Daily Email: Tuesday, March 15, 2016

DEVOTION: Deuteronomy 32:36-39 (ESV)

³⁶ For the Lord will vindicate^[a] his people
    and have compassion on his servants,
when he sees that their power is gone
    and there is none remaining, bond or free.
³⁷ Then he will say, 'Where are their gods,
    the rock in which they took refuge,
³⁸ who ate the fat of their sacrifices
    and drank the wine of their drink offering?
Let them rise up and help you;
    let them be your protection!

³⁹ "'See now that I, even I, am he,
    and there is no god beside me;
I kill and I make alive;
    I wound and I heal;
    and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.

 
I love it w hen God gives us a little sarcasm.  In our reading for today he is mocking the other "gods" that the people have followed.  "Let them rise up and help you, let them be your protection." 
 
My friends, your money isn't going to protect you.  Your house isn't going to help you.  Your waist line, no matter how big or small it is, isn't going to get you even one step closer to heaven.  That time you spent working, or partying, or doing whatever other than being in worship isn't going to come back to give you peace when you're in trouble.  That presidential candidate isn't going to make everything better. 
 
Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men who cannot save!  Put your trust in the Lord!  There is none that can take you out of His hand! 
 
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understandings.  In all your ways acknowledge HIM and HE will keep your paths straight!
 
Prayer:  Lord, help us to trust solely in you where true peace and joy can be found.  Amen.

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CALENDAR:

Tues- Primary election day; Council Meeting 7pm

Wed- Church Directory photos begin; Ladies Aid noon; Supper 5:30; Worship 6:30; Choir 7:15

Thurs- photos; Newsletter Dealine (If you want something in the monthly newsletter get it in today!)

Fri- directory photos; Bible study at Hendershots 7pm
Sat-  worship 5pm
Sun- Worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school 9:45
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WORSHIP WORKERS:  
Acolyte- Wed- ????? (I need someone to take Kalene's place as she is unable to be there.) 8:30- Lydia Miller 11- George Pezold

Ushers-  Wed- Dave Winter, Gary Scott, Lary Schulze, Scott Schulze; Sun- Allan Dreyer, Lew Feldkamp, Kent Jacobsmeyer, Paul Klover

Altar-  Wed- Terry McKenzie; Sun Set up- Ruth Walters; Clean up- Pam Linke

Elders-  Sat- Randy Fischer; 8:30- Don Turnure; 11- Charlie Figura

Greeters- 8:30- Jim and Vickie McRae; 11- Joan Sexton

Lay Readers- Sat- Marcia Sevier; 8:30-  Steve McDowell; 11 -  Sandy Robine

Pianist- Sat- Tim Sherman

Organist- Wed and Sun-  Rachel Fisher

Projectionists:  Sat- Pam Bueltmann  8:30- McKenzie; 11- Hailey Blechle
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YESTERDAY'S  BIBLE QUIZ:         What part of the Promised Land did the tribe of Benjamin get?

 

(A funny answer from Pat King: the right answer is tucked in to it too!)

 

I know this one without even looking it up. Many believe it was a renovated gas station in Vermont – Burlington, Vermont, to be exact! But in actuality - A new word I'm throwing out there just for you! You can add it to your "new word for the day" list. – it was in the south central part of Palestine. (Or, the portion between Judah on the south and Ephraim on the north, with the Jordan River as their eastern border. Which doesn't exactly tell us anything, other than they were out in the middle of nowhere, with camel dung as territory markers.)

But, back to my story. Ben and his brother, Judah, took a $5 Penn State ice cream-making correspondence course, and with $12,000 (their brothers all invested $1000 as silent partners), opened their first ice cream shop in the afore-mentioned gas station. They left the old Shell sign up, in order to lure customers - who were in actuality, (there's that word-of-the-day, again!) looking for gas -  in. Anyway, Judah decided to change his name to "Jerry" when all the customers started calling him "Judy." And asking him if he was a girly-girl man. For some strange reason, he took offense at that. But that is how Ben and Judah, became the Ben and Jerry we all love to this very day. No lie!

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TODAY'S QUIZ:  Where was the land of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half tribe of Manasseh?

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NEWS!!!! 

SUPPER AND WORSHIP THIS WEDNESDAY!

Supper at 5:30--- Fried Chicken, potatoes, corn, rolls, and dessert!!  A free will offering is greatly appreciated to help 34 youth and their parents get down to New Orleans and back for the National Youth Gathering!!

 

Worship at 6:30-- For 39 chapters Job and his friends have spoken, and God has been silent listening to it all.  Now it's God's turn to speak.  Come and listen what the Lord has to say! 

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CHURCH DIRECTORY PHOTOS WILL BE TAKEN WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY THIS WEEK!! 

If you haven't signed up, PLEASE DO SO TODAY!!!   Please call Alan Hofeldt at 456-3070 if you have questions or need assistance!

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MEN'S BREAKFAST THIS SATURDAY AT 8AM!!

We will have a special guest speaker, Chris Figura, to talk to us about his time with the Mormons, and why he got out of the church. 

 

Menu- pancakes, egg bakes, sausage

 

Please RSVP so I can prepare accordingly!

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OUR NEXT GUN CLUB ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, APRIL 5 at 7PM!!

We will be finalizing our calendar of events and getting things together to start. 

 

We are going to start with a basic hunter's safety course. 

 

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HOW MUCH DO YOU ACTUALLY KNOW ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A LUTHERAN?

How did it start?

Who is Martin Luther?

Why are there so many different Lutheran denominations? 

Why am I Lutheran?

What do Lutherans believe about:

Angels

Demons

ghosts

heaven

hell

 politics

 guns

death penalty

etc..........

 

If you want to know then mark your calendars for the first Thursday after Easter at 7pm to be at church!!

 

We are going to begin a class called "Lutheranism 101", which I would say is like the advanced class after confirmation. 

 

Please reply or call/email @ 636-359-1061 to let me know you are interested.  

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SIGN UP FOR EASTER LILLIES!

A sign up sheet is on the counter in the narthex.  Sign your name and if in memory of someone or for a special occasion.  Price is $14.50 each.  You will be able to take them home after Easter Services.

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LITTLE LAMBS PRESCHOOL IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR FOR CURRENT STUDENTS AND ST. JOHN'S MEMBERS!!!  OPEN REGISTRATION FOR EVERYONE STARTS APRIL 1.

Registration forms are available from Little Lambs or the church office.  All registration forms must accompany the $45 nonrefundable registration fee.  Children should be 3 or 4 by August 1.  For more info talk to Lisa Rausch or Karin Klaustermeier.

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SATURDAY PIANIST NEEDED

We could use another pianist on Saturday night since Tim and Kathleen Sherman have moved to Wentzville and transferred their membership there.  Please let me know if you or someone you know is available one Saturday a month.  You get paid.

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PLEASE SUPPORT LITERACY IN WARREN COUNTY!!

Warren County Literacy Inc. (of which I am a member and on the board along with Allan Dreyer)  is going to be giving away 70 bookcases stocked with books in April to children who are in the head Start Program in Warren County.  This is the fifth year for this wonderful event.  What we need is people to sponsor a bookcase for $50.  If you are able and willing, please reply to this email or call/text at 636-359-1961.  Make checks payable to Warren County Literacy Inc.   The ceremony at which the kids get their bookcases is on Sunday, April 10 at 2pm at Wright City Middle School.

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 DO YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM RECEIVING THIS DAILY EMAIL?

If you know of someone who isn't currently receiving my daily emails but would like to, please reply to this email with their email address and I will add them to the list.  THANK YOU!

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OPERATION BACKPACK FOR MARCH IS INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED SNACKS AND PACKETS OF OATMEAL!! 

 

(Remember this is for the poor and needy children of our community and county that often receive two breakfast and lunch at school, and have very little or no food at home.)

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GENERAL PRAYERS: 

For MELISSA BADER as she prepares to undergo extensive back surgery to fuse three vertebrae together. Her recovery will be very long and extensive. Pray for her family, especially Leo, as they prepare to care for her

 

For SHARON GARRETT a friend to some at St. John's, and soon-to-be member, who fell and broke both of her ankles and is recovering at Delmar Gardens, O'Fallon.

 

For DON BRAZEE as he has been moved to Breeze Park in Weldon Spring for rehab and to receive his cancer treatment.

 

For MARIAH, a granddaughter of Pat Jaeger's best friend, her leukemia is in remission and she is moving on tot he next course of treatment.

 

For PASTOR MCCRACKEN, from Trinity in Troy, who is on a two month leave to heal from cancer treatments.

 

For PASTOR PIPER, from St. Paul, New Melle, as he recovers from a heart attack he had while running a 5K in Florida.

 

For DENISE SCHLESSELMANN as she is in need of more funding to continue her mission work in the Czech Republic.