKenzie

 

Monday, 6:30-

Acolyte- Nick Schulze

Worship assistant- Steve Mauch

Projectionist- Toni Mauch

Altar clean up- Don Nolte

 

 

 

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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ:  What was the name of the mountain on which the Lord gave Moses the law including the ten commandments? Sinai

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TODAY'S QUIZ:  What was the Mercy Seat?

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NEWS:

ST JOHN'S GOALS FOR 2019!!!
A 10% increase in worship attendance.

A 5% increase in Bible study attendance

Add two new Bible study opportunities during the week

Add two new outreach events to reach out to the community. 

 

If you are a member of St. John's and you think these goals are good ones, then I encourage you to do your part to make them a reality!! 

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LADIES BREAKFAST AND BIBLE STUDY STARTING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AT 8AM!!

You read that right!  The women of our congregation will be able to gather for breakfast along with the men once a month and then we will separate and each of us will have our own Bible studies. 

 

Lois Boeger will be leading the women's Bible study, and pastor will be leading the men's. 

 

LADIES, PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS TO START THIS EFFORT OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT!!! Please rsvp to let me know whether or not you will be there so I can prepare enough food for everyone!! 

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BRING BACK BABY BOTTLES FILLED WITH MONEY THIS WEEKEND!!!

This Sunday, February 3 or Monday, February 4 are the days to bring back your baby bottles filled with cash, coins, or checks!!  Let's beat last year's donation of $1200!!!!

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END OF THE YEAR CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS ARE IN YOUR CHURCH MAILBOXES!!

Are you working on your taxes yet?  Get to work and don't forget to claim your church offerings!!

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TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO DO A LOT OF GOOD FOR YOUR COMMUNITY!!!

1. The Pregnancy Options Center is in need of Table Hosts for their Annual Banquet on Thursday, March 21.  Below are the duties:

  1. Come to a prayer meeting with dessert on Tuesday, February 5 at St. John's, at 6:30pm to understand more about what a table host does.
  2. Get seven people who are in support of our Pregnancy Option Center to come to the banquet, and sit at your table.  They will be asked to pledge to donate to this very worthy cause.
  3. Be the host of your table that evening.  Make sure everyone has everything they need, feels welcome and takes care of things that evening. 

 

If you are willing to be a table host, or have questions about it, please reply to this email.

 

 

2. Warren County Literacy Inc has begun its bookcase campaign for 2019.  We are in need of bookcase sponsors.  It is $50 to sponsor a bookcase for one child.  If you'd like to be a sponsor, simply write a check out to Warren County Literacy Inc., or you can give cash, and bring it to me at church.  Don't put it in the offering plate.  Give it directly to me.  The awards ceremony where the kids receive their bookcases is in April, and if you are a donor you will be invited to attend. 

 

 

Thank you!

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PRAYERS:

For MOLLY HENDERSHOT as she is getting a pacemaker installed today.

 

For the family of ESTER CIESLAR, good friends of Denise Schlesselman, as she passed away at the young age of 42.

 

For Sandra Perricone's sister KAREN PRATT, who is dealing with severe blood sugar and diabetes issues.

 

For the family of JANE EGGERING, (Brett's aunt) who passed away tis morning from cancer.

 

For JOHN NORDWALD, Brett's dad, who is having a heart procedure done on Wednesday to get his heartbeat regulated.

 

For Doug Nordwald who was admitted to St Joseph Hospital in St. Charles with congestive heart problems and is having trouble breathing well.

 

For HAROLD ANDERSON, who is awaiting word on biopsies he had on his esophagus this past Friday.

 

 

For those dealing with cancer and treatments JOHN MORRIS, father in law of Elise Morris; GEORGE HOELSCHER, PASTOR RON LEHENBAUER, MARY BREUER, MARI GILB, both friends of Sandy Robine, Toni Mauch's brother RAY, and hundreds of others who are dealing with this dreaded disease. .

 

For BETTY SUTOR who is in the nursing home but is still dealing with severe weakness.

 

For DIANNE FELDKAMP'S SISTER, DONNA MAYES, who has been diagnosed with ALS, and her other sister, DEBBIE BURGER, who has been diagnosed with Grave's disease. 

   

 

 

PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL:

For COLTON FIGURA AND DANNY DREYER who are both home but remain on active duty in the military.

 

For CONNER FIGURA going through tech training for the Air Force. .

 

For DAVID TATE stationed in Japan, and ALEX WALTERS, stationed in Tennessee.  That God would bless their service to our country and keep them safe as they all await possible deployment.

 

For CALEB FIGURA AND VINCE MASTERS who are both serving our country in the National Guard and take time out of their

 

 

 

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February Newsletter

The February newsletter is attached.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

Prayer request from Denise Schlesselman

Please pray for the family of Ester Cieslar.

The Cieslar family  adopted me as one of their family here in the Czech Republic. They invite me over for Christmas and other celebrations. Their oldest daughter Ester was also our organist and choir director at church. She was 42 and died last Thursday due to a illness which had weakened her muscles and heart. The funeral was today. They are such good examples of Christian love. Please keep the family in the congregation in your prayers 
thank you
Denise 

On Monday, January 28, 2019, 21:37, jeremy klaustermeier <revklaus@hotmail.com> wrote:
Please pray for Sandra's sister Karen Pratt who is dealing with severe blood sugar and diabetes problems. 
 
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