St. John's Lutheran ChurchWarrenton, MO: 01/05/12

Anyone skilled in brick laying that would like to volunteer down in New Orleans or interested in donating to help finish rebuilding the church that has been empty since Katrina? Below is the info!

Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 10:51:56 -0500
From: director@camprestore.org
To: revklaus@hotmail.com
Subject: Help Complete Trinity-Claiborne

You're receiving this email because of your relationship with Camp Restore. Please confirm your continued interest in receiving email from us.

You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails.

Dear Jeremy,

We're in the final three months of the Campaign to Restore Trinity-Claiborne in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward, and we're just around the corner from our favorite project phase: drywall, painting and flooring!

As we near completion, we've got a great opportunity for you to send a lasting message of hope to everyone who will soon be serving and being served at Trinity!

For $100, you can order a personalized brick that will be permanently installed in the new walkway through Trinity's redesigned courtyard! Your donation will also go toward purchasing materials that'll put the finishing touches on this two-year project!

Just click the "Buy a Brick" image above to download the order form, complete it with your personal message and send it with your donation to Camp Restore, 9301 Chef Menteur Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70127.

Also, if you or someone you know is experienced at brick paving, we'd love for you to come work with us on the installation in the next two months! Send us a reply if you're interested!

Thank you for all you do serving others! Keep it up!

Peace,

Rev. David Goodine, Executive Director

RAI Ministries, Inc. (Camp Restore)
Pastor Goodine Photo

Quick Links

Book a Group

More About Us

Book a group now and join us in
New Orleans as we work to restore Faith, Home and Community in the Name of Jesus!

Forward email

This email was sent to revklaus@hotmail.com by director@camprestore.org |

Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy.

RAI Ministries, Inc. | 9301 Chef Menteur Hwy | New Orleans | LA | 70127

DEVOTION: (From Pastor Klaustermeier)

1 Thessalonians 1:6 "And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the JOY of the Holy SPirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia."

Was one of your resolutions to have a better attitude this year? Mine was. I confess that I have not always had the best attitude and so have not always been the best example to others of what a Christian should look like. Sometimes I can be pretty grumpy and take it out on the people I love, saying and doing things that I would, in a different frame of mind, never say or do.

So my resolution this year is to have a better attitude in all circumstances. I need to have a better attitude so that I may be a good example of what a Christian ought to be, a positive role model, and someone who brings light into people's tough circumstances and lives.

There are two things I ask of you in this:
1. That you hold me accountable for this. If you see me starting to get a bad attitude and being negative, tell me.
2. Join me in being a more positive and joyful person!

Notice the middle part of this verse though. "It says, "for you received the word in much AFFLICTION with the joy of the Holy Spirit." Even in times of trouble and struggle, even in times of great distress and affliction, we can receive the WORD with JOY. Translation: Your circumstances don't matter! What matters is the forgiveness and the love of the triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, that you have within you!

Join with me in helping to make St. John's a more positive church, a group of people that everyone wants to be a part of, a place where people will see the Holy Spirit at work!

Prayer: Lord God, help us to be examples, just like the Thessalonians, of people who receive the Word with JOY and imitators of YOU! Amen.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: What are the names of Noah's three sons? Shem, Ham and Japheth (Dianne Hance was the first person to answer two days in a row. Can anyone defeat her? I don't think so.)

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

TODAY'S QUIZ: What were Abraham and Sarah's names before they got their new names?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

CATECHISM:

8th commandment: You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

Question: What does God forbid in the eighth commandment?

Answer:

a. God forbids us to tell lies about our neighbor in a court of law or elsewhere, that is, to lie about, or wothhold the truth from our neighbor.

b. to betray our neighbor, that is. to reveal our neighbor's secrets.

c. to slander our neighbor or hurt our neighbor's reputation.

________________________________________________________________________________________________

CHURCH CALENDAR

Thurs- Jonesburg Nursing Home worship 10:30; Alzheimer's Support group 1-2pm

Fri- nothing

Sat- worship 5pm

Sun- Bible Study 8; worship 9; Bible Study and Sunday school 10:15

________________________________________________________________________________________________
NEWS:

PROJECTOR SCHEDULE: Please sign up!!!!!!!! (Please note than, beginning on January 29, we will need two projector's on Sundays.)

Jan 7-

Jan 14-

15-

Jan 21-

22-

Jan 28-

29- 9am 11am-

Feb 4-

5- 9am- 11am-

Feb 11-

12- 9am 11am-

Feb 18-

19- 9am- 11am-

Feb 22- (Ash Wednesday)

Feb 25-

26- 9am- 11am-

Wed, Feb 28-

Mar 3-

4- 9am- 11am-

Wed, Mar 7-

Mar 10-

11- 9am- 11am-

Wed, Mar 14-

Mar 17-

18- 9am- 11am-

Wed, Mar 21-

Mar 24-

25- 9am- 11am-

Wed, Mar 28-

Mar 31-

Apr 1- (Palm Sunday) 9am- 11am-

Apr 5- (Maundy Thursday)

Apr 6- (Good Friday)

Apr 8- (Easter Sunday)

6:30am 10am-

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

TRIVIA NIGHT COMING UP SATURDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 21, RIGHT AFTER CHURCH!!!!

Trivia Night! Sign up your team of 8 for the New Year's Trivia Night to be held January 21 immediately following the Saturday night service. $40 per team; bring drinks and snacks for your team. 50-50 raffle; proceeds to go to the Building Fund; winners will receive their entry fee back. For more information, call Lois Boeger at 456-8621. Sign up sheet is on the counter in the narthex.

___________________________________________________________________________________

New worship service starting on Sunday, January 29 at 11am.

It will be modeled after the hundreds of chapel services I, and many of you, attended and led as students and teachers in Lutheran schools and churches across America.

It will be geared toward young people, young families, and the young at heart.

Below are some details of the service:

1. We will have more interaction with the congregation during our songs and during the message. (Think doing motions and other fun things during the songs and question/answer time during the sermon.) There will be more teaching and more explanation of things.

2. We will incorporate more multimedia (video and audio).

3. The service will be a bit shorter to accomodate younger families. We should be done by noon every Sunday, even on communion Sundays. ( Consider it "Wiggle" friendly.)

4. Music will be a variety of more "modern" songs and songs from "All God's People Sing" on piano. We will also do many of the old favorites. (We don't have a praise team right now, but I am still hopeful that some folks will volunteer to help us out with guitars and things.)

5. Communion will be on 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month.

6. Most importantly, as with all of our worship services, it will be done in the name of our Trinue God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

What we ask of you from now until January 29 is that you support this endeavor, that you invite people who would, for whatever reason, like to attend this type of worship, and that you pray for this endeavor and for our church in general that it owuld be blessed beyond measure in 2012.

If you have any skills or talents that you feel would benefit this service please contact me at 359-1061.

Then on January 29, COME to the service and participate.

The vision is that this will be a great blessing to our church and that it will fit the needs of young families, kids, teenagers, and the young at heart so that we can bring more people into the body of Christ this year than ever before.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PASTOR NOW HAS TEXTING ON HIS PHONE

I know it is about five years too late, but I have finally joined the 21st century's most used form of communication. If texting is the best way to communicate with you, I urge you to give me your cell phone number so I can communicate better with you in 2012. I am even thinking of sending out a "Bible Verse Text of the Day" to all who would want it.

I especially want to urge our young people to send me their cell numbers so I can better communicate with them.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE INSTALLED THIS WEEKEND AT OUR WORSHIP SERVICE

Whether you are newly elected or are continuing to serve your term, please be there to be installed for 2012. It is important that the congregation see who their leaders are so that they can pray for and support them.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

YOUTH GROUP STEAK DINNER AND AUCTION

***SAVE THE DATE*** The date of the Youth Group Steak Dinner and Auction has been set for Saturday, February 11, 2012. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Please join us for a night of fun and fundraising. We will be having the old favorites: silent auction and 50/50 drawing as well as the new favorites: live auction, dessert dash, wine raffle, and the WILD HEARTS JACKPOT DRAWING where there is a chance to win $500.00.

Tickets for the WILD HEARTS $500 DRAWING are on sale now. Please ask a youth group member to get yours. The tickets are 1 for $10 but for an additional $10 you can get 10 more tickets and have 11 chances at winning!

The youth will begin selling dinner/auction tickets at the beginning of January in the narthex after services. Tickets are $15 per person. Bid only tickets are $5.00. You may also contact Marilyn to reserve tickets.

In order to guarantee that you get to sit with a special group of family or friends, you may want to consider purchasing a table of 8 for $120.

BUY A POINSETTIA FOR THE ALTAR FOR CHRISTMAS IN MEMORY OF OR IN HONOR OF SOMEONE!!

Please sign the sheet in the narthex by Wednesday, Deember 14. They are $12.50 each.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

A MOMENT OF GRACE FLORIST IS DONATING 10% oF EACH ST. JOHN'S MEMBER'S SALE BACK TO THE CHURCH

Each time you purchase flowers and other gifts from A MOMENT OF GRACE and tell them you are a member at St. John's, the church receives a tithe from them. A Moment of Grace is located at 511 N Hwy 47 and the phone number is 456-9334.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

PRAYERS: (If I have missed anyone please let me know.)

For the family of Robyn McNew's cousin MARY KUTRIP, as she passed away on Tuesday.

For ANNA HOELSCHER who is recovering at Jonesburg Nursing Home after falling and breaking her hip.

For DAVE KOHRS who is recovering well after surgery to remove a tumor from his abdomen.

For PATRICK BIONDO, a son of a friend of Toni Mauch. Patrick was in a serious car accident on Saturday evening and will be undergoing several surgeries to try to repair a large portion of his scalp and a broken hand.

For MRS SISSON AND HER NEW BABY, CHLOE, as they both grow stronger with each passing day. Baby Chloe has about 2 mor emonths in the hospital.

For KEN SUTOR, Lisa Rausch's dad, who is was brought home and is on hospice care, but is in good spirits.

For KEN WAGNER who is home and is doing well, although he still has a LONG way to go.

For JANICE MCKENZIE who will has a huge ulcer and is getting treatment for it.

For ED KOHRS who is at Delmar Gardens in Chesterfield

For JONAS BORCHERT, grandson of Don Nolte, who continues to be up and down because of chemotherapy treatments.

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
Groups "St. John's Lutheran Church, Warrenton, MO" group.

To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
mailto:stjohnswarrenton+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com

St. John's Lutheran Church
Warrenton, MO

St. John's Group Email READY IN 3 CLASS NEXT WEEK

St. John's Group Email Projector Schedule: PLEASE SIGN UP!

St. John's Group Email Help Complete Trinity-Claiborne, Louisiana

St. John's Group Email Thursday, January 5, 2012

My Blog List

Subscribe

Mission Statement

What We Believe

Blog Archive